19 Batayinikela etandleni tebetive, kuze iphukutwe, bayishaye, bese bayibetsela esiphambanweni; kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu itawuvuswa ekufeni.”
luhlobo lwebantfu lababi nalabalihlazo lelingachazeki, bacoshwa bakhishwa eveni.
Labantfu bashuca nalabahlambalata Nkulunkulu, bahlose bubi ngami.
Kodvwa labafile bakho bayawuphila; imitimba yabo iyawuvuka. Nine lenihleti elutfulini lwemhlaba, vukani nimemete ngenjabulo. Ematolo akho anjengematolo asekuseni laphilisako, umhlaba uyawubakhipha labafile bawo.
Yedzelelwa yaliwa bantfu, umuntfu wetinsizi labekwetayele kuhlupheka. Njengemuntfu bantfu labangafuni kumbuka, yedzelelwa, asizange siyishaye mkhuba.
Emvakwemalanga lamabili utasiphilisa, ngelilanga lesitsatfu utasivusa, khona sitewuphila ebukhoneni bakhe.
Njengobe naJona ahlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu esiswini semkhoma, kanjalo futsi neNdvodzana yeMuntfu iyawuhlala emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu ematfunjini emhlaba.
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
batayibulala, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu iyawuvuswa ekufeni.” Badzabuka kakhulu.
Philatu wase ubakhululela Bharaba; kepha Jesu asashayiwe wase umnikela kubo kutsi abetselwe esiphambanweni.
batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siyakhumbula kutsi lomkhohlisi asaphila watsi: ‘Ngiyawuvuka emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.’
Labanye bamkhafulela ngematse, bammbonya buso bakhe, bamshaya batsi: “Phrofetha!” Nabogadzi imbala bammukula.
Kwanelela kwasa nje kwabutsana lonkhe Liqoqo, baphristi labakhulu, netibondza, netati, kanye nalamanye emalunga alo, bahlanganisa inkhulumo. Babopha Jesu bamchuba bayawumetfula kuPhilatu.
Ngako-ke Philatu atsandza kujabulisa ticumbi, wabakhululela Bharaba. Jesu asabhanjabuliwe, Philatu wabe sewumnikela esicukwini kutsi siyewumbetsela esiphambanweni.
Itawunikelwa etandleni tetive letitawuhlekisa ngayo tiyetfuke, tiyikhafulele.
Herodi nemabutfo akhe bahlekisa ngaJesu bamhhalatisa ngekwedzelela bamembesa umjiva wengubo, bambuyisela kuPhilatu.
Watsi kubo: “Naku lokubhaliwe kutsi Khristu ufanele kuhlupheka abulawe abuye avuswe ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu,
Nkulunkulu ngekwatinchanti kwakhe nangentsandvo yakhe abesakumisile kutsi Jesu uyawuniketwa kini; nine-ke nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni ngetandla tetoni.
Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula walibopha etinyaweni nasetandleni takhe watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguMoya Longcwele: ‘Umnikati walelibhande utawuboshwa ngemaJuda kanje eJerusalema amnikele etandleni tebetive.’ ”
“Nembala kulelidolobha Herodi naPhontiyuse Philatu bahlangana ndzawonye nebetive, nebaka-Israyeli baphambana naJesu, Sisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele, lowasenta kutsi sibe nguKhristu.