UMakho 15
1 Kwathi khonokho ekuseni kakhulu abapristi abakhulu benza umhlangano kanye labadala lababhali, lomphakathi wonke, bambopha uJesu bamqhuba bamnikela kuPilatu.
And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.
2 UPilatu wasembuza wathi: Wena uyiNkosi yamaJuda yini? Wasemphendula wathi kuye: Uyatsho wena.
And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.
3 Abapristi abakhulu basebemmangalela ngezinto ezinengi; kodwa yena kaphendulanga lutho.
And the chief priests said a number of things against him.
4 UPilatu wasebuya embuza, wathi: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? Khangela, zingaki izinto abazifakazayo ezimelana lawe.
And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.
5 Kodwa uJesu kabesaphendula lutho, waze wamangala uPilatu.
But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.
6 Langomkhosi wayebakhululela isibotshwa esisodwa, loba yisiphi abasicelayo.
Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.
7 Kwakukhona umuntu othiwa nguBarabasi, owayebotshiwe lalabo ababevukele umbuso laye, ababebulele ekuvukeleni umbuso.
And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.
8 Ixuku laselimemeza laqala ukucela ukuthi enze njengalokho ayehlezi ekwenza kubo.
And the people went up, requesting him to do as he had done for them in other years.
9 UPilatu wasebaphendula, wathi: Lithanda ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda yini?
And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?
10 Ngoba wayekwazi ukuthi ngomona abapristi abakhulu bamnikele.
For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.
11 Kodwa abapristi abakhulu bavusa ixuku, ukuthi kungcono alikhululele uBarabasi.
But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.
12 UPilatu wasephendula wathi futhi kubo: Pho lifuna ngimenzeni lo elithi uyiNkosi yamaJuda?
And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?
13 Basebememeza futhi bathi: Mbethele!
And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!
14 Kodwa uPilatu wathi kubo: Ngoba wenze ububi bani? Kodwa bamemeza kakhulu bathi: Mbethele!
And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!
15 Khona uPilatu ethanda ukukholisa ixuku, wabakhululela uBarabasi; kodwa wamnikela uJesu, esemtshaye ngesiswepu, ukuthi abethelwe.
And Pilate, desiring to do what was pleasing to the people, let Barabbas go free, and gave up Jesus, when he had been whipped, to be put to death on the cross.
16 Abebutho basebemngenisa phakathi, egumeni, eliyindlu yombusi, basebebizela ibutho lonke ndawonye,
And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.
17 bamgqokisa okuyibubende, sebeluke umqhele wameva bamethesa,
And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;
18 baqala ukumbingelela besithi: Bayethe, Nkosi yamaJuda!
And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!
19 Batshaya ikhanda lakhe ngomhlanga, bamkhafulela amathe, baguqa ngamadolo bamkhonza.
And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.
20 Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula okuyibubende, bamgqokisa ezakhe izembatho. Basebemusa phandle ukuze bambethele.
And when they had made sport of him, they took the purple robe off him and put his clothing on him. And they took him out to put him to death on the cross.
21 Babamba ngamandla omunye owayesedlula othiwa nguSimoni umKurene, evela emaphandleni, uyise kaAleksandro loRufusi, ukuthi athwale isiphambano sakhe.
And they made one, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was going by, coming from the country, go with them, so that he might take his cross.
22 Basebemusa endaweniethiwa yiGolgotha, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, iNdawo yokhakhayi.
And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.
23 Basebemnika iwayini lixutshaniswe lenhlaka ukuthi alinathe; kodwa kalemukelanga.
And they gave him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it.
24 Sebembethele, babelana izembatho zakhe, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngazo, ukuthi ngamunye uzathathani.
And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.
25 Kwakulihola lesithathu, njalo bambethela.
And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.
26 Futhi kwakulombhalo wecala lakhe elalibhalwe phezulu usithi: INKOSI YAMAJUDA.
And the statement of his crime was put in writing on the cross, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
27 Njalo babethela kanye laye abaphangi ababili, omunye ngakwesokunene lomunye ngakwesokhohlo sakhe.
And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.
28 Wasugcwaliseka umbhalo othi: Futhi wabalwa kanye lezoni.
29 Labedlulayo bamhlambaza, benikina amakhanda abo, besithi: Hiya, wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngensuku ezintathu,
And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,
30 zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.
Keep yourself from death, and come down from the cross.
31 Langokunjalo abapristi abakhulu labo bakloloda kanye lababhali bathi omunye komunye: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.
In the same way the chief priests, laughing at him among themselves with the scribes, said, A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself.
32 UKristu iNkosi yakoIsrayeli kehle khathesi esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone sikholwe. Lababebethelwe kanye laye bamklolodela.
Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.
33 Kwathi sekufike ihola lesithupha, kwaba khona ubumnyama phezu komhlaba wonke kwaze kwaba lihola lesificamunwemunye.
And when the sixth hour had come, it was dark over all the land till the ninth hour.
34 Ngehola lesificamunwemunye uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi, "Eloyi, Eloyi, lama sabaktani?" Okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungitshiyeleni?
And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
35 Labanye kwababemi khona besizwa bathi: Khangelani, ubiza uElija.
And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.
36 Wasegijima omunye, wagcwalisa uzipho ngeviniga, waluhloma emhlangeni, wamnika ukuthi anathe, esithi: Yekelani, sibone uba uElija uzakuza amethule.
And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.
37 UJesu wasememeza ngelizwi elikhulu waphefumula okokucina.
And Jesus gave a loud cry, and gave up his spirit.
38 Leveyili lethempeli ladatshulwa laba zincezu ezimbili laqala phezulu lisiya phansi.
And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end.
39 Kwathi induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana laye ibona ukuthi ukhale njalo, waphefumula okokucina, yathi: Ngeqiniso lumuntu ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.
40 Kwakukhona labesifazana bebukele bekhatshana, okwakukhona phakathi kwabo loMariya Magadalena, loMariya unina kaJakobe omncinyane lokaJose, loSalome,
And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,
41 (labo abamlandela, eseseGalili, bamsebenzela), labanye abesifazana abanengi abenyukela eJerusalema laye.
Who went with him when he was in Galilee and took care of him; and a number of other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
42 Kwathi sekuhlwile, ngoba kwakungamalungiselelo, okuyikuthi usuku phambi kwesabatha,
And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43 wafika uJosefa owayevela eArimathiya, ilunga elihloniphekayo lomphakathi, owayelindele laye umbuso kaNkulunkulu; wangena ngesibindi kuPilatu, wacela isidumbu sikaJesu.
There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.
44 UPilatu wasemangala ngokuthi usefile; wabizela kuye induna yekhulu, wayibuza ukuthi kambe sekuyisikhathi efile.
And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.
45 Esazisiwe yinduna yekhulu, wamnika uJosefa isidumbu.
And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.
46 Wasethenga ilembu elicolekileyo, wamethula, wamgoqela ngelembu elicolekileyo, wambeka engcwabeni elaligujwe edwaleni; wagiqela ilitshe emnyango wengcwaba.
And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.
47 Futhi uMariya Magadalena loMariya unina kaJose babona lapho abekwe khona.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Joses, saw where he was put.
