Kulandzisa KwaMatewu
26 Ngesikhatsi Jesu sekacedzile kukhuluma lamavi, watsi kubafundzi bakhe: 2 “Niyati kutsi sekusele emalanga lamabili kube liPhasika,+ futsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu itawunikelwa etitseni tayo iphindze ibulawelwe elugodvweni.”+
3 Baphristi labakhulu nemadvodza lamadzala bahlangana ndzawonye ebaleni lemphristi lophakeme lobekutsiwa nguKhayafase,+ 4 futsi bakha lisu+ lekubamba* Jesu ngebucili kuze bambulale. 5 Kodvwa bebasolo batsi: “Asingambambi ngesikhatsi semkhosi, kuze bantfu bangasusi siphitsiphitsi.”
6 Ngesikhatsi Jesu aseBhetani, endlini yaSimoni lobekanebulephelo,+ 7 kweta umfati lobekaphetse sigujana lebesakhiwe ngelitje lelimhlophe, sinemafutsa lanemakha lebekadule kakhulu, wawatsela enhloko yaJesu njengobe abehleti etafuleni. 8 Nabakubona loku, bafundzi batfukutsela base batsi: “Kudlajatiselwani kangaka? 9 Ngobe lamafutsa bekangatsengiswa ngemali lenyenti bese kuphiwa labeswele.” 10 Jesu wakubona loku, watsi kubo: “Nimhluphelani kangaka lomfati? Yinhle lentfo layente kimi. 11 Bantfu labeswele nihlale ninabo,+ kodvwa mine ngeke ngihlale nginani.+ 12 Njengobe lomfati abengigcobisa ngalamafutsa lanemakha, bekentela kutsi ngilungele kuyongcwatjwa.+ 13 Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Nobe ngukuphi lapho letindzaba letimnandzi tishunyayelwa khona emhlabeni wonkhe, loku lokwentiwe ngulomfati kutawuhlale kukhunjulwa.”+
14 Ngemuva kwaloko, Judasi Skariyothi,+ lomunye webaphostoli labangu-12, wahamba waya kubaphristi labakhulu,+ 15 wafike watsi: “Yini lenitanginika yona nangingamtsengisa kini?”+ Batsi batamnika tinhlavu telisiliva letingu-30.+ 16 Ngako, kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi abesolo afuna litfuba lelikahle lekutsengisa Jesu.
17 Ngelilanga lekucala leMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo,+ bafundzi beta kuJesu batsi: “Ufuna sikulungisele kuphi indzawo yekudla liPhasika?”+ 18 Watsi: “Hambani niye edolobheni futsi nitawukhandza lenye indvodza, nibofike nitsi kuyo: ‘UMfundzisi utsi: “Sikhatsi sami lesifanele sesisondzele; liPhasika ngitalidlela endlini yakho ngikanye nebafundzi bami.”’” 19 Ngako labafundzi benta njengobe Jesu abatjelile futsi balungiselela liPhasika.
20 Ngesikhatsi sekuhwalele,+ abehleti etafuleni nebafundzi bakhe labangu-12.+ 21 Nabasadla, watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Lomunye wenu utangitsengisa.”+ 22 Loku kwabavisa buhlungu kakhulu futsi nguloyo naloyo watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, ngimi yini?” 23 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Loyo lofaka sandla kanye nami kulesitja, nguye lotangitsengisa.+ 24 INdvodzana yemuntfu itakufa njengobe kubhaliwe, kodvwa maye+ kuloyo muntfu lotayitsengisa!+ Bekutawuba ncono kakhulu ngaye kube akazange atalwe.”+ 25 Judasi, lobekatawutsengisa Jesu watsi: “Mfundzisi, ngimi yini?” Jesu watsi kuye: “Sewuvele ushito.”
