NgokukaJohane 7
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Ukungakholwa Kwabafowabo BakaJesu
1Emva kwalokho uJesu wahlala eGalile, ngokuba wayengathandi ukuya eJudiya, lokhu abaJuda babefuna ukumbulala. 2 Wawususondele uMkhosi wabaJuda wamaDokodo. 3Abafowabo bakaJesu, bathi kuye: “Suka lapha, uye eJudiya, ukuze nabafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo. 4Ngokuba akukho muntu owenza utho ekusithekeni, ebe yena uqobo efuna ukwaziwa. Uma wenza lezi zinto, zibonakalise ezweni.”
5 Phela ngisho abafowabo imbala babengakholwa nguye.
6Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Isikhathi sami asikafiki, kodwa esenu sihlale silungile njalo. 7 Izwe ngeke linizonde nina, kodwa Mina liyangizonda, ngokuba ngifakaza ngalo ukuthi imisebenzi yalo mibi. 8Nina khuphukelani emkhosini. Mina angiyi kulo mkhosi, ngokuba isikhathi sami asikapheleli.”
9Esekukhulumile lokho, wahlala eGalile.
UJesu Emkhosini Wamadokodo
10Kepha lapho abafowabo sebenyukele emkhosini, naye-ke wenyuka, hhayi ngokusobala kodwa isinyenyela. 11Khona abaJuda babemfuna emkhosini, bethi: “Kanti uphi lo muntu na?”
12Kwakukhona ukuvungazela okukhulu ngaye ezixukwini, abanye bethi: “Ungumuntu olungileyo.”
Abanye bethi: “Qha, ukhohlisa isixuku.”
13 Kepha akekho noyedwa owaphumela obala wakhuluma ngaye ngenxa yokwesaba abaJuda.
Imfundiso NgoKhristu
14Kuthe sekuphakathi nomkhosi, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini, wafundisa. 15 Ngakho-ke abaJuda bamangala, bathi: “Lo muntu uyazi kanjani imibhalo engafundanga na?”
16 UJesu wabaphendula, wathi: “Imfundiso yami akusiyona eyami, kodwa ngeyongithumileyo. 17Uma umuntu efuna ukwenza intando kaNkulunkulu, uyakwazi ngemfundiso, ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu noma ngizikhulumela okwami nje. 18Ozikhulumela ngokwakhe ufuna udumo lwakhe, kodwa ofuna udumo lwalowo omthumileyo, lowo uqinisile, akukho ukungalungi kuye. 19 UMose akaninikanga yini uMthetho na? Nokho akekho kini ogcina uMthetho. Pho kungani nifuna ukungibulala na?”
20 Isixuku saphendula, sathi: “Unedimoni wena, ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?”
21 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Ngenze umsebenzi owodwa nje, kodwa nonke niyamangala. 22 UMose uninike ukusoka, kungesikho ukuthi kuvela kuye kodwa kokhokho. Niyamsoka umuntu ngeSabatha. 23 Uma umuntu emukela ukusoka ngeSabatha ukuze kungeqiwa umthetho kaMose, pho kungani ningithukuthelele ngokuba ngisindise umuntu ngeSabatha na? 24 Ningehluleli ngokubuka ngamehlo, kodwa yehlulelani ngokwehlulela okulungileyo.”
25 Ngakho-ke abanye baseJerusalema bathi: “Lo muntu, akusiye yini abafuna ukumbulala na? 26Nangu nje ukhuluma esidlangalaleni, kodwa abasho nolunci kuye. Ngabe mhlawumbe ababusi bayazi ngokweqiniso ukuthi lo muntu unguKhristu na? 27 Kepha lo, siyazi ukuthi uvela kuphi, kodwa mhla uKhristu efika, akukho namunye oyokwazi lapho evela khona.”
28 Ngakho-ke uJesu wamemeza efundisa ethempelini, wathi: “Niyangazi Mina, futhi niyazi nokuthi ngivela kuphi. Kepha angizizelanga Mina, kodwa lowo ongithumileyo, uqinisile, eningamaziyo nina. 29 Ngiyamazi Mina, ngokuba ngivela kuye, futhi nguye ongithumileyo.”
30 Ngakho-ke bafuna ukumbopha, kodwa akukho namunye owamubamba, ngokuba isikhathi sakhe sasingakafiki. 31 Kepha abaningi esixukwini bakholwa nguye, bathi: “Ngabe uKhristu nxa esefikile uyakwenza izimangaliso eziningi ezedlula azenzileyo lo na?”
Abaqaphi Basethempelini Bathunyelwa Ukuyobopha UJesu
32AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sivungazela ngaye ngalokho; abaphristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethumela izinceku ukuba zimbophe.
33 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi: “Kusazokuba yisikhashana nginani, bese ngibuyela kulowo ongithumileyo. 34 Niyakungifuna ningangitholi, futhi nalapho ngikhona, ngeke nikwazi ukuza lapho.”
35Ngakho-ke abaJuda babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Uzakuya kuphi lo muntu lapho singeke samthola khona na? Ngabe uzakuya kwabahlakazekele kumaGriki, ayofundisa amaGriki na? 36Uchaza ukuthini uma ethi: ‘Niyakungifuna, ningangifumani, futhi nalapho ngikhona, anikwazi ukuza khona’ na?”
Imifula Yamanzi Okuphila
37 Kepha ngosuku lomkhosi lokugcina, uJesu wasukuma wamemeza, wathi: “Uma kukhona owomileyo, makeze kimi, aphuze. 38 Okholwa yimi, njengokusho kombhalo, esiswini sakhe kuyakugobhoza imifula yamanzi aphilayo.”
39 Wayekusho lokho ngoMoya abazakumamukela labo abakholwa nguye, ngokuba uMoya wayengakafiki, ngenxa yokuba uJesu wayengakakhazimuliswa.
Ukungaboni Ngaso Linye Kwabantu NgoJesu
40 Ngalokho-ke abanye esixukwini, bewezwa lawo mazwi, bathi: “Impela lo muntu unguMphrofethi.”
41 Abanye bathi: “Lo muntu unguKhristu.”
Kepha abanye babethi: “Kanti uKhristu uvela eGalile yini na? 42 Awushongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKhristu uvela olibeni lukaDavide naseBhethlehema, emzaneni ayehlala kuwo uDavide na?”
43 Ngakho-ke kwaba khona ukwehlukana ngaye esixukwini. 44Abanye babo babefuna ukumbopha, kodwa akukho muntu owambambayo.
Ukungakholwa Kwezikhulu ZabaJuda
45Izinceku zabuyela kubaphristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi, abazibuza, bathi: “Animlethanga ngani na?”
46 Izinceku zaphendula, zathi: “Akukho muntu osewake wakhuluma njengaloya muntu.”
47AbaFarisi baziphendula, bathi kuzo: “Nani seniluthekile yini na? 48 Ukhona yini ezikhulwini noma kubaFarisi oke wakholwa nguye na? 49Kepha lesi sixuku esingawazi umthetho siqalekisiwe.”
50 UNikhodimu, omunye wabaFarisi, owake waya kuJesu, wathi kubo: 51 “Konje umthetho wakithi uyamlahla yini umuntu ngecala ungakamuzwa eziphendulela kuqala, bese wazi-ke ukuthi wenzeni na?”
52Baphendula, bathi kuye: “Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile yini na? Hlolisisa kahle umbhalo, ubone ukuthi akukho mphrofethi ovela eGalile.”
53Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya.
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