Ngokukaluka 23:33-47 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

33. Sebefikile endaweni ethiwa iKhanda bambethela khona nazo izelelesi, esinye ngakwesokunene nesinye ngakwesokhohlo.

34. Kepha uJesu wathi: “Baba, bathethelele, ngokuba abakwazi abakwenzayo.” Babelana izingubo zakhe, benzelana inkatho.

35. Abantu bema, bebukela; nababusi bamklolodela bathi: “Wasindisa abanye; kazisindise yena, uma enguKristu okhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.”

36. Namabutho ambhinqa, eza kuye, amnika uviniga,

37. ethi: “Uma uyinkosi yabaJuda, zisindise.”

38. Kwakukhona nombhalo phezu kwakhe othi: LO YINKOSI YABAJUDA.

39. Njalo esinye sezelelesi ebeziphanyekiwe samhlambalaza sathi: “Wena awusiye uKristu na? Zisindise kanye nathi.”

40. Sase siphendula esinye, sasithethisa sathi: “Nawe awumesabi uNkulunkulu, ingani ukulokhu kulahlwa nawe na?

41. thina kambe ngokufaneleyo, ngokuba samukela okulingene nesikwenzile; kepha lo akenzanga lutho olubi.”

42. Sase sithi: “Jesu, ngikhumbule, nxa usufike embusweni wakho.”

43. Wathi kuso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Namuhla uzakuba nami eParadisi.*”

44. Kungaba yihora lesithupha kwase kuba mnyama emhlabeni wonke, kwaze kwaba yihora lesishiyagalolunye;

45. kwafiphala ilanga, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka phakathi.

46. UJesu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Baba, ezandleni zakho ngiyawubeka umoya wami.” Eseshilo lokho wafa.

47. Induna yekhulu ibone okwenzekileyo yamdumisa uNkulunkulu, yathi: “Nempela lowo muntu ube ngolungileyo.”

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