Umfanekiso ngomelusi
1“Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Umuntu ongangeni esibayeni sezimvu ngesango, kodwana ongena ngokweqa ngenye indlela, ulisela nomdlelezeli. 2Umuntu ongena ngesango ngumelusi wezimvu. 3Umlindisango uyamvulela isango nezimvu zakhe ziyalilalela ilizwi lakhe. Ubiza izimvu zakhe ngamabizo azirholele ngaphandle. 4Nasele akhuphele zoke zakhe ngaphandle, ukhamba phambi kwazo, izimvu zakhe zimlandele ngombana ziyalazi ilizwi lakhe. 5Kodwana angekhe zamlandela ezingamaziko; kunalokho zizambalekela loyo ngombana azilazi ilizwi lotjhili.”
6UJesu wabatjela umfanekiso lo, kodwana azange bamlemuke bona bekathini kibo.
UJesu ngumelusi olungileko
7Yeke uJesu wathi godu: “Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ngilisango lezimvu. 8Boke abafika ngaphambi kwami masela nabadlelezeli, ngalokho izimvu azange zabalalela. 9Mina ngilisango. Ongena ngami uzakusinda; uzakungena aphume afumane idlelo. 10Isela liza kwaphela kobana lizokweba, libulale belirhayile. Mina ngize bona zibe nokuphila zibe nakho kuphuphume.
11“Mina ngingumelusi olungileko. Umelusi olungileko udela ukuphila kwakhe ngebanga lezimvu zakhe. 12Oqatjhiweko akasuye umelusi omninizimvu. Uthi nakabona ipisi isiza, asukele izimvu abaleke. Yeke ipisi isahlela umhlambi iwuhlakaze. 13Umuntu oqatjhiweko uyabaleka ngombana uqatjhiwe, begodu akanandaba nezimvu.
14“Mina ngingumelusi olungileko, ngiyazazi izimvu zami nazo ziyangazi; 15njengombana uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; ngidela ukuphila kwami ngebanga lezimvu. 16Nginazo nezinye izimvu ezingasizo zesibayesi. Nazo kufanele ngizilethe. Nazo zizalizwa ilizwi lami, kube mhlambi owodwa nomelusi oyedwa.
17“UBaba uyangithanda ngombana nginikela ipilwami ukuze ngiyifumane godu. 18Akakho namunye ongangimuka ipilwami. Ngiyinikela mina ngokuthanda kwami. Nginawo amandla wokuyinikela, nginawo amandla wokuyizuza godu. Umyalo lowo ngiwamukele kuBaba.”
19Ngamezwi lawo amaJuda ahlukana phakathi godu. 20Abanengi bawo gade basithi: “Unedimoni! Uyahlanya! Nimlalelelani na?”
21Kodwana abanye bebasithi: “Lawa akusiwo amezwi womuntu onedimoni. Idimoni lingaphophulula abaphopheleko na?”
UJesu uyaninwa
22Ngesikhatheso kwabakhona umnyanya wokuhlanjululwa kwethempeli eJerusalema. Bekusebusika, 23uJesu wakhambakhamba ngemathurini kaSolomoni ngethempelini. 24Nje-ke amaJuda ambungelela, athi: “Kuzabe bekube kunini usoloko usilibazisa na? Nakube unguKrestu, phuma eqinisweni, usitjele.”
25UJesu waphendula wathi: “Senginitjelile, kodwana anikholwa. Iimangaliso engizenza ebizweni lakaBaba ziyangifakazela. 26Kodwana angekhe nakholwa ngombana anisizo izimvu zami. 27Izimvu zami zizwa ilizwi lami. Ngiyazazi, nazo ziyangilandela. 28Ngizipha ipilo engapheliko, angekhe zabhubha. Akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sami. 29UBaba ongiphe zona mkhulu kunakho koke, akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sakaBaba. 30Mina noBaba simunye.”
31Godu amaJuda adobha amatje kobana amkhande. 32UJesu wathi kiwo: “Nginitjengise iimangaliso ezinengi nezikulu ezivela kuBaba. Alo, ezintwenezo ngiyiphi-ke into enifuna ukungikhandela yona na?”
33Bamphendula bathi: “Akusingebanga lento nayinye yalezi esenza sikukhande, kodwana kungebanga lokuhlambalaza ngombana umumuntu nje, nalapho uzenza uZimu!”
34UJesu waphendula wathi: “Kanti akukatlolwa emthethweni wekhenu ukuthi, ‘Ngathi, nina nibozinyana.’ na? 35Nakube labo ilizwi lakaZimu elafika kibo babizwa bona ‘bozimu’, nje-ke imitlolo angekhe yaba lilize. 36Alo, ningatjho bona loyo uBaba amhlukaniseleko wabe wamthuma ephasini uyahlambalaza ngombana ngithe, ‘ngiyiNdodana kaZimu’ na? 37Nangabe angenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, khona musani ukungikholwa. 38Kodwana nangabe ngiyayenza, nanyana ningakholwa mina, okungasenani-ke kholwani izenzo, khona nizakwazi benizwisise bonyana uBaba ukimi nami ngikuye.”
39Godu balinga ukumbamba, kodwana waphunyuka ezandleni zabo.
40Yeke uJesu wabuyela emuva ngaphetjheya kweJordani, endaweni lapha uJwanisi gade abhabhadisela khona, wahlala lapho. 41Abanengi beza kuye bathi: “UJwanisi azange akhe enze iimangaliso, kodwana koke akutjhwileko ngomuntu lo, liqiniso.” 42Abanengi lapho bakholwa kuJesu.
