UMATEWU 27:32-66

Ekuphumeni kwamajoni noYesu, afumana umntu waseKirene, ogama linguSimon, aza amnyanzela ukuba athwale umnqamlezo kaYesu. Afika ke kwindawo ekuthiwa yiGolgota (oko kukuthi iNdawo yoKhakhayi), amnika iwayini exutywe nenyongo, ukuba ayisele. Akuyiva akavumanga ukuyisela. Ambethelela ke emnqamlezweni uYesu, aza abelana ngezambatho zakhe, esenza amaqashiso ngazo. Ahlala phantsi ke, amgada apho. Ngasentla kwentloko yakhe abeka ityala lakhe, kubhalwe kwathiwa: “Lo nguYesu uKumkani wamaJuda.” Kunye naye kwabethelelwa nezihange ezibini eminqamlezweni, esinye ngasekunene esinye ngasekhohlo. Abadlulayo babemnyelisa uYesu, behlunguzela iintloko, besithi: “Wena ochitha *indlu kaThixo, uyakhe ngeentsuku ezintathu, zisindise, ukuba unguye uNyana kaThixo. Yihla emnqamlezweni.” Ngokukwanjalo nababingeleli abaziintloko bahlekisa ngaye, bekunye nabachazi-mthetho namadoda amakhulu, besithi: “Abanye wabasindisa, kodwa yena ngokwakhe akanako ukuzisindisa. Ukuba únguKumkani wakwaSirayeli makehle kaloku emnqamlezweni; sothi ke sikholwe kuye. Wayekholosa ngoThixo, esithi unguNyana wakhe; uThixo makamsindise ke ngoku ukuba uyamthanda.” Nezihange ezazibethelelwe eminqamlezweni kunye naye zazimngcikiva. Kuthe ke, ukususela kwintsimbi yeshumi elinambini emini, kwehla ubumnyama phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, kwada kwayintsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini. Malunga nentsimbi yesithathu uYesu wakhala ngezwi elikhulu, esithi: “Eli, Eli, lama sabhaktani?” (Oko kukuthi: “Thixo wam, Thixo wam, undishiyeleni na?”) Ithe ke inxenye yababekho, yakukuva oko, yathi: “Lo ubiza uEliya.” Wabaleka kwangoko omnye, wathatha imfunxa, wayithi nkxu kwiwayini emuncu, wayincula ngoluthi, waza wambambela ukuba ayifunxe. Kodwa abanye bathi: “Khawuyeke, sibone ukuba uEliya uza kumsindisa na.” UYesu ke wakhala kwakhona ngezwi elikhulu, wawunikela umphefumlo wakhe. Lasuka ke lakrazuka kubini ikhuselo legumbi elingcwele *endlwini kaThixo ukususela phezulu kuye ezantsi; umhlaba wanyikima, namawa acandeka, namangcwaba avuleka, bathi nabantu abaninzi bakaThixo ababefile bavuka, baza baphuma emangcwabeni emva kokuvuka kukaYesu ekufeni, bangena kuso isiXeko esiNgcwele, babonakala kubantu abaninzi. Umphathi-butho wamajoni, namajoni awayegade uYesu kunye naye, bathi bakubona ukunyikima komhlaba nokunye okwenzekayo, boyika kakhulu, besithi: “Inene, lo mntu ebenguNyana kaThixo.” Kwakukho nabafazi abaninzi, bekhangele bemgama. Bona babengabalandeli bakaYesu ukususela eGalili, bemlungiselela. Kubo kwakukho uMariya waseMagadala, noMariya unina kaYakobi noYose, ekho kwanonina woonyana bakaZebhedi. Kuthe ke lakutshona ilanga, kwafika umntu waseArimati owayesisityebi, ogama linguJosefu. Wayengumfundi kaYesu naye. Yena waya kuPilato, wawucela umzimba kaYesu; waza uPilato wayalela ngokuthi makawunikwe. Wawuthatha ke uJosefu umzimba kaYesu, wawusongela ngelinen ecocekileyo, wawubeka kwelakhe ingcwaba awayesand' ukulixhola eliweni; waza waqengqa ilitye elikhulu, walivala ngalo ingcwaba, wemka. Babelapho ngasengcwabeni ooMariya waseMagadala nomnye uMariya, behleli phantsi bebukele. Ngengomso, ngemini elandela eyokulungiselela *iPasika, ababingeleli abaziintloko *nabaFarasi badibana noPilato, bathi: “Nkosi, sikhumbule okokuba esahleli umlahlekisi lowa wathi: ‘Emva kweentsuku ezintathu ndiya kuvuka ekufeni.’ Ke ngoko yalela okokuba ingcwaba linqatyiswe de kube lusuku lwesithathu, hleze abafundi bakhe beze bambe, ze bathi ebantwini uvukile ekufeni, luze olu lahlekiso lokugqibela lube ngaphezulu kunolokuqala.” Waza uPilato wathi kubo: “Ningáwafumana amajoni okugada. Yiyani, nilitywine ingcwaba kangangoko nazi ngako.” Baya ke, balinqabisa ingcwaba ngokulitywina, laza lalindwa ngoomantshingilane.