Bible Reading Plan – Day 299

₁Kwase kusuka uquqaba lonke, lwamyisa kuPilatu. ₂Baqala ukumthwesa icala, bathi: “Simfumene lo edukisa isizwe sakithi, enqaba ukuba kuthelwe imali kuKesari, ethi nguye onguKristu inkosi.”

₃UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?”

Wamphendula wathi: “Usho khona.”

₄Wayesethi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu nakuzo izixuku: “Angifumani cala kulo muntu.”

₅Kwayikhona beqinisa kakhulu, bethi: “Uvusa abantu efundisa kulo lonke laseJudiya, eqalile kwelaseGalile, waze wafika lapha.”

₆UPilatu esezwa lokho wabuza ukuba lowo muntu ungowaseGalile yini. ₇Esethole ukwazi ukuthi ungowesifunda sikaHerode, wamthumela kuHerode owayekhona naye eJerusalema ngalezo zinsuku.

₈Kwathi uHerode embona uJesu, wathokoza kakhulu, ngokuba kwase kukade efuna ukumbona, lokhu ebezwile ngaye; wayethemba ukuthi uzakubona isibonakaliso esithile senziwa nguye. ₉Wambuza ngamazwi amaningi, kepha yena kamphendulanga ngalutho. ₁₀Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu. ₁₁Kepha uHerode namabutho akhe bameyisa, bambhinqa, baze bamembathisa ingubo ecwebezelayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. ₁₂Ngalolo suku oPilatu noHerode baba ngabahlobo; ngokuba ngaphambili kwakukhona ubutha phakathi kwabo.

₁₃UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu, ₁₄wathi kubo: “Nilethe kimi lo muntu ngokuthi ungodukisa abantu. Bhekani, mina ngimhlolile phambi kwenu, kepha angifumananga cala lalezo zinto enimmangalela ngazo; ₁₅kunjalo noHerode futhi ngokuba umbuyisele kithi; bheka-ke, akenzanga lutho afanele ukufa ngalo. ₁₆Ngakho-ke ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.” ₁₇Ubemelwe phela ukubakhululela abe munye ngomkhosi.

₁₈Kepha bamemeza kanyekanye, bathi: “Susa lo, usikhululele uBaraba,” ₁₉yena owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu esithile esasenzeka emzini, nangenxa yokubulala.

₂₀UPilatu wabuye wakhuluma kubo efuna ukumkhulula uJesu; ₂₁kodwa bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!”

₂₂Wayesethi kubo ngokwesithathu: “Kanti lo wenze bubi buni na? Angifumananga kuye icala lokufa; ngakho ngiyakumshaya, ngimkhulule.”

₂₃Kepha bamcindezela ngokumemeza okukhulu befuna ukuba abethelwe. Ukumemeza kwabo kwanqoba. ₂₄Wayesenquma uPilatu ngokuthi akwenziwe abakufunayo. ₂₅Wayesemkhulula owayefakwe etilongweni ngenxa yesiyaluyalu nokubulala, ababemcela, kepha wamnikela uJesu kubo njengokuthanda kwabo.

₂₆Kwathi bemuka naye, babamba uSimoni waseKhurene evela endle, bamthwesa isiphambano ukuba asithwale emva kukaJesu. ₂₇Kwamlandela isixuku esikhulu sabantu, kukhona nabesifazane ababemkhalela, bemlilela. ₂₈Kepha uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: “Madodakazi aseJerusalema, ningangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni nina nabantwana benu. ₂₉Ngokuba bhekani, kuyeza izinsuku abayakusho ngazo ukuthi: ‘Zibusisiwe izinyumba nezizalo ezingazalanga namabele angancelisanga.’ ₃₀Khona

₃₂Kwakukhona nabanye, izelelesi ezimbili, abayiswa ukuba babulawe kanye naye. ₃₃Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iKhanda bambethela khona nazo izelelesi, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. ₃₄Kepha uJesu wathi: “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Babelana izingubo zakhe, benzelana inkatho.

₃₅Abantu bema, bebukela; nababusi bamklolodela bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; kazisindise yena, uma enguKristu okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.”

₃₆Namabutho ambhinqa, eza kuye, amnika uviniga, ₃₇ethi: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise.”

₃₈Kwakukhona nombhalo phezu kwakhe othi: LO YINKOSI YABAJUDA.

