Johane 18 - Siswati 1996 BibleKuboshwa kwaJesu ( Mat. 26:47-56 ; Mak. 14:43-50 ; Luk. 22:47-53 ) 1 Jesu watsi kube acedze kuthandaza, wahamba kanye nebafundzi bakhe, bewelela ngesheya kwemfudlana lokwakutsiwa yiKhidroni. Bekunengadze langena kuyo Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe. 2 Judasi, lowamtsengisa, naye bekayati leyo ndzawo. Phela Jesu abevamise kuhlanganela khona nebafundzi bakhe. 3 Ngako-ke Judasi wavele wacondza khona kuleyo ndzawo, ahamba nesicuku lesikhulu semasotja, nalabanye bogadzi belithempeli lababetfunywe baphristi labakhulu bakanye nebaFarisi. Babehlome tikhali, baphetse emalambu netidlwane. 4 Ngako Jesu, akwati konkhe lokwakutamehlela, wasondzela embikwabo watsi: “Nifuna bani?” 5 Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.” Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngimi.” Judasi, lowamtsengisa, bekeme nabo. 6 Kwatsi Jesu nakabaphendvula atsi: “Ngimi,” bakhwesha nyova, baze bawela phansi. 7 Jesu waphindza wababuta watsi: “Kantsi nifuna bani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.” 8 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ingani nginitjelile ngatsi ngimi. Ngako-ke nangabe nifuna mine, bayekeleni bahambe laba!” 9 Loku wakusho kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi labesalikhulumile kuYise lekutsi: “Babe, kute ngisho namunye lowalahleka kulaba lowangipha bona.” 10 Simoni Phetro abenenkemba, wayihoshula wagalela ngayo esigcilini semPhristi Lomkhulu, wasihhumbula indlebe yangesekudla. Libito lalesigcili kwakunguMalkhusi. 11 Jesu watsi kuPhetro: “Buyisela inkemba yakho esikhwameni sayo! Kantsi angisete ngayinatsa yini lendzebe yelusizi lengiyinikwe nguBabe?” Jesu embikwa-Anasi ( Mat. 26:57-58 ; Mak. 14:53-54 ; Luk. 22:54 ) 12 Ngako-ke lesicumbi semasotja nendvuna yawo kanye nabogadzi bemaJuda bambamba Jesu bambopha. 13 Kwekucala bammikisa ku-Anasi, ngobe abenguyisetala waKhayafase, labengumPhristi Lomkhulu kulowo mnyaka. 14 Bekunguye, yena loKhayafase, lowayala emaJuda kutsi bekufanele kufe umuntfu munye, afele bonkhe bantfu. Phetro uphika Jesu ( Mat. 26:69-70 ; Mak. 14:66-68 ; Luk. 22:55-57 ) 15 Simoni Phetro nalomunye umfundzi babeloku balandzela Jesu. UmPhristi Lomkhulu abemati kahle lona lomunye umfundzi. Ngako-ke wangena naJesu ngekhatsi esibuyeni sendlu yemPhristi Lomkhulu. 16 Phetro yena bekeme ngephandle nje eyeme umnyango. Ngako lomfundzi lomunye labatiwa ngumPhristi Lomkhulu, wancandzeka waphuma wakhuluma nentfombatana leyayingasemnyango ingugonsa, yase iyamngenisa-ke naPhetro. 17 Lentfombatana yabuta Phetro yatsi: “Awusiye yini lomunye webafundzi balomuntfu?” Phetro watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” 18 Kwakumakhata, ngako-ke tisebenti kanye nabogadzi bese babase umlilo wemalahle bawutungeletile botsa, naPhetro wema kanye nabo, wotsa umlilo. UmPhristi Lomkhulu ubuta Jesu ( Mat. 26:59-66 ; Mak. 14:55-64 ; Luk. 22:66-71 ) 19 UmPhristi Lomkhulu wabuta Jesu ngebafundzi bakhe nangetimfundziso takhe. 20 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikhulume ebaleni ngikhuluma nemhlaba wonkhe. Ngato tonkhe tikhatsi bengifundzisa emasinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho kubutsana khona onkhe emaJuda. Angizange sengikhulume lutfo emasitseleni. 