IVangeli likaNikhodemu, ngaphambili elalibizwa ngokuthi IzEnzo ZikaPontiyu Pilatu ISAHLUKO 1 1 UAnase, noKayafase, noSuma, noDathamu, noGamaliyeli, noJuda, noLevi, noNefithali, no-Aleksandru, noKoresi, nabanye abaJuda, baya kuPilatu ngoJesu, bemmangalela ngamacala amaningi amabi. 2 Base bethi: “Siqinisekile ukuthi uJesu uyindodana kaJosefa umbazi, izwe elizalwa nguMariya, nokuthi uzibiza ngokuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, futhi uyinkosi; futhi hhayi lokho kuphela, kodwa uzama ukuchithwa kwesabatha, kanye nemithetho yokhokho bethu. 3 UPilatu waphendula; Yini ayimemezelayo? futhi yini lena azama ukuyiqeda? 4 AmaJuda athi kuye: Thina silomlayo owenqabela ukuphilisa ngesabatha; kodwa uphulukisa kokubili izinyonga nezithulu, abafe uhlangothi, izimpumputhe, abanochoko, namademoni, ngalolo suku ngezindlela ezimbi. 5 UPilatu waphendula wathi: Angakwenza njani lokhu ngamasu amabi? Baphendula bathi: Ungumthakathi, ukhupha amadimoni ngombusi wamadimoni; ngakho zonke izinto zingaphansi kwakhe. 6 Khona-ke uPilatu wathi: “Ukukhipha amademoni akubonakali kuwumsebenzi womoya ongcolile, kodwa kuvela emandleni kaNkulunkulu. 7 AmaJuda amphendula uPilatu athi: Siyakuncenga wena ophakemeyo ukuthi umbize phambi kwenkantolo yakho, umzwele wena. 8 UPilatu wasebiza isithunywa, wathi kuso: UKristu uzalethwa njani lapha? 9 Khona kwaphuma isithunywa, simazi uKristu, sakhuleka kuso; Wasendlala ingubo abeyiphethe ngesandla emhlabathini, wathi: Nkosi, hamba phezu kwalokhu, ungene, ngokuba umbusi uyakubiza. 10 AmaJuda esekwazi lokho okwakwenziwe isithunywa, amemeza kuPilatu, athi: Kungani ungamnikanga ukubiza kwakhe ngobuhlalu, njalo kungeyisithunywa? wakhuleka kuye, wendlala ingubo abeyiphethe ngesandla sakhe emhlabathini phambi kwakhe, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, umbusi uyakubiza. 11 UPilatu wasesibiza isithunywa, wathi: Ukwenzeleni okunje? 12 Isithunywa saphendula sathi: Esengithume eJerusalema ngisiya kuAleksandru, ngabona uJesu ehlezi embongolweni ngomfanekiso omubi; 13 Abanye bendlala izingubo zabo endleleni, bathi: “Sisindise, wena osezulwini; ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi. 14 Khona-ke abaJuda bakhamuluka ngokumelene nesithunywa, bathi: “Abantwana bamaHeberu bakhuluma amazwi abo ngesiHebheru; wena ungumGreki ungasiqonda kanjani isiHeberu na? 15 Isithunywa saphendula sathi: Ngabuza omunye wabaJuda ngathi: Kuyini lokhu abantwana abakhala ngakho ngesiHebheru? 16 Futhi yangichazela, yathi, bamemeza Hosana, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi, O, Nkosi, ngisindise; noma: O Nkosi, sindisa. 17 UPilatu wasesithi kubo: Lina lina lifakazelani amazwi akhulunywa ngabantwana, ngokuthula kwenu? Kwenze okubi ngani isithunywa? Bathula ke. 18 Umbusi wasesithi kuso isithunywa: Phuma uzame ngamandla ukuthi usingenise. 19 Kepha isithunywa saphuma, senza njengakuqala; wathi: Nkosi, ngena, ngoba umbusi uyakubiza. 20 Kwathi uJesu engena ephethe amabhanela, izihloko zazo zakhothama, zakhuleka kuJesu. 21 Ngakho amaJuda aqhweba kakhulu emelene lamabhanela. 22 Kodwa uPilatu wathi kumaJuda: Ngiyazi ukuthi kalithokozi kini ukuthi amabhanela akhothama akhonza uJesu; kodwa nibabaza ngani izimpawu, kungathi ziyakhothama, zikhuleka? 23 Basebephendula uPilatu besithi: Thina sabona izimpawu zikhothama, zikhonza uJesu. 24 Umbusi wasezibizela izimpawu, wathi kuzo: Likwenzeleni okunje?
