Xhosa - The Gospel of John

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ISAHLUKO1

1EkuqalekeniubeekhouLizwi,wayeuLizwiekuye uThixo,wayeuLizwienguThixo.

2YenalowoebekhoekuqalekenikuThixo

3Izintozonkezabakhongaye;engekhoyena,akubangakho nanyeintoetheyabakho

4Kuyekwakukhoubomi;bayeobobomibabalukhanyiso eluntwini.

5Ukhanyisokeololukhanyaebumnyameni;kwaye ubumnyamaabuzangebukoyiseukukhanyakwalo

6KwakhomntuuthunyiweyoevelakuThixo,ugama linguYohane

7Lowowezakubalingqina,ukuzeangqinengalo ukhanyiso,ukuzebonkebakholwengaye.

8Yenalowoubengeluloukhanyiso;wezakungqinangalo ukhanyiso

9Wayekeyenaelukhanyisooluyinyaniso, olubakhanyiselayoabantubonke,esizaehlabathini

10Ubeesehlabathinike,ihlabathilabakhongaye,ke ihlabathialamazi.

11Wezakwabakhe,bazaabakheabamamkela

12Kebonkeabamamkelayowabanikaigunyalokubababe ngabantwanabakaThixo,abokebakholwayokwigama lakhe;

13abangazalwangangagazi,nangakuthandakwanyama, nangakuthandakwandoda;bazalwanguThixo.

14ULizwiwabayinyama,wahlalaphakathikwethu, sabubukelaubuqaqawulibakhe,ubuqaqawulikanye bowokuphelakwamzeleyouYise,ezelelubabalo nayinyaniso

15UthiuYohaneangqinengaye,adandulukeesithi, Ubenguyelobendithethayena,ndisithi,Lowouzayoemva kwam,usukewabaphambikwam,ngokubawayeetanci kum.

16Enzalisekweniyakhethinasonkesamkelakwaubabalo phezukobabalo

17NgokubaumthethowawiswangoMoses,lwabakholona ubabalonenyanisongoYesuKristu

18AkukhonamnyewakhawambonauThixo;uNyana okuphelakwamzeleyo,lowousesifubenisikaYise,nguye ocaciseoko

19NabukeubungqinabukaYohane,okoamaYudaathuma ababingelelinabaLevi,bephumaeYerusalem,ukuze bambuzebesithi,Wenaungubanina?

20Wavuma,akakhanyela;wavumakeesithi,Andinguye uKristumna.

21Bambuza,besithi,Untoninake?UnguEliyana?Wathi yena,AndinguyeUnguyenaumprofetilowo?Wathiyena, Hayi.

22Bathingokokuye,Ungubanina?ukuzesibaphendule abobasithumileyoUthininawenangawe?

23Wathi,Mnandililizwilodandulukayoentlango,lisithi, YityenenezeniindlelayeNkosi,njengokowatshoyouIsaya umprofeti

24BayeabobabethunyiwebengabakuboabaFarisi. 25Bambuzabathikuye,Ubhaptizelaninaphofu,ukuba wenaakunguyeuKristu,noEliya,nomprofetilowo?

26WabaphendulauYohane,esithi,Mnandibhaptiza ngamanzi;kantikephakathikwenukumieningamaziyo nina;

27Yenangothe,esizaemvakwamnje,wesukawaba phambikwam,endingafanelekileyomnaukuba ndinyobululeumtyawembadadayakhe.

28EzizintozenzekaeBhetabhara,phesheyakweYordan, aphouYohanewayebhaptizakhona

29NgengomsouYohaneumbonauYesuesizakuye,athi, NantsoiMvanakaThixo,ethwalaisuseisonosehlabathi

30Nguyelondathingayemna,Emvakwamkuzaindoda, esukeyabaphambi,kwam;ngokubayayitancikum.

31Bendingayazinam;lentondezamna,ndibhaptiza ngamanzi,kukuzeibonakalaliswekuSirayeli

32WangqinauYohane,esithi,NdimbonileuMoya,esihla njengehobe,ephumaezulwini,wahlalaphezukwakhe

33Kenambendingamazi,kodwalowowandithumayo ukubandibhaptizengamanzi,nguyeowathikum,Lowo ùboneuMoyaesihlaphezukwakhe,ahlalekuye,nguye obhaptizangoMoyaoyiNgcwele

34Namndibonile,ndingqinile,ukubalonguyeuNyana kaThixo

35NgengomsoubuyewemauYohanenababinikubafundi bakhe;

36ondelekuYesuehamba,uthi,NantsoiMvanakaThixo

37Bamvaethethaabafundiababini,bamlandelauYesu

38KekalokuujikileuYesu,ababonebelandela,athikubo, Nifunantonina?Bathikebonakuye,Rabhi(okokukuthi ngentethoevakalayo,Mfundisi),uhlalaphina?

39Athikubo,YizaniniboneBeza,babonakeaphoahlala khona;bahlalanayeloomini;

40YayinguAndreya,umzalwanakaSimonPetros,omnye wabobabini,babevekuYohane,bamlandela

41Yenaufumanakuqalaowakheumzalwana,uSimon,athi kuye,SimfumeneuMesiya(okokukuthingentetho evakalayo,uKristu).

42WamsakuYesu;uthekeuYesuwondelakuye,wathi, WenaunguSimon,unyanakaYona;kuyakuthiwa unguKefas,okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,unguKefas 43NgengomsouYesuwafunaukuphumaaye kwelaseGalili;ufumanauFilipu,athikuye,Ndilandele. 44KekalokuuFilipuebengowaseBhetesayida,womzi wakuloAndreyanoPetros

45UFilipuufumanauNataniyeli,athikuye,LowouMoses wabhalangayeemthethweni,kwanabaprofeti,simfumene, uYesuunyanakaYosefu,lowowaseNazarete

46WathiuNataniyelikuye,Inakonaintoelungileyo ukuphumaeNazarete?AthiuFilipukuye,Yizaubone

47UYesuwambonauNataniyeliesizakuye,athingaye, NankoumSirayeliinyaniso,ekungekhonkohlisokuye.

48AthiuNataniyelikuye,Undazinganina?Waphendula uYesuwathikuye,PhambikokubauFilipuakubize, uphantsikomkhiwane,ndandikubona.

49AphenduleuNataniyeliathikuye,Rabhi,wenaunguye uNyanakaThixo;wenaunguyeuKumkaniwakwaSirayeli 50WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Ngokubandithekuwe, Ndandikubonauphantsikomkhiwane,uyakholwana?uya kubonaizintoezinkulukunezi

51Athikuye,Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Emvenikokuniya kulibonaizululivulekile,nezithunywazikaThixozinyuka zisihlaphezukoNyanawoMntu

ISAHLUKO2

1KuthengomhlawesithathukwabakhoumsithoeKana yelaseGalili;wayeuninakaYesuekhona.

2WamenyelwakenoYesukwanabafundibakhe emsithwenilowo

3Yakuphelaiwayini,wathiuninakaYesukuye, Abanawayini.

4UthiuYesukuye,Yintoninaenamnawe,mfazi?ilixa lamalikafiki

5Athiuninakubalungiseleli,Asukubaekuthethakuni, kwenzeni

6Kwakumikhonakeimiphandayamatyeimithandathu, ngokwentlambululoyamaYuda,engenangaminyeiibhate ezimbininantathu

7AthikubouYesu,Yizaliseniimiphandangamanzi. Bazizalisazadazafikelelaeludinini

8Athikubo,Yikhaningoku,nisekwinjoliBayithwalake

9Kekaloku,yakuwevainjoliamanziabenziweiwayini, engayaziaphoivelakhona;

10Yathikuye,Wonkeumntuubekakuqalaiwayini emnandi;yayexabathebaselabakholisa,anduleukubeka enganenokwaleyo;wenauyibandezileiwayiniemnandi, kwadakwangoku

11OkukuqalekakwemiqondisowakwenzauYesueKana yelaseGalili,walubonakalalisaUzukolwakhe;bakholwa kuyeabafundibakhe

12EmvenikokowehlawayaeKapernahum,yenanonina, nabazalwanabakhe,nabafundibakhe;bahlalakhona iintsukuezingeninzi

13YayikufuphikeipasikayamaYuda;wenyukauYesu wayaeYerusalem

14Wabafumanaetempileniababethengisangeenkomo nezimvunamahobe,nabananisangemalibehleli.

15Wenzaiziniyangemizi,wabakhuphabonkeetempileni, kwanezimvuneenkomo;wayiphalazaimaliyabananisi, wazibhukuqaneetafile;

16Wathinakwabobathengisangamahobe,Ezizinto zisuseniapha;musaniukuyenzaindlukaBawoindlu yokuthengisela.

17Bakhumbulakeabafundibakhe,ukubakubhaliwe kwathiwa,Ukuzondelelaindluyakhokundidlilekanye

18AphendulakengokoamaYuda,athikuye,Usibonisa mqondisomnina,uzenzanjeezizinto?

19WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Yichitheniletempile, mnakendiyakuyivusangeentsukuezintathu.

20AthikengokoamaYuda,Yayiminyakaimashumimane anesithandathunjeisakhiwaletempile,kewenawoyivusa ngeentsukuezintathuna?

21Yenakewayethethangetempileyomzimbawakhe

22Uthengoko,akuvukakwabafileyo,bakhumbula abafundibakhe,ukubaebekuthethileokokubo.basikholwa isibhalo,nelizwiawalithethayouYesu

23Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauseYerusalemepasikeni, emthendelekweni,intoeninziyakholwakuloigamalakhe, ibonaimiqondisoabeyenza

24KeyenauYesuakaziyekelangakubo,ngenxayokuba ebazibonke;

25nangokubabekungafunekikuye,ukubakungqinebani ngayeumntu,kubaubekwaziyenaokungaphakathikomntu.

ISAHLUKO3

1KwayekukhokeumntuwakubaFarisi,ogama linguNikodemo,umphathiwamaYuda.

2LowowezakuYesuebusuku,wathikuye,Rabhi,siyazi ukubaungumfundisiophumakuThixo;kubaakukho namnyeunakoukuyenzalemiqondisouyenzayowena, ukubauThixoakanaye.

3WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Inene,inene,ndithi kuwe,Ukubaakathangaumntuazalwengokutsha, akanakububonaubukumkanibukaThixo

4UthiuNikodemokuye,Angathininaumntuukuzalwa emdala?Unokungenanaokwesibiniesizalwenisikanina, azalwe?

5WaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuwe, UkubaumntuakathangaazalwengamanzinanguMoya, akanakungenaebukumkaninibukaThixo

6Okuzelweyinyamakuyinyama;OkokuzelwenguMoya kungumoya.

7Musaukumangaliswakukubandithekuwe,Nimelwe kukuthinizalwengokutsha

8Umoyauphephezaaphouthandakhona,ùsiveisandi sawo,kodwaungawaziaphouvelakhona,nalaphoúya khona:bakwanjalobonkeabazelwenguMoya

9WaphendulauNikodemowathikuye,Zingathininaezi zintoukubanokubakho?

10WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Wena,ungumfundisi njewakwaSirayeli,akuzazinaezizinto?

11Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Sithethaesikwaziyo,singqine esikubonileyo;nisukeningabamkeliubungqinabethu

12Ukubandinixeleleizintoezisemhlabeni,naza anakholwa,nothininaukukholwa,ukubandithe ndanixelelaizintoezisemazulwini?

13Akukhonamnyeunyukileyowayaemazulwini, ngulowoyedwawehlaephumaemazulwini,uNyana woMntu,lowousemazulwini

14NjengokubakeuMoseswayiphakamisayoinyoka entlango,umelwekukuphakanyiswangokunjalouNyana woMntu;

15ukuzebonkeabakholwayokuyebangatshabalali,koko babenobomiobungunaphakade

16KubawenjenjeuThixoukulithandakwakheihlabathi, udewancamauNyanawakheokuphelakwamzeleyo,ukuze bonkeabakholwayokuyebangatshabalali,kokobabe nobomiobungunaphakade

17KubauThixoakamthumangauNyanawakheehlabathini, ukuzealigwebeihlabathi;ukuzeihlabathilisindiswengaye

18Lowoukholwayokuye,akagwetywa;kelowo ungakholwayo,uselegwetyiwe,ngokubaengakholwanga kwiganaloNyanaokuphelakwamzeleyouThixo

19Kekaloku,umgwebonguwolo,ukubaukhanyiso lufikileehlabathini,bazaabantubathandaubumnyama ngaphezukokhanyiso,kubaimisebenziyaboingendawo 20Kubabonkeabenzaokubi,bayaluthiyaukhanyiso, bangezielukhanyisweni,ukuzeimisebenziyabo ingohlwaywa

Kelowouyenzayoinyanisouyezaelukhanyisweni,ukuze imisebenziyakheibonakalaliswe;ngokubaisetyenzelwe kuThixo

22Emvenikwezizinto,wezauYesunabafundibakhe emhlabeniwakwaYuda;walibalakhonaaphonabo, wabhaptiza

23WayekenoYohaneebhaptizae-Enon,kufuphineSalem, ngokubaamanziabemaninzikhonaapho;babesizake babhaptizwe

24KubaebengekaphoswaentolongweniuYohane.

25KwabakhokeimbuzwanokubafundibakaYohane namaYudangokuhlanjululwa

26BezakuYohane,bathikuye,Rabhi,lowawayenawe phesheyakweYordan,umngqinela,yabona,yena uyabhaptiza;bezakuyekebonke

27WaphendulauYohanewathi,Akanakwamkelanto umntu,engayinikwangaivelaemazulwini

Naningokwenuniyandingqinelaukubandathi,Andinguye uKristumna;ndathi,Ndithunyiwephambikwakhe.

29Lowounomtshakazingumyeni;isihlobokesomyeni, esimiyosimve,sivuyakunenengenxayezwilomyeni; ngokooluluvuyolwamluzalisekile.

30Yenaumelwekukuthiande,ndinciphekemna

31Lowouvelaphezuluungaphezukwabobonke;lowo ungowehlabathiungowasemhlabeni,kwayeuthetha okwehlabathi;lowouvelaezulwiniungaphezukwabo bonke

32akubonileyokewakuva,uyakungqinaoko;akukhobani ubamkelayoubungqinabakhe

33Lowoubamkeleyoubungqinabakhe,utywine waqiniselaukuthi,uThixouyinyaniso;

34kubalowouthunywenguThixo,uthethaamazwi kaThixo;kubauThixoakamnikiuMoyangomlinganiselo

35UYiseuyamthandauNyana;uzinikelezonkeizinto esandlenisakhe

36LowoukholwayokuNyana,unobomiobungunaphakade; kelowoungamviyouNyana,akayikubonabomi; ingqumbokaThixoihleliphezukwakhe

ISAHLUKO4

1IthengokoiNkosi,yakwaziukubaabaFarisibavileukuba uYesuugqithisilekuYohanengokwenzanokubhaptiza abafundi;

2(NakubauYesungokwakheengabhaptizanga, kwakubhaptizaabafundibakhe),

3yalishiyayonaelakwaYuda,yabuyayayakwelaseGalili

4WayemelwekukuthikealicandeelakwaSamari

5WafikakeemziniwelakwaSamariekuthiwayiSikare, kufuphinomhlabaawathiuYakobiwawunikauYosefu unyanawakhe

6KekalokubelilaphoiqulalikaYakobi.Uthekengoko uYesu,ebulalekilekukuhamba,wahlalaenjalophezu komthombo;

7KufikaintokaziyelamaSamariya,isizakukhaamanzi, athiuYesukuyo,Ndiphendisele

8Kubaabafundibakhebebemkebayakuthengaukudla kuwoumzi.

