UMathewu 27
1 Ekuseni ngovivi bonke abaphristi abakhulu labadala babantu benza isinqumo sokumbulala uJesu.
Muda ghwa lukhele bho bhufikili, bhabhaha bhoha bha makuhani ni bhaseya bhabhanu bhalili njama dhidi jha Yesu bhakabhajhi kun'koma.
2 Bambopha, bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPhilathu umbusi.
Bhamfungili, bhakan'dongosya, ni kumfikisya kwa Liwali Pilato.
3 Kwathi uJudasi, owayemnikele, esebona ukuthi uJesu wayesegwetshiwe, wadabuka ngokuzisola, wabuyisela inhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amathathu kubaphristi abakhulu labadala.
Kisha bhwakati Yuda, ambajhe an'saliti, bho abhuene Yesu amalili kuhukumulibhwa, ajutili ni kukhelebhusya fipandi thelathini fya fedha kwa bhabhaha bha makuhani ni bhaseya,
4 Wathi, “Ngenze isono, ngoba nginikele igazi elingelacala.” Baphendula bathi, “silani lalokho thina? Lokho kungumlandu wakho.”
na akajobha, “Nibhombili dhambi kwa kujhisaliti damu jhajhibelikujha ni hatia.” Lakini bhakajibu,” Jhikatuhusu kiki tete? ghalangajhi aghu ghwe muene.”
5 Ngakho uJudasi wayiphosela ethempelini leyomali wahamba. Wasuka lapho wayazibophela.
Kisha akafitagha pasi fila fipandi thelathini fya fedha mu lihekalu ni kubhoka ni kulota kwinionga muene.
6 Abaphristi abakhulu bazidobha inhlamvu zemali lezo bathi, “Kungaphandle komthetho ukufaka imali le esitsheni somnikelo ngoba yimali yegazi.”
Mbaha ghwa makuhani afitolili fela fipandi thelathini fya fedha ni kujobha, “Halali lepi kujhibheke fedha ejhe mu hazina, kwandabha ni gharama jha lilopa.”
7 Ngakho basebemisa ukuyisebenzisa ukuthenga isiqinti sombumbi sibe yindawo yamangcwaba abantu bezizweni.
Bhakajadiliana kwa pamonga ni fedha ikatumika kuhemelela n'gonda ghwa mfinyanzi ghwa kusiela bhageni.
8 Yikho yabizwa ngokuthi yiNsimu yeGazi kuze kube namuhla.
Kwa ndabha ejhe n'gonda obhu ghwibetakukutibhwa, “N'gonda ghwa lilopa” hadi lelu ejhe.
9 Kwasekugcwaliseka okwakhulunywa nguJeremiya umphrofethi ukuthi: “Bathatha inhlamvu zesiliva ezingamatshumi amathathu, intengo eyamiswa ngaye ngabantu bako-Israyeli,
Kisha litobhi lela lya lyanenibhu ni nabii Yeremia lyatimili, kujobha, “Bhaletili fipandi thelathini fya fedha, gharama jha jhapangibhu ni bhanu bha Israeli kwa ndabha jha muene,
10 bazisebenzisa ukuthenga insimu yombumbi, njengokulaywa kwami yiNkosi.”
na bhajhitumili kun'gonda ghwa mfinyanzi, kama Bwana kyaanjelekisi.”
11 Ngalesosikhathi uJesu wamiswa phambi kombusi, umbusi wasebuza wathi, “Uyinkosi yamaJuda na?” “Njengoba usitsho,” kuphendula uJesu.
Henu Yesu ajhemili mbele jha liwali, ni liwali akan'kota, “Je! Bhebhe ndo mfalme ghwa Bhayahudi?” Yesu akan'jibu, “Bhebhe ghwijobha aghu.” Bjhebhe ghwijobha aghu.”
12 Wayesithi nxa ethonisiswa ngabaphristi abakhulu labadala angaze aphendula.
Lakini bho ashtakibhu ni bhabhaha bha makuhani ni bhaseya, ajibilepi khenu kyokioha khela.
13 UPhilathu wasembuza wathi, “Awubuzwa yini ubufakazi abakwethesa bona?”
Kisha Pilato akan'jobhela, “Ughapelikilepi mashitaka ghoha dhidi jha bhebhe?”
