Luke 22
1 Kwase kusondela umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo othiwa iPhasika.
2 Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuthi bangambulala kanjani; ngoba babesaba abantu.
3 Khona uSathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u-Iskariyothe engowabayishumi nambili.
4 Wasuka wahamba, wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna, ukuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo.
5 Base bejabula, bavumelana naye ukumnika imali.
6 Wavuma, wafuna ithuba elihle lokumkhaphela kubo singekho isixuku.
7 Lwase lufika usuku lwesinkwa esingenamvubelo, okufanele kuhlatshwe ngalo iphasika.
8 Wasethuma uPetro loJohane, esithi: Hambani lisilungisele iphasika, ukuze sidle.
9 Bathi kuye: “Uthanda ukuba sikulungiselephi na?
10 Wathi kubo: “Bhekani, seningena emzini, niyakuhlangana nomuntu ethwele imbiza yamanzi; mlandeleni ningene endlini angena kuyo.
11 Niyakusho kumninindlu ukuthi: ‘Uthi uMfundisi kuwe: Iphi indlu yezihambi, lapho ngingadlela khona iphasika nabafundi bami, na?
12 Yena uzakunikhombisa ikamelo elikhulu eliphezulu, elenziwe;
13 Bahamba-ke bafumana kunjengokusho kwakhe kubo; balilungisa iphasika.
14 Selifikile ihora, wahlala phansi, nabaphostoli abayishumi nambili kanye naye.
15 Wathi kubo: “Nginxanele nokunxanela ukudla nani leli phasika ngingakahlupheki.
16 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphinda ngiyidle, ize igcwaliseke embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
17 Waseyithatha inkezo, wabonga, wathi: Thathani le, lihlukaniselane;
18 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Angisayikuphuza okwesithelo somvini, uze ufike umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
19 Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga, wasihlephula, wabanika, esithi: Lokhu kungumzimba wami onikelwa lina; lokhu kwenzeni ukungikhumbula.
20 Kanjalo nenkezo emva kokudla kwakusihlwa, ethi: Le ndebe iyisivumelwano esisha egazini lami elithululwa ngenxa yenu.
21 Kodwa bhekani, isandla songikhaphelayo sinami etafuleni.
22 Nempela iNdodana yomuntu iyahamba njengokumisiweyo, kepha maye kulowo muntu ekhashelwa ngaye!
23 Base beqala ukubuzana bodwa ukuthi kungaba ngubani kubo ozakukwenza lokho.
24 Kwase kuba khona nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo kokuthi ngubani kubo ongathiwa mkhulu.
25 Wathi kubo: “Amakhosi abezizwe azenza amakhosi phezu kwazo; lalabo abanegunya phezu kwazo babizwa ngokuthi ngabasizi.
26 Kepha aninjalo; kodwa omkhulu phakathi kwenu makabe njengomncinyane; futhi oyinhloko makabe njengokhonzayo.
27 Ngokuba yimuphi omkhulu, ohlezi ekudleni noma okhonzayo? Akusiye ohlezi ekudleni na? kodwa mina ngiphakathi kwenu njengokhonzayo.
28 Nina ningabo abaye bahlala nami ekulingweni kwami.
29 Nami nginimisela umbuso, njengalokho uBaba engimisele wona;
30 ukuze nidle, niphuze etafuleni lami embusweni wami, nihlale ezihlalweni zobukhosi, nahlulele izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.
31 INkosi yasisithi: Simoni, Simoni, khangela, uSathane unifunile, ukuze anihlunge njengokolweni;
32 Kepha mina ngikukhulekele ukuba ukukholwa kwakho kungapheli; wena-ke, nxa usuphendukile, uqinise abafowenu.
33 Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, sengilungele ukuya nawe nasetilongweni nasekufeni.