₃₉Njalo esinye sezelelesi ebeziphanyekiwe samhlambalaza sathi: “Wena awusiye uKristu na? Zisindise kanye nathi.”

₄₀Sase siphendula esinye, sasithethisa sathi: “Nawe awumesabi uNkulunkulu, ingani ukulokhu kulahlwa nawe na? ₄₁thina kambe ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba samukela okulingene nesikwenzile; kepha lo akenzanga lutho olubi.”

₄₂Sase sithi: “Jesu, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho.”

₄₃Wathi kuso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.*”

₄₄Kungaba yihora lesithupha kwase kuba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye; ₄₅kwafiphala ilanga, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi. ₄₆UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Baba, ezandleni zakho ngiyawubeka umoya wami.” Eseshilo lokho wafa.

₄₇Induna yekhulu ibone okwenzekileyo yamdumisa uNkulunkulu, yathi: “Nempela lowo muntu ube ngolungileyo.” ₄₈Zonke izixuku ezazibuthanele ukubukela lokho sezibonile okwenzekileyo, zabuyela emuva, zishaya izifuba zazo. ₄₉Bonke abazana naye nabesifazane ababemlandela bevela eGalile bema kude, bebuka lezo zinto.

₅₀Bheka-ke, kwakukhona indoda, igama layo nguJosefa, eyilungu lomphakathi, indoda enhle nelungileyo – ₅₁yona yayingavumanga icebo nesenzo sabo – eyase-Arimatheya umuzi wabaJuda, eyayibheke umbuso kaNkulunkulu; ₅₂yona yaya kuPilatu, yacela isidumbu sikaJesu. ₅₃Yasehlisa, yasisonga ngendwangu enhle, yasibeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, lapho kungakabekwa muntu khona. ₅₄Kwakulusuku lokulungisela; isabatha lase lizakuqala.

₅₅Abesifazane abeza naye bevela eGalile balandela, balibona ithuna nokubekwa kwesidumbu sakhe. ₅₆Base bebuyela emuva, balungisa amakha namafutha; kepha ngesabatha baphumula njengokomthetho.

₁Kepha ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, kuntwela ngenzansi, bafika ethuneni bephethe amakha ababewalungisile. ₂Bafumana itshe ligingqiwe ethuneni. ₃Kuthe bengena, abasifumananga isidumbu seNkosi uJesu. ₄Kwathi besasambathekile yilokho, bheka, nanko amadoda amabili emi ngakubo, enezingubo ezicwebezelayo. ₅Besesaba bekhothamela phansi ngobuso, athi kubo: “Nifunelani ophilayo kwabafileyo na? ₆Kakho lapha, kepha uvukile; khumbulani ukukhuluma kwakhe kini eseseGalile, ₇ethi: ‘INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukukhashelwa ezandleni zabantu abayizoni, ibethelwe, ivuke ngosuku lwesithathu.’ ” ₈Bawakhumbula-ke amazwi akhe.

₉Base bebuya ethuneni, babika konke lokho kwabayishumi nanye nakubo bonke abanye. ₁₀KwakungoMariya Magdalena, noJowana, noMariya unina kaJakobe; nabanye ababe kanye nabo babatshela abaphostoli lokho. ₁₁Kepha lawo mazwi aba njengokukhuluma okuyize kubo, kabaze bakholwa yibo. ₁₂Khona uPetru wasuka, wagijimela ethuneni, wakhothama, wabona izindwangu zizodwa; wamuka, waya ekhaya emangele ngokwenzekileyo.

₁₃Bheka-ke, ababili babo babehamba ngalona lolo suku, beya emzaneni othiwa i-Emawuse, ukude neJerusalema amastadiyu* angamashumi ayisithupha. ₁₄Babekhulumisana omunye nomunye ngazo zonke lezo zinto ezehlakeleyo. ₁₅Kwathi besakhuluma bebuzana, uJesu uqobo wasondela, wahambisana nabo. ₁₆Kepha amehlo abo abebambekile ukuba bangamazi.

₁₇Wathi kubo: “Zindaba zini lezi enikhuluma ngazo omunye nomunye nihamba na?” Base bema benyukumele. ₁₈Omunye, nguKleyophase igama lakhe, waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena uyisihambi eJerusalema, ungoyedwa ongazazi izinto ezenzekileyo khona ngalezi zinsuku na?”

