ULukha 23
1 Kwasekusukuma ixuku labo lonke, lamusa kuPilatu.
Then the whole multitude of them arose, and led him vnto Pilate.
2 Baqala ukummangalela, besithi: Simficile lo eduhisa isizwe, esalela ukuthela kuKesari, esithi nguye onguKristu iNkosi.
And they began to accuse him, saying, We haue found this man peruerting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar, saying, That he is Christ a King.
3 UPilatu wasembuza, wathi: Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda yini? Wasemphendula wathi: Uyatsho wena.
And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Iewes? And hee answered him, and sayd, Thou sayest it.
4 Wasesithi uPilatu kubapristi abakhulu lemaxukwini: Kangitholi cala kulumuntu.
Then sayd Pilate to the hie Priests, and to the people, I finde no fault in this man.
5 Kodwa baqinisa, besithi: Udunga abantu, efundisa kuyo yonke iJudiya, eqala eGalili kuze kufike lapha.
But they were the more fierce, saying, He moueth the people, teaching throughout all Iudea, beginning at Galile, euen to this place.
6 Lapho uPilatu esizwa kuthiwa iGalili wabuza ukuthi lumuntu ungumGalili yini.
Nowe when Pilate heard of Galile, he asked whether the man were a Galilean.
7 Kwathi esezwile ukuthi ungowombuso kaHerodi, wamthumela kuHerodi, owayekhona laye eJerusalema ngalezonsuku.
And when he knewe that he was of Herods iurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, which was also at Hierusalem in those dayes.
8 Kwathi uHerodi embona uJesu wathokoza kakhulu; ngoba wayekade ethanda ukumbona, ngoba wayezwile okunengi ngaye; wayethemba ukuthi uzabona isibonakaliso esithile sisenziwa nguye.
And when Herod sawe Iesus, hee was exceedingly glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and trusted to haue seene some signe done by him.
9 Wambuza ngamazwi amanengi; kodwa yena kamphendulanga lutho.
Then questioned hee with him of many things: but he answered him nothing.
10 Abapristi abakhulu lababhali babemi, bemmangalela ngamandla.
The hie Priests also and Scribes stood forth, and accused him vehemently.
11 UHerodi lamabutho akhe bamyangisa, bamklolodela, basebemgqokisa isembatho esikhazimulayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu.
And Herod with his men of warre, despised him, and mocked him, and arayed him in white, and sent him againe to Pilate.
12 Ngalolosuku uHerodi kanye loPilatu baba ngabangane omunye komunye; ngoba ngaphambi kwalokhu babelobutha phakathi kwabo.
And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were enemies one to another.
13 UPilatu wasebizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu lababusi labantu,
Then Pilate called together the hie Priests and the rulers, and the people,
14 wathi kubo: Limlethile kimi lumuntu, ngokungathi ungoduhisa abantu; njalo khangelani, mina ngimhlolile phambi kwenu, kangitholanga cala kulumuntu ngalezozinto elimmangalela ngazo;
And sayd vnto them, Ye haue brought this man vnto me, as one that peruerted the people: and beholde, I haue examined him before you, and haue found no fault in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him:
15 hatshi ngitsho loHerodi; ngoba ngilithumeze kuye, njalo khangelani, kakulalutho olufanele ukufa olwenziwe nguye.
No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and loe, nothing worthy of death is done of him.
16 Ngakho ngizamtshaya ngimkhulule.
I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.
17 Kwakufanele ukuthi abakhululele abe munye ngomkhosi.
(For of necessitie hee must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast.)
18 Bamemeza bonke kanyekanye besithi: Msuse lo, usikhululele uBarabasi
Then all ye multitude cried at once, saying, Away with him, and deliuer vnto vs Barabbas:
19 (owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela othile owenzeka phakathi komuzi langenxa yokubulala).
Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie, and murder, was cast in prison.
20 Ngakho uPilatu wabuya wakhuluma labo, efuna ukumkhulula uJesu.
Then Pilate spake againe to them, willing to let Iesus loose.
