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23 Ngalokho isiqubuthu sasikima soke, samusa kuPilatu.+ 2 Sambeka umlandu,+ sathi: “Sifumene umuntu lo adurhisa isitjhaba sethu, angavumi bona abantu babhadele umthelo kuKhesari+ begodu athi yena unguKrestu ikosi.”+ 3 UPilatu wambuza wathi: “UyiKosi yamaJuda na?” Wamphendula wathi: “Wena ngokwakho uyatjho.”+ 4 UPilatu wathi ebaphristini abakhulu nesiqubuthwini: “Umuntu lo akanamlandu.”+ 5 Kodwana baphikelela bathi: “Uhlangahlanganisa abantu ngokufundisa kiyo yoke iJudiya, uthome eGalile bewafika nalapha.” 6 Nakezwa lokho, uPilatu wabuza ukuthi umuntu lo umGalile na. 7 Ngemva kokuqinisekisa bona bekangaphasi kwesifunda esibuswa nguHerode,+ wamthumela kuHerode naye obekaseJerusalema ngesikhatheso.
8 UHerode nakabona uJesu, wathaba khulu. Besele kusikhathi eside afuna ukubona uJesu ngombana ezwe okunengi ngaye+ begodu bekanethemba lokubona eminye yemikarisomraro eyenziwa nguye. 9 Wamphenya ngemibuzo eminengi kodwana akhenge amphendule.+ 10 Abaphristi abakhulu nabatloli bebasolo basikima baphikelela ngekani bambeka umlandu. 11 UHerode namasotjakhe akhenge bamphathe ngehlonipho+ begodu wahlekisa ngaye+ ngokumbathisa isambatho esihle bese wambuyisela kuPilatu. 12 Kusukela ngelangelo uHerode noPilatu bathoma ukuba bangani ngombana ngaphambilini bebamanaba.
13 Yeke uPilatu wabizela ndawonye abaphristi abakhulu, ababusi nabantu 14 wathi kibo: “Nilethe umuntu lo kimi nithi uhlohlozela abantu bona bavukele umbuso. Ngimphenyisise phambi kwenu kodwana ngangafumana iinsekelo zemilandu enimbeka yona.+ 15 Kuhlekuhle noHerode akhenge amfumane amlandu ngombana umbuyisele kithi; akakenzi litho elimenza afanelwe kukufa. 16 Yeke ngizomjezisa+ bese ngiyamtjhaphulula.” 17 *—— 18 Kodwana soke isiqubuthu sarhuwelela sathi: “Qeda ngomuntu lo, usitjhaphululele uBharabhasi!”+ 19 (Indoda le yavalelwa ejele ngebanga lokuvukela umbuso okwenzeke ngedorobheni nokubulala.) 20 UPilatu wakhuluma naso godu ngombana bekafuna ukutjhaphulula uJesu.+ 21 Sathoma ukurhuwelela, sathi: “Akabulawelwe esigodweni! Akabulawelwe esigodweni!”+ 22 UPilatu wathi kiso kwesithathu: “Kubayini? Ngibuphi ubumbi obenziwe mumuntu lo? Angikafumani litho kuye elimenza afanelwe kukufa; ngalokho ngizomjezisa bese ngimtjhaphulule.” 23 Isiqubuthu nasizwa lokho sarhagala ngokurhuwelela khulu sakatelela ukuthi abulawe,* besakuthola esikufunako.+ 24 Nje-ke uPilatu wenza isiqunto sokuthi senzelwe esikufunako. 25 Watjhaphulula umuntu obekafunwa ngiso, obekavalelwe ngejele ngebanga lokuvukela umbuso nokubulala kodwana wasinikela uJesu bona senze esikufunako.
26 Nasisakhamba naye, sabamba uSimoni othileko weSirene, obekavela endaweni yemakhaya, sabeka isigodo sokuhlunguphazwa* kuye bona asithwale ngemva kwakaJesu.+ 27 Bekunesiqubuthu sabantu ebesimlandela, nabafazi ebebalokhu batlhuwile begodu bamlilela. 28 UJesu wajika waqala abafazaba wathi: “Madodakazi weJerusalema, lisani ukungililela. Kunalokho zilileleni nina nabantwabenu+ 29 ngombana isikhathi siyeza lapho abantu bazokuthi khona, ‘Bayathaba abafazi abaziinyumba, iimbeletho ezingakhenge zibelethe namabele angakhenge amunyise!’+ 30 Bazokuthoma bathi eentabeni, ‘Welani phezu kwethu!’ Nemibundwini bathi, ‘Sigubuzesani!’+ 31 Nangabe benza izintwezi lokha umuthi nawuhlaza, kuzokwenzekani nasele utjhwabile?”
