Izwi Elaziwa Yizimvu
UJesu ulisango nomalusi omuhle obiza abakhe ngamagama abo futhi adele ukuphila kwakhe ngokuthanda kwakhe. Ezungezwe eMkhosini Wokunikezelwa, uthi izimvu zakhe zibanjwe esandleni sakhe nesandleni sikaBaba wakhe, futhi akekho ongazihlwitha.
10 1“Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: lowo ongangeni esibayeni sezimvu ngesango, kodwa akhwele ngenye indlela, uyisela nomphangi. 2Kodwa lowo ongena ngesango ungumelusi wezimvu. 3Umlindisango uyamvulela, nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe. Uzibiza ngamagama izimvu zakhe, azikhiphele ngaphandle. 4Lapho eseziphumisile zonke ezakhe, uhamba phambi kwazo, izimvu zimlandele ngoba ziyalazi izwi lakhe. 5Azisoze zamlandela owemzini—kodwa ziyakumbalekela, ngokuba azilazi izwi labemzini.”
6UJesu wabatshela lo mfanekiso, kodwa abakuqondanga lokho ayekusho.
7Ngakho uJesu waphinda wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, mina ngiyisango lezimvu.
8“Bonke abafika ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kodwa izimvu azizange zibalalele. 9Mina ngiyisango; noma ngubani ongena ngami uyakusindiswa, angene aphume, athole idlelo. 10Isela lize kuphela ukuze lintshontshe, libulale, lichithe. Mina ngize ukuze zibe nokuphila, zibe nakho ngokuchichima.
11“Mina ngingumelusi omuhle. Umelusi omuhle unikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. a a v11 UJesu uthatha isiqu sobumelusi uBaba wethu ayenaso phezu kuka-Israyeli, asenze esakhe — uMelusi owenza lokho umqashwa angeke akwenze: ukunikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu. 12Umqashwa, ongesiye umelusi, izimvu azizona ezakhe. Lapho ebona impisi iza, ushiya izimvu abaleke—impisi izihlwithe, izihlakaze. 13Lo muntu uyabaleka ngoba ungumqashwa, engazikhathaleli izimvu.
14“Mina ngingumelusi omuhle. Ngiyazazi ezami, nezami ziyangazi, 15njengoba uBaba engazi, nami ngimazi uBaba, futhi nginikela ngokuphila kwami ngenxa yezimvu. 16Nginezinye izimvu ezingezona ezalesi sibaya; kumelwe ngizihole nazo, ziyakulizwa izwi lami. Kuyakuba khona umhlambi owodwa, nomelusi owodwa. 17Yingakho uBaba engithanda: nginikela ngokuphila kwami ukuze ngibuye ngikuthathe futhi. 18Akekho okususa kimi, kodwa ngikunikela ngokwami. Nginegunya lokukunikela, nelokuphinda ngikuthathe futhi. Lo myalo ngiwemukele kuBaba.”
19Ngenxa yala mazwi, kwaphinda kwavela ukwehlukana phakathi kwamaJuda. 20Abaningi babo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya. Nimlalelelani na?” 21Kodwa abanye bathi: “Lawa akuwona amazwi omuntu onedemoni. Idemoni lingawavula yini amehlo ezimpumputhe?”
UMkhosi Wokunikezelwa
22Kwase kufika uMkhosi Wokunikezelwa eJerusalema. Kwakusebusika, b b v22 UMkhosi Wokunikezelwa (iHanukkah) wawugubha ukunikezelwa kabusha kwethempeli; wenzeka ebusika futhi awukho phakathi kwemikhosi eyayalwa eMthethweni kaMose. 23uJesu wayehamba ethempelini, evulandeni likaSolomoni. 24AmaJuda amhaqa athi: “Koze kube nini usigcina ekungabazeni? Uma unguKhristu, sitshele ngokusobala.”
25UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nginitshelile, kodwa anikholwa. Imisebenzi engiyenza egameni likaBaba iyafakaza ngami, 26kodwa anikholwa, ngokuba anizona izimvu zami. 27Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami; ngiyazazi, futhi ziyangilandela. 28Ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade, azisoze zabhubha, akekho oyakuzihlwitha esandleni sami. 29UBaba, onginike zona, mkhulu kunabo bonke; akekho ongazihlwitha esandleni sikaBaba. 30Mina noBaba simunye.” c c v30 UJesu uthi munye noYise — iziqu ezimbili ezihlukene ezihlanganyela ubukhona obubodwa. Isixuku sikuzwa njengokuhlambalaza, size sicoshe amatshe (iv.33).
31AmaJuda aphinda acosha amatshe ukuze amkhande ngawo.
32UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nginibonise imisebenzi eminingi emihle evela kuBaba. Ngenxa yamuphi kule misebenzi enizongikhanda ngamatshe?”
33Athi: “Asikukhandi ngamatshe ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle,” asho, “kodwa ngenxa yokuhlambalaza, ngokuba wena, umuntu nje, uzenza uNkulunkulu.”
34UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Akulotshiwe yini eMthethweni wenu ukuthi: ‘Ngithe ningonkulunkulu’? d d v34 UJesu ucaphuna iHubo 82, lapho abahluleli bakwa-Israyeli bebizwa ngokuthi “onkulunkulu” ngenxa yokuthi izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kubo—hhayi ukusho ukuthi kukhona onkulunkulu abaningi, kodwa kuyimpikiswano esekelwe emiBhalweni yabo. 35Uma ebabiza ngokuthi ‘onkulunkulu,’ labo izwi likaBaba elafika kubo—futhi umBhalo awunakwephulwa, 36pho kuthiwani ngalowo uBaba amahlukanisa wamthuma ezweni? Ningisolelani ngokuhlambalaza ngokuthi ngithe, ‘NgiyiNdodana kaBaba wethu’?”
37“Uma ngingayenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, ningakholwa yimi. 38Kodwa uma ngiyenza, noma ningakholwa yimi, kholwani yimisebenzi, ukuze nazi niqhubeke nokwazi ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuBaba.”
39Aphinda azama ukumbamba, kodwa waphunyuka ezandleni zawo.
40UJesu wase ebuyela ngaphesheya kweJordani, endaweni lapho uJohane ayeqale khona ukubhapathiza, wahlala khona. 41Abaningi beza kuye, bethi: “UJohane akenzanga sibonakaliso, kodwa konke uJohane akusho ngalo muntu kwakuyiqiniso.” 42Kuleyo ndawo abaningi bakholwa kuye.