14 Kodwa uJesu wathula, kazaphendula lamlandu munye, okwamangalisa umbusi kakhulu.
Laki ni an'bilepi hata lilobhi limonga, hivyo, hivyo liwali akajha ni mshangao.
15 Kwakungumkhuba wakhe umbusi ukuthi ngomkhosi akhulule isibotshwa esikhethwe lixuku labantu.
Henu mu sikukuu jhajhele desturi jha liwali kumfungula mfungwa mmonga jha achagulibhu ni bhumati.
16 Ngalesosikhathi kwakulesibotshwa esasigange kubi, sithiwa nguJesu isibongo saso singuBharabhasi.
Bhwakati obhu bhajhele bhafungwa sugu kama vile Baraba.
17 Kuthe abantu sebebuthene uPhilathu wababuza wathi, “Lifuna ngilikhululele wuphi na, uBharabhasi loba uJesu othiwa nguKhristu?”
Henu bho bhakibhongeniye pamonga, Pilato abhakhotili, “Niani mwilonda tumbopolajhi kwa ndabha jha muenga?” Barabara au Yesu jhaikutibhwa Kristu?
18 Ngoba wayesazi ukuthi kwakungenxa yomhawu okwenza banikela uJesu kuye.
Kwandabha amalili kumanya kujha bhankamuili kwandabha jha chuki.
19 Kwathi uPhilathu esahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sokwahlulela, umkakhe wamthumela ilizwi wathi: “Ungayingeni indaba yomuntu lowo ongelacala, ngoba lamuhla ngihluphekile kakhulu ngaye emaphutsheni.”
Bwakati itanama pa kiti kya hukumu, n'dalamunu akan'tumila lilobhi ni kujobha, “Usibhombi lijambo lyolioha lela kwa munu ojhu jhaabelikujha ni hatia. Kwanda yakiki nitesibhu muni hata lelu mu ndoto kwa ndabha jha muene.
20 Kodwa abaphristi abakhulu labadala bakhuthaza abantu ukuthi bacele uBharabhasi, bathi uJesu kabulawe.
Ndipo bhabaha bha makuhani ni bhaseya bhabhashawishi makutano bhan'somajhi Baraba, ni Yesu akomibhwajhi.
21 Wabuza umbusi wathi, “Lifuna ngilikhululele wuphi phakathi kwalaba ababili na?” Baphendula bathi, “UBharabhasi.”
Liwali abhakhotili, “Jholeku kati jha abha bhabhele mwilonda nene nibhalekelayi kwa muenga?” Bhoha bhakajibhu bhakajobha, “Baraba.”
22 UPhilathu wabuza wathi, “Pho ngenzeni ngoJesu othiwa nguKhristu?” Bonke bamphendula bathi, “Mbethele!”
Pilato akabhajobhela, Nin'kheta kiki Yesu jhaikutibhwa Kristu?” Bhoha bhakan'jibu, “Msulubisijhi.”
23 UPhilathu wabuza wathi, “Yindaba? Woneni?” Kodwa bamemeza ngamandla bathi, “Mbethele!”
Ni muene akajobha, “Kwandabha jhakiki, likosa leleku lyaabhombili?” Lakini bhazidili kuwesya sauti hata panani muni, “Nsulubisiajhi.”
24 Kwathi uPhilathu esebona ukuthi akusela enye indlela, kwasekuzavuka isiyaluyalu, wathatha amanzi wageza izandla zakhe phambi kwexuku wathi, “Angilacala ngegazi lalumuntu. Ngumlandu wenu!”
Henu bhwakati Pilato bhoabhuene ibwesyalepi kubhomba kyokyoha khela, lakini badala jhiake vurugu sikajhanda, akaleta masi akasamba mabhoko gha muene embele jha bhumati, ni kujobha, “Nene nijhelepi ni hatia juu jha lilopa lya munu ojho jhaabeli kujha ni hatia. Mughalangajhi agha mwebhene.”
25 Bonke abantu bamphendula bathi, “Yekela igazi lakhe libe phezu kwethu laphezu kwabantwabethu!”
Bhanu bhoha bhakajobha, Damu jha muene ijhelayi panani pa tete ni bhana bhitu.”
