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22 UMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo, lokutsiwa liPhasika,+ besewusondzele.+ 2 Baphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo bebafuna indlela lekahle yekubulala Jesu,+ kodvwa bebesaba bantfu.+ 3 Judasi Skariyothi, lobekangulomunye webaphostoli labangu-12 wabese ungenwa nguSathane,+ 4 futsi wahamba waya kulabaphristi labakhulu nasetindvuneni telithempeli wakhuluma nabo ngekutsi bekangamtsengisa njani kubo.+ 5 Bajabula kakhulu nabeva loku, base bavumelana ngekutsi batamnika imali yelisiliva.+ 6 Ngako wavuma, futsi wafuna litfuba lelikahle lekumtsengisa kubo, singekho sicumbi sebantfu.

7 Lefika lilanga leMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo, lebekulilanga lebekufanele kunikelwe ngalo ngesilwane seliPhasika.+ 8 Ngako Jesu watfuma Phetro kanye naJohane, watsi kubo: “Hambani niyosilungisela liPhasika.”+ 9 Batsi kuye: “Ufuna sikulungisele kuphi?” 10 Watsi kubo: “Naningena edolobheni nitawuhlangana nendvodza lephetse imbita yemanti. Niboyilandzela, niye lapho itawungena khona.+ 11 Nibotsi kumnikati walomuti: ‘UMfundzisi utsi: “Liphi likamelo letivakashi lengingadlela kulo liPhasika ngikanye nebafundzi bami?”’ 12 Lendvodza itanikhombisa likamelo lelikhulu lelingetulu, futsi lelilungiswe kahle. Nibosilungisela lapho-ke.” 13 Ngako bahamba batfola kunjengobe bekashito, base balungiselela liPhasika.

14 Satsi nasifika sikhatsi, wahlala etafuleni nebaphostoli bakhe.+ 15 Wabese utsi kubo: “Bengisolo ngifisa kakhulu kudla nani leliPhasika ngisengakahlushwa, 16 ngobe ngitsi kini: Ngeke ngiphindze ngilidle tize tigcwaliseke tonkhe tintfo eMbusweni waNkulunkulu.” 17 Wemukela indzebe, wabonga wase utsi: “Tsatsani ninatse kuyo nonkhe, 18 ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Ngeke ngiphindze ngilinatse leliwayini kuze kufike uMbuso waNkulunkulu.”

19 Wase utsatsa sinkhwa,+ wabonga, wasihlephula futsi wabanika sona, watsi: “Loku kumelela umtimba wami+ lotawunikelwa ngenca yenu.+ Chubekani nikwenta, ningikhumbula.”+ 20 Ngemuva kwekutsi babe nesidlo, wenta kanjalo nangendzebe, watsi: “Lendzebe imelela sivumelwane lesisha+ lesentiwe ngengati yami,+ letawucitfwa ngenca yenu.+

21 “Kodvwa loyo lotangitsengisa ukanye nami lapha etafuleni.+ 22 INdvodzana yemuntfu itakufa njengobe kwashiwo;+ kodvwa maye kuloyo muntfu lotayitsengisa!”+ 23 Ngako bacala kubutana bodvwa kutsi ngubani vele emkhatsini wabo lobekatawenta loku.+

24 Ngetulu kwaloko, kwase kuba nekuphikisana lokumatima emkhatsini wabo mayelana nekutsi ngubani lomkhulu kunabo bonkhe.+ 25 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Babusi betive batenta emakhosi, futsi labo labanetikhundla babitwa ngekutsi Benti Balokuhle.+ 26 Nine akukafaneli nibe njalo.+ Kodvwa loyo lomkhulu emkhatsini wenu kufanele abe njengalomncane kunani nonkhe,+ naloyo loniholako kufanele abe njengesisebenti. 27 Ngubani lomkhulu kuloyo lohleti etafuleni nakuloyo losebentako? Akusiye yini loyo lohleti etafuleni? Kodvwa mine ngikanye nani njengesisebenti senu.+

28 “Nine benisolo ninami kuko konkhe+ kuhlupheka kwami,+ 29 ngako ngenta sivumelwane nani njengobe nje naBabe enta sivumelwane sembuso nami,+ 30 kuze nidle futsi ninatse etafuleni leliseMbusweni wami,+ niphindze nihlale etihlalweni tebukhosi+ khona nitowehlulela tive letingu-12 taka-Israyeli.+

31 “Simoni, Simoni, Sathane unifuna nonkhe kuze atewunela njengakolo.+ 32 Kodvwa ngikuncusele kutsi kukholwa kwakho kungapheli,+ ngako-ke nasewubuyile kimi, ubocinisa bomnakenu.”+ 33 Phetro watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, ngikulungele kuboshwa nekufa kanye nawe.”+ 34 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Phetro, ngitsi kuwe, lamuhla kutawutsi lichudze lingakakhali utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”+

35 Waphindze watsi kubo: “Ngesikhatsi nginitfuma kutsi nihambe ningakaphatsi sipatji nobe sikhwama sekudla nobe tincabule,+ kukhona yini lenakweswela?” Bona batsi: “Cha kute.” 36 Wase utsi kubo: “Kodvwa nyalo ngitsi loyo lonesipatji akasiphatse, nalonesikhwama sekudla akasiphatse, naloyo lote inkemba akatsengise ingubo yakhe yangetulu kuze atsenge inkemba. 37 Ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi loko lokwabhalwa kufanele kugcwaliseke kimi, kutsi: ‘Utawubalwa kanye nebantfu lababi.’+ Ngako letintfo letimayelana nami setiyagcwaliseka.”+ 38 Batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sinetinkemba letimbili.” Yena watsi: “Tenele.”

