1 Ekucaleni kungakadalwa lutfo, abevele akhona Livi. Livi abekuNkulunkulu, Livi abenguNkulunkulu.
2 Yena lowo labekhonanchanti, abenaNkulunkulu.
3 Konkhe kwadalwa ngaye, ngaphandle kwakhe kute lokwadalwa kuko konkhe lokudaliwe.
4 Nguye labengumtfombo wekuphila, naloko kuphila bekukukhanya kwebantfu bonkhe.
5 Lokukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni, bumnyama abukakwemukeli.
6 Bekukhona umuntfu labetfunywe nguNkulunkulu, libito lakhe bekunguJohane.
7 Lowo abetele bufakazi, atewufakaza ngaloko kukhanya, kutsi ngaye bonkhe bantfu bakholwe.
8 Yena abengesiko loko kukhanya, kepha abetewufakaza ngaloko kukhanya.
9 Kukhanya kweliciniso, lokukhanyisa wonkhe umuntfu, bekuseta emhlabeni.
10 Livi abesendalweni. Indalo yavela ngaye, kepha umhlaba awuzange umati.
11 Weta kubakubo, kodvwa bantfu bakubo abazange bamemukele.
12 Kepha bonkhe labamemukela, ngekukholwa egameni lakhe, wabapha emandla ekutsi babe bantfwana baNkulunkulu.
13 Abazange batalwe ngengati, nangenyama, nangentsandvo yendvodza, kodvwa batalwa nguNkulunkulu.
14 Livi waba ngumuntfu, wahlala kanye natsi, agcwele umusa neliciniso. Sayibona inkhatimulo yakhe, lengeyalotelwe yedvwa kuYise.
15 Johane wafakaza ngaye, amemeta atsi: “Nguye lona lebengikhuluma ngaye ngitsi: ‘Lowo lota emvakwami mkhulu kunami, ngobe yena abekhonanchanti kunami.’ ”
16 Ngobe ekupheleleni kwakhe sonkhe saphiwa umusa etikwemusa.
17 Umtsetfo waniketwa ngaMosi; umusa neliciniso kwavela ngaJesu Khristu.
18 Kute lowase wabona Nkulunkulu, ngaphandle kweNdvodzana letelwe yodvwa lenguNkulunkulu, lesesifubeni seYise, ngiyo lembonakalisile.
19 Lobu bufakazi baJohane mhlazana emaJuda atfumela baphristi nebaLevi, baphuma eJerusalema kutembuta batsi: “Wena ungubani?”
20 Wavuma, akazange aphike, watsi: “Angisiye mine Khristu.”
21 Bambuta batsi: “Pho, ungubani? Ungu-Elija yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha, angisiye.” Bambuta batsi: “Ungumphrofethi yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Cha.”
22 Base batsi kuye: “Kepha ungubani? Tisho wena kutsi ungubani, khona sitebaphendvula laba labasitfumile.”
23 Yena watsi: “Ngilivi lalomemeta ehlane, atsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi,’ njengobe asho Isaya, umphrofethi.”
24 Labanye kuletitfunywa bekubaFarisi.
25 Bambuta-ke batsi: “Pho, ubhabhatiselani nangabe awusiye Khristu, nome Elija, nome umphrofethi?”
26 Johane wabaphendvula watsi: “Mine ngibhabhatisa ngemanti; kepha la emkhatsini wenu kume leningamati.
27 Yena lowo lotako emvakwami, mine angikafaneli ngisho nekutfukulula imichilo yeticatfulo takhe.”
28 Loko-ke kwenteka ngesheya kweJordane, eBhetani, lapho bekubhabhatisela Johane khona.
29 Ngakusasa Johane wabona Jesu eta kuye watsi: “Nalo liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisusa sono selive!
30 Nguye lona lebengikhuluma ngaye ngitsi: Ukhona lota emvakwami lomkhulu kunami, ngobe yena abekhonanchanti, ngingakabikho.
31 Nami bengingamati, kodvwa kuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, kwafanela ngite ngitewubhabhatisa ngemanti.”
32 Johane wafakaza watsi: “Ngimbonile Moya ehla ezulwini anjengelituba, wahlala etikwakhe.
33 Nami bengingamati, kodvwa lona lowangitfuma kutawubhabhatisa ngemanti watsi kimi: ‘Lowo loyawubona Moya ehla ahlala etikwakhe, nguye loyawubhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele.’
34 Mine ngimbonile, ngingufakazi wekutsi: ‘Lona yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
35 Ngakusasa futsi Johane abeme kanye nebafundzi bakhe lababili.
36 Wabona Jesu atihambela nje watsi: “Bukani! Nalo liWundlu laNkulunkulu!”
37 Bafundzi lababili labamuva nakakhulumako, besuka balandzela Jesu.
38 Jesu watsi uyagucuka wababona bamlandzela, wababuta watsi: “Nifunani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Rabi” (lokusho kutsi: “Mfundzisi”), “uhlalaphi?”
39 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Wotani nitewubona.” Ngako-ke base bayeta, bafike babona lapho abehlala khona. Bahlala naye ngalelo langa, kwakungaba li-awa lesine ntsambama.
40 Lomunye walabafundzi lababili, labeva Johane akhuluma base bahamba naJesu, bekungu-Andreya, umnakaboPhetro.
41 Yena watfola kucala umnakabo, Simoni, watsi kuye: “Sesimtfolile Mesiya.” (Lelibito lisho kutsi: “Khristu.”)
42 Wamyisa kuJesu, Jesu wambuka, watsi: “Wena unguSimoni, umsa waJohane. Libito lakho sekutaba nguKhefase.” (Lelibito lisho kutsi: “Phetro, lidvwala.”)
43 Ngakusasa Jesu watimisela kuya eGalile. Watfola Filiphu watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele.”
44 Filiphu abewaseBhethsayida, lapho bekuhlala bo-Andreya naPhetro khona.
45 Filiphu watfola Nathanayeli, watsi kuye: “Simtfolile lowo labhala ngaye emtsetfweni Mosi kanye nebaphrofethi, Jesu waseNazaretha, umsa waJosefa.”
46 Nathanayeli wambuta watsi: “Kungase kuvele yini lokuhle eNazaretha?” Filiphu wamphendvula watsi: “Kota utewutibonela.”
47 Jesu wabona Nathanayeli eta kuye, wakhuluma ngaye watsi: “Bheka, nango-ke um-Israyeli wangempela, lekute bucili kuye.”
48 Nathanayeli watsi kuye: “Ungatelaphi-ke wena?” Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngikubone ngesikhatsi uhleti ngaphansi kwesihlahla semkhiwa, Filiphu asengakefiki kutakubita.”
49 Nathanayeli waphendvula watsi: “Mfundzisi, wena uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, uyiNkhosi yaka-Israyeli!”
50 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ukholwa ngobe ngitsite kuwe ngakubona ungaphansi kwemkhiwa yini? Utawubona lokukhulu kunaloko.”
51 Wase utsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawubona lizulu livulekile netingilosi taNkulunkulu tehla tenyuka etikweNdvodzana yeMuntfu.”
1 Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu kwaba nemshado eKhana laseGalile. Unina waJesu abekhona naye.
2 Kulowo mshado Jesu abemenywe kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
3 Kwatsi kube linatfwe liphele liwayini, unina waJesu weta kuye watsi: “Sebate liwayini.”
4 Jesu watsi kuye: “Make, ungena ngani emsebentini wami? Sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki.”
5 Unina watsi etincekwini: “Nibokwenta konkhe latanitjela kona.”
6 Bekunetimbita tematje letatisitfupha khona lapho, tihlelenjiswe kahle, ngelisiko lekugeza kwemaJuda. Leyo naleyo mbita beyingagcwatjiswa ngemalitha labengacishe abe likhulu.
7 Jesu watsi kuletinceku: “Gcwalisani letimbita ngemanti.” Batigcwalisa tatsi nswi.
8 Wase utsi kuto: “Khanini niyewuvisa lona lophetse lomshado.” Bammikisela-ke.
9 Wawanambitsisisa lamanti labesagucuke aba liwayini; abengati noko kutsi lelo wayini-ndzini laliphumephi, kodvwa letisebenti tona betati, ngako-ke wase ubita umkhwenyane.
10 Wefike watsi kuye: “Wonkhe umuntfu ucala ngekukhipha liwayini lelimnandzi kucala, bese-ke kutsi nase banatse kakhulu, benela, kube ngukhona akhipha lelingemnandzi kunelakucala; kodvwa wena usuka ubeka leli lelimnandzi kuze kube ngunyalo!”
11 Jesu wenta lesibonakaliso sakhe sekucala eKhana laseGalile, wabonakalisa bukhosi bakhe, bafundzi bakhe bakholwa nguye.
12 Emvakwaloko, Jesu nenina, nabomnakabo, nebafundzi bakhe behlela eKhaphanawume, befika bahlala khona emalangana.
13 Besekusondzele sikhatsi seMkhosi weliPhasika lemaJuda, ngako Jesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
14 Wakhandza bantfu ethempelini batsengiselana tinkhomo, netimvu, nematuba; labanye bebantjintja timali bahleti ematafuleni.
15 Wesuka weluka siswebhu ngetintsambo, wabacosha bonkhe ethempelini, kanye netimvu netinkhomo; wacitsa timali tebantjintji, wagenula ematafula.
16 Watsi kulabo labebatsengisa ngematuba: “Susani loku lapha! Ningayenti lendlu yaBabe ibe yindlu yekutsengiselana.”
17 Bafundzi bakhe base bayakhumbula kutsi umBhalo utsi: “Yebo, Nkulunkulu, kushisekela indlu yakho kuvutsa njengemlilo ngekhatsi kwami.”
18 Ngako-ke emaJuda ambuta atsi: “Usikhombisa sibonakaliso sini-ke nawenta nje?”
19 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Bhidlitani lelithempeli, mine ngitalivusa, ngilakhe ngemalanga lamatsatfu.”
20 Ngako bambuta batsi: “Utsi utalakha ngemalanga lamatsatfu? Utsi uyati nje kutsi latsatsa iminyaka lengema-46 lakhiwa lelithempeli?”
21 Kodvwa lelithempeli labekhuluma ngalo Jesu bekulithempeli lelingumtimba wakhe.
22 Watsi nase avukile ekufeni, bafundzi bakhe base bayakhumbula kutsi watsini. Bakholwa ngumBhalo nangemavi akhe labewakhulumile.
23 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi aseJerusalema ngeMkhosi weliPhasika, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa nguye ngekubona tibonakaliso takhe latenta.
24 Kepha Jesu akazange atsembane nabo, ngobe abebati kahle bonkhe.
25 Futsi-ke sasingekho nesidzingo sekutsi angachazelwa ngulomunye ngebantfu, ngobe yena bekati lingekhatsi lemuntfu.
1 Kwase kwaba khona umuntfu wakubaFarisi, libito lakhe bekunguNikhodemu; abeyindvuna yemaJuda.
2 Weta kuJesu ngalobunye busuku, wefike watsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena ungumfundzisi lophuma kuNkulunkulu. Ngobe kute umuntfu longenta timangaliso letingaka, nakate Nkulunkulu.”
3 Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Ngaphandle kwekutsi umuntfu atalwe kabusha ngekwasezulwini, angeke awubone umbuso waNkulunkulu!”
4 Nikhodemu wabuta watsi: “Kodvwa umuntfu losamdzala angatalwa njani kabusha? Angangena yini ngekwesibili esiswini senina aphindze atalwe?”
5 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Ngaphandle kwekutsi umuntfu atalwe ngemanti nangaMoya, angeke angene embusweni waNkulunkulu.
6 Loko lokutelwe yinyama kuyinyama, naloko lokutelwe nguMoya kungumoya.
7 Ungamangali, ngobe naku ngitsi kuwe: ‘Nifanele kutsi nitalwe kabusha.’
8 Umoya uhhusha lapho utsandza khona, uyakuva kuhhusha kwawo, kodvwa awati lapho uphuma khona nalapho uya khona. Loko-ke kufanana naye wonkhe umuntfu lotelwe nguMoya.”
9 Nikhodemu wambuta watsi: “Loku kungenteka kanjani?”
10 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Wena, ungumfundzisi waka-Israyeli. Pho, awukucondzi ngani loku?
11 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Sikhuluma lesikwatiko sifakaze ngalesikubonile, kepha anibemukeli bufakazi betfu.
12 Nanginitjela ngetintfo talelive, aningikholwa; pho, ningangikholwa kanjani, nasenginitjela ngetintfo tasezulwini?
13 Kute lowase wenyukela ezulwini ngaphandle kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu, leyehla ezulwini.
14 “Njengobe naMosi aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuphakanyiswa,
15 kuze kutsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa ngiyo abe nekuphila lokuphakadze.
16 Nkulunkulu walitsandza live kakhulu kangangekutsi wadzimate wanikela ngeNdvodzana yakhe lekukuphela kwayo, kuze kutsi nome ngubani lokholwa ngiyo angabhubhi, kodvwa abe nekuphila lokuphakadze.
17 Ngobe Nkulunkulu akazange atfumele iNdvodzana yakhe emhlabeni kutsi itewulahla live ngelicala, kodvwa kwekutsi live litewusindziswa ngayo.
18 “Lokholwa kuyo akalahlwa ngelicala, kodvwa longakholwa vele sewulahliwe, ngobe angakholwa egameni leNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu lekukuphela kwayo.
19 Kwehlulelwa ngiko loko kutsi: Kukhanya kutsi sekufikile emhlabeni, kepha bantfu babe batsandza bumnyama kunekukhanya, ngenca yemisebenti yabo lemibi.
20 Umuntfu lowenta lokubi uyakutondza kukhanya; aketi ekukhanyeni, funa imisebenti yakhe ibonakale ebaleni.
21 Kepha lowenta liciniso uyeta ekukhanyeni, kuze kubonakale imisebenti yakhe, kutsi yentiwe kuNkulunkulu.”
22 Emvakwaloko Jesu wahamba nebafundzi bakhe baya eveni laseJudiya, befika bahlala khona, kwabhajatiswa bantfu.
23 NaJohane-ke abebhabhatisa, yena-ke ase-Enoni madvutane nje neSalimi, ngobe emanti abemanyenti kuleyo ndzawo, bantfu beta lapho befike babhajatiswa.
24 Phela ngaleso sikhatsi Johane abesengakafakwa ejele.
25 Kwabe sekuvela kuphikisana kubafundzi baJohane neliJuda lelitsite mayelana nekuhlambuluka ngekugeza tandla.
26 Ngako-ke base beta kuJohane, befika batsi: “Mfundzisi, uyayikhumbula yini lendvodza bewunayo uyifakazela ngesheya kweJordane? Seyiyabhabhatisa nyalo, bonkhe bantfu sebaya kuyo!”
27 Wabaphendvula Johane watsi: “Kute umuntfu longaba nelutfo angakaluphiwa luvela ezulwini.
28 Nani ngekwenu ningangifakazela kutsi ngake ngasho ngatsi: ‘Angisiye mine Khristu, kodvwa ngitfunyelwe kumvulela indlela.’
29 Lowo lonamakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngani wemyeni nakaliva livi lemyeni, ujabula kakhulu. Ngako-ke lenjabulo yami seyiphelele.
30 Kufanele akhule yena, nginciphe mine.”
31 “Lowo lophuma etulu, ungetulu kwako konkhe; lowo lophuma emhlabeni wemhlaba, futsi ukhuluma tintfo temhlaba. Lophuma ezulwini ungetulu kwako konkhe.
32 Ufakaza ngaloko lakubonile nalakuvile, kodvwa kute umuntfu lowemukela bufakazi bakhe.
33 Lowemukela bufakazi bakhe ulubekile luphawu lwekutsi: Nkulunkulu ucinisile.
34 Ngobe lowo lotfunywe nguNkulunkulu ukhuluma emavi aNkulunkulu; ngobe Moya akaniki ngekwesilinganiso.
35 UYise uyayitsandza iNdvodzana, waniketa konkhe etandleni tayo.
36 Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
1 BaFarisi beva kutsi Jesu abetfola, futsi abhabhatisa bafundzi labanyenti kunaJohane.
2 Empeleni, Jesu ngekwakhe abengazange asabhabhatise namunye umuntfu, kodvwa bekubafundzi bakhe kuphela labebabhabhatisa bantfu.