26 Wasebakhululela uBharabhasi. Wathi uJesu katshaywe, wasemnikeza ukuba abethelwe.
Kisha akambopelela Baraba kwa bhene, lakini akan'tobha mijeredi Yesu ni kun'kabidhi kwa bhene kulota kusubibhwa.
27 Amabutho ombusi asemthatha uJesu amngenisa ePhritoriyamu, inkundla yombusi, wabuthanelwa liviyo lonke lamabutho.
Kisha askari bha liwali bhakan'tola Yesu mpaka Praitorio ni likundi libhaha lya maaskari bhoha bhalkabhonganika.
28 Bamkhulula izigqoko zakhe bamgqokisa ijazi elibomvu,
Bhakanfula nghobho sya muene ni kunfwatika likanzu lya rangi jhidung'u.
29 basebeseluka umqhele wameva bamethesa wona. Bamphathisa intonga kwesokunene sakhe baguqa phambi kwakhe bamklolodela. Bathi, “Bayethe, Nkosi yamaJuda!”
Kisha bhakatenesya litaji lya mifwa ni kulibheka panani mutu ghwa muene, na bhambekili lilasi ku kibhokho kya muene kya kuume. Bhapigili magoti mbele jha muene ni kun'kejeli, bhakajobha, aaaaa'Salamu, Mfalme ghwa Bhayahudi?”
30 Bamkhafulela, bamthathela lowomqwayi bamtshaya bemphindaphinda ekhanda.
Na bhamfunyili mate, na bhaletili lisali ni kuntobha kumutu.
31 Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula ijazi bamgqokisa ezakhe. Basebemqhuba besiya mbethela.
Bwakati bhakan'keli bhakamfula likanzu lela ni kunfwatika nghobho sya muene, ni kundongosya kulota kun'sulubisya.
32 Bathi sebephumela ngaphandle bahlangana lendoda yaseKhureni, ethiwa nguSimoni, bayibamba ngamandla ukuthi ithwale isiphambano.
Bho bhapili kwibhala, bhambwene munu kuhomela Krene lihina lya muene Simeoni, ambajhe bhandasimisi kulota naku ili abhweajhwi kuupenda n'salaba ghwa muene.
33 Bafika endaweni ethiwa kuseGoligotha (okutsho ukuthi “Indawo yoKhakhayi”).
Bhabhafikiri mahali pa pikutibhwa Goligotha, maana jhiakhe, “Fuvu lya mutu.”
34 Khonapho uJesu bamupha iwayini ukuba anathe, lixutshaniswe lenyongo; kodwa wonela ukulinambitha wasesala ukulinatha.
Bhampelili siki jhaichanyibhu ni nyongo anyuajhi. Lakini bho ajhibonjili abhwesilepi kunywa.
35 Kwathi sebembethele behlukaniselana izigqoko zakhe ngokwenza inkatho.
Bho bhikan'sulubisya, bhagabhene maguanda gha muene kwa kupigila kura.
36 Bahlala phansi bamlinda khonapho.
Na bhakamata ni kundanga.
37 Phezu kwekhanda lakhe babeka umbhalo wecala lakhe owawusithi, Lo nguJesu, iNkosi yamaJuda.
Panani pa mutu ghwa muene bhambekili mashtaka dhidi jha muene ghakajha ghisomeka, “Ojho ndo Yesu, mfalme ghwa Bhayahudi.”
38 Izigebenga ezimbili zabethelwa kanye laye, esinye ngakwesokunene sakhe, esinye ngakwesokhohlo.
Bhanyang'anyi bhabhele bhakasulubibhwa pamonga ni muene, mmonga upande bhwa kulia ni jhongi bhwa kushoto.
39 Labo ababesedlula lapho babemhlambaza, benikina amakhanda besithi,
Bhala ambabho bhapeteghe bhakajhanda kun'dhiaki, bhakajha bhihugusya mitu ghya bhene
40 “Wena ozadiliza ithempeli ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise! Yehla esiphambanweni nxa uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!”
ni kujobha, “Bhebhe ndo ulondeghe kuliharibu lihekalu ni kulijenga magono madatu, ukiokolayi ghwemuene! Kama kueli bhebhe ndo mwana ghwa K'yara, selelajhi pasi ubhokayi pa n'salaba apu!”
