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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH ULizwi Waba Yinyama
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu.

\VS{2}WayeloNkulunkulu ekuqaleni.

\VS{3}Izinto zonke zenziwa ngaye; ngaphandle kwakhe kube akukho okwenziwayo.

\VS{4}Kwakukhona ukuphila kuye, lokho kuphila kwakuyikukhanya kwabantu.

\VS{5}Ukukhanya kukhanya emnyameni, kodwa umnyama awukakuzwisisi.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Kwafika umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, ibizo lakhe wayenguJohane.

\VS{7}Weza njengomfakazi ezoqinisa mayelana lalokho kukhanya ukuze kuthi ngaye bonke abantu bakholwe.

\VS{8}Yena qobo lwakhe wayengesi lokho kukhanya; weza nje njengomfakazi wokukhanya lokho.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ukukhanya okuliqiniso okunika ukukhanya emuntwini wonke kwakusiza emhlabeni.

\VS{10}Wayesemhlabeni, kodwa lanxa umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, umhlaba kawumazanga.

\VS{11}Weza kulokho okwakungokwakhe, kodwa khona kakumemukelanga.

\VS{12}Ikanti kulabo bonke abamamukelayo, kulabo abakholwayo ebizweni lakhe, wabapha ilungelo lokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu,

\VS{13}abantwana abangazalwanga ngokwemvelo, kumbe ngokukhetha komuntu, loba ngokufuna kwendoda kodwa bezelwe nguNkulunkulu.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu. Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe; inkazimulo yeNdodana eyiyo yodwa, eyavela kuYise, igcwele umusa leqiniso.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}UJohane wafakaza ngayo. Wamemeza esithi, “Lo nguye engangikhuluma ngaye ngisithi, ‘Lowo oza ngemva kwami usengedlule ngoba wayevele ephambi kwami.’ ”

\VS{16}Ngenxa yokujula komusa wakhe sonke sesamukele umusa emuseni esasivele siwuphiwe.

\VS{17}Ngoba umthetho walethwa ngoMosi; umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Khristu.

\VS{18}Kakho osewake wambona uNkulunkulu, kodwa iNdodana eyiyo yodwa, yona enguNkulunkulu njalo eseceleni eduze kukaYise, isimenze waziwa.


\par }{\SH UJohane UMbhaphathizi Ulandula Ukuthi UnguKhristu
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{\PP \VS{19}Lobu yibo ubufakazi bukaJohane lapho abakhokheli bamaJuda aseJerusalema abathuma khona abaphristi labaLevi ukuyambuza ukuthi wayengubani.

\VS{20}Kehlulekanga ukuzichaza, kodwa wazichaza ekhululekile wathi, “Kangisuye uKhristu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Bambuza bathi, “Pho ungubani na? Ungu-Elija yini?”

\par }{\PP Wathi, “Kangisuye.”

\par }{\PP “Ungumphrofethi na?”

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi, “Hatshi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Bacina ngokuthi, “Ungubani? Siphe impendulo esizayisa kulabo abasithumileyo. Uzibiza ngokuthi ungubani na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJohane wabaphendula ngamazwi ka-Isaya umphrofethi wathi, “Ngiyilizwi lalowo omemezayo enkangala lisithi, ‘Lungiselani iNkosi indlela iqonde.’\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:23 }{\FT{U-Isaya 40.3}}}”


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Kwasekusithi abaFarisi ababethunyiwe

\VS{25}bambuza bathi, “Kungani pho ubhaphathiza nxa ungasuye uKhristu, kumbe u-Elija loba umphrofethi na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}UJohane waphendula wathi, “Mina ngibhaphathiza ngamanzi, kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi elingamaziyo.

\VS{27}Nguye lowo ozayo ngemva kwami, mina engingafanelanga ukuthukulula imichilo yamanyathela akhe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Konke lokhu kwenzeka eBhethani ngaphetsheya kweJodani lapho uJohane ayebhaphathiza khona.


\par }{\SH UJohane Ufakaza NgoJesu
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{\PP \VS{29}Ngelanga elilandelayo uJohane wabona uJesu esiza kuye wathi, “Khangelani, nanti iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono somhlaba!

\VS{30}Nguye lo engangimutsho ngize ngithi, ‘Umuntu ozayo ngemva kwami usengedlule ngoba wayevele ephambi kwami.’

\VS{31}Mina ngokwami bengingamazi, kodwa okwenze ngeza ngibhaphathiza ngamanzi kwakuyikwenzela ukuthi abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli.”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}UJohane waseletha lobubufakazi: “Ngabona uMoya esehla evela ezulwini enjengejuba wahlala phezu kwakhe.

\VS{33}Lami uqobo lwami ngangingamazi, kodwa lowo owangithumayo ukubhaphathiza ngamanzi wathi, ‘Lowomuntu ozabona uMoya usehla uhlala kuye nguye kanye ozabhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.’

\VS{34}Sengibonile yikho sengifakaza ukuthi lo ungoKhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\SH Abafundi Bokuqala BakaJesu
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{\PP \VS{35}Ngelanga elilandelayo uJohane wayekhonapho, elabafundi bakhe ababili.

\VS{36}Wathi ebona uJesu esedlula lapho wathi, “Khangelani, nanti iWundlu likaNkulunkulu!”


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Abafundi ababili labo bathi bekuzwa lokhu basebelandela uJesu.

\VS{38}UJesu wathi enyemukula wababona bemlandela, wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Lifunani na?”}}

\par }{\PP Bathi, “Rabi” (okutsho ukuthi “Mfundisi”), “uhlala ngaphi?”


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Wozani, lizabona.”}}

\par }{\PP Ngakho bahamba bayabona lapho ayehlala khona, batshona laye mhlalokho. Kwakungaba lihola letshumi.


\par }{\PP \VS{40}U-Andreya, umfowabo kaSimoni Phethro wayengomunye wababili abezwayo okwakukhulunywa nguJohane njalo abayibo abalandela uJesu.

\VS{41}Into yokuqala ayenzayo u-Andreya yikudinga umfowabo uSimoni wamtshela wathi, “Sesimfumene uMesiya” (okutsho uKhristu).

\VS{42}Wasemletha kuJesu.

\par }{\PP UJesu wamkhangela wathi,
{\WJ{“UnguSimoni indodana kaJohane. Usuzathiwa unguKhefasi”}} (okuchasiswa ngokuthi, nguPhethro).


\par }{\SH UJesu Ubiza UFiliphu LoNathaneli
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{\PP \VS{43}Ngelanga elilandelayo uJesu wafuna ukusuka aye eGalile. Wabona uFiliphu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ngilandela.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{44}UFiliphu wayengowedolobheni lase-Bhethisayida, njengo-Andreya loPhethro.

\VS{45}UFiliphu wadinga uNathaneli wamtshela wathi, “Sesimfumene lowo uMosi aloba ngaye eMthethweni, njalo abaphrofethi labo abaloba ngaye, uJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{46}UNathaneli wabuza wathi, “ENazaretha! Kulolutho oluhle olungavela khona na?”

\par }{\PP UFiliphu wathi, “Woza uzebona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{47}Kwathi uJesu ebona uNathaneli eqhamuka laphaya wathi ngaye,
{\WJ{“Nangu umʼIsrayeli oqotho, okungekho nkohliso kuye.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{48}UNathaneli wambuza wathi, “Ungazela ngaphi na?”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngikubonile usahlezi ngaphansi kwesihlahla somkhiwa uFiliphu engakakubizi.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}UNathaneli wasefakaza wathi, “Rabi, uyindodana kaNkulunkulu; uyiNkosi ka-Israyeli.”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukholwa ngoba ngithe ngikubone ngaphansi kwesihlahla somkhiwa. Usazobona izinto ezinkulu kulalokho.”}}

\VS{51}Waphinda wengeza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngikutshela iqiniso, uzabona izulu livuleka, lezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zikhwela zisehlela eNdodaneni yoMuntu.”}}




\par }\Chap{2}{\SH UJesu Uphendula Amanzi Abe Liwayini
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngosuku lwesithathu kwaba khona umthimba eKhana laseGalile. Unina kaJesu wayekhona,

\VS{2}loJesu labafundi bakhe labo babenxusiwe emthimbeni.

\VS{3}Kwathi iwayini seliphelile unina kaJesu wathi kuye, “Sebephelelwe liwayini.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Mama, mina lawe singena njani kulokho na? Isikhathi sami kasikafiki.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Unina wasesithi ezincekwini, “Libokwenza loba kuyini azalitshela khona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Eduze kwalapho kwakumi imbiza zamatshe eziyisithupha, uhlobo lolo amaJuda ayelusebenzisa enkonzweni yokuzihlambulula, imbiza yinye ingagcwala amalitha alikhulu kusiya ekhulwini elilamatshumi amahlanu.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}UJesu wathi ezincekwini,
{\WJ{“Zigcwaliseni amanzi imbiza lezi”}}; ngakho bazigcwalisa zathi phamu.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Wasezitshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Khanini-ke liphe umphathi wedili.”}}

\par }{\PP Benza njalo,

\VS{9}umphathi wedili wahubula wawanambitha amanzi ayesephendulwe abaliwayini. Kakwazanga ukuthi lavela ngaphi, kodwa izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi zazisazi. Wasebizela umyeni eceleni

\VS{10}wathi, “Wonke umuntu uletha iwayini elimnandi kuqala, kuthi nxa izethekeli sezinathe kakhulu abesekhupha elibi; kodwa wena ugodle elimnandi kuze kube khathesi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Lo waba ngumangaliso wakhe wokuqala, uJesu awenza eKhana laseGalile. Wabonakalisa kanjalo inkazimulo yakhe, abafundi bakhe basebebeka ukholo lwabo kuye.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Ngemva komthimba wasuka waya eKhaphenawume wayahlala insukwana ezimbalwa elonina, labafowabo labafundi bakhe.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uhlambulula IThempeli
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{\PP \VS{13}Kwasekuyisikhathi sePhasika lamaJuda eleminyaka yonke, uJesu wasesiya eJerusalema.

\VS{14}Emagumeni ethempeli wafumana abantu bethengisa inkomo, izimvu lamajuba, labanye behlezi ematafuleni bentshintsha izimali.

\VS{15}Waseseluka izintambo wenza isaswebhu wabadudula bonke emagumeni ethempeli, konke izimvu lenkomo; wayichithiza imali yabantshintshi bayo, wagenqula lamatafula abo.

\VS{16}Wathi kulabo ababethengisa amajuba,
{\WJ{“Akhupheni lapha! Likuthatha ngaphi ukwenza indlu kaBaba umsika wokuthengiselana na?”}}

\VS{17}Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukunqinekela indlu yakho kuzangidla ngaphakathi.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:17 }{\FT{AmaHubo 69.9}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Lapho amaJuda asemncindezela ngokuthi, “Ungasitshengisa simangaliso bani ukubonisa amandla akho okwenza zonke lezizinto?”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Wabaphendula uJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Dilizani ithempeli leli, kodwa mina ngizalimisa njalo ngezinsuku ezintathu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}AmaJuda aphendula athi, “Sekuthethe iminyaka engamatshumi amane lesithupha ukwakha ithempeli leli, kodwa wena ungalivusa ngezinsuku ezintathu na?”

\VS{21}Kodwa ithempeli ayekhulume ngalo kwakungumzimba wakhe.

\VS{22}Ngemva kokuvuswa kwabafileyo abafundi bakhe bakukhumbula lokho ayekukhulumile. Ngakho bawukholwa uMbhalo kanye lamazwi uJesu awakhulumayo.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Kwathi ngesikhathi eseMkhosini wePhasika eJerusalema, abantu abanengi bayibona imimangaliso ayeyenza basebekholwa ebizweni lakhe.

\VS{24}Kodwa uJesu kazange azidele kubo, ngoba wayebazi bonke abantu.

\VS{25}Wayengabudingi ubufakazi bomuntu ngoba wayekwazi okungaphakathi komuntu munye ngamunye.




\par }\Chap{3}{\SH UJesu Ufundisa UNikhodimasi
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Kwakulendoda engumFarisi eyayithiwa nguNikhodimasi, ililunga lomphakathi wamaJuda abusayo.

\VS{2}Yaya kuJesu ebusuku yathi, “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu. Ngoba kakho obengayenza imimangaliso oyenzayo wena nxa uNkulunkulu engelaye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngempela ngiqinisile ngithi kini, akakho ozawubona umbuso kaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokuba azalwe kutsha.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UNikhodimasi wathi, “Kanti umuntu angazalwa kanjani yena esemdala na? Ngeqiniso, angazake angene ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina ukuze azalwe!”


\par }{\PP \VS{5}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngempela ngiqinisile ngithi, ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngamanzi langoMoya, angeke awungene umbuso kaNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Inyama izala inyama, kodwa uMoya uzala umoya.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Ungamangaliswa yikuthi ngithi, ‘Kumele lizalwe kutsha.’}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Umoya uphephethela loba kungaphi lapho othanda khona. Ungakuzwa ukuvunguza kwawo, kodwa ungeke utsho ukuthi uvela ngaphi loba ukuthi uya ngaphi. Ngakho kunjalo emuntwini wonke ozelwe ngoMoya.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UNikhodimasi wabuza wathi, “Lokhu kungenzeka kanjani na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ungumfundisi wako-Israyeli, pho kungani ungazwisisi izinto lezi na?}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ngithi sikhuluma ngesikwaziyo njalo sifakaza ngesikubonileyo, kodwa lina bantu kalibamukeli ubufakazi bethu.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Ngikhulume kini ngezinto zalapha emhlabeni, kodwa kalikholwa; pho lizakholwa kanjani nxa ngingakhuluma ngokwasezulwini?}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Kakho osewake waya ezulwini ngaphandle kwalowo owavela ezulwini, iNdodana yoMuntu.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{NjengoMosi owaphakamisa inyoka enkangala, ngokunjalo iNdodana yoMuntu kumele iphakanyiswe,}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{ukuze kuthi lowo lalowo okholwa kuyo abe lokuphila okungapheliyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UNkulunkulu walithanda ilizwe kangaka waze wanikela iNdodana yakhe eyiyo yodwa ukuze kuthi loba ngubani okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lokuphila okungapheliyo.

\VS{17}Ngoba uNkulunkulu kathumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuze iwulahle umhlaba, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayo.

\VS{18}Loba ngubani okholwa kuyo kalahlwa, kodwa ongakholwayo uvele uselahliwe ngoba kakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana eyiyo yodwa kaNkulunkulu.

\VS{19}Nanku ukuqunywa kwecala: Ukukhanya sekufikile emhlabeni, kodwa abantu bathanda ubumnyama kulokukhanya ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.

\VS{20}Wonke umuntu owenza ububi uyakuzonda ukukhanya, njalo kezi ekukhanyeni ngoba esesaba ukuthi izenzo zakhe zizabekwa obala.

\VS{21}Kodwa loba ngubani ophila ngeqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni ukuze kubonakale kamhlophe ukuthi lokho akwenzileyo ukwenze ngoNkulunkulu.


\par }{\SH Ubufakazi BukaJohane NgoJesu
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{\PP \VS{22}Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu labafundi bakhe basuka baya emaphandleni aseJudiya lapho ahlala labo okwesikhathi esithile ebhaphathiza.

\VS{23}Ngalesosikhathi uJohane laye wayebhaphathiza e-Ayenoni eduze leSalimi ngoba kwakulamanzi amanengi njalo abantu babethululeka kokuphela bezobhaphathizwa.

\VS{24}(Lokhu kwakumandulo kokuphoselwa kukaJohane entolongweni.)

\VS{25}Kwavuka ukuphikisana phakathi kwabanye abafundi bakaJohane lomunye umJuda mayelana lomkhuba wokuzihlambulula.

\VS{26}Beza kuJohane bathi kuye, “Rabi, indoda leyana eyayilawe ngaphetsheya kweJodani; yona leyana owafakaza ngayo; iyabhaphathiza bonke abantu sebesiya kuyo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Waphendula uJohane wathi, “Umuntu wamukela kuphela lokho akuphiwayo kuvela ezulwini.

\VS{28}Lina ngokwenu lingakufakaza ukuthi ngathi, ‘Kangisuye uKhristu, kodwa ngithunyiwe ukumandulela.’

\VS{29}Umtshakazi ngowomyeni. Umkhaphi womyeni uyamnakekela, amlalele, abelokuthokoza nxa esizwa ilizwi lomyeni. Lokho kuthokoza ngokwami njalo okwamanje sekuphelele.

\VS{30}Yena ufanele abemkhulu; mina kufanele kunciphe ukuqakatheka kwami.”


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Lowo ovela phezulu ungaphezulu kwakho konke; lowo ovela emhlabeni ungowomhlaba, ukhuluma njengalowo ovela emhlabeni. Lowo ovela ezulwini ungaphezu kwakho konke.

\VS{32}Ufakaza ngalokho akubonileyo lakuzwileyo, kodwa kakho owamukela ubufakazi bakhe.

\VS{33}Lowomuntu obamukelayo usegcizelele ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile.

\VS{34}Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu; yena uNkulunkulu umupha umoya kungelakulinganiswa.

\VS{35}UYise uyayithanda iNdodana njalo useyiphe amandla phezu kwezinto zonke.

\VS{36}Loba ngubani obeke ithemba lakhe eNdodaneni ulokuphila okungapheliyo, kodwa loba ngubani oyilahlayo iNdodana kazukuyibona leyompilo ngoba ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lohlala luphezu kwakhe.




\par }\Chap{4}{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Lomfazi WaseSamariya
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wezwa ukuthi abaFarisi basebekuzwile ukuthi usebhaphathize abantu wabuye waba labafundi abanengi kuloJohane,

\VS{2}loba nje iqiniso kuyikuthi kwakungasuye uJesu owayebhaphathiza, kodwa kubhaphathiza abafundi bakhe.

\VS{3}Kwathi esekuzwile lokho, wasuka eJudiya wabuyela futhi eGalile.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Manje kwakumele adabule eSamariya.

\VS{5}Ngakho wafika emzini waseSamariya owawuthiwa yiSikhari, eduzane lesiqinti uJakhobe ayesinike indodana yakhe uJosefa.

