Kubethelelwa emnqamlezweni

Uhlobo lwamaRoma lokubulala, olwaluqhelekile ngethuba lamaxesha eTestamente eNtsha, kulo umntu ebebulawa ngokubotshelelwa okanye ebethelelwe ngezikhonkwane izandla zakhe neenyawo emnqamlezweni. Lwaludla ngokwenziwa kuphela emakhobokeni nakwezona ziphantsi izaphuli-mthetho. Ukubethelelwa emnqamlezweni rhoqo lwalukhokeliswa ngokutyatyulwa okanye ukubhexeshwa (Marko 15:15). Umntu obethelelwa emnqamlezweni ebedla ngokwenziwa athwale umqamlezo wakhe ukuya endaweni yokubulawelwa (Yoh. 19:16–17). Iimpahla zakhe bezidla ngokuthatyathwa ngamasoldati enza isigwebo (Mat. 27:35). Umnqamlezo wawutshoniswa emhlabeni ukuze iinyawo zomntu zibe kuphela lunyawo okanye ezimbini ngaphezu komhlaba. Umnqamlezo wawulindwa ngamasoldati ade umntu osemnqamlezweni uyafa, ebukuthi ngamaxesha athile kuthathe ukuya kwiintsuku ezintathu (Yoh. 19:31–37).

UYesu Krestu wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni Ngenxa yeqela labangakholwayo elambeka ityala ngoBuxoki lokuxhaya imfazwe ngokuchasene noKesare nonyeliso ngenxa yokuba Yena wathi wayenguNyana kaThixo. Ingubo ebomvu (Yoh. 19:2), isithsaba sameva, nezinye izithuko zazinikwe uYesu (Mat. 26:67; Marko 14:65).