< UMakho 14 >

1 Kwathi emva kwensuku ezimbili kwaba khona iphasika lomkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu lababhali basebedinga ukuthi bangambamba njani ngobuqili bambulale;
Buna bilumbu biodi bisiala muingi nyengo wu Pasika wuba ayi nyengo wowo Bayuda baba dianga mapha makambu siwu luvi. Bapfumu banganga Nzambi ayi minsoniki baba tombanga buevi balenda kangila Yesu mu luvunu muingi bamvonda.
2 kodwa bathi: Kungabi ngomkhosi, hlezi kube lesiphithiphithi sabantu.
Bila batuba: —Tubika bu vanga mu thangu yi nyengo, muingi khindu yibika bua mu batu.
3 Kwathi eseBethani, endlini kaSimoni umlephero, ehlezi ekudleni, kwafika owesifazana ephethe umfuma we-alibasta wamagcobo awenadi uqobo aligugu elikhulu; wasephahlaza umfuma we-alibasta, wawathela ekhanda lakhe.
Yesu bu kaba ku Betani, ku nzo Simoni mutu wowo wuba kimbevo ki buazi; mu thangu kaba va meza, nketo wumosi wuyiza ayi bungu kimosikivangulu mu ditadi di alabatele kiwala malasi ma nale makambu sobukusu, maba malasi mathalu. Wubula ntu wu bungu beni ayi wudukula malasiku ntu Yesu.
4 Kwakukhona abanye abathukuthelayo ngaphakathi kwabo, besithi: Kwenzelwani ukumotshwa kwalamagcobo?
Batu bankaka baba vana basia mona ko khini diawu baniungutila bawu na bawu: —Bila mbi bunga malasi momo e?
5 Ngoba la abengathengiswa ngemali edlula odenariyo abangamakhulu amathathu, besekunikwa abayanga. Basebemsola.
Nganu mboti mu sumbisa mawu viokila zikhama zitatu zidenali, bosi vana zimbongo beni kuidi minsukami. Diawu batubidila buwombo nketo beni.
6 Kodwa uJesu wathi: Myekeleni; limhluphelani? Wenze umsebenzi omuhle kimi.
Vayi Yesu wuba kembi: —Lumbikanu! Bila mbi lulembo kummonisina phasi e? Diambu kaphangidi didi diambu di mboti.
7 Ngoba abayanga lihlala lilabo, futhi uba lithanda lingabenzela okuhle; kodwa mina kalihlali lilami.
Bila minsukami mikala kuandi yeno mu zithangu zioso ayi lulenda kueno kuba vangila mamboti mu zithangu zioso zilutidi, vayi minu ndilendi kuiza kalanga ko yeno mu zithangu zioso.
8 Yena wenzile abengakwenza; uqalile ngaphambili ukuwugcobela ukungcwatshwa umzimba wami.
Nketo wawu vengi diambu kalenda vanga; wukivindidi nituꞌama malasi mu diambu di kubika nzikuluꞌama.
9 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba ngaphi emhlabeni wonke lapho okuzatshunyayelwa khona lelivangeli, lalokhu akwenzileyo kuzakhulunywa ngakho kube yisikhumbuzo ngaye.
Bukiedika ndikulukamba ti muamo muela longo Nsamu Wumboti va nza yimvimba, diambu divengi nketo wawu diela yolokolongo ayi diela tebokolongo moyo mu diambu diandi.
10 UJudasi Iskariyothi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wasesiya kubapristi abakhulu, ukuze amnikele kubo.
Buna, wumosi mu kumi mimvuala miodi, dizina diandi Yuda Isikalioti, wuyenda kuidi bapfumu zi zinganga Nzambi muingi kasumbisa Yesu.
11 Futhi sebezwile bathokoza, bathembisa ukumnika imali; wasedinga ukuthi angamnikela njani kuhle.
Bu bawa bila kikayizila, bamona khini ayi bamvana tsila yi kumvana zimbongo. Diawu kaba tombilanga diluaku difuana di kuba yekudila Yesu.
12 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwesinkwa esingelamvubelo, ababehlaba ngalo iphasika, abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Uthanda ukuthi siyelungisa ngaphi ukuze udle iphasika?
Mu lumbu kitheti ki nyengo wu mapha makambu tulu luvi, lumbu kioki beti vonda muana dimemi mu dia mu Pasika, minlonguki minyuvula: —Kuevi tidi tuenda kubikila ndiwulu yi Pasika e?