\VS{6}Umthombo kaJakhobe wawukhonapho, uJesu wathi esediniwe ngohambo, wahlala phansi malungana lomthombo. Kwakusemini enkulu.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Kwathi umfazi waseSamariya efika ukuzakukha amanzi uJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ake unginathise.”}}

\VS{8}(Abafundi bakhe babeye emzini ukuyathenga ukudla.)


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Umfazi waseSamariya wathi kuye, “UngumJuda, mina ngingumfazi waseSamariya. Pho ungacela kanjani ukuthi unathiswe yimi?” (Phela amaJuda kawadlelani lamaSamariya.)


\par }{\PP \VS{10}UJesu wamphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Aluba ubusazi isipho sikaNkulunkulu lokuthi ungubani lowo ocela ukuthi umnathise, ngabe umcelile wakupha amanzi okuphila.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Umfazi wathi, “Nkosi, wena kawulakho okokukhisa amanzi, futhi umthombo uyatshona. Ungawathatha ngaphi lawomanzi okuphila na?

\VS{12}Wena umkhulu na kulobaba uJakhobe owasipha umthombo lo laye wanatha kuwo kanye lamadodana akhe lezimvu zakhe kanye lezifuyo zakhe?”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Wonke umuntu onatha amanzi la uzaphinda ome futhi,}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{kodwa lowo onatha amanzi engimnika wona, kasoze abuye ome lanini. Ngempela amanzi engimnika wona azakuba ngumfula ogelezela ekuphileni okungapheliyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Umfazi wathi kuye, “Nkosi, ngipha lawomanzi ukuze ngingaphindi ngome, ngingabi ngilokhu ngisiza lapha ngizokukha amanzi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Wathi kowesifazane,
{\WJ{“Hamba uyebiza umkakho uze laye lapha.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Waphendula wathi, “Kangilandoda.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Uqondile nxa usithi kawulandoda.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Iqiniso yikuthi usube lamadoda amahlanu, futhi indoda le olayo khathesi kayisiyakho. Lokho okutshiloyo kuliqiniso.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Owesifazane wathi, “Nkosi, sengibona ukuthi ungumphrofethi.

\VS{20}Okhokho bethu babekhonza phezu kwentaba le, kodwa lina maJuda lithi indawo okumele sikhonzele kuyo iseJerusalema.”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“nkosazana, ngikholwa, siyeza isikhathi lapho elingezukumkhonza uBaba entabeni kumbe eJerusalema.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Lina maSamariya likhonza elingakwaziyo; thina sikhonza lokho esikwaziyo, ngoba insindiso ivela kumaJuda.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Kodwa siyeza isikhathi, yebo manje sesifikile lapho abakhonzi beqiniso bezamkhonza uBaba ngomoya langeqiniso, ngoba yibo abakhonzi abanjalo uBaba abadingayo.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{UNkulunkulu ungumoya, labo abamkhonzayo kumele bamkhonze ngomoya langeqiniso.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Owesifazane wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi uMesiya (othiwa nguKhristu) uyeza. Esefikile uzasichazela konke.”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{UJesu wasesithi, “Mina engikhuluma lawe nginguye.”}}


\par }{\SH Abafundi Bahlangana Njalo LoJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{27}Ngalesosikhathi abafundi bakhe baphenduka, bamangala ukufumana uJesu ekhuluma lowesifazane. Kodwa kakho owabuzayo wathi, “Ufunani na?” kumbe athi, “Kungani ukhuluma lowesifazane na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Owesifazane watshiya inkonxa yakhe wabuyela emzini wakibo wathi ebantwini,

\VS{29}“Wozani lizobona indoda engitshele konke esengake ngakwenza. Kambe angaba nguye yini uKhristu?”

\VS{30}Baphuma emzini lowo baqonda kuye.


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Kusenzakala konke lokhu abafundi bakhe bamncenga bathi, “Rabi, ake udle ulutho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}Kodwa wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngilokudla engikudlayo elingakwaziyo lina.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Abafundi babuzana bathi, “Kambe ngabe ukhona omlethele ukudla na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Okwami ukudla yikwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo lokuphelelisa umsebenzi wakhe.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Kanti angithi lithi, ‘Kusele izinyanga ezine ukuthi kufike isikhathi sokuvuna’? Ngithi vulani amehlo enu likhangele amasimu! Amabele aselungele ukuvunwa.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Khathesi lokhu, umvuni uvele usehle ezuza iholo lakhe, usebuthela amabele ekuphileni kwaphakade, ukuze umhlanyeli lomvuni bajabule ndawonye.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Ngakho ilizwi elithi, ‘Omunye uyahlanyela, omunye avune’ liliqiniso.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Ngalithuma ukuyavuna lokho elingakusebenzelanga. Abanye bawenzile umsebenzi onzima, lina selivune umvuzo womsebenzi wabo.”}}


\par }{\SH AmaSamariya Amanengi Ayakholwa
\par }
{\PP \VS{39}AmaSamariya amanengi akulowomuzi akholwa kuye ngenxa yobufakazi bowesifazane owathi, “Ungitshele konke esengake ngakwenza.”

\VS{40}Ngakho amaSamariya esefike kuye amcela ukuthi ahlale labo, wasehlala insuku ezimbili.

\VS{41}Ngenxa yamazwi akhe abanengi baba ngamakholwa.


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Bathi kowesifazane, “Kasisakholwa kuphela ngenxa yalokho okutshiloyo; manje sesizizwele thina ngokwethu, ngakho sesisazi ukuthi umuntu lo ngeqiniso unguMsindisi womhlaba.”


\par }{\SH UJesu Usilisa Indodana Yesikhulu
\par }
{\PP \VS{43}Ngemva kwalezonsuku ezimbili, uJesu wasuka waya eGalile.

\VS{44}(Phela uJesu yena ngokwakhe wayetshilo ukuthi umphrofethi kalalo udumo elizweni lakibo.)

\VS{45}Wathi efika eGalile, amaGalile amamukela ngokumthakazelela. Ayekubonile konke lokho akwenzayo eJerusalema, eMkhosini wePhasika, ngoba lawo ayekhona khonale.


\par }{\PP \VS{46}Wabuya njalo wethekelela eKhana laseGalile, lapho aphendula khona amanzi abaliwayini. Kwakukhona lapho isiphathamandla sasesikhosini esasigulelwa yindodana yaso eKhaphenawume.

\VS{47}Kwathi indoda leyo isizwile ukuthi uJesu wayesefikile eGalile evela eJudiya, yaya kuye yamncenga ukuthi eze azosilisa indodana yayo eyayisibangwa lezibi.


\par }{\PP \VS{48}UJesu wasitshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngaphandle kokuthi lina bantu libone izibonakaliso ezididayo lezimangaliso kalisoze lafa lakholwa.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Sathi isiphathamandla sasesikhosini, “Nkosi, woza umntanami engakafi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Usungahamba. Indodana yakho izaphila.”}}

\par }{\PP Indoda yalikholwa ilizwi likaJesu yahamba.

\VS{51}Yathi ilokhu isesendleleni, izinceku zayo zayihlangabeza zayibikela ukuthi indodana yayo yayisiluleme.

\VS{52}Isibuzile ukuthi kwakuyisikhathi bani lapho indodana yayo eyasila ngaso, zathi kuyo, “Umkhuhlane uyixolele izolo ngehola lakuqala emini.”


\par }{\PP \VS{53}Uyise wananzelela ukuthi leso yiso kanye isikhathi uJesu atsho kuye ukuthi,
{\WJ{“Indodana yakho izaphila.”}} Ngakho yena kanye labendlu yakhe bonke bakholwa.


\par }{\PP \VS{54}Lo kwakungumangaliso wesibili uJesu awenzayo esefikile eGalile evela eJudiya.




\par }\Chap{5}{\SH Ukusilisa Echibini
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Emva kwesikhathi esithile uJesu waya eJerusalema emkhosini wamaJuda.

\VS{2}EJerusalema kukhona ichibi eduze lesango leZimvu, elithiwa ngesi-Aramu yiBhethisayida, elalihonqolozelwe ngensika ezinhlanu ezibiyelweyo.

\VS{3}Khonapho abantu abayizilima abanengi babandise ukuhlala khona, iziphofu, abaqhulayo, abome imihlubulo [belindele ukudungwa kwamanzi;

\VS{4}ngoba kwakusithi ngezikhathi ezithile ingilosi yeNkosi yayisehlela echibini, idungadunge amanzi besekusithi umuntu oqalayo ukungena emanzini ngemva kokudungeka kwawo asiliswe loba kuwuphi umkhuhlane owawumbambile].\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:4 }{\FT{Livesi kayikho kwamanye amaBhayibhili esiLungu.}}}

\VS{5}Omunye owayelapho wayeyisigoga okweminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili.

\VS{6}Kwathi uJesu embona elele khonapho njalo esetsheliwe ukuthi kade abanjalo okwesikhathi eside, wambuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Uyafuna na ukusila?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Oyisilima waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, kangilamuntu wokungisiza angingenise echibini lapho amanzi edungwa. Ngithi lapho ngizama ukungena omunye angingenele kuqala.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UJesu wasethi kuye,
{\WJ{“Sukuma! Thatha icansi lakho uhambe.”}}

\VS{9}Khonokho nje indoda yasila; yathatha icansi layo yahamba.

\par }{\PP Lokhu kwenzakala ngelanga leSabatha,

\VS{10}amaJuda asesithi endodeni eyayisilisiwe, “KuliSabatha; umthetho uyakwalela ukuthi uthwale icansi lakho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Kodwa yaphendula yathi, “Umuntu ongisilisileyo uthe,
{\WJ{‘Thatha icansi lakho uhambe.’}} ”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Aseyibuza athi, “Ngubani yena lowo okutshele ukuthi uthathe icansi uhambe?”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Indoda leyo eyasiliswayo yayingafanisi lakufanisa ukuthi kambe ngabe wayengubani, ngoba uJesu wayesethe nyelele wangena phakathi kwabantu.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Emva kwalokho uJesu wayifumana ethempelini indoda leyo wathi kuyo,
{\WJ{“Khangela-ke ususilile njalo. Khawula ukwenza isono funa okubi ukwedlula okokuqala kukwehlele.”}}

\VS{15}Indoda leyo yasuka yayatshela amaJuda ukuthi kwakunguJesu owayeyisilisile.


\par }{\SH Ukuphila NgeNdodana
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}Ngakho amaJuda amkhahlameza uJesu ngoba wayesenza izinto lezi ngeSabatha.

\VS{17}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“UBaba uhlezi esemsebenzini wakhe kuze kube namuhla, lami njalo ngiyasebenza.”}}

\VS{18}Ngalesisizatho amaJuda azama kakhulu ukumbulala; wayengephuli iSabatha kuphela kodwa wayebiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi nguYise, ezenza yena olingana loNkulunkulu.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}UJesu wabanika impendulo le:
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ngithi iNdodana ingeke yenze lutho ngokwayo; ingenza kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza, ngoba loba kuyini uYise akwenzayo leNdodana iyakwenza.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Ngoba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, uyitshengisa konke akwenzayo. Yebo, lizamangala ukuthi uzayitshengisa izinto ezinkulu kulalezi.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo abaphe ukuphila, kanjalo iNdodana inika ukuphila kulabo ethanda ukubanika khona.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Okunye njalo, uYise kahluleli muntu, kodwa usebeke konke ukwahlulela ezandleni zeNdodana,}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{ukuze bonke bayidumise iNdodana njengalokhu bedumisa uYise. Lowo ongayidumisiyo iNdodana kamdumisi uYise oyithumileyo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ngithi lowo owezwayo amazwi ami amkholwe lowo ongithumileyo ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo kazukulahlwa; usechaphile wasuka ekufeni waya ekuphileni.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ngithi, isikhathi siyeza njalo sivele sesifikile lapho abafileyo bezalizwa ilizwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kuthi bonke abezwayo baphile.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Njengoba uYise elokuphila kuye yena ngokwakhe, ngakho useyinikile iNdodana ukuba ibe lokuphila kuyo yona ngokwayo.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Njalo useyiphile amandla okwahlulela ngoba iyiNdodana yoMuntu.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Kakungalimangalisi lokhu ngoba siyeza isikhathi lapho bonke abasemathuneni abo bezalizwa ilizwi layo}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{baphume, labo abenze okuhle bazavuka baphile, lalabo abenze ububi bazavuka balahlwe.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Mina ngokwami ngingeke ngenze lutho; ngahlulela njengokutshelwa kwami, futhi ukwahlulela kwami kuqondile, ngoba kangidingi kuzithabisa, kodwa ukuthabisa lowo ongithumileyo.”}}


\par }{\SH Ubufakazi NgoJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}{\WJ{“Nxa ngizifakazela mina ngokwami ubufakazi bami kabuqinisekanga.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Ukhona omunye ofakaza kuhle ngami njalo ngiyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe ngami buqinisekile.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{Selike lathumela kuJohane yena walifakazela iqiniso.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Kakutsho ukuthi ngamukela ubufakazi bomuntu; kodwa ngikuthinta lokhu ukuze lisindiswe.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{UJohane wayeyisibane esabhebhayo sanika ukukhanya, lakhetha ukuthokoza ngokukhanya kwakhe okwesikhatshana.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{36}{\WJ{Ngilabo ubufakazi obulesisindo esikhulu kulobukaJohane. Ngoba umsebenzi uBaba anginike wona ukuba ngiwuqedise, wona engiwenzayo uyafakaza ukuthi uBaba ungithumile.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Njalo uBaba ongithumileyo usefakazile yena ngokwakhe ngami. Kalikaze lilizwe ilizwi lakhe kumbe libone isimo sakhe}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{njalo ilizwi lakhe kalihlali kini ngoba kalimkholwa lowo amthumileyo.}}

\VS{39}{\WJ{Liphenyisisa imibhalo liyihlola ngoba licabanga ukuthi ngayo lilakho ukuphila okungapheliyo. Yiyo le imibhalo efakaza ngami,}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{ikanti liyala ukuza kimi lizozuza ukuphila.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}{\WJ{Kangilwamukeli udumo olusuka ebantwini,}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{kodwa ngiyalazi lina. Ngiyazi ukuthi kalilalo uthando lukaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu.}}

\VS{43}{\WJ{Ngibuye ngebizo likaBaba kodwa kalingamukeli; kodwa nxa omunye efika ngebizo lakhe, lizamamukela.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Lingakholwa kanjani nxa lisamukela udumo elizipha lona kodwa lingenzi mizamo yokuzuza udumo oluvela kuNkulunkulu onguye yedwa na?}}


\par }{\PP \VS{45}{\WJ{Kodwa lingacabangi ukuthi ngizalethesa icala phambi kukaBaba. Umangaleli wenu nguMosi, okukuye elibeke khona amathemba enu.}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Kube lamkholwa uMosi, ngabe liyangikholwa ngoba wabhala ngami.}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Kodwa njengoba lingakukholwa lokho akubhalayo, lizakukholwa kanjani lokho engikutshoyo na?”}}




\par }\Chap{6}{\SH UJesu Usuthisa Abazinkulungwane Ezinhlanu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu wachaphela ngaphetsheya koLwandle lwaseGalile (kutshiwo uLwandle lwaseThibheriyasi),

\VS{2}njalo walandelwa lixuku elikhulu labantu ngoba babona imimangaliso ayeyenzile kwababegula.

\VS{3}UJesu wasesiya eceleni kwentaba wahlala khona labafundi bakhe.

\VS{4}UMkhosi wePhasika wamaJuda wawususondele.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}UJesu wathi uyakhangela wabona ixuku labantu elikhulu lisiza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu,
{\WJ{“Singasithenga ngaphi isinkwa ukuze abantu laba badle?”}}

\VS{6}Wabuza lokhu emlinga nje kuphela ngoba wayevele esekwazi ayezakwenza.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}UFiliphu wamphendula wathi, “Amadenari angamakhulu amabili ngeke athenge isinkwa esenela ukuthi umuntu munye nje azuze ucezwana!”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya, umfowabo kaSimoni Phethro wakhuluma wathi,

\VS{9}“Nangu umfana olezinkwa zebhali ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili ezincinyane, kodwa zingafika ngaphi ebantwini abanengi kangaka na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Hlalisani abantu phansi.”}} Kwakulotshani obunengi kuleyondawo, asehlala phansi (amadoda ubunengi bawo bungaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu).

\VS{11}UJesu wasezithatha izinkwa, wakhuleka, wasezabela labo abasebehlezi phansi, wabapha njengokufuna kwabo. Wenza njalo langenhlanzi.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Kwathi bonke sebesuthi, wasesithi kubafundi bakhe,
{\WJ{“Buthani imvuthu eziseleyo. Kakungalahlwa lutho.”}}

\VS{13}Ngakho bazibutha bagcwalisa izitsha ezilitshumi lambili ngemvuthu zezinkwa zebhali ezatshiywa yilabo ababedlile.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Abantu sebewubonile umangaliso awenzayo uJesu baqalisa ukuthi, “Ngeqiniso lo nguye uMphrofethi ozafika emhlabeni.”

\VS{15}UJesu esazi ukuthi babeqonde ukuzomenza inkosi ngenkani, wathi nyelele wabuyela entabeni yedwa.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uhamba Phezu Kwamanzi
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}Kwathi kusihlwa abafundi behlela esizibeni,

\VS{17}lapho abawela khona isikepe bachapha isiziba baya eKhaphenawume. Ngalesosikhathi kwasekuhlwile, uJesu elokhu engakabuyi kubo.

\VS{18}Kwakuvunguza umoya omkhulu amanzi asequbuka kubi.

\VS{19}Sebegwedle okwamakhilomitha amahlanu loba ayisithupha bambona uJesu esiza esikepeni ehamba phezu kwamanzi; bethuka kakhulu.

\VS{20}Kodwa wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Yimi; lingesabi.”}}

\VS{21}Babefuna ukumngenisa esikepeni, kwathi masinyane isikepe sahle safika ekhunjini lapho ababeqonde khona.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Ngelanga elilandelayo ixuku labantu elalisele ekhunjini elinganeno lananzelela ukuthi kwakukade kulesikepe esisodwa, lokuthi uJesu kangenanga kuso kanye labafundi bakhe, kodwa babehambe bodwa.