21 Manje, ungibutelani-ke? Buta kulabantfu bebangiva. Ubabute kutsi bengibatjela kutsini, ngobe bayakwati konkhe loku bengibafundzisa kona.” 22 Asakhuluma loko Jesu, lomunye wabogadzi labesedvutane naye wammukula ngemphama watsi: “Uphendvula umPhristi Lomkhulu nawusho nje?” 23 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Nangikhulume kabi, shano phela kutsi ngitsiteni; kodvwa nangikhulume liciniso, ungishayelani?” 24 Ngako Anasi watfumela Jesu asaboshiwe kuKhayafase, umPhristi Lomkhulu. Phetro uchubeka nekuphika Jesu ( Mat. 26:71-75 ; Mak. 14:69-72 ; Luk. 22:58-62 ) 25 Phetro abeseloku emile lapho otsa umlilo, base batsi kuye: “Awusiye yini lomunye webalandzeli balomuntfu?” Kodvwa Phetro wakuphika loko watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” 26 Lomunye wetigcili temPhristi Lomkhulu, labesinini salona lowahhunjulwa nguPhetro indlebe, wambuta watsi: “Angikubonanga yini unaye engadzeni?” 27 Waphindza waphika Phetro. Masinyane nje lichudze lakhala. Jesu embikwaPhilatu ( Mat. 27:1-2 , 11-14 ; Mak. 15:1-5 ; Luk. 23:1-5 ) 28 Base bayamtsatsa Jesu ekhaya laKhayafase bamyisa ekwehlulelweni, kwakungusekuseni ngeluvivi. EmaJuda wona akazange angene kuleyondlu, ngobe abentela kutigcina angangcoli ngekwemtsetfo, kuze phela alungele kudla Sidlo seliPhasika. 29 Ngako-ke Philatu waphuma, waya kubo, wababuta watsi: “Cala lini lalentile lomuntfu?” 30 Bamphendvula batsi: “Kube lomuntfu abete licala, ngabe asikamletsi lapha kuwe.” 31 Philatu watsi kubo: “Mtsatseni nine niteke lelo cala lakhe ngekwemtsetfo wenu!” EmaJuda aphendvula atsi: “Site lilungelo lekubulala umuntfu.” 32 Loku kwenteka kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi laJesu lalisho, nakachaza indlela labetawufa ngayo. 33 Philatu wancandzeka wabuyela endlini, wabuta Jesu watsi: “Ye Jesu, wena ungiyo yini inkhosi yemaJuda?” 34 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngekwakho lombuzo usuka kuwe yini, nome kukhona labakutjele kona ngami?” 35 Philatu waphendvula watsi: “NgingumJuda yini mine? Sive sakini nebaphristi bakini labakhulu labakuletse la kimi. Wenteni wena?” 36 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo wakulelive. Kube bewuwakulelive, ngabe balandzeli bami bangilwele, kuze ngingetiwuniketwa kumaJuda. Kepha noko umbuso wami awusiwo wakulelive.” 37 Ngako Philatu watsi: “Ngempela ungiyo yini inkhosi?” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Uyasho wena kutsi ngiyiNkhosi. Mine ngatalelwa kona loko, futsi ngetela kona loko kulomhlaba kuze ngifakazele liciniso. Lowo loweliciniso uyaliva livi lami.” 38 Philatu wabuta watsi: “Yini-ke liciniso?” Emvakwekusho njalo Philatu waphindze waphuma, waya kumaJuda, watsi kuwo: “Angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu. Jesu ugwetjwa intsambo ( Mat. 27:15-31 ; Mak. 15:6-20 ; Luk. 23:13-25 ) 39 Kodvwa ngelisiko lenu kufanele nginikhululele siboshwa sinye njalo ngeliPhasika. Nginganikhululela yini inkhosi yemaJuda?” 40 Bamphendvula bamemeta batsi: “Hhayi lowo! Sifuna Bharaba!” Bharaba abesigelekece. |
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