Bible Reading Plan – Day 356

₂₁Akuba uYesu etshilo, wakhathazeka kakhulu, waza wabaqononondisa esithi: “Ndithi kuni, inene, omnye kuni apha uza kundingcatsha.”

₂₂Baza bajongana abafundi bakhe, bengazi mpela okokuba ngubani na lowo athetha ngaye. ₂₃Ke omnye umfundi kaYesu, lowo wayethandwa nguye, wayehleli ecaleni kwakhe, ₂₄waza uSimon Petros wanqwala kuye ukuba abuze ukuba ngaba uYesu uthetha bani na. ₂₅Lowo mfundi ke wagobela ngakuYesu, wathi: “Ngaba ngubani lowo, Nkosi?”

₂₆Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ngulowo ndiya kuthi ndakuba ndisithe nkxu isonka, ndimnike.” Waza wathatha iqhekeza lesonka, walithi nkxu, walinika uJudas, unyana kaSimon Sikariyoti. ₂₇Kwathi kwangoko akulamkela elo qhekeza lesonka uJudas, wangenwa nguSathana. Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Khawulezisa uyenze into oyenzayo.” ₂₈Kwakungekho namnye kwabo basetafileni owakuqondayo oko uYesu wayekuthetha. ₂₉Ekubeni yayigcinwa nguJudas ingxowa yabo yemali, abanye kubafundi babesithi uYesu umthuma ukuba aye kuthenga ezo zinto ziyimfuneko kwitheko *lePasika, okanye mhlawumbi uthi makaye kupha amahlwempu amalizo.

₃₀Elamkele ke uJudas elo qhekeza lesonka, waphuma kwangoko. Ke kaloku kwakusebusuku.

₃₁Akuba emkile uJudas, uYesu wathi: “Ngoku ke uza kunikwa ubungangamsha *uNyana woLuntu; uThixo uza kubonakalisa amandla akhe ngaye. ₃₂Xa ke uThixo abonakalisa amandla akhe ngaye, wothi amnike ubungangamsha uNyana woLuntu, kwaye oko uza kukwenza kwangoku. ₃₃Bantwana bam, liphelile ixesha lam phakathi kwenu. Niya kundifuna, kodwa oko ndakuthethayo kumaJuda ndikuthetha nakuni ngoku, ndisithi: ‘Apho mna ndiya khona, aninakuya nina.’ ₃₄Ndiniwisela umthetho omtsha, ndithi: Thandanani! Njengoko ndinithandileyo mna, nani thandanani kanye ngolo hlobo. ₃₅Ukuba niyathandana, bonke baya kuqonda okokuba ningabafundi bam.”

₃₆USimon Petros wabuza kuYesu wathi: “Uza kuya phi na, Nkosi?”

Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Apho ndiya khona akukabi nakuya okwangoku, kodwa wobe ulandele.”

₃₇Wathi kuye uPetros: “Nkosi, kungani na ukuba ndingabi nakuya ngoku? Ndilindele nokufa ngenxa yakho!”

₃₈Wamphendula uYesu wathi: “Ngaba ukulindele ngenene ukufa ngenxa yam? Ndithi kuwe, inene, wobe sewundikhanyele kathathu ukukhala kwenkuku.”

₁“Musani ukukhathazeka; kholosani ngoThixo, nikholose nangam. ₂Ikho indawo kowethu. Ukuba bekungenjalo ngendingàtsho ukuthi ndiya kunilungiselela indawo. ₃Ndakuba ndimkile ke ndaya kunilungiselela indawo, ndiya kuza kuniphuthuma, nize nani nibe lapho ndikhoyo mna. ₄Ngoko ke niyayazi indlela eya apho ndiya khona.”

₅Waza wathi uTomas: “Nkosi, singàzi nokwazi nje apho uya khona, singáthini ukuyazi indlela eya khona?”

₆Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ndim indlela, ndim inyaniso, ndim ubomi. Akukho namnye unokuya kuBawo engayi ngam. ₇Nindazi nje mna, niyamazi noBawo. Ngoku ke niyamazi, nimbonile nokumbona.”

₈UFilipu wabhekisa kuYesu, wathi: “Nkosi, khawusibonise uYihlo; kosanelisa.”