\VS{23}Kwasekufika ezinye izikepe zivela eThibheriyasi zamiswa eduze lalapho abantu ababedlele khona isinkwa ngemva kokuba iNkosi isiqale yakhuleka.

\VS{24}Ixuku lonela ukunanzelela ukuthi uJesu kanye labafundi bakhe babengasekho lapho, bangena ezikepeni baya eKhaphenawume ukuyadinga uJesu.


\par }{\SH UJesu Yisinkwa Sokuphila
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}Bathi sebemfumene ngaphetsheya kwechibi bambuza bathi, “Rabi, kanti ufike nini lapha?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ukuthi kalingidingi ngoba libone imimangaliso, kodwa ngoba lidle izinkwa lasutha.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Lingasebenzeli ukudla okubolayo, kodwa sebenzelani ukudla okuhlala okwempilo engapheliyo elizakuphiwa yiNdodana yoMuntu. UBaba uNkulunkulu usebeke kuyo uphawu lwakhe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Basebembuza bathi, “Kumele senzeni ukuze senze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yilo: ukukholwa kulowo amthumileyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Basebembuza bathi, “Uzasitshengisa simangaliso bani esizasibona ukuze sikukholwe na? Kuyini ozakwenza?

\VS{31}Okhokho badla imana enkangala; njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wabapha isinkwa sivela ezulwini ukuba badle.’\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:31 }{\FT{U-Eksodasi 16.4; UNehemiya 9.15; AmaHubo 78.24-25}}}”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ngithi, kakusuye uMosi olinike isinkwa sivela ezulwini, kodwa nguBaba olinika isinkwa seqiniso sivela ezulwini.}}

\VS{33}{\WJ{Ngoba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singulowo owehla ezulwini anike ukuphila emhlabeni.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Bathi, “Nkosi, kusukela manje siphe lesisinkwa sokuphila.”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wachaza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Lowo ozayo kimi kasoze afa alamba, lalowo okholwa kimi kasoze aphinde ome.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Kodwa njengoba ngilitshelile selingibonile, kodwa lokhe lingakholwa.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Konke lokho uBaba anginika khona kuzakuza kimi njalo lowo oza kimi kangisoze ngimlahle.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Ngoba ngehlile ezulwini, hatshi ukuzokwenza eyami intando kodwa ukwenza intando yalowo ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{39}{\WJ{Intando yakhe ongithumileyo yile, ukuthi ngingalahlekelwa langokukodwa kwalokho anginike khona, kodwa ngibavuse ngosuku lokucina.}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{Ngoba intando kaBaba iyikuthi bonke abakhangela eNdodaneni bakholwe kuyo bazakuba lokuphila okungapheliyo njalo ngizabavusa ngosuku lokucina.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}Esizwa lokhu amaJuda aqalisa ukukhonona ngaye ngoba wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiyisinkwa esehlayo sivela ezulwini.”}}

\VS{42}Athi, “Kanti kasuJesu lo indodana kaJosefa na? Oyise lonina kasibazi na? Pho angakutsho kanjani manje ukuthi,
{\WJ{‘Ngehla ngivela ezulwini’}}?”


\par }{\PP \VS{43}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Yekelani ukukhonona phakathi kwenu.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Kakho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuthi uBaba ongithumileyo amsondeze, mina-ke ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Kulotshiwe kubaphrofethi ukuthi: ‘Bonke bazafundiswa nguNkulunkulu.’}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 6:45 }{\FT{U-Isaya 54.13}}}{\WJ{Wonke lowo olalela uBaba afunde kuye uyeza kimi.}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Kakho osewake wambona uBaba ngaphandle kwalowo ovela kuNkulunkulu; nguye kuphela ombonileyo uBaba.}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ukuthi lowo okholwayo ulokuphila okungapheliyo.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Ngiyisinkwa sokuphila.}}

\VS{49}{\WJ{Okhokho benu bayidla imana enkangala, kodwa bafa.}}

\VS{50}{\WJ{Kodwa nansi isinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini, umuntu angasidla angabe esafa.}}

\VS{51}{\WJ{Ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehlela phansi sivela ezulwini. Nxa umuntu angasidla lesisinkwa, uzaphila laphakade. Lesosinkwa siyinyama yami engizayinikela ukuphila komhlaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{52}Lapho-ke, amaJuda aseqalisa ukuphikisana ngamandla esithi, “Umuntu lo angasipha kanjani inyama yakhe ukuba siyidle na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{53}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ngithi, ngaphandle kokuba lidle inyama yeNdodana yoMuntu, linathe igazi layo, kalilakuphila phakathi kwenu.}}

\VS{54}{\WJ{Lowo odla inyama yami njalo anathe igazi lami ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina.}}

\VS{55}{\WJ{Ngoba inyama iyikhona kudla okuqotho legazi lami liyikunatha okuqotho.}}

\VS{56}{\WJ{Lowo odla inyama yami njalo anathe igazi lami uhlala kimi, lami kuye.}}

\VS{57}{\WJ{Njengoba uBaba ophilayo wangithuma njalo ngiphila ngenxa kaBaba, kanjalo lowo odla mina uzaphila ngenxa yami.}}

\VS{58}{\WJ{Lesi yiso isinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini. Okhokho benu badla imana, kodwa bafa, kodwa odla lesisinkwa uzaphila lanininini.”}}

\VS{59}Wakutsho lokhu efundisa esinagogweni eKhaphenawume.


\par }{\SH Abafundi Abanengi Bahlamukela UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{60}Bathi bekuzwa lokhu abafundi bakhe abanengi bathi, “Le yimfundiso enzima. Kambe ngubani ongayamukela na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{61}UJesu wathi ngokunanzelela ukuthi abafundi bakhe babekhonona ngalokhu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Lokhu kuyalikhuba yini?}}

\VS{62}{\WJ{Kungaba njani pho nxa lingayibona iNdodana yoMuntu isenyuka ibuyela lapho eyayikhona ngaphambilini!}}

\VS{63}{\WJ{UMoya unika ukuphila; inyama kayisizi lutho. Amazwi engiwakhulume kini angumoya njalo ayikuphila.}}

\VS{64}{\WJ{Kodwa bakhona abanye benu abangakholwayo.”}} Ngoba uJesu wayevele esazi kusukela ekuqaleni ukuba yibaphi phakathi kwabo ababengakholwa lokuthi ngubani owayezamnikela.

\VS{65}Waqhubeka wathi,
{\WJ{“Yikho ngalitshela ngathi kakho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuba ephiwe amandla nguBaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{66}Kusukela kulesosikhathi abafundi bakhe abanengi bamdela ababe besamlandela.


\par }{\PP \VS{67}UJesu wabuza abalitshumi lambili wathi,
{\WJ{“Lina kalifuni kudela lihambe na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{68}USimoni Phethro wamphendula wathi, “Nkosi, sizakuya kubani na? Wena ulamazwi okuphila okungapheliyo.

\VS{69}Thina siyakholwa njalo siyazi ukuthi ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{70}UJesu wasephendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kangilikhethanga yini, lina elilitshumi lambili na? Ikanti omunye wenu unguSathane!”}}

\VS{71}(Wayesitsho uJudasi, indodana kaSimoni Iskariyothi, owathi loba engomunye wabalitshumi lambili wamnikela.)




\par }\Chap{7}{\SH UJesu Uya Emkhosini WeziHonqo
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu wahambahamba eGalile, kazathanda ukuya eJudiya ngoba amaJuda alapho ayefuna indlela yokumbulala.

\VS{2}Kwathi uMkhosi wamaJuda weziHonqo ususondele

\VS{3}abafowabo bakaJesu bathi kuye, “Sekumele usuke lapha uye eJudiya ukuze abafundi bakho babone imimangaliso oyenzayo.

\VS{4}Kakho umuntu othi efuna ukuba lodumo asebenzele ensitha. Njengoba usenza izinto lezi ziveze emhlabeni.”

\VS{5}Ngoba labafowabo babengakholwa kuye.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Ngakho uJesu wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Kasikafiki isikhathi sami salokho; kini loba yisiphi isikhathi sililungele.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Umhlaba ngeke ulizonde, kodwa mina uyangizonda ngoba ngiveza ukuthi lokho okwenzayo kubi.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Hambani lina emkhosini. Mina kangikayi emkhosini lowo ngoba kimi kasikafiki isikhathi esifaneleyo.”}}

\VS{9}Esetsho lokhu wazihlalela eGalile.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Kodwa ngemva kokuba abafowabo sebehambile emkhosini laye waya khona, hatshi obala kodwa wahamba ensitha.

\VS{11}Khonapho emkhosini amaJuda ayemlindele ebuza esithi, “Ingaphi indoda leyana?”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Phakathi kwamaxuku abantu kwakulokunyenyezelana ngaye. Abanye bathi, “Ungumuntu olungileyo.”

\par }{\PP Abanye baphendula bathi, “Hatshi, ukhohlisa abantu.”

\VS{13}Kodwa kakho owakhuluma ngaye obala ngokwesaba amaJuda.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ufundisa Emkhosini
\par }
{\PP \VS{14}Kwathi isikhathi somkhosi sesiphakathi laphakathi uJesu wasesiya egumeni lethempeli waqalisa ukufundisa.

\VS{15}AmaJuda amangala, abuza athi, “Indoda le yaluzuza kanjani ulwazi olungaka yona ingafundanga?”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Imfundiso yami kayisiyami. Ivela kulowo ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Nxa umuntu ekhetha ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu uzabona ingabe imfundiso yami ivela kuNkulunkulu loba ngiyazikhulumela.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Lowo ozikhulumelayo wenzela ukuzizuzela udumo, kodwa lowo osebenzela udumo lwalowo omthumileyo ngumuntu weqiniso; kakulankohliso kuye.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{UMosi kalinikanga yini umthetho? Kodwa kakho lamunye kini owugcinayo umthetho. Kungani lifuna ukungibulala na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ixuku labantu laphendula lathi, “Ulamadimoni wena. Ngubani ofuna ukukubulala?”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngenza umangaliso owodwa lamangala kakhulu lonke.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Kodwa ngoba uMosi walipha ukusoka (loba iqiniso liyikuthi kakuvelanga kuMosi kodwa kubokhokho), liyamsoka umntwana ngeSabatha.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Manje-ke, nxa umntwana engasokwa ngeSabatha kungabi yikuwephula umthetho kaMosi, pho mina lingizondelani ngokuthi ngisilise umuntu ngokupheleleyo ngeSabatha na?}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Khawulani ukusola ngokubona kwamehlo kodwa yahlulelani ngokuqondileyo.”}}


\par }{\SH Impikiswano Ngokuthi UJesu Ungubani
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}Ngalesosikhathi abanye abantu baseJerusalema babuza bathi, “Kanti kasuye yini umuntu lo abafuna ukumbulala na?

\VS{26}Nangu phela ekhuluma egcekeni kodwa kabatsho lutho kuye. Kambe iziphathamandla zingabe sezibone ukuthi nguye uKhristu na?

\VS{27}Kodwa siyakwazi thina lapha indoda le edabuka khona; nxa uKhristu esefika, kakho ozakwazi lapho avela khona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Kwathi uJesu elokhu esafundisa egumeni lethempeli, wamemeza wathi,
{\WJ{“Yebo, liyangazi njalo liyakwazi lapho engivela khona. Kangizibuyelanga lapha kodwa lowo ongithumileyo uqinisile. Kalimazi}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{kodwa mina ngiyamazi ngoba ngivela kuye, nguye ongithumileyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Besizwa lokhu bazama ukumbamba kodwa kakho owambeka isandla ngoba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki.

\VS{31}Loba kunjalo, abanengi exukwini labantu bakholwa kuye. Bathi, “Nxa uKhristu angafika, kambe uzakwenza imimangaliso okwedlula umuntu lo?”


\par }{\PP \VS{32}AbaFarisi bezwa abantu benyenyeza izinto ezinjalo ngaye. AbaFarisi labaphristi abakhulu basebethuma amanxusa ethempelini ukuba ayembopha.


\par }{\PP \VS{33}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilani okwesikhathi esifitshane, besengihamba ngisiya kuye ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{34}{\WJ{Lizangidinga kodwa lingangifumani; lalapho engikhona lingeke lifike.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{35}AmaJuda abuzana athi, “Umuntu lo ufuna ukuya ngaphi lapho esingeke samfumana khona na? Uzakuya ebantwini bakithi abahlakazekileyo abahlala phakathi kwamaGrikhi, afundise amaGrikhi na?

\VS{36}Ubesitshoni esithi,
{\WJ{‘Lizangidinga, kodwa lingangifumani,’}} njalo wathi,
{\WJ{‘Lapho engikhona lingeke lifike’}}?”


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Ngelanga lokucina elaliqakatheke kakhulu emkhosini, uJesu wasukuma wakhuluma ngelizwi elikhulu wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa ekhona owomileyo keze kimi azonatha.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Loba ngubani okholwa kimi njengoba uMbhalo utshilo, imifula yamanzi aphilayo izageleza ngaphakathi kwakhe.”}}

\VS{39}Ngalokhu wayesitsho uMoya, okwakuzakuthi labo abakholwa kuye bamamukele ngesikhathi esizayo. Kuze kube yilesosikhathi uMoya wawungakathelwa ebantwini, njengoba uJesu wayengakakhazimuliswa.


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Sebewazwile amazwi akhe abanye bathi, “Ngeqiniso umuntu lo nguye umphrofethi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{41}Abanye bathi, “Nguye uKhristu.”

\par }{\PP Abanye njalo babuza bathi, “Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi uKhristu avele eGalile na?

\VS{42}UMbhalo kawutsho yini ukuthi uKhristu uzavela kusendo lukaDavida, eBhethilehema, umuzi lapho uDavida ayehlala khona.”

\VS{43}Kanjalo abantu badabukana phakathi ngenxa kaJesu.

\VS{44}Abanye babefuna ukumbamba, kodwa kakho owambeka isandla.


\par }{\SH Ukungakholwa Kwabakhokheli BamaJuda
\par }
{\PP \VS{45}Amanxusa ethempelini acina esebuyela kubaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi athi, “Kungani lingezanga laye?”


\par }{\PP \VS{46}Amanxusa afakaza athi, “Kakho osewake wakhuluma njengaloyamuntu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{47}AbaFarisi bakhwaza bathi, “Litsho ukuthi lani uselikhohlisile?

\VS{48}Ukhona na kubabusi loba kubaFarisi osebeke ithemba lakhe kuye?

\VS{49}Hatshi! Kodwa inkunkuma yabantu le engazilutho ngezomthetho, iqalekisiwe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{50}UNikhodimasi owayeye kuJesu mandulo, owayengomunye wabo wabuza wathi,

\VS{51}“Kanti umthetho wakithi uyamlahla na umuntu engaqalanga wabuzwa ukuthi yena uthini ngokwakhe?”


\par }{\PP \VS{52}Baphendula bathi, “Lawe uvela eGalile yini? Ake ukudingisise, uzabona ukuthi kakulamphrofethi ongaphuma eGalile.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:52 }{\FT{Ingwalo ezaqalayo kanye labanye ofakazi kabala UJohane 7.53 – 8.11. Ingwalo ezimbalwa zigoqela indinyana lezi, kungaba yingxenye yazo kumbe ngokugcweleyo UJohane 7.36, UJohane 21.25, ULukha 21.38 kumbe ULukha 24.53.}}}

\par }{\PP [

\VS{53}Ngakho bonke basuka baya emizini yabo.




\Chap{8}\VerseOne{1}Kodwa uJesu waya eNtabeni yama-Oliva.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Kwathi kusisa wabonakala njalo emagumeni ethempeli, abantu bonke babuthana kuye, wahlala phansi wabafundisa.

\VS{3}Abafundisi bomthetho labaFarisi baletha owesifazane owayebanjwe ephinga. Bamisa phambi kwabantu

\VS{4}bathi kuJesu, “Mfundisi, owesifazane lo ukhandwe efeba.

\VS{5}EMthethweni uMosi wasilaya ukuthi abesifazane abanjalo kabakhandwe ngamatshe. Manje wena uthini?”

\VS{6}Umbuzo lo wawungumjibila wabo ukuze bazuze izaba lokumbeka icala.

\par }{\PP Kodwa uJesu wakhothama waseloba phansi ngomunwe.

\VS{7}Kwathi ngoba belokhu bephikelela ngokumbuza wabakhangela wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Nxa ekhona phakathi kwenu ongelasono kaqale ukumkhanda ngamatshe.”}}

\VS{8}Waphinda wakhothama waloba phansi emhlabathini.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Esetshonjalo labo abezwayo baqala ukuthi nyelele munye ngamunye bahamba, kwaqala ngabadala bakhona, kwaze kwasala uJesu yedwa lowesifazane lowo elokhu emi khonapho.

\VS{10}UJesu wamkhangela wambuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Mama, kanti sebeye ngaphi? Kasekho yini okwethesa icala?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Owesifazane wathi, “Kabasekho, nkosi.”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lami-ke, kangikulahli, zihambele, kodwa ungaphindi wenze isono futhi.”}}]


\par }{\SH Ubuqotho Bobufakazi BukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Kwathi uJesu esekhuluma ebantwini njalo wathi, “Ngiyikukhanya komhlaba. Loba ngubani ongilandelayo kasoze ahambe ebumnyameni lanini kodwa uzakuba lokukhanya kokuphila.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}AbaFarisi bahle bamqaga bathi, “Nanko-ke, wena uyazifakazela; ubufakazi bakho kabulaqiniso.”


\par }{\PP \VS{14}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Loba ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami buqinisile ngoba ngiyakwazi lapho engavela khona lalapho engiyakhona. Kodwa lina kumnyama nje kini ukuthi ngivela ngaphi lokuthi ngiya ngaphi.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Lina lahlulela ngendlela yabantu; mina kangahluleli muntu.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Kodwa ngithi nxa ngingehlulela, izinqumo zami zilungile ngoba kangingedwa. Ngimi loBaba ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Emthethweni wenu kulotshiwe ukuthi ubufakazi babantu ababili buqinisile.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Yimi ngokwami engizifakazelayo; omunye umfakazi nguBaba ongithumileyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Basebembuza bathi, “Ungaphi uyihlo?”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kalingazi mina kanye loBaba. Aluba belingazi, belizamazi loBaba njalo.”}}

\VS{20}Wawakhuluma amazwi la efundisa egumeni lethempeli eduze lalapho okwakubekwa khona iminikelo. Kodwa kakho owambambayo ngoba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki.


