IVangeli Elabhalwa NguJohane 18:1-40
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UJudasi uthengisa uJesu (1-9)
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UPhetro uhlasela ngenkemba (10, 11)
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UJesu uhanjiswa ku-Anasi (12-14)
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UPhetro uphika uJesu okokuqala (15-18)
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UJesu uthonisiswa ngu-Anasi (19-24)
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UPhetro uphika uJesu okwesibili lokwesithathu (25-27)
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UJesu uthonisiswa nguPhilathu (28-40)
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“UMbuso wami awusiwo walumhlaba” (36)
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18 UJesu wathi eseqedile ukukhuleka, waphuma labafundi bakhe badabula esigodini seKhidroni+ besiya kwenye insimu, bafika bangena kuyo.+
2 UJudasi, lowo owayezamthengisa laye wayeyazi indawo leyo ngoba uJesu labafundi bakhe babejayele ukuhlangana kuyo.
3 Yikho uJudasi wafika ehamba leqembu lamasotsha kanye labalindi ababethunywe ngabaphristi abakhokhelayo labaFarisi. Babephethe izikhali lezibane.+
4 UJesu wayekwazi konke okwakuzakwenzakala kuye, yikho wasondela kubo wathi: “Lidinga bani?”
5 Bamphendula bathi: “UJesu umNazaretha.”+ Wasesithi kubo: “Yimi.” UJudasi umthengisi wakhe laye wayemi khonapho.+
6 Kodwa uJesu wathi esithi kubo, “Yimi,” batshedela emuva bawela phansi.+
7 Waphinda wababuza wathi: “Lidinga bani?” Bathi: “UJesu umNazaretha.”
8 UJesu wasesithi: “Ngilitshelile ukuthi yimi. Nxa lidinga mina, yekelani amadoda la ahambe.”
9 Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke amazwi awatshoyo athi: “Kubo bonke ongiphe bona angilahlekelwanga langoyedwa.”+
10 USimoni Phetro wayelenkemba, yikho wayihwatsha wagalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu wayiquma indlebe yesokudla.+ Inceku leyo kwakuthiwa nguMalikhusi.
11 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuPhetro: “Buyisela inkemba leyo esikhwameni sayo.+ Akufanelanga ngiyinathe yini inkomitsho uBaba anginike yona?”+
12 Amasotsha lenduna yamabutho kanye labalindi ababethunywe ngamaJuda bambamba uJesu bambopha.
13 Baqala bamusa ku-Anasi ngoba wayenguyisezala kaKhayifasi+ owayengumphristi omkhulu ngalowomnyaka.+
14 UKhayifasi lo nguye owayecebise amaJuda ngokuthi kwakunceda wona ukuthi indoda eyodwa ifele abantu.+
15 USimoni Phetro lomunye umfundi balandela uJesu.+ Umfundi lo wayesaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu njalo wangena loJesu egumeni lomphristi omkhulu,
16 kodwa uPhetro yena wasala emi phandle emnyango.* Yikho umfundi lo owayesaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu waphuma wayakhuluma lomuntu owayelinde emnyango, wamngenisa uPhetro.
17 Intombazana eyincekukazi eyayilinde emnyango yathi kuPhetro: “Awusimfundi wendoda le nje wena?” Yena wathi: “Angisuye.”+
18 Izinceku labalindi babesotha umlilo wamalahle ababewubasile ngoba kwakuqanda. Babemile bewugombolozele, loPhetro laye emi labo esotha umlilo.
19 Umphristi okhokhelayo wabuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe langemfundiso yakhe.
20 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Bengihlala ngikhuluma labantu egcekeni futhi ngifundisa esinagogeni lasethempelini,+ lapho wonke amaJuda abuthana khona. Angikhulumanga lutho ensitha.
21 Manje kungani ubuza mina? Buza labo abangizwa ngikhuluma. Bayakwazi engakutshoyo.”
22 UJesu esetsho njalo, omunye wabalindi owayemi khonapho wamtshaya ngempama ebusweni+ wathi: “Ungaphendula njalo umphristi okhokhelayo?”
23 UJesu wasesithi kuye: “Nxa engikukhulumileyo kungaqondanga tshono ukuthi ngiphambaniseni, kodwa nxa kuqondile ungitshayelani?”
24 U-Anasi wasemdlulisela kuKhayifasi umphristi omkhulu,+ elokhu ebotshiwe.
25 USimoni Phetro yena wayelokhu emile esotha umlilo. Bathi kuye: “Pho lawe awusimfundi wakhe?” Waphika wathi: “Angisuye.”+
26 Enye inceku yomphristi omkhulu, eyayiyisihlobo sendoda eyayiqunywe indlebe nguPhetro+ yathi: “Kanti wena angizange ngikubone ulaye ensimini?”
27 Kodwa uPhetro waphinda waphika, iqhude lahle lakhala.+
28 Ekuseni kakhulu basuka loJesu kuKhayifasi bamusa esigodlweni sombusi.*+ Bona abazange bangene esigodlweni sombusi ukuze bangazingcolisi+ besebesehluleka ukudla iPhasika.
29 Ngakho uPhilathu waphuma wabalanda, wafika wathi: “Liyimangalela ngani indoda le?”
30 Bamphendula bathi: “Ngabe indoda le ibingayisiso sigangi, besingasoze siyilethe kuwe.”
31 UPhilathu wasesithi kubo: “Mthatheni lina limahlulele ngomthetho wenu.”+ AmaJuda athi: “Akukho emthethweni ukuthi sibulale umuntu.”+
32 Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke ilizwi uJesu ayelitshilo eveza ukuthi wayezakufa njani.+
33 Ngakho umbusi uPhilathu waphinda wangena esigodlweni sakhe wabiza uJesu wathi kuye: “UyiNkosi yamaJuda yini?”+
34 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Lokhu okubuzayo uzicabangele kumbe kulabantu abakutshele ngami?”
35 UPhilathu wathi: “NgingumJuda yini mina? Isizwe sakini labaphristi abakhokhelayo yibo abakulethe kimi. Kanti wena wenzeni?”
36 UJesu wasesithi:+ “UMbuso wami awusiwo walumhlaba.+ Aluba uMbuso wami ubungowalumhlaba, izinceku zami bezizakulwa ukuze nginganikelwa kumaJuda.+ Kodwa uMbuso wami wona awuveli lapha.”
37 UPhilathu wasesithi kuye: “Uyinkosi yini?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kunjengoba nje usitsho ukuthi ngiyinkosi.+ Ngazalelwa ukuthi ngizofakaza iqiniso+ futhi lokho yikho engakulandayo emhlabeni. Wonke umuntu osekela iqiniso uyalilalela ilizwi lami.”
38 UPhilathu wathi: “Kuyini iqiniso?”
Esetsho njalo waphinda waphuma waya kumaJuda wafika wathi kuwo: “Mina angitholi cala kuye.+
39 Lijayele ukuthi ngilikhululele umuntu ngePhasika.+ Liyafuna yini ukuthi ngilikhululele iNkosi yamaJuda?”
40 Baphinda bamemeza bathi: “Sifuna uBharabha hatshi indoda le!” UBharabha lo wayeyisigebenga.+