13 Wasethuma ababili kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: Hambani liye emzini, njalo umuntu uzahlangana lani ethwele imbiza yamanzi; limlandele,
Buna wufidisa minlonguki miandi miodi ayi wuba kamba: —Yendanu ku divula, maludengana mutu wumosi neti mvungu wunlangu, buna lunlandakana.
14 njalo loba kungaphi azangena khona, kalibokuthi kumninindlu: UMfundisi uthi: Ingaphi indlu yezihambi, lapho engingadlela khona iphasika labafundi bami?
Yoso nzo yika nkota buna lukamba kuidi pfumu yi nzo beni ti: “Nlongi wututumini muingi tuyuvula: Kuevi kuidi vinga kiama kiokimfueti dila Pasika ayi minlonguki miama e?”
15 Futhi yena uzalitshengisa indlu enkulu ephezulu eyendlelweyo elungisiweyo; silungiseleni khona.
Buna ma kalumonisa vinga kidi ku yilu banga; vinga beni kikubuku ayi kidi kinneni. Kuawu ma luvangila khubukulu mu diambu dieto.
16 Abafundi bakhe basebephuma, bangena emzini, bathola kunjengokutsho kwakhe kubo; basebelungisa iphasika.
Minlonguki miandi miyenda. Mitula ku divula ayi miyenda bata mamo banga bu kambila Yesu. Bosi mikubika bidia bi Pasika.
17 Kwathi sekukusihlwa wafika labalitshumi lambili.
Mu thangu masika, Yesu wuyiza ayi kumi mimvuala miodi.
18 Sebehlezi besidla, uJesu wathi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Omunye wenu, odla lami, uzanginikela.
Mu thangu baba dia va meza, Yesu wuba kamba: —Bukiedika ndikulukamba ti buna luidi vava mutu wumosi mu beno, mutu wowo wundia yama va kimosi, weka kunduekula.
19 Basebeqala ukudabuka, bathi kuye ngamunye ngamunye: Ayisimi, akunjalo yini? Lomunye: Ayisimi, akunjalo yini?
Baboso beka mona kiadi, wumosi-mosi weka kunyuvula: —Buna minu e?
20 Kodwa waphendula wathi kubo: Ngomunye wabalitshumi lambili, otsheba kanye lami emganwini.
Yesu wuba vutudila: —Wumosi mu kumi mimvuala miodio; mutu wowo wumbuika tini kiandi va kimosi mu dilonga ayi minu.
21 Sibili iNdodana yomuntu ihamba, njengokulotshiweyo ngayo; kodwa maye kulowomuntu enikelwa nguye iNdodana yomuntu! Bekungakuhle kuye aluba lowomuntu wayengazalwanga.
Bila Muana mutu wulembo yendi banga busonimina mu masonuku mu diambu diandi vayi mabienga kuidi mutu wowo wunkumvakula! Nganu bufueni kuidi mutu beni mu kambu kuandi butuka.
22 Kwathi besidla, uJesu wathatha isinkwa, wasibusisa wasihlephula, wabanika, wathi: Thathani, lidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.
Mu thangu baba dia, Yesu wubonga dipha wudisakumuna, wudibukuna mu bitini ayi wuvana minlonguki miandi ayi wuba kamba: —Bonganu, yayi yawu nituꞌama.
23 Wasethatha inkezo, esebongile wabanika; basebenatha kuyo bonke.
Bosi wubonga mbungu, wuvutudila Nzambi matondo, wuba vana yawu. Bawu boso banua.
24 Wasesithi kubo: Leli ligazi lami, elesivumelwano esitsha, elichithelwa abanengi.
Buna wuba kamba: —Mama mawu menga mama, menga ma Nguizani, madukulu mu diambu di batu bawombo.
25 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Angisayikunatha okwesithelo sevini, kuze kufike lolosuku engizasinatha ngalo sisitsha embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
Bukiedika ndikulukamba ti ndilendi buela ko nua vinu nate mu lumbu kioki ndiela nua vinu mu phila yinkaka mu Kipfumu ki Nzambi.
26 Kwathi sebehlabele ingoma yokudumisa baphuma baya entabeni yeMihlwathi.
Bu bamanisa yimbila nkunga. Batotuka mu kuenda ku mongo minti mi olive.
27 UJesu wasesithi kubo: Lonke lizakhubeka ngami ngalobubusuku; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngizatshaya umelusi, izimvu besezihlakazeka.
Yesu wuba kamba: —Beno boso luela nikunu mu minu bila disonama ti: Ndiela beta nsungi mamemi ayi mamemi moso mela mana tiakana.