9IthingokointokaziengumSamariyakazikuye,Uthinina wena,ungumYudanje,ukucelakumintoeselwayo, ndingumSamariyakazinje?kubaamaYuda akanazinkqubanonamaSamariya

10WaphendulauYesuwathikuyo,Ukubaubusaziisipho sikaThixo,nokubangubaninalouthikuwe,Ndiphendisele; ungeucelekuyewena,wakuphaamanziaphilileyo

11Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,akunantoyakukha,nequla linzulu;uwazuzaphinakeamanziaphilileyolawo?

12WenaumkhuluyininakunobawowethuuYakobi, owasinikayoiqulaeli,wayeselakuloyena,nabantwana bakhe,nemfuyoyakhe?

13WaphendulauYesuwathikuyo,Bonkeabaselakula manzi,bayakubuyabanxanwe; 14keyenaothewaselakuwoamanzi,endiyakumpha wonamna,akasayikuzaanxanwenaphakade;kodwa amanzi,endiyakumphawona,abengumthombokuye wamanziampompozelaebominiobungunaphakade

15Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,ndipheloomanzi,ukuze ndinganxanwa,ndingezinokuzakukhaapha

16AthiuYesukuyo,Hambauyekubizaindodayakho,uze apha.

17Yaphendulaintokaziyathi,AndinandodaWathike uYesukuyo,Ulungisileukuthi,Andinandoda; 18kubaubunamadodaamahlanu;onayongokuasindoda yakho,unyanisileukutsho

19Ithiintokazikuye,Nkosi,ndiyabonaukuba ungumprofetiwena.

20Oobawobethubabenqulakulentaba;ninakenithi iseYerusalemindawoaphoabantubamelwekukunqula khona.

21AthiuYesukuyo,Ntokazindini,kholwandim,ukuba kuzailixa,eningasayikuthinakulentaba,naseYerusalem, nimnquleuBawo.

22Ninaninqulaeningakwaziyo;thinasinqulaesikwaziyo; ngokubausindisoluphumakumaYuda

23Kodwakuzailixa,nangokuselikho,xaabanquli abayinyanisobayakumnqulauBawongoMoya nangenyaniso;kubauBawoufunaabanjaloukumnqula 24UThixounguMoya;abokebamnqulayobamelwe kukumnqulangoMoyanangenyaniso

25Ithiintokazikuye,NdiyaziukubauMesiyauyeza, ekuthiwanguKristu;xaathewezayena,uyakusityela izintozonke

26AthiuYesukuyo,Mnandithethayonawendinguye 27Kwathikwangokobafikaabafundibakhe, bamangaliswakukubaathethenomntuoyinkazana;nokoke akubangakhonamnyeowathiUfunantonina?okanye, Yininaukubauthethenayo?

28Yawushiyangokoumphandawayointokazi,yemka yayaekhaya;

29Yizani,niboneumntuondixeleleizintozonkeendakha ndazenza;loakangebinguyeuKristuyinina?

30Baphumakeekhaya,bayebesizakuye

31Kekaloku,kwesosithubaabafundibabemthandaza, besithi,Rabhi,yidla

32Uthekeyenakubo,Mnandinokudlaendikudlayo, eningakwaziyonina

33Babethethabodwangokoabafundi,besithi,Ingaba kukhoomziseleyonaukudla?

34AthiuYesukubo,Okwamukudlakukubandenze ukuthandakowandithumayo,ndiwufezeumsebenziwakhe

35Anitshonaninaukuthi,Kuseleiinyangaezine,kuvunwe? Yabonani,ndithikuni,Waphakamiseniamehloenu, niwakhangeleamasimi;ngokubaaselemhlopheukuba kuvunwe.

36Novunayowamkelaumvuzo,abutheleisiqhamo ebominiobungunaphakade,ukuzenalowouhlwayelayo avuye,kunyenalowouvunayo.

37Kubalikulentoilizwieliyinyaniso,elilithi,Omnye uyahlwayela,nomnyeavune

38Mnandanithumaukuvunaokoningabulalekangakuko nina;abanyebabulalekile,nazanangenanina ekubulalekenikwabo

39Kekaloku,kwakholwakuyeintoeninziyamaSamariya kuloomzi,ngenxayelizwilentokazileyo,yangqinayo yathi,Undityeleizintozonkeendakhandazenza

40AkufikangokokuyeamaSamariya,amcelaukubaahlale nawo;wahlalakhonakeimihlaemibini.

41Intoeninziyakholwangakumbingenxayelizwilakhe

42Babesithikwintokazileyo,Asisakholwangenxa yokuthethakwakho,kubasizivelethinangokwethu,sazi ukuba,inyaniso,lounguyeuMsindisiwehlabathi,uKristu 43Kekaloku,emvenikwemihlaemibinileyo,waphuma khona,wemkawayakwelaseGalili

44KubauYesungokwakhewangqina,ukubaumprofeti akanambekokowabo.

45XenikweningokowafikayokwelaseGalili,bamamkela abaseGaliliababezibonilezonkeizintoawazenzayo eYerusalememthendelekweni;kubababeyilenabo emthendelekweni

46WabuyangokowezauYesueKanayelaseGalili,apho amanziebewenzeiwayini.Kwayekukhoigosalakomkhulu elithile,elinyanawayesifaeKapernahum

47LithelakuvalonaukubauYesuuphumilekwaYuda, wafikakwelaseGalili,layakuye,lamcelaukubaehle amphiliseunyanawalo,kubaebezakubhubha

48WathingokouYesukulo,Ukubaanithanganibone imiqondisonemimangaliso,anisayikukhanikholwe.

49Lithikuyeigosalakomkhulu,Nkosi,yihla, engekabhubhiumntwanawam

50AthiuYesukuyo,Hambauhambe;unyanawakhouhleli. WakholwaumntulowolilizwiawalithethayouYesukuye, wahambake

51Kekaloku,akubon'ukubausesihla,izicakazakhe zamhlangabeza,zambikelazisithi,Unyanawakhouhleli

52Wabuzangokokuzoilixaaqaleukuchachangalo;zathi kuye,Izolo,ngelixalesixhenxe,yamyekaicesina.

53Wazingokouyise,ukubabekukwangelolixaabethe ngalouYesukuye,Unyanawakhouhleli;wakholwa,yena nendluyakheiphela.

54LomqondisokewesibiniwawenzauYesu,ekuphumeni kwakhekwelakwaYuda,wafikakwelaseGalili

ISAHLUKO5

Emvenikwezizinto,kwayekukhoumthendeleko wamaYuda;wenyukauYesuwayaeYerusalem

2KekalokukukhoeYerusalemapho,ngakwelezimvu isango,ichibi,ekuthiwaukubizwayiBhetesda ngesiHebhere,lineevarandaezintlanu

3Kwakulelekuzoinkithaeninziyemilwelwe:iimfama, iziqhwala,abomeumzimba,belindeukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi

4Kubaisithunywasezulungaxeshalithilebesisihla, singeneechibini,siwagxobhagxobheamanzi;lowongoko ubetheangenetanciemvakokugxojwagxojwagxojwa kwamanzi,ubephilanakusiphinaisifoabebanjwesiso.

5Kekaloku,bekukhomntuuthileapho,ubeminyaka imashumimathathuanesibhozoengumlwelwe

6UYesuembonalowoelele,esaziukubauselenexesha elikhuluenjalo,uthikuye,Uyafunanaukubauphile?

7Waphendulaumlwelwewathi,Nkosi,andinamntu wokuthi,xaatheagxojwagxojwaamanzi,andiphose echibiniKuthike,ndakubon'ukubamnandiyaya, ndiphangelwengomnyeukuhla.

8AthiuYesukuye,Vuka,uthabatheukhukolwakho, uhambe

9Usukekwaokowaphilaumntu,waluthabathaukhuko lwakhe,wahamba.Kekalokukwakuyisabathaloomini.

10AyesithikeamaYudakophilisiweyo,Yisabatha; akuvumelekileukubauthwaleukhukolwakho

11Wawaphendulawathi,Owandiphilisayo,nguyeowathi kum,Thabathaukhukolwakho,uhambe

12Ambuzangokoathi,Ngubaninayenaloomntuuthe kuwe,Thabathaukhukolwakho,uhambe?

13Kekaloku,owaphiliswayoebengaziukubangubanina; kubauYesuwathishwaka,kwakubon'ukubakukho izihlwelekuloondawo

14Emvenikwezizinto,uYesuumfumanaetempileni,athi kuye,Uyabona,uphilile;

15Wemkaumntulowo,waxelakumaYuda,ukuba nguYesuomenzewaphila

16NgenxayokoayemtshutshisauYesuamaYuda,afuna ukumbulala;ngokubawayesenzaezozintongesabatha 17WawaphendulakeuYesuwathi,UBawouyasebenza kudekubengoku,namndiyasebenza.

18NgenxayokokeayefunangakumbiamaYuda ukumbulala;ngokubaubengaphulesabathayodwa, wayetshilonokuthi,uThixongowakheuYise,ezenza alinganenoThixo

WaphendulangokouYesu,wathikuwo,Inene,inene, ndithikuni,UNyanaakanakwenzantongokwakhe, engathangaaboneuYiseeyenza;kubaizintoasukuba ezenzayena,uyazenzauNyanakwangokunjalo;

20kubauYiseuyamthandauNyana,amboniseizintozonke azenzayoyena;uyakumbonisanemisebenziemikhulu kunale,ukuzeninanimangaliswe

21Kuba,njengokubauYiseabavusayoabafileyo,abadlise ubomi;kwangokunjalonoNyanaubadlisaubomiabo athandayo

22KubauYiseakagwebinamnye;utheumgwebowonke wawunikelakuNyana;

23ukuzebonkebambekeuNyana,kwanjengoko bambekayouYise.LowoungambekiyouNyana,akambeki uYiseowamthumayo

24Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoulivayoilizwilam, akholwengulowowandithumayo,unobomi obungunaphakade;akeziekugwetyweni;uphumeekufeni wangenaebomini.

25Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Kuzailixa,nangokuselikho, xaabafileyobayakulivailizwiloNyanakaThixo,bathi abalivileyobadleubomi

26KubanjengokubauYiseenaboubomikuyengokwakhe; ngokunjalowamnikanoNyanaukubaabenobomikuye ngokwakhe

27Wamnikanegunyalokugweba,ngokubaenguNyana woMntu

28Musaniukumangaliswakukooko;ngokubakuzailixa abayakuthingalobonkeabasemangcwabenibaliveilizwi lakhe;

29Kwayebayakuphuma;bezeeluvukwenilobomi;nabo benzaizintoezimbi,bezeeluvukwenilokugwetywa

30Mnangokwamandinakwenzanto;njengokondivayo, ndigwebangako,nomgwebowamububulungisa;ngokuba andifunikuthandakwam,ndifunaukuthandakukaBawo owandithumayo.

31Ukubamnandisukandizingqinele,ubungqinabam abungebiyiyoinene

32Kukhoomnyeongqinayongam;ndiyazike,ukuba buyineneubungqinaangqinayongam.

33NinanithumelekuYohane;uyingqinelekeinyaniso

34Mnakeandamkelibungqinamntwini;ndizithethaezi zinto,ukuzeninanisindiswe

35Yenalowowayeesisibaneesidangazelayo,esikhanyayo, nakeninanathandaukugcobaumzuzwanaekukhanyeni kwakhe

36Mnakendinaboubungqinaobungaphezu kobukaYohane;kubaimisebenziawandinikayouBawo ukubandiyifeze,yonalemisebenzindiyenzayomna, iyangqinangam,ukubauBawoundithumile

37NoBawoowandithumayo,yenaungqinilengam. Anizanganiliveizwilakhenakanye,niyibone nembonakaloyakhe

38Ilizwilakheanihlelikuni,kubaanikholwakulowo amthumileyo

39Ziphengululeniizibhalo;ngokubaninanibaninobomi obungunaphakadekuzo;zayezonazingqinangam.

40Nibekeninaningathandiukuzakum,ukuzenibe nobomi

41Andamkeliluzukobantwini.

42Ndiyanazinina,ukubauthandolukaThixoaninalo ngaphakathikwenu

43MnandizeegamenilikaBawo,anindamkeli;ukuba omnyeuthewezangelilelakheigama,nomamkelayena

44Ningathininaukubanakoukukholwa,nisamkelela uzukoomnyekomnyenjenina,nibeuzukolonaoluvela kuThixoyedwaningalufuni?

45NingabindiyakunimangalelakuBawomna;ukho onimangalelayo,uMoses,lowonimthembileyonina.

46Kuba,ukubabenikholiwenguMoses,ningenikholiwe ndim;kubayenawabhalangam

47Keukubaanikholwazizibhalozakhe,nothinina ukukholwangamazwiam?

ISAHLUKO6

Emvenikwezizinto,wemkauYesu,wayaphesheya kolwandlelwaseGalili,lwaseTibheriya.

2Walandelwakeindimbaneenkulu,ngokubayayiyibona imiqondisoyakheabeyenzakwabafayo.

3Kekaloku,wenyukauYesuwayaentabeni,wahlala phantsikhonanabafundibakhe

4Yayekeikufuphiipasika,umthendelekowamaYuda

5EwaphakamisilengokouYesuamehloakhe,ebone isihlweleesikhulusisizakuye,wathikuFilipu,Sozithenga phinaizonka,ukuzebadleaba?

6Ubesitshokeemlinga;kubaubeyaziyenaintoabeza kuyenza

7UFilipuwamphendulawathi,Izonkazeedenariyo ezimakhulumabiniazibanele,ukuzeelowoathabathe intwana

8Athikuyeomnyekubafundibakhe,uAndreya, umzalwanakaSimonPetros,

9Kukhonkwenkwanaapha,inezonkaezihlanuzerhasi neentlanziezimbini;kodwakeziyintoninaezo kwabangakanana?