3 Ngako-ke kwatsi Jesu nakakuva lokwase kukhulunywa, wesuka eJudiya wancandzeka wabuyela eGalile.
4 Bekudzingekile kutsi ahambe ngendlela ledzabula eSamariya.
5 Jesu wangena edolobheni laseSikhari lelaliseSamariya edvutane nensimi yaJosefa, layinikwa nguJakobe.
6 Umtfombo waJakobe bewukhona lapho. Jesu asadziniwe ngenca yeluhambo, wahlala phansi eceleni kwawo waphumula. Bekungacishe kube li-awa lelishumi nambili emini.
7 Kwase kuchamuka umfati waseSamariya atekukha emanti. Jesu watsi kuye: “Ase unginatsise tsine.”
8 Bafundzi bakhe babesengekho bayewutsenga kudla edolobheni.
9 Lomfati wemSamariya waphendvula watsi: “Kodvwa njengobe wena ungumJuda mine ngingumSamariya, ungicelelani kutsi ngikunatsise?” Ngobe phela emaJuda akadlelani nemaSamariya.
10 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kube mane bewusati sipho saNkulunkulu nekutsi ngubani lona lotsi: ‘Nginatsise,’ ngabe ucele kuye, yena abetakunika emanti laphilako.”
11 Lomfati watsi: “Nkhosi, awunalutfo lwekukha, kantsi nalomtfombo uyashona; pho, utawatsatsaphi lawo manti laphilako?
12 Kantsi wena umkhulu yini kunababe wetfu Jakobe lowasinika lomtfombo? Yena wanatsa kuwo kanye nemadvodzana akhe nemihlambi yakhe.”
13 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Wonkhe lonatsa lamanti lawa, uphindze ome futsi.
14 Kepha lowo loyawunatsa emanti lengiyawumnika wona, angeke aphindze ome naphakadze; ngobe emanti lengiyawumnika wona, ekhatsi kuye ayawuba ngumtfombo wemanti laphuphumako, kube kuphila lokuphakadze.”
15 Umfati waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, ngiphe lawo manti, khona ngingaseyiwuphindze ngome; ngingetiwuphindza ngite lapha kutewukha emanti.”
16 Jesu watsi kuye: “Hamba ubite indvodza yakho, nite lapha.”
17 Umfati wamphendvula watsi: “Ngite indvodza.” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Usho sibili nawutsi: ‘Ngite indvodza.’
18 Ngobe sewuke waba nemadvodza lasihlanu, nalena lonayo nyalo akusiyo yakho. Ukhulume liciniso.”
19 Umfati watsi: “Nkhosi, sengiyabona kutsi ungumphrofethi.
20 Bokhokho betfu bemaSamariya bebakhonta Nkulunkulu kuyo lentsaba, nine maJuda-ke nitsi iseJerusalema indzawo lapho kufanele kukhontelwe Nkulunkulu khona.”
21 Jesu watsi kuye: “Mfati, kholwa nguloku lengikushoko. Sikhatsi siyeta lapho ningetimkhonta Babe etikwalentsaba nome eJerusalema.
22 Nine maSamariya nikhonta leningakwati, tsine maJuda sikhonta lesikwatiko, ngobe insindziso ivela kumaJuda.
23 Kodvwa sikhatsi siyeta, nanyalo sesifikile, lapho labo labakhonta ngeliciniso bayawukhonta Babe ngaMoya nangeliciniso. Ngobe Babe ufuna labamkhonta kanjalo.
24 Nkulunkulu unguMoya, nalabo labamkhontako bafanele kumkhonta ngaMoya nangeliciniso.”
25 Umfati watsi kuye: “Ngiyati kutsi Mesiya, lokutsiwa nguKhristu, utawufika. Nasefikile yena utakusitjela konkhe.”
26 Jesu watsi: “Nginguye mine lengikhuluma nawe.”
27 Kwatsi kusenjalo kwefika bafundzi bakhe. Bamangala kakhulu nabamkhandza akhuluma nalomfati. Kodvwa kute namunye lowase watsi kuye: “Ufunani?” nome ambute atsi: “Ukhulumelani nalomfati?”
28 Lomfati washiya imbita yakhe yemanti, wabuyela edolobheni, wafike watsi kubantfu:
29 “Wotani nitewungibonisa umuntfu longitjele konkhe lengake ngakwenta. Kungete kwaba nguye yini Khristu?”
30 Bantfu baphuma edolobheni beta kuJesu.
31 Bafundzi bakhe base bayamncenga batsi: “Mfundzisi, asewudle phela.”
32 Kodvwa Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nginekudla lengikudlako, leningakwati nine.”
33 Ngako bafundzi bacala babutana bodvwa, batsi: “Ngabe kukhona yini loke wamletsela kudla?”
34 Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kudla kwami kukwenta intsandvo yalongitfumile, nekucedzela umsebenti wakhe langinike wona.
35 Nine niyaye ningete nasho yini kutsi: ‘Sekusele tinyanga letine sivune’? Lalelani la, phakamisani emehlo enu nibone kutsi emasimi asamhlophe, asalungele kuvunwa.
36 Lovunako uyaholelwa, abutse sivuno kube kuphila lokuphakadze, kuze lohlanyelako ajabule kanye nalowo lovunako.
37 Ngobe kuloko licinisile lelivi lelitsi: ‘Lomunye uyahlanyela, lomunye avune.’
38 Mine nganitfumela kutsi niyekuvuna loko leningakusebentanga. Labanye basebentile, nine-ke ningene emsebentini wabo.”
39 EmaSamariya lamanyenti akulelo dolobha akholwa kuJesu ngelivi lalowo mfati, lowafakaza ngekutsi: “Ungitjele konkhe lengake ngakwenta.”
40 Atsi kube ete kuye emaSamariya, ase ayamncenga kutsi ase ahlalahlale nawo. Ngako-ke, wahlala khona emalanga lamabili.
41 Labanyenti futsi bakholwa ngenca yelivi lakhe.
42 Base batsi kulomfati: “Manje asisakholwa ngobe kushito wena, kodvwa ngobe natsi nje, matfupha, sesitivele futsi sesitibonele kutsi nguye ngempela uMsindzisi welive.”
43 Ngemvakwemalanga lamabili Jesu wesuka lapho waya eGalile.
44 Ngobe Jesu matfupha wafakaza ngekutsi: “Umphrofethi akahlonishwa eveni lakubo.”
45 Bantfu baseGalile bamemukela ngemoya lomuhle, ngobe bebake baya eMkhosini weliPhasika eJerusalema, bafike bakubona konkhe loko labekwenta ngalawo malanga.
46 Jesu wesuka lapho wancandzeka waya eKhana laseGalile, lapho agucula khona emanti aba liwayini. Bekunesiphatsimandla sakahulumende eKhaphanawume. Sasigulelwa ngumsa waso.
47 Satsi kube sive kutsi Jesu sewusukile eJudiya sewuseGalile, saya kuye. Samcela kutsi ehle aye eKhaphanawume, ayewusiphilisela lendvodzana yaso leyase igulela kufa.
48 Ngako-ke Jesu watsi kuso: “Naningaboni tibonakaliso netimangaliso, ngeke nikholwe.”
49 Siphatsimandla satsi: “Nkhosi, yehla ingakafi indvodzana yami!”
50 Jesu watsi kuye: “Hamba, indvodzana yakho seyiphilile.” Lendvodza yakholwa ngemavi aJesu, yavele yahamba.
51 Watsi asehla nje, tisebenti takhe tamhlangabeta ngembiko wekutsi: “Indvodzana yakho seyiyaphila.”
52 Wababuta watsi: “Bekusikhatsi sini nayicala kuba ncono indvodzana yami?” Baphendvula batsi: “Bekungusemini, ngensimbi yekucala, itolo, nakusuka lomkhuhlane kuye.”
53 Uyise wakhumbula kutsi bekunguleso sikhatsi Jesu lasho ngaso kutsi indvodzana yakhe seyiphilile. Ngako-ke yena kanye nemuti wakhe wonkhe bakholwa.
54 Leso-ke kwaba sibonakaliso sesibili lasenta Jesu ngemvakwekubuyela kwakhe eGalile, nase aphuma eJudiya.
1 Emvakwaloko kwaba khona umkhosi wemaJuda, naJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
2 Lapha eJerusalema, eceleni kweliSango Letimvu, bekunelichibi lebekutsiwa ngesiHebheru yiBhethesda, belinemihubhe lesihlanu.
3 Bekulele kuyo ticumbi tetigulane, timphumphutse, netinyonga, nalababefe tinhlangotsi, [bonkhe bebalindzele kutanyatanyiswa kwemanti.
4 Bekuvame njalo kutsi kwehle ingilosi yeNkhosi, ifike iwatamatamise lamanti. Bekutsi lowo longene kucala emuva kwekutanyatanyiswa kwemanti, aphile esifeni sakhe, nome ngabe saluphi luhlobo.]
5 Bekunendvodza lapho leyase igule iminyaka lengema-38.
6 Jesu watsi kube ayibone ilele lapho, ati nekutsi sekuphele sikhatsi lesingakanani igula, watsi kuyo: “Uyatsandza yini kuphiliswa?”
7 Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, ngite umuntfu longangifaka echibini, nakutanyatanyiswa emanti. Ngiyaye ngitsi ngetama kungena, kusuke lomunye umuntfu angengcelele.”
8 Jesu watsi kuye: “Sukuma, utsatse licansi lakho uhambe.”
9 Ngekucwabita kweliso lendvodza yaphila. Yasukuma yatsatsa licansi layo yahamba. BekuliSabatha ngalelo langa.
10 Ngako emaJuda atjela lendvodza lebeyiphilisiwe atsi: “Phela lamuhla liSabatha, awukavumeleki kwetfwala lelicansi.”
11 Yona yaphendvula yatsi: “Lona longiphilisile, nguye lotsite kimi: ‘Tsatsa licansi lakho uhambe.’ ”
12 Ambuta atsi: “Ngubani yena lowo muntfu lotsite kuwe: ‘Tsatsa licansi lakho uhambe’?”
13 Kodvwa lendvodza lebeyiphilisiwe beyingamati kutsi ngubani, ngobe bekunesicumbi sebantfu kuleyo ndzawo, futsi naJesu abesahambile.
14 Ngemvakwaloko, Jesu wahlangana nayo seyisethempelini watsi kuyo: “Uyabona kambe kutsi sewuphilile? Ungaphindzi-ke wone, funa wehlelwe ngulokukhulu kakhulu kunaloku.”
15 Lendvodza yesuka lapho, yahamba yayawutjela emaJuda kutsi nguJesu lona labeyiphilisile.
16 Ngaloko-ke emaJuda amtingela Jesu, ngobe loko abekwente ngeliSabatha.
17 Kodvwa Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Babe wami seloku usasebenta kuze kube manje; nami-ke ngenta njalo.”
18 Kwaba shangatsi uwabangile emaJuda ngaloko kusho njalo kwakhe, afuna kumbulala kakhulu kunakucala, ngobe abengakephuli liSabatha kuphela, kodvwa waphindze watsi Nkulunkulu nguYise, watenta lolingana naNkulunkulu.
19 Ngako Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: INdvodzana ingeke itentele lutfo ngekwayo, kuphela yenta loko lebona uYise akwenta, ngobe loko lakwentako yena, neNdvodzana iyakwenta.
20 Ngobe uYise uyayitsandza iNdvodzana, uyikhombisa konkhe lakwentako yena. Utayikhombisa imisebenti lemikhulu kunalena, nize nimangale.
21 Njengobe uYise avusa labafile baphile, nayo-ke iNdvodzana iyabaphilisa labo letsandza kutsi baphile.
22 UYise akehluleli muntfu, konkhe kwehlulela ukunike iNdvodzana,
23 kuze bonkhe bahloniphe iNdvodzana njengobe bahlonipha uYise. Lowo longayihloniphi iNdvodzana, akahloniphi neYise loyitfumile.
24 “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lova livi lami akholwe ngulongitfumile, unekuphila lokuphakadze. Akayi ekwehlulelweni, kodvwa sewuphumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni.
25 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sikhatsi siyeta, nanyalo sesifikile lapho labafile bayawuliva livi leNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, nalabo labalivako bayawuphila.
26 Njengobe uYise anekuphila ngekwakhe, kanjalo uyiphile neNdvodzana kutsi ibe nekuphila ngekwayo.
27 Uyiphile emandla ekwehlulela, ngobe iyiNdvodzana yemuntfu.
28 Kunganimangalisi loko, ngobe sikhatsi siyeta lapho bonkhe bantfu labasemathuneni bayawuliva livi layo.
29 Labo labente kulunga bayawuvukela ekuphileni, labente lokubi bayawuvukela ekulahlweni.”
30 “Mine ngingeke ngitentele lutfo ngekwami; ngehlulela njengaloko lengikuvako, kwehlulela kwami kulungile, ngobe angifuni yona intsandvo yami, kepha intsandvo yalowo longitfumile.
31 “Nangitifakazela mine, bufakazi bami abusilo liciniso.
32 Kodvwa kukhona longifakazelako, futsi ngiyati nekutsi bufakazi labufakazako ngami buliciniso.
33 Nine nitfumele titfunywa tenu kuJohane, wafike walifakazela liciniso.
34 Kepha mine angikasimi ebufakazini bemuntfu, kodvwa loko nginitjelela kutsi nitewusindziswa.
35 Yena-ke abesibane lesivutsako nalesikhanyako, nine-ke benitimisele kujabula kwesikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe.
36 Kepha nginebufakazi lobukhulu kunebaJohane, ngobe imisebenti Babe langinike yona kutsi ngiyente, yona lemisebenti lengiyentako iyangifakazela kutsi ngitfunywe nguBabe.
37 NaBabe longitfumile ufakazile ngami. Anizange nilive livi lakhe, anizange nisibone nesimo sakhe;
38 kunjalo nje aniligcini nelivi lakhe etinhlitiyweni tenu, ngobe yena lowo lamtfumile anikholwa kuye.
39 Niphenya imiBhalo, ngobe nicabanga kutsi nitawutfola kuphila lokuphakadze kuyo, kantsi ngiyo lucobo lefakaza ngami.
40 Kepha anivumi kuta kimi kuze phela nitewuba nekuphila.
41 “Mine angilwemukeli ludvumo kubantfu.
42 Kepha ngiyanati kutsi nine nite lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu etinhlitiyweni tenu.
43 Mine ngite egameni laBabe, kodvwa aningemukeli; kepha nakuta lomunye atitela egameni lakhe, yena nitamemukela.
44 Ningakholwa kanjani nine nidvumisana nodvwana nje, ningalufuni ludvumo loluvela kuNkulunkulu, lokunguye yedvwa?
45 “Ningacabangi-ke kutsi ngitanimangalela kuBabe. Ukhona lonimangalelako, yena loMosi lenetsembele kuye.
46 Kube benikholwa nguMosi, ngabe niyakholwa nangimi, ngobe yena wabhala ngami.
47 Kodvwa naningakholwa ngulokubhalwe nguye, pho, emavi ami nitawakholwa njani?”
1 Emvakwaloko Jesu wahamba waya ngesheya kweLwandle lwaseGalile lolulwaseThibheriyase.
2 Sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela, ngobe sasibone tibonakaliso labetente kulabagulako.
3 Jesu wenyukela entsabeni, wefike wahlala phansi akanye nebafundzi bakhe.
4 UMkhosi wemaJuda weliPhasika bese usedvute.
5 Jesu watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona kutsi sicuku lesikhulu sita kuye, watsi kuFiliphu: “Labantfu sitabatsengela kuphi tinkhwa batewudla?”
6 Abembuta loko amhlola nje, ngobe yena abekwati labetakwenta.
7 Filiphu wamphendvula watsi: “Tinkhwa temaLangeni langema-200 tingeke tibenele, kube ngulowo nalowo atfole lucetwana nje.”
8 Lomunye webafundzi bakhe, Andreya, umnakaboSimoni Phetro, watsi kuye:
9 “Kukhona umfana lapha lonetinkhwa tebhali letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili. Kepha kungentani loko, bantfu babanyenti kangaka nje?”
10 Jesu watsi: “Hlalisani labantfu.” Bekunetjani lobunyenti kuleyo ndzawo. Emadvodza lahlaliswa phansi abengacishe abe ti-5 000.
11 Jesu watitsatsa letinkhwa, wabonga, wase utiphakululela laba bebahleti phansi, wabuye, wenta njalo futsi nangetinhlanti, kwaya ngekutsi basakufuna yini kudla.
12 Kwatsi nase besutsi, watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Butsani timvutfuluka letisele, kubete lokulahlekako.”
