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1 Kwasekusele insuku ezimbili kuphela ukuba ufike uMkhosi wePhasika loMkhosi weSinkwa esingelaMvubelo. Abaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho babedinga indlela ecatshileyo yokubopha uJesu ukuze bambulale.
Mpokwalashala masuba abili kwambeti kube Pasika, ne kusekelela kwa shinkwa wabula chishikufufumusha. Beshimilumbo bamakulene ne beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, bali kulangaula mwakumwikatila Yesu kwakubula kwinshiba bantu kwambeti bamushine.
2 Kodwa bathi, “Kakungabi ngesikhathi somkhosi, funa abantu benze isiphithiphithi.”
Nomba balikwambeti “Nkatwelela kumwikata pa cindi cakusekelela sobwe, pakwinga ngapaba mipyopyongano.”
3 Kwathi eseBhethani eyeme etafuleni emzini wendoda eyayithiwa nguSimoni owayelobulephero, owesifazane weza ephethe imbodlela yamakha adulayo kakhulu, enziwe ngenadi elipheleleyo. Wayivula imbodlela wathela amakha ekhanda likaJesu.
Yesu mpwalikuba mung'anda ya shimoni, shimankuntu ku Betani, pacindi ncebalikulya kwalashika mutukashi walikuba wamata nsupa yalibwe lya alabasita mwalikuba wabika mafuta anunkila amulo wadula, amushobo wa nadi. Walapwaya nsupa ya libwe ne kutatika kwitila mafuta pa mutwi wa Yesu.
4 Abanye balabo ababekhona bacaphuka babuzana bathi, “Udlaliselani amakha la?
Nomba nabambi calabepila, balambeti “Nipacebo cini ncalatayilinga awa mafuta anunkila cisa?”
5 Abengathengiswa ngokudlula umholo womnyaka wonke imali leyo iphiwe abampofu.” Bamkhuza ngokumkhahlameza kakhulu.
“Canga celela kwaulisha mafutawa ne kucanamo mali angi ngelakufola muntu pa caka, akunyamfwilisha bakandu.” Neco balamukalalila mutukashi usa.
6 UJesu wathi, “Myekeleni. Limkhathazelani kanti? Wenze into enhle kimi.
Nomba Yesu walambeti, “Mulekeni, mulamupenshelenga cani uyu mutukashi? Ici ncalenshili ame caina.
7 Abampofu lizahlala lilabo, yikho lingabasiza noma yisiphi isikhathi elisifunayo. Kodwa kalisoze libe lami kokuphela.
Pakwinga bakandu mulinabo cindi conse, cakwinseti mwayandanga kubenshila byaina, inga mubenshila, nomba amwe nteti mubenga nenjame cindi conse sobwe.
8 Wenze lokho abe lamandla okukwenza. Uthele amakha emzimbeni wami mandulo ukulungisela ukungcwatshwa kwami.
Uyu mutukashi lenshi ncelela kwinsa, pakwinga lananikili limo mafuta pamubili wakame kantanambikwa mu manda.
9 Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi loba kungaphi okuzatshunyayelwa ivangeli emhlabeni wonke, lokho akwenzileyo kuzakhulunywa, kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.”
Cakubinga ndambangeti kulikonse uko Mulumbe Waina nkoti ukakambaukwe pa cishi conse. Ici ncalenshi mutukashi uyu naco nibakacambenga kubantu kwambeti bakamwanukilengaponga.”
10 Yikho uJudasi Iskariyothi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili waya kubaphristi abakhulu ukuyanikela uJesu kubo.
Nomba Yuda Sikalyote umo wa beshikwiya likumi ne babili, walaya kuli beshimilumbo bamakulene kuya kumulisha kulyendibo.
11 Bathokoza kakhulu bekuzwa lokhu, bathembisa ukumupha imali. Yikho walindela ithuba lokumnikela.
Balakondwa mpobalanyumfwa ncalabambila ne kumushomesha kwambeti nibakamupe mali ngobalapangana. Nendi walatatika kulangaula cindi celela ca kumulisha.