21 Kodwa bamemeza, besithi: Bethela, mbethele!
But they cried, saying, Crucifie, crucifie him.
22 Wasesithi kubo ngokwesithathu: Ngoba lo enze bubi bani? Kangitholanga kuye icala afanele ukufa ngalo; ngakho ngizamtshaya ngimkhulule.
And he sayd vnto them the third time, But what euill hath he done? I finde no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.
23 Kodwa baqinisa ngamazwi amakhulu, befuna ukuthi abethelwe; lamazwi abo lawabapristi abakhulu aphumelela.
But they were instant with loude voyces, and required that he might be crucified: and the voyces of them and of the hie Priests preuailed.
24 UPilatu wasequma ukuthi kwenziwe isicelo sabo.
So Pilate gaue sentence, that it should be as they required.
25 Wasebakhululela lowo ababemcelile owayephoselwe entolongweni ngenxa yomvukela lokubulala; kodwa uJesu wamnikela entandweni yabo.
And he let loose vnto them him that for insurrection and murder was cast into prison, whome they desired, and deliuered Iesus to doe with him what they would.
26 Kwathi sebemqhuba, babamba uSimoni othile umKurene owayevela emaphandleni, bamethesa isiphambano, ukuthi asithwale ngemva kukaJesu.
And as they led him away, they caught one Simon of Cyrene, comming out of the fielde, and on him they layde the crosse, to beare it after Iesus.
27 Laselimlandela ixuku elikhulu labantu, labesifazana labo ababekhala bemlilela.
And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, which women bewailed and lamented him.
28 Kodwa uJesu ephendukela kubo wathi: Madodakazi eJerusalema, lingangikhaleli mina, kodwa zikhaleleni lina labantwana benu,
But Iesus turned backe vnto them, and said, Daughters of Hierusalem, weepe not for me, but weepe for your selues, and for your children.
29 ngoba khangelani, ziyeza insuku abazakutsho ngazo ukuthi: Zibusisiwe inyumba, lezizalo ezingazalanga, lamabele angamunyisanga.
For behold, the dayes wil come, when men shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombes that neuer bare, and the pappes which neuer gaue sucke.
30 Khona bezaqalisa ukuthi ezintabeni: Welani phezu kwethu; lemaqaqeni: Sisibekeleni.
Then shall they begin to say to the mountaines, Fall on vs: and to the hilles, Couer vs.
31 Ngoba uba besenza lezizinto esihlahleni esimanzi, kuzakwenzakalani kwesomileyo?
For if they doe these things to a greene tree, what shalbe done to the drie?
32 Kwaqhutshwa labanye abenzi bobubi ababili, ukuthi babulawe kanye laye.
And there were two others, which were euill doers, led with him to be slaine.
33 Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa luKhakhayi, bambethela khona, labenzi bobubi, omunye ngakwesokunene, lomunye ngakwesokhohlo.
And when they were come to the place, which is called Caluarie, there they crucified him, and the euill doers: one at the right hand, and the other at the left.
34 UJesu wasesithi: Baba, bathethelele; ngoba kabakwazi abakwenzayo. Njalo babelana izembatho zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa.
Then sayd Iesus, Father, forgiue them: for they know not what they doe. And they parted his raiment, and cast lottes.
35 Labantu bema babukela. Lababusi kanye labo bamklolodela, besithi: Wasindisa abanye, kazisindise yena, uba yena enguKristu, okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.
And the people stoode, and behelde: and the rulers mocked him with them, saying, He saued others: let him saue himselfe, if hee be that Christ, the Chosen of God.
36 Labebutho bamklolodela, beza kuye bamnika iviniga,
The souldiers also mocked him, and came and offered him vineger,
37 besithi: Uba wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda, zisindise wena.
And said, If thou be the King of the Iewes, saue thy selfe.