13 Batibutsa, bagcwalisa emabhasikidi la-12 ngetimvutfuluka tetinkhwa tebhali letatisihlanu letatisele kulababedla.
14 Kwatsi bantfu nababona lesibonakaliso lasenta Jesu, batsi: “Impela, lona ngumphrofethi labefanele kuta emhlabeni.”
15 Ngako-ke Jesu ati kutsi batawuta bambambe bambeke inkhosi, wamonyuka waya entsabeni yena yedvwa.
16 Ekushoneni kwelilanga bafundzi baJesu behla baya elwandle.
17 Bangena esikebheni, bewela lwandle baya eKhaphanawume, kwase kuhlwile, Jesu abesolo angakefiki kubo.
18 Kwavunguta umoya lomkhulu, lwandle lwavuka indlwabane.
19 Bafundzi bese bagwedle emakhilometha lasihlanu nome lasitfupha ngesikhatsi babona Jesu ahamba etikwemanti, asondzela esikebheni, betfuka besaba kakhulu.
20 Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Ningesabi, ngimi.”
21 Bese bajabulele kutsi bamekhwete esikebheni sabo. Batsi bangakabheki babona sebefikile eveni labebaya kulo.
22 Ngakusasa lesicumbi sebantfu lebesisasele ngesheya kwelwandle, sabona kutsi bese kute lesinye sikebhe, sakhumbula nekutsi bese sisinye kuphela, nekutsi Jesu abengakahambi ngesikebhe sebafundzi bakhe, kodvwa babehambe bodvwa.
23 Kodvwa letinye tikebhe lebetiphuma eThibheriyase, tefika edvutane naleyo ndzawo, lapho lesicumbi sasidlele khona tinkhwa emvakwekubonga kweNkhosi.
24 Satsi kube sibone lesicumbi sebantfu kutsi Jesu nebafundzi bakhe abasekho lapho, sakhwela etikebheni saya eKhaphanawume, sifuna Jesu.
25 Batsi kube bamtfole asangesheya kwelwandle, batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, ufike nini lapha?”
26 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Aningifuni ngobe nibone tibonakaliso, kepha ningifuna ngobe nidle tinkhwa, nesutsa.
27 Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
28 Base bayambuta-ke batsi: “Singentani lokungukona kuyimisebenti yaNkulunkulu?”
29 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Umsebenti waNkulunkulu kutsi nikholwe nguye lamtfumile.”
30 Base batsi kuye: “Sibonakaliso sini semandla longasenta kuze sibone, sitewukholwa nguwe? Msebenti muni lowentako?
31 Bokhokho betfu badla imana ehlane, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Wabapha sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, kutsi badle.’ ”
32 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Bekungesiye Mosi lona lowanipha sinkhwa lesavela ezulwini, kepha Babe unipha sinkhwa sibili sivela ezulwini.
33 Ngobe sinkhwa laphana ngaso Nkulunkulu nguleso lesehla siphuma ezulwini, lesiletsa kuphila emhlabeni.”
34 Base batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siphe leso sinkhwa onkhe emalanga.”
35 Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome.
36 Kepha nginitjelile kutsi ningibonile, kodvwa anikakholwa.
37 “Konkhe langipha kona Babe kutawuta kimi; lotako kimi, angeke ngimlahlele ngephandle.
38 Ngobe kwehla kwami ezulwini akusiko kutsi ngetela kutakwenta intsandvo yami, kepha kutakwenta intsandvo yalowo longitfumile.
39 Intsandvo yalona longitfumile kutsi ngingalahlekelwa lutfo kuko konkhe loko langiphe kona, kepha ngikuvuse ngemhla wekuphela.
40 Ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaBabe kutsi, bonkhe lababone iNdvodzana, base bakholwa kuyo, babe nekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngiyawubavusa ngemhla wekuphela.”
41 EmaJuda ase acala kukhonona ngaye, ngobe phela abetsite: “Mine ngisinkhwa lesehla ezulwini.”
42 Ngako batsi: “Lona akusiye yini Jesu, umsa waJosefa, uyise nenina lesibatiko? Pho, usho kanjani kutsi: ‘Ngehle ezulwini’?”
43 Jesu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Anisiwuvungama nodvwana!
44 Kute umuntfu longeta kimi nangabe Babe, lokunguyena angitfumile, angamdvonsi. Ngemhla wekuphela mine-ke ngiyawumvusa aphile.
45 Kubhaliwe kubaphrofethi kutsi: ‘Bonkhe bayawuba ngulabafundziswe nguNkulunkulu.’ Bonkhe labevile kuBabe, bafundza kuye, bayeta kimi.
46 Kute umuntfu loke wambona Babe, ngaphandle kwalowo lovela kuNkulunkulu; nguyena-ke lambonile Babe.
47 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lokholwako, unekuphila lokuphakadze.
48 Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila.
49 Bokhokho benu badla imana ehlane, kodvwa bafa.
50 Lesi sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, kuze wonkhe umuntfu asidle angabe asafa.
51 Mine ngisinkhwa lesinekuphila lesehla ezulwini, umuntfu nakadla lesinkhwa uyawuphila ingunaphakadze. Futsi-ke lesinkhwa, lengitasinikelela kuphila kwelive, siyinyama yami.”
52 EmaJuda aphikisana odvwana atsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, kutsi siyidle?”
53 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningayidli inyama yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu, ninatse nengati yayo, nite kuphila.
54 Lodla inyama anatse nengati yami, unekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngemhla wekuphela ngiyawumvusa aphile.
55 Ngobe inyama yami ikudla sibili, nengati yami isinatfo sibili.
56 “Lodla inyama yami, anatse ingati yami, unekuphila; uhlala kimi, nami ngihlala kuye.
57 Njengobe Babe lophilako angitfumile, nami ngiphila ngaBabe, kanjalo-ke lodla mine, uyawuphila ngami.
58 Lesi-ke sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, asifanani nesinkhwa lesadliwa bokhokho benu, babuye bafa. Lodla lesinkhwa uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze.”
59 Konkhe loko Jesu wakukhuluma asesinagogeni eKhaphanawume, afundzisa.
60 Linyenti lebafundzi bakhe lelayiva lenkhulumo latsi: “Ilukhuni-ke lemfundziso. Ngubani nje longayiva?”
61 Kepha Jesu ati enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi bafundzi bakhe bayakhonona ngalenkhulumo yakhe, watsi: “Kuyanenyanyisa yini loko?
62 Kepha niyawutsini nase nibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu yenyuka iya lapho beyivele ikhona kucala?
63 Lokunika imphilo nguMoya; inyama ayinamsebenti; emavi lengiwakhuluma kini anguMoya, futsi akuphila.
64 Noko bakhona labanye lapha emkhatsini wenu labangakholwa.” Ngobe Jesu bekati kwasekucaleni kutsi bobani labangakholwa, nekutsi ngubani labetamtsengisa.
65 Wachubeka watsi: “Ngiko nje ngitsite kini: Kute longeta kimi, nangakakuphiwa nguBabe.”
66 Emvakwaloko labanyenti bebafundzi bakhe bamhlubuka, abazange baphindze bahambe naye.
67 Ngako Jesu watsi kulabo labebali-12: “Nani nifuna kuncandzeka yini?”
68 Simoni Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, singasuka kuwe siyephi? Ngobe emavi ekuphila lokuphakadze akuwe.
69 Nyalo sesiyati, futsi siyakholwa, kutsi wena unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
70 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anginikhetsanga naba li-12 yini nine? Noko lomunye wenu ungusathane.”
71 Abekhuluma ngaJudasi, umsa waSimoni Skariyothi, ngobe nguye labetamtsengisa, naye futsi abengulomunye walabo labebali-12.
1 Emvakwaloko Jesu walihambahamba laseGalile; akatsandzanga kuya eJudiya, ngobe emaJuda abefuna kumbulala.
2 Bese kusondzele uMkhosi wemaJuda wemaDlangala.
3 Bomnakabo batsi kuye: “Suka kulendzawo uye eJudiya, kuze bafundzi bakho batewubona lemisebenti yakho loyentako.
4 Kute lofihla lakwentako nakafuna kutsi atiwe. Njengobe wenta letintfo nje, tibonakalise wena kulo lonkhe live.”
5 Ngisho nabomnakabo imbala, babengakholwa kuye.
6 Waphendvula Jesu watsi: “Sikhatsi sami asikefiki, kodvwa kini sonkhe sikhatsi silungile.
7 Live lingeke linitondze nine, kodvwa mine liyangitondza, ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi.
8 Nine yenyukani niye emkhosini, kepha mine ngingeke ngenyuke kwanyalo ngiye kulomkhosi, ngobe sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki.”
9 Watsi kube asho njalo, wachubeka wahlala eGalile.
10 Batsi kube benyuke baye emkhosini labomnakabo, yena-ke wanyenya, wenyuka abalandzela.
11 EmaJuda wona abetingelana naJesu lapha kulomkhosi, abutana odvwa atsi: “Uphi-ke yena?”
12 Kwaba nekuvungatela lokukhulu ngaye emkhatsini weticumbi. Labanye batsi: “Ulungile mosi lomuntfu,” labanye batsi: “Lomuntfu uyaganga, ngobe wedukisa bantfu.”
13 Noko bekute labekhulumela etulu, ngobe babesaba emaJuda.
14 Kwatsi sekungusekhatsi nemkhosi, Jesu wenyukela ethempelini, wacala wafundzisa.
15 EmaJuda amangala kakhulu, adzimate atsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu lolwati lolungaka ulutsatsaphi, angazange asalufundzele nje?”
16 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Loku lengikufundzisako akusiyo imfundziso yami, kodvwa yalongitfumile.
17 Umuntfu nakatsandza kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu utakwati ngalemfundziso yami, nome iphuma kuNkulunkulu, nome ngitikhulumela kwami nje.
18 Lotikhulumela kwakhe ufuna ludvumo lwakhe, kepha lofuna ludvumo lwalowo lamtfumile, lowo ucinisile, futsi kute kungalungi kuye.
19 Mosi akaninikanga yini umtsetfo? Kodvwa kute namunye emkhatsini wenu lowulalelako lowo mtsetfo. Nentiwa yini lokutsi nifune kungibulala?”
20 Sicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Unelidimoni wena, ngubani lofuna kukubulala?”
21 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngenta umsebenti munye ngeliSabatha, kodvwa namanje nisamangele ngawo.
22 Mosi waninika lisiko lekusoka, (noko kungasho kutsi liphuma kuye kodvwa kubokhokho benu), umuntfu niyamsoka nome kuliSabatha.
23 Nangabe-ke umuntfu niyamsoka ngeliSabatha, kuze phela ningawephuli umtsetfo waMosi, pho, ningitfukutselelelani-ke mine nangiphilisa umuntfu ngeliSabatha?
24 Ningabokwehlulela ngekubuka kwemehlo enu, kodvwa yehlulelani ngekwehlulela lokulungile!”
25 Base batsi labanye baseJerusalema: “Lomuntfu akusiye yini lona labafuna kumbulala?
26 Ase nimbuke, ukhuluma nje ebaleni, akafihli, kute labamphikisa kuko. Kungahle kube kwentiwa kutsi baphatsi nabo sebayati yini kutsi lomuntfu vele unguKhristu?
27 Kodvwa Khristu nakefika, kute loyawumati kutsi uphuma kuphi, kepha lona siyamati mosi kutsi uphuma kuphi.”
28 Jesu wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu afundzisa ethempelini, watsi: “Niyangati, futsi niyati nekutsi ngiphumaphi; mine-ke angikatiteli lapha, kodvwa lowo longitfumile, leningamati nine, ucinisile.
29 Kodvwa mine ngiyamati yena, ngobe ngiphuma kuye, nguye longitfumile.”
30 Ngako base bafuna kumbamba, kodvwa kute lowake wambeka sandla, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe sasisengakefiki.
31 Kodvwa labanyenti kulesicumbi bakholwa nguye batsi: “Nasefikile Khristu, uyakwenta tibonakaliso letinyenti letendlula leti letentiwe ngulona yini?”
32 BaFarisi beva sicuku sivungatela ngaye ngaletintfo. Ngako baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi base batfumela tinceku kutsi timbambe.
33 Jesu wase utsi: “Ngisetawuba nani kwesikhashana, bese ngiyahamba ngibuyela kulowo longitfumile.
34 Nitangifuna, kodvwa ngeke ningitfole, ngobe lapho ngiya khona, ningeke nine nikhone kuta.”
35 Ngako emaJuda ase akhuluma odvwana atsi: “Utakuya kuphi lapho singetimtfola khona? Kungabe utakuya kulabasakatekile bemaGriki ayewufundzisa bona yini?
36 Nkhulumo yini yona lena? Usho kutsini nakatsi: ‘Niyawungifuna ningete nangitfola;’ nalokutsi: ‘Lapho ngikhona, nine ningeke nikhone kuta’?”
37 Kepha ngelilanga lelikhulu lekugcina lemkhosi, Jesu wasukuma wema, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi anatse.
38 Lokholwa ngimi, njengekusho kwemiBhalo, etibilinini takhe kuyawuhlala kugobhota imifula yemanti ekuphila.”
39 Jesu abekhuluma ngaMoya labebatawumemukela laba lababekholwa kuye, ngobe Moya abengakefiki, kwatise kutsi Jesu abesengakakhatimuliswa.
40 Batsi nabaweva lamavi, labanye kulabo bantfu batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu ungumphrofethi.”
41 Labanye batsi: “UnguKhristu.” Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Kungenteka yini kutsi Khristu avele eGalile?
42 UmBhalo kawushongo yini kutsi: ‘Khristu uvela entalweni yaDavide, eBhetlehema lapho abehlala khona Davide’?”
43 Ngako lesicumbi sase sehlukana ekhatsi ngaye.
44 Labanye babo babefuna kumbamba, kepha kwabate lowabeka sandla etikwakhe.
45 Tinceku tancandzeka tabuyela kubaphristi nebaFarisi, bona bafike batsi: “Yini ningakamletsi la kitsi?”
46 Tinceku tabaphendvula tatsi: “Kute umuntfu lowake wakhuluma njengalowa muntfu.”
47 BaFarisi baphendvula batsi: “Nani senedukisiwe?
48 Nise nambona yini nobe munye nje webaholi nobe webaFarisi, akholwa kulomuntfu?
49 Lesicumbi asiwati umtsetfo, ngako-ke singaphansi kwesicalekiso saNkulunkulu!”
50 Nikhodemu abengulomunye wabo, lona lowaya kuyawubonana naJesu ebusuku ngalelinye lilanga, watsi kubo:
51 “Kodvwa ngekwemtsetfo wetfu umuntfu uyanikwa yini sigwebo angakaze abutwe kuvakale kahle kutsi cala lini lalentile?”
52 Bamphendvula batsi: “Wo, kantsi nawe uphuma eGalile yini? Asewuphenye kahle imiBhalo, utawukhandza kutsi akukho mphrofethi loyawuvela eGalile.” [
53 Base bayahamba-ke, ngulowo nalowo watibuyelela ekhaya lakhe.
1 Jesu wesuka lapho waya eNtsabeni Yemincumo.
2 Ekuseni ngeluvivi wabuya weta ethempelini. Bantfu bonkhe beta kuye; wase uhlala phansi uyabafundzisa.
3 Kepha tati temtsetfo nebaFarisi baletsa kuye umfati labebambambe aphinga, beta bamfake ekhatsi.
4 Batsi kuJesu: “Mfundzisi, lomfati ubanjwe aphinga.
5 Emtsetfweni Mosi wasiyala ngebantfu labanje kutsi bafanele bagcotjwe ngematje baze bafe. Wena-ke utsini?”
6 Phela bakusho loko bamlinga kuze babe nesizatfu sekummangalela, kepha Jesu wesuka wagobondzela wabhala ngemuno emhlabatsini.
7 Batsi basambuta ngaloko, wavuka watsi kubo: “Lote sono emkhatsini wenu, akacale kucala amgcobe ngelitje!”
8 Waphindza wagobondzela, wabhala phansi emhlabatsini.
9 Batsi nabakuva loko baphuma ngamunye ngamunye, kwacala labadzala kwaze kwaba wekugcina. Jesu wasala yedvwa, nalomfati abeseloku eme khona lapho.
10 Jesu waphakamisa inhloko watsi kulomfati: “Hhawu! Mfati, sebaphi kantsi laba bebatekumangalela? Sekute yini lokulahla ngelicala?”
11 Yena watsi: “Kute, Nkhosi.” Jesu watsi: “Nami-ke angikulahli. Hamba ungabe usona.”]
12 Jesu wakhuluma kubo futsi watsi: “Mine ngikukhanya kwelive. Lowo longilandzelako angeke asahamba ebumnyameni, kodvwa uyawuba nekukhanya kwekuphila.”
