19 Kwathi uPilatu asahlezi esihlalweni sokugweba, umkakhe wamthumela umlayezo othi: “Ungabi nesandla endabeni yomuntu omsulwa loyo ngombana ngihlukumezeke khulu ebhudangweni ngaye.”
Ingilozi kaZimu yathi kimi ebhudangweni, ‘Jakopo!’ ngathi, ‘Ngilapha!’
UZimu waziveza kuLabani umAramu ngebhudango ebusuku wathi kuye: “Utjheje ikulumakho noJakopo.”
Nginamandla wokunilimaza, kodwana ubusuku bayizolo uZimu waboyihlo uthe kimi, ‘Utjheje ikulumakho noJakopo.’
Umuntu okhunyalala ngekani ngemva kokusolwa, uzakutjhabalaliswa msinyana, angabi nentatha.
USomnini uthi: “Iye, ngemva kokuhlupheka kwepilwayo incekwami izakubona, izanelise ngelwazi layo. Izazibonakalisa ingelungileko kabanengi, yona izakuthwala iimphambeko zabo.
Jekezela khulu wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni! Rhuwelela wena ndodakazi yeJerusalema! Qala, ikosakho iza kuwe, ilungile begodu iyahlula. Ithobekile begodu ikhwele udumbana, udumbana wamambala.
USomnini wathi kibo: “Akhese nilalele la: Nakube kukhona umphorofidi hlangana nani, mina-ke Somnini ngizazazisa kuye ngombono, ngikhulume naye ngebhudango.
Kwathi asakhumbula lokho, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuye ebhudangweni yathi: “Josefa, sizukulwana sakaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha uMariya abe mkakho ngombana lokho akubambileko kubuya kuMoya oCwengileko.
Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaHerode, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuJosefa ngebhudango eGibhide,
Kodwana kwathi bona uJosefa ezwe bonyana u-Aritjhilawosi uthethe isihlalo sakayise uHerode eJudiya, wesaba ukuya lapho. Sele ayeleliswe ebhudangweni, waya esifundeni seGalile,
Begade asazi bona kungebanga lomona ukobana banikele uJesu kuye.
Kwathi uPilatu nabona bonyana akayindawo nabo, kodwana esikhundleni salokho bathoma ukuguruzela, wathatha amanzi wahlamba izandla zakhe phambi kwesiqubuthu, wathi: “Ngimsulwa ekuthululweni kweengazi zomuntu lo. Sekuziimbonwa ngini!”
Wathi: “Ngonile ngokukhaphela iingazi ezinganamlandu.” Bamphendula bathi: “Kusitjhisa ngani-ke thina lokho? Ziimbonwa nguwe lezo.”
Thina sibethwa ngokusifaneleko ngokwezenzo zethu. Kodwana indoda le ayikenzi ilitho elimbi.”
Umphathimabutho wathi nabona okwenzekileko, wadumisa uZimu, wathi: “Kwamambala umuntu lo bekalungile!”
Kuthe lokha uPilatu nakezwa amezwi la, wakhuphela uJesu ngaphandle, wahlala esihlalweni somgwebi endaweni okuthiwa yiGabatha ngesiHebheru.
Ngelanga elibekiweko uHerode wembatha isambatho sakhe sobukhosi wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wethula ikulumo ebantwini.
Kuthe bona uGaliyo abe mbusi we-Arhaya, amaJuda ahlangana asahlela uPowula amdosela phambi kwekundla,
Nje-ke wabaqotjha ekundleni.
Boke babhudungela uSosithenesi umphathi wesinagogi, bambetha phambi kwekundla. Kodwana uGaliyo akhange akunake lokho.
UPowula wathi: “Ngijame phambi kwebandla lombusi omkhulu, lapha kufuze ngigwetjwe khona. Angikenzi ilitho elimbi emaJudeni, njengombana nawe usazi kuhle.
Kuthe bona bahlangane lapha, akhange bengisariyada. Ngelanga elilandelako ngahlala endawenami yokugweba ngathi bamngenise.
Sele ahlezi nabo amalanga abunane ukuya kalitjhumi, wabuyela eKhesariya. Ngelanga elilandelako wahlala esihlalweni sokugweba, wayala bona uPowula alethwe.
“Ongazange enze isono, akhange kufunyanwe ikohliso emlonyenakhe.”
Bantwana bami, nginitlolela lokhu ukuze ningoni. Kodwana nakube kukhona owonako, sinomkhulumeli kuBaba, nguJesu Krestu olungileko;