19 bayinikele ezandleni zabatjhili kobana bahlekise ngayo, bayirithe bebayibethele esiphambanweni. Kodwana elangeni lesithathu izakuvuka kabafileko.”
Basizukulwana esinganamikghwa nesinganabizo, ngilabo abaqotjhiweko enarheni!
Ekuhluzeni kwami abaphoqi bangiphoqa, bangigugudela amazinyo.
Abafileko bakho bazakuphila, iye, abafileko bekhethu bazakuvuka. Phaphamani nihlokome nina enihlala ethulini! Mbala, umbethe wakho ungowezulwini; Zimu, uzakubhubhisa indawo yabafileko.
Yanyazeka beyalahlwa babantu, yaba mumuntu weensizi, yazi ukugula, njengomuntu osithezelwa ubuso. Iye, yanyazeka begodu azange siyihloniphe,
Ngemva kwamalanga amabili uzasivuselela, elangeni lesithathu asibuyisele esigeni, bonyana siphile ebusweni bakhe.
Njengombana uJona wahlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngendeni yehlambi ekulu, nje-ke neNdodana yoMuntu izakuhlala amalanga amathathu nobusuku obuthathu ngemathunjini wephasi.
Kusukela ngesikhatheso uJesu wathoma ukuhlathululela abafundi bakhe bonyana kumele aye eJerusalema lapha azokutlhaga khona ngokunengi ezandleni zabaphathi, abaphristi abakhulu kanye nabafundisi bomthetho. Nokobana kumele abulawe bese kuthi elangeni lesithathu avuke, aphile godu.
Bazoyibulala, kodwana elangeni lesithathu izakuvuswa.” Abafundi badabuka khulu ngalokho.
Yeke wabathukululela uBharabhasi. Kodwana wathi uJesu arithwe, bewanikela ngaye bona abethelwe esiphambanweni.
bathi kuye: “Kosi, siyakhumbula bona umkhohlisi loya nasaphilako wathi, ‘Ngemva kwamalanga amathathu ngizakuvuka.’
Yeke abanye bathoma ukumkhafulela, bamvala amehlo, bamphosa amaguduva, bathi kuye: “Phorofida!” Boke abaqaphi bamthatha, bamdula.
Kwathi ngamasa ekuseni, abaphristi abakhulu, abaphathi, abafundisi bomthetho kanye nebandla loke, bathatha isiqunto. Babopha uJesu, bakhamba naye bebamusa kuPilatu.
Njengombana uPilatu bekathanda ukukara abantu, wamtjhaphulula-ke uBharabhasi. UPilatu wayala bona uJesu abethwe bewamnikela bona abethelwe esiphambanweni.
Izakunikelwa kwabatjhili. Bazayiphoqa, bayithuke, bayikhafulele ngamathe, bayimadlhe bebayibulale.
UHerode namajoni wakhe bahlekisa ngaye bebamphoqa. Bamembathisa ingubo ehle, bambuyisela kuPilatu.
Wathi kibo: “Nakhu okutloliweko: UKrestu uzokutlhaga bese avuke kabafileko elangeni lesithathu.
Umuntu lo, owanikelwa kini ngokuya ngokwehlelo lakaZimu nangokwazi kwakhe ngaphambili, nina nambethela esiphambanweni benambulala ngezandla zabanganamthetho.
Weza kithi wathatha ibhande lakaPowula, wazibopha ngalo iinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguMoya oCwengileko, ‘Ngayo indlela le, umninibhandeli uzokubotjhwa maJuda ngeJerusalema, amkhaphele kabatjhili.’ ”
“Ngambala uHerode noPontiyasi Pilatu bahlangene nabezizwe nabantu bakwa-Israyeli emzini lo kobana bajamelane nencekwakho ecwengileko uJesu nowayizesa