10UthekeuYesu,Bahlaliseniphantsiabantu.Kwayeke kukhoutyaniobuninzikuloondawo.Ahlalaphantsike amadoda,engathiamawakamahlanuinani

11WazithabathakeuYesuizonka;wathiakubulela wababelaabafundi,bathikeabafundibabelaabobabehleli phantsikwabakwanjalonakwiintlanzi,ngangokuthanda kwabo

12Bakuhluthake,uthikubafundibakhe,Buthani amaqhekezaaseleyo,ukuzekungonakali

13Babuthangoko,bazalisaiingobozizalishumielinazibini ngamaqhekezaabeselekuboababedlile,ezonkaezihlanu zerhasi

14Ngokoabantuabo,bakuwubonaumqondiso awawenzayouYesu,bathi,Longuyeinyanisoumprofeti lowouzayoehlabathini

15UthengokouYesu,esaziukubabahlaleleukuza kumbambangamandla,bamenzeukumkani,wabuya wemka,wayaentabeniYenayedwa

16Kekaloku,kwakuhlwa,behlaabafundibakhe,baya elwandle

17Bengenilekeemkhombeni,baluwelaulwandle,besiya eKapernahum.kwakusekumnyama,wayeuYesu engafikangakubo

18Lwayenolwandlelusilwa,kananjalokuvuthuzaumoya omkhulu.

19Bakubangokobegweqileizitadiyaezingathizimashumi mabinianantlanu,nokubazimashumimathathu,bambona uYesuehambaphezukolwandle,esondela ngasemkhombeni;

20Athikeyenakubo,Ndim;musaniukoyika

21Bathandangokoukumamkelaemkhombeni,wafika umkhombekwaoko

22Ngengomso,zathiiindimbaneezibemiphesheya kolwandle,zakubonaukubaakukhosikhephewumbi khona,ingenguwolowobangenekuwoabafundibakhe, nokubauYesuakangenanganabafundibakheemkhombeni, wangenaemkhombeni,wakungenaemkhombeni wabafundibakheabafundibemkabodwa;

23(KodwakwezaeminyeimikhombeevelaeTibheriya, kufuphinendawoaphobabedleisonka,emvakokuba iNkosiyayibulele)

24xeshikwenikeindimbaneyabonayoukubauYesu akakhoaphonabafundibakhe,besukabangenanabo emikhombeni,bezaeKapernahum,bemfunauYesu

25Bathebakumfumanaphesheyakolwandle,bathikuye, Rabhi,ufikenininaapha?

26WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, Anindifuningakubanabonaimiqondiso;nindifuna ngokubanadlakwezaazonka,nahlutha.

27Musaniukusebenzelaukudlaokutshabalalayo; sebenzelaniukudlaokuhlalakuseebomini obungunaphakade,ayakuniphakonauNyanawoMntu; kubauYiseuThixoutywinewaqiniselayenalowo

28Bathengokokuye,Masenzentonina,ukuzesisebenze imisebenzikaThixo?

29WaphendulauYesu,wathikubo,UmsebenzikaThixo nguwolo,ukubanikholwekuyeothunyiweyonguye.

30Bathingokokuye,Wenzamqondisomninakengoko, ukuzesibone,sikholwenguwe?Usebenzantonina?

31Oobawobonabadlaimanaentlango;njengokuba kubhaliwekwathiwa,Wabanikaisonkasiphumaezulwini, ukubabadlesona

32UthengokouYesukubo,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, AsinguMosesoninikeisonkaesiphumaezulwini;nguBawo oninikaisonkaesiphumaezulwini,esiyinyaniso

33KubaisonkasikaThixosesisehlayoezulwini,silinike ubomiihlabathi.

34Bathikengokokuye,Nkosi,sinikeesosonkangamaxa onke

35WathikeuYesukubo,Isonkasobomiesindim;lowo uzayokum,akasayikulamba;lowoukholwayokum, akasayikunxanwanaphakade.

36Ndithekekuni,Nindibonilenokundibona,anakholwa noko

37BonkeandinikayouBawo,bayakuzakum;nozayokum, andisayikukhandimlahlelephandle

38ngokubandihleemazulwini,ndingazekwenza ukuthandakwam;ndizekwenzaukuthandakwalowo wandithumayo

39Kukokeokuukuthandakowandithumayo, kukaBawo:ukubakonkeawandinikayo,ndingalahlinento kuko,ndikuvusengomhlawokugqibela

40Kukokeokuukuthandakowandithumayo,ukuthibabe nobomiobungunaphakadebonkeabambonayouNyana, bakholwekuye;ndayemnandiyakumvusangomhla wokugqibela

41AyemkrokrelangokoamaYuda,ngokubawathi,Ndim isonka,esisehlayoemazulwini

42Ayesithike,LoasinguyenakaneneuYesu,unyana kaYosefu,esimaziyothinauyisenonina?Angáthininake ngokoukuthi,Ndihleemazulwini?

43WaphendulangokouYesuwathikubo,Musani ukukrokraphakathikwenu.

44Akukhonamnyeunakoukuzakum,engathangauBawo owandithumayoamtsale;ndayemnandiyakumvusa ngomhlawokugqibela.

45Kubhaliweebaprofetinikwathiwa,Bayebonkebeya kubangabafundiswabakaThixo;Bonkengokoabathebeva kuBawo,bafundakuye,bayezakum.

46KungekubakukhobaniumbonileyouBawo,ingenguye ovelakuThixo;

47Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoukholwayokum unobomiobungunaphakade

48Ndimisonkasobomi

49Ooyihlobayidlaimanaleyoentlango,bafilenoko.

50Sisoesoisonkaesihlaemazulwini,esithi,ubaniasidle, angafi.

51Ndimisonkaesiphilileyo,esisehlayoemazulwini Ukubaubaniuthewasidlaesisonka,wodlaubomi ngonaphakade;keisonkaendiyakusinikamnasiyinyama yam,endiyakuyinikelaubomibehlabathi.

52AbambanangokoamaYudaphakathikwawo,esithi, Angathininaloukusinikainyamayakhesiyidle?

53WathingokouYesukuwo,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, UkubaanithanganiyidleinyamayoNyanawoMntu, niliseleigazilakhe,aninaboubomikuni.

54Lowouyidlayoeyaminyama,aliseleelamigazi, unobomiobungunaphakade;ndayemnandiyakumvusa ngomhlawokugqibela.

55Kubainyamayamikukudla,inyaniso;negazilam liluselo,inyaniso

56Lowouyidlayoeyaminyama,aliseleelamigazi,uhleli kum,namndihlelikuye.

57NjengokouBawoophilileyowandithumayo,ndibenam ndidlaubomingayeuBawo,lowoundidlayo,uyakuphila ngam.

58Sisoesoisonkaesehlaemazulwini;kungenjengokuba ooyihlobayidlayoimana,bafanokoLowousidlayoesi sonka,uyakuphilangonaphakade.

59Ezizintowazithethaendlwiniyesikhungu,efundisa eKapernahum

60Intoeninzingokokubafundibakheyakuvayathi, Lilizwielinqabileyoeli;ngubaninaonokuyiva?

61EsaziuYesungaphakathikwakhe,ukubabayakrokra liloabafundibakhe,wathikubo,Kuyanikhubekisanaoku?

62Hinake,ukubanithenambonauNyanawoMntu enyukelaaphoebefudulaekhona?

63Ngumoyaodlisaubomi;inyamayonaayincedilutho Amazwilandiwathethayokunimnaangumoya,abubomi

64Kodwakukhoabathilekuniabangakholwayo.Kuba ebesazikwasekuqalekeniuYesu,ukubangoobanina ababengakholwa,nokubangubaninaoyakumngcatsha

65Wayesithi,Kungenxayokundatshoyokuniukuthi, Akukhonamnyeunakoukuzakum,ukubaakathanga akunikwenguBawo

66Ukususelangeloxeshaintoeninziyabafundibakhe yabuyaumva,ayabasahambanaye

67WathingokouYesukwabalishumielinababini,Nani nifunaukumka,yinina?

68WamphendulangokouSimonPetroswathi,Nkosi, sosukasiyekubanina?Nguweonamazwiobomi obungunaphakade.

69Nathisikholiwe,sazile,ukubawenaunguyeuKristu, uNyanakaThixoophilileyo

70WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Andininyulanganamna, ninabalishumielinababini?ukantiomnyekuni ungumtyholi?

71WayethethakengoYudaSikariyotikaSimon,kubalowo ibinguyeobezakumngcatsha,engomnyeweshumi elinababini

ISAHLUKO7

Emvenikwezizinto,wayehambauYesukwelaseGalili; kubaebengathandiukuhambakwelakwaYuda;ngokuba amaYudaebefunaukumbulala

2Kekaloku,wawukufuphiumthendelekowamaYuda weminquba

3Bathingokokuyeabazalwanabakhe,Gqithaapha,uye kwelakwaYuda,ukuzenabafundibakhobayibone imisebenziyakhooyenzayo

4Kubaakukhonamnyewenzaintoemfihlekweni,abe yenangokwakheefunaukubasekuhleni.Ukubauyazenza ezizinto,zibonakalisengokwakhokwihlabathi

5Kubanabazalwanabakhebebengakholwakuye

6WathingokouYesukubo,Ixeshalamalikabikho,ke elenuixeshalihlalalilungile

7Ihlabathialinakunithiyanina;mnakeliyandithiya, ngokubamnandingqinangalo,ukubaimisebenziyalo ayindawo

8Nyukaninina,niyekulomthendeleko;mnaandikanyuki, ndiyekulomthendeleko;ngokubaixeshalamalikazaliseki

9Akubakeezithethileezizintokubo,wahlala kwelaseGalili.

10Ke,bakubabenyukileabazalwanabakhe,wenyukanaye, wayaemthendelekweni,kungekhonaekuhleni,kubusithela.

11AyemfunangokoamaYudaemthendelekweni,esithi, Uphinayena?

12Kwayekukhoukukrokraokukhulungayeebantwini; inxenyeibisithi,Ulungile;bambikebesithi,Hayi;keyena ulahlekisaabantu

13Nokokebekungekhonamnyeubethethangaye ngokusekuhleni,ngenxayokoyikaamaYuda

14Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubasekuphakathi komthendeleko,wenyukauYesuwayaetempileni, wafundisa

15AmangaliswakeamaYuda,esithi,Lomfoubenolwazi nganina,engafundanganje?

16WabaphendulauYesu,wathi,Eyamimfundisoasiyam, yeyalowowandithumayo

17Ukubakukhoothiafuneukukwenzaukuthandakwakhe, woyaziimfundisole:ukubaiphumakuThixo,nokubamna ndithethaokukokwam,kusinina

18Lowouthethaokwakhe,ufunaolulolwakheuzuko;ke lowoufunauzukolowamthumayo,uyineneyena,akukho kungalungisikuye

19UmthethoaniwunikelwangananguMoses?Kantike akukhonamnyekuniuwugcinayoumthetho;Yininaukuba nifuneukundibulala?

20Saphendulaisihlwelesathi,Unedemon;ngubanina ofunaukukubulala?

21WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Ndenzeumsebenzi wamnye,namangaliswakenonke.

22UMosesuninikeulwalukongenxayoku;(Kungengenxa yokubaiphumekuMoses,kungenxayokubaiphuma kooyihlo.)niyalùsakeninanangesabatha.

23Ukubaumntuuyaluswangesabatha,ukuzeungaphulwa umthethokaMoses;Nindijalelenangokubandiphilise umntu,waphilakwaphela,ngesabatha?

24Musaniukugwebangokwembonakalo;gwebani ngomgweboolungisayo

25BabesithingokoabathilekwabaseYerusalem,Asinguye nalobafunaukumbulala?

26Niyabona,uthethangokuphandle,abathethintokuye; bangabakantinakebayaziokwenyanisoabaphathi,ukuba longuyeuKristu*okwenyaniso?

27Thinasiyamaziloaphoavelakhona;xasukubake uKristuesiza,akukhonamnyeuyakumaziaphoavela khona

28WadandulukakengokouYesu,efundisaetempileni, wathi,Ninaniyandazi,nikwazinalaphondivelakhona; andizangangokwam;uyinyanisoowandithumayo, eningamaziyonina

29Mnakendiyamazi;ngokubandivelakuye,wayeyena endithumile

30Babefunangokoukumbamba;kodwaakubangakho namnyeumsaisandla,ngokubailixalakhebelingekafiki Kekaloku,intoeninziesihlweleniyakholwakuye; yayisithi,UKristu,xaathewafika,angabauyakwenza imiqondisoemininzinakunaleayenzileyolo?

32AbaFarisibevaabantubezikrokrelaezizintongaye; BazaabaFarisinababingeleliabakhulubathuma amadindala,ukubaambambe

33WathingokouYesukubo,Liselixeshaelifutshane endinani,ndizendiyekowandithumayo.

34Niyakundifuna,ningandifumani;nithiaphondikhona mna,ningabinakufikanina.

35AthingokoamaYudaphakathikwawo,Uzakuyaphina lo,lentosingayikumfumanathina?Angabauzakuya kwiintsalizakwaentlanga,afundiseiintlanga?

36Liyintoninaelilizwialithethileyo,lithi,Niyakundifuna, ningandifumani;nithiaphondikhonamna,ningabi nakufikanina?

37Kekaloku,ngomhlawokugqibela,ongowonamkhulu womthendeleko,wemauYesu,wadandulukaesithi,Ukuba kukhoothianxanwe,makezekumasele.

38Lowoukholwayokum,njengokosatshoyoisibhalo, kuyakumpompozaimilamboyamanziaphilileyo,iphuma embilininiwakhe.

39OkuwakutshokengayeuMoya,ababeza kumamkeliswaabobakholwayokuye;kuba ebengekamkelwauMoyaoyiNgcwele;ngokubauYesu ebengekazukiswa

40Yayengokointoeninziesihlweleni,yakulivailizwielo, isithi,Longuyeumprofeti,inyaniso.

41Abanyebathi,LonguyeuKristuBabesithikeabathile, UKristuangavelanakwelaseGalilina?

42Asitshonaisibhaloukuthi,UKristuuyakuvela embewinikaDavide,ephumaeBhetelehem,emzibeni abekuwouDavide?

43Kengokosathiqhekekubiniisihlwelengenxayakhe.

44Inxenyekekuboyayithandaukumbamba;kodwa akubangakhonamnyeumsaizandla

45Afikangokoamadindalakubabingeleliabakhulu nakubaFarisi;bathikubo,Yininaukubaningezinaye?

46Aphendulaamadindalaathi,Akuzangakuthethemntu njengokoathethangakolomntu.

47BaphendulakebonaabaFarisi,bathi,Ningaba nilahlekisiwenanina?

48KubaphathinakubaFarisikungabakukhomntu ukholiweyokuyeyinina?

49Kodwaababantubangawaziyoumthethobaqalekisiwe 50AthikubouNikodemo(lowowezayokuYesuebusuku, engomnyewabo),

51Umthethowethuuyamgwebayininaumntu,ukuba awuthangauvekuye,uqondeintoayenzayo?

52Baphendulabathikuye,UngabaungowaseGalilinawe na?Phengululaubone,kubaakuvelimprofeti kwelaseGalili.

53Walowokewayakweyakheindlu

ISAHLUKO8

1UYesukeyenawayaeNtabeniyemiNquma

2Uthekekwakusa,wabuyawezaetempileni;bayebonke abantubesizakuye;wahlalaphantsi,wabafundisa

3AbabhalinabaFarisibazisakekuyeumfaziobanjwe ekrexeza;bammisakeesazulwini

4bathikuye,Mfundisi,lomfaziwabanjwaekrexeza, kanyekuloontlondi.

