ISAHLUKO 23—E-KALVARI

U-YESU wangxanyiswa ukuya e-Kalvari epahlwe ngamayeyeye ne-zigculelo zelo hlokondiba. Akubon’ ukuba udlula isango lendl’amatyala kaPilate, lowo mnqamlezo obunzima owawulungiselwe u-Barabbas wabekwa pezu kwalawo magxa atyabukileyo opayo. Eminye iminqamlezo yayitwelwe ngamasela amabini, lawo aye zakubulawa kunye noYesu.KMW 146.1

U-mtwalo lowo waba nzima gqita ku-Msindisi ekweso simo Sake sokudinwa, nokubandezeleka. Wahamba amabangana ambalwa waza wawa kukutyafa ngapantsi ko-mnqamlezo.KMW 146.2

Wati akuba ete-kefu, u-mnqamlezo wabuya wabekwa pezu kwa magxa Ake. Wagxadazela amanyatelo ammbalwa, wabuya webhadada emhlabeni ngokofileyo. Abatshutshisi Bake ngoku baqonda ukuba Akanako ukuhambela pambili nalowo mtwalo Wake, baza ababinako ukufumana owayengatwala lowo mtwalo uhlazisayo.KMW 146.3

Ngokoko-ke bahlangana na-Simon um-Kirene esiza ngapambili. Bamnyanzela yena ukuba awutwale umnqamlezo lowo ukuya e-Kalvari.KMW 146.4

O-nyana baka Simon lowo babe ngabafundi bakaYesu bona, kodwa yena waye ngamamkelanga u-Msindisi. U-Simon wahlala eno mbulelo emva koko ngelo lungelo lokutwala umnqamlezo lowo wo-Mkululi.KMW 146.5

Lowo mtwalo waye nyanzelwe ukuba awutwale waba zindlela ze-nguquko yake. Iziganeko zase-Kalvari kwa namazwi awavakaliswa ngu-Yesu akokelela u-Simon ukuba amamkele ukuba ungu Nyana ka-Tixo.KMW 147.1

Xa kwafikwayo kulo ndawo yo-betelel̕ emnqalezweni, abagwetywa baqanyangelwa kuleyo minqamlezo ye-ntutumbiso. Amasela lawo mabini abhanyalaza wona ezandleni zabo babe bolula pezu ko-mnqamlezo; ke Yena uMsindisi akenzanga kucasa.KMW 147.2

U-nina ka-Yesu waye landela kolohambo loyikekayo lusinga e-Kalvari. Waye nqwena ukuba amncede Yena kwezo zihlandlo awayeman’ ukuti-shwenyenye epelelwa ngapantsi kwalowo mtwalo Wake, kodwa akazanga walinikwa elolungelo.KMW 147.3

Kwi nyatelo ngalinye laleyo ndlela esitukutezi waye kangele Kuye ukuba abonakalise amandla Okupa-kukaTixo, Azikulule kwelo hlokondiba elibabulali. Kaloku kwase kufikiwe nje kwibakala lokugqibela, nako ebona amasela eqanyangelwa emnqamlezweni, makabe waba pantsi kwe-ntlungu nokupongoma okunjani awakunyamezelayo!KMW 147.4

Angaba Lo wavusa abafileyo Wozinikela abetelwe emnqamlezweni Angaba u-Nyana ka-Tixo Wozinikela abulawe ngokukusweP intliziyo okunje? Makapeze-nake ukukolwa ukuba ungu-Mesiya?KMW 147.5

Wabona izandla Zake zisolulwa pezu ko-mnqamlezo, —zona ezozandla zazihlala zolulelwe ukusikelela ababandezelweyo. Kweziswa isando nezikonkwane, kwaza zakubon’ ukuba izikonkwane ziyabetelelwa kuleyo nyama itambileyo, abo bafundi abantliziyo zityumkileyo ba- twala bemka kweso siganeko sentswela-ntliziyo isitomo esityafileyo so-nina ka-Yesu.KMW 147.6

U-Msindisi akakalazanga ngakurora; ubuso Bake bahlala bulututu buzolile, kodwa amaqabaza amakulu okubila ati-ngqengqelele ebunzini Lake. Abafundi Bake besaba kweso sibonelo esikoyikeka. Waye sixovula yedwa isifaxangelo, ezizweni akubangako bani waye Naye. Yesaya 63: 3.KMW 148.1