₉Wathi kuye uYesu: “Kunini na ndikunye nani, Filipu; ngaba akukandazi? Lowo ubone mna, ubone uBawo. Utsho ngani wena ukuthi mandinibonise uBawo? ₁₀Ngaba akukholwa na okokuba mna ndikuye uBawo, abe noBawo ekum? Endikuthethileyo kuni ke andikuthethi kuphuma kum. Oko ndikwenzayo kwenziwa nguBawo ohleli kum. ₁₁Kholwani kwendikuthethayo xa ndithi ndikuye uBawo, ekum noBawo. Ukuba anikholwa kuba ndisitsho, kholwani ngenxa yezinto endizenzayo. ₁₂Inene, okholwayo kum uya kuzenza izinto endizenzayo, ade enze nezinkulu kunezi, kuba ndiya kuBawo. ₁₃Ke ngoko nayiphi na into eniyicela kum ndiya kuyenza, ukuze uYise abonakalise amandla akhe ngoNyana. ₁₄Nantoni na eniyicela ngegama lam ndiya kuyenza.”

₁₅“Ukuba niyandithanda noyigcina imiyalelo yam. ₁₆Wothi ke uBawo, ndakumcela, aninike omnye uMmeli, ukuze ahlale nani ngonaphakade. ₁₇Lo Mmeli nguMoya wenyaniso, lowo ihlabathi lingenako ukumamkela, kuba lingenako ukumbona, lingamazi nokumazi. Nina ke niyamazi, kuba uhleli nani, eya kuba ngaphakathi kuni.

₁₈“Ndiyabuya; andiyi kunishiya niziinkedama. ₁₉Selisondele ixesha lokuba ihlabathi lingabi sandibona. Kodwa nina niya kundibona, kuba mna ndiyaphila, naye nani niya kuphila. ₂₀Ngaloo mini niya kuqonda okokuba ndikuBawo, nani nikum, nam ndikuni.

₂₁“Lowo uyamkelayo imiyalelo yam ayigcine, nguye ondithandayo. Lowo ke undithandayo mna, uya kuthandwa nguBawo. Nam ndiya kumthanda, ndizibonakalise kuye.”

₂₂Waza uJudas, lowo ungenguye uSikariyoti, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, kutheni na le nto uza kuzibonakalisa kuthi, ungazibonakalisi kulo ihlabathi?”

₂₃Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “Lowo undithandayo uyawagcina amazwi am. Wothi uBawo amthande, size siye kuye, sihlale kunye naye. ₂₄Lowo ungandithandiyo akakwenzi endikuthethayo. Kanti la mazwi eniwave ngam akamazwi am, koko ngakaBawo ondithumileyo.

₂₅“Ndinixelele oku ndisekunye nani. ₂₆Ke uMmeli uMoya oyiNgcwele, lowo uBawo aya kumthuma egameni lam, uya kunifundisa zonke izinto, anikhumbuze ngako konke endithe ndanixelela kona.

₂₇“Ndinishiya noxolo olulolwam, olungafani nakancinane nolweli hlabathi. Ze ningakhathazeki, ningoyiki. ₂₈Senditshilo kuni ukuthi ndiyemka, kodwa ndiya kuphinda ndibuyele kuni. Ukuba benindithanda ngenavuyayo nakuva ukuba ndiya kuBawo, kuba yena mkhulu kunam. ₂₉Isizathu sokuba ndinixelele ezi zinto ngoku, zingekenzeki, kukuze zakwenzeka nikholwe. ₃₀Andisenakuthetha zinto zininzi nani, kuba selesiza umphathi weli hlabathi. Akanagunya kum, ₃₁kodwa ukuze ihlabathi liqonde ukuba ndiyamthanda uBawo, yaye ndisenza njengoko uBawo andiyaleleyo, ndithi kuni: ‘Phakamani, simke apha.’ ”

₁“Mna ndingumdiliya wenene; umlimi wawo nguBawo. ₂Onke amasebe akum angavelisi siqhamo uyawasusa; onke avelisa isiqhamo uyawathena, ukuze avelise isiqhamo ngakumbi. ₃Nina ke senihlambulukile yimfundiso endinifundise yona. ₄Hlalani nimanyene nam, njengokuba nam ndihleli ndimanyene nani. Kaloku isebe alinako ukuvelisa isiqhamo ngokwalo lingahlalanga limanyene nomdiliya. Ngokukwanjalo ke nani aninakuvelisa siqhamo ningahlalanga nimanyene nam.