25 Izimpawu zathi kuPilatu: Thina sonke singabahedeni, sikhonza onkulunkulu emathempelini; futhi kufanele sicabange kanjani ngokumkhulekela? Siphethe izilinganiso kuphela ezandleni zethu futhi bakhothama bakhuleka kuye. 26 UPilatu wayesethi kubaphathi besinagoge: “Zikhetheleni nina amadoda anamandla, niwabambele amabhanela, sibone ukuthi ayakukhothama yini. 27 Ngakho abadala bamaJuda badinga abalitshumi lambili emaxhegu alamandla lalamandla kakhulu, bawamisa amabhanela, ema phambi kombusi. 28 Khona uPilatu wathi kuso isithunywa: Khipha uJesu, futhi mhlawumbe ungambuyisela. UJesu nesithunywa baphuma ehholo. 29 UPilatu wabiza amabhanela ababeziphethe ngaphambili, wafunga kubo ukuthi, uma babengaziphathanga ngaleyo ndlela, lapho uJesu eqala ukungena, wayezozinquma amakhanda azo. 30 Umbusi waselaya uJesu ukuthi abuye angene. 31 Isithunywa senza njengakuqala, samncenga kakhulu uJesu ukuthi agqoke isembatho saso, ahambe phezu kwaso, wahamba phezu kwaso, wangena. 32 Kwathi uJesu esengenile, amafulegi akhothama njengakuqala, akhuleka kuye. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi uPilatu ekubona lokho wesaba, wasukuma esihlalweni. 2 Esacabanga ukusukuma, umkakhe emi kude, wathumela kuye, wathi: “Ungabi nandaba kulowo muntu olungileyo; ngoba ngihlupheke kakhulu ngaye embonweni ngalobubusuku. 3 Kwathi abaJuda bekuzwa lokho bathi kuPilatu: Asishongo yini kuwe ukuthi: Uyisangoma? Bheka, usephuphe umkakho. 4 UPilatu wasebiza uJesu, wathi: Wena ukuzwile abakufakaza ngawe, kodwa kawuphenduli? 5 UJesu waphendula wathi: Uba bebengelamandla okukhuluma, babengeke bakhulume; kodwa ngenxa yokuthi yilowo nalowo unomyalo wolimi lwakhe lokukhuluma okuhle nokubi, makabheke kukho. 6 Kodwa amalunga abaJuda aphendula athi kuJesu: Sizakhangelani? 7 Okokuqala siyakwazi lokhu ngawe, ukuthi wazalwa ngokuphinga; okwesibili, ukuthi ngenxa yokuzalwa kwakho kwabulawa izingane eBetlehema; okwesithathu, ukuthi uyihlo lonyoko uMariya babalekela eGibhithe, ngoba bengelathemba abantu bakibo. 8 Abanye kubaJuda ababemi khona bakhuluma kahle kakhulu, bathi: “Asinakusho ukuthi wazalwa ngokuphinga; kodwa siyazi ukuthi unina uMariya wayemiselwe uJosefa, ngakho akazalwanga ngokuphinga. 9 Ngakho uPilatu wathi kumaJuda afakaza ukuthi uzelwe ngokuphinga: Lokhu kulandisa kwenu akusilo iqiniso, ngoba kwakukhona umtshado, njengoba bafakaza abesizwe sakini. 10 UAnase loKayafase basebesithi kuPilatu: Sonke lesixuku sabantu simelwe ukubonwa, abamemeza besithi: Wazalwa ngokuphinga, njalo ungumlingo; kodwa labo abaphika ukuthi uzalwa ngokuphinga, bangamaproselithe nabafundi bakhe. 11 UPilatu waphendula oAnase loKayafase wathi: Ngobani amaproselithe? Baphendula bathi: Bangabantwana bezizwe, futhi ababanga amaJuda, kodwa abalandeli bakhe. 12 Base bephendula u-Eleyazeri, no-Asteriyu, no-Antoniyu, noJakobe, noKarasi, noSamuweli, no-Isaka, noFinehasi, noKrispu, no-Agripha, no-Anase, noJuda, bathi: “Asibona amaproselithe, kodwa singabantwana bamaJuda, futhi sikhuluma iqiniso, futhi sasikhona lapho uMariya. waqonywa. 13 UPilatu wasekhuluma emadodeni alitshumi lambili akhuluma lokho, wathi kuwo: Ngilifungisa ngokuphila kukaKesari, ukuthi likhulume ngokwethembeka ukuthi wazalwa ngokuphinga yini, lezinto elizitshoyo ziqinisile. 14 Basebemphendula uPilatu besithi: Silomlayo esingavunyelwanga ngawo ukuthi sifunge, kuyisono; 15 Base bethi o-Anase noKayafase kuPilatu: “Lawomadoda ayishumi nambili awayikukholwa ukuthi siyamazi ukuthi uzelwe ngumntwana, noma eshaya sengathi uyindodana kaNkulunkulu nokuthi uyinkosi, esiyikho kuze kube manje. ekukholweni, ukuthi siyathuthumela ukuzwa. 16 UPilatu waselaya ukuthi bonke baphume, ngaphandle kwamadoda alitshumi lambili, abathi yena kazalwanga ngokuphinga;