5Kekaloku,emthethweniuMoseswasimiselaumthetho, ukubaabanjalobagityiselwengamatye; 6Bakutshokeoko,bemlinga,ukuzebabenokummangalela. KodwauYesu,ethobephantsi,wabhalangomnwe emhlabeni,ngokungathiakeva

7Uthekebakumanabembuza,waphakama,wathikubo, Ongenasonokunimakaqaleamgibiselengelitye.

8Wabuyawathoba,wabhalaemhlabeni

9Bathekebonabakuva,besohlwaywanaluvalolwabo, baphumangabanye,beqalelakwabakhulu,kwadakwaba kwabokugqibelaWasalayedwauYesu,wayeumfaziemi phakathi

10EphakamilekeuYesu,akabonamntukwakuphela ngumfazilowo;wathikuye,Mfazindini,baphinaabo bamangalelibakho?Akukhoukugwebileyona?

11Wathikeyena,Nokoamnye,NkosiWathikeuYesu kuyo,Namandikugwebi;hamba,ungabisona

12WabuyangokouYesuwathethakubo,esithi,Ndim ukhanyiselolwehlabathi;lowoundilandelayoakasayi kuhambaebumnyameni;

13BathengokoabaFarisikuye,Wenauyazingqinela; Ubungqinabakhoabunyanisekanga

14WaphendulauYesuwathikubo,Nokubandithi ndizingqinelemnangokwam,buyineneubungqinabam; ngokubandiyaziaphondavelakhona,nalaphondiyakhona; keninaanaziaphondivelakhona,nalaphondiyakhona 15Ninanigwebangokwenyama;mnaandigwebimntu.

16Nokubandithindigwebemna,umgwebowamuyinene; ngokubaandindedwa,ndimnoBawoowandithumayo

17Nasemthethweniwenukekubhaliwekwathiwa, Ubungqinababantuababinibuyinene

18Mnandingulowouzingqinelayo;uyandingqinela nalowowandithumayo,uBawo.

19Bathingokokuye,UphinauYihlo?WaphendulauYesu wathi,Anindazimna;anindazinoBawo;ukubabenindazile mna,ningenimazilenoBawo.

20LoomazwiwawathethauYesungasemkhumbini wokulondolozaimali,efundisaetempileni;akwabakho namnyeumsaizandla;ngokubabelingekafikiilixalakhe.

21WabuyangokouYesuwathikubo,Ndiyemkamna;niya kundifuna,nifeleesonwenisenu;aphondiyakhonamna, aninakoukufikanina.

22AyesithingokoamaYuda,Angabauyakuzibulalana? ngokubaesithi,Aphondiyakhonamna,aninakoukufika nina.

23Wathikuwo,Ninaningabangaphantsi;mna ndingowaphezulu;ninaningabelihlabathi;mna andingowelihlabathi.

24Ndatshongokokuniukuthi,Niyakufelaezonwenizenu; kubaekubeninitheanakholwaukubandinguye,niyakufela ezonwenizenu.

25Bathingokokuye,Ungubanina?AthikubouYesu, Ndiyiloontondayixelayokunikwasekuqaleni.

26Ndineendawoezininzizokuthethanokugwebangani; lowowandithumayouyinene;mnakendithethaehlabathini izintoendazivayokuye

27AkaqondangaukubaebethethangoYisekuwo. 28WathingokouYesukuwo,Xanithenamphakamisa uNyanawoMntu,noqondaokoukubandinguye,nokuba andenzintongokwam;ndisukandizithetheezizinto njengokowandifundisayouBawo

29Lowowandithumayounam;uBawoakandishiyanga ndedwa;kubamnandihlalandizenzaizintoezikholekileyo kuye

30Akubon'ukubauyazithethaezizinto,bakholwakuye, bababaninzi

31UbesithingokouYesukuloomaYudaakholiweyokuye, Ukubaninanithenahlalaelizwinilam,nobaningabafundi bam,inyaniso

32Naniyakuyaziinyaniso,yayeinyanisoiyakunikhulula.

33Amphendulaathi,Thinasiyimbewuka-Abraham, asizangasibengamakhobokaamntu;utshonganinaukuthi, Niyakukhululwa?

34WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, Bonkeabenzaisonobangamakhobokaesono

35Ikhobokakealihlaliendlwiningonaphakade;ngunyana ohlalangonaphakade

36NgokoukubauNyanauthewanikhulula,noba nikhululekileinene.

37Ndiyaziukubaniyimbewuka-Abraham;kenifuna ukundibulala,ngokubailizwilamlingenakuhambakuni 38MnandithethaendikubonileyokuBawo;nanikenenza enikubonileyokuyihlo

39Aphendulaathikuye,UbawonguAbrahamAthikuwo uYesu,Ukubabeningabantwanabaka-Abraham,ninge niyenzaimisebenzika-Abraham

40Kalokuke,nifunaukubulalamna,mntuunixelele inyanisoendayivakuThixo;akakwenzangaokouAbraham. 41NinanenzaimisebenziyooyihloAthingokokuye, Thinaasizelwengabuhenyu;mnyeuBawowethu,uThixo 42UthekeuYesukuwo,UkubauThixoebenguYihlo, ningenindithanda;kubamnandaphumakuThixo,ndifikile ke;kubaandizangangokwam,nguyeowandithumayo 43Kunganinaukubaningayiqondiintethoyam? nangokubaningenakulivailizwilam

44NinaningaboyihlouMtyholi,neenkanukozoyihlo niyathandaukuzenza.Yenawayeesisibulala-mntu kwasekuqaleni,akemienyanisweni,ngokubaakukho nyanisokuyeXasukubaethethaubuxoki,uthetha okukokwakhe;ngokubaulixoki,noyisewawo.

45Mnake,ngokubandithethainyaniso,anikholwandim 46Ngubaninakuniondohlwayayongenxayesono?Ukuba kendithethainyaniso,kunganinaukubaningakholwandim?

47LowoungokaThixo,uyawevaamazwikaThixo;ngenxa yokoaniwevanina,ngokubaningengabakaThixo

48AphendulakengokoamaYuda,athikuye,Asilungisina ukuthi,ungumSamariya,kantiunedemon?

49WaphendulauYesuwathi,Andinademonmna;ndibeka uBawo;ninakenibenindihlaza.

50Mnakeandifuniluzukolwam;ukholowoufunayo, ugwebayo

51Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ukubaumntuuthewaligcina ilizwilam,akasayikuzaabonekufanaphakade

52AthingokoamaYudakuye,Kukalokunje,siyaziukuba unedemonUAbrahamwafa,naboabaprofetibafa;wenake uthi,Ukubaumntuuthewaligcinailizwilam,akasayikuza evekufanaphakade

53Wenaungabaumkhuluyininakunobawowethu uAbraham,yenawafayo?nabaprofetibafa;uzenzabanina wena?

54WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ukubamnandithi ndizizukise,uzukolwamalungebinto;nguBawo ondizukisayo;enithinguThixowenu; 55Kantianimazanga;Mnakendiyamazi;nokubandithe andimazi,ndobandilixokinjengani;ndiyamazi, ndiligcinilenelizwilakhe.

56UAbraham,uyihlo,wagcobelaukuwubonaumhlawam, wawubona,wavuya

UYOHANE

57AthingokoamaYudakuye,Ungekabinaminyaka imashumimahlanunje,umbonilenauAbraham?

58WathikuwouYesu,Inene,inene,ndithikuni, EngekabikhouAbraham,mnandikhokade.

59Ngokoacholaamatyeukubaamgibisele.Wazimelake uYesu,waphumaetempileni,wacandaphakathikwabo;

ISAHLUKOSE-9

Uthekeedlula,wabonaumntuobeeyimfama kwasekuzalwenikwakhe

2Bambuzakeabafundibakhe,besithi,Rabhi,ngubanina owonayo,ngulo,ngabazalibakhe,sinina,ukuzeazalwe eyimfamanje?

3WaphendulauYesuwathi,Akonelo,akonebazalibakhe; uzelweeyimfamaukuzeibonakalaliselwekuyeimisebenzi kaThixo

4Ndimelwekukuyisebenzaimisebenziyowandithumayo, kusesemini;kuzaubusuku,xakungekhonamnyeunako ukusebenza

5Xandisesehlabathini,ndilukhanyiselolwehlabathi 6Akubaetshilo,watshicaemhlabeni,wenzaudaka ngamathe,wawathambisangodongweamehloemfamaleyo 7Wathikuyo,HambauyekuhlambaechibinileSilowa (okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,Thunyiwe).Yemka ngoko,yayayahlamba,yezaibona

8Bayengokoabamelwane,nababembonangaphambili ukubauyimfama,besithi,Loasinguyenaobehleliengqiba?

9Abanyebabesithi,Nguyelo;bambikebathi,ufananaye; yenakewayesithi,Ndinguye

10Bathingokokuye,Atyhilwenininaamehloakho?

11Waphendulayenawathi,UmntuekuthiwanguYesu wenzeudaka,waqabaamehloam,wathikum,Yiya echibinileSilowa,uhlambe;

12Bathingokokuye,Uphinayena?Wathiyena,Andazi

13BamzisakubaFarisilowoubefudulaeyimfama

14Kekalokukwakuyisabatha,okouYesuwenzaudaka, wawavulaamehloakhe

15BabuyangokokebambuzanabaFarisi,ukubauthenina ukubaabuyeabone.Uthekeyenakubo,Ubekeudaka emehlweniam,ndazandahlamba;

16BabesithingokoabathilebakubaFarisi,Lomntu asingowakwaThixo,ngokubaisabathaakayigcini.

Babesithiabanye,Angathininaumntuongumoniukwenza imiqondisoengakanana?Kwabakhoiyantlukwanophakathi kwabo.

17Babuyabathikwimfama,Uthininawenangaye, ewavulilenjeamehloakho?Wathi,Ungumprofeti.

18AkakholwangokoamaYudangaye,ukubaebeyimfama, wabuyawabona,adaabizaabazalibalowoubuyewabona

19Ababuzaesithi,Longunyanawenuna,enithinina wazalwaeyimfama?Kutheninakengokuebona?

20Abazalibakhebawaphendulabathi,Siyaziukubalo ngunyanawethu,kwanokubakewazalwaeyimfama; 21lentokeabonayongokuasazi;novuleamehloakhe, asimazithina;Buzanikuye,woziphendulela

22Batshoabazalibakhe,ngokubababesoyikaamaYuda; kubaamaYudaabeselenqophisenengokuthi,Ukubauthe umntuwamvumaukubaunguKristu,azeakhutshwe esikhungwini.

23Batshongokoabazalibakheukuthi,Uselemkhulu; buzanikuye

24Ambizangokookwesibiniumntuobeyimfama,athi kuye,ZukisauThixo;siyazithinaukubalomntuungumoni.

25Uphendulekeyena,wathi,Ukubaungumoni,andazi; ndazinto-nye,eyokubandibendiyimfamanje,ngoku ndiyabona.

26Abuyekeathikuye,Wenzentoninakuwe?uthenina ukuwavulaamehloakho?

27Wawaphendulawathi,Sendinixelele,nazaaneva; nithandelaninaukubuyanive?Ngabananinifunaukuba ngabafundibakhena?

28Amtshabhisangokoathi,Nguweumfundiwakhe;Thina singabafundibakaMoses

29Siyazithina,ukubauThixouthethilekuMoses;loyena asimaziaphoavelakhona

30Waphendulaumntulowo,wathikuwo,Nantsike isimanga,ukuthininaningaziaphoavelakhona,ukanti uwavulileamehloam

31SiyazikeukubauThixoakabevaaboni;kodwaukuba umntuuthiamhloneleuThixo,akwenzeukuthandakwakhe, uyamvalowo

32Kwasephakadeniakuzangakuviweukubaumntuwakha wavulaamehloozelweeyimfama.

33UkubaloebengenguyeowakwaThixo,ebengenakwenza nto

34Aphendulaathikuye,Wenawazalelwaezonwenikanye; Bamkhuphelangaphandle

35WevauYesuukubaamkhuphelephandle;Utheakuba emfumene,wathikuye,UyakholwanakuNyanakaThixo?

36Uphenduleyenawathi,Ongubanina,Nkosi,ukuze ndikholwekuye?

37UthekeuYesukuye,Umbonile;nguyelouthethanawe.

38Wathikeyena,Ndiyakholwa,NkosiWaqubudakuye

39WathiuYesu,Mnandizeleugwebokwelihlabathi, ukuzeabangaboniyobabone;bathiababonayobabe ziimfama

40BazivaezontobakubaFarisiababenaye,bathikuye, Singabasiziimfamanathina?

41UthekekubouYesu,Ukubabeniziimfama, ngeningenasono;kungokunithi,Siyabona;ngokokeisono senusihleli.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ongangeniyongaloisango ebuhlantinibezimvu,osukaakhwelengandawoyimbi, lowouliselanesihange.

2Keyenaongenangaloisangongumalusiwezimvu

3Umgcini-sangouyamvulelalowo;nezimvuziyaliva ilizwilakhe,azibizeezakhengamagama,azikhokelele phandle

4Athiakuzikhuphaezakheizimvu,uhambaphambikwazo, zithinezimvuzimlandele,ngokubaziyalaziizwilakhe.

5Keowasemziniaziyikumlandela,ziyakusabakuye; ngokubaazilaziizwilabasemzini

6LomzekelisowawuthethakubouYesu;kebona abaziqondangaukubazizintozininaezoabezithethakubo 7WabuyawathingokokubouYesu,Inene,inene,ndithi kuni,Ndimisangolezimvu

8Bonkeabafikangaphambikwambangamaselanezihange; kezonaizimvuazibeva.

9Ndimisango;ukubaumntuuthewangenangam, wosindiswa;uyakungenaephuma,afumaneutyani

10Iselaalizilingazeleukuzelibe,lixhele,litshabalalise Mnandizeleukuzebabenobomi,babenaboke ngokugqithiseleyo

11Ndimumalusiolungileyo;umalusiolungileyo ubuncamelaizimvuubomibakhe.

12Umqeshwa,engenguyeumalusi,ozimvuzingezizo ezakhe,ubonaingcukaisiza,azishiyeizimvu,asabe; 13Umqeshwalokeubalekangokubaengumqeshwa engazikhathaleleizimvu

14Ndimumalusiolungileyo,ndiyazaziezam,ndiyaziwa zezam

15NjengokubaendaziuBawo,namndiyamaziuBawo, nobomibamndibuncamelaizimvu.

16Ndinazonezinyeizimvu,ezingezizoezobubuhlanti; nazoezondimelwekukuzanazo;zibemhlambimnye, nomalusiabemnye.

17NgenxayokuuBawouyandithanda;ngokubamna ndibuncamaubomibam,ukuzendibuyendibuthabathe

18Akukhonamnyeubuhluthayokum,ndiyabuncama ngokwam;ndinegunyalokubuncama,ndinegunya lokubuyandibuthabathe;lomthethondawamkelakuBawo

19AbuyangokoamaYudaathiqhekekubiningenxayala mazwi

20Yayisithikeintoeninzikuwo,Unedemon,uyageza;yini naukubanimphulaphule?