28 Kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwami, ngizalandulela ukuya eGalili.
Vayi bu ndiela fuluka, ndiela ku lutuaminina ku Ngalili.
29 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Lanxa bonke bezakhubeka, kodwa hatshi mina.
Piela wunkamba: —Ka diambu ko baboso bela nikunu mu minu vayi minu ndilendi ko.
30 UJesu wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Lamuhla ngalobubusuku, lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzangiphika kathathu.
Yesu wumvutudila: —Bukiedika ndikukamba, buabu kuandi va builu, sumbu tsusu yinkuiza kokula mu zikhumbu zizole, ngeyo mawu thunukina mu zikhumbu zitatu!
31 Kodwa waqinisa ngamandla esithi: Loba kudingeka ngife lawe, angisoze ngikuphike. Basebesitsho njalo labo bonke.
Vayi Piela wuvutula mu ngolo: —Ka diambu ko; fua, ndifua yaku vayi ndilendi kutunuka ko. Baboso phila yimosi batubila.
32 Basebefika endaweni ebizo layo yiGetsemane; wasesithi kubafundi bakhe: Hlalani phansi lapha, ngisayakhuleka.
Bosi batula ku buangu beti tedila Ngetesemane. Yesu wukamba minlonguki miandi: —Lukala vava minu, ndiedi ku sambila.
33 Wasethatha kanye laye uPetro loJakobe loJohane, waseqala ukudatshulwa sibili lokukhathazeka kakhulu.
Wunata Piela, Yowani ayi Zaki. Wutona mona kiadi ayi maniongo.
34 Wasesithi kubo: Umphefumulo wami udabukile kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha lilinde.
Bosi wuba kamba: —Muelꞌama weka kiadi nate nduka mu fua. Lusiala vava; luleka nkielo.
35 Waseqhubeka ibangana, wawela emhlabathini, wakhuleka ukuthi, uba kungenzeka, kudlule kuye lelihola.
Wuyenda thama fioti, wufukama ayi wuyinika zizi mu tsi, wusambila Nzambi ti baka bubela muingi thangu yoyi yintatukila.
36 Wasesithi: Abha, Baba, zonke izinto ziyenzeka kuwe. Susa linkezo kimi; kodwa kungabi yikuthi ngithandani mina, kodwa kube yikuthi uthandani wena.
Buna wutuba: Aba! Tata! Kuidi ngeyo mambu moso malenda vangama. Thatudila mbungu yayi. Muaki bika sia ti boso bunzodidi vayi boso bu zodidi!
37 Wasesiza, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Simoni, ulele yini? Ubungelinde yini ihola libe linye?
Wuvutuka vaba minlonguki miandi. Wuyenda babata balembo lekitulu. Buna wukamba Piela: —A Simoni, wulembo leki e? Wusi nunga ko mu leka nkielo mu thangu yimosi ko e?
38 Lindani likhuleke, ukuze lingangeni ekulingweni. Umoya uyavuma-ke, kodwa inyama ibuthakathaka.
Luleka nkielo ayi lusambila muingi luedi bua mu phukumunu. Bila pheve yidi ayi luzolo lu mboti vayi nitu yidi yilebakana.
39 Wasebuya wahamba wayakhuleka, esitsho wona lawomazwi.
Wuyenda diaka ayi wubuela sambila lusambulu banga lolo katuama sambila.
40 Wasebuya wabafica futhi belele; ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima, kodwa babengazi ukuthi bazamphendula bathini.
Bu kavutuka diaka, wuyiza buela babata buna balekidi bila mesomatulu maba yawu. Basia baka diambu di nkumvutudila ko.
41 Wasesiza ngokwesithathu, wathi kubo: Qhubekani-ke lilele, liphumule. Kwanele; ihola selifikile; khangelani, iNdodana yomuntu iyanikelwa ezandleni zezoni.
Bu kavutuka mu khumbu yintatu, wuba kamba ti: —Lukidi leka ayi lulembo vundi e? Bufueni. Thangu yifueni. Muana Mutu yekolo mu mioko mi bankua masumu.
42 Sukumani, sihambe; khangelani, onginikelayo useduze.
Telamanu! Tuendianu! Bila mutu wowo wukundiekula fikimini.
43 Kwathi esakhuluma, wahle wafika uJudasi, omunye wabalitshumi lambili, njalo elexuku elikhulu elilezinkemba lezinduku, livela kubapristi abakhulu lababhali labadala.