26 Njengobe bebachubeka badla, Jesu watsatsa sinkhwa, wabonga, wasihlephula+ wase usinika bafundzi bakhe, watsi: “Tsatsani nidle. Loku kumelela umtimba wami.”+ 27 Wase utsatsa nendzebe, wabonga, wabanika yona, watsi: “Natsani kuyo nonkhe,+ 28 ngobe imelela ‘ingati yami+ yesivumelwane,’+ letawucitfwa ngenca yalabanyenti+ kute batsetselelwe tono.+ 29 Kodvwa ngitsi kini: Ngeke ngisaphindze ngilinatse leliwayini kuze kube ngulapho sengilinatsa lilisha kanye nani eMbusweni waBabe.”+ 30 Ngemuva kwekuhlabela tingoma tekudvumisa Nkulunkulu, bahamba baya eNtsabeni Yemincumo.+
31 Jesu watsi kubo: “Kulobusuku balamuhla, nonkhe nitangishiya, ngobe kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Ngitawushaya umelusi, umhlambi wetimvu uhlakateke.’+ 32 Kodvwa nasengivusiwe, ngitawuhamba kucala kunani ngiye eGalile.”+ 33 Phetro watsi kuye: “Ngisho nobe bonkhe laba labanye bangakushiya, mine angeke ngize ngikushiye!”+ 34 Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngicinisile ngitsi kuwe: Kulobusuku balamuhla kutawutsi lichudze lingakakhali, utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”+ 35 Kodvwa Phetro watsi kuye: “Ngisho nobe kungadzingeka kutsi ngife nawe, angeke ngize ngikuphike.”+ Nalaba labanye bafundzi basho njalo.
36 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jesu nebafundzi bakhe befika eGetsemane,+ futsi watsi kubo: “Hlalani lapha, mine ngisayothantaza.”+ 37 Wahamba naPhetro nemadvodzana aZebedi lamabili, waba lusizi futsi weva buhlungu kakhulu.+ 38 Watsi kubo: “Ngicindzeteleke kakhulu. Hlalani lapha nilindze kanye nami.”+ 39 Wahamba libangana, wafike waguca watsintsa ngebuso phansi futsi wathantaza,+ watsi: “Babe, nangabe kungenteka, lendzebe+ ayendlule kimi. Kodvwa akwenteke intsandvo yakho, hhayi intsandvo yami.”+
40 Wabuyela kulabafundzi wabatfola balele, futsi watsi kuPhetro: “Beningeke nikhone yini kulindza nami li-awa linye nje?+ 41 Hlalani nilindzile+ futsi nichubeke nithantaza+ kute ningangeni ekulingweni.+ Umoya wenu uyalangatelela,* kodvwa inyama ibutsakatsaka.”+ 42 Waphindze wahamba kwesibili wayothantaza watsi: “Babe, nangabe lendzebe ingeke yendlule ngingakayinatsi, akwenteke intsandvo yakho.”+ 43 Wabuya, futsi wabatfola balele, ngobe bebafile butfongo. 44 Waphindze wabashiya, wahamba wayothantaza kwesitsatfu, solo asho intfo lefanako. 45 Wabuya kulabafundzi watsi: “Ngesikhatsi lesinjengalesi nilele, futsi niphumulile! Selisondzele li-awa lekutsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu inikelwe kubantfu labatoni. 46 Sukumani sihambe, ngobe loyo lotangitsengisa sewusedvute.” 47 Watsi asakhuluma, kwefika Judasi lobekangulomunye webaphostoli labangu-12, ahamba nesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu lesasiphetse tinkemba netindvuku, sitfunywe baphristi labakhulu nemadvodza lamadzala.+