₁₉Wayesethi kubo: “Zinto zini na?”

Bathi kuye: “NgoJesu waseNazaretha obengumprofethi onamandla ngesenzo nangezwi phambi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu bonke, ₂₀ukuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamkhaphela ukunqunyelwa ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni. ₂₁Thina-ke besethemba ukuthi nguye ozakuhlenga u-Israyeli; kodwa phezu kwalokho konke sekulusuku lwesithathu lezo zinto zenzekile. ₂₂Futhi nabesifazane abathile bakithi basethusile, ababeyile ethuneni ekuseni; ₂₃kuthe bengasifumani isidumbu sakhe, bafika bathi babone nombono wezingelosi ezithi uyaphila. ₂₄Nabathile babakithi baya ethuneni, bakufumana kunjalo njengokuba beshilo abesifazane, kodwa yena uqobo abambonanga.”

₂₅Wayesethi kubo: “O nina eningaqondiyo nenilibele enhliziyweni ukukholwa yikho konke abakushilo abaprofethi! ₂₆UKristu ubengamelwe yini ukuhlupheka ngalokho, aze angene enkazimulweni yakhe na?” ₂₇Wayesethathela kuMose nakubaprofethi bonke, wabachasisela emibhalweni okuqondene naye.

₂₈Base besondela emzaneni ababeya kuwo yena washaya sengathi udlulela phambili. ₂₉Bamncengisisa bathi: “Hlala nathi, ngokuba sekuzakuhlwa, nemini isiyadlula.” Wangena wahlala nabo.

₃₀Kwathi esehlezi nabo ekudleni, wathabatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika. ₃₁Amehlo abo ayesevuleka, bamazi; wayesenyamalala kubo. ₃₂Bathi omunye komunye: “Inhliziyo yethu ibingavuthi yini phakathi kwethu, lapho ekhuluma kithi endleleni, nalapho esivulela imibhalo, na?”

₃₃Base besuka ngasona leso sikhathi, baphindela eJerusalema, bafumana abayishumi nanye nababe nabo behlangene ndawonye, ₃₄bethi: “Impela iNkosi ivukile, ibonakele kuSimoni.” ₃₅Base belanda nabo okwenzekileyo endleleni, nokuthi yaziwa kanjani yibo ekuhlephuleni isinkwa.

₃₆Besakhuluma lokho, yena uqobo wema phakathi kwabo, wathi kubo: “Ukuthula makube kinina.”

₃₇Kepha bashaywa luvalo, besaba bethi babona ithongo. ₃₈Wayesethi kubo: “Nikhathazekeleni na? Kuvelelani imizindlo ezinhliziyweni zenu na? ₃₉Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami ukuthi yimina uqobo; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo, njengokuba ningibona nginakho.”

₄₀Esekushilo lokho wababonisa izandla nezinyawo. ₄₁Kepha bengakakholwa ngenxa yentokozo bemangala, wathi kubo: “Ninakho ukudla lapha na?” ₄₂Bamnika iqatha lenhlanzi eyosiweyo neqa lezinyosi. ₄₃Wakuthatha, wadla phambi kwabo.

₄₄Wayesethi kubo: “Yiwo lawo mazwi ami engawakhuluma kini ngisenani okuthi: ‘Kumelwe ukugcwaliseka konke okulotshwe ngami emthethweni kaMose, nakubaprofethi nasemaHutsheni.’ ”

₄₅Khona wayesevula ingqondo yabo, ukuze baqonde imibhalo. ₄₆Wathi kubo: “Kulotshiwe kanje ukuthi uzakuhlupheka uKristu, avuke kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, ₄₇kushunyayelwe egameni lakhe ukuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono ezizweni zonke, kuqalwe eJerusalema. ₄₈Nina-ke ningofakazi balezi zinto. ₄₉Bhekani, ngiyathumela kini isithembiso sikaBaba; kepha hlalani emzini, nize nembathiswe amandla avela phezulu.”

₅₀Wabahola, baze bafika ngaseBethaniya, waphakamisa izandla zakhe, wababusisa. ₅₁Kwathi esababusisa, wahlukana nabo, wenyuselwa ezulwini. ₅₂Bakhuleka kuye, baphindela eJerusalema benokuthokoza okukhulu. ₅₃Babekhona ethempelini njalo bemdumisa uNkulunkulu.