UYOHANE 5

₁Kwathi emva koko kwabakho itheko lamaJuda, waza uYesu waya eJerusalem. ₂EJerusalem kukho ichibi leegusha elibizwa ngokuba yiBhetesda ngesiHebhere. Ngakulo kukho iivaranda ezintlanu. ₃Kuzo kwakulele into eninzi yezigulane – iimfama, neziqhwala, nabafe amacala. [Zazilinde ukuzanya-zanyiswa kwamanzi, ₄kuba ngamaxesha athile sasisithi isithunywa seNkosi singene echibini apho, siwazama-zamise amanzi. Sasisithi ke isigulana esingene kuqala echibini emva kokuzanya-zanyiswa kwamanzi, siphile nakusiphi na isifo esasinaso.] ₅Ke kwakukho ndoda ithile apho, eyayiminyaka imashumi mathathu anesibhozo igula. ₆Kwathi uYesu akuyibona ilele apho, esazi nokuba selinexesha elide igula, wathi kuyo: “Uyafuna na ukuphila?”

₇Saphendula isigulane sathi: “Nkosi, andinamntu wakundifaka echibini akuba amanzi egxobhekile. Ndithi ndisazama ukungena, ndisuke ndiphangelwe ngomnye.”

₈UYesu wathi kuso: “Phakama! Thatha ukhuko lwakho, uhambe.” ₉Kwathi kwangoko waphila loo mntu, waluthatha ukhuko lwakhe, wahamba-hamba.

Oku kwênzeka *ngoMhla wokuPhumla, ₁₀aza amaJuda athi kulowo waphiliswayo: “KungoMhla wokuPhumla namhlanje; akuvumelekanga ukuba uthwale ukhuko lwakho.”

₁₁Waphendula wathi: “Ondiphilisileyo uthe kum: ‘Thatha ukhuko lwakho, uhambe.’ ”

₁₂Ambuza athi: “Ngubani na lowo uthe kuwe: ‘Thatha ukhuko lwakho, uhambe’?”

₁₃Kodwa lowo waphiliswayo wayengamazi okokuba ungubani owamphilisayo, kuba kwakukho abantu abaninzi apho, noYesu wayeselemkile.

₁₄Kwathi emva koko uYesu waphinda wadibana naye *endlwini kaThixo, wathi: “Khangela, uphilile ngoku. Yahlukana nesono, hleze uhlelwe yinto embi kunale.”

₁₅Wahamba ke umntu lowo, waya kuwaxelela amaJuda ukuba nguYesu owamphilisayo. ₁₆Ngenxa yaloo nto ke amaJuda amchasa uYesu, kuba esenza ezi zinto ngoMhla wokuPhumla. ₁₇Wawaphendula ke uYesu wathi: “UBawo uyasebenza kude kube ngoku; nam ke ndiyasebenza.”

₁₈Oku kwabangela okokuba amaJuda afune ngakumbi ukumbulala uYesu. Wayengachithanga uMhla wawo wokuPhumla kuphela, kodwa wayezilinganise nokuzilinganisa noThixo ngokuthi uThixo unguYise.

₁₉Ke ngoko uYesu waziphendulela kumaJuda, wathi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, ayikho into ayenza ngegunya lakhe uNyana; kuphela wenza oko akubona kusenziwa nguYise. Oko akwenzayo uYise, naye uNyana uyakwenza; ₂₀kuba uYise uyamthanda uNyana, embonisa zonke izinto azenzayo. Kwaye uya kumbonisa nezenzo ezikhulu kunezi, nitsho nimangaliswe; ₂₁kuba kwanjengoko uYise abavusayo abafileyo, abadlise ubomi, ngokunjalo noNyana ubadlisa ubomi abo athandayo ukubadlisa. ₂₂Kananjalo uYise akagwebi namnye. Lonke igunya lokugweba ulinika uNyana, ₂₃ukuze bonke bamhlonele uNyana njengoko bamhlonelayo uYise. Lowo ke ungamhlonelanga uNyana, akamhloneli noYise owamthumayo.

₂₄“Ndithi kuni, inene, lowo uwevayo amazwi am, abe ekholwa kulowo undithumileyo, unobomi obungunaphakade. Yena akayi kugwetywa nokugwetywa, kuba selephumile ekufeni wangena ebomini. ₂₅Ndithi kuni, inene, kuza ixesha, kwaye selifikile, lokuba abasemangcwabeni balive ilizwi loNyana kaThixo, bathi abalivileyo badle ubomi. ₂₆UYise, umthombo odlisa ubomi, ukunike noNyana ukudlisa ubomi. ₂₇Kananjalo umnike negunya lokugweba, kuba yena *enguNyana woLuntu. ₂₈Musani ukumangaliswa kuko oku, kuba ixesha liyeza abaya kuthi ngalo bonke abasemangcwabeni balive ilizwi lakhe, ₂₉baphume emangcwabeni, bathi abo benze ubulungisa bavukele ebomini, bathi abo benze inkohlakalo bavukele ekugwetyweni.”

₃₀“Mna ngokwam andinakwenza nto. Ndigweba njengoko ndiyalelweyo, kwaye ukugweba kwam kufanelekile, kuba andinanjongo yakwenza ntando yam, koko ndenza ukuthanda kwalowo undithumileyo.

₃₁“Ukuba bendizingqinela ngokwam, ubungqina bam ngebuthandabuzeka. ₃₂Kodwa ndinomnye ongqina ngam, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba ubungqina bakhe abuthandabuzeki. ₃₃Senathumela kuYohane; ninabo ke ubungqina bakhe mayela nenyaniso. ₃₄Anditsho kuba mna ndixhomekeke ekungqinelweni ngumntu, koko nditsho ukuze nina nisindiswe. ₃₅UYohane wayesisibane esikhanyisayo, naza nina navuyiswa okwethutyana kukukhanyiselwa nguye. ₃₆Kodwa ndinabo ubungqina obungaphezulu kobo bukaYohane, kuba imisebenzi andithumileyo uBawo ukuba ndiyifeze, ezi zinto kanye ndizenzayo, ziyandingqinela ukuba ndithunywe nguBawo. ₃₇NoBawo ngokwakhe, yena lowo undithumileyo, ungqinile ngam, nangona nina ningazange nilive ilizwi lakhe, ningazange nimbone nokumbona. ₃₈Ilizwi lakhe alibanga nandawo yakuhlala kuni, kuba anikholwa kulowo amthumileyo. ₃₉Niyaziphengulula *iziBhalo, nizicingela okokuba ninobomi obungonaphakade ngokuzifunda; kanti zona zingqina ngam, ₄₀kodwa nina anifuni ukuza kum ukuze nibe nabo obo bomi.

₄₁“Mna andinanze kunconywa ngabantu; ₄₂kodwa nina niyakufuna, kuba kaloku ukumthanda uThixo akukho kuni. ₄₃Mna ndize ndigunyaziswe nguBawo, kodwa nina anindamkelanga. Ukuba ubani uthe weza ngelilelakhe igunya niya kumamkela! ₄₄Beninokuthini kakade ukukholwa njengokuba nisemva kokuncomana nje, ningakukhathalelanga ukunconywa ngulowo unguThixo yedwa? ₄₅Kodwa ke ze ningabi niya kumangalelwa ndim kuBawo. Ummangaleli wenu nguMosis, lowo nithembele kuye. ₄₆Kaloku ukuba benikwamkela okubhalwe nguMosis, ngenindamkela nam, kuba uMosis wabhala ngam. ₄₇Ke ukuba anikwamkeli oko wakubhalayo uMosis, beningathini kakade ukuwamkela amazwi am?”