UYesu ubethelelwa emnqamlezweni
26Kwemkiwa ke noYesu, aza amajoni athi xhakamfu Simon uthile waseKirene, owayevela emaphandleni, awubeka phezu kwakhe umnqamlezo, ukuba awuthwale emva koYesu.
27Wayelandelwa yinto eninzi yabantu, kukho nabafazi ababesenza isijwili, bemlilela. 28Ejikile ke uYesu, wabakhangela, wathi: “Zintombi zaseJerusalem, sanukundililela mna; koko zilileleni nina nabantwana benu; 29kuba, niyabona, iyeza imihla ekuya kuthiwa ngayo: ‘Banoyolo abangazalanga, abangancancisanga mntwana.’ 30Ngelo xesha baya kuthi ezintabeni: ‘Siweleni, nisifihle!’ ezindulini bathi: ‘Sigqumeleleni!’ 31Xa utsha kangaka umthi oluhlaza, kobeka phi ke kowomileyo?”
32Amadoda amabini, awayezizihange, ayeqhutywa esiya kubulawa kunye noYesu. 33Bakufika kuloo ndawo kuthiwa luKhakhayi, bambethelela emnqamlezweni khona apho uYesu, bezibethelela kwanezihange ezo, esinye ngasekunene, nesinye ngasekhohlo. 34UYesu wathi: “Bawo, baxolele, kuba abayazi into abayenzayo.”
Baza benza *amaqashiso, besabelana ngeengubo zakhe. 35Abantu babebonela, abaphathi bamaJuda bemgculela, besithi: “Wabasindisa abanye; makazisindise ke naye, ukuba unguye *uKrestu, umnyulwa kaThixo.” 36Ayemphoxa ke namajoni, esiza asondeze iwayini emuncu kuye, 37esithi: “Ukuba wena unguye uKumkani wamaJuda, zisindise.”
38Kwakubhalwe nombhalo wetyala lakhe phezulu emnqamlezweni, kwathiwa: “Lo nguKumkani wamaJuda.”
39Esinye isihange kwezo zazixhonywe kunye noYesu, sasimnyelisa, sisithi: “Akunguye na uKrestu? Zisindise ke, nathi usisindise.”
40Sasikhalimela esinye, sisithi: “Akumoyiki na wena uThixo, ukwawiselwe esi sigwebo nje? 41Esi sigwebo okunene sisifanele thina, kuba sivuzwa ngezenzo zethu; kodwa yena lo akenzanga nto imbi.” 42Saza sathi kuYesu: “Uzundikhumbule, Yesu, xa uthe weza kulawula.”
43UYesu wathi kuso: “Ndithi kuwe, inene, kwanamhlanje uya kuba nam emyezweni wakwaThixo.”
