Umalusi omuhle
1“Ngiqinisile, 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 lo mfanekiso kubo; kepha bona abezwisisanga ukuba kuyini lokho akukhuluma kubo.
7Ngakho-ke uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Mina ngiyisango lezimvu. 8Bonke abafike ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kepha izimvu azibezwanga. 9Mina ngiyisango; uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, angene, aphume, afumane idlelo. 10Isela kalizi kungengokweba nokubulala nokubhubhisa; mina ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho kuchichime.
11“Ngingumalusi omuhle. Umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. 12Okhokhelwayo engesiye umalusi, izimvu zingesizo ezakhe, ebona impisi iza, ushiya izimvu, abaleke – impisi izibhozomele, izihlakaze – 13ngokuba engokhokhelwayo, engazinakekeli izimvu.
14“Mina ngingumalusi omuhle; ngiyazazi ezami, nezami ziyangazi, 15njengalokhu uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba; ngidela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yezimvu. 16Nezinye izimvu nginazo ezingesizo ezalesi sibaya; 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. Lo myalo ngiwamukele kuBaba.”
19Kwaba khona futhi ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawo mazwi. 20Abaningi kubo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya; nimlalelelani na?”
21Abanye bathi: “Lawo mazwi akusiwo awomuntu onedemoni; imbala idemoni lingavula amehlo ezimpumputhe na?”
UJesu unguMesiya
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: “Nginitshengise 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: ‘Ngithe: Ningonkulunkulu,’ na? 35Uma wathi bangonkulunkulu bona eleza kubo izwi likaNkulunkulu – nombhalo ungeqiwe – 36nithi ngaye uYise amahlukanisileyo, wamthumela ezweni, ukuba uyahlambalaza, ngokuba ngithe: ‘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 kuleyo ndawo lapho uJohane waqala ukubhapathiza khona, wahlala lapho. 41Nabaningi beza kuye, bathi: “UJohane nempela akenzanga sibonakaliso nasinye, kepha konke uJohane akusho ngalowo muntu kwakuqinisile.” 42Abaningi bakholwa nguye lapho.
