Khona uPilatu wamthatha uJesu, wambhaxabula.
Amabutho eluka umqhele wameva awubeka ekhanda lakhe, amembathisa ingubo ebubende;
Athi: Bayede, Nkosi yabaJuda! bamshaya ngezandla.
UPilatu wabuye waphuma, wathi kubo: Bhekani, ngimkhiphela kini, ukuze nazi ukuthi angifumani cala kuye.
Khona waphuma uJesu, ethwele umqhele wameva, nengubo ebubende; UPilatu wasesithi kubo: Khangelani umuntu!
Kwathi abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi bembona, bamemeza bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimbethele, ngokuba mina angitholi cala kuye.
AmaJuda amphendula athi: Thina silomlayo, langokomlayo wethu ufanele ukufa, ngoba uzenze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
Kuthe uPilatu esizwa lelo zwi, wesaba kakhulu;
Wabuye wangena endlini yokwahlulela, wathi kuJesu: “Ungowaphi na? Kodwa uJesu kamphendulanga.
UPilatu wayesethi kuye: “Awukhulumi kimi na? Awazi yini ukuthi nginamandla okukubethela, nginamandla okukukhulula na?
UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ungeke ube namandla neze phezu kwami, uma ungawanikwanga evela phezulu;
Kusukela lapho uPilatu wafuna ukumkhulula, kepha abaJuda bamemeza bathi: “Uma ukhulula lo, awusiye umngane kaKesari;
Kwathi uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi, wamkhiphela ngaphandle uJesu, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi, Indawo egandaywe ngamatshe, kodwa ngesiHeberu iGabatha.
Kwakulilungiselelo lephasika, kwakungaba yihora lesithupha; wayesethi kubaJuda: “Bhekani inkosi yenu!
Kodwa bamemeza bathi: Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo: Ngibethele inkosi yenu na? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Kasilankosi ngaphandle kukaKesari.
Khona wamnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe. Basebemthatha uJesu, bahamba laye.
Yena waphuma ethwele isiphambano sakhe, waya endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi iNdawo Yokhakhayi, ethiwa ngesiHeberu iGolgotha;
lapho bambethela khona, labanye ababili kanye laye, omunye ngapha, loJesu ephakathi.
UPilatu waloba nombhalo, wasibeka esiphambanweni. Kwakulotshiwe ukuthi: UJESU WENAZARETHA INKOSI YABAJUDA.
Leso saziso abaningi kubaJuda basifunda, ngokuba indawo lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona yayiseduze nomuzi, futhi kulotshiwe ngesiHeberu, nangesiGreki, nangesiLatini.
Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu: “Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda; kodwa ukuthi wathi: Mina ngiyiNkosi yabaJuda.
UPilatu waphendula wathi: Engikubhalileyo ngikulobile.
Khona amasosha esembethele uJesu esiphambanweni, athatha izingubo zakhe, azenza izabelo ezine, kwaba yilelo butho laba nesabelo; nejazi lakhe; ibhantshi lalingenamthungo, lalukiwe lonke kusukela phezulu.
Basebekhulumisana besithi: Kasingasidabuli, kodwa kasisenzele inkatho ukuthi sizakuba ngekabani; ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Babelana izembatho zami, lesambatho sami benza inkatho yokuphosa. Akwenza-ke lokho amasosha.
Kwakumi ngasesiphambanweni sikaJesu unina, nodadewabo kanina, noMariya umkaKleyophase, noMariya Magdalena.
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