NGOKUKAJOHANE 6

₁Emva kwalokho uJesu wamuka waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalile olungolwaseTiberiya.

₂Samlandela isixuku esikhulu, ngokuba babebona izibonakaliso azenzayo kwabagulayo.

₃UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona nabafundi bakhe.

₄Laliseduze iPhasika, umkhosi wabaJuda.

₅Kuthé uJesu ephakamisa amehlo, wabona ukuthi isixuku esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: Sizakuzithengaphi izinkwa ukuba badle laba na?

₆Washo njalo emvivinya, ngokuba yena wayekwazi azakukwenza.

₇UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: Izinkwa zawodenariyu* abangamakhulu amabili zingebanele, kube-yilowo nalowo athole ingcosana.

₈Omunye wabafundi bakhe, uAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye:

₉Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa zebhali* eziyisihlanu nezinhlanzana ezimbili; kepha kuyini lokho kwabaningi kangaka na?

₁₀UJesu wathi: Bahlaliseni abantu. Kwakukhona utshani obuningi kuleyondawo. Ahlala phansi-ke amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu.

₁₁UJesu wazithabatha izinkwa, wabonga, wayesezabela ababehlezi phansi, kanjalo futhi nezinhlanzana, njengokuthanda kwabo.

₁₂Kuthé sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: Buthani imvuthuluka eseleyo, kungachitheki-lutho.

₁₃Base bebutha, bagcwalisa iziqabetho eziyishumi nambili ngemvuthuluka yezinkwa eziyisihlanu zebhali* eyasala kwabadlileyo.

₁₄Kwathi-ke abantu bebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi: Impela lo umgumProfethi ozayo ezweni.

₁₅Ngakho-ke uJesu azi ukuthi bazakuza, bambambe, bambeke inkosi, wamonyukela futhi entabeni yena yedwa.

₁₆Sekuhlwa abafundi bakhe bewukela elwandle,

₁₇bangena emkhunjini, bawela ulwandle beya eKapernawume. Kwase kuhlwile, uJesu wayengakafiki kubo.

₁₈Kwavunguza umoya omkhulu, lwavuka ulwandle.

₁₉Khona sebegwedlile kungathi amastadiyu* angamashumi amabili nanhlanu noma amashumi amathathu, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; bethuka.

₂₀Kepha wathi kubo: Yimina, ningesabi.

₂₁Khona bafuna ukumngenisa emkhunjini, umkhumbi wawusufika masinyane ezweni ababeya kulo.

₂₂Ngangomuso isixuku esasingaphesheya kolwandle sabona kungekho omunye umkhunjana khona, sazi ukuthi ubumunye nje nokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga emkhunjini kanye nabafundi bakhe, kepha ukuthi abafundi bakhe babewele bodwa,

₂₃kodwa eminye imikhunjana evela eTiberiya yafika eduze nendawo lapho badla khona isinkwa, iNkosi ibongile;

₂₄isixuku sathi ukubona ukuthi uJesu akakho lapho nabafundi bakhe, sangena emikhunjaneni, naso saya eKapernawume sifuna uJesu.

₂₅Kwathi ukuba bamfumane phesheya kolwandle, bathi: Rabi, ufiké nini lapha na?

₂₆UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Aningifuni ngokuba nabona izibonakaliso, kepha ningifuna ngokuba nadla izinkwa, nasutha.

₂₇Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo kepha ukudla okuhlala kuze kube-ngukuphila okuphakade, eyakunipha khona iNdodana yomuntu, ngokuba uYise uNkulunkulu ubekile uphawu kuyona.

₂₈Bathi-ke kuye: Singenzani ukuba sisebenze imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu na?

₂₉Waphendula uJesu, wathi kubo: Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu yilowo ukuba nikholwe nguye amthumileyo.

₃₀Ngakho bathi kuye: Pho, wenzasibonakaliso sini ukuba sibone, sikholwe nguwe, na? Usebenzani na?

₃₁Okhokho bethu badla imana* ehlane njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Wabapha isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.

₃₂UJesu wayesethi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Kwakungesiye uMose owanipha isinkwa esivela ezulwini, kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini.

₃₃Ngokuba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singuye owehla ezulwini, olipha izwe ukuphila.

₃₄Khona bathi kuye: Nkosi, siphe njalonjalo lesosinkwa.