12 Ngelanga lokuqala loMkhosi weSinkwa esingelaMvubelo, lapho kwakungumkhuba ukwenza umhlatshelo wezinyane lePhasika, abafundi bakaJesu bambuza bathi, “Ufuna ukuthi seyekwenza ngaphi amalungiselelo okuthi udle iPhasika na?”
Pabusuba bwakutanguna bwa kusekelela kwa shinkwa wabula cishikufufumusha, pacindi ncobali kubenga milumbo ya nyama, beshikwiya bakendi Yesu balamwipusheti, “Inga mulayandanga twengakupeyo kuya kumubambila musena wakulyelako Pasika?”
13 Ngakho wathuma ababili kubafundi bakhe wabatshela wathi, “Yanini edolobheni, kuzakuthi indoda ezabe ithwele isigubhu samanzi izalihlangabeza. Ilandeleni.
Popelapo Yesu walatuma beshikwiya babili kuya kulangaula musena, ne kubambileti, “Kamuyani mu munshi uwu. Nimukumane ne mutuloba wamanta mungomo wa menshi mumukonkele.
14 Libokuthi kumninindlu ezangena kuyo, ‘UMfundisi uyabuza uthi: Ingaphi indlu yezethekeli lapho engingadlela khona iPhasika labafundi bami?’
Engila mung'anda mumwambile mwine, eti ‘Bashikwiyisha balepushungeti, cilikupeyo cipinda cabensu umo mweti njise ndyele Pasika pamo ne beshikwiya bakame?
15 Izalitshengisa ikamelo laphezulu elikhulu, elilungisiweyo. Senzeleni amalungiselelo khonapho.”
Nomba amulesha ng'anda yapelu mwabambwa cena, mopelomo mweshimubambile Pasika.”
16 Abafundi basuka baya edolobheni bafica izinto zimi njengoba uJesu wayetshilo. Yikho basebelungisela iPhasika.
Neco beshikwiya basa balaya mumunshi, kayi byalenshika ndendende mbuli mwalabambilila, Pasika balamubambila kopeloko.
17 Kwathi kusihlwa uJesu wafika labalitshumi lambili.
Cakumansailo Yesu pamo ne beshikwiya likumi ne babili balashika.
18 Bathi beyeme etafuleni besidla wathi kubo, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi omunye wenu uzanginikela, odla lami khonapha.”
Pacindi ncobalekala panshi kabalya Yesu walabambileti, “Cakubinga ndamwambilinga umo pali njamwe uyo lalinga pamo nenjame nangulishe.”
19 Badana, bathi kuye ngamunye, “Pho kawutsho mina?”
Bonse balanyumfwa nsoni ne kutatika ku mwipusha Yesu umo ne umo kabambeti, “Ndashometi ntame ngomulambanga ayi?”
20 Waphendula wathi, “Ngomunye wabalitshumi lambili, omunye otsheba lami isinkwa emganwini.
Nendi Yesu walambeti, “Umo pali amwe likumi ne babili, ‘Umo pali njamwe, uyo walyanga pamo nenjame mumbale iyi, epeloyo elangulishinga.’
21 Indodana yoMuntu izahamba njengokulotshiweyo ngayo. Kodwa maye kuleyondoda enikela iNdodana yoMuntu! Kwakungaba ngcono kuyo aluba yayingazalwanga.”
Ni cakubinga Mwana Muntu lenga akufwa, mbuli Mabala ncalambanga sha endiye, nomba malele ku muntu lamulishinga Mwana wa Muntu! Ne calaba cena muntuyo nalabula kusemwa.”
22 Bathi belokhu besidla uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wasipha abafundi bakhe esithi, “Sithatheni; lo ngumzimba wami.”
Mpobalikulya Yesu walamanta shinkwa ne kulumba Lesa, ne kukomauna shinkwa ne kubapa, ne kwambeti, “Kamumanta shinkwa uwu, emubili wakame.”
