Matthew 27:15-26

15Futhi ngomkhosi umbusi wayejwayele ukukhululela ixuku a isibotshwa esisodwa, elisifunayo b. 16Njalo ngalesosikhathi babelesibotshwa esidumileyo, esithiwa nguBarabasi c. 17Ngakho sebebuthene, uPilatu wathi kubo: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele bani, uBarabasi, kumbe uJesu othiwa nguKristu? 18Ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi bamnikele ngomona.

19Kwathi esehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela d, umkakhe wathumela kuye, wathi: Ungabi landaba lalowo olungileyo e; ngoba lamuhla ngihluphekile kakhulu ngaye ephutsheni f.

20Kodwa abapristi abakhulu labadala bancengana lamaxuku ukuthi acele uBarabasi, ambhubhise uJesu g. 21Wasephendula umbusi wathi kubo: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele bani kulaba ababili? Basebesithi: UBarabasi. 22UPilatu wathi kubo: Pho ngimenzeni uJesu othiwa nguKristu? Bonke bathi kuye: Kabethelwe. 23Umbusi wasesithi: Ngoba wenze bubi bani? Kodwa bamemeza kakhulu, bathi: Kabethelwe!

24Kwathi uPilatu esebonile ukuthi kakusizi lutho, kodwa ukuthi kwasekuqala kulalokhu ukuba lesiphithiphithi h, wathatha amanzi, wageza izandla phambi kwexuku i, wathi: Angilacala ngegazi lalumuntu olungileyo; ziboneleni lina j. 25Bonke abantu basebephendula bathi: Igazi lakhe kalibe phezu kwethu laphezu kwabantwana bethu k. 26Wasebakhululela uBarabasi; kodwa esemtshaye ngesiswepu uJesu wamnikela ukuthi abethelwe l.

Luke 23:17-25

17Kwakufanele ukuthi abakhululele abe munye ngomkhosi m.

18Bamemeza bonke kanyekanye besithi: Msuse lo, usikhululele uBarabasi n 19(owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela othile owenzeka phakathi komuzi langenxa yokubulala o). 20Ngakho uPilatu wabuya wakhuluma labo, efuna ukumkhulula uJesu. 21Kodwa bamemeza, besithi: Bethela, mbethele! 22Wasesithi kubo ngokwesithathu: Ngoba lo enze bubi bani p? Kangitholanga kuye icala afanele ukufa ngalo; ngakho ngizamtshaya ngimkhulule q. 23Kodwa baqinisa ngamazwi amakhulu, befuna ukuthi abethelwe; lamazwi abo lawabapristi abakhulu aphumelela.

24UPilatu wasequma ukuthi kwenziwe isicelo sabo. 25Wasebakhululela lowo ababemcelile owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela lokubulala r; kodwa uJesu wamnikela entandweni yabo s.

John 18:39-40

39Kodwa lilomkhuba, wokuthi ngilikhululele omunye ngephasika; ngakho liyathanda ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda yini t? 40Wonke asememeza futhi u, athi: Hatshi lo, kodwa uBarabasi v; kodwa uBarabasi wayengumphangi w.

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