13 BaFarisi batsi kuye: “Manje utifakazela wena. Bufakazi bakho abukaciniseki.”
14 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Cha, nome ngingatifakazela, bufakazi bami bucinisile, ngobe mine ngiyati lapho ngiphuma khona, nalapho ngiya khona ngiyati; kepha nine anati lapho ngiphuma khona, nalapho ngiya khona futsi anati.
15 Nine nehlulela ngekwebuntfu, mine angehluleli muntfu.
16 Nome ngehlulela, kwehlulela kwami kungulokucinisile, ngobe angingedvwa kuloku, kodvwa ngikanye naBabe lowangitfuma.
17 Kubhaliwe emtsetfweni wenu kutsi bufakazi bebantfu lababili bucinisile.
18 Mine ngiyatifakazela, naBabe longitfumile futsi ufakaza ngami.”
19 Base batsi kuye: “Uphi uyihlo?” Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Aningati mine, naBabe animati. Kube beningati mine, ngabe naBabe niyamati.”
20 Jesu wakusho konkhe loku ngesikhatsi afundzisa asethempelini, lapho kwakubekwe khona emabhokisi eminikelo. Kute lowambopha, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe sasisengakefiki.
21 Jesu waphindza futsi watsi kubo: “Ngiyahamba mine, niyawungifuna, nifele etonweni tenu. Ningeke nikhone kuya lapho ngiya khona mine.”
22 Ngako emaJuda ase atsi: “Kungabe utatibulala yini, ngobe naku utsi: ‘Lapho ngiya khona mine, nine ningeke nikhone kuya’?”
23 Watsi kubo: “Nine navela phansi, mine ngavela etulu. Nine nibelive, kodvwa mine angisiye wakulelive.
24 Ngiko nje ngatsi kini: ‘Nitawufela etonweni tenu, naningakholwa kutsi: “Mine Nginguye leNginguye.” ’ ”
25 Base batsi kuye: “Ungubani?” Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nguloko lenganitjela kona kwasekucaleni.
26 Nginalokunyenti lengingakusho ngani, nalenginganehlulela ngako. Noko, lona longitfumile ucinisile, nami live ngilitjela loko lengikuve kuye.”
27 Babengacondzisisi kahle kutsi ukhuluma kubo ngeYise.
28 Ngako Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Nase niyiphakamisile iNdvodzana yeMuntfu, nitakwati kutsi: ‘Mine Nginguye leNginguye;’ nekutsi futsi angenti lutfo ngekwami; kepha ngikhuluma loko, njengobe ngifundziswe nguBabe.
29 Lowo longitfumile unami; akangishiyi ngedvwa, ngobe sonkhe sikhatsi ngenta lokutsandzekako kuye.”
30 Labanyenti labamuva Jesu akhuluma letintfo bakholwa kuye.
31 Ngako Jesu wakhuluma kulamaJuda labesakholwe nguye watsi: “Nanime emavini ami, nibafundzi bami sibili;
32 niyawulati liciniso, neliciniso liyawunikhulula.”
33 Baphendvula batsi: “Tsine siyintalelwane ya-Abrahama. Asizange sesibe tigcili temuntfu. Usho kutsini-ke nawutsi: ‘Nitawuba ngulabakhululekile’?”
34 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Wonkhe umuntfu lowenta sono, usigcili sesono.
35 Angitsi kambe sigcili asihlali endlini siphelane, kepha indvodzana ihlala siphelane ngobe yakhona.
36 Ngako-ke nangabe iNdvodzana inikhulula, nitawuba ngulabakhululekile sibili.
37 Ngiyati kutsi niyintalelwane ya-Abrahama. Kepha nifuna kungibulala, ngobe livi lami aliyitfoli indzawo etinhlitiyweni tenu.
38 Mine ngikhuluma ngaloko lengikubone kuBabe, nani-ke nenta loko lenikutjelwe nguyihlo.”
39 Bamphendvula batsi: “Babe wetfu ngu-Abrahama.” Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kube benibantfwana ba-Abrahama ngempela, ngabe nenta imisebenti ya-Abrahama.
40 Kodvwa manje nifuna kungibulala mine lenginitjela liciniso lengilive kuNkulunkulu: Abrahama akazange asakwente loko.
41 “Nine nenta imisebenti yeyihlo.” Batsi kuye: “Tsine asisibo bekuphingwa, sinaBabe munye, nguNkulunkulu lucobo.”
42 Jesu watsi kubo: “Kube Nkulunkulu abenguYihlo, ngabe niyangitsandza mine, ngobe ngefika ngiphuma kuNkulunkulu. Angikamane ngatitela nje, kepha ngitfunywe nguye.
43 Nentiwa yini kutsi ningete nayivisisa lenkhulumo yami? Kungobe niyehluleka kuliva livi lami.
44 Nine nibeyihlo Sathane. Nitsandza kwenta tinkhanuko teyihlo. Yena abevele angumbulali webantfu kusukela ekucaleni, akemi ecinisweni, ngobe liciniso kute kuye. Nakakhuluma emanga, ukhuluma intfo yakhe, ngobe ungumcambimanga neyise wawo onkhe emanga.
45 “Kepha anikholwa ngimi, ngobe mine nginitjela liciniso.
46 Ngubani nje emkhatsini wenu longangilahla ngesono? Pho, aningikholwa ngani, nanginitjela liciniso?
47 “Umuntfu lowaNkulunkulu uyaweva emavi aNkulunkulu, ngiko nje nine ningeva, ngobe anisibo baNkulunkulu.”
48 EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Sicala emanga yini, nasitsi ungumSamariya, nekutsi unelidimoni?”
49 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anginadimoni mine, ngidvumisa Babe, nine-ke seniyangetfuka.
50 Mine-ke angifuni lwami ludvumo. Ukhona lolufunako nalowehlulelako.
51 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nangabe umuntfu agcina livi lami, angeke akubone kufa nini nanini.”
52 EmaJuda atsi kuye: “Cha, sesibonile ngempela kutsi unelidimoni. Abrahama wafa, nebaphrofethi futsi bafa. Kepha wena utsi: ‘Lowo lowenta livi lami, angeke afe.’
53 Wena umkhulu yini kunababe wetfu Abrahama losewafa kanye nebaphrofethi lasebafa? Wena-ke ucabanga kutsi ungubani?”
54 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nangitidvumisa mine, ludvumo lwami lulite. NguBabe longidvumisako, lona lenitsi nani unguNkulunkulu wenu.
55 “Kodvwa nine anikamati, mine ngiyamati. Kube bengitsite angimati, bengitawube ngicala emanga njengani. Kepha mine ngiyamati. Livi lakhe ngiyaligcina.
56 Uyihlo Abrahama wajabulela kubona lilanga lami. Walubona, wajabula.”
57 EmaJuda ase atsi kuye: “Usete neminyaka lengema-50 budzala, kepha sewusitjela kutsi sewubonane na-Abrahama?”
58 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Asengakabikho Abrahama, solo ngikhona mine.”
59 Batsi basatsatsa ematje kutsi batemgcoba ngawo, Jesu watsi phicephice waphuma ethempelini, wahamba.
1 Jesu watsi endlula nje, wabona umuntfu labeyimphumphutse seloku atalwa.
2 Bafundzi bakhe bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kwabangelwa sono sabani lokutsi lomuntfu atalwe ayimphumphutse? Sono sakhe yini nome sebatali bakhe?”
3 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kute lowona; yena nome batali bakhe, abazange sebente sono lesabangela lobumphumphutse, kepha loku kwenteka khona kutawubonakaliswa imisebenti yaNkulunkulu kuye.
4 Kufanele sisebente imisebenti yalowo longitfumile, kusesemini; buyeta busuku, lapho kuyawubate loyawuba nemandla ekusebenta.
5 Ngisesekhona lapha emhlabeni ngikukhanya kwemhlaba.”
6 Watsi nasakushito loko Jesu, wakhafulela ematse emhlabatsini, wenta ludzaka ngawo, wase ulunindza emehlweni alemphumphutse.
7 Watsi kuyo: “Hamba uyewugeza echibini laseSilowama!” (Lelibito lisho kutsi: “Utfunyiwe”.) Lendvodza yavele yahamba yayawugeza, yabuya seyibona.
8 Ngako bomakhelwane bayo kanye nebantfu nje lababeyibona ihleti icela kuphiwa, babutana batsi: “Lendvodza akusiyo yini lena beyihlalela kucela kuphiwa?”
9 Labanye batsi: “Ngiyo.” Labanye batsi: “Cha, akusiyo, kodvwa ufanana nayo.” Yena watsi: “Nginguye.”
10 Bambuta batsi: “Pho, emehlo akho avuleke kanjani?”
11 Wabaphendvula watsi: “Lomuntfu lokutsiwa nguJesu, wente ludzaka walunindza emehlweni ami, wase utsi kimi: ‘Hamba uyewugeza eSilowama!’ Ngako-ke ngaya, ngageza, ngase ngiyabona.”
12 Bambuta batsi: “Uphi yena?” Watsi: “Angimati.”
13 Base bayimikisa kubaFarisi lendvodza lebeyiyimphumphutse.
14 BekuliSabatha mhlazana Jesu enta loludzaka, avula emehlo alemphumphutse.
15 BaFarisi-ke bayibuta futsi lendvodza kutsi emehlo ayo avuleke kanjani. Yabatjela yatsi: “Unindze ngeludzaka emehlweni ami, ngageza, ngase ngiyabona.”
16 Labanye baFarisi batsi: “Lomuntfu lowente loku akaphumi khona kuNkulunkulu, ngobe naku akawuhloniphi umtsetfo weliSabatha.” Labanye batsi: “Umuntfu losoni angatenta kanjani tibonakaliso letinje?” Kwaba khona kwehlukana emkhatsini wabo.
17 Ngako baFarisi baphindza bayibuta lendvodza batsi: “Wena utsini ngaye, njengaloku avule emehlo akho nje?” Yona yaphendvula yatsi: “Ungumphrofethi.”
18 Noko emaJuda akazange ayikholwe kutsi beyiyimphumphutse, nekutsi seyitfole kubona. Badzimate babita batali bayo.
19 Bababuta batsi: “Lena yindvodzana yenu yini? Nisho kutsi seloku yatalwa beyingaboni? Pho, seyibona kanjani nyalo?”
20 Batali bayo baphendvula batsi: “Siyati kutsi lona uyindvodzana yetfu, nekutsi watalwa ayimphumphutse.
21 Kepha kutsi sewubona njani nyalo, nekutsi ngubani lovule emehlo akhe, asati. Butani yena, sewukhulile utatiphendvulela.”
22 Batali bakhe bakusho loko ngobe bebesaba emaJuda. Phela abesavumelene ngekutsi lotawufakaza kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, abeyawuncunywa esinagogeni.
23 Ngiko nje batali bakhe batsi: “Sewukhulile. Butani yena.”
24 Baphindza futsi kwesibili bayibita lendvodza lebeyiyimphumphutse batsi kuyo: “Ase unike Nkulunkulu ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso. Tsine siyati kutsi lomuntfu lona usoni.”
25 Yona yatsi: “Kwekutsi usoni nome akasiso, angikwati; kepha kunye lengikwatiko, kutsi mine bengiyimphumphutse, kodvwa nyalo sengiyabona.”
26 Batsi kuye: “Wente njani kuwe? Uwavule njani emehlo akho?”
27 Yaphendvula yatsi: “Kadze nginitjela solomane ningeva. Nifunelani kuphindze nive? Niyafuna yini nani kuba bafundzi bakhe?”
28 Bametfuka batsi: “Nguwe umfundzi wakhe. Tsine sibafundzi baMosi.
29 Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuMosi, kepha lona asimati nekutsi uphumaphi.”
30 Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi: “Simangaliso-ke lesi, nine anati kutsi uphumaphi! Ingani emehlo ami uwavulile!
31 Siyati kutsi Nkulunkulu akativa toni; kodvwa nangabe umuntfu amesaba Nkulunkulu, ente intsandvo yakhe, lowo uyamuva.
32 Seloku kwadalwa umhlaba, akuzange sekuvakale kutsi ukhona lowake wavula emehlo emuntfu lowatalwa ayimphumphutse.
33 Kube lomuntfu abengaveli kuNkulunkulu, abengeke ente lutfo.”
34 Bayiphendvula batsi: “Wena watalelwa esonweni; wena futsi sewufundzisa tsine?” Base bayincuma esinagogeni labo.
35 Jesu weva kutsi bayincumile. Wahlangana nayo watsi kuyo: “Uyakholwa yini eNdvodzaneni yeMuntfu?”
36 Yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkhosi, ngitjele kutsi ingubani, kuze ngitewukholwa kuyo.”
37 Jesu watsi kuyo: “Sewuyibonile, ngiyo lena lokhuluma nayo.”
38 Lendvodza yaguca embikwaJesu, yatsi: “Nkhosi, ngiyakholwa.”
39 Jesu watsi: “Mine ngitele kwehlulela kulelive, kuze labangaboni babone, nalababonako babe timphumphutse.”
40 Labo baFarisi lababelapho bamuva nakasho njalo, batsi kuye: “Pho, tsine sitimphumphutse yini?”
41 Jesu watsi kubo: “Kube benitimphumphutse, ngabe nite sono, kepha ngobe nitsi: ‘Siyabona,’ licala lenu lisanihlalele.”
1 “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Longangeni ngelisango esibayeni setimvu kodvwa asuke afohle, ekhwele kulenye indzawo, ulisela nemphangi.
2 Kepha longena ngelisango ungumelusi wetimvu.
3 Umgadzi welisango uyamvulela lowo, netimvu tiyaliva livi lakhe. Takhe timvu utibita ngemabito ato atiholele ngephandle.
4 Nasaphume nato tonkhe utihola embili, tona timlandzele ngemuva, ngobe tiyalati livi lakhe.
5 Ngeke timlandzele lomunye umuntfu, kodvwa tiyawumbalekela; ngobe atiwati emavi ebafokati.”
6 Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso, kodvwa bona abazange beve kahle kutsi kuyini loku labekukhuluma kubo.
7 Ngako Jesu waphindza watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Mine ngilisango letimvu.
8 Bonkhe labefika kucala kunami bangemasela nebaphangi; kodvwa timvu atizange setibalalele.
9 Mine ngilisango, umuntfu nakangena ngami uyawusindziswa; uyawungena, aphume, akhandze lidlelo.
10 Lisela litela kweba, nekubulala, nekubhubhisa. Mine ngitele kwekutsi bantfu babe nekuphila; babe nako kuphuphume.
11 “Mine ngingumelusi lolungile. Umelusi lolungile udzela kuphila kwakhe ngenca yetimvu.
12 Umuntfu locashiwe, longesiye umelusi wetimvu, naletimvu kungesito takhe, nakabona imphisi ita, ushiya letimvu, abaleke, imphisi itisukele itihlakate.
13 Ngobe phela lomuntfu ucashiwe, ngako akatinakekeli letimvu.
14 Mine ngingumelusi lolungile, ngiyatati timvu tami, nato futsi tiyangati.
15 Njengobe naBabe uyangati, nami ngiyamati, ngidzela kuphila kwami ngenca yetimvu.
16 Nginaletinye timvu letingesito noko takulesibaya, nato futsi kufanele ngitiletse, titakuliva livi lami. Titawuba mhlambi munye tonkhe nemelusi munye.
17 “Ngaloko-ke Babe uyangitsandza, ngobe ngidzela kuphila kwami khona ngitawubuya ngikutsatse futsi.
18 Kute longangemuka kuphila kwami. Ngikubeka phansi mine ngekwami. Nginawo emandla ekukubeka phansi, newekuphindze ngikutsatse futsi. Nguloko lengikutfunywe nguBabe kutsi ngikwente.”
19 Kwaphindze kwaba khona kwehlukana futsi emkhatsini wemaJuda ngalamavi akhe.
20 Lamanyenti awo atsi: “Unelidimoni! Uyahlanya! Nine nimlalelelani?”
21 Kodvwa labanye babo batsi: “Lamavi akusiwo emavi emuntfu lonelidimoni. Lidimoni lingawavula yini emehlo emphumphutse?”
22 Kwase kufika sikhatsi sekugubha uMkhosi Wekuhlanjululwa kweliThempeli eJerusalema, bekungusebusika.
23 Jesu abehamba eMhubheni waSolomoni ethempelini.
24 Ase ayamkaka emaJuda atsi: “Kutawudzimate kube ngunini solomane usibambelela wena, ulibatisa tinhlitiyo tetfu? Nangabe unguKhristu sitjele ngalokuvakalako.”
25 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Nganitjela, kodvwa anizange senikholwe. Imisebenti lengiyenta egameni laBabe, ngiyo lengifakazelako.
