Isinkwa Sesixuku Esilambile
Izinkwa ezinhlanu zondla izinkulungwane, isixuku sifuna inkosi. UJesu uhamba phezu kwamanzi eya kubo, bese ebatshela ukuthi uBaba wakhe unika isinkwa seqiniso esivela ezulwini, nokuthi yena uyileso sinkwa, inyama yakhe inikelwe izwe. Abafundi abaningi bayahlehla; uPetru akanandawo ayoya kuyo.
6 1Emva kwalokhu, uJesu wawela uLwandle lwaseGalile, olubuye lubizwe ngokuthi uLwandle lwaseThibheriya. 2Isixuku esikhulu samlandela, ngokuba sasibona izibonakaliso azenza kwabagulayo. 3UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi lapho nabafundi bakhe. 4IPhasika, umkhosi wamaJuda, lalisondele.
5Ephakamisa amehlo, uJesu wabona isixuku esikhulu sisondela, wabuza uFiliphu wathi: “Singasithenga kuphi isinkwa ukuze laba bantu badle?”
6Washo lokhu ukuvivinya uFiliphu, ngokuba yena wayesekwazi lokho ayezokwenza.
7UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: “Isinkwa esingamaholo ezinsuku ezingama-200 asanele ukuba ngamunye athole okuncane.” a a v7 Idenariyu lalilingana cishe neholo losuku olulodwa; amadenariyu angamakhulu amabili ayelingana cishe neholo lezinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili.
8Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya, umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye: 9“Kukhona umfana lapha onezinkwa ezinhlanu zebhali nezinhlanzi ezimbili — kodwa kuyini lokho kwabaningi kangaka?”
10UJesu wathi: “Hlalisani abantu phansi.” Kwakukhona utshani obuningi lapho, ngakho kwahlala phansi amadoda acishe abe ngama-5 000.
11UJesu wabe esethatha izinkwa, wabonga, wazabela labo ababehlezi phansi; kanjalo nezinhlanzi, njengokufisa kwabo.
12Sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Buthani izinhlephu eziseleyo, ukuze kungalahleki lutho.”
13Ngakho bazibutha izinhlephu ezasala ezinkweni ezinhlanu zebhali emva kokuba abantu bedlile, zagcwalisa izitsha eziyishumi nambili. 14Ngakho kwathi abantu sebebonile isibonakaliso asenzayo, bathi: “Lona nguye ngempela umProfethi oza ezweni!” 15UJesu ekwazi ukuthi babezofika bambambe ngenkani ukuze bamenze inkosi, wabuyela futhi entabeni eyedwa.
Ukungena Esiphephweni
16Kwathi sekuhlwile, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle, 17bangena esikebheni, baqonda ngaphesheya kolwandle eKapernawume. Kwase kumnyama, uJesu wayengakafiki kubo. 18Kwavunguza umoya onamandla, ulwandle lwaba namagagasi. 19Sebegwedlile amamayela amathathu noma amane, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kwamanzi, esondela esikebheni, besaba.
20Kodwa wathi kubo: “Yimi; ningesabi.”
21Ngakho bathokoza ukumngenisa esikebheni, kwathi masinyane isikebhe safika ogwini ababeqonde kulo.
22Ngakusasa, isixuku esasisele ngaphesheya kolwandle sabona ukuthi kwakukhona isikebhe esisodwa kuphela, nokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga kuso nabafundi bakhe, kodwa ukuthi abafundi bakhe babehambile bodwa. 23Kwafika ezinye izikebhe zivela eThibheriya eduze nendawo lapho babedle khona isinkwa emva kokuba iNkosi ibongile. 24Ngakho kwathi isixuku sibona ukuthi uJesu nabafundi bakhe babengekho, sangena ezikebheni, saya eKapernawume ukuyofuna uJesu. 25Sebemfumene ngaphesheya kolwandle, babuza bathi: “Rabi, ufike nini lapha?”
26UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: ningifuna hhayi ngenxa yokuthi nabona izibonakaliso, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi nadla izinkwa, nasutha. 27Ningasebenzeli ukudla okonakalayo, kodwa ukudla okuhlala kuze kube sekuphileni okuphakade, iNdodana yomuntu ezakuninika khona. Ngokuba uBaba wethu ubeke uphawu lwakhe kuyo.”
28Base bethi kuye: “Senzeni ukuze senze imisebenzi kaBaba wethu?”
29UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Lo ngumsebenzi kaBaba wethu: ukuba nikholwe kulowo amthumileyo.”
30Ngakho bambuza bathi: “Uzosinika siphi isibonakaliso, ukuze sibone sikukholwe? Uzowenza muphi umsebenzi? 31Okhokho bethu badla imana ehlane, njengokuba kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuba badle.’”
32UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: uMose akaninikanga isinkwa esivela ezulwini — uBaba uyaninika isinkwa seqiniso esivela ezulwini. 33Ngokuba isinkwa sikaBaba wethu nguye owehla ezulwini, anike izwe ukuphila.”
34Ngakho bathi kuye: “Nkosi, siphe lesi sinkwa njalonjalo.”
35UJesu wathi kubo: “Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Lowo oza kimi akasoze alamba; lowo okholwa kimi akasoze ome. 36Kodwa njengoba nganitshela, ningibonile, kodwa anikholwa. 37Bonke uBaba anginika bona bazoza kimi, nalowo oza kimi angisoze ngimxoshe. 38Ngokuba ngehla ezulwini, hhayi ukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. 39Lena yintando yalowo ongithumileyo: ukuba ngingalahlekelwa namunye kubo bonke anginikileyo, kodwa ngibavuse ngosuku lokugcina. 40Ngokuba lena yintando kaBaba: ukuba wonke obheka iNdodana, akholwe kuyo, abe nokuphila okuphakade, futhi ngizomvusa ngosuku lokugcina.”
41Ngakho amaJuda akhononda ngaye ngokuba wathi: “Mina ngiyisinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini.”
42Bathi: “Lona akusiye yini uJesu, indodana kaJosefa, esimazi uyise nonina? Pho angasho kanjani manje ukuthi, ‘Ngehlile ngivela ezulwini’?”
43UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Yekani ukukhononda phakathi kwenu.
44“Akekho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuba uBaba ongithumileyo amdonse, futhi ngizomvusa ngosuku lokugcina. b b v44 Ukuza kuJesu kuqalwa nguBaba wethu — udonsela abantwana bakhe eNdodaneni ngothando oluphishekelayo, hhayi ngamandla aphoqayo. 45Kulotshiwe kubaProfethi ukuthi: ‘Bonke bayakufundiswa nguBaba wethu.’ Wonke ozwile wafunda kuBaba uyeza kimi. 46Akusho ukuthi ukhona obonile uBaba ngaphandle kwalowo ovela kuBaba; yena ubonile uBaba. 47Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, okholwayo unokuphila okuphakade. 48Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. 49Okhokho benu badla imana ehlane, kodwa bafa. 50Lesi yisinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini, ukuze noma ngubani asidle angafi. 51Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehla sivela ezulwini. Lowo odla lesi sinkwa uzophila phakade. Isinkwa engizosinika yinyama yami, ngenxa yokuphila kwezwe.”
52Base amaJuda ephikisana kabukhali wodwa, ethi: “Lo muntu angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe ukuba siyidle?”
53UJesu wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuba nidle inyama yeNdodana yomuntu niphuze negazi layo, aninakho ukuphila phakathi kwenu. 54Lowo odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade, futhi ngizomvusa ngosuku lokugcina. 55Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla kweqiniso, negazi lami liyisiphuzo seqiniso. 56Lowo odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, uhlala kimi, nami ngihlale kuye. 57Njengoba uBaba ophilayo engithumile, nami ngiphila ngenxa kaBaba, kanjalo nalowo odla mina uzophila ngenxa yami. 58Lesi yisinkwa esehla savela ezulwini. Asinjengesinkwa okhokho benu abasidla kodwa bafa. Lowo odla lesi sinkwa uzophila phakade.”
59Washo lezi zinto efundisa esinagogeni eKapernawume. 60Sebekuzwile lokhu, abaningi babafundi bakhe bathi: “Le yimfundiso enzima. Ngubani ongayamukela?”
Lapho Abaningi Bebuyela Emuva
61UJesu ekwazi ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhononda ngalokhu, wathi kubo: “Lokhu kuyanikhuba na?
62“Pho kuyakuba njani uma nibona iNdodana yomuntu ikhuphukela lapho yayikhona kuqala? 63UMoya uyaphilisa; inyama ayisizi ngalutho. Amazwi engiwakhulume kini angumoya nokuphila. 64Kodwa bakhona abanye benu abangakholwa.” Ngokuba uJesu wayazi kwasekuqaleni ukuthi obani abangakholwa, nokuthi ngubani oyakumkhaphela. 65Wabe esethi: “Yikho lokhu enganitshela khona: akekho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuba uBaba amvumele.”
66Kusukela kulelo khathi abaningi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababange besahamba naye.
67Ngakho uJesu wabuza abayishumi nambili wathi: “Nani nifuna ukuhamba na?”
68USimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: “Nkosi, singaya kubani na? Wena unamazwi okuphila okuphakade. 69Thina sesikholiwe, sesazi ukuthi wena ungoNgcwele kaBaba wethu.”
70UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Angikhethanga yini nina abayishumi nambili? Kodwa omunye wenu ungudeveli.”
71Wayesho uJuda, indodana kaSimoni Iskariyothe, omunye wabayishumi nambili, owayezakumkhaphela.
