John 18

UJesu Uyabotshwa

1Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuleka, uJesu wasuka kanye labafundi bakhe bakhuphuka iSigodi seKhidroni. Ngaphetsheya kwakulensimu yama-Oliva lapho angena khona labafundi bakhe.

2UJudasi owamnikelayo wayeyazi leyondawo ngokuba uJesu wayehlezi esiyahlangana khona labafundi bakhe. 3Ngakho uJudasi weza ensimini layo, ehola ixuku lamanxusa kanye lezinye izikhulu ezazivela kubaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi. Babephethe izibane lamalambi lezikhali.

4UJesu esazi konke okwakuzakwenzakala kuye waya phambili wababuza wathi, “Lifuna bani na?”

5Baphendula bathi, “uJesu waseNazaretha.” UJesu wathi, “Nginguye.” (UJudasi, umthengisi wayemi khonapho labo.) 6UJesu esethe, “Nginguye,” batsheda bawela phansi.

7Wababuza njalo wathi, “Lifuna bani na?” Bathi, “UJesu waseNazaretha.”

8UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngilitshelile ngathi nginguye. Nxa lidinga mina, yekelani amadoda la azihambele.” 9Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze amazwi awakhulumayo agcwaliseke, lawo athi: “Kangilahlekelwanga lamunye walabo ongiphe bona.”

10Kwasekusithi uSimoni Phethro owayelenkemba, wayikhokha wagalela inceku yomphristi ophezulu wayiquma indlebe yayo yokunene. (Ibizo lenceku leyo lalinguMalikhusi.)

11UJesu wamkhalimela uPhethro wathi, “Beka khatshana inkemba yakho! Ngingayinathi yini inkezo uBaba asengiphe yona na?”

UJesu Usiwa Ku-Anasi

12Kwasekusithi iqembu lamanxusa lomlawuli walo kanye lezikhulu zabaJuda bambamba uJesu. Bambopha 13bamusa ku-Anasi kuqala, owayenguyisezala kaKhayifasi owayengumphristi ophezulu ngalowomnyaka. 14UKhayifasi nguye owayecebise abaJuda ukuthi kwakuzaba kuhle ukuthi indoda eyodwa ifele abantu.

Ukuphika Kwakuqala KukaPhethro

15USimoni Phethro lomunye umfundi babemlandela uJesu. Kwathi ngoba lowomfundi wayesaziwa ngumphristi ophezulu wangena loJesu egumeni lomphristi ophezulu, 16kodwa uPhethro yena walinda ngaphandle komnyango. Lowo omunye umfundi owayesaziwa ngumphristi ophezulu wabuya wakhuluma lentombazana eyayilindile khonapho, wasengenisa uPhethro.

17Intombazana leyo eyayisemnyango yambuza uPhethro yathi, “Konje wena lawe ungomunye wabafundi bendoda le?” Waphendula wathi, “Kangisuye.”

18Kwakuqanda, yikho izinceku lezikhulu babemi besotha umlilo ababewubasile. UPhethro laye wayemi labo esotha umlilo.

Umphristi Ophezulu Uthetha Icala LikaJesu

19Ngalesosikhathi uMphristi Ophezulu wayebuzabuza uJesu mayelana labafundi bakhe langemfundiso yakhe.

20UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngikhulume obala kuwo umhlaba. Kokuphela ngangifundisa emasinagogeni kumbe ethempelini lapho abaJuda bonke ababuthana khona. Kangikhulumanga lutho ensitha. 21Libuzelani mina? Buzani labo abangizwayo. Ngiqinisile bayakwazi engakukhulumayo.”

22UJesu esetsho njalo omunye wezikhulu eduze kwakhe wammakala ebusweni, wambuza wathi, “Yiyo indlela yokuphendula umphristi ophezulu leyo na?”

23UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kodwa uma ngikhulume okungafanelanga, kutsho. Kodwa ngikhulume iqiniso, pho ungitshayelani na?”

24Yikho u-Anasi wasemedlulisela kuKhayifasi umphristi ophezulu elokhu ebotshiwe.

Ukuphika KukaPhethro Kwesibili Lokwesithathu

25USimoni Phethro wayelokhu emi esotha umlilo abanye bambuza bathi, “Kakusiqiniso yini ukuthi ungomunye wabafundi bakhe na?” Waphika wathi, “Kangisuye.”

26Omunye wezinceku zomphristi ophezulu, owayeyisihlobo sendoda leyana uPhethro ayiquma indlebe yamqonda yathi, “Kangikubonanga yini ulaye esivandeni samaoliva na?” 27UPhethro waphika njalo, kwasekusithi ngasonalesosikhathi iqhude lakhala.

UJesu Phambi KukaPhilathu

28AbaJuda basebemthatha kuKhayifasi uJesu bamusa esigodlweni sombusi ongu-mRoma. Manje kwasekusempondozankomo, njalo ukuze bangazingcolisi ngokwenkonzo yabo, abaJuda kabangenanga esigodlweni; babefuna ukuthi bakulungele ukudla iPhasika. 29Yikho uPhilathu waphuma weza kubo wababuza wathi, “Limbeka cala bani umuntu lo na?

30Baphendula bathi, “Uba ubengesiso isikliwi besingasoze simlethe kuwe.”

31UPhilathu wathi, “Mthatheni lina limahlulele mayelana lomthetho wenu.” AbaJuda batshinga bathi, “Phela thina kasilawo amandla okuquma umuntu.” 32Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze amazwi uJesu ayewakhulumile agcwaliseke ayesitsho ukufa ayezakufa ngakho.

33UPhilathu wasengena njalo esigodlweni, wabiza uJesu wambuza wathi, “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?”

34UJesu waphendula wathi, “Lowo ngumcabango wakho yini, longabe kulabanye abakade bekhuluma lawe ngami?”

35UPhilathi waphendula wathi, “Ucabanga ukuthi ngingumJuda na? Ngabantu bakini labaphristi benu abakhulu abakulethe lapha kimi. Kanti uvele woneni?”

36UJesu wathi, “Umbuso wami kayisiwo walo umhlaba. Aluba kwakunjalo izinceku zami bezizakulwa ukuvalela ukuthi ngingabotshwa ngabaJuda. Kodwa hatshi, umbuso wami uvela kwenye indawo.”

37UPhilathu wathi, “Uyinkosi, phela!” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Uqondile ukuthi ngiyinkosi. Ngeqiniso ngazalelwa lokho, njalo ngalanda khona lokho emhlabeni, ukuzafakaza iqiniso. Bonke abemi eqinisweni bayangilalela.”

38UPhilathu wabuza wathi, “Liyini iqiniso na?” Esetshilo lokhu waphinda waphuma waya kubaJuda wathi, “Angifumani lutho lokumbeka icala. 39Kodwa kungumkhuba wenu ukuthi ngilikhululele esinye isibotshwa ngesikhathi sePhasika. Liyafuna yini ukuthi ngilikhululele inkosi yabaJuda na?”

40Bamemeza bathi, “Hatshi, hayi lo! Siphe uBharaba!” UBharaba wayeyisigebengu.