Mathewu 27:27-56

Khona amasosha ombusi amthatha uJesu amyisa enqabeni, abuthela kuye lonke ibutho. Amhlubula, amembathisa ingubo ebomvu. Eluluka umqhele wameva, awubeka ekhanda lakhe, nomhlanga esandleni sakhe sokunene, aguqa ngamadolo phambi kwakhe, amklolodela, athi: “Bayede, Nkosi yamaJuda! Amkhafulela ngamathe, athatha umhlanga, amshaya ekhanda. Sebemklolodele, bamhlubula ingubo, bamembathisa ezakhe izingubo, bamuka naye ukuyombethela esiphambanweni. Esaphuma, afumana indoda yaseKhurene, nguSimoni igama lakhe; amcindezela ukuba athwale isiphambano sakhe. Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa yiGolgotha, okutsho ukuthi, iNdawo yoKhakhayi. Bamnika uviniga oxutshwe nenyongo ukuba anathe; Ambethela, abelana izingubo zakhe, enzelana inkatho, ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi ukuthi: “Babelana izingubo zami, benza inkatho yokuphosa ngesambatho sami. Bahlala phansi bamlinda khona; Babeka phezu kwekhanda lakhe icala lakhe libhaliwe ukuthi: LO NGUJESU INKOSI YABAJUDA. Kwabethelwa kanye naye abaphangi ababili, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo. Abadlulayo bamthuka, benikina amakhanda abo. Bethi: Wena odiliza ithempeli, ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise. Uma uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, yehla esiphambanweni. Ngokunjalo labapristi abakhulu bamklolodela kanye lababhali labadala, bathi: Wasindisa abanye; yena ngokwakhe akanakuzisindisa. Uma eyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, futhi sizomkholwa. Wathembela kuNkulunkulu; makamkhulule manje, uma emthanda, ngokuba wathi: Mina ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Labaphangi ababebethelwe kanye laye, bamluma ngokunjalo. Kusukela ngehora lesithupha kwaba mnyama emhlabeni wonke kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye. Kwathi ngehola lesificamunwemunye uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi: Eli, Eli, lama sabaktani? okungukuthi: Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Abanye kwababemi khona besizwa bathi: Lo ubiza uEliya. Wasegijima masinyane omunye kubo, wathatha uzipho, walugcwalisa ngoviniga, waluhloma emhlangeni, wamphuzisa. Abanye bathi: Yekelani, sibone ukuthi uEliya uzafika yini ukumsindisa. UJesu esephinde wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wawukhipha umoya. Bheka, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi; umhlaba wazamazama, amadwala aqhekezeka; Amathuna avuleka; nemizimba eminingi yabangcwele ababelele yavuka; baphuma emathuneni emva kokuvuka kwakhe bangena emzini ongcwele, babonakala kwabaningi. Kwathi induna yekhulu nababe nayo belinda uJesu bebona ukuzamazama komhlaba nalokho okwenzekileyo besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Nempela lo ubeyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Kwakukhona lapho abesifazana abanengi, bekhangele bekhatshana, ababelandele uJesu bevela eGalili, bemkhonza; phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uMariya Magdalena, noMariya unina kaJakobe noJose, nonina wamadodana kaZebedewu.