21Abanyebathi,Lamazwiasingowomntuunedemon Ibinokuthinaidemonikwaziukuwavulaamehloeemfama?

22Kekaloku,kwabakhoumthendelekowokuhlaziywa kwetempileeYerusalem;kwayekusebusika

23WayeehambahambauYesuetempileni,evarandeni kaSolomon.

24AmngqongangokoamaYuda,athikuye,Kodakubenini nausiphongomisile?UkubaunguyeuKristuwena,sixelele ngokuphandle.

25WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Ndinixelele,noko anikholwa;imisebenziendiyenzayomnaegameni likaBawo,yonaiyangqinangam.

26Ninaanikholwa;ngokubaaningaboabezimvuzam; njengokondanixelelayo

27Ezamizimvuziyalivailizwilam,ndibenamndizazi, zindilandela;

28mnandizinikaubomiobungunaphakade;azisayi kutshabalalanaphakade;akukhonamnyeuyakuzihlutha esandlenisam

29UBawo,ondinikezona,ungaphezukwabobonke; akukhonamnyeunakoukuzihluthaesandlenisikaBawo.

30MnanoBawosibanye

31AbuyangokoamaYudaacholaamatyeukubaamxulube.

32WawaphendulauYesuwathi,Mininziimisebenzi emihleendanibonisayo,ivelakuBawo;Nindixuluba ngenxayawuphinaumsebenzi?

33AmphendulaamaYudaesithi,Asikuxulubelimsebenzi mhle;kungenxayokunyelisa;nangokubawenausithi, ungumntu,usukeuzenzeuThixo

34WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Akubhaliwena emthethweniwenu,kwathiwa,Mnanditheningoothixo?

35Ukubauthebonabangoothixo,àbafikelwakuboilizwi likaThixo,sibekesonaisibhalosingenakwaphulwa;

36NinanithikelowouYisewamngcwalisayo,wamthuma ehlabathini,ukuthi,Uyanyelisa;Ngokubandithe, NdinguNyanakaThixo?

37UkubaandiyenziimisebenzikaBawo,musani ukukholwandim.

38Keukubandiyayenza,nokubaanikholwandim, kholwaniyiyoyonaimisebenzi;ukuzenazi,nikholwe, ukubauBawoukum,namndikuye.

39Abuyangokoafunaukumbamba;kodwawasinda esandlenisabo

40Wabuyawemka,wayaphesheyakweYordan,kwindawo abebhaptizelakuyouYohanekuqala;wahlalakhona 41Kwezakuyebabaninzi,bathi,UYohaneokunene akenzanganamnyeumqondiso; 42Bathiabaninzibakholwakuyekhonaapho

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1Kekaloku,kwayekusifaumntuothile,uLazaro waseBhetani,umziwakulooMariya,noMartaudadewabo 2YayekeingulooMariya,wayithambisayoiNkosi ngamafuthaaqholiweyo,wazisulayoiinyawozayo ngeenwelezakhe,omnakwabouLazarowayesifa

3Bathumelangokooodadebabokuye,besithi,Nkosi, uyabona,lowoumthandayouyafa.

4EvilekeuYesuwathi,Esisifoasiyelelekufeni;singenxa yozukolukaThixo,ukuzeuNyanakaThixoazukiswengaso 5KekalokuuYesuwayebathandaooMartanomsakwabo, noLazaro

6Uthengokoakuvaukubauyafa,wakhaokunenewahlala kuloondawoabekuyoiintsukuezimbini.

7Wazaemvenikokowathikubafundibakhe,Masibuye siyekwelakwaYuda

8Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Rabhi,amaYudaebefuna ngokuukukuxulubangamatyenje;Ùyakubuyauyekhona na?

9WaphendulauYesuwathi,Akalishumielinamabinina amaxaemini?Ukubaumntuuthiahambeemini, akakhubeki;ngokubaelubonaukhanyiselolwelihlabathi 10Keukubaumntuuthiahambeebusuku,uyakhubeka; ngokubaukukhanyakungekhokuye

11Wazithethaezizinto;azeemvenikokoathikubo, ULazaro,umhlobowethu,ulele;ndiyayaukubandimvuse ebuthongweni

12Bathingokoabafundibakhe,Nkosi,ukubaulele, wosinda.

13KeyenauYesuubethethaukufakwakheBonake bebebauthethangokulalaubuthongo

14WandulangokuuYesuwathikubongokungafihilisiyo, ULazaroufile

15Ndiyavuyakengenxayenu,ukubandibendingekho khona,ukuzenikholwemasiyekuyenoko

16UthengokouTomas,okuthiwanguDidimo,kubafundi kunyenaye,Masiyenathi,ukuzesifenaye

17EfikilengokouYesu,wafikaeselesengcwabeniiintsuku zone

18KekalokuiBhetaniibikufuphineYerusalem,umgama wayouzizitadiyaezingathizilishumielinazihlanu

19KwakufikeabaninzibakumaYuda,kwabobabenoMarta noMariya,ukuzebabakhuzengayeumnakwabo.

20AkuvangokouMartaukubauYesuuyeza, wamhlangabeza;keyenauMariyawahlalaendlwini

21WathingokouMartakuYesu,Nkosi,ukubaubulapha, umnakwethuangeengafanga

22Nangokundiyaziukuba,ongathiukucelekuThixo,oko wokunikauThixo.

23AthikuyeuYesu,Umnakwenuuyakubuyaavuke

24AthiuMartakuye,Ndiyaziukubauyakubuyaavuke eluvukweni,ngomhlawokugqibela.

25WathiuYesukuye,Ndimuvuko,ndimubomi;lowo ukholwayokum,nokubaubethewafa,wodlaubomi; 26Bonkeabadlaubomibekholwakum,abasayikufa naphakade;Uyakholwanakoko?

27Athikuye,Ewe,Nkosi,mnandiyakholwaukubawena unguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixo,lowouzayoehlabathini

28Etshilowemka,wayawabizauMariyaumsakwabo ngasese,wathi,UMfundisiukho,uyakubiza.

29Evilekeyena,wasukangokukhawulezawayakuye

30Kekaloku,uYesuebengekangeniedolophini,kodwa wayesekuloondawowayemhlangabezekuyouMarta.

31AthengokoamaYudaabenayeendlwiniemkhuza, akumbonauMariya,ukubausukekamsinyawaphuma, amlandelaesithi,Uyaengcwabeni,ukuyakulilakhona.

32UthengokouMariya,akufikaaphouYesuebekhona, akumbona,wawaezinyawenizakhe,esithikuye,Nkosi, ukubaubulapha,angeengafangaumnakwethu.

33UthengokouYesu,akumbonaelila,namaYudaabeze nayeelila,wafutheka,wakhathazeka

34Wathi,Nimbekephina?Bathikuye,Nkosi,yizaubone.

35UYesuwalila

36AyesithingokoamaYuda,Yabonanikeukumthanda kwakhe!

37Keabathilekuwobathi,Ubengenakonalo,wawavulayo amehloemfama,ukwenzaukubanaloangafi?

38AbuyekeuYesuafuthekengaphakathikwakhe,eze engcwabeniLayekelingumqolomba,kubekweilitye phezukwawo

39WathiuYesu,Lisuseniilitye;AthikuyeuMarta,udade wofileyo,Nkosi,uselenuka,kubauntsuku-neefile

40AthiuYesukuye,Anditshongonakuweukuthi,Ukuba uthewakholwa,wolubonauzukolukaThixo?

41Balisusangokoilityeaphoabelelekhonaofileyo WawaphakamisakeamehlouYesu,wakhangelaphezulu, wathi,Bawo,ndiyabulelakuwekubaundivile.

42Mnakebendisaziukubauhleliundiva;kenditsho ngenxayesihlweleesixhonteleyo,ukuzebakholweukuba wenawandithuma.

43Etshiloke,wadandulukangezwielikhulu,wathi,Lazaro, phuma

44Waphumaofileyo,ebotshiweiinyawonezandla ngezithandelo,nobusobakhebujikelwengeqhiyaAthi kubouYesu,Mkhululeni,nimyekeahambe.

45IthengokointoeninzikumaYuda,ebizekuMariya, yakuzibonaizintoazenzileyouYesu,yakholwakuye

46KeabathilekuwobemkabayakubaFarisi,babaxelela izintoazenzileyouYesu.

47BahlanganisangokoababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisi intlanganisoyamatyala,bathi,Senzantonina?ngokubalo mntuwenzaimiqondisoemininzi

48Ukubasithesamyekangokunje,bonkebayakukholwa kuye;athikeamaRomaeze,ayithabatheindawoyethu, kwanohlangalwethu

49Kekalokuomnyewabo,uKayafa,engumbingeleli omkhulungaloomnyaka,wathikubo,Anazintonina;

50kananjaloaniqondiukubakusilungele,ukubakufe umntuabemnyengenxayabantu,ukuzelungatshabalali uhlangaluphela

51Okukeakakuthethangakuphumakuye;wathi,kuba ebengumbingeleliomkhulungaloomnyaka,waprofeta ukubauYesuuzakulufelaolohlanga;

52kungabingenxayohlangaololodwa,kubengenxa yabantwanabakaThixoabalusali,ukubaabahlanganisele ndawonye

53Kususelakuloominingokobabhungaukubabambulale 54NgokouYesuakabangasahambaekuhleniphakathi kwamaYuda;Wesukaapho,wayaezwenielikufuphi nentlango,emziniekuthiwakukwaEfrayim,walibalakhona aphonabafundibakhe

55YayikufuphikeipasikayamaYuda;kwenyukainto eninziiphumakwelozwe,yayaeYerusalemphambikwayo ipasika,ukuzeizenzenyulu

56AyemfunangokouYesu,ethethaodwa,emietempileni, esithi,Nithinina?

57KekalokuababingeleliabakhulunabaFarisibabewise umthethowokuthi,ukubaumntuuthewaziaphoakhona, mazeaxele,ukuzebambambe.

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1UYesungoko,kwiintsukuezintandathueziphambi kwayoipasika,wezaeBhetani,aphoebekhonauLazaro owayefile,awamvusayokwabafileyo.

2Bamenzelaisidlokhona;uLazarokeebengomnyewabo babehlelinayeetafileni

3WathabathakeuMariyaipontiyamafuthaaqholiweyo enadusiengangxengelelweyo,exabiso,likhulu; wathambisaiinyawozikaYesu,wazisulaiinyawozakhe ngeenwelezakhe;yazalakeindlulivumbalamafuthalawo aqholiweyo

4Uthengokoomnyewabafundibakhe,uYudaSikariyoti, okaSimon,lowoumngcatshayo.

5Bekunganinaukubalamafuthaaqholiweyo angathengiswangangeedenariyoezimakhulumathathu, kuphiweamahlwempu?

6Watshoke,kungengakubaebekhathalelemahlwempu; kodwangenxayokubaebelisela,inayeingxowa,ziphatha okozifakwakuyo.

7WathingokouYesu,Myeke;uwagcineleimini yokungcwatywakwam

8Kubaamahlwempunihlelininawo;kemnaanihleli ninam

9YathingokoindimbaneenkuluyakumaYudayakwazi ukubaulapho;yezakungengenxakaYesuyedwa,yeza ukuzeibonenoLazaro,lowowamvusayokwabafileyo

10Kekalokuababingeleliabakhulubabhungaukuba bambulalenoLazaro; 11ngokubangenxayakheabaninzibamaYudabemka, bakholwakuyeuYesu

12Ngengomsoindimbaneeyabeizeemthendelekweni, yakuvaukubauYesuuyezaeYerusalem, 13Yathabathaamasebeesundu,yaphumayaya kumkhawulela,yadanduluka,isithi,Hosana!

14UthekeuYesu,elifumeneiesile,wahlalaphezukwalo; njengokokubhaliwekwathiwa, 15Musaukoyika,ntombiinguZiyon;yabona,uKumkani wakhouza,ekhweleetholenile-esile

16Ezizintokeabaziqondangaabafundibakheukuqala; bathikodwa,akubaezukisiweuYesu,bandula ukukhumbulaukubaezizintozayezibhaliwengaye, nokubabazenzaezizintokuye.

17Yayeingqinangokoindimbaneleyo,ibeinayeoko wambizayouLazaroukubaaphumeengcwabeni,wamvusa kwabafileyo

18Ngenxayokoindimbaneyamhlangabeza;ngokuba yayivileukubauwenzilelomqondiso

19BathengokoabaFarisiphakathikwabo,Niyabonana kodwaukubaanincedilutho?naloihlabathililandelayena 20Kekaloku,kukhoamaGrikeathilekwababenyukile, bezakunqulaemthendelekweni.

WonangokoezakuFilipuwaseBhetesayidayelaseGalili, acelakuye,esithi,Nkosi,singasingabonauYesu

22UfikauFilipuaxeleleuAndreya;bathikanjalo ooAndreyanoFilipubaxeleleuYesu

23WabaphendulakeuYesuesithi,Lifikileilixalokuba uNyanawoMntuazukiswe.

24Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Ukubaukhozolwengqolowa oluweemhlabenialuthangalufe,lonaluhlalalungabinto; keukubaluthelwafa,luthwalaisiqhamoesininzi.

25Lowouwuthandayoumphefumlowakhe,wolahlekelwa nguwo;lowouwuthiyayoumphefumlowakhekweli hlabathi,wowulondolozelaubomiobungunaphakade.

26Ukubaubaniuthiandikhonze,makandilandele;apho ndikhonamna,wobalaphonomkhonziwam;ukubaubani uthiandikhonze,wombekauBawo.

27Kukalokunjeumphefumlowamukhathazekile;ndithini na?Bawo,ndisindisekwelilixa;kungokunjendizeleleli lixa.

28Bawo,lizukiseigamalakhoKwezangokoizwiliphuma ezulwini,lisithi,Ndilizukisile,ndiyakubuyandilizukise

29Yayengokoindimbaneeyayimikhona,yakuva,yathi kuyadudumaAbanyebathi,Kuthetheisithunywasezulu kuye

30WaphendulauYesuwathi,Elilizwialibangakhongenxa yam;libekhongenxayenu

31Kungokuukugwetywakwaloelihlabathi;kungoku umphathiwaloelihlabathiayakukhutshelwaphandle.

32Mnake,ukubandithendaphakanyiswaemhlabeni, ndiyakubatsalelabonkekum

33Wakutshokeoku,eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabeza kufangako

34Samphendulaisihlwelesathi,Thinasivileemthethweni, ukubauKristuyenauhlelingonaphakade;utshonganina wenaukuthi,UNyanawoMntuumelwekukuthi aphakanyiswe?UngubaninaloNyanawoMntu?

35UthengokouYesukubo,Liselilifutshaneixeshalokuba ukhanyisolubenaniHambaninisenokhanyiso,hleze ubumnyamabunifikele;kubalowouhambaebumnyameni akakwaziaphoayakhona.

