UYOHANE 18:24-40

UAnas ke wamthumela uYesu esabotshiwe kuKayafa umbingeleli omkhulu. UPetros wayesemi apho esotha, bambuza abanye besithi: “Akunguye na umfundi walaa mntu?” Wakhanyela kodwa uPetros, esithi: “Hayi, andinguye.” Isicaka esithile sombingeleli omkhulu, esizalana nalaa ndoda eyasuswa indlebe ngekrele nguPetros, sathi: “Akunguye na lo bendimbone egadini kunye naye laa mntu?” Wakhanyela kwakhona uPetros. Kwangoko yakhala inkuku. UYesu kwemkiwa naye kwakusasa kwaKayafa, wasiwa emzini werhuluneli. AmaJuda akangenanga khona wona, hleze ngokwesiko lawo azingcolise, angabi nalo ilungelo lokutya *iPasika. Waphuma ke uPilato, waya kuwo, wathi: “Nimmangalela ngantoni lo mntu?” Aphendula athi: “Ngesingamzisanga kuwe ukuba ebengenguye umenzi wobubi.” Wathi kuwo uPilato: “Mthatheni nina, nimgwebe ngokwenu, ngokwemithetho yenu.” Amphendula athi amaJuda: “Thina asivumelekanga ukubulala umntu.” Ekufuna nje oku amaJuda ayezalisekisa ilizwi likaYesu awalithethayo esalatha indlela aza kufa ngayo. Ebuyele ngaphakathi komzi wakhe, uPilato wabiza uYesu, wathi kuye: “Ungukumkani wamaJuda na wena?” Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Lo mbuzo uvela kuwe, okanye kukho bantu bambi bathe bakuxelela nto ngam?” Wathi uPilato: “Uba ndingumJuda nam? Sisizwe sakowenu nababingeleli abaziintloko abakuzise kum. Yintoni le uyenzileyo?” Wathi ke yena uYesu: “Asibobeli hlabathi ubukhosi bam. Xa bekunjalo amaphakathi am ebeya kundilwela, ukuze ndingabanjwa ngamaJuda, kodwa ke asibobalapha ubukhosi bam.” UPilato wathi kuye: “Ke, ungukumkani?” Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Liphuma kuwe eli lithi ndingukumkani. Mna ndithi ndizalelwe ukungqinela inyaniso; ndizele loo nto kanye ehlabathini. Nabani na ongowenyaniso uyaliva ilizwi lam.” Wathi kuye uPilato: “Yintoni yona inyaniso?” Emva kokuba etshilo waphuma uPilato, waya kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Mna andifumani tyala kuye konke. Kodwa ngokwesiko lenu ndidla ngokunikhululela umbanjwa abe mnye *ngePasika. Ngaba ke nifuna ndinikhululele ukumkani wamaJuda?” Bamphendula bekhwaza besithi: “Hayi, asimfuni lo mntu; sifuna uBharabha.” UBharabha lo ke wayesisihange.