UYohane 11 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

11 ¹Kwakukho indoda egama linguLazaro eyayigula, yaseBhetani, kwilali kaMariya nodade wabo uMarta. ²UMariya—owayenomntakwabo uLazaro ogulayo—nguye owathambisa iNkosi ngeoli enevumba elimnandi, wazosula iinyawo zayo ngeenwele zakhe. ³Ngoko oodade bathumela ilizwi kuye, besithi: “Nkosi, lowo umthandayo uyagula.”

⁴Akukuva oku, uYesu wathi: “Olu gulo aluyi kuphelela ekufeni, kodwa lungoluzuko lukaBawo wethu, ukuze uNyana kaBawo wethu azukiswe ngalo.”

⁵UYesu wayebathanda uMarta nodade wabo noLazaro. ⁶Ngoko, akuva ukuba uLazaro uyagula, wahlala iintsuku ezimbini ngaphezulu apho wayekhona.

⁷Emva koko wathi kubafundi: “Masibuyele kwelakwaYuda.”

⁸Bathi kuye abafundi: “Rabhi, amaYuda asandula ukuzama ukukuxuluba ngamatye, ube ubuyela khona na?”

⁹Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Akukho iiyure ezilishumi elinambini na emini? Nabani na ohamba emini akayi kukhubeka—ukubona ukukhanya kweli hlabathi. ¹⁰Kodwa ukuba umntu uhamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka, kuba ukukhanya akukho kuye.” ¹¹Emva koko, wathi kubo: “Umhlobo wethu uLazaro ulele, kodwa ndiza kuya kumvusa.”

¹²Ngoko bathi kuye abafundi: “Nkosi, ukuba ulele, uya kuphila.” ¹³Ke uYesu wayethetha ngokufa kwakhe, kodwa bona bacinga ukuba uthetha ngobuthongo obuqhelekileyo.

¹⁴Ngoko uYesu wathi kubo ngokucacileyo: “ULazaro ufile, ¹⁵ndiyavuya ngenxa yenu ukuba bendingekho, ukuze nikholwe. Kodwa masiye kuye.”

¹⁶Ngoko uTomas, obizwa ngokuba liWele, wathi kwabanye abafundi: “Masihambe nathi, siye kufa naye.”

¹⁷Ngoko akufika uYesu, wafumanisa ukuba uLazaro sele eneentsuku ezine engcwabeni. ¹⁸IBhetani yayikufuphi neYerusalem, malunga neemayile ezimbini ukusuka khona, ^a a v18 Izitadiyo ezilishumi elinantlanu zaziphantse zabe ziimayile ezimbini (malunga neekhilomitha ezintathu). ¹⁹yaye amaYuda amaninzi ayeze kuMarta noMariya ukuza kubathuthuzela ngomntakwabo. ²⁰Akuva uMarta ukuba uYesu uyeza, waphuma waya kumkhawulela; uMariya wasala ehleli endlwini. ²¹Wathi uMarta kuYesu: “Nkosi, ukuba ubukhona apha, umntakwethu ngengafanga. ²²Kodwa nangoku ndiyazi ukuba nokuba ucela ntoni na kuBawo wethu, uya kukunika.”

²³Wathi uYesu kuye: “Umntakwenu uya kubuya avuke.”

²⁴Wathi uMarta kuye: “Ndiyazi ukuba uya kubuya avuke ekuvukeni kwabafileyo ngomhla wokugqibela.”

²⁵Wathi uYesu kuye: “Ndim ukuvuka kwabafileyo nobomi. Lowo ukholwa kum uya kuphila, nokuba uyafa, ²⁶yaye wonke ophilayo ekholwa kum akasayi kufa naphakade. Uyakukholelwa oku na?”

²⁷Wathi kuye: “Ewe, Nkosi; ndiyakholwa ukuba unguKrestu, uNyana kaBawo wethu, lowo uzayo ehlabathini.”

²⁸Akuba etshilo, wahamba waya kubiza udade wabo uMariya ngasese: “UMfundisi ulapha—ukubiza wena.” ²⁹Akukuva oku uMariya, wesuka ngokukhawuleza waya kuye. ³⁰UYesu wayengekangeni elalini; wayesesekho apho uMarta wamkhawulela khona. ³¹AmaYuda ayenaye endlwini, emthuthuzela, abona uMariya evuka ngokukhawuleza ephuma; amlandela, ecinga ukuba uya engcwabeni ukuze alilele khona. ³²UMariya wafika kuYesu, wambona, wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi: “Nkosi, ukuba ubukhona apha, umntakwethu ngengafanga.”

