John 18
1 UJesu eseshilo lokho waphuma nabafundi bakhe, waya ngaphesheya komfudlana iKidroni, lapho kwakukhona insimu, angena kuyo yena nabafundi bakhe.
2 UJudasi owamkhaphelayo naye wayeyazi leyo ndawo, ngokuba uJesu wayevame ukubuthana khona nabafundi bakhe.
3 Khona uJudasi esethathe isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, wafika khona nezibani nezibani nezikhali.
4 Ngakho uJesu ekwazi konke okuzakwehlela waphuma, wathi kubo: Lidinga bani?
5 Bamphendula bathi: UJesu waseNazaretha. UJesu wathi kubo: Mina nginguye. NoJudasi owamkhaphelayo wayemi nabo.
6 Khona esho kubo ukuthi: “Nginguye,” bahlehla nyovane, bawa phansi.
7 Waphinda wababuza wathi: “Nifuna bani na? Basebesithi: UJesu waseNazaretha.
8 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngilitshelile ukuthi mina nginguye;
9 ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi alikhulumayo elithi: Kulabo onginike bona, kangilahlekelwanga lamunye.
10 USimoni Petru enenkemba wayihosha, wayigenca inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene. Igama lenceku kwakunguMalkusi.
11 Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru: “Faka inkemba yakho esikhwameni;
12 Khona iviyo nenduna yenkulungwane nezikhonzi zabaJuda bambamba uJesu, bambopha.
13 Bamyisa ku-Anase kuqala; ngokuba wayenguyisezala kaKayafase owayengumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka.
14 Kepha uKayafase nguye owayala abaJuda ukuthi kubalungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu.
15 USimoni Petru walandela uJesu nomunye umfundi. Lowo mfundi wayesaziwa kumpristi omkhulu, wangena noJesu egcekeni lompristi omkhulu.
16 Kodwa uPetro wema ngaphandle emnyango. Khona waphuma lowo omunye umfundi owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu, wakhuluma nomlindi wesango, wamngenisa uPetru.
17 Incekukazi engumlindisango yathi kuPetru: “Angithi nawe ungomunye wabafundi balumuntu na? Wathi: Kangisuye.
18 Kwakumi izinceku nezikhonzi zibasile umlilo wamalahle; Base besotha, noPetru wayemi nabo otha.
19 Umphristi omkhulu wasebuza uJesu ngabafundi bakhe langemfundiso yakhe.
20 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ngikhulume obala emhlabeni; Bengihlala ngifundisa esinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho abaJuda bebuthana khona njalo; futhi ngasese angikhulumanga lutho.
21 Ungibuzani na? buza kwabangizwileyo engikushilo kubo; bhekani, bayakwazi engikushilo.
22 Esetshilo lokho, omunye wabancedisi ababemi khona wamtshaya uJesu ngentende, wathi: “Uphendula njalo umpristi omkhulu na?
23 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uma ngikhulume kabi, fakaza ngobubi;
24 UAnase wayesemthumela eboshiwe kuKayafase umpristi omkhulu.
25 USimoni Petru wayemi otha. Basebesithi kuye: Lawe kawusuye omunye wabafundi bakhe? Waphika wathi: Kangisuye.
26 Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo sakhe uPetru ayinquma indlebe, yathi: “Angikubonanga mina ensimini unaye na?
27 UPetro waphinda waphika; lahle lakhala iqhude.
28 Base bemhola uJesu kuKayafase bamusa endlini yokwahlulela; futhi bona abazange bangene endlini yokwahlulela, funa bangcoliswe; kodwa ukuze badle iphasika.
29 UPilatu wayesephumela kubo, wathi: “Nimbeka cala lini lumuntu na?
30 Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Uma lowo ubengesiye umenzi wobubi, nga singamnikelanga kuwe.
31 UPilatu wayesethi kubo: “Mthatheni nina, nimahlulele ngomthetho wakini. Ngakho amaJuda athi kuye: Kakuvunyelwa kithi ukuthi sibulale umuntu.
32 ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi likaJesu alikhulumayo, etshengisa ukuthi kukufa kuni ayezakufa ngakho.
33 UPilatu wayesephinda engena endlini yokwahlulela, wabiza uJesu, wathi kuye: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?
34 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Uzisho lokho wena, noma abanye bakutshele ngami na?
35 UPilatu waphendula wathi: Mina ngingumJuda yini? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikele kimi; wenzeni na?
36 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo owaleli zwe.
37 UPilatu wasesithi kuye: Ngakho wena uyinkosi yini? UJesu waphendula wathi: Wena uthi ngiyinkosi. Ngazalelwa lokho, futhi ngezela lokho ezweni, ukuze ngifakazele iqiniso. Bonke abeqiniso bayalizwa izwi lami.
38 UPilatu wathi kuye: Liyini iqiniso? Eseshilo lokho wabuye waphuma, waya kumaJuda, wathi kuwo: “Angifumani cala kuye nakanye.
39 Kepha ninomkhuba wokuthi nginikhululele abe munye ngePhasika;
40 Base bephinda bememeza bonke, bathi: “Makungabi lumuntu, kodwa uBarabasi; Manje uBaraba wayengumphangi.