\par }{\SH Imibuzo NgoJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{21}Waphinda njalo uJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Ngiyasuka lapha, futhi lizangidinga, kodwa lizafela esonweni senu. Lapho engiyakhona alingeke lize khona.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}AmaJuda asebuzana athi, “Uzazibulala yini? Yikho yini esithi,
{\WJ{‘Lapho engiyakhona lingeke lize khona’}}?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Kodwa waqhubeka wathi,
{\WJ{“Lina lingabalapha phansi; mina ngivela phezulu. Lingabomhlaba; mina kangisiwalo umhlaba.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngilitshelile ukuthi lizafela ezonweni zenu; nxa lingakholwa ukuthi nginguye engithi nginguye, ngempela lizafela ezonweni zenu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Bambuza bathi, “Uvele ungubani?”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Khonokho ebengivele ngikutsho sonke lesisikhathi.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Kunengi engingalahlulela ngakho. Kodwa lowo ongithumileyo uthembekile njalo lokho engikuzwileyo kusuka kuye ngikutshela umhlaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Kabazange bazwisise ukuthi wayebatshela ngoYise.

\VS{28}Ngakho uJesu wasesithi,
{\WJ{“Lapho seliyiphakamisile iNdodana yoMuntu lizakwazi ukuthi ngingubani lokuthi kangenzi lutho ngokwami kodwa ngikhuluma kuphela lokho uBaba angifundise khona.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Lowo ongithumileyo ulami; kangitshiyanga ngingedwa ngoba ngihlezi ngisenza lokho okumthokozisayo.”}}

\VS{30}Wathi esakhuluma lokhu abanengi bakholwa kuye.


\par }{\SH Abantwana Baka-Abhrahama
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}UJesu wathi kumaJuda amkholwayo,
{\WJ{“Nxa libambelela emfundisweni yami lingabafundi bami ngempela.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Ngakho lizalazi iqiniso, njalo iqiniso lizalikhulula.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}Amphendula athi, “Siyinzalo ka-Abhrahama futhi kasizange lanini sibe yizigqili zamuntu. Ukutsho kanjani pho ukuthi sizakhululwa?”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngiqinisile ngithi wonke owenza isono uyisigqili sesono.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Phela isigqili kasilandawo emiyo emulini, kodwa oyindodana ungowakhona lanininini.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Ngakho-ke, nxa iNdodana ilikhulula, lizakhululeka ngempela.}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Ngiyakwazi ukuthi lingabosendo luka-Abhrahama. Kodwa selizimisele ukungibulala ngoba ilizwi lami kalilandawo kini.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Ngilitshela lokho engikubone phambi kukaBaba kodwa lina lenza lokho elikuzwileyo ngoyihlo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Aphendula athi, “U-Abhrahama nguye ubaba.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Aluba belingabantwana baka-Abhrahama ngabe lenza izinto ezenziwa nguye u-Abhrahama.}}

\VS{40}{\WJ{Kodwa kunje nje lizimisele ukungibulala, mina muntu oselitshele iqiniso engilizwileyo livela kuNkulunkulu. U-Abhrahama kazenzanga izinto ezinjalo.}}

\VS{41}{\WJ{Lenza izinto ezenziwa ngowenu uyihlo.”}}

\par }{\PP Amvukela athi, “Kasisibantwana abazuzwa ngobufebe thina. UBaba esilaye kuphela nguNkulunkulu ngokwakhe.”


\par }{\SH Abantwana BakaSathane
\par }
{\PP \VS{42}UJesu wathi kuwo,
{\WJ{“Kube uNkulunkulu ubenguYihlo, belizangithanda ngoba ngavela kuNkulunkulu, okwamanje sengilapha. Kangizibuyelanga kodwa uNkulunkulu wangithuma.}}

\VS{43}{\WJ{Kungani lingaluzwisisi ulimi engilukhulumayo na? Ngoba liyehluleka ukuzwa engikutshoyo.}}

\VS{44}{\WJ{Lingabakayihlo uSathane ngakho lifuna ukusenza isifiso sikayihlo. Wavele waba ngumbulali mdabuko wakhe, kemanga eqinisweni ngoba uvele engelalo iqiniso. Uthi nxa ewaqamba amanga, akhulume ulimi lomdabuko wakhe ngoba ungusomangase loyise wamanga.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Kodwa kalingikholwa ngoba ngilitshela iqiniso!}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Ukhona na kini ongaveza ukuthi ngilecala lesono? Nxa ngikhuluma iqiniso kungani lingangikholwa na?}}

\VS{47}{\WJ{Lowo ongokaNkulunkulu uyakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu akutshoyo. Isizatho sokuthi lingezwa yikuthi kalisibo bakaNkulunkulu.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Akutshoyo Ngaye
\par }
{\PP \VS{48}AmaJuda aphendula athi, “Siyalahleka yini nxa sisithi ungumSamariya njalo ulamadimoni?”


\par }{\PP \VS{49}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Kangiladimoni mina, kodwa ngidumisa uBaba ikanti lina liyangigcona.}}

\VS{50}{\WJ{Kangizidingeli udumo mina kodwa ukhona olufunayo, yena ungumahluleli.}}

\VS{51}{\WJ{Ngiyaqinisa ngithi, nxa umuntu egcina ilizwi lami kasoze akubone ukufa lanini.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{52}Esizwa lokhu amaJuda ababaza athi, “Khathesi sesisazi ukuthi uledimoni! U-Abhrahama wafa kanye labo abaphrofethi kodwa wena uthi nxa umuntu egcina ilizwi lakho kasoze akuzwe ukufa lanini.

\VS{53}Wena umkhulu kulobaba u-Abhrahama na? Wafa, kanye labo abaphrofethi. Wena uzenza bani na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{54}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa ngizidumisa mina ngokwami, luyize udumo lwami. UBaba, elithi unguNkulunkulu wenu nguye ongidumisayo.}}

\VS{55}{\WJ{Lanxa lina lingamazi, mina ngiyamazi. Ngabe ngithe kangimazi, bengizabe ngingumqambi wamanga njengani kodwa ngiyamazi njalo ngiyaligcina ilizwi lakhe.}}

\VS{56}{\WJ{Uyihlo u-Abhrahama wathakazelela umnakano wokulubona usuku lwami; walubona wathokoza.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{57}AmaJuda athi kuye, “Kawukafikisi iminyaka engamatshumi amahlanu obudala, kodwa uthi usumbonile u-Abhrahama!”


\par }{\PP \VS{58}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi u-Abhrahama engakazalwa, mina ngasengikhona!”}}

\VS{59}Besizwa lokhu badobha amatshe befuna ukumkhanda kodwa uJesu wasithela, waphunyuka wasuka emagumeni ethempeli.




\par }\Chap{9}{\SH UJesu Usilisa Indoda Eyazalwa Iyisiphofu
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu wathi elokhu ehamba wabona indoda eyayiyisiphofu kusukela ekuzalweni kwayo.

\VS{2}Abafundi bakhe bambuza bathi, “Rabi, ngubani owenza isono, indoda le loba abazali bayo ukuze izalwe iyisiphofu na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakusikho ukuthi abazali bayo loba yona indoda le yenza isono kodwa lokhu kwenzakala ukuze umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu ubonakaliswe empilweni yayo.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Nxa kulokhu kusemini kumele siwenze umsebenzi wakhe ongithumileyo. Ubusuku buyeza lapho kungelamuntu ongasebenza khona.}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Nxa ngisesemhlabeni, ngiyikukhanya komhlaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Esekutshilo lokhu wakhafulela emhlabathini, wavuba udaka ngamathe walunameka emehlweni endoda.

\VS{7}Wayitshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Hamba uyegeza esizibeni saseSilowami”}} (ibizo leli litsho ukuthi “Ukuthunywa”). Ngakho indoda yahamba yayageza, yabuyela ekhaya isibona.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Omakhelwane bayo lalabo abahlezi beyibona icela babuza bathi, “Kakusiyo yini indoda le eyayihlala icela?”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Abanye baqinisa ukuthi kwakuyiyo. Abanye bathi, “Hatshi, lo ufana layo nje kuphela.”

\par }{\PP Kodwa yona yagcizelela yathi, “Ngiyiyo leyondoda.”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Bamjinga ngemibuzo bathi, “Pho amehlo akho avuleke kanjani?”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Waphendula wathi, “Indoda abayithi nguJesu ivube udaka yalunameka emehlweni ami. Ingitshele yathi kangiye eSilowami ngiyegeza. Ngakho ngiyile ngayageza, ngasengibona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Bayibuza bathi, “Ingaphi leyondoda?”

\par }{\PP Wathi, “Kangazi.”


\par }{\SH AbaFarisi Badingisisa Ngalokho Kusiliswa
\par }
{\PP \VS{13}Indoda leyo eyayikade iyisiphofu yalethwa kubaFarisi.

\VS{14}Usuku uJesu enza ngalo udaka wavula amehlo endoda leyo lwaluyiSabatha.

\VS{15}AbaFarisi baphinde bayibuzisisa ukuthi kwenziwani ukuze ibone. Indoda yaphendula yathi, “Uninde udaka emehlweni ami, ngageza, manje sengibona.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Abanye abaFarisi bathi, “Umuntu lo kaveli kuNkulunkulu ngoba kaligcini iSabatha.”

\par }{\PP Kodwa abanye babuza bathi, “Isoni singayenza kanjani imimangaliso enje na?” Kanjalo adabukana.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Bacina sebephendukela endodeni eyayiyisiphofu njalo bathi, “Wena uthini ngaye? Ngamehlo akho awavulileyo.”

\par }{\PP Indoda yaphendula yathi, “Ungumphrofethi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}AmaJuda kawazange akholwe ukuthi indoda le yayikade iyisiphofu lokuthi yayisiyenziwe yabona kwaze kwabizwa abazali bayo.

\VS{19}Bababuza bathi, “Lo yindodana yenu yini? Nguye lo elithi wazalwa eyisiphofu? Sekwenzeke kanjani ukuthi khathesi usebona?”


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Abazali baphendula bathi, “Thina sazi ukuthi uyindodana yethu, njalo siyakwazi ukuthi wazalwa eyisiphofu.

\VS{21}Kodwa ukuthi khathesi usebona lokuthi amehlo akhe avulwe ngubani kasikwazi. Mbuzeni. Usekhulile; uzazikhulumela.”

\VS{22}Abazali bakhe bakutsho lokhu ngoba babesesaba amaJuda, ngoba amaJuda ayesevele aquma ukuthi loba ngubani owayezakuthi uJesu nguKhristu wayezaxotshwa esinagogweni.

\VS{23}Yikho abazali bakhe bathi, “Usekhulile; mbuzeni yena.”


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Aphinda ayibiza okwesibili indoda eyayiyisiphofu athi, “Nika udumo kuNkulunkulu. Siyakwazi ukuthi umuntu lo uyisoni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Yaphendula yathi, “Ukuthi uyisoni kumbe hatshi kangikwazi. Mina kunye engikwaziyo. Bengiyisiphofu kodwa manje sengibona!”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Aseyibuza athi, “Wenzeni kuwe na? Uwavule njani amehlo akho?”


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Yaphendula yathi, “Sengilitshelile kodwa kalifunanga ukuzwa. Lifunelani ukukuzwa njalo? Lani lifuna ukuba ngabafundi bakhe na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Khonapho asemthuka esithi, “Ungumfundi walumuntu! Thina singabafundi bakaMosi!

\VS{29}Siyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMosi, kodwa umfokazi lo kasimazi lokuthi uvela ngaphi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Indoda yaphendula yathi, “Manje lokhu kuyamangalisa! Kalimazi lapho avela khona kodwa uwavulile amehlo ami.

\VS{31}Siyakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu kazilaleli izoni. Ulalela umuntu olobunkulunkulu, owenza intando yakhe.

\VS{32}Kakho osewake wezwa ngokuvulwa kwamehlo omuntu owazalwa eyisiphofu.

\VS{33}Aluba umuntu lo ubengaveli kuNkulunkulu ubengasoze enze lutho.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Aphendula lokhu ngokuthi, “Wazalwa ucwile nya esonweni; ngeke sifundiswe nguwe thina!” Asemxotshela phandle.


\par }{\SH Ubuphofu KokwakoMoya
\par }
{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wakuzwa ukuthi ayemxotshele phandle, wathi esembonile wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Uyakholwa eNdodaneni yoMuntu na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{36}Indoda yabuza yathi, “Ingubani na, nkosi? Ngitshela ukuze ngikholwe kuyo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{37}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Khathesi usuyibonile; iqiniso yikuthi yiyo le ekhuluma lawe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{38}Indoda yasisithi, “Nkosi, ngiyakholwa,” yasimkhonza.


\par }{\PP \VS{39}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngeza lapha emhlabeni ukuzakwahlulela, ukuze iziphofu zibone kuthi labo ababonayo babonakale beyiziphofu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Abanye abaFarisi ababelaye bamuzwa uJesu esitsho lokhu babuza bathi, “Uthini? Lathi siyiziphofu yini?”


\par }{\PP \VS{41}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kube beliyiziphofu ngabe kalilamlandu wesono. Kodwa umlandu wenu umi ngoba lizenza abakwaziyo abakwenzayo.”}}




\par }\Chap{10}{\SH Umelusi Olungileyo Lomhlambi Wakhe
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Ngikhuluma iqiniso ukuthi umuntu ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu kodwa akhwele kwenye indawo ulisela lomphangi.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Umuntu ongena ngesango nguye umelusi wezimvu.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Umlindi wesango uyamvulela, lezimvu ziyalilalela ilizwi lakhe. Izimvu zakhe uzibiza ngamabizo azikhokhele.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Nxa esezivulele zonke ezakhe, uhamba phambi kwazo, izimvu zakhe zimlandele ngoba ziyalazi ilizwi lakhe.}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Kodwa kazisoze zilandele owemzini; iqiniso yikuthi zizambalekela ngoba kazilazi ilizwi lowemzini.”}}

\VS{6}UJesu wasebenzisa umzekeliso lo kodwa kabakuzwisisanga lokho ayebatshela khona.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Ngakho uJesu waphinda wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi mina ngiyilo isango lezimvu.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Bonke asebake bafika phambi kwami babengamasela labaphangi kodwa izimvu kazibalalelanga.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Mina ngiyilo isango; loba ngubani ongena ngami uzasindiswa. Uzangena, aphume, afumane idlelo.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Isela lilanda ukweba lokubulala lokubhubhisa kuphela; mina ngilande ukuze zibe lokuphila, zibe lakho ngokugcweleyo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}{\WJ{Ngingumelusi olungileyo. Umelusi olungileyo unikela ukuphila kwakhe izimvu zakhe.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Oqhatshiweyo kasuye umelusi ongumnini wezimvu. Yikho nxa ebona iganyana lisiza, uyazitshiya izimvu abaleke. Iganyana beseliwuhlasela umhlambi liwuhlakaze.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Umuntu lo ubaleka ngoba eyisiqhatshwa, kazikhathaleli izimvu.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}{\WJ{Mina ngingumelusi olungileyo; ngiyazazi izimvu zami njalo lezimvu zami ziyangazi}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{njengoba uBaba engazi lami ngiyamazi, nginikela ukuphila kwami ezimvini zami.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Ngilazo ezinye izimvu ezingasizo zalumhlambi. Lazo kumele ngizilethe. Lazo futhi zizalilalela ilizwi lami ukuze kube lomhlambi owodwa lomelusi oyedwa.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Isizatho sokuba uBaba angithande yikuthi ngiyayinikela impilo yami, ngizaphinde ngiyithathe futhi.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Kakho ongithathela yona kodwa ngiyinikela ngokufisa kwami. Ngilalo ilungelo lokuyinikela lelungelo lokuphinde ngiyithathe. Umlayo lo ngawamukela uvela kuBaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Amazwi aphinda enza amaJuda adabuka phakathi.

\VS{20}Amanengi kuwo athi, “Uledimoni, uyawumana njalo uyahlanya. Limlalelelani?”


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Kodwa amanye athi, “La kayisiwo mazwi omuntu oledimoni. Idimoni lingawavula njani amehlo esiphofu?”


\par }{\SH Ukungakholwa KwamaJuda
\par }
{\PP \VS{22}Kwafika uMkhosi Wokuzinikela eJerusalema. Kwakusebusika,

\VS{23}uJesu esemagumeni ethempeli ezihambela eKhulusini likaSolomoni.

\VS{24}AmaJuda ayembuthanele athi kuye, “Kuzaze kube nini ulokhu usitshiya silengile na? Nxa unguye uKhristu, sitshele kuhle.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngalitshela kodwa kalikholwa. Imimangaliso engiyenzayo ngebizo likaBaba iyangifakazela,}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{kodwa kalikholwa ngoba kalisizo zimvu zami.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Ezami izimvu ziyalilalela ilizwi lami; ngiyazazi lazo ziyangilandela.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Ngizipha ukuphila okungapheliyo, kazisoze zabhubha; kakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{UBaba wami yena ongiphe zona mkhulu kulakho konke, kakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Mina loBaba simunye.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Aphinda njalo amaJuda adobha amatshe ukuba amkhande,

\VS{32}kodwa uJesu wathi kuwo,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshengisile imimangaliso emikhulu eminengi evela kuBaba. Yiwuphi phakathi kwayo elingikhandela wona ngamatshe?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}“Kasikukhandeli misebenzi emihle oyenzileyo kodwa sikukhandela ukuhlambaza, ngoba wena, umuntu nje, uzenza uNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakulotshwanga yini eMthethweni wenu ukuthi, ‘Ngitshilo ukuthi “lingonkulunkulu?”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:34 }{\FT{AmaHubo 82.6}}}{\WJ{’}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Nxa wababiza ngokuthi ‘ngonkulunkulu,’ bona labo ilizwi elafika kubo, njalo uMbhalo kawephulwa}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{pho-ke kungathiwani kulowo uBaba amkhethileyo ukuba ngowakhe wamthumela emhlabeni na? Kungani pho lingibeka icala lokuhlambaza ngoba ngithe ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu?}}

\VS{37}{\WJ{Lingangikholwa ngaphandle kokuba ngenze okwenziwa nguBaba.}}

\VS{38}{\WJ{Kodwa nxa ngikwenza, lanxa lingangikholwa, kholwani ubufakazi bemimangaliso ukuze lifunde njalo lizwisise ukuthi uBaba ukimi, lami ngikuBaba.”}}

\VS{39}Baphinda njalo bazama ukumbamba kodwa waphunyuka.


