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1KodwakumaJudakakhoowagezaizandlazakhe, loHerodilobaomunyewabahlulelibakheKwathibengala ukubageza,wasukumauPilatuKhonauHerodeinkosi wayalaukubaiNkosiithathwekubo,ethikubo:Konke enginiyalengakhoukubanikwenzekuye,kwenzeni 2NjalokwakumiuJosefaumnganekaPilatuleNkosi;esazi ukuthisebezambethela,wezakuPilatu,wacelaisidumbu seNkosiukungcwatshwaUPilatuwathumelakuHerode, wabuzaisidumbusakheWayesethiuHerode:“UPilatu, umzalwane,nomakungekhomuntuomcelileyo,sahlosa ukummbela,ikakhuluumasekuqalaisabatha,ngokuba kulotshiweemthethweniukuthi: 3Wamnikelaebantwiningosukuolwandulelaisinkwa esingenamvubelo,umkhosiwaboBasebeyibambaiNkosi, bayisunduzabegijima,bathi:MasiyihuduleiNdodana kaNkulunkulu,ngokubasizuzeamandlaphezukwayo. Bamembathisaokububende,bambekaesihlalweni sokwahlulela,bathi:“Yahlulelangokulunga,nkosiyakwaIsrayeliOmunyewabowalethaumqhelewameva, wawubekaekhandaleNkosiAbanyebemabamkhafulela emehlweni,abanyebeyishayaezihlathini;abanye bambhaxabula,bethi:NgaloluudumoasidumiseiNdodana kaNkulunkulu
4Basebelethaabenzibobubiababili,bambethelaiNkosi esiphambanweniKodwawazithulelakwangathi akanabuhlunguFuthilaphobephakamisaisiphambano, babhalaisihloko:Louyinkosiyakwa-Israyeli.Babeka izingubozakhephambikwakhe,babelanangazo,benza inkathongazoOmunyewalezozigebenguwabakhuza, wathi:“Thinasihluphekekanjengenxayobubiesibenzile, kephalonaosezewabanguMsindisiwabantu,wonengani na?Basebemthukuthelela,balayaukuthiimilenzeyakhe ingaphulwa,ukuzeafeebuhlungu.
5Kwasekusemini,kwabamnyamaeJudiyalonke, bakhathazekabekhathazeka,hleziilangalitshoneesaphila; ngobakulotshiwekuboukuthiilangalingashoniphezu kobuleweyoOmunyewabowathi:"Mphuziseinyongo neviniga"Baxuba,bamnikaukubaaphuze,bagcwalisa konke,bafezaizonozabophezukwekhandalabo.Abaningi bazulazulabephetheizibani,bethikusebusuku,bawa INkosiyakhalayathi:amandlaami,amandlaami, ungishiyile.Eseshilowakhushulwa.Ngalesosikhathi isihenqosethempelilaseJerusalemasadabukakabili 6Futhiemvakwalokhobakhiphaizipikiliezandleni zeNkosi,futhibayibekaemhlabeni,futhiumhlabawonke wazamazama,futhikwabanokwesabaokukhuluIlanga lakhanya,latholakalangeholalesificamunwemunye WamthathauJehova,naye,wamsongangendwangu, wamyisaethunenilakhe,okuthiwaiNsimukaJosefa 7KhonaamaJudanamalunganabapristisebebonaububi ababebenzilekubo,baqalaukulilabathi:“Mayengezono zethu!Futhiminanabanganebamingadabuka;salinyazwa engqondwenisacasha,ngokubasasifunwayibonjengababi, sithandaukuthungelaithempelingomlilo.Phezukwakho konkelokhosazilaukudla,sihlezisilila,sikhalaubusuku neminikwazekwabayisabatha.