Buna kamanisini ko yoluka, tala Yuda, wumosi mu kumi mimvuala miodiwuyiza va kimosi ayi nkangu wu batu banata zimbedi ayi zimbondo, batumu kuidi bapfumu banganga Nzambi, minsoniki ayi kuidi bakulutu ba Bayuda.
44 Lomnikelayo wayebanike isiboniso, esithi: Lowo engizamanga, nguye; limbambe, limqhube limqinise.
Yuda, mutu wuyekula Yesu, wuba vana dimbu kiaki: —Woso mutu ndikuiza fifi besi buna niandi; lufueti kanga ayi lunnata bumboti.
45 Esefikile, wahle wasondela kuye wathi: Rabi, Rabi! Wasemanga.
Yuda bu katula, wufikama vaba Yesu bosi wuntela: “A mueni Nlongi!” Bosi wumfifa besi.
46 Basebemdumela, bambamba.
Buna bosi bambuila ayi bankanga.
47 Lomunye kwababemi khona wakhokha inkemba wagadla inceku yompristi omkhulu, waquma indlebe yayo.
Vayi mutu wumosi mu bawu baba vana, wutotula mbedi andi, wuzuba kisadi kimosi ki pfumu yi zinganga Nzambi ayi wunzenga dikutu.
48 UJesu wasephendula wathi kubo: Liphume njengokuyamelana lomphangi yini lilezinkemba lezinduku ukuzangibamba?
Yesu wuba yuvula: —Ndieka dovula muingi luiza khangi ayi zimbedi ayi zimbondo zi minti mu mioko e?
49 Bengilani insuku ngensuku ethempelini ngifundisa, kodwa kalingibambanga - kodwa ukuze kugcwaliseke imibhalo.
Keti bilumbu bioso ndibedi kalanga yeno va kimosi, ndibedi longangamu Nzo Nzambi ayi lusia kukhanga ko. Vayi mambu moso mama mavangimini mu diambu di dedikisa masonuku.
50 Bonke basebemtshiya babaleka.
Mu thangu beni, baboso basia kumbika ayi batina.
51 Lejaha elithile lamlandela, lembethe ilembu elicolekileyo emzimbeni onqunu. Aselibamba amajaha;
Ditoko dimosi divuata kaka diphiya di nledi, niandiwunlandakana. Bu bankanga,
52 laselitshiya ilembu elicolekileyo lababalekela linqunu.
wuyekula diphiya beni ayi pheni nkua katina.
53 Basebemqhuba uJesu bamusa kumpristi omkhulu; basebebuthana kuye abapristi abakhulu bonke labadala lababhali.
Banata Yesu kuidi pfumu yi banganga Nzambi, kuna ku kutakana bapfumuzioso zi banganga Nzambi, bakulutu ba dibundu ayi minsoniki.
54 UPetro wasemlandela ekhatshana waze waba phakathi kweguma lompristi omkhulu; wayehlezi kanye lezinceku, esotha umlilo.
Piela wunlandakana kuna manima, nate ku luphangu lu pfumu yi banganga Nzambi. Wuvuanda va kimosi ayi minsungi va muenda mbazu yi bayota.
55 Labapristi abakhulu lomphakathi wonke badinga ubufakazi ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale; kodwa kababutholanga.
Bapfumu banganga Nzambi ayi batu boso ba lukutukunu lunneni batomba kimbangi mu diambu di Yesu muingi babaka bila ki kumvondisila vayi basi baka ko.
56 Ngoba abanengi bafakaza amanga ngaye, kodwa lobubufakazi kabuvumelananga.
Bila bawombo batuba bimbangi bi luvunu mu diambu diandi, vayibimbangi beni bisia dedakana ko.
57 Kwasekusukuma abanye bafakaza amanga amelana laye besithi:
Buna ndambu yi batu bankaka batelama mu telama kimbangi ki luvunu, bawu bakamba:
58 Thina samuzwa esithi: Mina ngizadiliza lelithempeli elenziwe ngezandla, njalo ngakhe elinye elingenziwanga ngezandla ngensuku ezintathu.
—Tunwa bu katuba ti: “Ndiela tiolumona Nzo Nzambi yayi yitungulu mu mioko mi batu vayi mu bilumbu bitatu, ndiela tungayinkaka yoyo yela kambu tungulu mu mioko mi batu.”
59 Loba kunjalo ubufakazi babo kabuvumelananga.
Vayi ka diambu ko batuba bobo, bimbangi biawu bisia dedakana ko.
