Ngokukamathewu 26:25-43 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

25. Wayesephendula uJuda omkhaphelayo, wathi: “Kungaba yimi, Rabi, na?”Wathi kuye: “Usho khona.”

26. Besadla, uJesu wathabatha isinkwa, wasibusisa, wasihlephula, wanika abafundi bakhe, wathi: “Thabathani nidle; lokhu kungumzimba wami.”

27. Wayesethabatha isitsha, wabonga, wabanika, wathi: “Phuzani nonke kuso;

28. ngokuba lokhu kuyigazi lami lesivumelwano elithululwa ngenxa yabaningi kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono.

29. Kepha ngithi kini: Kusukela manje angisayikuphuza kulesi sithelo somvini, kuze kufike lolo suku engiyakusiphuza ngalo nani sisisha embusweni kaBaba.”

30. Kwathi sebehlabelele igama lokubonga, baphuma, baya eNtabeni Yeminqumo.

31. Khona uJesu wathi kubo: “Nina nonke nizakukhubeka ngami ngalobu busuku, ngokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakushaya umalusi, izimvu zomhlambi zihlakazeke’;

32. kodwa emva kokuvuswa kwami ngiyakunandulela ukuya eGalile.”

33. UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: “Noma bonke beyakukhubeka ngawe, mina angisoze ngakhubeka.”

34. UJesu wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngalobu busuku, lingakakhali iqhude, uzakungiphika kathathu.”

35. UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Noma ngingaze ngife nawe, angisoze ngakuphika.” Basho njalo nabafundi bonke.

36. Khona uJesu wafika nabo endaweni ethiwa iGetsemane, wathi kubafundi: “Hlalani lapha, ngisaya kukhuleka laphaya.”

37. Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu, waqala ukuba nomunyu nosizi.

38. Khona wathi kubo: “Umphefumulo wami ulusizi kakhulu kuze kube sekufeni; hlalani lapha, nilinde kanye nami.”

39. Waqhubeka ingcosana, wawa ngobuso bakhe, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma kungenzeka, akudlule kimi lesi sitsha; nokho kungabi njengokuba ngithanda mina, kodwa njengokuba uthanda wena.”

40. Wayeseza kubafundi, wabafumana belele; wathi kuPetru: “Kanti beningelinde nami ihora libe linye na?

41. Lindani, nikhuleke ukuba ningangeni ekulingweni; umoya uyavuma, kepha inyama ibuthakathaka.”

42. Wabuye waya ngokwesibili, wakhuleka wathi: “Baba, uma lesi sitsha singedlule kimi ngingasiphuzanga, mayenziwe intando yakho.”

43. Esebuya futhi wabafumana belele, ngokuba amehlo abo ayenzima.

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