Bible Reading Plan – Day 343

₁Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo, bambopha uJesu, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu.

₂UPilatu wambuza wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?”

Waphendula, wathi kuye: “Usho khona.”

₃Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi. ₄UPilatu wabuye wambuza, wathi: “Awuphenduli lutho na? Bheka, bakuthwesa icala ngokuningi kangaka.”

₅Kodwa uJesu akabe esaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu.

₆Kwathi ngomkhosi wayehleze ebakhululela isiboshwa sibe sinye abasicelayo. ₇Kwakukhona-ke omunye, nguBaraba igama lakhe, owayeboshiwe kanye namahlubuka; wona ayebulele umuntu ekuhlubukeni. ₈Isixuku senyuka, saqala ukucela ukuba abenzele njengalokho ebehleze ebenzela.

₉Kepha uPilatu wabaphendula wathi: “Nithanda ukuba nginikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?” ₁₀Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu. ₁₁Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba.

₁₂UPilatu wabuye waphendula, wathi kubo: “Pho-ke, ngimenzenjani lo enithi uyinkosi yabaJuda na?”

₁₃Babuye bamemeza, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”

₁₄Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: “Ngokuba wenze bubi buni na?”

Kepha bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: “Mbethele esiphambanweni!”

₁₅Khona uPilatu ethanda ukudelisa isixuku wasikhululela uBaraba, kepha wamshaya uJesu, wamnikela ukuba abethelwe esiphambanweni.

₁₆Amabutho ayesemngenisa phakathi endlini ethiwa iPretoriyu, abizela ndawonye ibutho lonke. ₁₇Ayesemembathisa ingubo ebubende, amcwashelisa ngomqhele ayeweluke ngameva. ₁₈Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!” ₁₉Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye. ₂₀Esembhinqile amhlubula ingubo ebubende, amembathisa izingubo zakhe. Ayesephuma naye ukuba ambethele esiphambanweni. ₂₁Acindezela umuntu obedlula, uSimoni waseKhurene, evela endle, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe.

₂₂Ayesemyisa endaweni yaseGolgotha okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa iNdawo Yekhanda. ₂₃Amnika iwayini elixutshwe nemure;* kepha akalamukelanga. ₂₄Ayesembethela esiphambanweni, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho ngazo ukuthi yilowo nalowo uyakuthathani.

₂₅Kwakuyihora lesithathu esembethela esiphambanweni. ₂₆Umbhalo wecala lakhe ubulotshiwe ngaphezulu wokuthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA. ₂₇Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene nomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe. ₂₈Kwase kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: “Wabalwa kanye naboni.” ₂₉Abadlulayo bamhlambalaza benikina amakhanda abo, bathi: “Eya wena odiliza ithempeli, ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu; ₃₀zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.”

₃₁Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena. ₃₂UKristu, iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nababebethelwe kanye naye bamdumaza.

₃₃Sekufikile ihora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. ₃₄Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye uJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabaktani?” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na?”

₃₅Abanye kwababemi khona bekuzwa bathi: “Bheka, ubiza u-Eliya.”

₃₆Wayesegijima omunye, wagcwalisa ilula ngoviniga, walichoma emhlangeni, wamphuzisa, wathi: “Yekani, sibone uma u-Eliya eza ukumehlisa.”

₃₇UJesu wayesememeza ngezwi elikhulu, wafa.

₃₈Khona isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi. ₃₉Kepha induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana naye imbona efa ngokunjalo, yathi: “Nempela lo muntu ube yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”

₄₀Kwakukhona nabesifazane bebukela, bekude; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona noMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe omncane nokaJose, kanye noSalome ₄₁ababemlandela eseseGalile, bemkhonza, nabanye abesifazane abaningi abenyukela naye eJerusalema.

₄₂Kwathi ukuba kuhlwe, ngokuba kwakulusuku lokulungisela okungukuthi olwandulela isabatha, ₄₃kwafika uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, ilunga elidumileyo lomphakathi, owayewubheka naye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu. ₄₄Kepha uPilatu wamangala ngokuthi ngabe usefile, wabiza induna yekhulu, wabuza kuyo ukuthi sekukade efile na? ₄₅Esezwile enduneni yekhulu wamnika uJosefa isidumbu. ₄₆Wathenga indwangu enhle, wamehlisa, wamsonga ngaleyo ndwangu, wambeka ethuneni elaliqoshwe edwaleni, wagingqela itshe emnyango wethuna. ₄₇OMariya Magdalena noMariya unina kaJose babona lapho abekwa khona.

₁Selidlulile isabatha, oMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe, noSalome bathenga amakha ukuba beze bamgcobe. ₂Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki beza ethuneni ekuphumeni kwelanga. ₃Bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Ngubani oyakusigingqela itshe, lisuke emnyango wethuna na?”

₄Bathi ukubheka, babona ukuthi itshe seligingqiwe; ngokuba lalilikhulu kakhulu. ₅Kuthe bengena ethuneni, babona insizwa ihlezi ngakwesokunene yembethe ingubo ende emhlophe; bethuka.

₆Kepha yathi kubo: “Ningethuki; nifuna uJesu waseNazaretha obebethelwe esiphambanweni; uvukile; kakho lapha; bhekani nansi indawo lapho bebembeke khona. ₇Kodwa hambani nitshele abafundi bakhe kanye noPetru ukuthi uyanandulela ukuya eGalile; nizakumbona lapho, njengalokho eshilo kini.”

₈Base bephuma, babaleka ethuneni, ngokuba babefikelwe ngukuthuthumela nokumangala, kabashongo lutho kumuntu, ngokuba babesaba.

₉Esevukile, kusekuseni ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, wabonakala kuqala kuMariya Magdalena ayekhiphe kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa. ₁₀Yena wahamba wababikela labo ababe naye uJesu, besalila bekhala. ₁₁Kwathi bona sebezwile ukuthi uyaphila nokuthi uboniwe nguye, abaze bakholwa.

₁₂Emva kwalokho wabonakala ngesinye isimo kwababili kubo behamba beya emaphandleni. ₁₃Nabo bahamba babikela abanye; nalabo abaze bakholwa.

₁₄Ngasemuva wabonakala kwabayishumi nanye behlezi ekudleni, wabasola ngokungakholwa kwabo nangobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, ngokuba bengakholwanga yilabo abambonileyo esevukile.

₁₅Wayesethi kubo: “Hambani niye ezweni lonke, nishumayele ivangeli kukho konke okudaliweyo. ₁₆Okholwayo abhapathizwe uyakusindiswa, kepha ongakholwayo uyakulahlwa. ₁₇Lezi zibonakaliso ziyakubalandela abakholwayo: ngegama lami bayakukhipha amademoni, bashumayele ngezilimi ezintsha, ₁₈baphathe izinyoka; uma bephuza okubulalayo, akusoze kwaba nangozi; bayakubeka izandla phezu kwabagulayo, basinde.”

₁₉Njalo-ke iNkosi uJesu isikhulumile kubo yakhushulelwa ezulwini, yahlala ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. ₂₀Kepha bona bephuma bashumayela ezindaweni zonke, iNkosi isebenza nabo, iqinisa izwi ngezibonakaliso ezilandelayo.