Ixesha Lakhe Alikafiki
Emthendelekweni weminquba uYesu ufundisa esidlangalaleni, esithi imfundiso yekaBawo wakhe kungekhona eyakhe, lo gama iinkokeli zifuna indlela yokumbulala, isihlwele siphikisana ngokuba uvela phi. Ubiza abanxaniweyo ukuba beze basele. Abalindi babuya bengaphethe nto.
7 1Emva koku, uYesu wahamba-hamba kulo lonke elaseGalili, engafuni ukuya kwelaseYuda, kuba iinkokeli zamaYuda apho zazifuna ithuba lokumbulala. 2Ke kaloku umthendeleko wamaYuda weminquba wawusondele. a a v2 Umthendeleko weminquba wawungumthendeleko wasekwindla owawuthatha iveki, apho amaSirayeli ayehlala eminqubeni yethutyana, ekhumbula iminyaka yasentlango. 3Abantakwabo bathi kuye: “Phuma apha uye kwelaseYuda, ukuze nabafundi bakho bayibone imisebenzi oyenzayo. 4Akukho mntu ufuna ukwaziwa esidlangalaleni ozifihlayo izinto azenzayo. Ukuba uyazenza ezi zinto, zibonakalise ehlabathini.” 5Kaloku nabantakwabo babengakholwa kuye.
6Ngoko uYesu wathi kubo: “Ixesha lam alikafiki, kodwa kuni lonke ixesha lilungile.
7“Ihlabathi alinakunithiya nina, kodwa lithiya mna, kuba ndingqina ukuba imisebenzi yalo mibi. 8Nina nyukelani kulo mthendeleko; mna andinyukeli kulo mthendeleko, kuba ixesha lam alikafiki ngokupheleleyo.”
9Akuba etshilo, wahlala eGalili. 10Emva kokuba abantakwabo benyukele kulo mthendeleko, naye wenyuka—kungekho esidlangalaleni, kodwa ngasese.
11Ngoko iinkokeli zamaYuda zazimfuna kulo mthendeleko, zibuza zisithi: “Uphi na yena?” 12Kwakukho ukukrokrelana okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwezihlwele: abanye bathi: “Ulungile,” abanye bathi: “Hayi, ulahlekisa isihlwele.” 13Noko kwakungekho mntu wayethetha ngaye esidlangalaleni, ngenxa yokoyika iinkokeli zamaYuda. 14Malunga nesiqingatha somthendeleko, uYesu wenyukela etempileni, waqalisa ukufundisa.
15Iinkokeli zamaYuda zamangaliswa, zabuza zisithi: “Lo mntu uzazela phi na kangaka ezinto, engafundanga?”
16UYesu waphendula wathi kuzo: “Imfundiso yam ayiyoyam—ivela kulowo wandithumayo. 17Osukuba efuna ukwenza ukuthanda kukaBawo wethu uya kwazi ukuba imfundiso yam ivela kuBawo wam, okanye ndithetha ngokwam. 18Lowo uthetha ngokwakhe ufuna uzuko lwakhe, kodwa lowo ufuna uzuko lwalowo umthumileyo unyanisile, akukho nkohliso kuye. 19UMoses akaninikanga na umthetho? Kodwa akukho namnye kuni owugcinayo umthetho. Yini na le nto nizama ukundibulala?”
20Isihlwele saphendula sathi: “Unedemon! Ngubani na ozama ukukubulala?”
21UYesu waphendula wathi: “Ndenze umsebenzi omnye, kanti nonke nimangalisiwe.
22“UMoses waninika ulwaluko—lungaveli kuMoses, koko kooyisemkhulu—yaye niyamalusa umntu ngeSabatha. 23Ukuba umntu uyalulwa ngeSabatha ukuze umthetho kaMoses ungaphulwa, yini na ukuba nindiqumbele kuba ndiphilise umntu wonke ngeSabatha? 24Yekani ukugweba ngokwenkangeleko, koko gwebani ngomgwebo olungileyo.”
Uvela Phi na Yena?