41 Ngokunjalo abaphristi abakhulu, labafundisi bomthetho kanye labadala bamklolodela.
Mu hali jhelajhela bhabhaha bha makuhani bhakajha bhakan'kashifu, pamonga ni bhaandishi ni bhaseya ni kujobha,
42 Bathi, “Wasindisa abanye, kodwa uyehluleka ukuzisindisa yena! UyiNkosi yako-Israyeli! Kehle manje esiphambanweni ukuze simkholwe.
“Aokwili bhangi, lakini ibhwesya lepi kwiokola muene. Muene ndo mfalme ghwa Bhayahudi. Na aselelajhi pasi kuhomela pa n'salaba, ndipo pa tubetakumwamini.
43 Uthembele kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu kamsindise phela manje nxa emfuna, ngoba wathi, ‘NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.’”
An'tumainili K'yara. Lekajhi K'yara an'hokolajhi henu kama ilonda, kwandabha ajobhili, “Nene na mwana ghwa K'yara.”
44 Ngaleyondlela izigebenga ezazibethelwe kanye laye lazo zamthethisa ngenhlamba.
Ni bhala bhanyang'anyi bhabhajhele bhasulubibhu pamonga ni muene pia bhakajobha malobhi gha kun'dhiaki.
45 Kusukela emini kwaze kwaba lihola lesithathu emini ubumnyama bembesa lonke ilizwe.
Henu kuhomela saa sita kwajhele ni ngisi mu nchi jhiola hadi saa tisa.
46 Ngehola lesithathu emini uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi, “Eloyi, Eloyi, lamasabakithani?” (okutsho ukuthi, “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, kungani usungidelile na?”).
Bhojhifikiri saa tisa, Yesu akalela kwa sauiti mbaha, “Eloi, Eloi lamathabakithani?” akajhaimaanisya, “K'yara ghwangu K'yara ghwangu, kwandabha jha kiki undekili?
47 Kwathi abanye kwababemi lapho bekuzwa lokho bathi, “Ubiza u-Elija.”
Bhwakati obhu bhaadhi jha bhe bhene bhabhajhemili pala bhap'heliki bhakajobha, “Akan'kuta Eliya.”
48 Masinyane omunye wabo wagijima wathatha isipontshi. Wasicwilisa phakathi kwewayini elimunyu, wasixhuma oluthini wasidlulisela kuJesu ukuthi anathe.
Mara mmonga bhene akajumba kutola sifongo ni kujhimemesya kinywaji kikali, akajibheka panani pa libehe ni kumpela akabhai kunywa.
49 Abanengi bathi, “Myekele. Ake sibone ingabe u-Elija uzakuza azomsindisa.”
Na bhene bha bhabakili bhakajobha, “Mundekajhi muene, tulotayi kama Eliya ibetakuhida kumwokola.”
50 UJesu esephindile ukumemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, umoya wakhe waphuma.
Kisha Yesu akalela kabhele kwa sauti mbaha na akaibhosya roho jha muene.
51 Ngalesosikhathi ikhetheni lethempeli laqhekezeka kabili kusukela phezulu kusiya phansi. Umhlaba wazamazama lamatshe aqhekezeka.
Langayi, Lipazia lya hekalu lyakachwiki sehemu sebhele kuh'omela panani hadi pasi. Ni ardhi jhikatetemeka ni miamba ikakayuka fipandi.
52 Amathuna avuleka, izidumbu zabantu abanengi abangcwele abafayo zavuswa kwabafileyo.
Makaburi ghakagupuka, ni mibhele ghya bhatakatifu bhingi bhabhajhele bhaginili lugono bhafufulibhu.
53 Baphuma emathuneni, kwathi ngemva kokuvuka kukaJesu kwabafileyo baya edolobheni elingcwele bavela ebantwini abanengi.
Bhahomili mu makaburi baada jha bhfufuo bhwa muene, bhajhingili mji mtakatifu, na bhakabhonekana ni bhingi.
54 Kwathi ukuba induna yekhulu kanye lalabo ababelinde uJesu bebona ukuzamazama komhlaba kanye lakho konke okwakwenzakele, besaba kakhulu, bababaza bathi, “Ngempela ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu!”