23 Wasethatha inkezo, esebongile, wabanika, bonke banatha kuyo.
Kayi walamanta nkomenshi mwalikuba waini walalumba Lesa, panyuma pakendi walabatambika nkomeshi mpaka bonse balanwamo.
24 Wathi kubo, “Leli ligazi lami lesivumelwano, elichithelwa abanengi.
Panyuma pakendi walabambileti, “Waini uwu emilopa yakame ya Cipangano iletikilinga bantu bangi.
25 Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi angisayikuphinda nginathe okwesithelo sevini njalo, kuze kube yilolosuku lapho engizakunatha khona kabutsha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.”
Cakubinga ndamwambilingeti, nteti nkanwepo waini mpaka pa busuba ubo mbweshi nkanwe waini naumbi mu Bwami bwa Lesa.”
26 Bathi sebehlabele ihubo, baphuma baya eNtabeni yama-Oliva.
Mpobalapwisha kwimbila nyimbo shakushikaisha Lesa balapula ne kuya ku mulundu maolifi.
27 UJesu wabatshela wathi, “Lonke lizachitheka, ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngizatshaya umelusi, izimvu zihlakazeke.’
Yesu walabambileti, “Mwense nimunkane mbuli Mabala alambangeti, ‘Ninkashine mwembeshi, ne mbelele ni shikamwaike.’
28 Kodwa ngemva kokuba sengivukile kwabafileyo, ngizalandulela ukuya eGalile.”
Ndakapundushiwa kufuma kubafu, ninkamutangunine kuya ku Galileya.”
29 UPhethro walandula wathi, “Loba bonke bengahlakazeka, mina kangisoze ngikwenze.”
Petulo nendi walambeti kuli Yesu, “Nambi bonse bamukane ame nkandelela.”
30 UJesu wamphendula wathi, “Ngikutshela iqiniso ukuthi lamuhla lokhu, ngobusuku balamuhla, iqhude lingakakhali kabili, wena ngokwakho uzangiphika kathathu.”
Yesu popelapo walamwambileti, “Cakubinga ndakwambilinga obe Petulo Kombwe katanalila tunkanda tubili lelo mashiku, obe nunkane tunkanda tutatu.”
31 Kodwa uPhethro waphika wagomela wathi, “Loba kungabe ngifanele ngife lawe, kangisoze ngikuphike.” Bonke abanye labo batsho khona lokho.
Nsombi nendi Petulo walakumbula cangofu, “Nkandelela kwambeco, nambi eti mfwa pamo nenjamwe!” Beshikwiya nabambi bonse balamba cimocimo.
32 Baya endaweni eyayithiwa yiGetsemane, uJesu wathi kubafundi bakhe, “Hlalani lapha mina ngisayakhuleka.”
Mpolabashika pa musena walikukwiweti Getsemane Yesu walabambila beshikwiya bakendi, “Kamwikalako panshi pamo ndenga kuya kupaila kuli Lesa.”
33 Wathatha uPhethro, uJakhobe loJohane wasuduluka labo, waseqala ukuhlulukelwa kakhulu lokukhathazeka.
Pakuya uko walamanta Petulo ne Jemusi kayi ne Yohane, nsombi walapenga ne kuyakamwa mumoyo.
34 Wathi kubo, “Umphefumulo wami udabukile kakhulu kuze kuthi ngife. Hlalani lapha lilinde.”
Neco walabambileti, “Ame ndetelwa mumoyo cakwinsa kufwa, kamwikalani pano, kamutashinshila.”
35 Wahamba ibanganyana, wazilahla phansi wakhuleka ukuthi aluba kungenzeka lelohola lingedlula kuye.
Mpwalendako ntamwa shingana Yesu walaliwisha panshi nekutatika kupaileti, nakacikonsheka cintu cilayandanga kwinshika pacindi ici, cibule kwishinka.
36 Wathi, “Abha, Baba, konke kuyeneliseka kuwe. Ake ususe inkezo le kimi. Kodwa kakungabi yintando yami, kodwa kube yintando yakho.”