₅“Ndim umdiliya; nina ningamasebe. Ohlala emanyene nam, ndibe mna ndihleli ndimanyene naye, uya kuvelisa iziqhamo ezininzi. Kaloku aninakwenza nento le nahlukene nam. ₆Ongahlali emanyene nam uyalahlwa, afane nesebe elilahliweyo laza loma. Amasebe anjalo ayaqokelelwa, aphoswe emlilweni atshe. ₇Xa nihleli nimanyene nam, nisoloko nisenza ngokwamazwi am, nocela nantoni na ke eniyifunayo, niyifumane. ₈Udumo lukaBawo luyatshatshela xa nivelisa iziqhamo ezininzi, nisenjenjalo kuba ningabafundi bam. ₉Mna ndiyanithanda nina kwanjengoko uBawo andithandayo mna. Hlalani ke nikholose ngokuthandwa ndim. ₁₀Xa niyigcina imiyalelo yam, noba nihlala nikholose ngokuthandwa ndim. Xelisani mna endiyilulameleyo imiyalelo kaBawo, ndihlala ndikholose ngokuthandwa nguye.

₁₁“Ezi zinto ndizithethe kuni ukuze nibe novuyo enilunikwe ndim, luze uvuyo lwenu lugqibelele. ₁₂Umyalelo endiniyala ngawo ngowokuba nithandane njengoko mna ndanithandayo. ₁₃Olona thando lukhulu umntu anokuzithanda ngalo izihlobo zakhe kukuba ubomi bakhe abuncamele zona. ₁₄Nizizihlobo zam ke nina, ukuba niyayenza imiyalelo yam. ₁₅Andisatsho kuni ukuthi nizizicaka, kuba isicaka asikwazi okwenziwa yinkosi yaso. Ndinibiza ngokuthi nizizihlobo, kuba ndinixelele konke endikuvileyo kuBawo. ₁₆Asinini enanyula mna, ndim owaninyulayo nina. Ndanimisela okokuba niqhubele phambili, nivelise iziqhamo ezihlala zikho. Ke ngoko uBawo uya kuninika konke enithi nikucele egameni lam. ₁₇Ndiniwisela lo mthetho ke: ‘Thandanani!’ ”

₁₈“Ukuba ihlabathi lithe lanithiya, ze nikhumbule okokuba lathiya mna kuqala. ₁₉Ukuba beningabehlabathi, ihlabathi ngelinithanda okwabalo. Kodwa aningabo abehlabathi, kuba mna ndaninyula kulo ihlabathi. Kungoko linithiyileyo ihlabathi. ₂₀Likhumbuleni ilizwi endalithethayo kuni, ndisithi: ‘Akukho sicaka sikhulu kunenkosi yaso.’ Banditshutshisile mna; ke ngoko bonitshutshisa nani. Abayamkelanga imfundiso yam; neyenu ke abayi kuyamkela. ₂₁Ezi zinto zonke baya kuzenza kuni ngenxa yam, kuba abamazi lowo undithumileyo. ₂₂Ukuba bendingathethanga nabo, ngebengabanga natyala; kodwa ngoku abanandawo bangalandula ngayo malunga nesono sabo, ₂₃kuba ondithiyileyo mna uthiye kwanoBawo. ₂₄Ukuba babengandibonanga ndisenza imisebenzi engazange yenziwa mntu, ngebengabanga natyala; kodwa bayibonile imisebenzi yam, kanti noko bandithiyile mna, bamthiyile naye uBawo. ₂₅Noko, bekumelwe kukuba njalo, ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi elibhaliweyo emthethweni wabo elithi: ‘Bandithiya kungekho sizathu mpela.’

₂₆“Ndakuba ndifikile kuBawo, ndonithumela uMmeli onguMoya wenyaniso ovela kuBawo. Xa athe wafika yena, wongqina ngam. ₂₇Nani ke niya kungqina ngam, kuba beninam kwasekuqaleni.

₁“Ndinixelele ezi zinto ukuze ningahlehli elukholweni. ₂Niya kusikwa *ezindlwini zesikhungo; ewe, kuya kufika ixesha lokuba bonke abanibulalayo bacinge ukuba bakhonza uThixo ngokwenjenjalo. ₃Ezo zinto baya kuzenza kuni, kuba bengamazanga uBawo, bengandazanga nam. ₄Ndinixelela ezi zinto ukuze kuthi, lakufika ixesha lokuba ezi zinto bazenze, nikhumbule okokuba ndandinixelele.”

“Ekuqaleni andinixelelanga ezi zinto, kuba bendikunye nani. ₅Kodwa ngoku ndiyemka, ndiya kulowo undithumileyo. Akukho namnye kuni undibuzayo ukuba ndiya phi na, ₆kuba iintliziyo zenu zizaliswe bubuhlungu kukundiva ndinixelela ezi zinto. ₇Kodwa ndinixelela inyaniso; kunilungele ukuba ndimke. Ukuba andithanga ndemka, akayi kuza kuni uMmeli; kodwa ukuba ndithe ndemka, ndiya kumthumela kuni. ₈Uya kuthi ke akufika ababonise abantu beli hlabathi into esiyiyo isono sabo, into obuyiyo ubulungisa babo, nento okuyiyo ukugwetywa: ₉isono esi kukuba bengakholwa kum; ₁₀ubulungisa obu kukuba ndisiya kuBawo, nize ningabi sandibona; ₁₁umgwebo lo kukuba selegwetyiwe umphathi weli hlabathi.

