By Lolusuku luqala ekuseni kakhulu ngokuqhubeka kobusuku bangayizolo. Luphela ngokugcwatshwa kukaJesu Khristu
( uma unesifiso sokuyifunda kabanzi lendaba, funda zonke izahluko, uma ufisa ukufunda kafushane landela izahluko ezinomaka*)
UJesu ulwethwa ukuzothetha icala phambi kweSahindrini
Mathewu 27:1; Makhu 15:1; Lukha 22:66-71*
Kuthe sekusile, kwaqoqana umkhandlu wamalunga abantu, abaphristi abakhulu, nezazimthetho, bamyisa esigcawini somkhandlu wabo omkhulu, bathi: “Uma unguKhristu, sitshele.”
Wathi kubo: “Uma nginitshela, anisoze nakholwa; noma nginibuza, anisoze naphendula. Kepha kusukela manje iNdodana yomuntu izakuhlala ngakwesokunene samandla kaNkulunkulu.” Base bembuza bonke, bethi: “Kanti uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu yini na?” Wathi kubo: “Kusho nina ukuthi ngiyiyo.” Bathi: “Pho sisadinga buphi ubufakazi na? Ngokuba sesizizwele thina uqobo ezisholo yena ngowakhe umlomo.”
UJuda uyazibulala
Mathewu 27:3-10*; qondanisa neZenzo 1:18-19
Kuthe uJuda owayemkhaphelile ebona ukuthi icala limlahlile, wazisola, wayesezibuyisela kubaphristi namalunga izinhlamvu zesiliva ezigama-30, wathi: “Ngonile ngakhaphela ongenacala. Bona bathi: “Pho uthi asenzeni thina? Zibonele wena.” Waziphonsa ethempelini izinhlamvu zesiliva, wahamba; esehambile, wazikhunga. Kepha abaphristi abakhulu bazithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva, bathi: “Akuvunyelwe ukuba zifakwe emnikelweni, ngokuba ziyimali yegazi.” Bakha icebo, base bethenga ngazo insimu yombumbi, yaba yindawo yokungcwaba abafokazi. Yingakho-ke leyo nsimu kuthiwa yinsimu yegazi kuze kube namuhla. Ngakho-ke kwagcwaliseka okwashiwo ngomphrofethi uJeremiya, ukuthi: “Bathatha izinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-30, inani elamiswa ngabakwa-Israyeli lokuthengiselana. Bathenga ngazo insimu yombumbi, njengokuba iNkosi ingiyalile.”
UJesu uphambi kukaPilatu, waya kuHerode Antipa, waphinde wabuyela kuPilatu
Mathewu 27:2; Mathewu 27:11-26; Makhu 15:1-15; Lukha 23:1-25*; Johane 18:28-19:16
Kwasuka lonke uquqaba lwamqhuba uJesu, lwamyisa kuPilatu. Baqala ukumthwesa icala, bathi: “Lo muntu simthole edukisa isizwe sakithi, esenqabela ukuba sithele intela kuKhesari, ethi nguyena onguKhristu, inkosi.” UPilatu wambuza, wathi: “Wena uyinkosi yabaJuda na?” Wamphendula wathi: “Kusho wena.” UPilatu wayesethi kubaphristi abakhulu nasezixukwini: “Angitholi cala kulo muntu.” Kepha baqinisa kakhulu, bethi: “Ubhebhezela abantu, efundisa kulo lonke iJudiya, eqalile eGalile, waze wazofika lapha.” UPilatu esezwa lokho wabuza ukuthi lo muntu ungowaseGalile yini na? Esezwile ukuthi uvela esifundeni sikaHerode, wamdlulisela kuHerode owayeseJerusalema ngalezo zinsuku. UHerode lapho ebona uJesu, wathokoza kakhulu, ngokuba kwase kuyisikhathi eside efisa ukumbona, lokhu wayesezwile ngaye futhi enethemba lokuthi uzakubona isibonakaliso esithile senziwa nguJesu. UHerode wambuza ngokuningi, kodwa kamphendulanga ngalutho. Abaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho babemile, belokhu bephikelele bemmangalela. Kepha uHerode namabutho akhe bamedelela, bambhinqa, baze bamembathisa ingubo ecwebezelayo, bambuyisela kuPilatu. Ngalolo lusuku uPilatu noHerode baba ngabangani, njengokuba phambilini kwakukhona ubutha phakathi kwabo. UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abaphristi abakhulu, ababusi nabantu, wathi kubo: “Nimlethe kimi lo muntu ngoba nithi wedukisa abantu. Mina ngimgwexile ngemibuzo phambi kwenu, kodwa angitholanga cala lalezo zinto enimmangalela ngazo. Kanjalo noHerode, ngokuba umbuyisele lapha kithi. Akenzanga lutho olufanele isigwebo sokufa. Ngakho-ke ngiyakumshaya, bese ngimkhulula.”UPilatu kwakumele abakhululele isiboshwa sibe sinye ngoMkhosi wePhasika. Kepha bamemeza ngazwi linye, bathi: “Susa lo, usikhululele uBharabha.” UBharabha wayeboshwe ngenxa yokudala isiyaluyalu emzini, nangenxa yokubulala. UPilatu wakhuluma futhi kubo efuna ukumkhulula uJesu, kodwa bamemeza, bathi: “Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni!” Ngokwesithathu uPilatu, wathi kubo: “Kanti lo wenze bubi buni na? Angitholanga cala kuye elifanele isigwebo sokufa. Ngakho-ke ngizomshaya, bese ngimkhulula.” Kepha bamcindezela bememeza kakhulu, befuna ukuba abethelwe. Kwaphumelela ukumemeza kwabo. UPilatu wayesenquma ukuba kwenziwe lokho abakufunayo. Wamkhulula lowo owayeboshwe ngenxa yokudala isiyaluyalu nokubulala, ababemcelile, kodwa uJesu wamnikela kubo njengokuthanda kwabo.