25Baza abanye abahlali baseYerusalem bathi: “Asingolo mntu na lo bafuna ukumbulala? 26Kodwa uthetha esidlangalaleni, yaye abathethi nto kuye. Ingaba abalawuli bayazi ngenene ukuba lo nguKrestu? 27Kodwa thina siyayazi apho avela khona lo mntu. Xa afikayo uKrestu, akukho mntu uya kwazi apho avela khona.”
28Waza uYesu, efundisa etempileni, wadanduluka wathi: “Niyandazi, niyakwazi nalapho ndivela khona. Kodwa andizelanga ngokwam—ukho oyinyaniso lowo undithumileyo, yaye nina animazi. 29Mna ndiyamazi, kuba ndivela kuye, yaye nguye ondithumileyo.”
30Ngoko bazama ukumbamba, kodwa akukho mntu wambeka sandla, kuba ilixa lakhe lalingekafiki. 31Kodwa abaninzi esihlweleni bakholwa kuye, bebuza besithi: “Xa afikayo uKrestu, uya kwenza imiqondiso emininzi kunaleyo ayenzileyo lo mntu na?” 32AbaFarisi beva isihlwele sikrokrela ezi zinto ngaye, ngoko ababingeleli abaziintloko nabaFarisi bathumela abalindi betempile ukuba bambambe.
33Ngoko uYesu wathi: “Ndiseza kuba nani okwexeshana nje, ndize ndiye kulowo wandithumayo. 34Niya kundikhangela ningandifumani; aninako ukufika apho ndikhona.”
35Ngoko iinkokeli zamaYuda zabuzana zisithi: “Uceba ukuya phi na le nto singayi kumfumana? Ingaba uceba ukuya kubantu bakuthi abasasazeke phakathi kwamaGrike, aze afundise amaGrike? 36Uthetha ukuthini na xa esithi: ‘Niya kundikhangela, kodwa aniyi kundifumana,’ nokuba: ‘Apho ndikhona, aninako ukufika’?”
37Ngemini yokugqibela, enkulu, yomthendeleko, uYesu wema wadanduluka wathi: “Lowo unxaniweyo makeze kum asele. 38Lowo ukholwayo kum, njengoko isiBhalo sitshilo, kuya kumpompoza imilambo yamanzi aphilileyo entliziyweni yakhe.”
39Wayekuthetha oku ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, abo bakholwayo kuye ababeza kumamkela; uMoya wayengekanikwa, kuba uYesu wayengekazukiswa.
40Bakuweva la mazwi, abanye besihlwele bathi: “Lo ungumProfeti ngokwenene.” 41Abanye bathi: “Lo nguKrestu.” Kodwa abanye babuza bathi: “UKrestu angavela njani eGalili? 42IsiBhalo asitsho na ukuba uKrestu uvela kwimbewu kaDavide nakwaseBhetelehem, ilali kaDavide?” 43Ngoko isihlwele sahlukana ngaye. 44Abanye babo babefuna ukumbamba, kodwa akukho mntu wambeka sandla.
45Ngoko abalindi betempile babuyela kubabingeleli abaziintloko nakubaFarisi, abathi kubo: “Kutheni ningamzisanga na?”
46Abalindi baphendula bathi: “Akuzange kubekho mntu uthetha ngendlela athetha ngayo lo mntu.”
47“Ngaba nani nilahlekisiwe?” baphendula abaFarisi. 48“Ngaba ukho na kubalawuli okanye kubaFarisi okholiweyo kuye? 49Kodwa esi sihlwele, esingazi nto ngomthetho—siqalekisiwe.”
50UNikodemo, lowo wayeye kuYesu ngaphambili yaye wayengomnye wabo, wathi kubo: 51“Ngaba umthetho wethu uyamgweba na umntu ungakhange umve kuqala, uqonde into ayenzayo?”
52Baphendula bathi: “Ngaba nawe uvela eGalili? Phengulula, ubone: akukho mprofeti uvela eGalili.”
53Baza bonke bagoduka. b b v53 Le ngxelo ayikho kwimibhalo-ngqangi yakuqala kaYohane, yaye iikopi zamva ziyibeka kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo. Ishicilelwe apha, apho isithethe sazinza khona, njengoko kunjalo kwiiBhayibhile ezininzi zale mihla.
