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23 Ngako bonkhe labantfu besuka bamikisa Jesu kuPilatu.+ 2 Bambeka licala+ batsi: “Lomuntfu simtfole adukisa sive sakitsi, atjela nebantfu kutsi bangatseli kuKhesari,+ futsi atibita ngekutsi unguKhristu inkhosi.”+ 3 Ngako Pilatu wambuta watsi: “Wena uyiNkhosi yemaJuda yini?” Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Sewuvele ushito.”+ 4 Pilatu wase ukhuluma nebaphristi labakhulu nalesicumbi sebantfu watsi: “Kute licala lengilitfola kulomuntfu.”+ 5 Kodvwa bebaphikelela batsi: “Lomuntfu ususa lutfutfuva ngekufundzisa kulo lonkhe laseJudiya, kusukela eGalile kuze kube ngulapha.” 6 Nakeva loko, Pilatu wabuta kutsi Jesu waseGalile yini. 7 Ngako watsi nasekevile kutsi Jesu uvela esifundzeni saHerodi,+ wamtfumela kuye, njengobe Herodi bekaseJerusalema ngaleso sikhatsi.
8 Herodi wajabula kakhulu nakabona Jesu. Besekuphele sikhatsi lesidze afuna kumbona ngobe besekukunyenti lebekakuvile ngaye,+ futsi bekanelitsemba lekutsi utambona enta simangaliso. 9 Ngako wambuta imibuto leminyenti, kodvwa Jesu akazange amphendvule.+ 10 Nanobe kunjalo, baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo bebasolo basukuma bambeka licala batfukutsele. 11 Herodi nemasotja akhe bamedzelela+ futsi Herodi wahlekisa ngaye,+ wamembatsisa ingubo lenhle wabese umbuyisela kuPilatu. 12 Kusukela ngalelolanga, boHerodi naPilatu baba bangani, nanobe ekucaleni bebatitsa.
13 Pilatu wase ubita baphristi labakhulu, nebaholi kanye nebantfu, 14 watsi kubo: “Niletse lomuntfu kimi ngobe nitsi wenta bantfu bavukele. Kodvwa ngimphenyisise embikwenu ngangasitfoli sizatfu semacala lenimbeke wona.+ 15 NaHerodi umtfole ete licala, kungako ambuyise kitsi, futsi kute lokubi lokwentiwe ngulomuntfu lokungabangela kutsi aze abulawe. 16 Ngako ngitamjezisa+ bese ngiyamkhulula.” 17 *—— 18 Kodvwa sonkhe sicumbi sebantfu samemeta satsi: “Mbulale* lomuntfu, bese usikhululela Bharaba!”+ 19 (Lendvodza beyiboshelwe kubulala kanye nekusekela labo lebebavukela umbuso.) 20 Pilatu waphindze wakhuluma nabo ngobe bekafuna kukhulula Jesu.+ 21 Ngako bamemeta batsi: “Akayiswe elugodvweni! Akayiswe elugodvweni!”*+ 22 Waphindze wakhuluma nabo kwesitsatfu, watsi: “Leni? Yini lembi layentile? Angitfoli lutfo lolumenta afanelwe kufa, ngako ngitamjezisa bese ngiyamkhulula.” 23 Kodvwa baphikelela, bamemeta kakhulu batsi akabulawe,* futsi Pilatu wagcine sekabalalele.+ 24 Ngako wakhipha sijubo sekutsi kwentiwe loko lebebakufuna. 25 Wayikhulula lendvodza lebebafuna kutsi ikhululwe, futsi lebeyiboshelwe kuvukela umbuso nekubulala, kodvwa wabaniketa Jesu kuze bente labakutsandzako kuye.
26 Batsi nabasahamba naye, bahlangana naSimoni waseSirene aphuma emaphandleni, bametfwesa lugodvo* lebekutawubulawelwa Jesu kulo, batsi akaletfwale alandzele Jesu.+ 27 Bekukhona nesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu lebesimlandzela, lebesifaka ekhatsi bafati lebebasolo badzindza sililo, bamkhalela. 28 Jesu wagucuka, wabuka labafati watsi: “Madvodzakati aseJerusalema, yekelani kungikhalela. Kodvwa tikhaleleni nine nebantfwabenu,+ 29 ngobe sikhatsi siyeta lapho bantfu batawutsi: ‘Bayajabula bafati labangabatfoli bantfwana, nalabangazange batale kanye nemabele langazange amunyise!’+ 30 Batawutsi etintsabeni: ‘Welani etikwetfu!’ Batsi emagcumeni: ‘Simbonyeni!’+ 31 Nangabe benta letintfo sihlahla nasisemanti, kutawentekani-ke nasesomile?”