intshumayelo ongayilalela: ngokukaLukha 22:66-23:25 “God Swapped Jesus for You“
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UJesu ulungiselwa ukubethelwa esiphambanweni
Mathewu 27:27-34; Makhu 15:16-23*; Lukha 23:26-33; Johane 19:17
Amabutho ayesemhola, amngenisa endlini ethiwa iPhrethoriyu, aqoqela ndawonye lonke ibutho. Amembathisa ingubo ebukhwebezane, amethwesa umqhele ayeweluke ngameva. Aqala ukumkhulekela, athi: “Bayede, nkosi yabaJuda!”Amshaya ekhanda ngomhlanga, amkhafulela ngamathe, aguqa ngamadolo, akhuleka kuye. Esembhinqile, amhlubula ingubo ebukhwebezane, amembathisa izingubo zakhe, ayesephuma naye ukuba ayombethela esiphambanweni. Baphoqa umuntu owayedlula ngendlela, evela endle, okwakuthiwa uSimoni waseKhurene, uyise ka-Aleksandru noRufu, ukuba amthwalele isiphambano. Amabutho amyisa endaweni okuthiwa yiGolgotha okungukuthi: “INdawo Yekhanda.” Amnika iwayini elalixutshwe nemure, kodwa akalemukelanga.
Amahora amathathu okuqala okubethelwa esiphambanweni
Mathewu 27:35-44; Makhu 15:24-32*; Lukha 23:33-43; Johane 19:18-27
Ambethela esiphambanweni, abelana ngezingubo zakhe ngokwenza unkatho, ukuze kwazeke ukuthi yilowo nalowo uthathani. Kwase kuyihora lesithathu ngesikhathi embethela esiphambanweni. Umbhalo wecala abekwe lona wawulotshwe phezulu esiphambanweni sakhe, uthi: INKOSI YABAJUDA. Kwakunabaphangi ababili ababebethelwe kanye naye, omunye engakwesokunene sakhe, omunye engakwesokhohlo sakhe. Wagcwaliseka kanjalo umbhalo othi: “Wabalwa kanye nezelelesi.” Ababedlula lapho bamhlambalaza, benikina amakhanda, bethi: “Ashila, wena odiliza ithempeli ubuye ulakhe ngezinsuku ezintathu, zisindise, wehle esiphambanweni.” Kanjalo nabaphristi abakhulu nezazimthetho, bambhinqa, bathi: “Wasindisa abanye, kodwa akakwazi ukuzisindisa. UKhristu, iNkosi yakwa-Israyeli, makehle manje esiphambanweni, ukuze sibone, sikholwe.” Nababebethelwe naye, bamhlambalaza.
Amahora amathathu okugcina okubethelwa esiphambanweni
Mathewu 27:45-50; Makhu 15:33-37; Lukha 23:44, 45a, 46; Johane 19:28-30*
Emva kwalokho, uJesu azi ukuthi konke sekuphelelisiwe, ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo, wathi: “Ngomile.” Kwakubekiwe lapho isitsha esigcwele iwayini elixutshwe noviniga; base bechoma ilula othini lwehisophi ligcwele uviniga, baliyisa emlonyeni wakhe. Kwathi ukuba uJesu awemukele uviniga, wayesethi: “Kufeziwe;” wagebisa ikhanda, wafa.
intshumayelo ongayilalela: ngokukaLukha 23:26-49 “Jesus Died, And It Is Not Just A Story“
itholakala ngesingisi kwikhasi laseLHBC
Ukufa kukaJesu kuyaqinisekiswa nomzimba Wakhe uyagcwatshwa
Mathewu 27:51-66; Makhu 15:38-47; Lukha 23:45b, Lukha 23:47-56; Johane 19:31-38*
Ngakho-ke abaJuda, lokhu kwakulusuku lokulungisela, nokuba izidumbu zingahlali esiphambanweni ngesabatha, ngenxa yokuba isabatha kwakulusuku olukhulu, bacela kuPilatu ukuba kwephulwe imilenze yababethelweyo, bese besuswa. Ayeseza-ke amabutho, ayaphula imilenze yowokuqala neyomunye owayebethelwe naye. Kuthe lapho efika kuJesu, abona ukuthi usefile, awayephulanga imilenze yakhe. Kepha elinye lamabutho lamgwaza ngomkhonto ohlangothini, kwaphuma igazi namanzi ngokushesha. Lowo obonileyo ufakazile futhi ubufakazi bakhe buqinisile, futhi lowo uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso, ukuze nani nikholwe. Ngokuba lokhu kwenzeka ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi:
“Akuyukwaphulwa thambo lakhe.”
Kukhona nomunye umbhalo othi: “Bayakumbheka abamgwazileyo.” Kuthe sekwenzekile lokho, uJosefa wase-Arimatheya, owayengomunye wabafundi bakaJesu owayengazivezi ngenxa yokwesaba abaJuda, wahamba wayocela ukuba asisuse isidumbu sikaJesu. UPilatu wamvumela, wayesehamba, wasisusa isidumbu sikaJesu.