UJesu nabafowabo
1Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu wazomba eGalile; angafuni ukukhamba ngeJudiya ngombana amaJuda bekafuna ukumbulala. 2Kwathi lokha isikhathi somnyanya wemitlhatlhana nasele sitjhidele, 3abafowabo lakaJesu bathi kuye: “Kufuze usuke lapha uye eJudiya, khona abafundi bakho bazakubona okwenzako. 4Akakho ofihla akwenzako nafuna ukwaziwa. Njengombana wenza izintwezi nje, zibonakalise ephasini loke!” 5Ngitjho nabafowabo akhange khebamkholwe.
6UJesu wathi kibo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, kodwana senu sona sihlala sikhona. 7Iphasi angekhe linihloye nina, kodwana lihloye mina ngombana ngifakaza bona izenzo zalo zimbi. 8Khambani niye emnyanyeni. Mina angikazukuya nje emnyanyeni lowo ngombana isikhathi sami esifaneleko asikafiki.” 9Sele atjhwile lokhu, wahlala eGalile.
UJesu emnyanyeni weMitlhatlhana
10Ngemva kobana abafowabo sebakhambile baye ngemnyanyeni, naye waya; kodwana akhange aye bamqalile, waya bukhukhutha. 11Nje-ke emnyanyeni, amaJuda bekamfuna, abuza athi: “Kanti uphi?”
12Bekukhona ukuwomuzela okukhulu ngaye esiqubuthwini. Abanye bathi: “Umumuntu olungileko.” Abanye bathi: “Awa, udosela abantu ngerharheni.” 13Kodwana ngokwesaba amaJuda akakho owakhuluma ngaye tjhatjhalazi.
14Kuthe sekuphakathi komnyanya, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini wathoma ukufundisa. 15AmaJuda bekararekile, yeke athi: “Kwenziwa yini umuntu lo azi kangaka angakafundi na?”
16UJesu wawaphendula wathi: “Ifundiswami akusiyo yami kodwana ivela kongithumileko. 17Nanyana ngubani ozimisela ukwenza intando kaZimu, uzakwazi bona lokho engikufundisako kuvela kuZimu namkha ngizikhulumela kwami. 18Umuntu ozikhulumela ngeyakhe intando, ulinga ukuzizuzela idumo. Kodwana osebenzela idumo laloyo omthumileko umumuntu weqiniso, akukho okumamanga ngaye. 19Angitjho uMosi wanipha umthetho? Kodwana akakho noyedwa kini olonda umthetho. Alo, nilingelani ukungibulala na?”
20Isiqubuthu saphendula sathi: “Unedimoni wena! Ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?”
21UJesu waphendula wathi: “Ngenze isimangaliso esisodwa, noke nirarekile. 22Ngebanga lokobana uMosi wanipha ukusoka, nanyana bekungasuye uMosi kodwana bekubokhokho benu abakuthomako, ngalokho nisoka umntwana ngeSabatha. 23Nakube namukela ukusoka ngeSabatha ukuze umthetho kaMosi ungaphuki, alo-ke nithukuthelelani ngami nangipholisa umuntu ngeSabatha na? 24Ningagwebi ngokwamehlo, kodwana gwebani ngokulungileko.”
UJesu unguKrestu na?
25Abanye babantu beJerusalema bebabuza bathi: “Kanti akusuye umuntu abafuna ukumbulala lo na? 26Qalani ukhuluma tjhatjhalazi, abebatjho ilitho kuye! Ingabe abaphathi bamukele bona unguKrestu na? 27Umuntu lo siyamazi lapha avela khona, kodwana uKrestu nakezako akakho ozakwazi bona ubuyaphi.”
28UJesu asafundisa ngethempelini, wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: “Iye, niyangazi mina, nalapha ngibuya khona, kodwana angikazizeli ngokwami. Loyo ongithumilekho uneqiniso; nina animazi, 29kodwana mina ngiyamazi ngombana ngibuya kuye, ungithumile.”
30Yeke balinga ukumbamba, kodwana akakho noyedwa okhe wamphakamisela isandla ngombana isikhathi sakhe besingakafiki. 31Nokho abanengi esiqubuthwini bamkholwa bebathi: “Lokha uKrestu nezako, uzakwenza iimbonakaliso ezinengi kunomuntu lo na?”
Amabutho athunyelwa ukubamba uJesu
32AbaFarisi bezwa isiqubuthu sihlebeza izintwezi ngaye; yeke abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi bathumela abalindi bethempeli bona bayombamba. 33UJesu wathi kibo: “Nginani isikhatjhana esifitjhani bese ngibuyela kiloyo ongithumileko. 34Nizangifuna ningangifumani, nalapha ngikhona angekhe nifike.”
35AmaJuda athi omunye komunye: “Umuntu lo uyaphi lapha esingekhe samfumana khona na? Kghani uzakuya lapha abantu bekhethu bahlakazekele khona hlangana namaGirigi na? 36Bekatjho ukuthini lokha nakathi, ‘Nizangifuna kodwana angekhe ningifumane’, nokuthi, ‘Lapha ngiya khona angekhe nafika’?”
Imilambo yamanzi wokuphila
37Ngelanga lamaphelelo neliqakathekileko lomnyanya, uJesu wasikima wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: “Loyo owomileko akeze kimi azokusela. 38Okholwa kimi njengokutjho komtlolo, imilambo yamanzi aphilako izakugeleza ngaphakathi kwakhe.” 39Watjho lokho ngoMoya oCwengileko ebebazamamukela abakholwa kuye ngombana uMoya bekangakanikelwa, ngebanga lokobana uJesu bekangakaphazimuliswa.
Ukuphikisana kwabantu ngoJesu
40Abanye esiqubuthwini nabezwa amezwi lawo, bathi: “Kwamambala umuntu lo mphorofidi!”
41Abanye bathi: “UnguKrestu!” Kodwana abanye bathi: “UKrestu angavela njani eGalile! 42Kanti umtlolo akhange utjho bonyana uKrestu uzakuvela emndenini kaDavida, eBhethelehema emzini lapha bekuhlala uDavida.” 43Yeke kwaba khona ukwahlukana ebantwini ngebanga lakaJesu. 44Abanye bafuna ukumbamba, kodwana akakho owambeka isandla.
Ukungakholwa kwabaphathi bamaJuda
45Nje-ke abalindi bethempeli babuyela emuva ebaphristini abakhulu nebaFarisini abababuza bathi: “Kubangelwe yini ningamlethi na?”
46Abalindi baphendula bathi: “Akakho owakhe wakhuluma njengomuntu loyo!”
47AbaFarisi babuza bathi: “Nitjho bona nani unikhohlisile na? 48Ukhona umrholi namkha umFarisi okholwa kuye na? 49Kodwana isiqubuthu esingazi ilitho ngomthethwesi, sinikelelwe!”
50UNikhodemusi owakhe waya kuJesu ngaphambilini nobekungomunye wabo wabuza wathi: 51“Ingabe umthetho uyamlahla umuntu ngaphandle kokobana ezwiwe kufunyaneke bona wenzeni na?”
52Baphendula bathi: “Kghani nawe ubuya eGalile na? Hlolisisa kuhle, uzakufunyana bonyana azange khekuvele umphorofidi eGalile.” 53Yeke woke umuntu wabuyela ekhaya.
