Ennaphiya elukuluku ya othana mu nihiku Naneethanu, 14 a Nisani. Mu oneela wa nsuwa onahaala opacerya Sapata a 15 a Nisani. Yesu oomala okhwa, nto ampava eeli yaawo athomeiwe mmakupa awe nlelo akumi. Mwawiiwanana ni Nlamulo, muruchu, “ohikhale wothomeiwa ohiyu wothene” koma, onaphwanela ovithiwa “nihiku nene nenlo.”—Malamulo 21:22, 23.

Opwaha yeeyo, othana wa nihiku na Naneethanu nihiku na Wiirehererya nthowa nawi achu annarehererya soolya, ni okwaaxa miteko soothene seiyo sihinaphwanela oweheryiwa ophiyerya Sapata. Vaavaa nsuwa nnaneelaaya nihiku na Sapata “ntokotoko” nnahaala opacerya. (Yohani 19:31) Nihiku 15 a Nisani nnahaala okhala nihiku noopacerya na nihiku Naneethanu napiili na Iphaawu Soohiruruvalihiwa, nihiku noopacerya nenlo wiiliwiili onakhala Sapata. (Onamukutxho 23:5, 6) Mu elukuluku yeela nihiku noopacerya nniiwananaaya ni esumana ya Sapata, nihiku naneethanu napiili.

Mwawiihiiha Ayuta annamveka Pilato wi aakuvihe okhwa wa Yesu ni ampava eeli athomeiwe mmakupa awe. Mwawiihai? Orweela mwa opwesa meco saya. Eyo enahaala ohiiha opharihela meco saya wi eviihe mwiili aya wi emumuleke. Akhoco annarwa nave annapwesa meco sa ampava eeli. Koma Yesu onooneya wi ookhwa, mwawiihiiha awo hanapwesa meco sa Yesu. Ela ennakhwaaniherya yoorepa ya Salumu 34:20:  “Annakhapelela makhuva awe othene nave hinrwa niphweya nari nimoharu mano.”

Wi emalihe minikwa soothene waakhanle wi Yesu ookhwa chiryene, nakhoco onnamuhoma nnivaka Yesu mpararini, athorolaka makupa a murima awe. ‘nave vohilekela onnakhumavo nikhami ni mahi.’ (Yohani 19:34) Hiiha ntoko Yohani 19:37 onooniheryeiye, ennaakhwaniheryeya yoorempwa ekina: “Awo anamurukunusa mitho aya, wi emone yole amuhommaya.”—Zakariya 12:10.

Yosefe o epooma ya Armateya, “mulopwana òrèla” nave muchu oocicimiheya a nikhuuru no Sineetriyu, oritho vaava othomeiwevo Yesu. (Mateu 27:57) Owo osuweliwe ntoko “mutxhu òrèra murima ni awokolola,” yoowo “awehereryatho omwene wa Muluku.” Mweeparipari, ntoko “muhuserya a Yèsu, nto wiphini, wona wi ànawova ayuda,” owo haakhavihenrye nikhuuru naamuthoriha Yesu. (Luka 23:50; Marko 15:43; Yohani 19:38) Moolipa murima Yosefe onnamveka Pilato mwiili wa Yesu. Pilato onnamwiichana mutokweene a anakhoco yoowo onamuleela wi Yesu ookhwa chiryene. Voocharela, Pilato onnaakhulela yooveka ya Yosefe.

Yosefe onnakula ekuwo yooreera, nave onaviihavo mwiili wa Yesu vamwirini. Owo onnahuruwela muruchu ni ekuwo arehereryaka wi wavithiwe. Nikotemu, “yole arule nihiku nimoha anamwasya Yesu ohiyu,” onnakhaviherya orehererya muruchu. (Yohani 19:39) Owo onnaruuha ikiilu makhumi mararu sa makhurwa a esisapo yoowalamela yaakanyeriwe a miira. Mwiili wa Yesu onnahuruweliwa ni ekuwo eheliwe sawiinkhela, mwawiiwanana ni yookhovelela ya Ayuta.

Yosefe ookhalano nihiye nawe nivyaani vamwala wawaacamela, nave mwiili wa Yesu onnavithiwa mwemmo. Voocharela, nluku ntokotoko ninnawaliwano vamulako wa nihiye. Ela enneeriwa mwawaakuveya, ahaakumve opacerya Sapata. Mariya Matalena ni mariya amannya a Yakopo Mukhaani akhweya annakhaviherya orehererya mwiili wa Yesu. Awo annakookela owannyaya “ereherya makhurwa òwalamela ni sawunkhela” wi ecikichele mwiili wa Yesu nimanle nihiku na Sapata.—Luka 23:56.

Mu nihiku noocharela, nihiku na Sapata, atokweene a anamukucho ni Afarisi annaya wa Pilato nave annaloca: “Pwiya, nòsuwela wi mulopwana ole, etxaka, alotxa ì: ‘Yavirà mahiku mararu, kinahawela ovinya mokhwani’ Tiva ninnoveka wi warume akhotxo wi yalipeleleke nihiye nlo ophiyerya nihiku naneraru, wi amuhuserya ehirwe emwiyewo, ekòke yalèleke atxhu: òvinya mokhwani. Hiha niwoko nomaliherya nnamutepa opwaha nopatxerya!” Pilato onnaakhula: “Mòkhalano amulipeleli anyu, muye mwalipeleleke ntoko munakhwelanyu.”—Mateu 27:63-65.

Mu nihiku Namurunku, Mariya Matalena, Mariya amannya a Yakopo, ni athiyana akina, annaruuha makhurwa o nihiyeni wi erehereryeno mwiili wa Yesu. Awo annaloca mukina ni mukhwaawe: “Tani oni avìhewo omulako nluku?” (Marko 16:3) Koma mwaacikinye mutokweene oheereya. Opwaha yeeyo, munkeelo a Muluku ooviihavo nluku vamulako, amulipeleli aapwahavo, nave mu nihiyeni hiwaamo echu!