26 Kodvwa nine anikholwa, ngobe vele anisibo betimvu tami.
27 Timvu tami tiyaliva livi lami, nami ngiyatati; tiyangilandzela.
28 Ngitinika kuphila lokuphakadze, futsi tingeke tisabhubha naphakadze, kute nalongatihlwitsa esandleni sami.
29 Babe longinike tona mkhulu kunabo bonkhe; kute longatitsatsa esandleni saBabe.
30 Mine naBabe simunye.”
31 EmaJuda aphindza atsatsa ematje afuna kumgcoba ngawo.
32 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Minyenti imisebenti lengiyente embikwenu lengiyinikwe nguBabe. Ngumuphi-ke lona lenifuna kungigcobela wona ngalamatje?”
33 EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Kute umsebenti lomuhle lesifuna kukugcobela wona, kuphela nje kutsi wena uyahlambalata; ungatsi kantsi ungumuntfu nje nawe, ube sewutenta Nkulunkulu!”
34 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Akukabhalwa yini emtsetfweni wenu kutsi: ‘Ngitsite nibonkulunkulu’?
35 Wababita ngekutsi bonkulunkulu labo babenelivi laNkulunkulu, umBhalo ungeke uguculwe.
36 Mine ngingulowehlukaniselwe Babe, ngitfunywe nguye emhlabeni. Ningigwebelani ngekuhlambalata ngobe ngitsite: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu’?
37 Nangabe angenti yona imisebenti yaBabe ningabongikholwa.
38 Kodvwa nangabe ngenta yona, nome ngabe anikholwa kimi, kholwani ngulemisebenti lengiyentako, kuze nitekwati, nihlale nati kutsi Babe uhlala kimi, nami ngihlala kuye.”
39 Aphindza futsi afuna kumbamba, kodvwa waphunyula etandleni tawo.
40 Jesu waphindze wancandzeka futsi, wahamba wewelela ngesheya kweJordane, lapho acala khona Johane kubhabhatisa, wefike wahlala khona.
41 Bantfu labanyenti beta kuye batsi: “Ngempela Johane akazange asente nasinye sibonakaliso, kepha konkhe Johane lakusho ngalomuntfu kuliciniso.”
42 Bantfu labanyenti lababekhona bakholwa kuye.
1 Bekukhona indvodza lebeyigula, libito layo kunguLazaro. BeyiyaseBhetani, lidolobha lekhaboMariya nadzadzewabo, Mata.
2 LoMariya bekungulona lowagcobisa tinyawo teNkhosi ngemakha watesula ngetinwele takhe. LoLazaro labegula-ke bekungumnakabo.
3 Bodzadzewabo base batfumela umlayeto kuJesu batsi: “Nkhosi, umngani wakho lomtsandzako uyagula.”
4 Jesu nakakuva loko, watsi: “Lokugula akusiko kwekufa, kepha kungenca yenkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu, kuze iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu idvunyiswe ngako.”
5 Jesu abebatsandza boMata nadzadzewabo kanye naLazaro.
6 Ngako-ke watsi kube eve kutsi uyagula, wachubeka wahlala emalanga lamabili lapho abekhona.
7 Emvakwaloko watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Asibuyele eJudiya.”
8 Bafundzi bakhe batsi: “Mfundzisi, khona nyalo emaJuda abesandza kufuna kukugcoba ngematje, kepha wena usafuna kubuyela khona nanyalo?”
9 Jesu watsi kubo: “Angitsi lilanga liyaphuma libuye lishone? Umuntfu nakahamba emini akakhutjwa, ngobe ukhanyiselwa ngulokukhanya kwalapha emhlabeni.
10 Kepha nakahamba ebusuku, uyakhutjwa, ngobe kute kukhanya kuye.”
11 Emvakwekusho njalo Jesu wachubeka watsi kubo: “Lazaro, sihlobo setfu, sewulele, kodvwa ngitakuya ngiyemvusa.”
12 Bafundzi bamphendvula batsi: “Nkhosi, nangabe ulele, utawusindza.”
13 Kepha Jesu abesho kutsi Lazaro sewufile; bona-ke bacabanga kutsi ulele butfongo.
14 Ngako Jesu wabatjela kahle kamhlophe watsi: “Lazaro sewufile.
15 Ngiyanitfokotela kwati kutsi bengingekho kuye, kuze nikholwe; kepha asambeni siye kuye.”
16 Tomase, labebitwa ngekutsi liPhahla, watsi kulaba labanye bafundzi: “Natsi asihambe kanye naye, kuze sitewufa kanye naye.”
17 Nakefika Jesu, wakhandza kutsi sekuphele emalanga lamane Lazaro angcwatjiwe.
18 IBhetani beyisedvutane neJerusalema; kungaba ngemakhilometha lamatsatfu kusuka eJerusalema uye eBhetani.
19 EmaJuda lamanyenti abesetile kutawulilela boMata naMariya ngalokufa kwemnakabo.
20 Ngako Mata asevile kutsi Jesu uyeta, wahamba wayawumhlangabeta, kepha Mariya wasala afukeme.
21 Mata wakhuluma kuJesu watsi: “Nkhosi, kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi.
22 Kepha ngiyati kutsi nanyalo Nkulunkulu angakunika nobe yini longayicela kuye.”
23 Jesu watsi kuye: “Umnakenu utawuvuka aphile.”
24 Mata watsi kuye: “Ngiyati kutsi uyawuvuka aphile, nase kuvukwa ngemhla wekuphela.”
25 Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngikuvuka nekuphila, lokholwa ngimi, nome angafa, uyawuphila.
26 Lowo lophila akholwe ngimi, angeke afe naphakadze. Uyakukholwa loku?”
27 Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, ngiyakholwa kutsi wena unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, labetakuta emhlabeni.”
28 Watsi kube asho njalo Mata, wahamba wayawubita Mariya ngasense watsi: “Sheshisa, uMfundzisi sewukhona, uyakubita.”
29 Nakakuva loko Mariya, wasukumela etulu waya kuye.
30 Jesu abesengakefiki kulowo muti, kodvwa abesakuleyo ndzawo lapho abehlangabetwe nguMata khona.
31 LamaJuda abefukeme kanye naMariya amlilela, amlandzela, nakambona asukuma aphuma ngekushesha; abecabanga kutsi uyawukhala ethuneni.
32 Mariya nakefika lapho bekunaJesu khona, wambona, watilahla phansi etinyaweni takhe watsi: “Nkhosi, kube mane bewukhona, ngabe umnaketfu akafi.”
33 Ngako Jesu nakambona akhala, nalamaJuda labefike naye akhala, wabibitseka, wadzabuka kakhulu.
34 Wababuta watsi: “Nimbekephi?” Batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, kota utewubona.”
35 Jesu wakhala tinyembeti.
36 Ngako emaJuda atsi: “Ase nibheke kutsi abemtsandza kangakanani!”
37 Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Utsi kambe lona lowavula emehlo emuntfu labeyimphumphutse, abengeke akwenta yini kutsi amvimbe angafi lomufi?”
38 Ngako Jesu waphindze wabibitseka, wahamba waze wefika ethuneni. Belingumhume nje limbonywe ngelitje emnyango.
39 Jesu watsi: “Susani lelitje.” Mata, dzadzewabomufi, watsi: “Nkhosi, kutawunuka, ngobe sekwendlule emalanga lamane angcwatjiwe!”
40 Jesu watsi kuye: “Angikakutjeli yini kutsi nawukholwa utawubona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu?”
41 Base bayalisusa-ke lelitje. Jesu wabuka etulu watsi: “Ngiyabonga, Babe, ngobe ungivile.
42 Bengati mine kutsi uyangiva ngawo onkhe emalanga, kepha loko ngikukhulume ngenca yalabantfu labalapha, khona batekwati kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.”
43 Asakushito loko, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Lazaro! Phuma!”
44 Umufi waphuma aboshwe tandla netinyawo ngetindvwangu, buso bakhe bumbonywe ngeliduku.
45 EmaJuda lamanyenti labevakashele Mariya ambona Jesu nakwenta loko, ase ayakholwa kuye.
46 Kodvwa labanye babo besuka baya kubaFarisi, bafike babatjela ngako konkhe lakwentile Jesu.
47 Ngako baFarisi nebaphristi labakhulu bahlangana neLiqoqo batsi: “Senta njani? Lomuntfu wenta tibonakaliso letinyenti.
48 Nasimyekela achubeka ngalendlela, bonkhe bantfu batawukholwa kuye. EmaRoma atawufika abhidlite lendzawo atfumbe nesive sakitsi.”
49 Lomunye wabo labenguKhayafase angumPhristi Lomkhulu ngalowo mnyaka watsi kubo: “Anati lutfo nine!
50 Aniboni kutsi kunilungele kutsi kufe munye umuntfu, afele bantfu, kuze kutsi kungabhubhi sive sonkhe.”
51 Empeleni loko wakusho angatikhulumeli yena. Kepha njengemPhristi Lomkhulu ngalowo mnyaka waphrofetha kutsi Jesu abetawufela sive;
52 kungesiso sive kuphela, kepha kuze atekubutsela ndzawonye bantfwana baNkulunkulu, labasakateke nemhlaba wonkhe, babe munye.
53 Kusukela ngalelo langa tiphatsimandla temaJuda tenta emasu ekubulala Jesu.
54 Ngako-ke Jesu akabange asahamba ebaleni emkhatsini wemaJuda, kodvwa wesuka lapho, wahamba waya endzaweni lesedvute nelihlane, emtini lobitwa ngekutsi yi-Efrayimu, wayawutihlalela khona nebafundzi bakhe.
55 Umkhosi wemaJuda weliPhasika bese usedvute. Bantfu labanyenti lababephuma emaphandleni, bakhuphukela eJerusalema, liPhasika lingakacali, bentela kutetihlambulula.
56 Babefuna Jesu, nasebahlangene ethempelini, babutana bodvwana batsi: “Nisho kutsi kambe aketi kulomkhosi?”
57 Baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi base bakhipha simemetelo sekutsi nakukhona lowatiko lapho akhona Jesu, abobabikela, kuze batembamba.
1 Kwatsi sekusele emalanga lasitfupha kufike lilanga leliPhasika, wefika Jesu eBhetani, lapho bekunaLazaro khona, lona lamvusa kulabafile.
2 Base bamentela kudla khona lapho. Mata abephakela kudla, Lazaro angulomunye walababedla naJesu.
3 Mariya watsatsa emakha labedule kakhulu, entiwe ngenadi; abengaba nesisindvo semagremu langema-340, wagcobisa tinyawo taJesu, wabuye watesula ngetinwele takhe. Liphunga lelimnandzi lalamakha latsaphuka nayo yonkhe lendlu.
4 Kepha Judasi Skariyothi, lomunye webafundzi bakhe, lona labetamtsengisa, watsi:
5 “Yini lamakha angakatsengiswa ngemaLangeni langema-300, kwaphiwa labamphofu lemali?”
6 Abesho loku, hhayi ngobe abevelana netimphuya kodvwa ngobe abelisela, angumgcinisikhwama, eba loko bekufakwa esikhwameni.
7 Kodvwa Jesu watsi: “Myekele, kuze atekuwalondvolotela lilanga lami lekungcwatjwa.
8 Labamphofu nihlala nabo ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi, kepha mine anihlali nami sonkhe sikhatsi.”
9 Sicumbi lesikhulu semaJuda seva kutsi Jesu abeseBhetani; ngako-ke seta kuye, hhayi ngobe sasifuna kubona Jesu kuphela, kepha sasifuna kubona naLazaro labemvuse kulabafile.
10 Kepha baphristi labakhulu benta emacebo ekubulala naLazaro;
11 ngobe ngenca yekuvuswa kwakhe emaJuda lamanyenti abesabahlubukile akholwa kuJesu.
12 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako bantfu labanyenti babete eMkhosini weliPhasika, beva kutsi Jesu uyeta eJerusalema.
13 Batsatsa emagala etihlahla telisundvu, baya bamhlangabeta, bamemeta batsi: “Hosana! Ubusisiwe lotako egameni leNkhosi! Yebo, uyiNkhosi yaka-Israyeli!”
14 Jesu wakhandza litfole lembongolo, waligibela, njengekusho kwemBhalo lotsi:
15 “Ungesabi, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni, bheka iNkhosi yakho seyiyeta, igibele litfole lembongolo.”
16 Bafundzi bakhe abazange bakucondzisise loko ngaleso sikhatsi, kodvwa kwatsi Jesu nasakhatimulisiwe, bakhumbula kutsi loko kwakubhaliwe ngaye nekutsi loko babekwentile kuye.
17 Besifakazile leso sicuku lesasinaye ngesikhatsi abita Lazaro, kutsi akaphume ethuneni, amvusa kulabafile.
18 Ngiko nje sicuku seta samhlangabeta, ngobe sase sivile kutsi Jesu wente lesibonakaliso.
19 Ngako baFarisi bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Niyabona yini kutsi shangatsi asenti lutfo; live lonkhe liyamlandzela lomuntfu!”
20 Bekukhona nemaGriki latsite emkhatsini walabo lababetewudvumisa kulowo mkhosi.
21 Wona-ke aya kuFiliphu waseBhethsayida laseGalile, afike atsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sicela kubona Jesu.”
22 Filiphu wahamba wayawutjela Andreya, base baya bobabili kuyawutjela Jesu.
23 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Sesifikile sikhatsi sekutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimuliswe.
24 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Inhlanyelo yakolo nayiwela emhlabatsini ingete yafa, ihlala iyodvwa; kepha nayifa, itsela titselo letinyenti.
25 Lowo lotsandza kuphila kwakhe, uyawulahlekelwa ngiko; nalowo lotondza kuphila kwakhe kulelive, uyawukulondvolotela kuphila lokuphakadze.
26 Lowo losikhonti sami akangilandzele, lapho ngikhona khona mine nesisebenti sami siyawuba khona. Losikhonti sami uyawutuswa nguBabe.”
27 “Manje inhlitiyo yami ilusizi. Ngitawutsini nje? Ngitsi: ‘Babe, ngisindzise kulomzuzu’? Cha, phela lapha emhlabeni ngetela lomzuzu.
28 Babe, dvumisa ligama lakho.” Kusenjalo kwefika livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Sengilidvumisile, ngisetalidvumisa futsi.”
29 Bantfu lababeme lapho baliva lelivi bacabanga batsi: “Belidvuma.” Labanye batsi: “Ingilosi ikhulume kuye.”
30 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Lelivi alikakhulumi ngenca yami kodvwa ngenca yenu.
31 Manje sesikhatsi sekwehlulelwa kwalelive, nembusi walelive sewutawucitfwa.
32 Mine nase ngiphakanyisiwe emhlabeni, bonkhe bantfu ngitabadvonsa bete kimi.”
33 Loko-ke wakusho akhombisa indlela labetawufa ngayo.
34 Lesicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Sivile emtsetfweni kutsi Khristu uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze. Kepha wena usho kanjani kutsi iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawuphakanyiswa? Ngubani yona leNdvodzana yeMuntfu?”
35 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kukhanya kusetawuba nani kwesikhashana nje. Ngako hambani kusenekukhanya, kuze ningetikwehlelwa bumnyama, ngobe lohamba ebumnyameni akaboni lapho aya khona.
36 Kholwani kukhanya nisenako, kuze nitewuba bantfwana bekukhanya.” Jesu watsi kube acedze lenkhulumo, wesuka kubo watifihla.
37 Kepha nome abetentile tibonakaliso letinyenti kangako embikwabo, abazange bakholwe kuye,
38 kuze kugcwaliseke livi la-Isaya umphrofethi lelitsi: “Nkhosi, ngubani lowakholwa ngumbiko wetfu? Yembulwa kubani ingalo yeNkhosi?”
39 Ngako-ke abazange bakholwe, ngobe Isaya waphindze watsi:
40 “Nkulunkulu sewuphumphutsekise emehlo abo, netingcondvo tabo sewutivalile, kuze emehlo abo angaboni, netingcondvo tabo tingacondzisisi, bangabe baseta kimi, kuze ngitebaphilisa, kusho iNkhosi.”
41 Isaya wakusho loko ngobe wabona inkhatimulo yeNkhosi, wase ukhuluma ngayo.
42 Noko-ke labanyenti ngisho nakutiphatsimandla bakholwa kuJesu, kodvwa ngenca yekwesaba baFarisi abazange bafakaze ngako, ngobe bebangahle bancunywe esinagogeni.
43 Babetsandza kakhulu kudvunyiswa bantfu kunekudvunyiswa nguNkulunkulu.
44 Jesu wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Lowo lokholwa ngimi, akakholwa ngimi kodvwa ukholwa ngulowo longitfumile.