\par }{\PP \VS{40}UJesu wabuyela ngaphetsheya kweJodani kuleyondawo lapho uJohane ayebhaphathizela khona ensukwini ezedlulayo. Wahlala khona,

\VS{41}abantu abanengi beza kuye. Bathi, “Lanxa uJohane engazange enze umangaliso, kodwa konke lokho uJohane akutshoyo ngomuntu lo kwakuliqiniso.”

\VS{42}Kuleyondawo abanengi bakholwa kuJesu.




\par }\Chap{11}{\SH Ukufa KukaLazaro
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Kwakulendoda eyayithiwa nguLazaro eyayigula. YayingeyaseBhethani, umuzi okwakuhlala khona uMariya lodadewabo uMatha.

\VS{2}(UMariya lo olomnewabo uLazaro owayephethwe ngumkhuhlane nguye owathela amakha ezinyaweni zeNkosi wazesula ngenwele zakhe.)

\VS{3}Ngakho odadewabo laba bathumela ilizwi kuJesu bathi, “Nkosi, lowo omthandayo uyagula.”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UJesu esekuzwile lokhu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukugula lokhu kakuzukucina ngokufa. Kodwa kungokodumo lukaNkulunkulu ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu idunyiswe ngakho.”}}

\VS{5}UJesu wayemthanda uMatha lodadewabo kanye loLazaro.

\VS{6}Kodwa loba esezwile ukuthi uLazaro wayegula wazihlalela khona lapho ayekhona okwezinye insuku ezimbili.

\VS{7}Wasesithi kubafundi bakhe,
{\WJ{“Kasibuyeleni eJudiya.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Bathi, “Oh, Rabi, muvana nje amaJuda ake azama ukukukhanda ngamatshe kodwa wena usubuyela khona futhi?”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kakusikho yini ukuthi kulamahola alitshumi lambili okukhanyisa kwelanga na? Umuntu ohamba emini kayikukhubeka ngoba ebona ngokukhanya kwalapha emhlabeni.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Ukhubeka nxa ehamba ebusuku ngoba kalakho ukukhanya.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Esekutshilo lokhu wasebatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Umngane wethu uLazaro uselele kodwa ngiya khonale ukuyamvusa.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Abafundi bakhe baphendula bathi, “Nkosi, nxa kuvuma ukuthi alale, uzabangcono.”

\VS{13}UJesu wayekhuluma ngokufa kwakhe kodwa abafundi bakhe babesithi kumbe utsho ukulala okujayelekileyo.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Wasebatshela ephumela egcekeni wathi,
{\WJ{“ULazaro usefile,}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{kodwa ukuze lina likholwe, ngiyathaba ukuthi bengingekho lapho. Kodwa kasiyeni khona.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UThomasi (othiwa nguDidimasi) wathi kwabanye abafundi, “Lathi kasihambeni ukuze siyekufa laye.”


\par }{\SH UJesu Ududuza Odadewabo BakaLazaro
\par }
{\PP \VS{17}Ekufikeni kwakhe uJesu uLazaro wayesehlale ethuneni okwensuku ezine.

\VS{18}EBhethani kwakungaphansi kwamakhilomitha amathathu usuka eJerusalema,

\VS{19}yikho amaJuda amanengi ayebuyile ukuzakhalela uMatha loMariya ngokulahlekelwa kwabo ngumnewabo.

\VS{20}Kwathi uMatha esizwa ukuthi uJesu wayesiza, waphuma wamhlangabeza kodwa uMariya wasala ngekhaya.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}UMatha wathi kuJesu, “Nkosi, aluba ubukhonapha ngabe umnewethu kafanga.

\VS{22}Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi lamanje uNkulunkulu uzakunika loba yini oyicelayo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Umfowenu uzavuka njalo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}UMatha waphendula wathi, “Ngiyazi ukuthi uzavuka futhi ekuvukeni kwabafileyo ngosuku lokucina.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}UJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Mina ngiyikuvuka kwabafileyo lokuphila. Lowo okholwa kimi uzaphila loba engafa;}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{njalo lowo ophilayo ekholwa kimi kasoze afa lanini. Uyakukholwa lokhu na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}Waphendula wathi, “Yebo Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi unguye uKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, ozabuya emhlabeni.”


\par }{\PP \VS{28}Esekutshilo lokho wabuyela ngekhaya wabizela udadewabo uMariya eceleni wathi, “UMfundisi usekhona, uyakucela.”

\VS{29}UMariya wathi ekuzwa lokhu wasuka masinyane waya kuJesu.

\VS{30}UJesu wayelokhu engakangeni phakathi komuzi elokhu elapho ayehlangane khona loMatha.

\VS{31}Kwathi amaJuda ayeloMariya endlini emduduza esebonile ukuthi wasukuma masinyane njani ephuma, amlandela ecabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe wayesiya ethuneni ukuyakhalela khona.


\par }{\PP \VS{32}UMariya wonela ukufika lapho uJesu ayekhona, wambona, wazilahla phansi ezinyaweni zakhe wathi, “Nkosi, kube ubukhona lapha, umnewethu ngabe kafanga.”


\par }{\PP \VS{33}UJesu embona ekhala kanye lamaJuda ayemlandele wadabuka kakhulu emoyeni, wakhathazeka.

\VS{34}{\WJ{Wabuza wathi, “Limbeke ngaphi na?”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “Woza uzobona Nkosi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wakhala.


\par }{\PP \VS{36}AmaJuda asesithi, “Liyabona ukuthi wayemthanda njani!”


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Kodwa amanye awo athi, “Kanti yena lo owavula amehlo endoda eyayiyisiphofu wehlulekile ukwenza ukuthi umuntu lo angafi na?”


\par }{\SH UJesu Uvusa ULazaro Kwabafileyo
\par }
{\PP \VS{38}UJesu waphinda njalo wadabuka, wasondela ethuneni. Ithuna lalilubhalu, kulelitshe elalivale intuba.

\VS{39}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Lisuseni ilitshe.”}}

\par }{\PP UMatha, udadewabo wendoda efileyo wathi, “Nkosi, khathesi sekulephunga elibi ngoba selensuku ezine simbekile.”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}UJesu wasesithi,
{\WJ{“Kangikutshelanga ukuthi nxa ukholwa uzabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{41}Ngakho balisusa ilitshe. UJesu wasekhangela phezulu wathi,
{\WJ{“Baba ngiyakubonga ukuthi ungizwile.}}

\VS{42}{\WJ{Mina bengisazi ukuthi uhlala ungizwa, kodwa ngikutshela lokhu ngisenzela abantu abemi lapha ukuze bakholwe ukuthi ungithumile.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{43}Esekutshilo lokhu uJesu wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi,
{\WJ{“Lazaro, phuma!”}}

\VS{44}Umuyi waphuma, izandla lenyawo zakhe zithandelwe ngamaqhele elineni, kulelinye ilembu elalembese ubuso bakhe.

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Khuphani izivunulo zokungcwaba limyekele ahambe.”}}


\par }{\SH Icebo Lokubulala UJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{45}Ngakho amaJuda amanengi ayeze ukuzakhalela uMariya esekubonile uJesu akwenzayo, amkholwa.

\VS{46}Kodwa amanye aya kubaFarisi bayabatshela lokho okwakwenziwe nguJesu.

\VS{47}Abaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi basebebiza umhlangano weSanihedrini.

\par }{\PP Babuzana bathi, “Kanti sivele senzani? Nangu phela umuntu lo esenza imimangaliso eminengi.

\VS{48}Singamyekela aqhubeke ngalindlela, wonke umuntu uzakholwa kuye njalo amaRoma azakuza athathe indawo yethu lesizwe sethu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{49}Kwasekusithi omunye wabo owayethiwa nguKhayifasi, owayengumphristi omkhulu ngalowomnyaka, wakhuluma wathi, “Kalazi lutho!

\VS{50}Kalikuboni lina ukuthi kungcono ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu kulokuthi kubhubhe isizwe sonke.”


\par }{\PP \VS{51}Lokhu kazikhulumelanga yena ngokwakhe, kodwa njengomphristi omkhulu kwabanye ngalowomnyaka waphrofitha ukuthi uJesu wayezafela isizwe samaJuda,

\VS{52}kungasisizwe leso sodwa, kodwa labantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekileyo ukuze balethwe ndawonye, benziwe babemunye.

\VS{53}Kusukela ngalesosikhathi bakha amacebo okumbulala.


\par }{\PP \VS{54}Ngakho uJesu wayengasahambahambi obala phakathi kwamaJuda. Wasuka lapho waya emangweni owawuseduze kwenkangala, emzini owawuthiwa yi-Efrayimu, lapho ahlala khona labafundi bakhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{55}Kwathi sekuzakuba yisikhathi sePhasika lamaJuda, abanengi baqubuka elizweni baya eJerusalema ukuyahlanjululwa ngokomkhuba kungakabi yiPhasika.

\VS{56}Babelokhu bethalaza befuna uJesu, kwathi bemi egumeni lethempeli babuzana bathi, “Licabangani? Ukuthi angaphutha yini emkhosini?”

\VS{57}Kodwa abaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi basebelayele ukuthi nxa ekhona owayekwazi ukuthi uJesu wayengaphi, ahle abike ukuze bambophe.




\par }\Chap{12}{\SH UJesu Uyagcotshwa EBhethani
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Kwasekusele insuku eziyisithupha ukuthi kufike iPhasika, uJesu waya eBhethani, lapho okwakuhlala khona uLazaro owayevuswe kwabafileyo nguJesu.

\VS{2}Kwaphekwa ukudla kwakusihlwa kuhlonitshwa yena uJesu. UMatha nguye owayedidizela, uLazaro ehlezi labanye etafuleni loJesu.

\VS{3}UMariya wasethatha amafutha enadi acengekileyo njalo adulayo kakhulu, ayengaba yingxenye yelitha, wawathela ezinyaweni zikaJesu wasezesula ngenwele zakhe. Indlu yagcwala ngephunga elimnandi lamakha lawo.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Kodwa omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJudasi Iskariyothi owayezamnikela wasola wathi,

\VS{5}“Kungani amakha la engathengiswanga imali yaphiwa abampofu? Intengo yawo ibinganela umholo womnyaka wonke.”

\VS{6}Kakutshongo lokhu ngoba ebanakekela abampofu, kodwa ngoba elisela; njengomgcinisikhwama wayandise ukuzisiza ngalokho okwakufakwa phakathi kwaso.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Myekele. Kwakuqondwe ukuthi amakha la awabekele usuku lokungcwatshwa kwami.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Lizahlala lilabo abampofu phakathi kwenu kodwa mina kaliyikuhlala lilami.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Ngalesosikhathi ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda lezwa ukuthi uJesu wayelapho, leza lingalandanga yena kuphela kodwa lokuthi libone uLazaro ayemvuse kwabafileyo.

\VS{10}Ngakho abaphristi abakhulu benza amacebo okuba bambulale laye uLazaro,

\VS{11}ngoba ngenxa yakhe amaJuda amanengi ayesiya kuJesu ebeka ukholo lwawo kuye.


\par }{\SH Ukungena Ngobukhosi
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Ngosuku olulandelayo ixuku elikhulu elalize emkhosini lezwa ukuthi uJesu wayesendleleni esiza eJerusalema.

\VS{13}Lathatha amagatsha elala laphuma ukuyamhlangabeza, limemeza lisithi,

\par }{\Q “Hosana!”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 12:13 }{\FT{AmaHubo 118.25-26}}}

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q “Ubusisiwe lowo obuya ngebizo likaThixo!”

\par }{\BB \par }
{\Q “Ubusisiwe oyiNkosi ka-Israyeli!”


\par }{\MM \VS{14}UJesu wathola inkonyane kababhemi wayigada njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi:


\par }{\Q \VS{15}“Ungesabi, Oh Ndodakazi yeZiyoni;

\par }{\QB khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza,

\par }{\QB ihlezi phezu kwenkonyane kababhemi.”\FTNT{†}{{\FR 12:15 }{\FT{UZakhariya 9.9}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Kuqala abafundi bakhe kabakuzwisisanga konke lokhu. Kwaze kwaba ngemva kokuba uJesu esekhazimulisiwe lapho abananzelela khona ukuba izinto lezi zazilotshwe ngaye lokuthi babezenzile kuye lezozinto.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Ngalesosikhathi ixuku elalilaye mhla ebiza uLazaro ethuneni wabuye wamvusa ekufeni laqhubeka lilifakaza ilizwi.

\VS{18}Abantu abanengi bahamba ukuyamhlangabeza ngoba basebezwile ukuthi wayewenzile umangaliso lo.

\VS{19}AbaFarisi bakhulumisana besithi, “Liyabona, into le izasitshiya esikhaleni. Khangelani ukuthi umhlaba wonke usuthe zalezale kuye!”


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokufa Kwakhe
\par }
{\PP \VS{20}Kwakukhona amaGrikhi phakathi kwalabo abayakhonza emkhosini.

\VS{21}Beza kuFiliphu owayevela eBhethisayida eGalile lesicelo esithi, “Nkosi, sifuna ukubona uJesu.”

\VS{22}UFiliphu wayatshela u-Andreya; u-Andreya loFiliphu basebemtshela uJesu.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Sesifikile isikhathi sokuba iNdodana yoMuntu ikhazimuliswe.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthi uhlamvu lwengqoloyi luwele emhlabathini lufe, lusala lulokhu luluhlamvu olulodwa. Kodwa lungaze lufe luthela inhlamvu ezinengi.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Umuntu othanda impilo yakhe izamlahlekela ikanti umuntu ozonda impilo yakhe kulo umhlaba uzayilondolozela ingunaphakade.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Lowo ongikhonzayo kumele angilandele, lalapho engikhona lesikhonzi sami sikhona. UBaba uzamdumisa lowo ongikhonzayo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{27}{\WJ{Khathesi inhliziyo yami ikhathazekile. Kambe ngingatsho na ngithi, ‘Baba, ngihlenga singafiki lesosikhathi’? Hatshi, kwakungenxa yalesisizatho ukuze ngingene kulesisikhathi.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Baba, khazimulisa ibizo lakho!”}}

\par }{\PP Kwasekufika ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi, “Sengilikhazimulisile, ngizaphinda ngilikhazimulise.”

\VS{29}Ixuku labantu elalilapho elalizwayo ilizwi lathi kube lomdumo wezulu; abanye bathi ingilosi yayikhulume laye.


\par }{\PP \VS{30}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ilizwi leli belingelokusiza lina, hayi mina.}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{Manje sekuyisikhathi sokwahlulela kulo umhlaba; manje inkosi yalo umhlaba isizaxotshwa.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Kodwa mina nxa sengiphakanyisiwe ngisuswa emhlabeni, ngizabadonsela kimi bonke abantu.”}}

\VS{33}Wakutsho lokhu eveza ukuthi wayezakufa ukufa okunjani.


\par }{\PP \VS{34}Ixuku labhoboka lathi, “Sezwa eMthethweni ukuthi uKhristu uzahlala kokuphela, pho ukutsho kanjani ukuthi,
{\WJ{‘INdodana yoMuntu imele iphakanyiswe na’}}? Ingubani yona ‘iNdodana yoMuntu’ le?”


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UJesu wabatshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Lizakuba lakho ukukhanya okwesikhatshana esithile. Hambani liseselakho ukukhanya, ubumnyama bungakaligubuzeli. Umuntu ophumputha emnyameni kakwazi lapho aya khona.}}

\VS{36}{\WJ{Bekani ithemba lenu ekukhanyeni liseselakho ukuze libe ngamadodana okukhanya.”}} Wathi eseqedile ukukhuluma uJesu wasuka kubo wayazifihla.


\par }{\SH Ukukholwa Lokungakholwa KwamaJuda
\par }
{\PP \VS{37}Lanxa uJesu wayeseyenze yonke imimangaliso le emehlweni abo babelokhu bengakholwa kuye.

\VS{38}Lokhu kwakugcwalisa ilizwi lika-Isaya umphrofethi elithi:

\par }{\Q “Nkosi, ngubani olikholiweyo ilizwi lethu na,

\par }{\QB njalo amandla eNkosi ambulelwe ubani na?”\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 12:38 }{\FT{U-Isaya 53.1}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{39}Ngalesisizatho babengeke bakholwa ngoba u-Isaya uyatsho komunye umbhalo ukuthi:


\par }{\Q \VS{40}“Uwafiphazile amehlo abo

\par }{\QB wathundubeza inhliziyo zabo

\par }{\Q ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo abo

\par }{\QB njalo bangezwisisi ngenhliziyo zabo,

\par }{\QB loba baphenduke, ukuze ngibasilise.”\FTNT{§}{{\FR 12:40 }{\FT{U-Isaya 6.10}}}


\par }{\MM \VS{41}U-Isaya wakutsho lokhu ngoba wayibona inkazimulo kaJesu njalo wayekhuluma ngaye.


\par }{\PP \VS{42}Kodwa loba kunjalo, abanengi labanye abakhokheli bakholwa kuye. Kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi kabalufakazanga ukholo lwabo besesaba ukuthi bazaxotshwa esinagogweni;

\VS{43}ngoba babethanda ukubukwa ngabantu okwedlula ukubukwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu.