39 Nakaphuma, waya eNtsabeni Yemincumo njengobe bekahlale enta, futsi bafundzi bakhe bamlandzela.+ 40 Nakefika lapho, watsi kubo: “Chubekani nithantaza kuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”+ 41 Wase uyabashiya, wahamba libangana,* wafike waguca phansi wathantaza, 42 watsi: “Babe, nangabe utsandza, yendlulise lendzebe kimi. Kodvwa akwenteke intsandvo yakho, hhayi intsandvo yami.”+ 43 Wabese ubona ingilosi levela ezulwini, futsi yamcinisa.+ 44 Kodvwa bekalusizi kakhulu, ngako wachubeka ajula kakhulu emthantazweni,+ kangangekutsi umjuluko wakhe waba njengematfonsi engati lawela emhlabatsini. 45 Ngemuva kwekuthantaza, waya kubafundzi bakhe, wabakhandza balele ngenca yelusizi.+ 46 Ngako watsi kubo: “Nileleleni? Vukani futsi nichubeke nithantaza kuze ningangeni ekulingweni.”+

47 Watsi asakhuluma, kweta sicumbi sebantfu lebesiholwa nguJudasi, lobekangulomunye webaphostoli labangu⁠-⁠12. Judasi weta kuJesu wamanga.+ 48 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kuye: “Judasi, iNdvodzana yemuntfu uyitsengisa ngekuyanga?” 49 Ngesikhatsi labo lebebanaJesu babona loko lobekutawenteka batsi: “Nkhosi, sibahlasele yini ngaletinkemba tetfu?” 50 Lomunye wabo wavele washaya sisebenti semphristi lophakeme, wasisusa indlebe yangesekudla.+ 51 Kodvwa Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Sekwenele.” Wase utsintsa lendlebe yalesisebenti, waselapha. 52 Jesu wakhuluma nebaphristi labakhulu, tindvuna telithempeli, nemadvodza lamadzala labebete kutombamba, watsi: “Nite kimi niphetse tinkemba netindvuku shengatsi nitobamba sigebengu?+ 53 Ngesikhatsi ngisesenani ethempelini malanga onkhe,+ anizange ningibambe.+ Kodvwa lesi sesikhatsi senu, nesikhatsi sekutsi bumnyama bube nemandla.”+

54 Ngako bambopha base bayamtsatsa+ bamyisa endlini yemphristi lophakeme; kodvwa Phetro bekalandzela akhashane.+ 55 Ngesikhatsi bantfu babasa umlilo ebaleni futsi bahlala ndzawonye, Phetro naye bekahleti nabo.+ 56 Kodvwa lenye intfombatana yambona ahleti ngasemlilweni, yambukisisa yase itsi: “Nalona bekahamba naye.” 57 Yena waphika, watsi: “Angimati lomuntfu.” 58 Ngemuva kwesikhashana, lomunye umuntfu wambona wase utsi: “Nawe futsi ungulomunye wabo.” Kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Ndvodza, angisuye.”+ 59 Kwatsi ngemuva kwesikhatsi lesingaba li-awa, lenye indvodza yasho ngekuciniseka yatsi: “Vele nayo lendvodza beyinaloJesu, ngobe ecinisweni yaseGalile!” 60 Kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Ndvodza, angikwati loko lokhuluma ngako.” Ngekushesha nje asakhuluma, lichudze lakhala. 61 Ngako iNkhosi yagucuka yabuka Phetro, futsi wase uyawakhumbula emavi iNkhosi lebeyiwashito kuye nayitsi: “Lamuhla, kutawutsi lichudze lingakakhali, utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”+ 62 Ngako waphumela ngephandle wakhala kabuhlungu.

63 Lamadvodza lebekabophe Jesu acala kuhlekisa ngaye,+ amshaya,+ 64 futsi ngemuva kwekummbonya buso, bekasolo ambuta atsi: “Phrofetha-ke! Ngubani lokushayile?” 65 Achubeka asho letinye tintfo letinyenti amhlambalata.

66 Kwatsi nakusa, licembu lemadvodza lamadzala, lokufaka ekhatsi baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo, lahlangana+ futsi lamyisa eNkantolo YemaJuda, latsi kuye: 67 “Sitjele kutsi unguKhristu yini.”+ Kodvwa yena watsi: “Ngisho nobe nginganitjela, ngeke ningikholwe. 68 Ngisho nobe nginganibuta, ngeke nize ningiphendvule. 69 Kodvwa kusukela nyalo, iNdvodzana yemuntfu+ itawuhlala ngesekudla saNkulunkulu lonemandla.”+ 70 Nabeva loku, bonkhe batsi: “Pho ungiyo yini iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu?” Watsi kubo: “Nine senivele nishito kutsi ngingiyo.” 71 Ngako batsi: “Sisabudzingelani-ke lobunye bufakazi? Ngobe sesitivele tsine matfupha akusho ngemlomo wakhe.”+