IiletazikaHerode noPilato
ILETAKAHerodeEYAKUPILATIIrhuluneli.
UHerodekuPontiyoPilatoiRhuluneliyaseYerusalem: Uxolo.
NdikhathazekekakhuluEzizintondizibhalakuwe,ukuze xauthewaziva,ubebuhlungungenxayam.Kuthexa intombiyamuHerodiya,endiyithandayo,idlalaphezu kwechibilamanzielinomkhenkce,laphukangaphantsi kwalo,wehlawonkeumzimba,yanqunyulwaintloko, yahlalaphezukomkhenkceNankoumamawakhe ebambeleleentlokoemathangeniakhe,kwayeindluyam yonkeibuhlungukakhuluKubamna,ndakubandivile ngomntulowo,ndathandaukuzakuwe,ukuzendimbone yenayedwa,ndiveilizwilakhe,nokubalibeleloonyana babantu.Kwayengokuqinisekileyoukubangenxayezinto ezininziezimbiezenziwandimkuYohaneuMbhaptizi, nangenxayokubandamgculelauKrestu,qaphelani ndifumanaumvuzowobulungisa,kubandiphalazeigazi elininzilabantwanababanyeemhlabeniNgenxayoko izigwebozikaThixozibubulungisa;kubaumntungamnye wamkelangokwengcamangoyakheKodwaekubeni ubufaneleukumbonaloomntuunguThixo,ngokoke kufanelekileukubanindithandazele.
UnyanawamuAzboniusnayeusentlungwiniyokufa
Namndicinezelekile,ndisilingoesibi,ngokuba ndinethontsi;Kendibandezelekile,ngokuba ndamtshutshisalowoubhaptizangamanzi,obenguYohane. Ngokoke,mzalwanawam,imigwebokaThixo ibubulungisa
Kwayeumfaziwam,kwakhona,kuyoyonkeintlungu yakhengentombiyakhe,uyewabayimfamakwilisolakhe lasekhohlo,kubasasinqwenelaukumfamekisailiso lobulungisaAkukholuxolokubenzibobubi;utsho uYehovaKubaseyifikelweyimbandezeloenkulu ababingelelinababhalibomthetho;ngokubabakunikele kuweolilungisaKubaokukukuzalisekakwehlabathi, ukubabavumeiintlangaukubazibeziindlalifaKuba abantwanabokukhanyabayakukhutshelwangaphandle,
kubaabakhangebaziqwalaseleizintoezazishunyayelwe ngokunxulumeneneNkosi,kwayengokunxulumene noNyanawayo.Bhinqaamanqeakho,wamkeleubulungisa, wenanomfaziwakhoumkhumbulauYesuubusukunemini; Ubukumkanibuyakubabobenuzintlanga,ngokubathina abanyuliweyosamgculelalowoulilungisa.
Kekaloku,ukubakukhoindawoesikucelayo,Pilato, ngenxayokubasasifudusasinegunya,yingcwabekakuhle indluyamKubasifaneleukubasingcwatywenguwe, kungekhonangababingeleli,abathiemvakwexesha elincinane,njengokozitshoyoizibhalo,ekufikeni kukaYesuKristu,iyakubafikelaimpindezelo
Uhambekakuhle,Mxeleleumkakho.
Ndikuthumelaijikazilentombiyam,nejikazilam,ukuze abesisikhumbuzokuwesokumkakwam.Kubasele ziphumaiimpethuemzimbeniwam;niyabona, ndisagwetywaokwethutyana;ndiyawoyikaumgwebooza kuza.Kubakuyoyomibinisimiphambikwemisebenzi kaThixoophilileyo;kelomgweboungowexeshana,kanti ezakuzangumgweboongunaphakade.
UkuphelakweletaeyakuPilatoirhuluneli
IletakaPilatoeyakuHerode.