₁₂“Ziseninzi izinto endinokuzithetha nani, kodwa zinganixaka okwangoku. ₁₃Xa ke athe wafika yena uMoya wenyaniso, uya kunikhokelela kuyo yonke inyaniso. Akayi kuthetha ngegunya elilelakhe, koko uya kuthetha izinto azivileyo, anichazele izinto ezizayo. ₁₄Yena uya kundenzela iwonga, kuba izinto anichazela zona ziya kuba zezivela kum. ₁₅Isizathu sokuba nditsho ukuthi izinto anichazela zona ziya kuba zezivela kum kukuba zonke izinto ezizezikaBawo zikwazezam.”

₁₆“Kwakufutshanenje anisayi kuba sandibona, kuthi kwakufutshane emva koko niphinde nindibone.”

₁₇Ke ngoko abanye kubafundi bathi omnye komnye: “Ngaba uthetha ukuthini xa athi kuthi kwakufutshanenje asisayi kuba sambona, kuthi kwakufutshane emva koko siphinde simbone, ekwathi kwayena uyemka esiya kuYise?” ₁₈Babuzana ke besithi: “Ngaba uthetha ukuthini na xa athi ‘kwakufutshanenje’? Asiyiqondi into ayithethayo.”

₁₉UYesu wayesazi okokuba bafuna ukumbuza, waza wathi kubo: “Niyabuzana na ngale nto yokuba ndithe kwakufutshane anisayi kuba sandibona, kuthi kwakufutshane emva koko niphinde nindibone? ₂₀Ndithi kuni, inene, niya kulila nenze isijwili, kodwa ihlabathi lona liya kuvuya. Niya kuxhalaba, kodwa ukuxhalaba kwenu kojika kube luvuyo. ₂₁Umfazi uba sezintlungwini lakufika ixesha lokuba azale. Kodwa akuba emzele umntwana akabi sazikhumbula ezo ntlungu, kuphela nje uba novuyo kuba kuzelwe umntu ehlabathini. ₂₂Ngokukwanjalo nani nixhalabile ngoku, kodwa ndophinda ndinibone, nize ke nivuye ngovuyo ekungekho bani unako ukuluhlutha kuni.

₂₃“Ngaloo mini aniyi kuba sandibuza nto. Ndithi kuni, inene, zonke izinto enithe nazicela kuBawo ngegama lam, woninika. ₂₄Kude kube ngoku anikaceli nto ngegama lam. Celani ke; niya kuphiwa, luze uvuyo lwenu lugqibelele.”

₂₅“Ezi zinto ndizithethe kuni ngezafobe, kodwa liyeza ixesha endingayi kuba santsonkotha ngalo; ndiya kuthetha nani ngokucacileyo ngoBawo. ₂₆Yakufika loo mini, niya kucela ngegama lam. Kungoko ndingatsho ukuthi iya kuba ndim onicelelayo kuBawo. ₂₇Kaloku uBawo ngokwakhe uyanithanda, kuba nithe nandithanda mna, nakholwa ukuba ndivela kuThixo. ₂₈Ndaphuma kuBawo, ndeza ehlabathini. Ngoku ke ndiyemka ehlabathini; ndiya kuBawo.”

₂₉Baza bathi kuye abafundi bakhe: “Uyabona, ngoku uthetha ngokuphandle ungasantsonkothi ngezafobe. ₃₀Ngoku ke siyaqonda ukuba wena uyazazi zonke izinto. Akusafuneki nganto ukuba ugocagocwe. Ke siyakholwa kukuba wena uvela kuThixo.”

₃₁Wabaphendula uYesu wathi: “Niyakholwa na ngoku? ₃₂Niyabona, kuza ixesha, kwaye selifikile, lokuba nichithakale nonke, elowo agoduke, ndize ndisale ndedwa. Noko ke andindedwa, kuba uBawo unam. ₃₃Ndinixelele ezi zinto ukuze nibe noxolo, kuba nimanyene nam. Ehlabathini niya kubandezeleka; kodwa musani ukuxhalaba, kuba mna ndiloyisile ihlabathi.”