45 Lowo lobona mine, ubona lowo longitfumile.
46 Ngite ngikukhanya emhlabeni, kuze kutsi wonkhe lokholwa ngimi angahlali ebumnyameni.
47 Umuntfu nakaweva emavi ami kepha angete awenta, angimehluleli; ngobe angiketeli kutakwehlulela live, kodvwa ngitele kutewulisindzisa.
48 Longalako, angawemukeli emavi ami, unemehluleli; livi lengilikhulumile liyawuba ngumehluleli wakhe ngemhla wekuphela.
49 Ngobe mine angikatikhulumeli ngekwami, kodvwa Babe, lokunguyena angitfumile, nguye longinike imiyalo yekutsi ngifanele ngitsini, ngikhulumeni.
50 Ngiyati kutsi imiyalo yakhe ikuphila lokuphakadze. Ngako-ke loko lengikushoko, ngikusho njengobe Babe angitjelile.”
1 Kwatsi sekutakusa kube lilanga lelilandzelwa nguMkhosi weliPhasika, Jesu ati kutsi sikhatsi sakhe sesifikile sekutsi awushiye lomhlaba aye kuYise, njengobe abebatsandzile bakhe emhlabeni, wabatsandza kwaze kwaba ngusekugcineni.
2 Sathane abesakufake enhlitiyweni yaJudasi, umsa waSimoni Skariyothi, kutsi atsengise ngaJesu. Kwatsi nasekudliwa entsambama,
3 Jesu ati kutsi uYise abesanikele konkhe etandleni takhe, nekutsi abephuma kuNkulunkulu, futsi aya kuNkulunkulu,
4 wasukuma etafuleni wakhumula ingubo yakhe, wabopha lithawula elukhalweni lwakhe.
5 Watsela emanti emgezelweni, wacala kugeza tinyawo tebafundzi bakhe, watesula ngelithawula labelivunule elukhalweni.
6 Wefika kuSimoni Phetro, yena watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, wena utawugeza tinyawo tami?”
7 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Kwanyalo awukakwati loku lengikwentako, kodvwa emvakwaloko utakwati.”
8 Phetro watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, ungeke ugeze tinyawo tami nekadzeni.” Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Nangingatigezi tinyawo takho, ute budlelwane nami.”
9 Simoni Phetro watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, akungabi tinyawo todvwa; ngigeze netandla nenhloko.”
10 Jesu watsi: “Lowo logezile akadzingi lutfo lolunye kuphela kugezwa tinyawo. Kepha ugezekile wonkhe. Nine-ke senigezekile, kodvwa hhayi nonkhe.”
11 Ngobe abati kutsi ngubani labetamtsengisa. Ngiko nje atsi: “Anikagezeki nonkhe.”
12 Nasacedzile kubageza tinyawo, wabuye watsatsa ingubo yakhe wembatsa wabuyela endzaweni yakhe wahlala phansi. Wababuta watsi: “Niyakwati yini loku lengikwentile?
13 Ningibita ngeMfundzisi neNkhosi, nenta kahle, ngobe vele nginguko.
14 Nangabe-ke mine lengiyiNkhosi yenu neMfundzisi wenu, nginigeza tinyawo, nani-ke kufanele nigezane tinyawo.
15 Ngobe nginentele sibonelo, kuze nani nente njengobe nami ngentile kini.
16 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Sisebenti asisikhulu kunemcashi waso, nalowo lotfunyiwe akamkhulu kunalowo lamtfumile.
17 Nanitati-ke letintfo futsi nitenta, nibusisiwe.
18 “Angikhulumi ngani nonkhe; ngiyabati labo lengibakhetsile. Kodvwa kufanele kugcwaliseke umBhalo lotsi: ‘Lowo lodla sinkhwa sami, sewungigucukele, waphambana nami.’
19 Nginitjela loku nyalo kusengakenteki, kuze kutsi nase kwenteka nikholwe kutsi ‘Nginguye leNginguye.’
20 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lowemukela nome ngubani lengimtfumile, wemukela mine; nalowo lowemukela mine, wemukela lowo longitfumile.”
21 Jesu asakushito loku, wakhatsateka kakhulu emoyeni wakhe, wadzimate waphumisela watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lomunye emkhatsini wenu utangitsengisa.”
22 Bafundzi babukana bodvwana badzidzekile kutsi ingabe ukhuluma ngabani.
23 Lomunye webafundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu abehleti edvute naye.
24 Ngako Simoni Phetro wamkhweba watsi: “Sitjele kutsi ngubani lona lakhuluma ngaye.”
25 Ngako-ke lomfundzi labehleti edvute naJesu watsi: “Nkhosi, ngubani lowo?”
26 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngulowo lengitamenyela lucetu lwesinkhwa ngimnike.” Ngako-ke watsatsa lucetu lwesinkhwa, walwenya, walunika Judasi, umsa waSimoni Skariyothi.
27 Emvakwalolo lucetu, Sathane wase ungena kuJudasi. Jesu watsi kuye: “Loko lohlose kukwenta kwente masinyane.”
28 Kute kulaba lababesetafuleni lowati kutsi usho kutsini Jesu, nakasho njalo kuye.
29 Labanye bacabanga kutsi njengobe Judasi abengumphatsisikhwama, Jesu abetsi kuye akayewutsenga loko lababetakudzinga emkhosini, nome aphe timphuya lokutsite.
30 Judasi watsi kube alwemukele lolucetu lwesinkhwa, waphuma ngekushesha. Bekungusebusuku.
31 Ngako-ke asaphumile Judasi, Jesu watsi: “Manje iNdvodzana yeMuntfu ikhatimulisiwe, naNkulunkulu ukhatimulisiwe kuyo.
32 Nkulunkulu nakakhatimulisiwe kuyo, naye iNdvodzana yeMuntfu uyawuyikhatimulisa kuye; loko akwente masinyane.
33 Bantfwabami, ngisetawuba nani sikhashana. Nitangifuna, kodvwa njengaloku ngasho nakumaJuda nakini ngiyasho ngitsi: Lapho ngiya khona ningeke nine nikhone kuta.
34 Ngininika umyalo lomusha wekutsi: Njengobe nami nginitsandzile, nani tsandzanani.
35 Nanitsandzanako, bonkhe bantfu bayawunati kutsi nibafundzi bami.”
36 Simoni Phetro wambuta watsi: “Nkhosi, uyaphi?” Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Kwamanje ungeke ungilandzele lapho ngiya khona, kodvwa uyawungilandzela kamuva.”
37 Phetro watsi: “Nkhosi, kwanyalo kwalani kutsi ngikulandzele? Ngikulungele nekufa ngenca yakho!”
38 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Usho kutsi wena ukulungele nekufa ngenca yami? Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Lichudze litawutsi likhala, wena utawube sewungiphike katsatfu.”
1 “Inhlitiyo yenu ingakhatsateki, kholwani nguNkulunkulu nikholwe nangimi.
2 Ekhaya laBabe kunetindlu letinyenti; ngisaya kunilungisela indzawo. Ngabe anginitjeli loko kube akunjalo.
3 Nase ngiyile nganilungisela indzawo, ngiyawubuya nginilandze, nite kimi, kuze kutsi lapho ngikhona nibe khona nani.
4 Niyayati indlela leya lapho ngiya khona.”
5 Tomase watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, asati lapho uya khona. Indlela singayati njani?”
6 Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngiyindlela, neliciniso, nekuphila. Kute longeta kuBabe nakangeti ngami.
7 “Kube beningati mine ngabe niyamati naBabe. Kepha kusukela manje niyamati, nimbonile.”
8 Filiphu watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sibonise uYihlo, sitakweneliseka.”
9 Jesu watsi kuye: “Senginesikhatsi lesidze nginani, kodvwa nanyalo awukangati, Filiphu? Lowo losabone mine, umbonile naBabe. Usho kanjani kutsi: ‘Sibonise uYihlo’?
10 Filiphu, awukholwa yini kutsi ngikuBabe, naBabe ukimi? Lamavi lengiwakhulume kini, angitikhulumeli mine, kodvwa Babe lohlala kimi nguye lowenta umsebenti wakhe ngami.
11 Ngikholweni kutsi ngikuBabe, naBabe ukimi. Nakungenjalo ngikholweni ngenca yalemisebenti.
12 “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lokholwa ngimi uyawuyenta lemisebenti lengiyentako; yebo, uyakwenta nalengetulu kwalena, ngobe mine ngiya kuBabe.
13 Ngiyakwenta nome ngabe yini leniyicelako egameni lami, kuze inkhatimulo yaBabe ibonakaliswe eNdvodzaneni.
14 Nanicela nome yini kimi egameni lami, ngiyawunentela yona.”
15 “Naningitsandza, nitawugcina imiyalo yami.
16 Ngiyawucela kuBabe kutsi aniphe lomunye uMdvudvuti kutsi abe kanye nani kuze kube phakadze,
17 yena unguMoya weliciniso, live lelingeke limemukele, ngobe lingamboni futsi lingamati. Kodvwa nine niyamati, ngobe uhlala nani, futsi uyawuhlala kini.
18 “Ngingeke nginishiye nitintsandzane, ngitawubuya ngite kini.
19 Kodvwa sekusele sikhashana live lingabe lisangibona, noko nine niyawungibona, ngobe mine ngiphila, nani futsi niyawuphila.
20 Ngalelo langa nine niyakwati kutsi ngikuBabe nekutsi nine nikimi, njengobe nami ngikini.
21 “Lowo lonemiyalo yami futsi ayigcine, nguye-ke longitsandzako. Lowo lotsandza mine uyawutsandvwa nguBabe, nami ngiyawumtsandza ngitibonakalise kuye.”
22 Judasi, kungesiye Judasi Skariyothi, watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, utatibonakaliselani kitsi? Yini ungatibonakalisi eveni?”
23 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Umuntfu nakangitsandza, uyawugcina emavi ami. Babe uyawumtsandza. Tsine-ke naBabe siyawuta kuye, sihlale naye.
24 Umuntfu longangitsandzi mine, akawagcini emavi ami. Lamavi leniwevile akasiwo emavi ami, kodvwa ngaBabe longitfumile.
25 “Letintfo ngitikhulumile kini ngesikhatsi ngisenani.
26 Kepha uMeluleki, Moya Longcwele, Babe latamtfumela egameni lami, utanifundzisa konkhe, anikhumbute konkhe lenginitjele kona.
27 “Nginishiya nekuthula. Lokuthula lenginipha kona akufanani nesipho selive. Tinhlitiyo tenu tingabokhatsateka futsi tingesabi.
28 Ningivile ngitsi kini: ‘Ngiyahamba, kodvwa ngitawubuya ngite kini.’ Kube beningitsandza, ngabe niyajabula kutsi ngiya kuBabe, ngobe Babe mkhulu kunami.
29 Manje senginitjele loku ngaphambili kwekutsi kwenteke, kuze kutsi nakwenteka, nikholwe.
30 Angisenakukhuluma kabanti nani, ngobe nangu umbusi walelive aseta, akanamandla etikwami.
31 Kodvwa konkhe loku kwentekela kutsi live lati kutsi Babe ngiyamtsandza, nekutsi ngenta njengobe yena angiyalile. “Sukumani, sambe!”
1 “Mine ngingumvini longuwo sibili. Babe ungumlimi.
2 Onkhe emagala lakimi langatseli titselo uyawajuba. Onkhe emagala latsela titselo uyawatsena, kuze atewutsela kakhulu.
3 Nine-ke senigezekile ngalelivi lesengilikhulume kini.
4 Hlalani kimi nami kini. Njengobe ligala lingeke likwati kutsela titselo ngekwalo, kuphela nalihleti esicwini, kanjalo-ke nani kuphela nanihlala kimi.
5 “Mine ngingumvini, nine ningemagala. Lowo lohlala kimi nami kuye, uyawutsela titselo letinyenti, ngobe kute leningakwenta ngaphandle kwami.
6 Umuntfu longahlali kimi, uyawulahlwa ngephandle njengeligala, abune, ome, kufike bantfu batfote lamagala bayekuwabasa emlilweni, lapho afike ashe khona.
7 Nanihlala kimi nemavi ami ahlala kini, niyawucela lenikutsandzako, nikuphiwe.
8 Ludvumo lwaBabe lubonakaliswa ngaloko kutsi nitsele titselo letinyenti, nibe bafundzi bami.
9 Njengaloku Babe angitsandzile, nami nginitsandzile. Hlalani elutsandvweni lwami.
10 Nanigcina imiyalo yami, niyawuhlala elutsandvweni lwami, njengobe nami ngigcina imiyalo yaBabe, ngihlala elutsandvweni lwakhe.
11 “Senginitjele konkhe loku, kuze kutsi kujabula kwami kuhlale kini, nekutsi kujabula kwenu kupheleliswe.
12 Nankhu umyalo wami: ‘Tsandzanani, ngengobe nami nginitsandzile.’
13 Kute umuntfu lonelutsandvo lolukhulu kunalolu kwekutsi adzele kuphila kwakhe ngenca yetihlobo takhe.
14 Nine nitihlobo tami, nanenta loku lenginiyale ngako.
15 Kusukela manje angisete nganibita ngekutsi nitisebenti, ngobe phela sisebenti asati kutsi umphatsi waso wentani. Esikhundleni saloko nginibita ngekutsi nitihlobo tami, ngobe senginitjele konkhe lengikuve kuBabe.
16 Akusini lenangikhetsa, kodvwa ngimi lenganikhetsa nganitfuma kutsi nihambe nitsele titselo letinyenti, leto titselo time futsi, kuze kutsi nobe yini leniyakuyicela kuBabe egameni lami aniphe yona.
17 Ngaloko ngiyaniyala ngitsi: ‘Tsandzanani!’ ”
18 “Nangabe live liyanitondza, nibokhumbula kutsi lacala latondza mine.
19 Kube benibelive, live belitanitsandza. Kodvwa anisibo belive, ngobe nganikhetsa eveni. Ngako-ke live liyanitondza.
20 Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
21 Kodvwa konkhe loku bayawukwenta ngobe nilivuma ligama lami, ngobe futsi bangamati nalona longitfumile.
22 Ngobe bebangeke babe nelicala lekona, kube angikefiki ngakhuluma kubo. Kodvwa nyalo sebate taba ngetono tabo.
23 Umuntfu lotondza mine, utondza naBabe.
24 Kube bengingakenti imisebenti lemikhulu lengazange seyentiwe ngumuntfu emkhatsini wabo, ngabe bate licala lesono, kodvwa manje sebangibonile base batondza naBabe.
25 Kodvwa noko, loko bekufanele kwenteke, kuze kutewugcwaliseka loko lokwabhalwa emtsetfweni wabo kwekutsi: ‘Bangitondza ngaphandle kwesizatfu.’
26 “Kodvwa nasefikile uMcondzisi, Moya weliciniso, lengiyawumtfumela kini avela kuBabe, yena uyawufakaza ngami;
27 nani futsi nibofakazi bami, ngobe benisolo ninami kusukela ekucaleni.
1 “Loku-ke nginitjelele kutsi ningalahlekelwa kukholwa kwenu.
2 Bayakunincuma emasinagogeni. Yebo, sikhatsi siyeta, lapho bayawunibulala, bacabange kutsi basebentela Nkulunkulu.
3 Bayawukwenta konkhe loku, ngobe bangamati Babe, nami bangangati.
4 Kodvwa nginitjela loku kuze kutsi, nase kufika sikhatsi sekutsi bakwente, nikhumbule kutsi nganitjela ngako.” “Bengisengakanitjeli letintfo ekucaleni, ngobe bengisenani.
5 Manje sengibuyela kulowo lowangitfuma; kodvwa kute lapha emkhatsini wenu longibutako kutsi: ‘Uyaphi?’
6 Kodvwa njengobe senginitjelile nje, tinhlitiyo tenu setilusizi.
7 Kodvwa noko nginitjela liciniso: Kuncono kini kutsi ngihambe, ngobe nangingahambi, angeke ete kini uMeluleki. Kodvwa nangihamba, ngitamtfumela kini.
8 Nakefika yena, uyawukhanyisela bantfu balelive kutsi yini sono, nekulunga, nekwehlulela:
9 “Sono, kutsi abakakholwa ngimi;
10 kulunga, kutsi mine ngiya kuBabe, ningeke niphindze ningibone;
11 kwehlulela, kutsi umbusi walelive sewehlulelwe.
12 “Ngisenalokunyenti lenginganitjela kona. Kodvwa kwanyalo ningeke nikwati kukwetfwala.