UPilatokuHerodeumphathiwesahlulosesine,wathi: Uxolo
Yaziubone,ukubamhlawamnikelauYesukum,ndasikwa yimfesanengenxayam,ndangqinangokuhlambaizandla zam(ukubandimsulwa),ngayeowavukaengcwabeniemva kweentsukuezintathu,wenzaukuthandakwakhokuye, kubawanqwenelaukubandidibanisenaweekubetheleleni kwakheKodwangokundifundakubabulalinakumajoni awayebukeleingcwabalakheukubauvukilekwabafileyo. Kwayendikungqinengokukodwaokondandikuxelelwe kum,okokubawabonakalaliswangokwasemzimbeni kwelaseGalili,ekwimoenye,kwangelizwilinye, kwangaloomfundiso,nangabafundibaphilileyo, angaguqukinangayiphinainto,kodwaevakalisa ngokungafihlisiyoukuvukakwakhe,nobukumkani obungunaphakade
Kwayeqaphelani,izulunomhlabazinemihlali;kwaye yabona,Bhengezaumkamuyakholwayimibono eyabonakalakuye,xawathumelayoukubandimnikele uYesukubantubakwaSirayeli,ngenxayenkohlakalo ababenayo
NgokuuProcla,umfaziwam,akuvaukubauYesuuvukile, kwayewabonakalaeGalili,wathabathakunyenoLonginus umthetheli-khulukunyenamajonialishumielinesibini, lowowayebukeleengcwabeni,wazawayakubulisaubuso bukaKristu,ngokungathikumbonisoomkhulu,waza wambonakunyenabafundibakhe
Bakubon'ukubabamile,bemangalisiwe,beqwalaselekuye, wabakhangela,wathikubo,Yintonina?Niyakholwana kum?Xelani,yaziniukubakumnqophisouThixo awawunikaoobawo,kuthiwa,yonkeintoefileyo,
mayiphilengokufakwam,okubonileyoninaNgoku niyabona,ukubandiphililenina,enambethelelayo emnqamlezwenininaNdevaubunzimaobuninzi,de ndalaliswaengcwabeni.Kodwangokundiveni,nikholwe kuBawo,uThixookum.Ngokubandizikhululeiintambo zokufa,Ndawaphulaamasangoelabafileyo;kwayeukuza kwamkuyakubasemvakoku
Kekaloku,bakukuvaokoumkamnamaRoma,beza bandixelela,belila;ngokubanabobabemchasile,ukuba babeyilaububiababebenzilekuyeNgokokenam ndandisesililinisamndibandezelekile,ndambathaingubo yokwaleka,ndathabathaamashumiamahlanuamaRoma kunyenomkam,ndayakwelaseGalili
Ndathike,ndihambaendleleni,ndazingqinaezizinto; okokubauHerodewazenzaezozintongam,ukuzeathethe nam,wandinyanzelaukubandixhobeizandlazamphezu kwakhe,nokubandigwebeogwebayoyonke, nokumtyakatyalowoulilungisa,iNkosiyelungisaSathi sakusondelakuye,Herode,kwavakalaizwielikhulu ezulwini,neendudumoezoyikekayo;Kekaloku,ndimi endleleni,yandibonaiNkosiimi,ithethanabafundibayo Kodwandathandazaentliziyweniyam,kubandandisazi ukubanguyeowanikelakum,ukubawayeyiNkosiyezinto ezidaliweyonoMdaliwazozonkeKethina,sakumbona, sawangobusosonkephambikweenyawozakheNdaza ndathingezwielikhulu,Ndonile,Nkosiyam,ngokuba ndihlelindakugweba,umphindezeliwenyanisozonke; Kwayeyabona,ndiyaziukubaunguThixo,uNyana kaThixo,kwayendibubonileubuntubakhokwayehayi ubuThixobakhoKeuHerodeke,kwanamaSirayeli, wandinyanzelaukubandikwenzeububiNdibabale,Thixo kaSirayeli;
Wazaumkam,ekubandezelekeniokukhulu,wathi,Thixo wamazulunehlabathi,ThixokaSirayeli,musa ukundibuyiselangokwemisebenzikaPontiyoPilato, nangokwentandoyoonyana bakaSirayeli, nangokwengcingayoonyanabababingeleli;kodwa khumbulaumyeniwameluzukwenilwakho!