Kayi walambeti, “Abba, Ta, Amwe ngamwinsa bintu bili byonse, kamufunyani nkomeshi mapensho ilayandanga kwisa pali njame, nsombi kakutaba kuyanda kwakame, sobwe nsombi kube kuyanda kwenu.”
37 Wasephenduka kubafundi bakhe wabafica belele. Wathi kuPhethro, “Simoni, ulele? Wehlulekile ukulinda ihola elilodwa kuphela?
Mpwalabwela pamusena mpwalabashiya walacana kabali bonatulo, neco walepusha Petulo, “Shimoni sena ucili wonatulo, ‘nkowelela kuliyumishako kwakacindi kang'anowa?”
38 Lindani likhuleke ukuze lingaweli ekulingweni. Umoya uyathanda, kodwa umzimba ubuthakathaka.”
Kayi walabambileti, “Mobantu amwe pundukani, mupaile kwambeti kamutengila mumapensho, cakubinga, moyo ulandishishinga, nomba mubili walefuka.”
39 Waphinda wahamba wayakhuleka umkhuleko munye.
Yesu walabashiya kayi beshikwiya batatu basa, walaya akupaila kayi kamba cimo cimo.
40 Wathi ekubuyeni wabafica njalo sebelele, ngoba ubuthongo babubaphethe. Baswela ukuthi bathini kuye.
Mpwalabwela walacana nkabali bonatulo pakwinga bikope byabo byalikuba byalema, neco balabula cakwamba kulyendiye.
41 Esebuya okwesithathu wathi kubo, “Lilokhu lilele liphumula? Sekwanele! Isikhathi sesifikile. Khangelani, iNdodana yoMuntu isinikelwe ezandleni zezoni.
Walabwela kacitatu ne kubepusheti “Mucili monatulo ne kupumwina? Mwaliba! Cindi cilakwana kamubonani Mwana Muntu ulipepi kutwalwa mu makasa abantu baipa.
42 Phakamani! Kasihambeni! Nangu usesiza onginikelayo.”
Nyamukani, tiyeni. Kamubonani shikungulisha nte uyu lashiki.”
43 Esakhuluma, uJudasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wafika. Wayehamba lexuku behlomile ngezinkemba lezinduku, bethunyiwe ngabaphristi abakhulu labafundisi bomthetho kanye labadala.
Yesu kacamba maswi awa Yuda Isikalyoti umo wabeshikwiya likumi ne babili walashika pamo ne likoto lyabantu abo balatumwa ne beshimilumbo bamakulene, ne beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose ne bamakulene, kabalibamanta byensho, ne mingwala.
44 Umthengisi wayelungise isiboniso sokubatshengisa wathi: “Lowo engizamanga nguye; limbophe lihle lihambe laye elindiwe.”
Apa shikumulisha Yesu wali kalilabapakendi cishibisho ncobalayumfwana pamo cakwambeti, “Uyo ngotinshonshote pakumupa mitende, endiye Yesu mumwikatishe, mwenganendi, kamutamulekapo.”
45 UJudasi wahle waqonda kuJesu wathi, “Rabi!” wamanga.
Yuda walaya pali kuba Yesu mwakufwambana ne kwambeti, “Mitende Bashikwiyisha,” Ne kumunshonshonta.
46 Amadoda ahle amdumela uJesu ambopha.
Neco balamutanya Yesu ne kumusunga.
47 Kwasekusithi omunye owayemi khonapho wakhokha inkemba yakhe wagalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu wayiquma indlebe yayo.
Nomba naumo walikuba wemana pepi walasolola cibeshi cakendi ne kukwempula naco litwi lya musebenshi wa Shimilumbo Mukulene.
48 UJesu wathi, “Ngingumkhokheli womvukela yini, selingaze lize lihlomile ngezinkemba lezinduku ukuzangibamba?
Nendi Yesu walabepusheti, “Inga mulamantili cani bibeshi, ne mingwala pakwisa kunjikata eti mulesanga kulwana ne kapondo?