Basi jhola akida ni bhala mbabho bhajele bhakandama Yesu bhabhwene litetemekhu ni mamabao ghaghajhele ghih'omela, bhamemesibhu ni bhuogha sana ni kujobha, “Bhukweli Ojho ajhele mwana ghwa K'yara.”
55 Kwakulabesifazane abanengi, bebukele bebucwala. Babelandele uJesu besuka eGalile ukuthi banakekele izinswelo zakhe.
Bhadala bhingi bhabhajhele bhakamfuata Yesu kuh'omela Galilaya ili kun'hudumila bhajhele pala bhilanga kwa patali.
56 Phakathi kwabo kwakuloMariya Magadalini, loMariya unina kaJakhobe loJosefa kanye lonina wamadodana kaZebhediya.
Miongoni mwa bhene Mariamu Magdarene, Mariamu nyinamunu Yakobo ni Joseph, ni mabhu ghwa bhana bha Zebedayo.
57 Kwathi ilanga selithambeme, kwafika indoda enothileyo yase-Arimathiya, eyayibizwa ngokuthi nguJosefa, yena owayesengumfundi kaJesu.
Bho jhifikiri kimihi ahidili munu tajiri kuh'omela Arimatahayo, jhaakutibhu Yusufu, ambajhe pia ajhele mwanafunzi ghwa Yesu.
58 Waya kuPhilathu wayacela isidumbu sikaJesu, uPhilathu walaya ukuba asiphiwe.
Andotili Pilato ni kuus'oma mb'eele ghwayi.
59 UJosefa wasithatha isidumbu wasigoqela ngelembu elihlanzekileyo lelineni,
Yusufu abhutolili mb'ele akauk'onga nghobho jha sufi safi,
60 wayasibeka ethuneni lakhe elitsha ayeligubhe edwaleni. Wagiqela ilitshe elikhulu emlonyeni wethuna wasehamba.
na akaugoneka mu likaburi lipya lya muene lya alichongili mu muamba. Kisha akaviringisya liganga libhaha likagupika ndiangu bhwa likaburi na akabhoka.
61 UMariya Magadalini lomunye uMariya babehlezi khonapho malungana lethuna.
Mariamu Mgdalena ni Mariamu jhongi bhajhele pala bhatamili kulanga likaburi.
62 Ngosuku olulandelayo, oluza ngemva kosuku lokuLungisela, abaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi baya kuPhilathu.
Ligono lya lyafwatili ambalyo lyajhele ligono baada jha maandalio, bhabhaha bha makuhani ni Mafarisayo bhakibhongeniye pamonga kwa Pilato.
63 Bathi, “Nkosi, siyakhumbula ukuthi esaphila umkhohlisi loyana wathi yena, ‘Ngemva kwensuku ezintathu ngizavuka kwabafileyo.’
Bhakan'jobhela, Bwana, twikhomboka kujha bhwakati jhola n'siobhi ajhele hai, ajobhili, “Baada jha ligono lya tatu ibetakufufuka kabhele.'
64 Ngakho yenza ukuthi ithuna lilindwe kuze kube lusuku lwesithathu. Engxenye abafundi bakhe bangeza bantshontshe isidumbu sakhe, batshele abantu ukuthi usevukile kwabafileyo. Inkohliso le ingabambi kakhulu kuleyakuqala.”
Henu, laghisighi kujha likaburi lilendibhwajhi salama mpaka ligono lya tatu. Vinginevyo, bhanafunzi bha muene bhibhwesya kuhida kun'heja ni kujobha kwa bhanu, 'Afufuiki kuhoma kwa bhafu.' Ni bhudanganyifu bhwa mishu bhwibetakujha bhubhibhi kuliko bhola bhwa kubhuandelu.”
65 UPhilathu waphendula wathi, “Thathani abalindi. Hambani liyevikela ithuna njengokubona kwenu.”
Pilato akabhajobhela, “Mulotayi bhalinzi. Mulotayi mukabhekayi hali jha bhusalama kama kyamwibhwesya.”
66 Basebehamba ukuyalinda lokuqinisa ithuna ngokubeka uphawu phezu kwelitshe njalo bamisa abalindi.
Efyo bhakalota ni kubhomba likaburi kujha salama, liganga lyagongibhu mhuri ni kubheka bhalinzi.