NgokuiNkosiyethuyasondelayandiphakamisamna nomfaziwam,namaRoma;ndayendamjongandafika kukhoamanxebaomnqamlezowakheWathi,Okobonke oobawoabangamalungisabathembeukukwamkela, abakubonangangexeshalakhoiNkosiyeXesha Eliqhelekileyo,uNyanawoMntu,uNyanawOsenyangweni, ongowasephakadeni,wavukakwabafileyo,wazukiswa phezulukukokonkeawakudalileyo,wasekwakuse emaphakadeniasemaphakadeni
1UJustinus,omnyewababhaliababekhongemihlakaAgastonoTibheriyonoGain,wabhalakwintethoyakhe yesithathu:KekalokuuMariyawaseGalili,lowo wamzalelayouKristu,owayebethelelweemnqamlezweni eYerusalem,wayengenandoda.UYosefuakamshiyanga; UYosefuwazigcinangcwele,engenamfazi,yenanoonyana bakheabahlanungowangaphambili;WahlalakeuMariya engenandoda.
2UTheodorowabhalelauPilatoiRhuluneli:Yayingubani naumntu,ekwayekwanesikhalazongayephambikwakho, sokubawabethelelwaemnqamlezweningamadoda asePalestina?Ukubabebekubuzaokongobulungisa abaninzi,yininaukubaungabuvumelangaubulungisababo? Ke,ukubabathebonabakubizangobugqwetha, wawugqithaphinaumthetho,ukuthetheokokukude nobulungisa?
WathumelauPilatokuye,esithi,Ngenxaenokubawenza imiqondiso,andithandiukumbethelelaemnqamlezweni;
3UJosephusuthi:UAgripa,ukumkani,wayembethe isambathoesilukwengesilivere,wabonanomboniso kwiholoyemidlaloyaseKesareyaZiboneizihlweleukuba iingubozakhezibengezela,zathikuye,Unangokusikoyika njengomntu;Wabonaisithunywasezulusimiphezu kwakhe,sambethawadawafa
UkuphelakwencwadikaPilatoeyakuHerode
INCWADIKAPONTIYOPilato,Awayibhalela uMlawuliwaseRomaNgokuphatheleleiNkosiyethu uYesuKristu.
UPontiyoPilatokuTibheriyoKesareUmbuliso:
KuYesuKristu,endamazisangokuzeleyokuwe ekugqibelenikwam,isohlwayoesikrakraekugqibeleni sanikelwangokuthandakwabantu,nangona ndandingathandiyayendisoyika.Enyanisweni,akukho budalaobakhebabaokanyebayakubanendodaelungileyo nengqongqongoluhloboKodwaabantubenzaumgudu omangalisayo,bazabonkeababhalibabo,iintlokozabo namadodaamakhulubavumelana,ukubabambethelele emnqamlezwenilomthunywawenyaniso,kwanabaprofeti babo,njengamaSibhilikunyenathi,becebisa ngokuchaseneyo;Kekaloku,ekuxhonywenikwakhe, kwabonakalaimiqondisoyamandlaangaphezu kwawemvelo;Abafundibakhebayaphumelela, bengayixokiinkosiyabongokuziphathanangokungagungqi kobomi;hayi,egamenilakhebanobubelekakhulu1Ukuba bendingoyikiukubakuveleisiphenduphakathikwabantu, abaphantsebavuthangumsindo,mhlawumbilomntu ngesehlalanathiNangona,ndinyanzelwengakumbi ngokunyanisekakwisidimasakho,kunokubandikhokelwa kukuthandakwam,andizangendizamengamandlaamonke ukuthintelaukuthengiswanokubandezelekakwegazi elinobulungisa,ndingenatyalalazozonkeizityholo, ngokungekhosikweni,ngenkohlakaloyabantu,ukanti, njengokozitolikaiZibhalo,kwabayintshabalalokubo
SalakakuhleNgomhlawesi-5kwiiKhalendazika-Epreli
INGXELOKAPilatoIRHULUNELI,Ngokusingisele kwiNkosiyethuuYesuKristu;eyathunyelwakuAgasto Kesare,eRoma.
Ngaloomihla,xaiNkosiyethuuYesuKristu yabethelelwayoemnqamlezweniphantsikoPontiyoPilato, irhuluneliyelasePalestinanelaseFenike,izinto ezibhaliweyozabakhoeYerusalem,zenzekangamaYuda
IiletazikaHerodenoPilato nobugangabokwenjenje?Ngokubaubugangabokwenza ububi,ulonakalisileihlabathilonke.