49 Bengilani insuku zonke ngifundisa emagumeni ethempeli, kodwa kalingibophanga. Kodwa iMibhalo kufanele igcwaliseke.”
Masuba onse ndalikuba nenu mpondali kwiyisha mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, muliyawa kuyeya shakunjikata. Nomba ibi bilenshikinga kwambeti Mabala akwanilishiwe.”
50 Khonokho bonke bamtshiya babaleka.
Beshikwiya bonse balafwamba ne kumushiya enka.
51 Ijaha elalingagqokanga lutho ngaphandle kwelembu lelineni lalimlandela uJesu. Balibamba,
Nomba mutuloba naumo walikuba walifweka mwingila walikakonkela Yesu. Neye balayanda kumwikata,
52 kodwa labaleka laze latshiya isembatho salo.
Walashiya cakufwala cakendi mumakasa abo ne kufwamba matakosha.
53 UJesu bamthatha bamusa kumphristi omkhulu, kwathi bonke abaphristi abakhulu, labadala labafundisi bomthetho babuthana ndawonye.
Balamutwala Yesu kuli Shimilumbo mukulene uko nkobalabungana beshimilumbo bonse, ne beshikwiyisha ya milawo ne bamakulene bonse.
54 UPhethro wamlandela ehambela khatshana, waze wayangena egumeni lomphristi omkhulu. Wahlala khonapho labalindi esotha umlilo.
Nomba Petulo walikuba pamo ne bantu bangi abo balikukonkela panyuma, mpaka walakengila mukati mwalubuwa lwa ng'anda ya Shimilumbo Mukulene, walakekala panshi pamo ne bamalonda kayota mulilo.
55 Abaphristi abakhulu leSanihedrini yonke babedinga ubufakazi obumlahlayo uJesu ukuze bambulale, kodwa babuswela.
Pacindici beshimilumbo bamakulene, pamo ne Nkuta inene ya Bayuda, bali kulangaula bukamboni bwakwambeti Yesu acanike ne mulandu wakumushina, nomba calala kubacana.
56 Abanengi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa amazwi abo kawavumelananga.
Pakwinga bangi balamba bukamboni bwapusanapusana pakuyanda kumucaninapo mulandu Yesu.
57 Kwasekusukuma abanye bethula lobu ubufakazi bamanga ngaye, bathi,
Nikukabeco nabambi bali kwimana ne kwamba bukamboni bwabwepeshi,
58 “Samuzwa esithi, ‘Ngizalibhidliza ithempeli leli, elakhiwe ngabantu ngakhe elinye ngezinsuku ezintathu, elizabe lingasakhiwanga ngumuntu.’”
ne kwambeti, “Afwe twalamunyumfwa kambeti, ‘Ame ninkaiwishe Ng'anda ya Lesa iyi yalebakwa ne makasa,’ Nomba mu masuba atatu ame ninkebake imbi itebakwa ne makasa.”
59 Lakulokhu kabuvumelananga ubufakazi babo.
Nikukabeco byonse mbyobalikwamba nkabyalikuba byekatana.
60 Umphristi omkhulu wasesukuma phambi kwabo wabuza uJesu wathi, “Kawuyikuphendula na? Kuyini kanti lokhu okufakazwa ngamadoda la ngawe na?”
Shimilumbo mukulene walemana ne kumwipusha Yesu, “Sena uliyawa cakwambapo? Sena nibyakubinga ibi mbyobala kwambanga?”
61 Kodwa uJesu wala elokhu ethule njalo kazange aphendule. Umphristi omkhulu waphinde wambuza wathi, “Unguye uKhristu, iNdodana yoBusisiweyo na?”
Nomba nendi walamwena tonto, uliya kwambapo ciliconse. Apa kayi Shimilumbo Mukulene walamwipusha Yesu, “Sena njobe Klistu, Mwanendi Lesa Walelekwa?”