³³Akubona uYesu elila, namaYuda aweza naye elila kwanjalo, wancwina emoyeni waza wakhathazeka.

³⁴Wathi: “Nimbeke phi na?” Bathi kuye: “Nkosi, yiza ubone.”

³⁵UYesu walila.

³⁶Ngoko amaYuda athi: “Khangela indlela abemthanda ngayo!” ³⁷Kodwa abanye kuwo bathi: “Lo mntu wavula amehlo emfama, ebengenako na ukumthintela ekufeni?”

³⁸Ngoko uYesu, ekhathazeke ngokunzulu kwakhona ngaphakathi kwakhe, wafika engcwabeni—umqolomba onelitye elivalele umnyango wawo.

³⁹Wathi uYesu: “Lisuseni ilitye.” Wathi kuye uMarta, udade wabo wofileyo: “Nkosi, uza kuba sele enuka ngoku—sekuziintsuku ezine efile.”

⁴⁰Wathi uYesu kuye: “Andikuxelelanga na: ukuba uyakholwa uya kulubona uzuko lukaBawo wethu?”

⁴¹Ngoko balisusa ilitye. UYesu waphakamisa amehlo wathi: “Bawo, ndiyakubulela ngokuba undivile. ⁴²Bendisazi ukuba uhlala undiva, kodwa nditshilo ngenxa yesihlwele esimiyo apha, ukuze sikholwe ukuba undithumile.” ⁴³Akuba etshilo, wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu: “Lazaro, phuma!”

⁴⁴Waphuma lowo ubefile, iinyawo nezandla zibotshiwe ngemiqulu yelinen, nobuso bakhe busongwe ngelaphu. Wathi uYesu kubo: “Mkhululeni; mvumeleni ahambe.”

IBhunga Liyahlangana

⁴⁵Ngoko amaYuda amaninzi awayeze kuMariya, ebona oko uYesu akwenzileyo, akholwa kuye. ⁴⁶Kodwa abanye kuwo baya kubaFarisi babaxelela oko uYesu akwenzileyo. ⁴⁷Ngoko ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi bahlanganisa ibhunga bathi: “Senza ntoni na? Kuba lo mntu wenza imiqondiso emininzi. ⁴⁸Ukuba simyeka, wonke umntu uya kukholwa kuye, aze amaRoma eze athabathe indawo yethu kunye nesizwe sethu.”

⁴⁹Kodwa omnye kubo, uKayafa, owayengumbingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, wathi kubo: “Anazi nto konke konke. ⁵⁰Aniboni na ukuba kungcono kuni ukuba kufe mntu mnye ngenxa yabantu, kunokuba kutshabalale sonke isizwe?” ⁵¹Oku akakutshongo ngokwakhe; njengombingeleli omkhulu ngaloo nyaka, waprofeta ukuba uYesu uza kufela isizwe, ⁵²kungekuphela ngenxa yesizwe, kodwa kananjalo ukuze ahlanganisele ndaweninye abantwana bakaBawo wethu abachithakeleyo. ^b b v52 UKayafa wathetha ngcono kunokuba wayesazi. UYesu wayeza kufa kungekuphela ngenxa yesizwe samaYuda, kodwa ukuze ahlanganisele mntwana ngamnye kaBawo wethu ochithakeleyo kusapho olunye. ⁵³Ngoko ukususela kuloo mini baceba ukumbulala. ⁵⁴Ngoko uYesu akabange esahamba-hamba ekuhleni phakathi kwamaYuda, kodwa wemka waya kwidolophu ekuthiwa yiEfrayim ekufuphi nentlango, wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe.

⁵⁵IPasika yamaYuda yayisondele, yaye abaninzi benyuka besuka emaphandleni besiya eYerusalem ngaphambi kwayo ukuze bazihlambulule. ⁵⁶Ngoko bamfuna uYesu, bebuzana omnye komnye bemi etempileni: “Nicinga ntoni na? Akayi kuza na emthendelekweni?” ⁵⁷Ababingeleli abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhuphe umyalelo wokuba nabani na owaziyo apho akhoyo makaxele, ukuze bambambe.