WathikeuPilato,Kumkani,Kumkani,Andinatyalakwezo zinto;kodwayinkithayamaYudaexinezelayo,enetyala. WathikeuKesare,Ngoobaninake?AthiuPilato, noHerode,noArkelawo,noFilipu,noAnas,noKayafa,nayo yonkeinkithayamaYuda.WathikeuKesare,Yininaukuba ulenzéicebolabo?WathikeuPilato,Uhlangalwabo luyakreqa,luyakreqa,alululameliphantsikwesandlasakho WathikeuKesare,Xabathebamnikelakuwe,umelwe kukuthiumkhusele,umthumelekum;ungavumikeukuba ambetheleleemnqamlezweniumntuolilungisa,othewenza imiqondisoemikhulunezilungileyo,njengokoubuthe emlonyeniwakho1KubawabonakaliswauYesungale miqondiso,ukubaunguyeuKristu,uKumkaniwamaYuda.
Kekaloku,akukuthethaokouKesare,nayengokwakhe walibizaigamalikaKristu,yawayonkeinkithayoothixo yawandaweninye,yabanjengothuli,aphowayehlelikhona uKesarekwindluyamadodaamakhuluLazalagubhalonke ibandlaelalimingakuKesarengenxayelizwielo,nangenxa yokuwakoothixobabo,lasukalemkalonke,elowowaya endlwiniyakhe,emangalisiwekokokuhlileyoUtheke uKesarewathimakagcinwengokufihlakeleyouPilato, ukuzeaziinyanisongoYesu
Kwathingengomso,akubon’ukubauKesareehleli endlwiniyerhuluneli,nayoyonkeintlanganisoyamatyala, wabuyawafunaukumbuzauPilatoWathikeuKesare, Thethainyaniso,wenaungahloneliThixo;ngokuba, ngesenzosakhoesingahloneliThixo,owasenzayokuYesu, kubonakalisweizenzozakhoezingendawo,ngokokuba izithixozatshatyalaliswa.Ngubaninakelowoebethelelwe emnqamlezweni?WathikeuPilato,Okunenenobungqina bakhebuyinyaniso;Kubanamngokwamndandikholose ngezenzozakhe,ukubaubemkhulukoothixobonke esibahlonelayoWathikeuKesare,Yininakeukuba umphatheleubuganganje,ungamazi,ubucebaubugwenxa bobukumkanibam?WathikeuPilato,Ndenzeokongenxa yesikreqo,nesiphithiphithisamaYudaangahloneliThixo
KekalokuuKesarewazalangumsindo,wenzaintlanganiso yamatyala,nayoyonkeintlanganisoyakheyamatyala, namadindala,wathi,makungabikhomthethoubhalwe ngamaYuda:
KuLicianusobambeindawoyokuqalakwiLizwe laseMpumaUmbuliso:
Ndiyendachazelwangenkohlakaloeyayisenziwakutshanje ngamaYudaawayehlalaeYerusalemnezixeko ezijikelezileyo,nesenzosawosokuchas’umthetho, awamnyanzelauPilatoukubaabetheleleemnqamlezweni uthixoothileogamalinguYesu,elathingaloihlabathi lenziwamnyamaisikreqosawo,lasonakaliswazimiseleni ngoko,neqelalamajoni,ukuyakubokwaoko,bavakalise ukuvakwaboebukhobokeningalommiseloNgokuthobela nokuqhubekangokuchasenenabo,nibachithachithekuzo zonkeiintlanga,nibenzeamakhoboka,nangokulugxotha uhlangalwabokulolonkeelakwaYudangokukhawuleza
kangangokokunokwenzekababonise,naphinaaphooku bekungekabonakali,ukubabazelebububi.
Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaufikilelommiselo kummandlawasempumalanga,wawuthobelauLikiyano, ngenxayokoyikaummiselo,waluphanzisalonkeuhlanga lwamaYuda,wabakhokelelaabobabeselekwelakwaYuda ebukhobokeni,kunyenabobabeziintsaliphakathi kweentlanga;
WabuyakeuKesarewagqibakwelokubaambuzeuPilato, wathikumthetheli-waka,ogamalinguAlbhiyo, makayinqumleintlokokaPilato,esithi,Njengokuba wambekaizandlalowoulilungisa,ekuthiwanguKristu,uya kuwakwangokunjalo,angabinakusindiswa
AkufikakeuPilatokuloondawo,wathandazaezolileyo, esithi,Nkosi,unganditshabalalisindawonyenamaHebhere angendawo;Musaukunditshabalalisakengokongenxa yesisonosam,ungabukhumbuliububiobukum,Yehova, nakumkhonziwakhouProclaominamkwelilixalokufa kwam,owamfundisaukuprofethaukubaufanele ukubethelelwaemnqamlezweniMusaukuyohlwaya ngenxayesonosam;kodwausixolele,usibalekwisabelo sabalungileyobakho.Kekalokukwathi,akuwugqiba uPilatoukuthandazakwakhe,kwezanezwiezulwini,lisithi, Ziyakuthiunoyolozonkeizizukulwana,nemizalwane yeentlanga;kwayewenangokwakhoumeleubonakale njengengqinalamekuzenikwamokwesibini,xandiya kugwebaizizweezilishumielinesibinizakwaSirayeli,nabo bangalivumangaigamalam.Wazaumthetheliwayinqumla intlokokaPilato;nasoisithunywaseNkosisiyayamkela UmkakheuProklas,akubonaisithunywasezulusisiza, samkelaintlokoyaso,nayewavuya,waphumakwaoko, wangcwatywanendodayakhe
UKUFAKUKAPilato,OWAGWEBAUYESU.
KekalokuuTibheriyoKesare,ukumkaniwamaRoma, wayesifasisifoesibuhlungu,wevaukubakukhougqirha othileeYerusalem,ogamalinguYesu,ophilisazonkeizifo ngelizwilakhelodwaEngazikeukubaamaYudanoPilato bambulele,wenjenjeukuthethaomnyewabalindibakhe, ogamalinguVolusianus,esithi,Hambakamsinya kangangokounako,uyengaphesheyakolwandle,nithi kuPilato,umkhonziwamnomhlobowam,andithumelelelo gqirha,andiphiliseUthekeuVolusianus,eluvileumyalelo womlawuli,wemkakwaoko,wayakuPilatonjengoko abemwiseleumthethoWaxelakekwalooPilatooko kwakubekwekuyenguTibheriyoKesare,esithi, UTibheriyoKesare,umlawuliwamaRoma,iNkosiyakho, yakuvaukubakulomzikukhoigqirhaeliphilisaizifo ngelizwilayolodwa,uyakubongozaukubaumthumele kuye,aphiliseisifosakheWesukawoyikakakhuluuPilato, akukuvaoko,esaziukubaubemenzeleukumbulala ngomonaWasiphendulakeuPilatoumthunywalowo, esithi,Lomntuubengumoni,eyindodaebatsalelayoabantu emvakwakhe;ngokoke,emvakokucebisananezilumko zomzi,ndambethelelaemnqamlezweniKekaloku,akuba umthunywalowoebuyelakwindawoawayehlalakuyo, wadibananomfaziothileogamalinguVeronica,eqhelene noYesu,wathikeyena,Mfazi,bekukhoigqirhaelithile
kulomzi,elaphilisaabagulayongaloilizwilodwa,yinina ukubaamaYudaambulale?Wazawaqalaukulila,esithi, Camagu,nkosiyam,ibinguThixowam,iNkosiyam, awathiuPilatowamngcatshangomona,wamgweba,wathi makabethelelweemnqamlezweni.Ebuhlungukakhuluke, wathi,Ndibuhlungukakhulu,ukubaandinakoukuyenza intoendithumeyonainkosiyam
WathiuVeronicakuye,ItheiNkosiyamyahamba ishumayela,ndahluthwaubukhobayondingafuni, bendinqwenelaukubandizobendidwetyweumfanekiso wayo,ukuzendibendihluthwaubukhobayo,noko imbonakaloyomfanekisowayoindithuthuzele.Ndathixa ndisaicanvaskumzobiukubaayiqatywe,iNkosiyam yadibananamyandibuzaukubandiyaphiKekaloku ndakumazisangohambolwam,wandicelainguboende, wayibuyiselakum,ishicilelwengemifanekisoyobuso obubekekileyoKengoko,ukubainkosiyakhoiyakujonga ngokunyanisekileyokulombono,iyakonwabelakwangoko impilo
Ngabaunokufunyaniswaunjalongegolideokanye ngesilivere?wabuzaHayi,watsho,kodwangeemvakalelo zokuzinikelaNgokokendiyakuhambanawe,ndiwuse umfanekiselokuKesare;
KeuVolusianuswezanoVeronicaeRoma,wathi kuTibheriyoumlawuli,UYesu,lowoubumnqwenela kwakudala,uPilatonamaYudabazinikeleekufeni okungekhosikweni,bazangomonababethelelaemthini womnqamlezo.Kengoko,umatroniothileuzenam,esizisa umfanekisokaYesuokwamnye,kwayeukuba uyawuqwalaselangokunyanisekileyo,uyakulufumana kwangokuuncedolwempiloyakho.WayindlalakeuKesare indlelangamalaphuesilika,wathimakwenziwephambi kwakheumfanekisolowo;wathinjeukubaayijongile waphindawaphilaimpiloyakheyantlandlolo.
