Wabathanda Kuze Kube Sekupheleni
Ebuyela kuBaba wakhe, uJesu uyasukuma esidlweni sakusihlwa, abophe ithawula, ageze izinyawo zabafundi bakhe, kuhlanganise nezinyawo ezizobaleka nezinyawo ezizomkhaphela. Unika uJuda isinkwa, uJuda aphume aye ebusuku. Akushiyayo luthando.
13 1Ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika, uJesu wayazi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile sokuba ashiye leli zwe aye kuYise. Njengoba ayebathandile abakhe ababe sezweni, wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni. 2Ngesikhathi sesidlo, udeveli wayesefake kakade enhliziyweni kaJuda indodana kaSimoni Iskariyothe icebo lokukhaphela uJesu. 3UJesu, azi ukuthi uBaba wayekunikele konke ezandleni zakhe, nokuthi wayephume kuye futhi wayebuyela kuye, 4wasukuma esidlweni, wakhumula izingubo zakhe zangaphandle, wathatha ithawula, walibopha okhalweni lwakhe. 5Wayesethela amanzi emgqomeni, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi, wazesula ngethawula ayeliboshe okhalweni. 6Wafika kuSimoni Phethro, owathi kuye: “Nkosi, ingabe uzogeza izinyawo zami na?”
7UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Awukuqondi manje engikwenzayo, kodwa kamuva uyoqonda.”
8“Awusoze wageza izinyawo zami,” kusho uPhethro. UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami.”
9USimoni Phethro wathi kuye: “Nkosi, hhayi izinyawo zami kuphela, kodwa nezandla zami nekhanda!”
10UJesu wathi kuye: “Lowo osegezile udinga ukugeza izinyawo zakhe kuphela—usehlanzekile ngokuphelele. Nina nihlanzekile, kodwa hhayi nonke.”
11Wayazi ukuthi ngubani owayezomkhaphela; kungakho athi: “Anihlanzekile nonke.”
12Esezigezile izinyawo zabo esegqokile, wabuye wahlala phansi, wathi kubo: “Niyakuqonda yini lokho enginenzele kona? 13Ningibiza ngokuthi Mfundisi neNkosi, futhi nenza kahle, ngokuba yilokho engiyikho. 14Ngakho uma mina, iNkosi noMfundisi wenu, ngigezile izinyawo zenu, nani kumele nigezane izinyawo. 15Ngokuba ngininike isibonelo, ukuze nenze njengoba nami nginenzele. 16Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo, nesithunywa asinkulu kunalowo osithumileyo. 17Uma nazi lezi zinto, nibusisiwe uma nizenza.
Lowo Odla Isinkwa Sami
18“Angisho nina nonke—ngiyabazi labo engibakhethile. Kodwa umBhalo kumele ugcwaliseke: ‘Lowo odla isinkwa sami ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.’ 19Nginitshela manje, kungakenzeki, ukuze nikholwe, lapho sekwenzekile, ukuthi NGINGUYE. a a v19 “NGINGUYE” yindlela uBaba wethu azibiza ngayo kuMose esihlahleni esivuthayo. Lokhu uJesu akushoyo kuwukuzibiza okufanayo kobuNkulunkulu—ekusho manje kubafundi njengesipho sokwethemba, ngaphambi kokuba kwembulwe ukukhashelwa. 20Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, owamukela lowo engimthumayo wamukela mina, nowamukela mina wamukela lowo ongithumileyo.”
21Esekushilo lokhu, uJesu, ekhathazekile emoyeni, wafakaza wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, omunye wenu uzongikhaphela.”
22Abafundi babhekana, bedidekile ukwazi ukuthi usho muphi kubo. 23Omunye wabafundi bakhe, lowo uJesu ayemthanda, wayehlezi eceleni kwakhe. 24Ngakho uSimoni Phethro wamqhweba ukuba abuze ukuthi uJesu usho muphi. 25Encika kuJesu, wambuza: “Nkosi, ngubani?”
26UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nguye engizonika lesi sinkwa, lapho sengisicwilisile.” Wayesesicwilisa isinkwa, wasinika uJuda, indodana kaSimoni Iskariyothe. 27Emva kokuba uJuda esithathile isinkwa, uSathane wangena kuye. Ngakho uJesu wathi kuye: “Lokho okwenzayo kwenze ngokushesha.”
28Kodwa akekho kwababehlezi etafuleni owaqonda ukuthi kungani esho lokhu kuye. 29Njengoba uJuda ayephethe isikhwama semali, abanye bacabanga ukuthi uJesu wayethi: ‘Thenga esikudingayo emkhosini,’ noma, ‘Nika abampofu okuthile.’ 30Kwathi lapho uJuda esethathile isinkwa, waphuma. Kwakusebusuku.
Thandanani
31Emva kokuphuma kukaJuda, uJesu wathi: “Manje iNdodana yomuntu isikhazinyulisiwe, noBaba ukhazinyuliswa kuyo. 32Uma uBaba ekhazinyuliswa kuyo, uBaba naye uyoyikhazimulisa iNdodana kuye ngokwakhe, ayikhazimulise masinyane. 33Bantwana abathandekayo, ngisenani isikhashana nje. Niyongifuna, futhi njengoba ngatshela abaholi bamaJuda, kanjalo nginitshela manje: lapho ngiya khona, ningeke nize khona. 34Ngininika umyalo omusha: thandanani. Njengoba nginithandile, kanjalo nani kumele nithandane. 35Ngalokhu wonke umuntu uyokwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma nithandana.”
36USimoni Phethro wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uyaphi?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Lapho ngiya khona ngeke ungilandele manje, kodwa uyongilandela kamuva.”
37UPhethro wabuza: “Nkosi, kungani ngingakwazi ukukulandela manje? Ngizobeka phansi ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho.”
38UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uzobeka phansi ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami na? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: iqhude ngeke likhale uze ungiphike kathathu.”