Akubon’ ukuba amasoldati ase msebenzini wawo Ingqiqo ka-Yesu yesuka kwe-Yake imbandezelo wacinga nge-mbuyekezo eyoyikekayo abayakungena kuyo ngenye imini abatshutshisi Bake. Wabasizela ekungazini kwabo watandaza:KMW 148.2

“Bawo baxolele ngokuba bengayazi into abayenzayo.”KMW 148.3

U-Kristu waye sebenzela ilungelo lokuba abe ngumteteleli wo-luntu pambi kuka-Yise. Lowo mtandazo awatandazela intshaba zake ushwankatela ilizwe lonke. Ungenisa wonke u-moni owaka wako nosaza kubako ukutabatela ekuveleni kwe-hlabati eli kuse ekupeleni kwelizwe.KMW 148.4

Ngako konke ukuba sisona, u-Kristu uhlungiswangokutsha (uya tunukala). Ngenxa yetu upakamisa ezozandla Zake ezahlatywayo ngapambi kwe-trone kaYise, esiti, “Baxolele, ngokuba bengayazi into abayenzayo.”KMW 148.5

Ngako-nje ukuba u-Kristu wabetelelwayo emnqamlezweni, wapakanyiswa ngamadoda omeleleyo, aza ngokudlikiza okukulu awugungxulela emngxunyeni owawembelwe wona. Oku kwabangela intlungu enkulu u-Nyana ka-Tixo.KMW 148.6

U-Pilate-ke wabhala umbalo ngesi-Latin, isi-Grike nangesi-Hebere wawubeka pezu ko-mnqamlezo, pezu kwe ntloko ka-Yesu, apo banokuwubona bonke. Wawusiti:KMW 149.1

“U-Yesu wase-Nazarete, u-Kumkani wama-Juda.” Ama-Juda acela ukuba iguqulwe le-nto. Ababingeleli abakulu bati:KMW 149.2

“Mus’ ukubhala uti, U-Kumkani wama-Juda; koko bhala uti, Wati Yena Ndingu-Kumkani wama-Juda.”KMW 149.3

Kodwa u-Pilate waziqumbela ngenxa yobutataka bake bangapambili. Walicukuceza kunene ne kwele labapati abakohlakeleyo. Ngoko wapendula: “Endikubhalileyo Ndikubhalile.” John 19:19, 21, 22.KMW 149.4

Ama-soldati ahlulelana nge ngubo zika-Yesu. Enye ingubo yayalukwe ayabina mtungo, kwaza kwabako impikiswano ngayo. Bayigqiba ngokuba bapose amaqashiso. Um-profeti ka-Tixo wayexele ngenxengapambili ukuba baya kuyenza lento. Wabhala esiti:KMW 149.5

“Izinja zindiraule; ibandla labenzi bobubi lindingungele; bagqoboza izandla ne-nyawo zam. . . . Babelana nge ngubo Zam, isambato Sam basenzela amaqashiso.” Ndumiso 22: 16-18.KMW 149.6

Kwati-nje ukuba u-Yesu axonywe emnqamlezweni, kwabako isibonakalo esoyikekayo. Ababingeleli, abapati, nababhali batelela kuso isidubedube ngokugculela nokugxwala u-Nyana ka-Tixo ekuqaukeni Kwake, besiti:KMW 149.7

“Ukuba unguye u-Kumkani wama-Juda wena, Zisindise.” Luka 23: 37.KMW 149.8

“Wabasindisa abanye, Yena akana kuzisindisa. Ukuba ungu-Kumkani ka-Siraeli, makehle kaloku nje emnqamlezweni sokolwa Nguye. Ukolose ngo-Tixo; makamhlangule kaloku nje, ukuba Uyamtanda Yena; kuba wati, Ndingu-Nyana ka-Tixo.” Mateyu 27: 42, 43.KMW 149.9

“Baye abadlulayo bemnyelisa, behlunguzela intloko zabo, besiti, Uha! Wena ucita itempile, ubuye uyake nge-ntsuku ezintatu, Zisindise uhle emnqamlezweni.” Marko 15: 29, 30.KMW 150.1

U-Kristu ngawayehlile apo emnqamlezweni. Kodwa ukuba wayeyenzile lonto, ngesasingazanga sasindiswa. Ngenxa yetu-nje Wakutambela ukufa.KMW 150.2

“Wahlatywa ngenxa yezireqo zetu, Watyunyuzwa ngenxa yezenzo zetu ezigwenxa: ubeto lokuba sibe noxolo belupezu Kwake; sipiliswe ngemivumbo Yake.” Yesaya 53: 5.KMW 150.3