34 Wathi: “Ngiyakutshela, Petru, iqhude aliyikukhala namuhla, ungakaphiki kathathu ukuthi uyangazi.
35 Wathi kubo: “Mhla nginithuma ningenasikhwama, nasikhwama, nazicathulo, naswela utho na? Basebesithi: Lutho.
36 Wasesithi kubo: Kodwa khathesi lowo olomxhaka kawuthathe, njalo lesikhwama sakhe;
37 Ngokuba ngithi kini: Lokhu okulotshiweyo kusamelwe kufezeka kimi, kokuthi: Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi, ngokuba okuqondene nami kunesiphelo.
38 Bathi: “Nkosi, bheka, nazi izinkemba ezimbili. Wasesithi kubo: Kwanele.
39 Wasephuma, waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo njengokwejwayela; labafundi bakhe bamlandela.
40 Esefikile kuleyo ndawo wathi kubo: “Khulekani ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni.
41 Yena wahlehla kubo okungaba yibanga lokuphonswa kwetshe, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka.
42 Ethi: “Baba, uma uthanda, susa lesisitsha kimi;
43 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi ivela ezulwini imqinisa.
44 Esosizini olunzima wakhuleka eqinisela, izithukuthuku zakhe zaba njengamathonsi egazi, aconsela emhlabathini.
45 Wasukuma ekukhulekeni, weza kubafundi bakhe, wabafica belele ngosizi.
46 Wathi kubo: “Nilaleleni na? sukumani nikhuleke, ukuze ningangeni ekulingweni.
47 Esakhuluma, bheka, isixuku, naye othiwa uJuda, omunye wabayishumi nambili, wayehamba phambi kwabo, wasondela kuJesu ukumanga.
48 Kodwa uJesu wathi kuye: Judasi, uthengisa iNdodana yomuntu ngokuyanga?
49 Labo ababemphahlile bebona okuzakwenzeka, bathi kuye: Nkosi, sigadle ngenkemba yini?
50 Omunye wabo wayigawula inceku yompristi omkhulu, wayinquma indlebe yokunene.
51 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Musani; Wathinta indlebe yakhe, wamphulukisa.
52 UJesu wayesethi kubapristi abakhulu nezinduna zethempeli namalunga ababeze kuye: “Niphume niphethe izinkemba nezinduku kungathi nize kumphangi na?
53 Benginani imihla ngemihla ethempelini, anelulanga izandla kimi, kepha lesi kuyisikhathi senu, namandla obumnyama.
54 Base bemthatha, bamhola, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude.
55 Sebebasile umlilo phakathi kwegceke, sebehlezi phansi ndawonye, uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo.
56 Kepha incekukazi ethile imbona ehlezi emlilweni, yambheka, yathi: “Lona naye ube naye.
57 Wamphika wathi: “Mame, angimazi.
58 Kwathi emva kwesikhatshana omunye wambona wathi: Lawe ungowabo. UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangisuye.
59 Kwathi emva kwehora elilodwa omunye waqinisa, wathi: “Nempela nalo ube naye, ngokuba ungowaseGalile.
60 UPetro wasesithi: Ndoda, kangikwazi okutshoyo. Masinyane, esakhuluma, iqhude lakhala.
61 INkosi yaphenduka, yambheka uPetru. UPetro wasekhumbula ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi itshilo kuye ukuthi: Iqhude lingakakhali, uzangiphika kathathu.
62 Waphumela phandle uPetru, wakhala kamunyu.
63 Amadoda abebambe uJesu amklolodela, amshaya.
64 Esembozile, amshaya ebusweni, ambuza, athi: “Profetha; ngubani okushayileyo na?
65 Nezinye izinto eziningi zamhlambalaza.
66 Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga esizwe nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo, bathi:
67 Wena unguKristu na? Sitshele. Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa;
68 Futhi noma nginibuza, aniyikungiphendula, futhi aniyikungikhulula.
69 Kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.
70 Base bethi bonke: “Pho, uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu na? Wathi kubo: “Nina nisho ukuthi nginguye.
71 Bathi: “Sisabufunelani ubufakazi na? ngoba thina ngokwethu sizwile ngomlomo wakhe.