32 Bekunemadvodza lamabili latigebengu lebekayobulawa kanye naye.+ 33 Nabefika endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi Sikobho,+ bambetsela eceleni kwaletigebengu, sinye besingesekudla sakhe, kantsi lesinye besingesencele.+ 34 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Babe, batsetselele ngobe abakwati labakwentako.” Ngetulu kwaloko, benta inkatho kuze behlukaniselane ngetingubo takhe.+ 35 Bantfu bema babukela, kodvwa baholi bebamphukuta futsi batsi: “Bekabasindzisa labanye; naye akatisindzise nangabe anguKhristu waNkulunkulu, Lokhetsiwe.”+ 36 Nemasotja bekahlekisa ngaye, asondzela kuye amniketa liwayini lelimunyu,+ 37 atsi: “Nangabe uyiNkhosi yemaJuda, tisindzise.” 38 Ngenhla kwenhloko yakhe bekubhalwe emavi latsi: “Lena YiNkhosi YemaJuda.”+
39 Ngemuva kwaloko, lesinye saletigebengu lebetibetselwe naye sakhuluma naye kabi+ satsi: “Angitsi unguKhristu? Tisindzise phela, usindzise natsi.” 40 Kodvwa lelesinye sasekhuta satsi: “Awumesabi yini Nkulunkulu, njengobe nawe utfole lesijeziso lesifana nesalomuntfu? 41 Tsine sisifanele ngobe sivuna loko lesikuhlanyele, kodvwa lona kute lokubi lakwentile.” 42 Ngako sase sitsi: “Jesu, ungikhumbule nawufika eMbusweni wakho.”+ 43 Yena watsi kuso: “Lamuhla ngiyakutjela ngitsi: Uyawuba nami ePharadisi.”+
44 Kwatsi nasekusondzela insimbi yelishumi nakubili emini,* kwaba mnyama eveni lonkhe kwaze kwaba ngesikhatsi sekusondzela insimbi yesitsatfu ntsambama,*+ 45 ngobe lilanga lafiphala, nendvwangu yasethempelini+ yadzabuka ekhatsi, kusuka etulu kuya phansi.+ 46 Jesu wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Babe, ngibeka umoya wami etandleni takho.”+ Nakacedza kusho loko, wafa.*+ 47 Ngemuva kwekubona letintfo lebetentekile, indvuna yemasotja yakhatimulisa Nkulunkulu yatsi: “Nembala lomuntfu bekalungile.”+ 48 Bekunesicumbi sebantfu lebesibutsene lapho sitobukela, futsi satsi nasibona letintfo lebetentekile, sabuyela emuva silusizi. 49 Bonkhe labamatiko bebemele khashane. Nebafati lebebasuke naye eGalile bebalapho futsi batibona letintfo.+
50 Bekunendvodza lebeyibitwa ngekutsi nguJosefa, ililunga leNkantolo Yenkholo,* beyinemusa futsi ilungile.+ 51 (Lendvodza ayizange ilisekele licebo labo kanye nesento sabo.) Beyisuka e-Arimathiya, lidolobha lebantfu baseJudiya, futsi beyilindze uMbuso waNkulunkulu. 52 Yaya kuPilatu yayocela sidvumbu saJesu. 53 Yabese iyasehlisa elugodvweni,+ yasigocotela ngendvwangu yelineni lecolisakele, yasibeka ethuneni lebelimbiwe edvwaleni,+ lobekungakase kungcwatjwe muntfu kulo. 54 Bekulilanga Lekulungiselela,+ futsi liSabatha+ beselitawucala. 55 Bafati lebebasuke naJesu eGalile nabo bahamba babuka lelithuna futsi babona kutsi sidvumbu sakhe singcwatjwe kuphi,+ 56 base bayahamba bayolungisa emakha nemafutsa lanuka kahle. Kodvwa baphumula ngeliSabatha+ njengobe bekusho uMtsetfo.