\par }{\PP \VS{44}UJesu wasememeza wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa umuntu ekholwa kimi, kakholwa kimi kuphela kodwa kuye lowo ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{45}{\WJ{Nxa ekhangela mina ubona yena lowo ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{46}{\WJ{Ngibuye emhlabeni ngiyikukhanya ukuze angabikhona okholwa kimi ozahlala ebumnyameni.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{47}{\WJ{Nxa umuntu ewezwa amazwi ami kodwa angawagcini, angimahluleli mina. Phela kangilandanga ukuzowahlulela umhlaba kodwa ukuzowusindisa.}}

\VS{48}{\WJ{Ukhona umahluleli walowo ongalayo, ongawemukeliyo amazwi ami; lawomazwi engawakhulumayo uqobo azamlahla ngosuku lokucina.}}

\VS{49}{\WJ{Ngoba kangizikhulumelanga ngokwentando yami kodwa uBaba owangithumayo wangilaya ukuthi ngithini lokuthi ngikutsho kanjani.}}

\VS{50}{\WJ{Ngiyazi ukuthi umlayo wakhe uholela ekuphileni kwaphakade. Ngakho loba kuyini engikutshoyo yikho lokho uBaba angitshele khona ukuthi ngikutsho.”}}




\par }\Chap{13}{\SH UJesu Ugezisa Inyawo Zabafundi Bakhe
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Kwakuyisikhathi lapho uMkhosi wePhasika ususondele. UJesu wayekwazi ukuthi isikhathi sokuthi asuke kulumhlaba aye kuYise sasesisondele. Wayehlezi ebathanda abakhe abasemhlabeni, lesi kwasekuyisikhathi sokubatshengisa ukujula kothando lwakhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}Kwathi kudliwa ukudla kwakusihlwa, uSathane wayevele esemtshutshisile uJudasi Iskariyothi, indodana kaSimoni, ukuthi anikele uJesu.

\VS{3}UJesu wayekwazi ukuthi uYise wayenikele zonke izinto emandleni akhe, lokuthi yena wayevela kuNkulunkulu njalo wayebuyela kuNkulunkulu,

\VS{4}ngakho wasukuma ekudleni, wakhulula isembatho saphezulu, wabophela ithawulo ekhalweni lwakhe.

\VS{5}Ngemva kwalokho, wathela amanzi enditshini waseqalisa ukugezisa inyawo zabafundi bakhe, wazesula ngethawulo leyo ayezibophe ngayo.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Wafika kuSimoni Phethro owathi kuye, “Nkosi, kambe wena nguwe ongagezisa inyawo zami na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kawukuzwisisi lokhu engikwenzayo khathesi kodwa uzakuzwisisa ngesikhathi esizayo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UPhethro wathi, “Hatshi, kawusoze lanini ugezise inyawo zami.”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa ngingakugezisi kawulabudlelwano lami.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, nxa kunjalo, kakungabi zinyawo zami zodwa kodwa lezandla zami kanye lekhanda lami!”


\par }{\PP \VS{10}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lowo ogeze umzimba udinga ukugeza inyawo zakhe kuphela, ngoba umzimba wakhe wonke uhlanzekile. Njalo lina lihlanzekile loba nje kungayisini lonke elihlanzekileyo.”}}

\VS{11}Ngoba wayemazi lowo owayezamnikela, yikho wathi kakusibo bonke ababehlanzekile.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Eseqedile ukubagezisa inyawo, wagqoka isembatho saphezulu wasebuyela endaweni yakhe. Wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Liyakuzwisisa na esengilenzele khona?}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Lingibiza lithi ‘Mfundisi’ lokuthi ‘Nkosi,’ lisitsho liqondile, ngoba ngiyikho lokho.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Manje-ke njengoba mina, iNkosi yenu loMfundisi, sengigezise inyawo zenu, lani kumele ligezisane inyawo.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Sengilenzele isibonelo ukuthi lenze njengoba ngilenzele mina.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Ngempela ngiqinisile ngithi kini kakulanceku enkulu kulenkosi yayo, njalo isithunywa kasisikhulu kulalowo osithumileyo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Lingaze lizazi lezizinto lizabusiswa nxa lizenza.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokunikelwa Kwakhe
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Kangikhulumi ngani lonke; ngiyabazi labo esengibakhethile. Kodwa lokhu kuyikugcwalisa umbhalo othi: ‘Lowo obesidla lami isinkwa usengihlamukele.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 13:18 }{\FT{AmaHubo 41.9}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{19}{\WJ{Ngilazisa khathesi kungakenzakali, ukwenzela ukuthi lapho sekusenzakala, likholwe ukuthi ngiNguye.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi lowo owamukela loba ngubani engimthumayo wamukela mina njalo lowo owamukela mina wamukela lowo ongithumileyo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}UJesu esatsho lokhu wakhathazeka kakhulu wafakaza wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi omunye wenu uzanginikela.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Abafundi bakhe bakhangelana bedidekile ukuthi kambe angabe esitsho wuphi kubo.

\VS{23}Omunye wabo owayethandwa nguJesu wayeyeme etafuleni eduzane laye.

\VS{24}USimoni Phethro wasemqhweba lowomfundi wathi kuye, “Mbuze ukuthi utsho bani.”


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Waseseyama kuJesu wambuza wathi, “Nkosi, ngubani?”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kungulowo engizamupha ucezu lwesinkwa nxa sengisitshebile emganwini.”}} Kwathi esesitshebile isinkwa wasiqhubela uJudasi Iskariyothi, indodana kaSimoni.

\VS{27}Wonela ukusithatha isinkwa uJudasi uSathane wasengena kuye.

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi kuye,
{\WJ{“Lokho osufuna ukukwenza, kwenze masinyane.”}}

\VS{28}Kodwa kakho etafuleni owazwisisayo ukuthi kungani uJesu watsho njalo kuye.

\VS{29}Ngenxa yokuthi uJudasi nguye owayephatha imali, abanye bacabanga ukuthi uJesu wayemtshela ukuthi athenge lokho okwakuzafuneka emkhosini kumbe ukuthi anike okuthile kwabampofu.

\VS{30}Wonela ukuthi athathe isinkwa waphuma. Kwasekusebusuku.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuluma Ngokuphikwa Kwakhe NguPhethro
\par }
{\PP \VS{31}Esehambile uJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Khathesi iNdodana yoMuntu isikhazimulisiwe njalo uNkulunkulu ukhazimulisiwe kuyo.}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Nxa uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuyo, uNkulunkulu laye uzayikhazimulisa iNdodana kuye njalo uzayikhazimulisa masinyane.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{Bantwabami, ngizakuba lani okwesikhatshana esincane. Lizangidinga kodwa njengoba ngawatshela amaJuda, lani sengilitshela khathesi ukuthi: Lapho engiyakhona, alingeke lifike.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{34}{\WJ{Ngilinika umlayo omutsha: Thandanani. Kumele lithandane njengoba lami ngilithandile.}}

\VS{35}{\WJ{Bonke abantu bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami nxa lithandana.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{36}USimoni Phethro wambuza wathi, “Nkosi, kanti uya ngaphi na?”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lapho engiyakhona ungazake ungilandele khathesi kodwa uzangilandela ngesikhathi esizayo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}Wabuza uPhethro wathi, “Nkosi, kungani ngingahle ngikulandele khathesi? Ngizanikela ukuphila kwami kuwe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{38}UJesu wasemphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kambe uzinikele ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami? Ngiqinisile ngithi uzangiphika kathathu iqhude lingakakhali!”}}




\par }\Chap{14}{\SH UJesu Ududuza Abafundi Bakhe
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Inhliziyo zenu kazingakhathazeki. Kholwani kuNkulunkulu; likholwe lakimi.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Emzini kaBaba kulezindlu ezinengi; aluba kwakungenjalo ngabe ngalitshela. Ngiya khona ukuyalilungisela indawo.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Njalo nxa sengiyile ukulilungisela indawo ngizabuya ngizolithatha ukuthi libe lami, ukuze libe lami lapho engikhona.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Liyayazi indlela eya lapho engiyakhona.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Yindlela Eya KuBaba
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}UThomasi wathi kuye, “Nkosi, kasikwazi lapho oya khona, pho singayazi kanjani indlela na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Mina ngiyiyo indlela njalo ngiliqiniso lokuphila. Kakho oza kuBaba ngaphandle kwami.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Aluba belingazi ngempela, belizamazi loBaba. Kusukela khathesi, selimazi njalo selimbonile.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UFiliphu wathi, “Nkosi, sitshengise uBaba ngoba yikho lokho okuzasanelisa.”


\par }{\PP \VS{9}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lokhe ungangazi na Filiphu, emva kwesikhathi eside kangaka ngilani? Lowo ongibonileyo usembonile uBaba. Ungatsho kanjani ukuthi, ‘Sitshengise uBaba’?}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Kawukholwa yini ukuthi ngikuBaba lokuthi uBaba ukimi? Amazwi engiwakhulumayo kini akusiwami. Kodwa nguBaba ophila kimi owenzayo umsebenzi wakhe.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Kholwani kimi nxa ngisithi ngikuBaba loBaba ukimi; loba ukukholwa ubufakazi bemimangaliso ngokwayo nje zwi.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Ngiqinisile ukuthi lowo okholwa kimi uzakwenza lokho ebengikwenza. Uzakwenza izinto ezinkulu kulalezi ngoba ngiya kuBaba.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Njalo ngizakwenza noma yini eliyicelayo ngebizo lami ukuze iNdodana ilethe inkazimulo kuBaba.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Lingacela noma yini ngebizo lami, ngizakwenza.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Uthembisa UMoya ONgcwele
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}{\WJ{“Nxa lingithanda, gcinani imilayo yami.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Ngizacela kuBaba ukuthi alinike omunye umeli ukuthi alisize abe lani kuze kube laphakade,}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{uMoya weqiniso. Ilizwe ngeke limamukele ngoba kalimboni njalo kalimazi. Kodwa lina liyamazi ngoba uhlala lani njalo uzakuba lani.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Kangisoze ngilitshiye lizintandane, ngizabuya kini.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Kakusekhatshana ukuthi umhlaba ungabe usangibona njalo kodwa lina lizangibona. Ngenxa yokuthi ngiyaphila, lani lizaphila futhi.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Ngalolosuku lizakunanzelela ukuthi ngikuBaba, lina likimi, lami ngikini.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Lowo olayo imilayo yami, ayigcine, nguye ongithandayo. Lowo ongithandayo uzathandwa nguBaba njalo lami ngizamthanda ngiziveze kuye.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Ngakho uJudasi (hatshi uJudasi Iskariyothi) wathi, “Kodwa Nkosi, kungani ujonge ukuziveza kithi, hatshi emhlabeni na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lowo ongithandayo uzalalela imfundiso yami. UBaba uzamthanda njalo sizakuza kuye sakhe umuzi wethu kanye laye.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Lowo ongangithandiyo kayikulalela imfundiso yami. Amazwi la eliwezwayo kayisiwo wami, ngakaBaba ongithumileyo.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Konke lokhu ngikukhulume ngiseselani.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Kodwa uMeli, uMoya ONgcwele, uBaba azamthumela ebizweni lami, uzalifundisa zonke izinto njalo uzalikhumbuza konke engikukhulume kini.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Ukuthula ngikutshiya kini; ukuthula kwami ngilinika khona. Kangiliniki njengokunika komhlaba. Lingakhathazeki ezinhliziyweni zenu njalo lingesabi.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}{\WJ{Langizwa ngisithi, ‘Ngiyahamba njalo ngizabuya kini.’ Kube belingithanda, ngabe liyathokoza ukuthi ngiya kuBaba, ngoba uBaba mkhulu kulami.}}

\VS{29}{\WJ{Sengilitshelile manje kungakenzakali ukuze kuthi nxa sekusenzakala likholwe.}}

\VS{30}{\WJ{Kangisayikukhuluma okunengi kini ngoba inkosi yalo umhlaba isisiza. Kayilamandla phezu kwami,}}

\VS{31}{\WJ{kodwa umhlaba umele wazi ukuthi ngiyamthanda uBaba lokuthi ngenza khona kanye uBaba angilaye khona.}}

\par }{\PP {\WJ{Wozani manje; kasisukeni lapha.”}}




\par }\Chap{15}{\SH Ivini Lamagatsha
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Mina ngilivini eliqotho, uBaba ungumlimi.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Zonke ingatsha ezingatheli izithelo uyaziquma, kuthi zonke ingatsha ezithelayo uyazithena kuhle ukuze zithele kakhulu.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Lina selihlambulukile ngenxa yelizwi esengilikhulume kini.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Hlalani kimi, lami ngizahlala kini. Kalukho ugatsha olungathela izithelo ngokwalo kodwa kumele luhlale lusevinini. Lani lingeke lithele izithelo ngaphandle kokuthi lihlale kimi.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{Mina ngilivini; lina lizingatsha. Nxa umuntu ehlala kimi lami kuye, uzathela izithelo ezinengi; ngaphandle kwami kakukho elingakwenza.}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Nxa lingahlali kimi, lizabe lifana logatsha olulahliweyo lwabuna; ingatsha ezinjalo ziyathezwa, zibaswe besezisitsha.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Nxa lihlala kimi lamazwi ami ehlala kini, celani loba yini eliyifunayo, lizayiphiwa.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Lokhu kungokwenkazimulo kaBaba ukuze lithele izithelo ezinengi, lizitshengisa ukuthi lingabafundi bami.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{9}{\WJ{Njengoba uBaba engithanda, lami ngilithande ngendlela angithanda ngayo. Ngakho-ke, hlalani ethandweni lwami.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Nxa ligcina imilayo yami, lizahlala lisethandweni lwami, njengoba lami ngilalele imilayo kaBaba ngihlala ngisethandweni lwakhe.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Ngilitshele lokhu ukuze ukuthokoza kwami kube kini lokuthi ukuthokoza kwenu kuphelele.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Umlayo wami yilo: Thandanani njengoba ngilithandile lani.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Kakho olothando olukhulu kulonikela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yabangane bakhe.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Lingabangane bami nxa lisenza lokho engililaya khona.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Kangisalibizi ngokuthi liyizinceku ngoba inceku kayiwazisisi umsebenzi wenkosi yayo. Kodwa ngithe kini lingabangane ngoba konke engakufunda kuBaba ngilazisile.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Kalingikhethanga, kodwa yimi engalikhethayo, ngalibeka ukuze liyethela izithelo, izithelo ezizahlala isikhathi eside ukuze kuthi konke elikucela ngebizo lami uBaba alinike khona.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Nanku umlayo wami: Thandanani.”}}


\par }{\SH Umhlaba Uzonda Abafundi
\par }
{\PP \VS{18}{\WJ{“Nxa umhlaba ulizonda, khumbulani ukuthi wangizonda kuqala.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Ngabe belingabomhlaba, ubuzalithanda njengabantu bawo. Njengoba kunje, kalisibo abomhlaba, kodwa ngilikhethe lisemhlabeni. Yikho umhlaba ulizonda.}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Khumbulani amazwi engawakhuluma kini ngisithi: ‘Kakulanceku enkulu kuleNkosi yayo.’}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 15:20 }{\FT{UJohane 13.16}}}{\WJ{Nxa bangihlukuluza, lani bazalihlukuluza. Nxa balalela imfundiso yami, bazayilalela leyenu.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Bazaliphatha ngaleyondlela ngenxa yebizo lami, ngoba kabamazi lowo ongithumileyo.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Aluba bengingezanga ngakhuluma kubo bebengayikuba lomlandu wesono. Kodwa manje kabaselaxolo ngesono sabo.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Lowo ozonda mina uzonda loBaba.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Aluba angenzanga umangaliso ongenziwanga ngomunye wabo phakathi kwabo, babengayikuba lomlandu wesono. Kodwa khathesi sebeyibonile imimangaliso le, kodwa baphinde bangizonde mina kanye loBaba.}}

\VS{25}{\WJ{Kodwa lokhu kwenzeka ukuze kugcwalise okulotshiweyo eMthethweni wabo ukuthi: ‘Bangizonda kungelasizatho.’ ”}}\FTNT{†}{{\FR 15:25 }{\FT{AmaHubo 35.19; 69.4}}}


\par }{\SH Umsebenzi KaMoya OyiNgcwele
\par }
{\PP \VS{26}{\WJ{“Angaze afike uMeli engizamthumela kini evela kuBaba, uMoya weqiniso ophuma kuBaba, uzafakaza ngami;}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{lani kumele lifakaze, ngoba laba lami kusukela ekuqaleni.”}}




\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\WJ{“Ngilitshela konke lokhu ukuze ukholo lwenu lunganyikinyeki.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Bazalixotsha esinagogweni; ngempela siyeza isikhathi lapho abazalibulala khona bezitshela ukuthi benzela uNkulunkulu into enhle.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Bazakwenza lokhu ngoba kabamazanga uBaba loba mina.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Ngilitshela lokhu ukuze kuthi isikhathi lesi sifika likhumbule ukuthi ngalixwayisa ngaso. Kangilitshelanga lokhu ekuqaleni ngoba ngangilani.”}}


\par }{\SH Umsebenzi KaMoya ONgcwele
\par }
{\PP \VS{5}{\WJ{“Kodwa khathesi sengisiya kuye ongithumileyo. Kakho kini ongibuzayo ukuthi, ‘Uya ngaphi na?’}}

\VS{6}{\WJ{Kodwa ngenxa yokuba sengizitshilo lezizinto, selihlulukelwe.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi: Kulungele lina ukuba ngihambe. Ngaphandle kokuthi ngihambe, uMeli akayikuza kini; kodwa nxa ngihamba, ngizamthuma kini.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Lapho efika uzatshengisa umhlaba ukuthi ulahlekile ngesono, ngokulunga langokwahlulelwa:}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{ngokwesono, ngoba abantu kabakholwa kimi;}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{ngokulunga, ngoba ngiya kuBaba, lapho elingasayi kungibona khona njalo;}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{langokwahlulelwa, ngoba umbusi walo umhlaba usemiselwe ukulahlwa.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{12}{\WJ{Kusasekunengi engingakutsho kini, kodwa kungalisinda.}}

\VS{13}{\WJ{Kodwa yena uMoya weqiniso nxa esefikile uzalikhokhelela kulolonke iqiniso. Kazukuzikhulumela yena; uzakhuluma lokho akuzwayo kuphela, njalo uzalitshela lokho okusazobuya.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Uzaletha inkazimulo kini ngokuthatha kulokho okungokwami akwenze kwazakale kini.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Konke okungokukaBaba ngokwami. Yikho ngithe uMoya uzathatha kokungokwami akwenze kwazakale kini.”}}


\par }{\SH Usizi Lwabafundi Luzakuba Yintokozo
\par }
{\PP \VS{16}UJesu waqhubeka esithi,
{\WJ{“Ngesikhatshana aliyi kungibona, kodwa ngemva kwesikhatshana lizangibona.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Abanye babafundi bakhe bakhulumisana bathi, “Utshoni ngokuthi,
{\WJ{‘Ngemva kwesikhatshana kalisayikungibona,’}} njalo athi,
{\WJ{‘Kuthi ngemva kwesikhatshana lizangibona njalo, Ngoba ngiya kuBaba’}} na?”