62 UJesu wathi, “Nginguye. Njalo lizayibona iNdodana yoMuntu ihlezi kwesokunene salowo Olamandla isehla ngamayezi ezulu.”
Yesu walakumbuleti, “Cakubinga ame njame. Mobantu amwe nimukabone Mwana Muntu kaliwekala kucikasa ca lulyo ca ngofu, nimukamubone kesa mumakumbi akwilu.”
63 Umphristi omkhulu wadabula izigqoko zakhe wabuza wathi, “Sisabadingelani abanye ofakazi?
Shimilumbo mukulene mpwalanyumfwa maswi awa walatwamuna mwinjila wakendi nekwambeti, “Sena muciyanda kayi bakamboni nabambi?
64 Selikuzwile ukuhlambaza. Lithini manje?” Bonke bamlahla bathi ufanele ukufa.
Mulalinyumfwili mobene ncalamunyansa Lesa. Mulayeyengapongeconi?” Bonse balambeti lacaniki ne mulandu, welela kufwa.
65 Abanye basebeqalisa ukumkhafulela; bamvala amehlo ngokumbopha, bamdutshuza ngenqindi bathi, “Phrofitha!” Abalindi basebemthatha bayamtshaya.
Popelapo nabambi balatatika kumusankila mata, kumufweka pamenso, ne kumuma makofi, ne kwambeti, “Lotela!” Inga niyani lakumu? Panyuma pakendi, bamalonda balamumanta kabaya kumuma.
66 UPhethro wayengaphansi egumeni, enye yamantombazana ayeyizincekukazi zomphristi omkhulu yeza khonapho.
Petulo kacili mu lubuwa lwamukati, umo musebenshi mutukashi wa Shimilumbo Mukulene walesa.
67 Yathi ibona uPhethro esotha umlilo yamkhangelisisa. Yathi, “Lawe wawulomNazarini lowaya, uJesu.”
Mpwalamubona Petulo kayota mulilo walamulangishisha nekwambeti, “Nenjamwe mwalikuba ne Yesu waku Nasaleti.”
68 Walandula. Wathi, “Angikwazi njalo kangikuzwisisi lokho okhuluma ngakho.” Wahle waphuma waya esangweni.
Nsombi nendi walamukana nekwambeti, “Nambi kumwinshiba, nkandi mwinshipo, kayi nkandanyumfwishishinga na ulambanga cani.” Mpwalambeco walapula kaya pacishinga.
69 Kuthe intombazana leyo isimbona khona lapho yathi kwababemi lapho, “Indoda le ingomunye wabo.”
Kayi musebenshi mutukashi usa mpwalamubona kayi, walatatika kubambila abo mbwalikuba nabo pepi kwambeti, “Muntuyu walikwenda ne Yesu.”
70 Walandula njalo. Ngemva kwesikhatshana ababemi lapho eduze kukaPhethro bathi, “Ngeqiniso ungomunye wabo, ngoba ungumGalile.”
Kayi apa walamukana. Mpopalapita kacindi pang'ana abo balikuba bemana pepi nendi Petulo balatatika kumwipusha eti, “Cakubinga obe njobe umo wa endibo nenjobe omu Galileya.”
71 Watshinga uPhethro, waziqalekisa wabuye wafunga kubo wathi, “Kangiyazi indoda le elikhuluma ngayo.”
Nsombi nendi walatatika kulishinganya, ne kulumbileti, “Ame nkandimwishi muntuyu ngomulambanga sobwe.” Ne Kombwe walalila.
72 Masinyane lakhala iqhude ngokwesibili. Khonapho uPhethro waselikhumbula ilizwi uJesu ayelitshilo kuye, ukuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali kabili uzangiphika kathathu.” Ngakho waphihlika wakhala.
Popelapo kayi Kombwe walalila katubili, Petulo walanuka ncalamwambila Yesu “Cakubinga ndakwabilinga Petulo obe, kombwe katanalila tunkanda tubili mashiku alelo obe nunkane tunkanda tutatu.” Neco, walatatika kulila cakutamwena.