36Ngoxanisenokhanyiso,kholwanikuloukhanyiso,ukuze nibengabantwanabokukhanyaEzizintowazithethauYesu, wemka,wazimela

37Kekaloku,nakubawayenzeimiqondisoengakaphambi kwabo,abakholwangakuye; 38ukuzeilizwilikaIsayaumprofetilizaliseke, awalithethayoesithi,Nkosi,ngubaninaokholiweyoludaba lwethu?NengaloyeNkosiityhilekekubanina?

39Babengenakoukukholwangoko,ngokubauIsayaebuye wathi,

40Uwamfamekisileamehloabo,Uyiqaqadekisileintliziyo yabo;ukuzebangaboningamehlo,baqondengentliziyo, bajike,ndibaphilise

41EzizintowazithethauIsaya,okowabubonayo ubuqaqawulibakhe,wathethangaye.

42Nokokenakuboabaphathiintoeninziyakholwakuye; kodwangenxayabaFarisibabengamvumanga,ukuze bangagxothwaesikhungwini;

43kubababethandauzukooluvelaebantwini,ngaphezu kozukooluvelakuThixo

44WadandulukakeuYesu,wathi,Lowoukholwayokum, akakholwakum,ukholwakulowowandithumayo

45Lowoundibonayoubonaowandithumayo.

46Mna,lukhanyiso,ndifikileehlabathini,ukuzebonke abakholwayokumbangahlaliebumnyameni

47Nokubaumntuuthewevaamazwilaam,akakholwa, mnaandimgwebi;kubaandizekuligwebaihlabathi,ndize kulisindisaihlabathi

48Lowoundigibayo,angawamkeliamazwiam,unaye omgwebayo;ilizwiendilithethileyo,liloeliyakumgweba ngomhlawokugqibela

49Ngokubamnaandithethangaokuphumakum; owandithumayo,uBawongokwakhe,nguyeowandiwisela umthethowokubandithinina,nokubandithethentonina

50Ndiyazinokwaziukubaumthethowakhelowobubomi obungunaphakadeNgokokeizintoendizithethayomna, njengokouBawoandixeleleyo,ndenjenjaloukuzithetha

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,phambikomthendelekowepasika,esazi uYesuukubalifikileilixalokubaandulukekwelihlabathi, ayekuYise,ebathandileabakheabasehlabathini, wabathandakwadakwasekupheleni.

2Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubaisidlosangokuhlwa, eseyifakeuMtyholientliziywenikaYudaSikariyoti, okaSimon,ukubaamngcatshe.

3UYesuesaziukubauYiseuzinikelezonkeizinto ezandlenizakhe,nokubawaphumakuThixo,wayakuThixo; usukaesidlweni,azibekephantsiiingubozakhe; wathabathaitawuli,wabhinqa

5azeagaleleamanziesityenisokuhlambela,aqale ukuzihlambaiinyawozabafundi,nokuzisulangetawuli abeyibhinqile

6UzakekuSimonPetros;athiyenakuye,Nkosi,zihlanjwe nguwenaiinyawozam?

7WaphendulauYesu,wathikuye,Endikwenzayomna akukwaziwenaokwangoku;wokwazikamva.

8AthiuPetroskuye,Akusayikuzihlambaiinyawozam, naphakadeUmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Ukubaandithanga ndikuhlambe,akunasabelonam

9AthiuSimonPetroskuye,Nkosi,mazingabiziinyawo zamzodwa,mazibezizandlanentloko

10UthiuYesukuye,Kulowouhlanjiweyoakusafunekinto, selikukuhlanjwakweenyawozodwa;uhlambulukile kwaphela;nanikenihlambulukile,kodwaaninjalononke 11Kubaebemazilowoumngcatshayo;Wathingenxayoko, Anihlambulukilenonke

12Ngoko,xeshikweniebezihlambileiinyawozabo, wazithabathaiingubozakhe,wabuyawahlalaphantsi, wathikubo,Niyayazinaintoendiyenzileyokuni?

13NinaukundibizanithindinguMfundisi,nithindiyiNkosi; kubandinjalo.

14Ngokoke,ukubandizihlambileiinyawozenumna, ndiyiNkosi,ndinguMfundisi;naninifaneleukuhlambana iinyawo.

15Kubandininikeumzekelo,ukuzenenze,njengoko ndenzengakomnakuni

16Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Akukhomkhonziumkhulu kunenkosiyakhe;nalowouthunyiweyomkhulukunalowo umthumileyo

17Ukubaniyazaziezizinto,ninoyoloukubanithinizenze

18Andithethingani,nonke;ndiyabaziabomna ndibanyulileyo;okokwenzekeukuzeisibhalosizaliseke, esithi,Lowoudlaisonkanam,undiphakamiseleisithende sakhe

19Ndiqalakwangokuukunixelelakungekehli,ukuze,xa kuthekwehla,nikholweukubandinguye

20Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowowamkelaendithe ndamthuma,wamkelamna;nalowowamkelamna, wamkelaowandithumayo

21EzithethileuYesuezizinto,wakhathazekaemoyeni wakhe,wangqinawathi,Inene,inene,ndithikuni,omnye kuniabauyakundingcatsha

22Bayengokoabafundibekhangelana,bethingazaukuba uthethabanina.

23Kekaloku,bekwayameesifubenisikaYesuomnye umfundiwakhe,obethandwanguYesu

24UnqwalangokouSimonPetroskulowo,ukubaabuze ukubaangabauthethabanina

25AyamilekeyenaesifubenisikaYesu,uthikuye,Nkosi, ngubanina?

26WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ngulowondiyakumnika iqhekeza,xandithendalithinkxuElithinkxuiqhekeza, walinikauYudaSikariyoti,okaSimon.

27Wazaemvenikweqhekezaelo,wangenauSathanakuye lowoWathingokouYesukuye,Okwenzayo,kwenze kamsinya.

28Kekaloku,bekungekhonamnye,kwababehlelinaye esithebeni,ubesaziukubautshonganinakuye

29Kubaabathile,ekubeniingxowaibikuYuda,bebeba uYesuuthikuye,Thengaezozintosizifunela umthendeleko;nokubamakabanikeintoamahlwempu

30Elithabathilengokoyenaiqhekeza,waphumakwaoko; Xeshikweningokoaphumileyo,uthiuYesu,Kukalokunje, uNyanawoMntuuzukisiwe,nayeuThixouzukisiwekuye

32UkubakeuThixouzukisiwekuye,noThixouya kumzukisakuyengokwakhe,wayeeyakumzukisa kwangoku.

33Bantwanabam,liselilifutshaneixeshalokubandibenani Niyakundifuna;njengokosendithekumaYuda,Apho ndiyakhonamna,aninakoukufikanina;ngokokendithi kuni.

34Ndiniwiselaumthethoomtsha,wokubanithandane; Njengokondinithandileyomna,ukubananinithandane

35Ngayolentobayakwazibonke,ukubaningabafundi bam,ukubanithenathandana

36WathiuSimonPetroskuye,Nkosi,uyangaphina? UmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Aphondiyakhona,aninako ukundilandelangoku;wondilandelaemvenikoko

37WathiuPetroskuye,Nkosi,kunganinaukubandingabi nakoukukulandelangoku?Ndiyakuwuncamelawena umphefumlowam

38WamphendulauYesuwathi,Wowuncamelamnana umphefumlowakho?Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Ayisayi kulilainkuku,ungathangaundikhanyelekathathu

ISAHLUKOSE-14

Intliziyoyenumayingakhathazeki;kholwanikuThixo, nikholwenakum.

2EndlwinikaBawozininziiindawozokuhlala;ukuba bekungenjalo,ngendanixelelayoNdiyemka,ndiya kunilungiselaindawo;

3ukubakendimkilendayakunilungiselaindawo,ndiya kubuyandize,ndinamkelelekum;ukuzeaphondikhona mna,nibekhonanani

4Aphokendiyakhonamnaniyakwazi,nendlelaniyayazi 5UthiuTomaskuye,Nkosi,asaziaphouyakhona; singathininakeukuyaziindlela?

6UthiuYesukuye,Ndimindlela,ndiminyaniso,ndim ubomi;akukhonamnyeuzayokuBawo,engezingam.

7Ukubabenindazilemna,ningenimazilenoBawo;ngoku keniyamazi,nimbonilenokumbona

8AthiuFilipukuye,Nkosi,siboniseuYihlo,kosanele.

9UthiuYesukuye,Ndinaxeshalingakananandinaninje, akukandazina,Filipu?Lowoundibonileyomnaumbonile uBawo;utshonganinakewenaukuthi,SiboniseuYihlo?

10AkukholwanaukubamnandikuyeuBawo,abeke uBawoekum?Amazwiendiwathethayomnakuni, andiwathethingokuphumakum;uBawokeohlelikum, nguyeoyenzayoimisebenzile

11Kholwanindim,ukubamnandikuyeuBawo,nokuba uBawoukum;okanyenikholwendimngenxayayo imisebenzileyo

12Inene,inene,ndithikuni,Lowoukholwayokum, imisebenziendiyenzayomna,uyakuyenzanayeyena; nemikhulukunaleuyakuyenza;ngokubamnandisiya kuBawo

13Nentoenithenayicelaegamenilam,ndoyenzayona, ukuzeuYiseazukiswengoNyana

14Ukubanithenacelaintongegamalam,ndoyenzamna 15Ukubaniyandithanda,yigcineniimithethoyam.

16MnandiyakucelakuBawo,azeaninikeomnye uMthetheleli,ukuzeahlalenaningonaphakade; 17uMoyawenyaniso;lowoihlabathilingenako ukumamkela,ngokubalingamboni,lingamazinokumazi ngokubauhlelinani,kanjalouyakubakuni

18Andiyikunishiyaniziinkedama;ndiyezakuni.

19Liselilifutshaneixesha,ukuzeihlabathilingabi sandibona;keninaniyandibona;ngokubandisidlaubomi mna,naniniyakudlaubomi

20NgaloomininiyakwazininaukubandikuyeuBawo, naninikum,namndikuni

21Lowounayoimithethoyamayigcine,nguye ondithandayo;lowokeundithandayo,uyakuthandwa nguBawo;namndiyakumthanda,ndizibonakalalisekuye 22AthikuyeuYuda(ingenguyeuSikariyoti),Nkosi, kuthenina,lentouzakuzibonakalalisakuthi, ungazibonakalalisikuloihlabathi?

23WaphendulauYesuwathikuye,Ukubaumntu uyandithanda,woligcinailizwilam;wothiuBawo amthande,sizekuye,sihlalenaye.

24Lowoungandithandiyoakawagciniamazwiam;ilizwi enilivayoasililoelam,lelikaBawoowandithumayo

25Ezizintondizithethilekunindisahlelinani

UYOHANE

26KeuMthetheleli,uMoyaoyiNgcwele,ayakumthuma uBawoegamenilam,yenauyakunifundisazonkeizinto, anikhumbuzezonkeizintoendizithethileyokuni.

27Ndishiyauxolokuni;ndininikauxololwam;andininiki njengokunikakwehlabathiMayingakhathazekiintliziyo yenu,mayingabinabugwala

28Nivileukubandithemnakuni,Ndiyemka,ndibuye ndizekuniUkubabenindithanda,ngenavuyayokuba ndathi,NdiyakuBawo;ngokubauBawomkhulukunam

29Ngokukendinixelelekungekehli,ukuze,xakuthe kwehla,nikholwe

30Andisayikubasathethazintozininzinani;kubaesiza umphathiwelihlabathi,engenantonam

31Ke,ukuzeliqondeihlabathiukubandiyamthanda uBawo;kwayenjengokouBawoendiyaleleyo,ndenjenjalo. Vukani,simkeapha

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1Mnandingumdiliyawenyaniso,umlimiwawoke nguBawo.

2Onkeamasebeakumangavelisisiqhamo,uyawasusa;

3Ninanisenihlambulukile,ngenxayelizwiendilithethileyo kuni.

4Hlalanikum,mnandihlalekuniNjengokubaisebe lingenakoukuthwalaisiqhamongokwalo,lingahlalanga emdiliyeni;aninakonani,ukubaanihlalangakum.

5Umdiliyandim,ninaningamasebe;lowouhlelikum, ndibemnandihlelikuye,yenauthwalaisiqhamoesininzi; ngokuba,ningekum,aninakwenzanto.

6Ukubaumntuutheakahlalakum,ulahlelwaphandle njengesebe,ome;bazibutheabantu,baziphoseemlilweni, zitshiswe.

7Ukubanithenahlalakum,namazwiamahlalakuni, nocelaintoenisukubaniyithanda,niyenzelwe

8UzukiswauBawongalento,yokubanithwaleisiqhamo esininzi;niyakubangabafundibamngokunjalo

9NjengokouBawowandithandayo,namndanithanda; hlalanikeeluthandwenilwam.

10Ukubanithiniyigcineimithethoyam,hlalani eluthandwenilwam;njengokubamnandayigcinayo imithethokaBawo,ndahlalaeluthandwenilwakhe.

11Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzeuvuyolwamluhlale kuni,luthinovuyolwenuluzaliseke

12Nguwoloumthethowam,wokubanithandane, njengokondanithandayonina

13Akukhonamnyeunalouthandoolungaphezukolu, lokubaubomibakheabuncameleizihlobozakhe

14Nizizihlobozamnina,ukubanithinikwenzekonke endinimiselakhonamna

15Kungokunjeandinibizinjengezicaka;ngokuba umkhonziakakwaziokwenziwayinkosiyakhe;kemna ndithenizizihlobo;ngokubazonkeizintoendazivakuBawo, ndanazisazona

16Asininienanyulamna;ndimndaninyulanina, ndanimiselaukubanihambenithwaleisiqhamo,size isiqhamosenusihlale;ukuzeokoenithenakucelakuBawo egamenilam,aninike

17Ndiniwiselalomthethowokubanithandane.

18Ukubaihlabathilinithiyile,yaziniukubalindithiye kuqalakunani

19Ukubabeningabehlabathi,ihlabathilingelikuthanda okwalo;kengokubaningengabehlabathi,ndaninyulayo mnakuloihlabathi,ngenxayokolinithiyileihlabathi

20Likhumbuleniilizwiendalithethayomnakuni,elithi, Akukhomkhonziumkhulukunenkosiyakhe.Ukuba banditshutshisilemna,bonitshutshisanani;Ukubailizwi lambaligcina,nelenuboligcina

21Keezizintozonkebayakuzenzakuningenxayegama lam,ngokubabengamaziowandithumayo

22Ukubabendingezangandathethakubo,ngebengabanga nasono;ngokuabanasikhuselosesonosabo

23LowoundithiyileyomnauthiyenoBawo

24Ukubabendingenzangaphakathikwaboimisebenzi engenziwangamntuwumbi,ngebengabanganasono;ngoku kebabonile;nokobandithiyilemnanoBawo

25Kwenzekeukuzelizalisekeilizwielibhaliweyo emthethweniwabo,elithi,Bandithiyakungekhosizathu

26XakeathewafikauMthetheleli,endiyakumthumamna kunievelakuBawo,uMoyawenyanisoophumakuBawo, yenawongqinangam

27Nanikeniyangqina,ngokubabeninamkwasekuqaleni

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzeningakhutyekiswa.