32 Amanye amadoda amabili aziinlelesi, nawo bewaragwa bona ayokubulawa naye.+ 33 Nabafika endaweni ekuthiwa yiKhakhayi,+ bambethela esigodweni aphahlwe ziinlelesi, esinye ngesidleni esinye ngesinceleni.+ 34 Kodwana uJesu bekathi: “Baba, balibalele ngombana abakwazi abakwenzako.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, bahlukaniselana izambatho zakhe ngefumbe.+ 35 Abantu bebajamile babukele. Kodwana ababusi bebahlekisa ngaye bathi: “Abanye wabasindisa; akazisindise nangabe unguKrestu kaZimu, oKhethiweko.”+ 36 Ngitjho namasotja bekahlekisa ngaye, aya kuye afuna nokumnikela iwayini elimunyu+ 37 athi: “Nangabe uyiKosi yamaJuda, zisindise.” 38 Godu ngehla kwakhe bekunomtlolo othi: “Le yiKosi yamaJuda.”+
39 Esinye seenlelesi ebesilenga lapho sathoma ukukhuluma kumbi kuye,+ sathi: “UnguKrestu, akusinjalo? Zisindise-ke, usindise nathi!” 40 Esinye sasikhalima sathi: “Awumsabi nakancani uZimu na njengombana nawe ufumene isigwebo esifanako? 41 Thina sisifanele ngombana sifumana lokho okusifaneleko ngebanga lezinto esizenzileko kodwana indoda le akunalitho elimbi elenzileko.” 42 Ngemva kwalokho sathi: “Jesu, ungikhumbule nawufika emBuswenakho.”+ 43 Wathi kiso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe namhlanjesi, uzokuba nami ePharadesi.”+
44 Besele kuyisimbi ye-12 ngamadina,* inarha yoke yagubuzeswa bumnyama bekwaba yisimbi yesithathu ntambama*+ 45 ngombana ukukhanya kwelanga kwafiphala; ngemva kwalokho irharideni lethempeli+ latleruka phakathi.+ 46 UJesu warhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Baba, ngibeka ummoyami ezandleni zakho.”+ Ngemva kokutjho lokhu, wahlongakala.*+ 47 Nakabona lokhu okwenzekileko, umphathi wamabutho wathoma ukudumisa uZimu, wathi: “Kwamambala, indoda le beyilungile.”+ 48 Soke isiqubuthu ebesibuthene lapho sizokubukela, nasibona izinto ezenzekileko, sabuyela emakhaya sizibetha eemfubeni ngebanga lokuba lisizi. 49 Boke abajayelene naye bebajamele kudanyana. Nabafazi ebebamphekelele ukusuka eGalile bebalapho babona izintwezi.+
50 Khonapho bekunendoda ekuthiwa nguJosefa, elilunga loMkhandlu, bekuyindoda enomusa nelungileko.+ 51 (Indoda le akhenge ivowudele ukusekela iqhinga nezenzo zabo.) Beyivela e-Arimathiya, idorobho lamaJudiya begodu beyilindele umBuso kaZimu. 52 Indoda le yaya kuPilatu yabawa isidumbu sakaJesu. 53 Yasehlisa,+ yasiphuthela ngetjhila lelineni esezingeni eliphezulu, yasilalisa ethuneni eligobhodlhwe edwaleni,+ ekungakhenge kulaliswe muntu kilo. 54 Bekulilanga lokuLungiselela+ begodu iSabatha+ beselizokuthoma. 55 Abafazi abasuke naye eGalile nabo balandela baqala ngethuneni babona ukuthi isidumbu sakhe silaliswe njani,+ 56 babuyela emuva bayokulungiselela iinthako namafutha anuka kamnandi. Kodwana baphumula ngeSabatha+ ngokuvumelana nomthetho.