13 Kodvwa Moya weliciniso nakefika, uyawuniholela kulo lonkhe liciniso. Angeke atikhulumele kwakhe, kodvwa uyawukhuluma lakuvako, anitjele nangetintfo letisetakwenteka.
14 Uyawubonakalisa bukhosi bami, njengobe ayawutsatsa loko lengiyawumtjela kona kutsi anitjele.
15 Konkhe lanako Babe kwami, ngiko nje ngitsi: Moya uyakutsatsa loko lengiyakumnika kona anitjele.”
16 “Kusetawuba sikhashana nje ningabe nisangibona; kantsi futsi emvakwesikhashana nitawuphindze ningibone.”
17 Labanye kubafundzi bakhe bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Kusho kutsini loko? Usho kutsini nakatsi: ‘Kusetawuba sikhashana nje ningabe nisangibona; kantsi futsi emvakwesikhashana nitawuphindze ningibone,’ nalokutsi: ‘Ngobe kwanyalo ngisaya kuBabe’?”
18 Babutana batsi: “Usho kutsini nakatsi: ‘Sikhashana’? Asati nje tsine kutsi ukhuluma ngani!”
19 Jesu bekati kutsi bafuna kumbuta, ngako-ke watsi kubo: “Senibutana ngaloku lengikushoko yini kwekutsi: ‘Kusetawuba sikhashana nje ningabe nisangibona; kantsi emvakwesikhashana nitawuphindze ningibone futsi’?
20 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawukhala, nilile, kodvwa live litawujabula. Niyawuba nelusizi, noko lusizi lwenu luyawugucuka lube yinjabulo.
21 Nangabe umfati asatawubeleka, ubaselusizini, ngobe sikhatsi sebuhlungu sesifikile. Kodvwa nasambelekile umntfwana, ubukhohlwa bonkhe lobo buhlungu, ngobe ujatjuliswa kutalwa kwemntfwana.
22 Kunjalo-ke nakini, kwamanje niselusizini, kodvwa ngitawuphindze nginibone futsi, tinhlitiyo tenu tiyawujabula kakhulu. Kute futsi umuntfu loyakunemuka loko kujabula kwenu.
23 “Ngalelo langa aniyiwubuta lutfo kimi. Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nome ngabe yini leniyicela kuBabe, uyawuninika yona egameni lami.
24 Sekuze ngunyalo anikaceli lutfo egameni lami. Celani nitawuphiwa, kuze kutfokota kwenu kuphelele.”
25 “Tonkhe letintfo senginitjele ngemifanekiso. Siyeta sikhatsi lapho ngingaseyiwukhuluma kini ngemifanekiso, kodvwa ngiyawuvele nginitjele ngaBabe ngalokukhanyako.
26 Ngalelo langa niyawucela ngelibito lami; angisho nekutsi ngiyawunicelela mine kuBabe.
27 Ngobe phela Babe ngekwakhe uyanitsandza, unitsandza ngobe niyangitsandza; futsi senikholiwe nekutsi ngiphuma kuNkulunkulu.
28 Ngaphuma kuBabe ngeta emhlabeni; manje sengiyawushiya futsi lomhlaba, sengibuyela kuBabe.”
29 Bafundzi bakhe batsi kuye: “Buka-ke manje, ngukhona ukhuluma kahle, sekuyacaca nje ngaphandle kwekukhuluma ngemifanekiso!
30 Manje sesiyati-ke kutsi wati konkhe; awudzingi kutsi umuntfu akubute imibuzo. Ngako-ke siyakholwa kutsi uphuma kuNkulunkulu.”
31 Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Seniyakholwa kambe nyalo?
32 Siyeta sikhatsi, nanyalo sesifikile, lapho nonkhe nitawusakateka, ngulowo nalowo abuyele ekhaya lakhe. Nitangishiya ngedvwa; kodvwa noko angingedvwa, ngobe Babe unami.
33 Senginitjele loku, kuze nitewuba nekuthula kimi. Eveni niyawuhlupheka nibe nelusizi. Kodvwa manini sibindzi, ngobe mine ngilincobile live.”
1 Jesu watsi kube acedze kukhuluma lamavi, wabheka etulu watsi: “Babe, sikhatsi sesifikile. Khatimulisa iNdvodzana yakho, kuze iNdvodzana itekukhatimulisa.
2 Ngobe uyiphe emandla ngetulu kwabo bonkhe bantfu, kuze itebapha kuphila lokuphakadze bonkhe labo loyiphe bona.
3 Kuphila lokuphakadze nguloku: kutsi bakwati wena, Nkulunkulu longuye yedvwa weliciniso, bamati naJesu Khristu lomtfumile.
4 Babe, ngikudvumisile eveni ngekucedzela umsebenti lowanginika wona kutsi ngiwente.
5 Manje-ke, Babe, ngikhatimulise kuwe ngaleyo nkhatimulo lenganginayo ngisenawe, umhlaba ungakasekelwa.
6 “Ligama lakho ngilatisile kulabo longiphe bona. Babevele babakho, wangipha bona. Baligcinile livi lakho.
7 Manje-ke sebayati kutsi konkhe longinike kona kuphuma kuwe,
8 ngobe ngibanikile lamavi lowanginika wona, nabo bawemukela. Bayati kutsi kuliciniso kutsi ngaphuma kuwe. Bayakholwa futsi kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.
9 “Ngiyabathandazela, Babe; angithandazeli lona live, kodvwa labo longiphe bona, ngobe babakho.
10 Bonkhe lababami bakho, nabo bonkhe lababakho bami; mine ngidvunyisiwe kubo.
11 Manje mine sengita kuwe; angisekho eveni, kodvwa bona baseseveni. Babe Longcwele, bagcine egameni lakho longiphe lona, kuze nabo babe munye, njengobe wena nami simunye.
12 Ngisesenabo, ngabalondvolota egameni lakho lowangipha lona. Ngabalondvolota, kwabate ngisho namunye emkhatsini wabo lowalahleka, ngaphandle kwalowo labesafanele kulahlwa, kuze kugcwaliseke imiBhalo.
13 “Kodvwa manje sengita kuwe, letintfo ngitikhuluma ngiselapha emhlabeni, khona batewuba nekutfokota lokuphelele etinhlitiyweni tabo.
14 Ngibanikile livi lakho; live labatondza ngobe bangesibo belive, njengobe nami ngingesiye walelive.
15 Angiceli kutsi ubasuse eveni, kodvwa ngicela kutsi ubalondvolote bangatfunjwa nguLomubi.
16 Njengobe nami ngingesiye walelive, nabo abasibo balelive.
17 Tehlukanisele bona ngeliciniso babe bakho, livi lakho liliciniso.
18 Njengobe nawe wangitfumela eveni, nami ngibatfumela eveni.
19 Ngitinikela kuwe ngenca yabo, kuze nabo futsi babe bakho ngeliciniso.
20 “Angithandazeli laba bodvwa, kodvwa ngithandazela nalabo labayawukholwa kimi ngelivi labo.
21 Ngithandazela kutsi babe munye bonkhe, njengaloku wena, Babe, ukimi, nami ngikuwe, kuze kutsi nabo babe kitsi, khona live litawukholwa kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.
22 Ngibanike kona loko kukhatimula lowanginika kona, kuze babe munye, njengobe tsine nawe simunye;
23 mine ngikubo, nawe ukimi, bapheleliswe ebunyeni, kuze live lati kutsi wangitfuma nekutsi nabo uyabatsandza, njengobe nami wangitsandza.
24 “Babe, ngifisa kutsi labo longiphe bona nabo babe khona lapho nami ngikhona, kuze batewubona inkhatimulo yami lowangipha yona, ngobe wangitsandza, umhlaba ungakasekelwa.
25 Babe lolungile, live alikwati wena, kodvwa mine ngiyakwati; nalaba bayati kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.
26 Ngibatisile libito lakho, futsi ngisetawuchubeka ngente njalo, kuze kutsi lutsandvo longitsandze ngalo lube khona nakubo, nami ngibe kubo.”
1 Jesu watsi kube acedze kuthandaza, wahamba kanye nebafundzi bakhe, bewelela ngesheya kwemfudlana lokwakutsiwa yiKhidroni. Bekunengadze langena kuyo Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
2 Judasi, lowamtsengisa, naye bekayati leyo ndzawo. Phela Jesu abevamise kuhlanganela khona nebafundzi bakhe.
3 Ngako-ke Judasi wavele wacondza khona kuleyo ndzawo, ahamba nesicuku lesikhulu semasotja, nalabanye bogadzi belithempeli lababetfunywe baphristi labakhulu bakanye nebaFarisi. Babehlome tikhali, baphetse emalambu netidlwane.
4 Ngako Jesu, akwati konkhe lokwakutamehlela, wasondzela embikwabo watsi: “Nifuna bani?”
5 Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.” Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngimi.” Judasi, lowamtsengisa, bekeme nabo.
6 Kwatsi Jesu nakabaphendvula atsi: “Ngimi,” bakhwesha nyova, baze bawela phansi.
7 Jesu waphindza wababuta watsi: “Kantsi nifuna bani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.”
8 Jesu watsi kubo: “Ingani nginitjelile ngatsi ngimi. Ngako-ke nangabe nifuna mine, bayekeleni bahambe laba!”
9 Loku wakusho kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi labesalikhulumile kuYise lekutsi: “Babe, kute ngisho namunye lowalahleka kulaba lowangipha bona.”
10 Simoni Phetro abenenkemba, wayihoshula wagalela ngayo esigcilini semPhristi Lomkhulu, wasihhumbula indlebe yangesekudla. Libito lalesigcili kwakunguMalkhusi.
11 Jesu watsi kuPhetro: “Buyisela inkemba yakho esikhwameni sayo! Kantsi angisete ngayinatsa yini lendzebe yelusizi lengiyinikwe nguBabe?”
12 Ngako-ke lesicumbi semasotja nendvuna yawo kanye nabogadzi bemaJuda bambamba Jesu bambopha.
13 Kwekucala bammikisa ku-Anasi, ngobe abenguyisetala waKhayafase, labengumPhristi Lomkhulu kulowo mnyaka.
14 Bekunguye, yena loKhayafase, lowayala emaJuda kutsi bekufanele kufe umuntfu munye, afele bonkhe bantfu.
15 Simoni Phetro nalomunye umfundzi babeloku balandzela Jesu. UmPhristi Lomkhulu abemati kahle lona lomunye umfundzi. Ngako-ke wangena naJesu ngekhatsi esibuyeni sendlu yemPhristi Lomkhulu.
16 Phetro yena bekeme ngephandle nje eyeme umnyango. Ngako lomfundzi lomunye labatiwa ngumPhristi Lomkhulu, wancandzeka waphuma wakhuluma nentfombatana leyayingasemnyango ingugonsa, yase iyamngenisa-ke naPhetro.
17 Lentfombatana yabuta Phetro yatsi: “Awusiye yini lomunye webafundzi balomuntfu?” Phetro watsi: “Cha, angisiye.”
18 Kwakumakhata, ngako-ke tisebenti kanye nabogadzi bese babase umlilo wemalahle bawutungeletile botsa, naPhetro wema kanye nabo, wotsa umlilo.
19 UmPhristi Lomkhulu wabuta Jesu ngebafundzi bakhe nangetimfundziso takhe.
20 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngikhulume ebaleni ngikhuluma nemhlaba wonkhe. Ngato tonkhe tikhatsi bengifundzisa emasinagogeni nasethempelini, lapho kubutsana khona onkhe emaJuda. Angizange sengikhulume lutfo emasitseleni.
21 Manje, ungibutelani-ke? Buta kulabantfu bebangiva. Ubabute kutsi bengibatjela kutsini, ngobe bayakwati konkhe loku bengibafundzisa kona.”
22 Asakhuluma loko Jesu, lomunye wabogadzi labesedvutane naye wammukula ngemphama watsi: “Uphendvula umPhristi Lomkhulu nawusho nje?”
23 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Nangikhulume kabi, shano phela kutsi ngitsiteni; kodvwa nangikhulume liciniso, ungishayelani?”
24 Ngako Anasi watfumela Jesu asaboshiwe kuKhayafase, umPhristi Lomkhulu.
25 Phetro abeseloku emile lapho otsa umlilo, base batsi kuye: “Awusiye yini lomunye webalandzeli balomuntfu?” Kodvwa Phetro wakuphika loko watsi: “Cha, angisiye.”
26 Lomunye wetigcili temPhristi Lomkhulu, labesinini salona lowahhunjulwa nguPhetro indlebe, wambuta watsi: “Angikubonanga yini unaye engadzeni?”
27 Waphindza waphika Phetro. Masinyane nje lichudze lakhala.
28 Base bayamtsatsa Jesu ekhaya laKhayafase bamyisa ekwehlulelweni, kwakungusekuseni ngeluvivi. EmaJuda wona akazange angene kuleyondlu, ngobe abentela kutigcina angangcoli ngekwemtsetfo, kuze phela alungele kudla Sidlo seliPhasika.
29 Ngako-ke Philatu waphuma, waya kubo, wababuta watsi: “Cala lini lalentile lomuntfu?”
30 Bamphendvula batsi: “Kube lomuntfu abete licala, ngabe asikamletsi lapha kuwe.”
31 Philatu watsi kubo: “Mtsatseni nine niteke lelo cala lakhe ngekwemtsetfo wenu!” EmaJuda aphendvula atsi: “Site lilungelo lekubulala umuntfu.”
32 Loku kwenteka kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi laJesu lalisho, nakachaza indlela labetawufa ngayo.
33 Philatu wancandzeka wabuyela endlini, wabuta Jesu watsi: “Ye Jesu, wena ungiyo yini inkhosi yemaJuda?”
34 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngekwakho lombuzo usuka kuwe yini, nome kukhona labakutjele kona ngami?”
35 Philatu waphendvula watsi: “NgingumJuda yini mine? Sive sakini nebaphristi bakini labakhulu labakuletse la kimi. Wenteni wena?”
36 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Umbuso wami awusiwo wakulelive. Kube bewuwakulelive, ngabe balandzeli bami bangilwele, kuze ngingetiwuniketwa kumaJuda. Kepha noko umbuso wami awusiwo wakulelive.”
37 Ngako Philatu watsi: “Ngempela ungiyo yini inkhosi?” Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Uyasho wena kutsi ngiyiNkhosi. Mine ngatalelwa kona loko, futsi ngetela kona loko kulomhlaba kuze ngifakazele liciniso. Lowo loweliciniso uyaliva livi lami.”
38 Philatu wabuta watsi: “Yini-ke liciniso?” Emvakwekusho njalo Philatu waphindze waphuma, waya kumaJuda, watsi kuwo: “Angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.
39 Kodvwa ngelisiko lenu kufanele nginikhululele siboshwa sinye njalo ngeliPhasika. Nginganikhululela yini inkhosi yemaJuda?”
40 Bamphendvula bamemeta batsi: “Hhayi lowo! Sifuna Bharaba!” Bharaba abesigelekece.
1 Philatu-ke wanikela Jesu ekubhanjabulweni.
2 Emasotja eluka umchele lonemanyeva, awugigela enhloko yaJesu, amembatsisa umjiva lobovu webukhosi,
3 amphukuta, eta kuye afike atsi: “Bayethe! Nkhosi yemaJuda!” Ammukula ngetimphama.
4 Philatu waphindze waphuma, wafike watsi kulawo maJuda: “Bukani la, ngimkhiphele kini kuze nitekwati kutsi: Mine angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu.”
5 Ngako-ke Jesu waphuma asatfwele umchele wemanyeva, embetse umjiva lobovu webukhosi. Philatu watsi kubo: “Bukani! Nangu lomuntfu!”
6 Batsi kube bambone baphristi labakhulu nabogadzi, bamemeta batsi: “Mbetsele esiphambanweni! Mbetsele esiphambanweni!” Philatu watsi kubo: “Mtsatseni nine nimbetsele esiphambanweni, mine angilitfoli licala kulomuntfu!”
7 EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Tsine sinemtsetfo: Ngalowo mtsetfo lomuntfu kufanele afe, ngobe utenta iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
8 Philatu nakabeva basho njalo, wesaba kakhulu.
9 Wancandzeka futsi wangena endlini, watsi kuJesu: “Wena uphumaphi?” Kodvwa Jesu akazange amphendvule.
10 Philatu watsi kuye: “Awutikhulumeli kimi? Utsi uyati nje kwekutsi ngimi lenginemandla ekukukhulula newekukubetsela esiphambanweni?”
11 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Ngabe kawunamandla etikwami kube bewungakawabelwa ngetulu. Kepha lona longinikele kuwe nguye lonelicala lelikhulu.”