60 Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu phakathi kwabo wambuza uJesu, esithi: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? Bafakazani laba okumelana lawe?
Buna pfumu yi banganga Nzambi wutelama va khatitsika batu boso; wuyuvula Yesu: —Kadi diambu wukadi vutula e? Kimbangi mbi kioki batu baba balembo kutelimina e?
61 Kodwa wathula, kaphendulanga lutho. Umpristi omkhulu wabuya wambuza, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu, iNdodana yoBusisiweyo yini?
Vayi Yesu kasia vutula kadi diambu ko. Pfumu yi banganga Nzambi wunyuvula diaka: —Ngeyo widi Klisto, Muana wu mutu wowo wusakumunu e?
62 UJesu wasesithi: Mina nginguye. Njalo lizabona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene samandla, isiza ngamayezi ezulu.
Yesu wumvutudila: —Nyinga, ndidi Klisto! Ayi luela mona Muana Mutu vuendi va koko ku lubakala lu Nzambi, nkua lulendo boso ayi luela mona phila kela kuizila mu nkembo mu matuti.
63 Umpristi omkhulu wasedabula izembatho zakhe wathi: Sisaswelelani abafakazi?
Buna Pfumu yi banganga Nzambi, wukanzuna minledi miandi ayi wukamba: —Bila mbi tufueti buela tombila bambangi bankaka e?
64 Liyizwile inhlamba; licabangani? Bonke basebemlahla ukuthi ulecala lokufa.
Beno veka luwilu phila kavuezidi Nzambi. Beno buevi lumbanzila e? Babo banzengila nkanu wu lufua.
65 Abanye basebeqala ukumkhafulela amathe, lokumgubuzela ubuso, lokumdutshuza, lokuthi kuye: Profetha! Izinceku zasezimwakala.
Buna bankaka banlobudila madita, bamfukidila busu bosi banzuba zikhomi ayi bankamba: —A ngeyo, bikula e! Bosi minsungi minnata ayi mimbeta.
66 UPetro esegumeni ngaphansi, kwafika enye yezincekukazi zompristi omkhulu;
Mu thangu Piela kaba ku ndimba, ku khati luphangu, kisadi kimosi ki nketo kiba nsalanga kuidi pfumu yi banganga Nzambi kiyiza.
67 isibona uPetro esotha, yamkhangela yathi: Lawe ubulomNazaretha, uJesu.
Bu kamona Piela wunyota mbazu, wunsungamana mboti ayi wukamba: —Ngeyo Mamvaku bedingi va kimosi ayi Yesu muisi Nazaleti!
68 Kodwa waphika, wathi: Kangikwazi, futhi kangikuqedisisi okutshoyo. Wasephuma phandle, waya entubeni; laselikhala iqhude.
Vayi Piela wutunuka kuandi ayi wukamba: —Ndisi zaba ko ayi ndikadi sudika mambu momo wuntuba. Bosi wutotuka ku nganda, wuyenda telama ku ndambu muelo wu luphangu. Muna thangu beni tsusu yikokula.
69 Njalo incekukazi encane yabuya yambona, yaqala ukutsho kwababemi khona ukuthi: Lo ungomunye wabo.
Kisadi beni ki nketo bu kamona diaka Piela, weka kamba batu bobo baba vana: —A beno! Mutu wowo widi wumosi mu batu bana!
70 Kodwa wabuya waphika. Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana futhi labo ababemi khona bathi kuPetro: Ngeqiniso ungomunye wabo; ngoba lawe ungumGalili, lolimi lwakho luyavumelana.
Vayi Piela wubuela tunuka diaka. Buela kala fioti, batu bobo baba vana, bakamba Piela: —Bukiedika ti ngeyo widi wumosi mu batu bobo bila widi muisi Ngalili.
71 Waseqala ukuqalekisa lokufunga esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu elimtshoyo.
Buna wutona kukitombila tsingulu ayi wuleva ndefi ti: —Ndisi zaba ko mutu wowo lulembo yolukila.
72 Iqhude laselikhala ngokwesibili. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi uJesu ayelitshilo kuye lokuthi: Lingakakhali kabili iqhude, uzangiphika kathathu. Esenakane ngalokhu wakhala.
Muna thangu beni, tsusu yikokula mu khumbu yimmuadi. Bosi Piela keka ntebukila moyo mambu makamba Yesu ti: “Sumbu tsusuyinkuiza kokula mu zikhumbu zizole, ngeyo mawu thunukina mu zikhumbu zitatu.” Bu kayindula bobo buna wudila ngolo.

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