8KodwasebebutheneababhalilabaFarisilabadalabodwa, sebezwileukuthiixukulonkelalikhonona,lizitshaya izifuba,lisithi:Ubazenzekilelezizibonakalisoezinkulukazi ngokufakwakhe,bonaniukuthiulungilekangakanani, abadalabasebesesaba,bezakuPilatu,bamncengabesithi: Sipheamabutho,ukuzesilindeingcwabalakheinsuku ezintathu,hleziabantubehlebesukakuye;abafileyofuthi basenzeokubiUPilatuwabanikauPetroniusinduna yekhulukanyenamasoshaukubaalindeithuna.Kwase kufikakanyenaboamalunganababhaliethuneni, sebegingqeitsheelikhulukanyenendunayekhulu namasosha,bonkeababelaphobalimisangasemnyango wethunabanamathiselaizimpawueziyisikhombisa,bamisa itendelapho,balilindaEkuseningelangalesabatha, kwafikaixukulivelaeJerusalemalasezindaweni ezizingelezeleyo,ukuzeliboneingcwabaelalibekwe uphawu
9KwathingalobobusukuusukulweNkosilusondelangabo, laphoamabuthoelindangababiliemlindweni,kwabakhona izwielikhuluezulwini;babonaizululivulekile,namadoda amabiliehlaesukalaphoenokukhanyaokukhulu,asondela ethuneniLelotsheelalibekweemnyangolazigingqela lahlukanaphakathi;lavulekaithuna,zangenaizinsizwa zombili.
10Kwathi-kelawomabuthoekubona,avusainduna yekhululabadala;ngobanabobabelukhuningokulinda Kwathibesalandisaababekubonile,babuyebabona amadodaamathathuephumaethuneni,amabiliesekele oyedwa,nesiphambanosilandelana;nekhandalalaba ababililafinyelelaezulwini,kephaikhandalowayehola ladlulaamazuluBezwaizwilivelaezulwini,lithi: Ushumayelekwabaleleyo.Futhiimpenduloyezwakala esiphambanweni,Yebo
11Basebekhulumisanabodwaukuthibangasukayini bayetshelauPilatulezizinto.Besacabangakanjalo,abuye abonakalaizululivuleka,nomuntuwehlaengenaethuneni. Kwathiindunayekhulunababenayobebonalokho, baphuthumakuPilatuebusuku,basukaethuneni ababelibhekile,babikakonkeababekubonile,bedabukile kakhulu,bethi:“NempelaubeyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu UPilatuwaphendulawathi:Minangimsulwaegazini leNdodanakaNkulunkulu;Basebesondelabonke, bamncenga,bamncengaukubaayaleindunayekhulu namasoshaukubabangasholuthongalokhoababekubonile: Ngokubabathikungconokithiukubanecalalesono esikhulukunazozonkephambikukaNkulunkulu,futhi singaweliezandlenizabantubamaJudafuthisikhandwe ngamatsheNgakhouPilatuwalayaindunayekhulu lamabuthoukuthibangatsholutho 12KwathiekuntwelenikokusaosukwinilweNkosi uMariyaMagdalena,umfundiweNkosi,esabangenxa yamaJuda,ngobaayevuthangolaka,engenzangaethuneni leNkosiizintoabesifazanaabajayeleukuzenzelaabafayo lalaboabathandekayobabo,wathathaabanganebakhe wahambalabo,wayaethunenilaphoayebekwekhona BesabaukuthiamaJudaangababona,athi:“Nakubangalolo sukuabethelwangaloesiphambanwenisasingenakukhala nokulila,nokhomasenzelokhoethunenilakheKodwa ngubaniozakusigingqelaitsheelalibekweemnyango wethuna,ukuzesingenesihlaleeduzekwakhe,senze okufaneleyo?Ngokubaitshelalilikhulu,futhisiyesabafuna omunyeusibone.Umasingenakukwazi,nokhoumasibeka
emnyangoizintoesizilethayonjengesikhumbuzosakhe, sizokhalafuthisilile,sizesifikeekhayalethu.
13Bahamba,balificaithunalivuliwe,basondelabalunguza; babonalaphoinsizwaethileihleziphakathikwethuna, enhle,yembetheinguboendeecwebezelayo;owathikubo: Lizeleni?Nifunabanina?Lowoowabethelwa esiphambanweni?UvukewahambaKephauma ningakholwa,bhekani,niboneindawolaphoelelekhona, ukuthikakho;ngobauvukile,wayakhona,laphoethunywe khonaKhona-keabesifazanebasebesabafuthibabaleka 14Manjekwakuwusukulokugcinalwesinkwa esingenamvubelo,futhiabaningibaphuma,bebuyela emakhaya,njengobaumkhosiwawusuphelile.Kephathina esingabafundibeNkosiabayishuminambilisakhala, sidabukile;Kephamina,SimoniPetru,no-Andreya umfowethu,bathathaamanethaethu,bayaelwandle;futhi kwakukhonanathiuLeviindodanaka-Alfewu,iNkosi