\VS{18}Babelokhu bebuza besithi, “Utshoni nxa esithi
{\WJ{‘isikhatshana’}}? Kasikuzwisisi lokho akutshoyo.”


\par }{\PP \VS{19}UJesu wabona ukuthi babefuna ukumbuza ngalokhu, wasesithi kubo,
{\WJ{“Liyabuzana ukuthi bengisitshoni ngize ngithi, ‘Ngemva kwesikhatshana kalisayikungibona’?}}

\VS{20}{\WJ{Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi lizakhala lilile kodwa umhlaba wona uthokoza. Lizakuba losizi, kodwa usizi lwenu luzakuba yintokozo.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Owesifazane nxa ebeletha uzwa ubuhlungu ngoba isikhathi sakhe sesifikile; kodwa nxa umntwana esezelwe uyabukhohlwa ubuhlungu lobo ngenxa yentokozo yokuthi sekuzelwe umntwana emhlabeni.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Kunjalo lakini: Manje yisikhathi senu sosizi, kodwa ngizaphinda ngilibone beselithokoza, njalo kakho ozaphinda alemuke intokozo yenu.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Ngalolosuku kaliyi kungibuza lutho. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, uBaba wami uzalinika loba yini eliyicela ngebizo lami.}}

\VS{24}{\WJ{Kuze kube manje kalikaceli lutho ngebizo lami. Celani, lizakwamukeliswa, ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kuphelele.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{25}{\WJ{Lanxa bengikhuluma ngemizekeliso, siyeza isikhathi lapho ngingasayikukhuluma ngaleyondlela, kodwa engizalitshela khona kamhlophe ngoBaba.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Ngalelolanga lizacela ngebizo lami. Kangitsho ukuthi ngizalicelela kuBaba.}}

\VS{27}{\WJ{Hatshi, uBaba yena ngokwakhe uyalithanda ngoba lingithandile, lakukholwa ukuthi ngavela kuNkulunkulu.}}

\VS{28}{\WJ{Ngavela kuBaba ngangena emhlabeni; okwamanje sengiwutshiya umhlaba sengibuyela kuBaba.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{29}Abafundi bakaJesu basebesithi, “Khathesi usukhuluma kamhlophe ungasazekelisi.

\VS{30}Khathesi sesibona ukuthi uyazazi izinto zonke lokuthi kakudingeki ukuthi ubuzwe imibuzo. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi sikholwe ukuba wavela kuNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{31}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Khathesi selikholwa na?}}

\VS{32}{\WJ{Kodwa siyeza isikhathi, sesifikile, lapho elizachitheka khona, ngulowo aye ngakibo. Lizangitshiya ngedwa lonke. Ikanti kangingedwa ngoba uBaba ulami.}}


\par }{\PP \VS{33}{\WJ{Ngilitshele izinto lezi ukuze libe lokuthula kimi. Kulumhlaba lizahlupheka. Kodwa wobani lesibindi! Sengiwunqobile umhlaba.”}}




\par }\Chap{17}{\SH UJesu Uyazikhulekela
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UJesu esekutshilo lokhu, wakhangela ezulwini wakhuleka wathi:

\par }{\PM {\WJ{“Baba, isikhathi sesifikile. Khazimulisa iNdodana yakho, ukuze iNdodana yakho ikukhazimulise.}}

\VS{2}{\WJ{Ngoba wayinika amandla phezu kwabantu bonke ukuthi ibaphe ukuphila okungapheliyo kubo bonke labo obanike yona.}}

\VS{3}{\WJ{Manje-ke yilokhu ukuphila okungapheliyo: ukuthi bakwazi wena, onguwe wedwa uNkulunkulu weqiniso, loJesu Khristu omthumileyo.}}

\VS{4}{\WJ{Sengikulethele inkazimulo emhlabeni ngokuphelelisa umsebenzi owanginika wona ukuthi ngiwenze.}}

\VS{5}{\WJ{Manje, Baba, akungikhazimulise phambi kwakho ngaleyonkazimulo esasilayo sobabili umhlaba ungakabi khona.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhulekela Abafundi Bakhe
\par }
{\PM \VS{6}{\WJ{“Ngikuvezile kulabo owangipha bona emhlabeni. Babengabakho; wangipha bona njalo labo balilalele ilizwi lakho.}}

\VS{7}{\WJ{Khathesi sebesazi ukuthi konke lokho onginike khona kuvela kuwe.}}

\VS{8}{\WJ{Ngoba ngabanika amazwi owanginika wona bawemukela. Bakwazi ngeqiniso ukuthi ngavela kuwe njalo bakholwa ukuthi ungithumile.}}

\VS{9}{\WJ{Ngikhulekela bona. Kangikhulekeli umhlaba kodwa labo onginike bona ngoba bangabakho.}}

\VS{10}{\WJ{Konke engilakho ngokwakho, lakho konke olakho ngokwami. Lenkazimulo isikimi ngabo.}}

\VS{11}{\WJ{Kangisayikuhlala emhlabeni kusukela khathesi ngoba sengisiza kuwe, kodwa bona balokhu besemhlabeni. Baba Ongcwele, bavikele ngamandla ebizo lakho, ibizo owanginika lona ukuze babemunye njengalokhu thina simunye.}}

\VS{12}{\WJ{Ngesikhathi ngiphakathi kwabo ngabavikela, ngabagcina bephephile ngalelobizo owanginika lona. Kakulahlekanga loyedwa ngaphandle koyedwa owayefanele ukubhubha ukuze kugcwaliseke uMbhalo.}}


\par }{\PM \VS{13}{\WJ{Sengisiza kuwe manje, kodwa ngiyazitsho lezizinto ngisesemhlabeni ukuze babe lentokozo yami ngokugcweleyo ngaphakathi kwabo.}}

\VS{14}{\WJ{Ngibaphile ilizwi lakho ngakho umhlaba usubazonda ngoba bengaseyibo bomhlaba njengoba lami ngingasuye womhlaba.}}

\VS{15}{\WJ{Umkhuleko wami kawusi wokuthi ubasuse emhlabeni, kodwa ukuthi ubavikele komubi.}}

\VS{16}{\WJ{Kabasibo bomhlaba, njengoba lami ngingasiwawo.}}

\VS{17}{\WJ{Bangcwelise ngalo iqiniso; ilizwi lakho liliqiniso.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Njengalokhu wangithuma emhlabeni, lami ngibathumile emhlabeni.}}

\VS{19}{\WJ{Ngenxa yabo ngiyazingcwelisa ukuze labo bangcweliswe ngobuqotho.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhulekela Wonke Amakholwa
\par }
{\PM \VS{20}{\WJ{“Umkhuleko wami kawusiwabo bodwa. Ngikhulekela njalo labo abazakholwa kimi ngenxa yobufakazi babo,}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{ukuthi bonke babemunye Baba njengoba wena ukimi lami ngikuwe. Sengathi labo bangaba kithi ukuze umhlaba ukholwe ukuthi ungithumile.}}

\VS{22}{\WJ{Ngibaphile inkazimulo owangipha yona ukuze babemunye njengalokhu thina simunye:}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{mina ngibe kubo lawe ukimi. Sengathi bangaba lokumanyana okupheleleyo ukutshengisa umhlaba ukuthi ungithumile njalo ubathandile njengalokhu ungithandile lami.}}


\par }{\PM \VS{24}{\WJ{Baba, ngifuna ukuthi labo ongiphe bona babe lami lapho engikhona njalo bayibone inkazimulo yami, inkazimulo onginike yona ngoba wangithanda umhlaba ungakadalwa.}}


\par }{\PM \VS{25}{\WJ{Baba olungileyo, loba umhlaba ungakwazi, mina ngiyakwazi, njalo bayakwazi ukuthi ungithumile.}}

\VS{26}{\WJ{Ngikuvezile wena kubo njalo ngizaqhubeka ukwenza ukuthi waziwe ukuze kuthi uthando olalo kimi lube ngolwabo njalo lokuthi mina ngokwami ngibe kubo.”}}




\par }\Chap{18}{\SH UJesu Uyabotshwa
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Wathi eseqedile ukukhuleka, uJesu wasuka kanye labafundi bakhe bakhuphuka iSigodi seKhidroni. Ngaphetsheya kwakulensimu yama-Oliva lapho angena khona labafundi bakhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}UJudasi owamnikelayo wayeyazi leyondawo ngoba uJesu wayehlezi esiyahlangana khona labafundi bakhe.

\VS{3}Ngakho uJudasi weza ensimini leyo, ehola ixuku lamanxusa kanye lezinye izikhulu ezazivela kubaphristi abakhulu labaFarisi. Babephethe izibane lezikhali.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UJesu esazi konke okwakuzakwenzakala kuye waya phambili wababuza wathi,
{\WJ{“Lifuna bani na?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Baphendula bathi, “uJesu waseNazaretha.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Nginguye.”}} (UJudasi, umthengisi wayemi khonapho labo.)

\VS{6}UJesu esethe,
{\WJ{“Nginguye,”}} batsheda bawela phansi.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Wababuza njalo wathi, “Lifuna bani na?”

\par }{\PP Bathi, “UJesu waseNazaretha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngilitshelile ngathi nginguye. Nxa lidinga mina, yekelani amadoda la azihambele.”}}

\VS{9}Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze amazwi awakhulumayo athi:
{\WJ{“Kangilahlekelwanga lamunye walabo ongiphe bona agcwaliseke.”}}\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:9 }{\FT{UJohane 6.39}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Kwasekusithi uSimoni Phethro owayelenkemba, wayikhokha wagalela inceku yomphristi omkhulu, wayiquma indlebe yayo yakwesokunene. (Ibizo lenceku leyo lalinguMalikhusi.)


\par }{\PP \VS{11}UJesu wamkhalimela uPhethro wathi,
{\WJ{“Beka khatshana inkemba yakho! Ngingayinathi inkezo uBaba asengiphe yona na?”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Usiwa Ku-Anasi
\par }
{\PP \VS{12}Kwasekusithi iqembu lamanxusa lomlawuli walo kanye lezikhulu zamaJuda bambamba uJesu. Bambopha,

\VS{13}bamusa ku-Anasi kuqala owayenguyisezala kaKhayifasi owayengumphristi omkhulu ngalowomnyaka.

\VS{14}UKhayifasi nguye owayecebise amaJuda ukuthi kwakuzaba kuhle ukuthi indoda eyodwa ifele abantu.


\par }{\SH Ukuphika Kwakuqala KukaPhethro
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}USimoni Phethro lomunye umfundi babemlandela uJesu. Kwathi ngoba lowomfundi wayesaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu wangena loJesu egumeni lomphristi omkhulu,

\VS{16}kodwa uPhethro yena walinda ngaphandle komnyango. Lowomfundi owayesaziwa ngumphristi omkhulu wabuya wakhuluma lentombazana eyayilindile khonapho, wasengenisa uPhethro.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Intombazana eyayilinde emnyango yambuza uPhethro yathi, “Konje wena lawe ungomunye wabafundi bendoda le?”

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi, “Kangisuye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{18}Kwakuqanda, ngakho izinceku lezikhulu zazimi zisotha umlilo ezaziwubasile. UPhethro laye wayemi lazo esotha umlilo.


\par }{\SH Umphristi Omkhulu Uthetha Icala LikaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{19}Ngalesosikhathi umphristi omkhulu wayebuzabuza uJesu mayelana labafundi bakhe langemfundiso yakhe.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngikhulume obala kuwo umhlaba. Kokuphela ngangifundisa emasinagogweni kumbe ethempelini lapho amaJuda onke abuthana khona. Kangikhulumanga lutho ensitha.}}

\VS{21}{\WJ{Libuzelani mina? Buzani labo abangizwayo. Ngiqinisile bayakwazi engakukhulumayo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{22}UJesu esetshonjalo, omunye wezikhulu ezaziseduze kwakhe wamhlankala ebusweni, wambuza wathi, “Yiyo indlela yokuphendula umphristi omkhulu leyo na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Nxa ngikhulume okungafanelanga kutsho. Kodwa nxa ngikhulume iqiniso, ungitshayelani na?”}}

\VS{24}U-Anasi wasemedlulisela kuKhayifasi umphristi omkhulu elokhu ebotshiwe.


\par }{\SH Ukuphika KukaPhethro Kwesibili Lokwesithathu
\par }
{\PP \VS{25}USimoni Phethro wayelokhu emi esotha umlilo, abanye bambuza bathi, “Kakusiqiniso yini ukuthi ungomunye wabafundi bakhe na?”

\par }{\PP Waphika wathi, “Kangisuye.”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Omunye wezinceku zomphristi omkhulu, owayeyisihlobo sendoda eyaqunywa indlebe nguPhethro yamqonda yathi, “Kangikubonanga yini ulaye esivandeni sama-oliva na?”

\VS{27}UPhethro waphika njalo, khonokho nje iqhude lakhala.


\par }{\SH UJesu Phambi KukaPhilathu
\par }
{\PP \VS{28}AmaJuda asemthatha uJesu kuKhayifasi amusa esigodlweni sombusi ongumRoma. Khonapho kwasekusempondozankomo njalo ukuze angazingcolisi ngokwenkonzo yawo amaJuda kawangenanga esigodlweni; ayefuna ukuthi akulungele ukudla iPhasika.

\VS{29}Ngakho uPhilathu waphuma weza kuwo wawabuza wathi, “Limbeka cala bani lumuntu na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{30}Aphendula athi, “Kube ubengesiso isikliwi besingasoze simlethe kuwe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{31}UPhilathu wathi, “Mthatheni lina limahlulele ngokomthetho wenu.”

\par }{\PP AmaJuda atshinga athi, “Phela thina kasilawo amandla okuquma umuntu.”

\VS{32}Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze amazwi uJesu ayewakhulumile ngendlela ayezakufa ngayo agcwaliseke.


\par }{\PP \VS{33}UPhilathu wasengena njalo esigodlweni, wabiza uJesu wambuza wathi, “Wena uyinkosi yamaJuda na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{34}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Lowo ngumcabango wakho yini kumbe kulabanye abake bakhuluma lawe ngami?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{35}UPhilathu waphendula wathi, “Ucabanga ukuthi ngingumJuda na? Ngabantu bakini labaphristi abakhulu abakulethe lapha kimi. Kanti uvele woneni?”


\par }{\PP \VS{36}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Umbuso wami kawusi walumhlaba. Aluba kwakunjalo izinceku zami bezizakulwa ukwenqabela ukuthi ngingabotshwa ngamaJuda. Kodwa hatshi, umbuso wami uvela kwenye indawo.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{37}UPhilathu wathi, “Ngakho uyinkosi phela?”

\par }{\PP UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Uqondile ukuthi ngiyinkosi. Ngeqiniso ngazalelwa lokho njalo ngalanda khona emhlabeni, ukuzafakaza iqiniso. Bonke abemi eqinisweni bayangilalela.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{38}UPhilathu wabuza wathi, “Yiliphi iqiniso?” Esekutshilo lokhu waphinda waphuma waya kumaJuda wathi, “Angifumani lutho lokumbeka icala.

\VS{39}Kodwa kungumkhuba wenu ukuthi ngilikhululele esinye isibotshwa ngesikhathi sePhasika. Lifuna ukuthi ngilikhululele inkosi yamaJuda na?”


\par }{\PP \VS{40}Amemeza athi, “Hatshi, hayi lo! Siphe uBharabhasi!” UBharabhasi wayephatheke ekukhokheleni umvukela.




\par }\Chap{19}{\SH UJesu Ugwetshelwa Ukubethelwa
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}UPhilathu wasemthatha uJesu wathi katshaywe ngemvubu.

\VS{2}Amabutho eluka umqhele wameva awubeka ekhanda lakhe. Amgqokisa isigqoko esiyibubende

\VS{3}aya kuye aphindaphinda ememeza esithi, “Bayethe! Nkosi yamaJuda!”


\par }{\PP \VS{4}UPhilathu waphinda waphuma wathi kumaJuda, “Khangelani, sengimkhupha ngimlethe kini ngilazisa ukuthi kangifumani sizatho sokumethesa icala.”

\VS{5}Kwathi uJesu ephuma egqoke umqhele wameva, egqoke isigqoko esiyibubende, uPhilathu wathi kubo, “Iboneni-ke, nansi indoda!”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Abaphristi abakhulu lezikhulu zabo bonela ukumbona bamemeza bathi, “Mbethele! Mbethele!”

\par }{\PP Kodwa uPhilathu waphendula wathi, “Mthatheni limbethele lina. Mina, kangifumani sizatho sokumethesa icala.”


\par }{\PP \VS{7}AmaJuda aphikelela athi, “Thina silomthetho, ngakho mayelana lalowomthetho kumele afe ngoba uzithi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{8}UPhilathu wathi ekuzwa lokhu wesaba kakhulu,

\VS{9}wasebuyela esigodlweni. Wabuza uJesu wathi, “Ungowangaphi wena?” Kodwa uJesu kamphendulanga.

\VS{10}UPhilathu wathi, “Kawufuni kukhuluma lami? Awuboni yini ukuthi mina ngilamandla okukukhulula lawokukubethela?”