₃₅UJesu wathi kubo: Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila; ozayo kimi kasoze alamba, nokholwa yimi kasoze oma.

₃₆Kepha ngithé kini: Ningibonile, nokho anikholwa.

₃₇Konke angipha khona uBaba kuyakuza kimi; ozayo kimi angisoze ngamlahlela ngaphandle.

₃₈Ngokuba ngehlé ezulwini kungengukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa ukuba ngenze intando yongithumileyo.

₃₉Lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo ukuba konke angiphé khona ngingalahlekelwa-lutho kukho, kodwa ngikuvuse ngomuhla wokuphela.

₄₀Ngokuba lokhu kuyintando kaBaba ukuba yilowo nalowo obona iNdodana, akholwe yiyo, abe-nokuphila okuphakade; ngiyakumvusa mina ngomuhla wokuphela.

₄₁Khona abaJuda bakhonona ngaye, ngokuba ethé: Ngiyisinkwa esehlé ezulwini.

₄₂Bathi-ke: Lona akusiye uJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise nonina sibazi na? Usesho kanjani, pho, ukuthi: Ngehlé ezulwini, na?

₄₃UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ningakhononi phakathi kwenu.

₄₄Akakho ongeza kimi, uma uBaba ongithumileyo engamdonsi; mina-ke ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela.

₄₅Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: Bonke bayakuba-ngabafundiswé nguNkulunkulu. Yilowo nalowo ozwile kuBaba, wafunda, uyeza kimi.

₄₆Akusikho ukuthi ukhona oké wambona uBaba, kuphela ovela kuNkulunkulu; nguyena ombonile uBaba.

₄₇Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwayo unokuphila okuphakade.

₄₈Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila.

₄₉Okhokho benu badla imana* ehlane, bafa.

₅₀Lesi siyisinkwa esehla ezulwini ukuba umuntu adle kuso, angafi.

₅₁Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehla ezulwini. Uma umuntu edla lesisinkwa, uyakuphila phakade; futhi-ke isinkwa engizakusinikela ngenxa yokuphila kwezwe siyinyama yami.

₅₂Base bephikisana bodwa abaJuda, bethi: Lo angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, siyidle, na?

₅₃Khona uJesu wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningayidli inyama yeNdodana yomuntu, niphuze igazi layo, aninakuphila phakathi kwenu.

₅₄Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade; mina ngiyakumvusa ngomuhla wokuphela.

₅₅Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami lingukuphuza isibili.

₅₆Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, uhlala kimi, nami kuye.

₅₇Njengalokho uBaba ophilayo ungithumile, nami ngiphila ngoBaba, lowo ongidlayo naye uyakuphila ngami.

₅₈Lesi siyisinkwa esehlé ezulwini, kungenjengalokho okhokho benu badla imana*, bafa; osidlayo lesisinkwa uyakuphila phakade.

₅₉Lokho wakukhuluma esinagogeni* efundisa eKapernawume.

₆₀Ngakho-ke abaningi kubafundi bakhe bekuzwa lokho bathi: Lilukhuni lelizwi; ngubani ongalizwa na?

₆₁Kepha uJesu azi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngalokho, wathi: Lokhu kuyanicunula na?

₆₂Pho, uma nibona iNdodana yomuntu yenyukela lapho yayikhona kuqala, niyakuthini na?

₆₃NguMoya ophilisayo, inyama ayisizi-lutho; amazwi engiwakhulumé kini angumoya, angukuphila.

₆₄Kepha bakhona abanye phakathi kwenu abangakholwa. Ngokuba uJesu wazi kwasekuqaleni ukuba ngobani abangakholwa nokuba ngubani ozakumkhaphela.

₆₅Wayesethi: Kungenxa yalokho ngithé kini: Akakho ongeza kimi uma engakuphiwe nguBaba.

₆₆Emva kwalokho abaningi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababe besahamba naye.

₆₇Ngakho uJesu wathi kwabayishumi nambili: Nani nithanda ukumuka na?

₆₈USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? Amazwi okuphila okuphakade akuwe.

₆₉Siyakholwa, siyazi ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaNkulunkulu.

₇₀UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Mina anginikhethanga nina abayishumi nambili na? Kepha omunye kini ungusathane.

₇₁Wayekhuluma ngoJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni, ngokuba nguye obezakumkhaphela engomunye wabayishumi nambili.