48 Judasi bekabatjelile watsi: “Loyo lengitamanga kutawube kunguye; nibombopha.” 49 Ngako wacondza kuJesu wafike watsi: “Sawubona Mfundzisi!” wase uyamanga. 50 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kuye: “Ufunani lapha?”+ Ngako beta babamba Jesu, base bayambopha. 51 Kusenjalo, lomunye kulabo labebahamba naJesu wahoshula inkemba yakhe wasusa indlebe yesisebenti semphristi lophakeme.+ 52 Jesu watsi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endzaweni yayo,+ ngobe bonkhe labasebentisa inkemba batawubhujiswa ngenkemba.+ 53 Awati yini kutsi nyalo ngingacela Babe kutsi atfumele libutfo* letingilosi?+ 54 Nangingenta njalo, imiBhalo itawugcwaliseka njani njengobe itsi loku kufanele kwenteke?” 55 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Jesu watsi kulesicumbi sebantfu: “Nite kutongibopha niphetse tinkemba netindvuku shengatsi nitobamba sigebengu? Malanga onkhe bengihlale ngifundzisa ethempelini,+ kodvwa anizange ningibophe.+ 56 Konkhe loku kwenteke kute kugcwaliseke loko lokwabhalwa* baphrofethi.”+ Ngako bonkhe bafundzi bakhe bamshiya babaleka.+
57 Labo lababopha Jesu bamtsatsa bamyisa kuKhayafase+ lobekangumphristi lophakeme, lapho kwakubutsene khona tati temtsetfo nemadvodza lamadzala.+ 58 Kodvwa Phetro abesolo amlandzela akhashane baze befika ebaleni lemphristi lophakeme, futsi ngemuva kwekungena ngekhatsi, wahlala netinceku talapho kuze abone kutsi kutawentekani.+
59 Baphristi labakhulu nawo onkhe emalunga eNkantolo YemaJuda bebafuna bufakazi lobungemanga ngaJesu kuze bambulale.+ 60 Kodvwa ngisho nobe bekufika bofakazi bemanga labanyenti,+ abazange babutfole lobufakazi lebebabufuna. Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi kwefika bofakazi lababili, 61 batsi: “Lomuntfu bekatsi: ‘Lelithempeli laNkulunkulu ngingalibhidlita futsi ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.’”+ 62 Ngako umphristi lophakeme wasukuma watsi kuye: “Kukhona yini longatiphendvulela ngako kuloku labakushoko?”+ 63 Kodvwa Jesu wabindza.+ Ngako lomphristi lophakeme watsi kuye: “Ngikufungisa Nkulunkulu lophilako, sitjele kutsi unguKhristu yini, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu!”+ 64 Jesu watsi kuye: “Sewuvele ushito. Kodvwa ngitsi kini: Kusukela nyalo nitawubona iNdvodzana yemuntfu+ ihleti ngesekudla saLoyo Lonemandla+ futsi ita isemafini.”+ 65 Ngako lomphristi lophakeme wadzabula tingubo takhe tangetulu, watsi: “Lomuntfu uhlambalatile! Sisabadzingelani-ke labanye bofakazi? Nani nimvile ahlambalata. 66 Nitsi akwentiweni?” Baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele afe.”+ 67 Ngako bamkhafulela ebusweni+ futsi bamshaya ngetibhakela.+ Labanye bamshaya ngetimphama ebusweni,+ 68 batsi: “Phrofetha-ke wena Khristu, ngubani lokushayile?”
69 Njengobe Phetro abehleti ebaleni, kweta intfombatana kuye yatsi: “Nawe bewuhamba naloJesu waseGalile!”+ 70 Kodvwa waphika embikwabo bonkhe watsi: “Angati kutsi ukhuluma ngani.” 71 Watsi nasekaya esangweni, lenye intfombatana yambona yase itsi kulaba labanye: “Lona bekanaloJesu waseNazaretha.”+ 72 Waphindze waphika, waze wafunga watsi: “Ngicinisile, angimati lomuntfu!” 73 Ngemuva kwesikhashana, labo lebebeme edvute beta kuPhetro batsi: “Vele nawe ungulomunye wabo, ngobe nje nekukhuluma kwakho* kuyakuceba.” 74 Wafunga wagomela watsi: “Ngicinisile, angimati lomuntfu!” Ngekushesha lichudze lakhala. 75 Ngako Phetro wawakhumbula emavi aJesu latsi: “Kutawutsi lichudze lingakakhali, utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”+ Waphumela ngephandle wakhala kabuhlungu.