38 Kwakukhona lombhalo ngaphezu kwakhe kulotshiwe ngamabala esiGriki langesiRoma langesiHebheru othi: LO UYINKOSI YAMAJUDA.
And a superscription was also written ouer him, in Greeke letters, and in Latin, and in Hebrewe, THIS IS THAT KING OF THE JEWES.
39 Lomunye wabenzi bobubi ababelengisiwe wamthuka, esithi: Uba wena unguKristu, zisindise wena lathi.
And one of the euill doers, which were hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou be that Christ, saue thy selfe and vs.
40 Kodwa omunye waphendula emkhuza, esithi: Wena kawumesabi yini uNkulunkulu, lokhu lawe ukulokhukulahlwa?
But the other answered, and rebuked him, saying, Fearest thou not God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 Thina kambe kusilungele, ngoba semukela okulingene ukwenza kwethu; kodwa lo kenzanga lutho olungafanelanga.
We are in deede righteously here: for we receiue things worthy of that we haue done: but this man hath done nothing amisse.
42 Wasesithi kuJesu: Ungikhumbule, Nkosi, lapha ufika embusweni wakho.
And he sayd vnto Iesus, Lord, remember me, when thou commest into thy kingdome.
43 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Lamuhla uzakuba lami eParadise.
Then Iesus said vnto him, Verely I say vnto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
44 Kwakungaba lihola lesithupha, kwaba khona ubumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye,
And it was about the sixt houre: and there was a darkenes ouer all the land, vntill the ninth houre.
45 futhi ilanga lalifiphaziwe, leveyili lethempeli ladatshulwa phakathi.
And the Sunne was darkened, and the vaile of the Temple rent through the middes.
46 UJesu wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Baba, ezandleni zakho ngibeka umoya wami; esetshilo lokhu waphefumula okokucina.
And Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, and sayd, Father, into thine hands I commend my spirit. And when hee thus had sayd, hee gaue vp the ghost.
47 Kwathi induna yekhulu isibonile okwenzekileyo, yamdumisa uNkulunkulu, isithi: Isibili lumuntu ubelungile.
Nowe when the Centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Of a suretie this man was iust.
48 Lamaxuku wonke ayebuthene ukubukela lokho, sebebonile izinto ezenzekileyo, babuyela betshaya izifuba zabo.
And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things, which were done, smote their brestes, and returned.
49 Bonke abazana laye, labesifazana ababemlandela bevela eGalili, bema khatshana, bebona lezizinto.
And all his acquaintance stood a farre off, and the women that followed him from Galile, beholding these things.
50 Njalo khangela, indoda ethiwa nguJosefa, ilunga lomphakathi, indoda elungileyo eqotho;
And beholde, there was a man named Ioseph, which was a counseller, a good man and a iust.
51 yena wayengavumelananga lecebo lesenzo sabo; wayevela eArimathiya umuzi wamaJuda, laye ngokwakhe wayelindele umbuso kaNkulunkulu;
Hee did not consent to the counsell and deede of them, which was of Arimathea, a citie of the Iewes: who also himselfe waited for the kingdome of God.
52 lowo waya kuPilatu wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.
He went vnto Pilate, and asked the body of Iesus,
53 Wasesethula wasigoqela ngelembu elicolekileyo, wasibeka engcwabeni elaligujwe edwaleni, lapho okwakungazanga kubekwe khona umuntu.
And tooke it downe, and wrapped it in a linnen cloth, and laide it in a tombe hewen out of a rocke, wherein was neuer man yet laide.
54 Kwakulusuku lwamalungiselelo, lesabatha laselisondela.
And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drewe on.
55 Labesifazana, ababeze laye bevela eGalili, balandela, balibona ingcwaba, lokuthi isidumbu sibekwe njani.
And the women also that followed after, which came with him from Galile, behelde the sepulchre, and how his body was layd.
56 Basebebuyela emuva balungisa amakha lamagcobo. Ngesabatha basebephumula njengokomlayo.
And they returned and prepared odours, and ointments, and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandement.
