NGOKUKAJOHANE 10

₁Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ongangeni ngesango esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indawo, lowo uyisela nomphangi.

₂Kepha ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu.

₃Umlindisango uyamvulela lowo; nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe; ubiza ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle.

₄Nxa esezikhiphile ezakhe zonke, uhamba phambi kwazo, izimvu zimlandele, ngokuba zilazi izwi lakhe.

₅Kepha umfokazi azisoze zamlandela, kodwa ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba zingalazi izwi labafokazi.

₆UJesu washo lomfanekiso kubo; kepha bona abezwisisanga ukuba kuyini lokho akukhuluma kubo.

₇Ngakho-ke uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu.

₈Bonke abafiké ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kepha izimvu azibezwanga.

₉Mina ngiyisango; uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, angene, aphume, afumane idlelo.

₁₀Isela kalizi kungengokweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngizé ukuba babe-nokuphila, babe-nakho kuchichime.

₁₁Ngingumalusi omuhle. Umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu.

₁₂Okhokhelwayo engesiye umalusi, izimvu zingesizo ezakhe, ebona impisi iza, ushiya izimvu, abaleke-impisi izidlozomele, izihlakaze —

₁₃ngokuba engokhokhelwayo, engazinakekeli izimvu.

₁₄Mina ngingumalusi omuhle; ngiyazazi ezami, nezami ziyangazi,

₁₅njengalokhu uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; ngidela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yezimvu.

₁₆Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingesizo ezalesisibaya; nalezo ngimelwe ukuziletha; ziyakuzwa izwi lami, kube-mhlambi munye nomalusi munye.

₁₇Ngalokho uBaba uyangithanda, ngokuba ngidela ukuphila kwami ukuba ngibuye ngikuthabathe.

₁₈Akakho ongangamuka ukuphila kwami, kodwa ngikudela ngokwami; nginamandla okukudela, nginamandla okubuye ngikuthabathe. Lomyalo ngiwamukele kuBaba.

₁₉Kwaba-khona futhi ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawomazwi.

₂₀Abaningi kubo bathi: Unedemoni, uyahlanya; nimlalelelani na?

₂₁Abanye bathi: Lawomazwi akusiwo awomuntu onedemoni; imbala idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na?

₂₂Khona kwakungumkhosi wokuhlanjululwa kwethempeli eJerusalema, kusebusika.

₂₃UJesu wayehamba ethempelini emphemeni kaSolomoni.

₂₄Base bemhaqa abaJuda bethi kuye: Koze kube-nini ulibazisa izinhliziyo zethu na? Uma wena unguKristu, sitshele ngokuchachileyo.

₂₅UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Nganitshela, kodwa anikholwanga; imisebenzi engiyenzayo egameni likaBaba yiyona efakaza ngami.

₂₆Kodwa nina anikholwa, ngokuba anisibo abezimvu zami.

₂₇Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami; nami ngiyazazi, ziyangilandela;

₂₈ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, azisoze zabhubha naphakade; akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sami.

₂₉UBaba onginikileyo mkhulu kunabo bonke; akakho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba.

₃₀Mina noBaba simunye.

₃₁AbaJuda base bebuye bethatha amatshe ukuba bamkhande.

₃₂UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Nginitshengisé imisebenzi eminingi emihle evela kuBaba; yimuphi umsebenzi kulena eningikhandela wona na?

₃₃Bamphendula abaJuda, bathi: Asikukhandi ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle kepha ngenxa yokuhlambalaza, ngokuba wena ungumuntu ozenza uNkulunkulu.

₃₄UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Akulotshiwe yini emthethweni wakini ukuthi: Ngithé: Ningonkulunkulu, na?

₃₅Uma wathi bangonkulunkulu bona eleza kubo izwi likaNkulunkulu-nombhalo ungeqiwe —

₃₆nithi ngaye uYise amahlukanisileyo, wamthumela ezweni, ukuba uyahlambalaza, ngokuba ngithé: NgiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, na?

₃₇Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, maningakholwa yimi.

₃₈Kepha uma ngiyenza, nakuba ningakholwa yimi, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi, niqonde ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuBaba.

₃₉Base befuna futhi ukumbamba, kepha waphunyuka esandleni sabo.

₄₀Waphinda wamuka, waya phesheya kweJordani kuleyondawo lapho uJohane waqala ukubhapathiza khona, wahlala lapho.

₄₁Nabaningi beza kuye, bathi: UJohane nempela akenzanga-sibonakaliso nasinye, kepha konke uJohane akusho ngalowomuntu kwakuqinisile.

₄₂Abaningi bakholwa nguye lapho.