2Bayakunigxothaesikhungwini;ewe,kuzailixalokuba bonkeabanibulalayo,babebonabakhonzauThixo 3Ezozintobayakuzenzakuni,ngokubabengamazanga uBawokwanam

Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuze,xalithelafikailixa, nizikhumbuleukubamnandandinixelele.Ezizintoke andizithethangakunikwasekuqaleni,ngokubabendinani 5Ngokukendiyemka,ndiyakowandithumayo;akukho namnyekuniundibuzayo,athi,Uyangaphina?

6Ngokubakeezizintondizithethilekuni,iintlungu ziyizalisileintliziyoyenu

7Nokokemnandinixelelainyaniso;kunilungeleukuba ndimke;kuba,ndingemkanga,uMthetheleliakayikuza kuni;ke,ndithendemka,ndiyakumthumelakuni

8Efikileke,uyakulohlwayaihlabathilidane,ngenxa yesono,nangenxayobulungisa,nangenxayomgwebo; 9ngenxayesono,ngokokubabengakholwakum; 10ngenxayobulungisa,ngokokubandisiyakuBawo,ize ningabisandibona;

11ngenxayomgwebo,ngokokubaumphathiwelihlabathi egwetyiwe.

12Ndisenezintoezininzizokuthethakuni,kodwaaninako ukuzithwalangoku.

13XakeathewafikayenauMoyawenyaniso,uya kunikhokelelakuyoyonkeinyaniso;uyakuthethaathe wakuva,anibikeleizintoezizayo

14Yenauyakundizukisa;ngokubaeyakwamkela kokukokwam,azeanibikeleke

15ZonkeezozintoanazouBawozezam;ngenxayoko ndathi,uyakwamkelakokukokwam,azeanibikele

16Selilixeshaelifutshane,izeningandiboni;kubuyekube lixeshaelifutshane,nibuyenindibone,ngokubamnandiya kuBawo

17Ithengokoinxenyeyakubafundibakhephakathikwayo, Yintoninaleayithethayokuthi,athi,Liselilixesha elifutshane,nibuyenindibone;Utata?

18Babesithingoko,Yintoninaleayithethayo,athi, Lixeshaelifutshane?Asinakuyaziintoayithethayo.

19WazingokouYesuukubababethandaukumbuza,wathi kubo,Nibuzanangalentona,yokubandithe,Selilixesha elifutshane,nizeningandiboni;kubuyekubelixesha elifutshane,nibuyenindibone?

Inene,inene,ndithikuni,niyakulilanihlahlambe,kelona ihlabathiliyakuvuya;niyakuxhalabanina,keukuxhalaba kwenukuyakubaluvuyo

21Umfazixaazakuzala,uyaxhalaba,ngokubailixalakhe lifikile;xaathekewazalaumntwana,akabisayikhumbula loombandezelo,ngenxayovuyolokubakuzelweumntu ehlabathini.

22Nanikengokonixhalabilengokunje;kodwandobuya ndinibone;yayeiyakuvuyaintliziyoyenu,novuyolwenu akukhonamnyeuyakuluhluthakuni.

23NangaloominianiyikundibuzantoInene,inene,ndithi kuni,ZonkeizintoenithenazicelakuBawoegamenilam, woninika.

24Kudekwabangokunje,anikacelintoegamenilam; celani,niyakwamkela,ukuzeuvuyolwenuluzaliseke

25Ezizintondizithethilekuningokuntsonkotha;kuzailixa endingasayikubasathethakuningokuntsonkotha;ndiya kunibikelangokusekuhleningayeuBawo

26Ngaloomininiyakucelaegamenilam;anditshokuni ukuthi,mnandiyakunicelelakuBawo;

27kubauBawongokwakheuyanithanda;ngokubanina nindithandile,nakholwaukubamnandaphumakuThixo.

28NdaphumakuBawo,ndezaehlabathini;ndibuya ndilishiyeihlabathi,ndiyekuBawo

29Bathikuyeabafundibakhe,Uyabona,ngokuuthetha ngokusekuhleni,akuthethintongakuntsonkotha

30Ngokusiyazi,ukubauyazazizonkeizinto,akusafuneki kuweukubaubaniakubuzento;ngaloontosiyakholwa ukubawaphumakuThixo

31WabaphendulauYesuwathi,Niyakholwanangoku?

32Yabonani,kuzailixa,nakalokulifikile,lokuba nichithwe,elowoayekowabo,nindishiyendedwa;ukanti andindedwa,ngokubauBawounam

33Ezizintondizithethilekuni,ukuzenibenoxolokum. Ehlabathininiyakubanembandezelo;yomelelani;mna ndiloyisileihlabathi

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1EzizintowazithethauYesu,wawaphakamisaamehlo akhewakhangelaezulwini,wathi,Bawo,lifikileilixa; mzukiseuNyanawakho,ukuzenoNyanawakhoakuzukise; 2njengokubawamnikaigunyakubantubonke,ukuze bonkeomnikebona,abanikeubomiobungunaphakade

3Bubokeobuubomiobungunaphakade,ukuba mabakwazi,wenaukuphelakoThixooyinyaniso,naye uYesuKristuomthumileyo

4Mnandikuzukisileemhlabeni,ndiwufezileumsebenzi obundinikileukubandiwenze

5Ndizukisekengoku,wenaBawo,kuwengokwakho, ngozukoebendinalokuwe,lingekabikhoihlabathi.

6Ndilibonakalisileigamalakhokuboabantuobundinike bona,bephumaehlabathini;babengabakho,wabanikamna; Ilizwilakhobaligcinile.

7Ngokubaqondile,ukubazonkeizintoondinikezona ziphumakuwe

8Ngokubaamazwiondinikewona,ndiwanikebona;bona bawathabatha,baqondangokwenyanisoukubandaphuma kuwe;bakholwaukubawenawandithuma

9Mnandicelelabona;andicelelilonaihlabathi,ndicelela aboundinikebona;ngokubabengabakho.

10Kwayezonkeezamzezakho,zibeezakhozezam; Ndizukisiwekekubo

11Andisekhonaehlabathini,kebonabasesehlabathini; mnandizakuweBawoOngcwele,bagcinengegamalakho aboundinikebona,ukuzebabebanye,njengokubasibanye 12Okobendinaboehlabathinimna,bendibalondolozele egamenilakho;owandinikabonandibagcinile;akukho namnyekuboutshabaleleyo,ingenguyelowo wentshabalalo;ukuzeisibhalosizaliseke

13Ngokukendizakuwe;nezizintondizithethaehlabathini, ukuzebabenalouvuyolwamluzalisekilekubo.

14Mnandibanikeilizwilakho;lazaihlabathilabathiya, ngokubabengengaboabehlabathi,njengokubanam ndingenguyeowehlabathi.

15Andiceliukubaubasuseehlabathini;ndicelaukuba ubagcinekuyoinkohlakalo

16Abangaboabehlabathi,njengokubanamndingenguye owehlabathi

17Bangcwalisengayoinyanisoyakho;ilizwilakho liyinyaniso.

18Njengokubawandithumaehlabathini,namndibathume bonaehlabathini

19Ngenxayabokendiyazingcwalisamna,ukuzenabo babengabangcwalisiweyoyinyaniso

Andicelelikeababodwa,ndicelelanabobayakukholwa kumngelizwilabo;

21ukuzebonkebabebanye;njengokubawena,Bawo, ukum,mnandikuwe,ukuzenabobabebanyekuthi;ukuze ihlabathilikholweukubawenawandithuma.

22Uzukoowandinikalona,ndilunikebona;ukuzebabe banye,njengokubathinasibanye;

23mnandikubo,wenaukum,ukuzebabe ngabazalisekileyontweni-nye;ukuzeliqondeihlabathi ukubawenaundithumile,wabathanda,njengokuba wandithandayonam.

24Bawo,ndithandaukubanaboaboundinikebona,babe nam,aphondikhonamna;ukuzebaluboneuzukolwam owandinikalona;ngokubawandithandakwaphambi kokusekwakwehlabathi

25Bawoolilungisa,ihlabathilonaalikwazanga,kemna ndikwazile;nababathebaziukubawenawandithuma. 26ndabazisaigamalakho,ndandiyakubazisa;ukuze uthandoondithandengalolubekubo,namndibekubo.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1AkuzithethauYesuezizinto,waphumanabafundibakhe, wayaphesheyakomlanjanaoyiKidron,aphokwakukho umyezo,awangenakuwoyenanabafundibakhe

2NoYudake,lowoumngcatshayo,ubeyaziindawoleyo; kubauYesuubesakubuthafuthikhonaaphonabafundi bakhe.

3AthingokouYuda,ethabatheibutholamasoldati namadindalakubabingeleliabakhulunabaFarisi,ezekhona enezikhanyisonezibaneneentonga.

4EzazingokouYesuzonkeizintoezimzelayo,waphuma, wathikubo,Nifunabanina?

5Bamphendulabathi,UYesuumNazareteAthikubo uYesu,Ndinguye.WayekenoYuda,lowoumngcatshayo, eminabo

6Akutshongokokuboukuthi,Ndinguye,bahlehla,bawa emhlabeni.

7Wabuyakewababuzaesithi,Nifunabanina?Bathike bona,UYesuumNazarete

8WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ndinixeleleukubandinguye; ukubangokonifunamna,bayekeniababemke; 9ukuzelizalisekeilizwiawalithethayoelithi,Kwabo undinikebona,andilahlekwanganamnye

10UthengokouSimonPetros,enekrele,walirhola, wamxabelaumkhonziwombingeleliomkhulu,wamnqamla indlebeyokuneneIgamalesicakalalinguMalko

11WathingokouYesukuPetros,Lifakeikrelelakho esingxotyenisalo;indebeandinikileyouBawoandisayi kuyiselana?

12IbutholazalambambauYesu,nomthetheli-waka namadindalaamaYuda,bambopha.

13wamrholelakuAnaskuqala;kubawayengusomfazi kuKayafa,obengumbingeleliomkhulungaloomnyaka

14KekalokuuKayafawayengulowowabhunganamaYuda ngokuthi,Kuyintoelungileyo,ukubaumntuomnyeafele abantu

15KekalokuuSimonPetroswayemlandelauYesu,naye omnyeumfundiLoomfundikewayesazekakumbingeleli omkhulu,wangenanoYesuentendelezweniyombingeleli omkhulu.

16KekalokuuPetroswayemiemnyangongaphandle Waphumakeomnyeumfundi,lowoubesazeka kumbingeleliomkhulu,wathethanomgcini-sango, wamngenisauPetros

17Sathingokoisicakazanaesingumgcini-sangokuPetros, Ingabanaweungowabafundibalomntuyinina?Athi, Andinguye

18Kekalokukwakumikhonaabakhonzinamadindala bebaseumlilowamalahle;bamanabesotha,wayeke uPetroseminaboesotha

19UmbingeleliomkhulungokowambuzauYesu ngabafundibakhe,nangayoimfundisoyakhe.

20WamphendulauYesuwathi,Mnandathetha ngokungafihlisiyokuloihlabathi;Bendihlalandifundisa endlwiniyesikhungunasetempileni,aphoamaYuda ebesakubuthelanakhona;andithethangantoemfihlekweni

21Yininaukubaubuzekum?Buzakwabobayivileyointo endayithethayokubo;uyabona,bayakwazioko ndakuthethayo

22Kekaloku,akubon'ukubautshilo,elinyelamadindala, elalimikhona,lammonxozauYesu,lathi,Wenjenjena ukumphendulaumbingeleliomkhulu?

23WaliphendulauYesuwathi,Ukubandithethekakubi, ngqinelaububiobo;kodwaukubandithethekakuhle, undibethelanina?

24UAnaswamthumelakeebotshiwekuKayafa umbingeleliomkhulu

25KekalokuuSimonPetroswayemiesothaBathingoko kuye,Ingabanaweungowabafundibakheyinina? Wakhanyelakewathi,Andinguye

26Athiomnyeumkhonziwombingeleliomkhulu, osisalamanesoPetroswamnqamlaindlebe,Andikubonanga mnayininaemyezweniunaye?

27WabuyakewakhanyelauPetrosYasukayalilakwaoko inkuku.

28BamsusangokouYesukuKayafa,bamsakwindlu yerhuluneli;bekukusasakeoko;+yayebonaabazange bangeneendlwiniyerhuluneli,+ukuzebangazenziinqambi; ukuzebayidleipasika

29WaphumakeuPilatowayakubo,wathi,Nimisatyala lininakuyelomntu?

30Baphendulabathikuye,Ukubaebengenguyeumenzi wobubi,singesingamnikelangakuwe

31WathingokouPilatokubo,Mthabatheninina, nimgwebengesikolenuAthingokoamaYudakuye, Akuvumelekilekuthiukubasibulaleumntu;

32ukuzeilizwilikaYesulizalisekeawalithethayo, eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabezakufangako

33WabuyangokowangenauPilatoendlwiniyerhuluneli, wambizauYesu,wathikuye,WenaunguyenauKumkani wamaYuda?

34UmphenduleuYesu,wathi,Uyithethalentoiphuma kuwe,wayixelelwangabanyengam,sinina?

35WaphendulauPilatowathi,MnandingumYudana? Luhlangalwakowenunababingeleliabakhulu abakunikeleyokum;wenzentonina?

36WaphendulauYesuwathi,Ubukumkanibamasibubo obelihlabathi;ukubabebububoobelihlabathiubukumkani bam,abakhonzibambebeyakulwa,ukuzendinganikelwa kumaYuda;

37WathingokouPilatokuye,Hinake,ungukumkanina wena?WaphendulauYesuwathi,Naweuthi ndingukumkanindizeleokuehlabathini,ukuze ndiyingqineleinyaniso.Bonkeabangabenyanisobayaliva ilizwilam

38AthiuPilatokuye,Yintoninayonainyaniso?Akuba etshilo,wabuyawaphumawayakumaYuda,athikuwo, Mnaandifumaninalinyeityalakuye

39Kekalokuninesikolokubandinikhululeleabemnye ngepasika;ningakendinganikhululelauKumkani wamaYudana?

40Babuyangokobonkebankqangaza,besithi,Mayingabi ngulo,mayibenguBharabhas.WayekeuBharabhas esisihange

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1WazangokouPilatowamthabathauYesu,wamtyakatya 2Azaamasoldatialukaisithsabasameva,ambekaentloko, amnxibainguboebomvu

3besithi,Vuya,KumkaniwamaYuda!bambethake ngezandla

4WabuyangokowaphumaphandleuPilato;athikubo, Yabonani,ndimzisaphandlekuni,ukuzenaziukuba andifumaninalinyeityalakuye.

