Mathewu 26:36-75

Khona uJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka laphaya. Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu, waqala ukuba nomunyu nosizi. Khona wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde kanye nami. Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, makudlule kimi lesisitsha; nokho kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena. Wasesiza kubafundi, wabafica belele, wathi kuPetro: Kanti beningelinde lami ihola elilodwa yini? Lindani, nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka. Wabuye wahamba ngokwesibili, wakhuleka, wathi: “Baba, uma lesi sitsha singedlule kimi ngingasiphuzi, mayenziwe intando yakho. Wasebuya wabafica belele, ngoba amehlo abo ayenzima. Wabashiya, wabuye wahamba, wakhuleka ngokwesithathu, esho wona lawo mazwi. Wayesesiza kubafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Nisalele manje, niphumule; bhekani, isikhathi sesisondele, iNdodana yomuntu isiyakhashelwa ezandleni zezoni. Sukumani, sihambe; bhekani, useseduze ongikhaphelayo. Esakhuluma, bheka, kwafika uJudasi, omunye wabayishumi nambili, enesixuku esikhulu siphethe izinkemba nezinduku, sivela kubapristi abakhulu namalunga abantu. Kepha omkhaphelayo wayebanike isibonakaliso, ethi: “Lowo engiyakumanga, nguye; Wahle waya kuJesu, wathi: Sawubona, Rabi! wamanga. UJesu wathi kuye: “Mngane, uze ngani na? Base besondela, babeka izandla kuJesu, bambamba. Bheka, omunye kwababe noJesu welula isandla, wahosha inkemba yakhe, wagalela inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe. UJesu wayesethi kuye: “Buyisela inkemba yakho endaweni yayo, ngokuba bonke abaphatha inkemba bayakubhubha ngenkemba. Uthi ngingecele kuBaba ukuthi anginike manje amalegiyona ezingelosi angaphezu kweshumi nambili na? Kodwa ingagcwaliseka njani imibhalo yokuthi kumele kube njalo? Ngaleso sikhathi uJesu wathi ezixukwini: “Niphumele ukungibamba niphethe izinkemba nezinduku njengokuya kumphangi na? Bengihlezi kini insuku zonke ethempelini ngifundisa, aningibambanga. Kepha konke lokhu kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke imibhalo yabaprofethi. Khona bonke abafundi bamshiya, babaleka. Labo abambamba uJesu bamyisa kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu, lapho kwakubuthene khona ababhali namalunga. Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu, wangena, wahlala nezinceku ukuba abone isiphetho. Abapristi abakhulu namalunga nomkhandlu wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu ukuze bambulale; Kepha ababufumananga, yebo, nakuba kwafika ofakazi bamanga abaningi, ababufumananga. Ekugcineni kwafika ofakazi bamanga ababili. Bathi: “Lo wathi: ‘Nginamandla okudiliza ithempeli likaNkulunkulu, ngilakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuye: Kawuphenduli lutho yini? kuyini laba abakufakaza ngawe na? Kodwa uJesu wathula. Umpristi omkhulu wasephendula wathi kuye: Ngikufungisa uNkulunkulu ophilayo, ukuthi usitshele ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. UJesu wathi kuye: “Wena ushilo; nokho ngithi kini: Kusukela manje nizakubona iNdodana yomuntu ihlezi ngakwesokunene saMandla, iza ngamafu ezulu. Umpristi omkhulu wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Usehlambalazile; sisaswelelani ofakazi na? bhekani, manje senikuzwile ukuhlambalaza kwakhe. Nicabangani? Baphendula bathi: Unecala lokufa. Base bemkhafulela ngamathe ebusweni, bamshaya; abanye bamshaya ngezintende zezandla. Besithi: Siprofethe, wena Kristu, ngubani okutshayileyo? Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni; Kepha waphika phambi kwabo bonke, wathi: “Angikwazi okushoyo. Kwathi ephumela egumeni, enye incekukazi yambona, yathi kwababekhona: Lo muntu ubenoJesu waseNazaretha. Waphinda waphika ngesifungo, wathi: Kangimazi lowomuntu. Kwathi emva kwesikhashana beza kuye ababemi khona, bathi kuPetru: “Nempela nawe ungomunye wabo; ngoba ukukhuluma kwakho kuyakuveza. Waseqala ukuthuka lokufunga, esithi: Kangimazi lumuntu. Lahle lakhala iqhude. UPetru wakhumbula izwi likaJesu, alisho kuye ukuthi: “Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu. Waphuma wakhala kamunyu.