John 19

UJesu ugwetshelwa ukufa

1Ngakho uPilatu wamthatha uJesu, wamtshaya ngesiswepu a. 2Labebutho beluka umqhele wameva bawubeka ekhanda lakhe b, bamgqokisa isembatho esiyibubende c, 3basebesithi: Bayethe, Nkosi yamaJuda! Basebemtshaya ngempama d. 4UPilatu wasebuya waphumela phandle, wathi kubo: Khangelani, ngiyamkhuphela phandle kini e, ukuze lazi ukuthi kangitholi lacala kuye f , g. 5UJesu wasephumela phandle, ethwele umqhele wameva embethe isembatho esiyibubende. UPilatu wasesithi kubo: Khangelani lumuntu!

6Kwathi abapristi abakhulu labancedisi h bembona, bamemeza bathi: Bethela, bethela! UPilatu wathi kubo: Mthatheni lina, limbethele; ngoba mina kangitholi cala kuye i. 7AmaJuda amphendula athi: Silomlayo thina, langokomlayo wethu ufanele ukufa j, ngoba uzenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu k. 8Kwathi uPilatu esizwa lelolizwi, wesaba kakhulu l, 9wangena futhi endlini yombusi m, wathi kuJesu: Uvela ngaphi wena n? Kodwa uJesu kamnikanga mpendulo o. 10Khona uPilatu wathi kuye: Kawukhulumi lami yini? Kawazi yini ukuthi ngilamandla okukubethela, njalo ngilamandla okukukhulula? 11UJesu wamphendula wathi: Ungeke ube lamandla phezu kwami p, uba ungawanikwanga q evela phezulu r; ngakho onginikele kuwe ulesono esikhulu s. 12Kusukela lapho uPilatu wadinga ukumkhulula. Kodwa amaJuda amemeza athi: Uba ukhulula lo, kawusuye umngane kaKesari; wonke ozenza inkosi, uphikisana loKesari t. 13Kwathi uPilatu esizwa lelilizwi wamkhuphela phandle uJesu u, wahlala phansi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi Gandelwe ngaMatshe v, kodwa ngesiHebheru yiGabatha w; 14njalo kwakungamalungiselelo ephasika x, njalo kwakungaba lihola* lesithupha y; wasesithi kumaJuda: Khangelani inkosi yenu z! 15Kodwa amemeza athi: Susa, susa, mbethele aa! UPilatu wathi kuwo: Ngibethele yini inkosi yenu? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Kasilankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari ab. 16Ngakho wasemnikela kubo, ukuze abethelwe ac. Basebemthatha uJesu bamqhuba ad.

Ukubethelwa lokufa kukaJesu

17Kwathi ethwele isiphambano ae sakhe waphuma waya endaweni ethiwa yiNdawo yokhakhayi af, ethiwa ngesiHebheru yiGolgotha; 18lapho abambethela khona, labanye ababili kanye laye, ngapha langapha, loJesu ephakathi ag. 19UPilatu wasebhala lesaziso, wasiphanyeka esiphambanweni; njalo kwakubhalwe ukuthi: UJESU UMNAZARETHA INKOSI YAMAJUDA ah. 20Lalesisaziso abanengi bamaJuda basifunda, ngoba indawo lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona yayiseduze lomuzi ai; njalo kwakubhalwe ngesiHebheru, ngesiGriki, langesiRoma aj. 21Abapristi abakhulu bamaJuda basebesithi kuPilatu: Ungabhali ukuthi: INkosi yamaJuda; kodwa ukuthi lo wathi: NgiyiNkosi yamaJuda. 22UPilatu waphendula wathi: Engikubhalileyo, ngikubhalile ak.

23Kwathi abebutho, sebembethele uJesu al, bathatha izembatho zakhe, basebezenza izabelo ezine, ngulowo lalowo owebutho waba lesabelo am, lesigqoko; kodwa isigqoko sasingelamthungo an, selukiwe sonke kusukela phezulu. 24Ngakho bakhulumisana besithi: Kasingasidabuli, kodwa asisenzele inkatho, ukuthi sizakuba ngesikabani; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Babelana izembatho zami, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngesigqoko sami ao. Azenza-ke lezizinto amabutho.

25Kwakumi esiphambanweni sikaJesu unina, lodadewabo kanina ap, uMariya aqumkaKlophasi, loMariya Magadalena ar. 26Ngakho uJesu ebona unina, lomfundi amthandayo emi khona as, wathi kunina: Mama, khangela indodana yakho at. 27Emva kwalokho wathi kumfundi: Khangela unyoko. Kusukela ngalelohola lowomfundi wamthatha wamusa kwakhe au.

28Emva kwalokhu uJesu ekwazi ukuthi konke kwasekuphelile, ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo av, wathi: Ngomile. 29Kwakubekwe isitsha sigcwele iviniga aw; basebegcwalisa uzipho ngeviniga ax, baluhloma kuhisope*, balusa emlonyeni wakhe ay. 30Kwathi-ke uJesu elemukele iviniga, wathi: Kuphelile az; wasekhothamisa ikhanda, wanikela umoya ba.

31Ngakho amaJuda, ngoba kwakungamalungiselelo bb, ukuze izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha bc (ngoba lolosuku lwesabatha lwalulukhulu bd), acela uPilatu ukuthi yephulwe imilenze yabo, njalo basuswe. 32Ngakho abebutho beza, bephula imilenze yowokuqala leyomunye ababebethelwe laye; 33kodwa sebefika kuJesu, kwathi bebona ukuthi wayesefile, kabayephulanga imilenze yakhe; 34kodwa omunye webutho wamgwaza ngomkhonto ehlangothini, njalo kwahle kwaphuma igazi lamanzi be. 35Yena owabonayo ufakazile, njalo ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile, yena-ke uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma okuliqiniso, ukuze lina likholwe bf. 36Ngoba lezizinto zenzeka ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Kakuyikwephulwa thambo lakhe bg. 37Njalo lomunye umbhalo uthi: Bazamkhangela abamgwazileyo bh.

Ukungcwatshwa kukaJesu

38Kwathi emva kwalezizinto uJosefa weArimathiya bi, owayengumfundi kaJesu, kodwa ngasese ngenxa yokwesaba amaJuda bj, wacela kuPilatu ukuthi asuse isidumbu sikaJesu; futhi uPilatu wavuma. Ngakho weza wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu. 39Kwasekusiza loNikodima bk, owafika kuJesu kuqala ebusuku, ephethe inhlanganiso bl yemure* bm lenhlaba bn engaba amaphawundi alikhulu bo. 40Basebesithatha isidumbu sikaJesu, basibopha ngamalembu acolekileyo kanye lamakha bp, njengomkhuba wamaJuda wokungcwaba bq. 41Njalo kwakukhona kuleyondawo ayebethelwe khona isivande, lesivandeni kwakulengcwaba elitsha, okwakungazange kubekwe muntu kulo. 42Basebembeka lapho uJesu ngenxa yamalungiselelo amaJuda, ngoba ingcwaba laliseduze br.

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