5WaphumaphandlengokouYesu,enxibeisithsaba samevanenguboebomvu;AthikubouPilato,Nankoumntu 6Bathengoko,bakumbonaababingeleliabakhulu namadindala,bankqangaza,besithi,Mbethelele emnqamlezweni!AthikubouPilato,Mthabatheninina, nimbetheleleemnqamlezweni;kubamnaandifumanityala kuye

7AmphendulaamaYudaathi,Thinasinomthetho; ngomthethowethukeufaneleukufa,ngokubaezenze uNyanakaThixo

8UthengokouPilato,akulivaelolizwi,woyikangakumbi 9Wabuyawangenaendlwiniyerhuluneli,wathikuYesu, Ungowaphinawena?AkaphendulakeuYesukuye

10AthingokouPilatokuye,Akuthethinakum?Akwazina ukubandinegunyalokukubethelelaemnqamlezweni, nokubandinegunyalokukukhulula?

UphenduleuYesuwathi,Ungeungenagunyanakanyekum, ukubaubungalinikwangalivelaphezulu;ngenxayoko ondinikeleyokuweunesonoesikhulungakumbi

12NgenxayokowayefunauPilatoukumkhulula;kodwa amaYudaayenkqangazaesithi,Ukubauthewamkhululalo, akusihlobosikaKesare;bonkeabazenzaukumkanibachasa uKesare.

13ElivilengokouPilatoelolizwi,wamzisaphandleuYesu, wahlalaesihlalwenisokugwebakwindawoekuthiwa, siSandlalosaMatye; 14Kekalokukwakuyiminiyokulungiselelaipasika,ilixa kengathililelesithandathu;athikumaYuda,Nanko uKumkaniwenu!

15Basukakebonabankqangaza,besithi,Msuse, mbetheleleemnqamlezweni!AthikubouPilato, NdimbetheleleemnqamlezweninauKumkaniwenu? Baphendulaababingeleliabakhulubathi,Asinakumkani ngaphandlekukaKesare

16Wandulangokoukumnikelakubo,ukuzeabethelelwe emnqamlezweniBamthabathakeuYesu,bemkanaye

17Ethweleumnqamlezowakhe,waphumawayandaweni kuthiwayiNdawoyoKhakhayi,leyokuthiwangesiHebhere yiGolgota

18aphobambethelelakhonaemnqamlezweni,nabanye nayeabangabambibebabini,ngeenxazombini,uYesuke ephakathi

19UPilatowabhalanombhalo,wawubekaemnqamlezweni Kwayekekubhaliwekwathiwa,UYESUwaseNazarete, uKumkaniwamaYuda

20LoombhalongokointoeninziyamaYudayaleswa; ngokubaindawo,uYesuawayebethelelwekuyo emnqamlezweni,yayikufuphinomzi;kwayekekubhaliwe ngesiHebhere,nangesiGrike,nangesiRoma

21BathingokoababingeleliabakhulubamaYudakuPilato, Musaukubhalaukuthi,uKumkaniwamaYuda;wathi, NdinguKumkaniwamaYuda

22WaphendulauPilatowathi,Endikubhalileyo ndikubhalile

23Athengokoamasoldati,xaabembethelele emnqamlezweniuYesu,azithabathaiingubozakhe,enza izabeloezine,laeloisoldatilanesabelo;kwanengubo yangaphantsi.Keyonainguboyangaphantsi ibingenamthungo;yayilukiweiphela,ithabathelephezulu

24Athingokoomnyekomnye,Masingayikrazuli, masiqashisengayoukubayobayekabanina;ukuze sizalisekeisibhaloesithi,Babelanangeengubozam,benza amaqashisongesambathosamAmasoldatikengoko azenzaezizinto

25KekalokukwakumingasemnqamlezwenikaYesuunina, nomsakwabobonina,uMariyaumkaKleyopa,noMariya waseMagadala.

26UYesungoko,akumbonaunina,nayeumfundi abemthandaemikhona,uthikuyeunina,Mfazi,nanko unyanawakho!

27Anduleathikumfundilowo,Nankounyoko!Wathi kwakwelolixaloomfundiwamthabatha,wamsaekhayeni lakhe

Emvenikoko,uYesu,esaziukubazonkeizintosezifezekile, ukuzesifezekeisibhalo,wathi,Ndinxaniwe.

29Bekumikeisityasizeleyiviniga;bazalisaimfunxa ngeviniga,bayibekaphezukwehisope,bayisaemlonyeni wakhe.

30XangokouYesuwabeyamkeleiviniga,wathi, Kugqityiwe!Wathobaintloko,wawunikelaumoyawakhe 31AmaYudangoko,ngenxayokubayayiyimini yokulungiselela,ukubaimizimbaingahlaliemnqamlezweni ngomhlawesabatha(kubaloosabathaibingumhla omkhulu),acelakuPilatoukubaimilenzeyaboyaphulwe, nokubabangcwatyweisusiwe

32Ezangokoamasoldati,ayaphulaokuneneimilenze yowokuqala,neyomnyeobebethelelweemnqamlezweni naye

33KodwaakufikakuYesu,akubonaukubauselefile, akayaphulaimilenzeyakhe

34Lesukaelinyeisoldatilamhlabangomkhontoecaleni; kwaokokwaphumaigazinamanzi.

35Nalowoubonileyoungqinile,nobungqinabakhe buyinyaniso;nayeyenauyaziukubauthethainyaniso, ukuzenaninikholwe.

36Kubaezizintozenzeka,ukuzeisibhalosizalisekeesithi, Akuyikwaphulwathambolakhe

37Kanjalonesinyeisibhalosithi,Bayakukhangelakulowo bamhlabileyo

38Kekalokuemvenikoko,uYosefuwaseArimati (engumfundikaYesu,keenguyengokufihlakeleyongenxa yokoyikaamaYuda),wacelakuPilato,ukubaawususe umzimbakaYesuWazauPilatowamvumelaWezangoko, wawuthabathaumzimbakaYesu.

39KwezakenoNikodemo,lowowezayokuYesu ekuqaleniebusuku,ephetheumxubewemorenehaloti, omalunganekhululeeponti.

40BawuthabathakeumzimbakaYesu,bawubopha ngezisongelozelinen,ndawonyenobulawu,njengoko kulisikolokungcwabakumaYuda.

41Kekaloku,bekukhokuloondawoabebethelelwekuyo emnqamlezweniumyezo;nasemyezweniaphobekukho ingcwabaelitsha,ekungazangakubekwemntukulo.

42UYesungokobambekakhonaapho,ngenxayemini yokulungiselelakwamaYuda;kubaingcwababelikufuphi

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,kuzaengcwabeni uMariyawaseMagadalakusasa,kusentsundu,aliboneilitye lisusiweengcwabeni

2Agidimengoko,ezekuSimonPetrosnakomnyeumfundi, lowoubethandwanguYesu,athikubo,BayisusileiNkosi engcwabeni;

3WaphumangokouPetrosnomnyeumfundilowo,besiya engcwabeni

4Kekalokubayebegidimabonabobabinikunye;waza omnyeumfundilowowamshiyangamenduuPetros,wafika kuqalaengcwabeni

5Wathieqondele,wazibonaiilinenabesongelwekuzo zizodwa;akangena

6AfikengokouSimonPetrosemlandela,angene engcwabeni,aziboneiingubozelinenabesongelwekuzo zizodwa;

7neqhiyaebisentlokweniyakhe,ingadibeneneelinen abesongelwekuzo,isongiweyodwandaweniithile.

8Wandulangokowangenanomnyeumfundi,lowoubefike kuqalaengcwabeni,wabona,wakholwa;

9Kubababengekasaziisibhaloesithi,umelwekukuthi avukekwabafileyo

10Babuyakebagodukaabafundi

11KekalokuuMariyawemangaphandlengasengcwabeni elila;

12Wabonaizithunywazezuluezibini,zambethe ezimhlophe,zihleli;esinyengasentloko,esinye ngasezinyaweni,aphowawulelekhonaumzimbakaYesu

13Zithizonakuye,Mfazi,ulilelanina?Athikubo, NgokubabayithathileiNkosiyam;andaziaphobayibeke khona

14Akutshowajika,wambonauYesuemi;wayengazike ukubanguYesu

15AthiuYesukuye,Mfazi,ulilelanina?ufunabanina?

Yena,esibangumgcini-myezo,uthikuye,Nkosi,ukuba umsusileapha,ndixeleleaphoumbekekhona;mnandiye kumthabatha

16AthiuYesukuye,Mariya.Waguqukake,wathikuye, Rabhoni;okokukuthi,Mfundisi

17AthiuYesukuye,Ungandichukumisi;kubaandikanyuki ndiyekuBawo;kehambauyekubazalwanabam,uthikubo, Ndiyenyuka,ndiyakuBawo,kuYihlo;nakuThixowam, nakuThixowenu

18AfikeuMariyawaseMagadala,ababikeleabafundi ukubauyibonileiNkosi;yathethaezizintokuye

19Kwakuhlwangoko,ngolokuqalausukulweveki, zakubon’ukubaiingcangozivaliwe,apho babehlanganisenekhonaabafundi,ngenxayokoyika amaYuda,wafikauYesuwemaphakathi,wathikubo, Uxolomalubenani.

20UtshilowababonisaizandlanecalalakheBavuyangoko abafundibakuyibonaiNkosi

21WaphindangokouYesuwathikubo,Uxolomalubenani; njengokubauBawoendithumilemna,namndiyanithuma nina

22Akutshowabaphefumlela,wathikubo,Yamkelani uMoyaoyiNgcwele;

23abazononithenazixolela,bazixolelwe;nabazononithe nazibamba,zibambekile.

24KekalokuuTomas,omnyekwabalishumielinababini, okuthiwanguDidimo,wayengenabookowafikayouYesu.

25Babesithingokokuyeabanyeabafundi,Siyibonile iNkosiWathikeyenakubo,Ukubaandithangandilibone inxebalezikhonkwaneezandlenizayo,ndiwufakeumnwe wamenxebenilezikhonkwane,ndisifakeisandlasam ecalenilayo,andisayikukholwa

26Bayeemvenikweentsukuezisibhozobekwangaphakathi abafundibakhe;wayenabonoTomasAfikeuYesu, zakubon’ukubazivaliweiingcango,wemaphakathi,athi, Uxolomalubenani.

27AnduleathikuTomas,Etheaphaumnwewakho, uziboneizandlazam;khawusondezeaphaisandlasakho, usifakeecalenilam;musaukubangongakholwayo,yiba ngokholwayo

28UphenduleuTomas,wathikuye,Nkosiyam,Thixo wam!

29AthiuYesukuye,Ngokubaundibonile,Tomas, ukholiwe.Banoyoloabobangabonanga,bakholwanoko. 30Mininzikeokuneneneminyeimiqondisoawayenzayo uYesuemehlweniabafundibakhe,engabhalwangakuyole ncwadi;

31KodwaleibhalelweukuzenikholweukubauYesu unguyeuKristu,uNyanakaThixo;nokuzenithi,nikholwa, nibenaboubomiegamenilakhe

ISAHLUKO21

1EmvakokowaphindauYesuwazibonakalalisakubafundi ngaselwandlelwaseTibheriyawazibonakalisangalendlela 2BabendawonyeuSimonPetros,noTomasokuthiwa nguDidimo,noNataniyeliwaseKanayelaseGalili, nabakaZebhedi,nabanyekubafundibakhebebabini

3AthiuSimonPetroskubo,Ndiyakubambisaiintlanzi. Bathikebonakuye,NathisihambanaweBaphuma, bangenaemkhombenikwaoko;ababambantongobo busuku.

4Kekaloku,kwakubasekusile,wemauYesuelunxwemeni; nokoabafundibebengaziukubanguYesu

5AthingokouYesukubo,Bantwana,aninantoidliwayona? Baphendulabathikuye,Hayi

6Wathikeyenakubo,Wuphoseniumnathangecala lasekunenelomkhombe,nofumana.Baphosake;ababa sabanakoukuwutsala,ngenxayenkithayeentlanzi

7AthingokoloomfundiubethandwanguYesukuPetros, YiNkosi.UthengokouSimonPetros,akuvaukubayiNkosi, wabhinqainguboyokwaleka(kubaebeze),waziphosa elwandle

8Bezakeabanyeabafundingomkhonjana;kuba bebengemgamaemhlabeni,ngathibebekubhiteezimakhulu mabini,bewurhuqaumnathaweentlanzi

9Bathingoko,bakuwelelaemhlabeni,babonaumlilo wamalahleukhona,nentlanziikuwo,nesonka

10AthikubouYesu,Zisanikwezontlanzinizibambise ngokunje.

11WenyukakeuSimonPetros,wawutsalelaemhlabeni umnatha,uzeleziintlanziezinkulu,zilikhuluelinamanci mahlanuanesithathu;

12AthikubouYesu,YizaninidleAkubangakhonamnye kekubafundiwabanabugangabakumbuzaesithi, Ungubanina?besazinjeukubayiyoiNkosi.

13UzakeuYesu,asithabatheisonka,abanike,ayenjenjalo nentlanzi.

14OkusekukokwesithathuezibonakalalisauYesu kubafundibakhe,evukilekwabafileyo

15Bathikebakomula,athiuYesukuSimonPetros,Simon kaYona,uyandithandanangaphezukwaba?Athikuye, Ewe,Nkosi;uyaqondawenaukubandiyakuthandaAthi kuye,Dlisaamatakaneam

16Aphindeathikuyeokwesibini,SimonkaYona, uyandithandana?Athikuye,Ewe,Nkosi;uyaqondawena ukubandiyakuthanda.Athikuye,Yalusaizimvuzam.

17Athikuyeokwesithathu,SimonkaYona,uyandithanda na?WababuhlunguuPetros,kubaethekuyeokwesithathu, Uyandithandana?Wathikuye,Nkosi,uyazazizonkeizinto wena;uyaqondawenaukubandiyakuthandaAthiuYesu kuye,Dlisaizimvuzam

18Inene,inene,ndithikuwe,Okoubusemtsha ubuzibhinqisangokwakho,uhambeaphouthandakhona; kodwaxauthewaluphala,uyakuzolulaizandlazakho, ubhinqiswengomnye,akuseaphosukubauthandakhona; ngekhe.

19Wakutshokeoku,eqondisaukubakukufakuninaabeya kuzukisauThixongakoAkutshowathikuye,Ndilandele 20EjikilekeuPetros,uboneumfundiobethandwanguYesu elandelaowayamaesifubenisakheesidlweni,wathi,Nkosi, ngubaninaokungcatshayo?

21UPetrosakumbonalowo,uthikuYesu,Nkosi,lo makenzentonina?

22AthiuYesukuye,Ukubandithindithandeukubayena ahlalendidendifike,iyininaloontokuwe?ndilandele wena

23Laphumangokoelilizwi,layakubazalwana,ukubaloo mfundiakayikufaWayeuYesuengatshongokuyeukuthi, Akayikufa;wathi,Ukubandithindithandeukubayena ahlalendidendifike,iyininaloontokuwe?

24Nguyeloumfundiongqinayongezizinto,wazibhalaezi zinto;kanjalosiyaziukubaubungqinabakhebuyinene

25KukhokenezinyeizintoezininziawazenzayouYesu; ezingathizithezibhalwengazinye,ndithinehlabathieli alingezibambiiincwadiezingabhalwayoAmen