\par }{\PP \VS{11}UJesu waphendula wathi,
{\WJ{“Kawulawo amandla phezu kwami ongawaphiwanga evela phezulu. Ngakho-ke, lowo onginikele kuwe ulecala lesono esikhulu kakhulu.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Kusukela lapho uPhilathu wazama ukukhulula uJesu, kodwa amaJuda aqhubeka ememeza esithi, “Nxa uyekela umuntu lo ahambe, kawulabungane loKhesari. Lowo ozitshaya inkosi uphikisana loKhesari.”


\par }{\PP \VS{13}UPhilathu esezwe lokhu, wamletha phandle uJesu, yena wasehlala esihlalweni sakhe sokwahlulela endaweni eyayithiwa yisiGcawu Esigandelwe Ngamatshe (okuthiwa ngesiHebheru yiGabatha).

\VS{14}Kwakulusuku lokuLungisela iViki yePhasika, ngehola lesithupha.

\par }{\PP UPhilathu wathi kumaJuda, “Nansi inkosi yenu.”


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Kodwa amemeza athi, “Msuse! Msuse! Mbethele!”

\par }{\PP UPhilathu wabuza wathi, “Ngibethele inkosi yenu na?”

\par }{\PP Abaphristi abakhulu bamphendula bathi, “Kasilankosi ngaphandle kukaKhesari.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}Ekucineni uPhilathu wamnikela kubo ukuba abethelwe.

\par }{\SH Ukubethelwa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP Ngakho amabutho amthatha uJesu.

\VS{17}Wathwala isiphambano, wasuka waya endaweni yoKhakhayi (okuthiwa ngesiHebheru yiGoligotha).

\VS{18}Bambethela khona lapho kanye labanye ababili, ngapha langapha kwakhe, uJesu waba phakathi.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}UPhilathu waloba umbhalo wananyathiselwa esiphambanweni. Wawubhalwe ukuthi:

\par }{\PC UJesu waseNazaretha, iNkosi yamaJuda.


\par }{\MM \VS{20}AmaJuda amanengi awufunda umbhalo lowo ngoba lapho uJesu ayebethelwe khona kwakuseduze ledolobho, umbhalo lowo wawulotshwe ngesiHebheru, ngesiLathini langesiGrikhi.

\VS{21}Abaphristi abakhulu bamaJuda basola kuPhilathu bathi, “Ungalobi uthi ‘INkosi yamaJuda,’ kodwa umuntu lo wayezibiza ngokuthi uyinkosi yamaJuda.”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}UPhilathu waphendula wathi, “Esengikulobile, sengikulobile.”


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Kwathi amabutho esembethele uJesu, athatha izigqoko zakhe azabelana, zaba zingxenye ezine, zilingene ibutho linye ngalinye, kwasala isigqoko sangaphansi. Sona sasingelamthungo, silukwe sonke kusukela phezulu kusiya phansi.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Bacebisana bathi, “Kasingasidabuli. Kasikhetheni ngenkatho ukuthi sibe ngesikabani.”\FTNT{*}{{\FR 19:24 }{\FT{AmaHubo 22.18}}}

\par }{\PP Lokhu kwenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo owathi:

\par }{\Q “Babelana izembatho zami

\par }{\QB benza inkatho ngezigqoko zami.”

\par }{\MM Yikho lokhu amabutho akwenzayo.


\par }{\PP \VS{25}Eduze kwesiphambano sakhe uJesu kwakumi unina, udadewabo kanina, uMariya umkaKlopasi loMariya Magadalini.

\VS{26}UJesu wathi ebona unina lapho lomfundi ayemthanda emi lapho eduze, wathi kunina,
{\WJ{“Mama, nansi indodana yakho,”}}

\VS{27}wathi kumfundi,
{\WJ{“Nangu unyoko.”}} Kusukela kulesosikhathi umfundi lowo wamthatha unina wamusa ekhaya lakhe.


\par }{\SH Ukufa KukaJesu
\par }
{\PP \VS{28}Ngemva kwalesosikhathi, uJesu esesazi ukuthi konke kwasekuphelele njalo ukuze umbhalo ugcwaliseke, wathi,
{\WJ{“Ngomile.”}}

\VS{29}Kwakubekwe imbodlela yewayini yeviniga khonapho, basebegxamuza kuyo uzipho baluxhuma eluthini lwesihlahlakazana sehisophi, baluphakamisela endebeni zikaJesu.

\VS{30}Esenathile wathi,
{\WJ{“Sekuphelile.”}} Esetshonjalo wagobisa ikhanda lakhe wafa.


\par }{\PP \VS{31}Lolo kwakulusuku lokuLungiselela, ngosuku olulandelayo kwakuzakuba liSabatha eliqakathekileyo. Ngenxa yokuthi amaJuda ayengafuni izidumbu zisale eziphambanweni ngeSabatha, acela uPhilathu ukuthi kwephulwe amalunga emilenze lezidumbu zethulwe.

\VS{32}Yikho amabutho eza ephula imilenze yendoda yakuqala eyayibethelwe loJesu, aphinda lakweyinye.

\VS{33}Kodwa athi efika kuJesu ebona ukuthi wayevele esefile, kawasazephulanga izitho zakhe.

\VS{34}Endaweni yalokho elinye ibutho lamciba uJesu ngomkhonto ohlangothini, kwantshaza igazi lamanzi.

\VS{35}Umuntu owakubonayo usebulethile ubufakazi, njalo ubufakazi bakhe buliqiniso. Uyazi ukuthi ukhuluma iqiniso njalo ufakazela ukuthi lani libe lokukholwa.

\VS{36}Lezizinto zenzakala ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: “Kalikho lalinye ithambo lakhe elizakwephulwa,”\FTNT{†}{{\FR 19:36 }{\FT{U-Eksodasi 12.46; AmaNani 9.12; AmaHubo 34.20}}}

\VS{37}lomunye umbhalo uthi, “Bazakhangela kulowo abamgwazayo.”\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 19:37 }{\FT{UZakhariya 12.10}}}


\par }{\SH Ukungcwatshwa KukaJesu
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{\PP \VS{38}Ngemva kwalokho, uJosefa wase-Arimathiya wacela isidumbu sikaJesu kuPhilathu. UJosefa lo wayengumfundi kaJesu kodwa wayekufihla ngoba wayesesaba amaJuda. Eselemvumo kaPhilathu weza wasithatha isidumbu.

\VS{39}Wayephathiswa nguNikhodimasi, indoda leyana eyayike yeza kuJesu ebusuku. UNikhodimasi weza lamakha emure lenhlaba engaba lesisindo samaphawundi angamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu.

\VS{40}Bobabili bathatha isidumbu sikaJesu basigcoba ngalawomakha njalo basigoqela ngamaqhele elineni. Lokhu kwakungumkhuba wamaJuda wokungcwaba.

\VS{41}Endaweni lapho uJesu abethelwa khona kwakulesivande, esivandeni kulethuna elitsha okwakungakaze kungcwatshwe muntu kulo.

\VS{42}Ngenxa yokuthi kwakulusuku lokulungiselela lwamaJuda njalo ngenxa yokuthi ithuna laliseduze, bamngcwaba khonapho uJesu.




\par }\Chap{20}{\SH Ithuna Elingelalutho
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{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, kulokhu kusemnyama, uMariya Magadalini waya ethuneni wafumana ukuthi ilitshe laselisusiwe emlonyeni wethuna.

\VS{2}Ngakho wafika egijima kuSimoni Phethro elomunye umfundi, lowo uJesu ayemthanda, wathi, “Sebeyithethe iNkosi ethuneni, kodwa kasazi ukuthi bayise ngaphi!”


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Yikho uPhethro lalowomfundi omunye baqonda ethuneni.

\VS{4}Bobabili babegijima, kodwa lowo omunye umfundi wamtshiya uPhethro wayafika kuqala ethuneni.

\VS{5}Wakhothama walunguza phakathi wabona amaqhele elineni ekhonapho, kodwa kangenanga.

\VS{6}Khonokho uSimoni Phethro owayengemuva kwakhe wafika wangena ethuneni. Wawabona amaqhele elineni ethe qekele khonapho,

\VS{7}kanye lelembu lokungcwaba elalithandele ikhanda likaJesu. Ilembu lelo laseligoqiwe lodwa lingekho kwawelineni.

\VS{8}Ekucineni lowo omunye umfundi owayefike kuqala ethuneni laye wangena. Wabona, wakholwa.

\VS{9}(Babelokhu bengezwisisi emibhalweni ukuthi uJesu wayemele avuke kwabafileyo.)

\VS{10}Abafundi basebebuyela emizini yabo.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ubonakala KuMariya Magadalena
\par }
{\PP \VS{11}Kodwa uMariya wasala emi ngaphandle kwethuna ekhala. Wathi elokhu ekhala wakhothama walunguza ethuneni

\VS{12}wabona izingilosi ezimbili zigqoke okumhlophe zihlezi lapho isidumbu sikaJesu sasikade sikhona, enye ngasemakhanda, enye ngasezinyaweni.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Zambuza zathi, “Mama, ukhalelani na?”

\par }{\PP Wathi, “Bayisusile iNkosi yami, kangazi ukuthi bayibeke ngaphi.”

\VS{14}Wasephenduka wabona uJesu emi khonapho, kodwa kananzelelanga ukuthi kwakunguJesu.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Mama, ukhalelani na? Ufuna ubani na?”}}

\par }{\PP UMariya wayesithi kumbe ngumlimi, wasesithi, “Nkosi, nxa kunguwe omthetheyo, ngitshela ukuthi umbeke ngaphi ukuze ngiyemthatha.”


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Mariya.”}}

\par }{\PP Waphendukela kuye wamemeza ngesiHebheru wathi,
{\TL{“Rabhoni!”}} (okutsho ukuthi “Mfundisi”).


\par }{\PP \VS{17}UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Ungangibambi, ngoba kangikabuyeli kuBaba. Kodwa hamba kubafowethu ubatshele uthi, ‘Sengibuyela kuBaba njalo uYihlo, kuNkulunkulu wami, uNkulunkulu wenu.’ ”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}UMariya Magadalini waya kubafundi elombiko othi, “ngiyibonile iNkosi!” Njalo wabatshela ukuthi wayekutshilo lokhu kuye.


\par }{\SH UJesu Uziveza Kubafundi
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{\PP \VS{19}Kusihlwa ngalolosuku lokuqala lweviki, abafundi babendawonye behluthulele iminyango ngoba besesaba amaJuda, uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukuthula kakube kini!”}}

\VS{20}Esekutshilo lokhu wabatshengisa izandla zakhe lohlangothi lwakhe. Abafundi bathaba kakhulu beyibona iNkosi.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}UJesu waphinda wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukuthula kakube kini! Njengoba uBaba engithumile, lami ngiyalithuma.”}}

\VS{22}Esitsho lokho wabaphefumulela wathi,
{\WJ{“Yamukelani uMoya oNgcwele.}}

\VS{23}{\WJ{Nxa lithethelela loba ngubani izono zakhe, zizathethelelwa lezenu, kodwa nxa lingathetheleli ezabanye kazisoze zithethelelwe lezenu.”}}


\par }{\SH UJesu Uziveza KuThomasi
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{\PP \VS{24}UThomasi (othiwa nguDidimasi), omunye wabalitshumi lambili, wayengekho kwabanye abafundi uJesu aze afike.

\VS{25}Kwathi lapho abanye abafundi bemtshela bathi “sesiyibonile iNkosi,” wathandabuza wathi, “Ngaphandle kokuthi ngibone amanxeba ezipikili ezandleni zakhe ngibeke umunwe wami emanxebeni ezipikili, ngifake isandla sami ehlangothini lwakhe, kangisoze ngikholwe.”


\par }{\PP \VS{26}Sekudlule iviki abafundi bakhe babesendlini njalo, loThomasi elabo. Njengoba iminyango yayihluthulelwe uJesu wafika wema phakathi kwabo wathi,
{\WJ{“Ukuthula kakube kini!”}}

\VS{27}Wasesithi kuThomasi,
{\WJ{“Faka umunwe wakho lapha; bona izandla zami. Yelula isandla sakho usibeke ehlangothini lwami. Yekela ukuthandabuza ukholwe.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{28}UThomasi wathi kuye, “Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”


\par }{\PP \VS{29}UJesu wasemtshela wathi,
{\WJ{“Usukholiwe ngoba usungibonile; babusisiwe labo abathi bengabonanga, kodwa sebekholiwe.”}}


\par }{\SH Injongo YeVangeli LikaJohane
\par }
{\PP \VS{30}UJesu wenza eminye imimangaliso eminengi abafundi bakhe bekhangele, kodwa engabhalwanga kule incwadi.

\VS{31}Kodwa le ibhaliwe ukuze likholwe ukuthi uJesu unguKhristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, njalo ukuze kuthi ngokukholwa libe lokuphila ngebizo lakhe.




\par }\Chap{21}{\SH UJesu Lomangaliso Wokubamba Inhlanzi
\par }
{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ngemva kwesikhathi uJesu waphinda waziveza kubafundi bakhe oLwandle lwaseThibheriyasi. Kwenzakala kanje:

\VS{2}USimoni Phethro, loThomasi (othiwa nguDidimasi) loNathaneli waseKhana eseGalile, lamadodana kaZebhediya labanye abafundi ababili babendawonye.

\VS{3}USimoni Phethro wabatshela wathi, “Ngisayagola inhlanzi” bona bathi, “Sizahamba lawe.” Ngakho baphuma bayangena esikepeni kodwa kababambanga lutho ngalobobusuku.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ekuseni kakhulu uJesu wema ekhunjini kodwa abafundi kabananzelelanga ukuthi kwakunguJesu.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}Wabamemeza wathi,
{\WJ{“Bangane, lilokhu lingabambanga nhlanzi yini?”}}

\par }{\PP Baphendula bathi, “Hatshi.”


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Wathi,
{\WJ{“Phoselani umambule wenu ngakwesokunene kwesikepe lizagola khona.”}} Bathe sebenze njalo behluleka ukudonsa umambule ngenxa yobunengi benhlanzi.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Lowomfundi owayethandwa nguJesu wathi kuPhethro, “YiNkosi!” USimoni Phethro wonela ukuzwa esithi, “YiNkosi,” wazembathisa ngesigqoko sakhe sejazi (ngoba wayesikhulule) weqela emanzini.

\VS{8}Abanye abafundi balandela ngesikepe bedonsa umambule ugcwele inhlanzi ngoba babengakhatshana lasokhunjini, kwakungaba yizinyathelo ezilikhulu.

\VS{9}Ekufikeni kwabo okhunjini babona umlilo wamalahle uvutha kulenhlanzi phezulu kanye lesinkwa.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Lethani ezinye inhlanzi elizibambileyo.”}}

\VS{11}USimoni Phethro wagada esikepeni, wadonsela umambule okhunjini. Wawugcwele inhlanzi ezinkulu, zilikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu lantathu (153), kodwa loba zinengi kangaka umambule kawudabukanga.

\VS{12}UJesu wathi kubo,
{\WJ{“Wozani lizokudla.”}} Kakho kubafundi owaqunga isibindi sokumbuza ukuthi, “Ungubani wena?” Bakwazi ukuthi yiNkosi.

\VS{13}UJesu weza, wathatha isinkwa wabanika, wenza njalo langenhlanzi.

\VS{14}Lesi kwasekuyisikhathi sesithathu uJesu ezibonakalisa kubafundi bakhe ngemva kokuvuswa kwabafileyo.


\par }{\SH UJesu Ukhuthaza UPhethro
\par }
{\PP \VS{15}Sebeqedile ukudla, uJesu wathi kuSimoni Phethro,
{\WJ{“Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, ungithanda ngeqiniso na okudlula laba abanye?”}}

\par }{\PP Wathi, “Yebo, Nkosi, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Phana amawundlu ami ukudla.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{16}UJesu waphinda wathi,
{\WJ{“Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda ngeqiniso na?”}}

\par }{\PP Waphendula wathi, “Yebo, Nkosi, uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Gcina izimvu zami.”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Wasesithi kuye okwesithathu, “Simoni, ndodana kaJohane, uyangithanda na?”

\par }{\PP UPhethro wadabuka ngoba uJesu wambuza okwesithathu wathi,
{\WJ{“Uyangithanda na?”}} Wathi, “Nkosi, uyazazi izinto zonke; uyakwazi ukuthi ngiyakuthanda.”

\par }{\PP UJesu wathi,
{\WJ{“Phana izimvu zami ukudla.}}

\VS{18}{\WJ{Ngikutshela iqiniso ngithi, usesemutsha wawuzigqokisa, uziyele lapho othanda khona; kodwa nxa usuluphele, uzakwelula izandla zakho, ugqokiswe ngomunye, akuhole akuse lapho ongafuni ukuya khona.”}}

\VS{19}UJesu wakutsho lokhu ebonisa indlela yokufa uPhethro ayezadumisa uNkulunkulu ngayo. Wasesithi kuye,
{\WJ{“Ngilandela!”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{20}UPhethro wanyemukula wabona umfundi uJesu ayemthanda ebalandela. (Nguye lowo oweyama kuJesu esidlweni, owabuzayo wathi, “Nkosi, ngubani ozakuthengisa?”)

\VS{21}UPhethro wathi embona wathi, “Nkosi, kanti lo-ke?”


\par }{\PP \VS{22}UJesu waphendula wathi, “Nxa ngifuna ukuthi asale ephila ngize ngibuye kulani lawe lokho? Wena kumele ungilandele.”

\VS{23}Ngenxa yalokhu, kwaba lehungahunga phakathi kwabazalwane lokuthi umfundi lo wayengezukufa. Kodwa uJesu katshongo ukuthi wayengezukufa; wathi nje kuphela,
{\WJ{“Nxa ngifuna ukuthi asale ephila ngize ngibuye, kulani lawe lokho?”}}


\par }{\PP \VS{24}Lo nguye umfundi ozifakazayo lezizinto, onguye owazibhala phansi. Siyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe buqotho.


\par }{\PP \VS{25}UJesu wenza ezinye izinto ezinengi njalo. Aluba zonke zazingabhalwa phansi, ngibona ingathi lomhlaba wonke wawuzaswela indawo yezincwadi ezazingabhalwa.

\par }