12 Philatu nakayiva lenkhulumo, wafisa kakhulu kumkhulula, kodvwa emaJuda amemeta atsi: “Nawumkhulula lowo muntfu, kusho kutsi awusiso sihlobo saKhesari! Ngobe wonkhe lotenta inkhosi, usitsa saKhesari!”
13 Nakeva loko Philatu, wamkhiphela ngephandle loJesu, wahlala esihlalweni sekwehlulela, endzaweni lekwakutsiwa: Yindzawo Leyilwe Ngematje. (NgesiHebheru yiGabhatha).
14 Lelo langa bekulemalungiselelo eliPhasika. Ngeli-awa leli-12 emini Philatu wakhuluma kumaJuda watsi: “Nanso inkhosi yenu!”
15 Bamemeta kakhulu batsi: “Msuse! Msuse! Mbetsele esiphambanweni!” Philatu wababuta watsi: “Ngibetsele inkhosi yenu esiphambanweni?” Baphristi labakhulu bamphendvula batsi: “Site tsine lenye inkhosi ngaphandle kwaKhesari!”
16 Philatu-ke wase umniketela kubo kutsi bayewumbetsela esiphambanweni. Ngako base bayamtsatsa-ke Jesu.
17 Waphuma etfwele siphambano sakhe, waze wefika endzaweni lekutsiwa yiNdzawo yeSikobho, ngesiHebheru kutsiwa yiGolkotha.
18 Bafike bambetsela esiphambanweni, khona kuleyo ndzawo. Base babetsela lamanye emadvodza lamabili etiphambanweni, lenye ngesekudla nalenye ngesancele, Jesu asemkhatsini wawo.
19 Philathu wabhala satiso lesashayelwa esiphambanweni sitsi: “JESU, WASENAZARETHA, INKHOSI YEMAJUDA.”
20 EmaJuda lamanyenti akufundza loko, ngobe lendzawo labebetselwe kuyo Jesu beyisedvutane kakhulu nelidolobha. Lesatiso sasibhalwe ngelulwimi lwesiHebheru nesiLatini kanye nesiGriki.
21 Baphristi labakhulu bemaJuda batsi kuPhilatu: “Awusikubhala utsi: ‘Inkhosi yemaJuda’; kodvwa tsani: ‘Lendvodza yatsi: “Ngiyinkhosi yemaJuda.” ’ ”
22 Philatu wabaphendvula watsi: “Loko lesengikubhalile, ngikubhalile.”
23 Lamasotja atsi kube ambetsele esiphambanweni, ase atsatsa timphahla takhe, ehlukaniselana ngato ngetigaba letine, lilinye lisotja latfola sinye. Baphindze batsatsa ingubo yakhe leyayentiwe ngendvwangu yinye kusukela etulu kuya phansi, ite umtfungo.
24 Emasotja akhuluma odvwana atsi: “Asingayisiki, kodvwa asente inkatho sitewubona kutsi itawuba yabani.” Loko kwenteka kuze kutewugcwaliseka umBhalo lotsi: “Behlukaniselana ngetimphahla tami, bentelana inkatho ngengubo yami.” Ngako emasotja akwenta loko.
25 Lapha eceleni kwesiphambano saJesu bekume unina wakhe nadzadzewabonina, naMariya umkaKlophase, naMariya waseMagdala.
26 Jesu wabona unina nemfundzi labekamtsandza beme khona lapho, ngako wase utsi kunina: “Make, nanso indvodzana yakho!”
27 Watsi kulomfundzi: “Buka la, nango unyoko!” Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi lomfundzi watsatsa lonina waJesu wayawuhlala naye ekhaya kakhe.
28 Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu besati kutsi konkhe sekuphelele, kuze kugcwaliseke umBhalo, watsi: “Ngomile.”
29 Bekunendishi leyayigcwele liwayini lelimunyu, benya khona siponji, basihloma endvukwini yehisophu, bayiphakamisa, bayibeka etindzebeni temlomo wakhe.
30 Watsi kube alemukele leliwayini Jesu, wase utsi: “Kuphelele.” Wagebisa inhloko yakhe, wakhulula umoya wakhe, wafa.
31 EmaJuda ase acela Philatu kutsi awavumele ephule imilente yalamadvodza labebulewe, atewehlisa etiphambanweni. Phela besekunguLesihlanu kungakafaneli kuse kulenga tidvumbu etiphambanweni ngelilanga leliSabatha, ikakhulu ngobe lelo Sabatha bekulilanga lelikhulu.
32 Ngako-ke emasotja afike ephula imilente yendvodza yekucala, neyalena lenye futsi leyayibetselwe kanye naJesu.
33 Kodvwa batsi nabefika kuJesu, babona kutsi sewuvele ufile, ngako-ke bangabe basayephula imilente yakhe.
34 Lomunye wemasotja wagwaza Jesu emhlubulweni, masinyane nje kwageleta emanti nengati.
35 Lona lowakubona loko wafakaza ngako. Siyati futsi kutsi loko labekusho kuliciniso, futsi naye uyati kutsi ukhuluma liciniso, kuze nani nitewukholwa.
36 Ngobe loko kwenteka kuze kugcwaliseke umBhalo lotsi: “Kute nobe linye litsambo lakhe leliyakwephulwa.”
37 Kukhona nalomunye umBhalo lotsi: “Bayawumbuka lowo labamgwaza.”
38 Emvakwaloko Josefa, labewase-Arimathiya, wacela sidvumbu saJesu kuPhilatu. Josefa phela abengumfundzi waJesu, kodvwa abetifihla ngenca yekwesaba emaJuda. Philatu wamvumela, ngako wasitsatsa sidvumbu saJesu.
39 Nikhodemu, lona loweta kutawubonana naJesu ebusuku, wahamba kanye naJosefa. Nikhodemu abephetse emakha, labeyinhlanganisela yemure nenhlaba, labenesisindvo lesasingaba ngemakhilogremu langema-32.
40 Basitsatsa-ke sidvumbu saJesu, basigocotela ngetindvwangu telineni, basifaka nemakha njengelisiko lemaJuda lekungcwaba.
41 Kuleyo ndzawo lapho abebetselwe ngakhona Jesu bekunengadze. Kulengadze bekunelithuna lelisha, lebekungazange sekungcwatjwe umuntfu kulo.
42 Ngako-ke Jesu bamngcwaba kulelithuna lelalisedvute, ngobe kwakulilanga lekulungiselela liSabatha.
1 NgeliSontfo ekuseni ngeluvivi, Mariya waseMagdala wahamba waya ethuneni, wakhandza kutsi litje selisusiwe emnyango welithuna.
2 Masinyane waya kuSimoni Phetro, wamkhandza analomfundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu, wafike wabatjela watsi: “Sebayitsatsile iNkhosi ethuneni; asati kutsi bayibeke kuphi!”
3 Phetro nalomfundzi lomunye besuka, baya ethuneni.
4 Bobabili bagijima, kodvwa lona lomunye umfundzi wagijima kakhulu kunaPhetro, wafika kucala ethuneni.
5 Wagobondzela, wahlola, ekhatsi wabona tindvwangu telineni, noko akangenanga ekhatsi.
6 Emvakwakhe wefika naSimoni Phetro, yena wangena ekhatsi ethuneni. Watibona tindvwangu telineni tifutjatwe phansi,
7 kanye nalena leyayigigelwe enhloko yaJesu. Yona beyingekho kanye naleti letinye; yayigocotwe yodvwana.
8 Lona lomunye umfundzi labefike kucala, wase uyangena naye ethuneni, wabona, wakholwa.
9 Noko babenguloku bangawucondzisisi kahle umBhalo lowawutsi kufanele avuswe ekufeni.
10 Base bayancandzeka babuyela ekhaya.
11 Kepha Mariya wema edvute nelithuna akhala; asachubeka akhala wahlola ngekhatsi ethuneni.
12 Wabona tingilosi letimbili tembetse lokumhlophe tihleti lapho bekunesidvumbu saJesu khona, lenye ingasenhloko, lenye ingasetinyaweni.
13 Tambuta tatsi: “Make, ukhalelani?” Watiphendvula watsi: “Sebatsetse iNkhosi yami, angati nekutsi bayibeke kuphi!”
14 Emvakwekusho njalo, watsi uyagucuka, wabona Jesu emile, kodvwa akatanga kutsi nguJesu.
15 Jesu wambuta watsi: “Make, ukhalelani? Ufuna bani?” Masinyane acabanga kutsi ngumlindzi wengadze, watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, nangabe utsetfwe nguwe, ngilayele lapho umbeke khona, ngitakuya ngimlandze.”
16 Jesu watsi kuye: “Mariya!” Wagucuka wasabela ngesiHebheru watsi: “Rabhuni,” lokusho kutsi: “Mfundzisi.”
17 Jesu watsi: “Ungangitsintsi, ngobe ngisengakenyukeli kuBabe, kodvwa hamba uye kubazalwane bami ubatjele kutsi sengiyenyuka ngibuyela kuye longuBabe wami neYihlo, Nkulunkulu wami naNkulunkulu wenu.”
18 Ngako Mariya waseMagdala wahamba wayawutjela bafundzi baJesu watsi: “Ngiyibonile iNkhosi;” washo nekutsi imtjele loko.
19 Kwatsi kusihlwa kwangalelo Sontfo bafundzi bakhe batikhiyele endlini ngekwesaba emaJuda, Jesu wefika kubo, bambona aseme emkhatsini wabo watsi: “Kuthula akube kini!”
20 Asababingelele wabakhombisa tandla takhe nemhlubulo wakhe. Bafundzi bakhe bajabula kakhulu, nabayibona iNkhosi.
21 Jesu waphindza futsi watsi kubo: “Kuthula akube kini! Njengaloku Babe angitfumile mine, nami ngiyanitfuma.”
22 Watsi kube asho njalo, wabaphefumulela watsi: “Yemukelani Moya Longcwele.
23 Nome ngubani lenimtsetselela tono, utsetselelwe; kantsi futsi nome ngubani leningamtsetseleli tono, akatsetselelwa.”
24 Lomunye webafundzi bakhe labali-12, Tomase, lekwakutsiwa liPhahla, abengekho emkhatsini wabo nakufika Jesu kubo.
25 Ngako-ke laba labanye bafundzi base bayamtjela batsi: “Siyibonile iNkhosi.” Kodvwa yena watsi kubo: “Ngaphandle kwekutsi ngibone emanceba etipikili etandleni takhe, ngifake umuno wami lapho bekunetipikili khona, ngifake nesandla sami emhlubulweni wakhe, ngeke ngikholwe.”
26 Kwatsi sekwendlule liviki bafundzi bakhe bandzawonye futsi kuyona leyondlu, naTomase akhona, iminyango ikhiyiwe, Jesu wefika wema emkhatsini wabo, watsi: “Kuthula akube kini!”
27 Jesu watsi kuTomase: “Faka umuno wakho la, ubone tandla tami; welule nesandla sakho, usifake emhlubulweni wami. Khawula kungakholwa, kodvwa bani ngulokholwako!”
28 Tomase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami!”
29 Jesu watsi kuye: “Uyakholwa ngobe sewungibonile? Maye, babusisiwe labo labakholwa bangakaboni!”
30 Jesu wenta tibonakaliso letinyenti, embikwebafundzi bakhe, letingakabhalwa kulencwadzi.
31 Leti tibhalelwe kutsi nitewukholwa kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, iNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, nekutsi ngekukholwa kwenu nibe nekuphila ngelibito lakhe.
1 Emvakwaloko Jesu waphindza watibonakalisa futsi kubafundzi bakhe ngaseLwandle lwaseThibheriyase. Loko wakwenta kanje:
2 Simoni Phetro, naTomase, lotsiwa liPhahla, naNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, nemadvodzana aZebedi, nalabanye bafundzi baJesu lababili, bonkhe laba babendzawonye.
3 Simoni Phetro watsi kulaba labanye: “Ngisayawudweba.” Nabo batsi: “Sitawuhamba nawe.” Ngako bahamba bekhwela esikebheni; kodvwa ngabo bonkhe lobo busuku abazange sebabambe lutfo.
4 Latsi naliphuma lilanga, Jesu wema elusentseni lwemanti; kodvwa bafundzi abatanga kutsi nguJesu.
5 Jesu watsi kubo: “Bantfwana, kute yini tinhlanti lenitibambile?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Kute.”
6 Watsi kubo: “Jikani linetha lenu ngesekudla kwesikebhe, nitawutitfola khona.” Ngako base bayalijika linetha labo; babe sebehluleka nekulidvonsa, ngobe babebambe tinhlanti letinyenti kakhulu.
7 Lomfundzi labetsandvwa nguJesu watsi kuPhetro: “YiNkhosi!” Simoni Phetro neva kutsi yiNkhosi, waphutfuma timphahla takhe, wembatsa, (phela abekhumulele kusebenta angcunu,) wase ugcumkela emantini.
8 Labanye bafundzi beta ngesikebhe, babesedvutane nesihlabatsi, kwakungacishe kube tinyatselo letilikhulu. Badvonsa linetha ligcwele tinhlanti letinyenti.
9 Batsi nabefika esihlabatsini, babona umlilo wemalahle ubasiwe etikwawo kunenhlanti kanye nesinkhwa.
10 Jesu watsi kubo: “Letsani letinye tinhlanti kuleto lenitibambile!”
11 Simoni Phetro waya esikebheni, wadvonsa linetha lekudweba, lelaligcwele tinhlanti letinkhulu, tatili-153. Nome-ke tatitinyenti kangako, kodvwa linetha alizange lidzabuke.
12 Jesu watsi kubo: “Wotani nitewudla.” Emkhatsini wabo bafundzi kwabate ngisho namunye lowaba nesibindzi sekumbuta kutsi: “Wena kambe ungubani?” Bavele batatela nje kutsi yiNkhosi.
13 Jesu waya kubo, wafika watsatsa sinkhwa, wabanika, wachubeka wenta njalo futsi nasetinhlantini.
14 Loku-ke bese kukwesitsatfu Jesu atibonakalisa kubafundzi bakhe emvakwekuvuka kwakhe kulabafile.
15 Batsi sebacedzile kudla, Jesu watsi kuPhetro: “Simoni, msa waJohane, ungitsandza ngetulu kwalaba yini?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, Nkhosi, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza.” Jesu watsi kuye: “Yondla emawundlu ami.”
16 Waphindza Jesu watsi kuye: “Simoni, msa waJohane, uyangitsandza yini?” Watsi kuye: “Yebo, Nkhosi, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza.” Jesu watsi kuye: “Yelusa timvu tami.”
17 Waphindza futsi kwesitsatfu wambuta watsi: “Simoni, msa waJohane, uyangitsandza yini?” Phetro wadzabuka enhlitiyweni yakhe, ngobe Jesu abesambute katsatfu atsi: “Uyangitsandza yini?” Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, wati konkhe nje wena, uyati kutsi ngiyakutsandza.” Jesu watsi kuye: “Yondla timvu tami.
18 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kuwe: Ngesikhatsi usemusha, wawuvele ubophe libhande lakho uye lapho utsandza khona, kodvwa nase umdzala uyakwelula tandla, lomunye akubophe, akutsatse, akuyise lapho ungatsandzi khona.”
19 Loko wakusho akhombisa kufa Phetro labetawudvumisa Nkulunkulu ngako. Emvakwaloko Jesu watsi kuye: “Ngilandzele!”
20 Phetro wagucuka wabona umfundzi labekatsandvwa nguJesu abalandzela, ngulona labehleti edvute naJesu ekudleni, nguye yena lowo lowabuta watsi: “Nkhosi, ngubani lona lotakutsengisa?”
21 Phetro nakabona lomfundzi, watsi kuJesu: “Nkhosi, lomuntfu lona-ke?”
22 Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Nangifuna kutsi aphile, ngidzimate ngibuye, kukuhlupha ngani wena loko? Wena landzela mine!”
23 Ngako kwabe sekwandza inkhulumo emkhatsini webafundzi baJesu kutsi lomfundzi angeke afe. Kodvwa Jesu abengazange asasho kutsi lomfundzi angeke afe; watsi: “Nangifuna kutsi aphile, ngidzimate ngibuye, kukuhlupha ngani wena loko?”
24 Lona nguye-ke lomfundzi lofakaza ngako konkhe loku; nguye futsi lowabuye wakubhala phansi; futsi siyati kutsi bufakazi bakhe buliciniso.
25 Kodvwa kukhona letinye tintfo letinyenti Jesu latenta. Kube tonkhe tabhalwa phansi, ngabe nemhlaba lucobo ngeke ukhone kutigcina leto tincwadzi letingabe tabhalwa.