WazauPontiyoPilatowabanjwangokomyalelokaKesare wazawasiwaeRoma.Kekaloku,akuvauKesareukuba uPilatoufikileeRoma,wazalangumsindoomkhulu ngakuye,wabangelaukubakuziswekuyeKekaloku uPilatowezanenguboyangaphantsikaYesu, engenamthungo,wayinxibaxaephambikomlawuliUthe keuKhesareakumbona,wabubekelabucalabonke ubushushubakhe,wesukawaphakamawayakuyekwaoko, akabanakoukuthethangqwabalalakuyenangantonina; yayelowoukungabikhokwakhewabonakalaesoyikeka, enoburhalarhume,ngokuebuswenibakhe,ufunyanwa ethambile
Uthekeakumndulula,wesukawavuthangumsindo ngakuye,wamanaesithiulusizi,ngokuba ebengawubonakalisangaumsindowesifubasakhekuye Wazawamkhumbuzakwaoko,efunga,eqiqangelithi, ungumntwanawokufa,nokubaungakufanelekelanga ukuhlalaemhlabeni.Utheakumbonawambulisakwaoko, wabubekelabucalabonkeubushushubengqondoyakhe
Bathinqakebonke;wathiqhiphuumbilininakuPilato, ngokubaengekho;Ekugqibeleni,ngecebisolikaThixo, okanyemhlawumbingokucengwangomnyeumKristu,
wamkhululaidyasi,wazangokukhawulezawaphinda wavuthaumsindowakhewengqondo.WathikeuKesare emangaliswekuneneyilento,bamxelelaukubaibiyingubo yeNkosiuYesu.WathikeuKesare,makagcinwe entolongweni,adeathethenezilumkoukubaathinina ukwenziwakuyeKwayeemvakweentsukuezimbalwa isigwebowanikwauPilatosokubaagwetyweukufa okulihlazokakhulu.UthekeuPilato,akukuvaoko, wazibulalangekrelelakhe,wazangaloondlelawabubulala ubomibakhe
Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaufileuPilatokwaziwa,wathi uKesare,Inene,ufeukufaelilihlazo,esingamyekanga sisandlasakheWabotshelelwakengokokwilityeelikhulu wazawatshonakumlamboiTiberKodwaoomoya abakhohlakeleyonabangcolileyo,bevuyaemzimbeni wakheokhohlakeleyonongcolileyo,bonkebehlabenyuka emanzini,kwayebabangelaimibaneeyoyikekayo esibhakabhakeni,iindudumonesichotho,ngokokudebonke babanjweluloyikooloyikekayoNgenxayokoamaRoma amrhuqelangaphandlekomlamboiTiber,amthwala egculelaukuyaeVienne,azaamtshonisakumlamboiRhone. KubaiVienneithetha,ngokungathikunjalo,iNdlela yeGehena,kubayayiyindawoyesiqalekisongoko Nemimoyaemdakayayikhonakwayeisenzakwaezozinto.
Ngokoke,loomadoda,engakunyamezeliukuxhatshazwa kangakoziidemon,asusaisityasesiqalekisokubowaza wasithumelaukubasingcwatywekwintsimiyaseLosania Kutheke,bakubabekhathazwengokuncamisileyongenxa yezozithongathozikhankanywengasentla,bawususakubo, bawutshonisaechibinielithileelijikelezweziintaba,apho kuthiwa,ngokwengxeloyezinye,kuphumeamayelenqe angendawo.