UJesu upholisa eBhethesda ngeSabatha
1Ngemva kwalokho, uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema emnyanyeni wamaJuda. 2Nje-ke hlanu kwesango iMvu eJerusalema bekukhona isiziba ekuthiwa ngesiHebheru yiBhethesda egade sinamathuri amahlanu. 3Lapho-ke bekulele abantu abagulako: iimphofu, iinrhurhubi nabafe ihlangothi. Bebalindele amanzi bona asikinyeke 4ngombana ingilozi kaSomnini bephele ingene ngesizibeni izamazise amanzi, kuthi wokuthomo ongena ngemanzini asinde kunanyana ngisiphi isifo anaso. 5Bekukhona lapho umuntu ogade agule iminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nabunane. 6UJesu wambona alele lapho begodu asazi bona besele anesikhathi eside agula, wambuza wathi: “Ufuna ukuphola na?”
7Isigulani samphendula sathi: “Kosi, anginaye noyedwa ongangifaka ngesizibeni lokha amanzi nazamazisiweko. Nangithi ngilinga ukungena, omunye nje ungena phambi kwami.”
8UJesu wathi kiso: “Sikima, uthathe umsemakho ukhambe.” 9Khonokho umuntu loyo waphola, wathatha umsemakhe wakhamba.
Mhlana kwenzeka lokhu, bekungeSabatha. 10Yeke amaJuda athi emuntwini opholisiweko: “Namhlanjesi liSabatha, kuphambene nomthetho wethu bona ungaphatha umsemakho.”
11Waphendula wathi: “Umuntu ongipholisileko uthe, ‘Thatha umsemakho ukhambe.’ ”
12Bambuza bathi: “Ungubani umrhali loyo okutjele bona uguge umseme ukhambe na?”
13Nje-ke umuntu opholisiweko azange azi bona bekungubani ngombana uJesu besele akhambile begodu bekunesiqubuthu lapho.
14Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wamfumana ngethempelini wathi kuye: “Lalela, uphilisiwe, yeke lisa ukona nakungasinjalo okumbi khulu kungakuvelela.”
15Nje-ke umuntu loyo wakhamba wayokutjela amaJuda bona uphiliswe nguJesu. 16AmaJuda athoma ukuzumana noJesu ngombana bekenze lokho ngeSabatha. 17UJesu wawaphendula wathi: “UBaba uhlala asebenza, nje-ke nami ngiyasebenza.”
18Ngokutjho lokho kwarhagalisa amaJuda bona afune ukumbulala ingasingombana wephule iSabatha kwaphela, kodwana ngombana ubize uZimu ngoyise, ngebangelo uzenze bona alingane noZimu.
Amandla weNdodana kaZimu
19Yeke uJesu waphendula wathi: “Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: INdodana angekhe yenza ilitho ngokwayo, yenza lokho ebone uYise akwenza. Okwenziwa nguYise, neNdodana iyakwenza 20ngombana uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, uyitjengisa koke akwenzako yena. Uzayitjengisa ngitjho nemisebenzi emikhulu kunale ukuze nimangale. 21Iye, njengombana uYise avusa abafileko bona baphile godu, nayo iNdodana iphilisa labo ethanda bona baphile. 22UYise ngokwakhe akagwebi muntu kodwana unikele koke ukugweba eNdodaneni, 23ukuze boke bahloniphe iNdodana njengombana bahlonipha uYise. Ngiloyo naloyo ongahloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi noYise oyithumileko.
24“Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ozwa amezwami akholwe kongithumileko, unokuphila okungapheliko. Angekhe agwetjwa, kodwana udlulile ekufeni, usekuphileni. 25Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Isikhathi siyeza, nanje sesifikile, lapho abafileko bazakuzwa ilizwi leNdodana kaZimu, labo abazalizwa bazakuphila. 26Njengombana uYise anokuphila ngokwakhe, ngokunjalo unikele neNdodana bona ibe nokuphila ngokwayo. 27Begodu uyinikele igunya lokugweba ngombana iyiNdodana yoMuntu. 28Ningarareki ngalokhu; siyeza isikhathi lapha boke abasemalibeni bazalizwa ilizwi layo, 29bavuke; labo abenze okulungileko bazakuvukela ekuphileni; abenze okumbi bavukele ekulahlweni.”
Ubufakazi ngoJesu
30“Angekhe ngenza ilitho ngokwami; ngigweba ngapha uZimu atjho ngakhona nokugweba kwami kungikho ngombana angiphikeleli ukwenza intando yami kodwana intando yongithumileko.
31“Nangizifakazela ngokwami, khona ubufakazi bami abusilo iqiniso. 32Ukhona omunye ofakaza ngami, godu ngiyazi bona akutjhoko ngami kuliqiniso. 33Nathumela kuJwanisi iinthunywa, yena walifakazela iqiniso. 34Ayisikukobanyana ngifuna ubufakazi bomuntu; ngitjho lokhu khona nizakuphuluka. 35UJwanisi bekanjengesibani, sivutha sikhanyisa, navuma isikhatjhana ukuzitika ngomkhanyo wakhe. 36Nginobufakazi obukhulu kunebukaJwanisi. Imisebenzi uBaba anginikele bona ngiyiphelelise, ekungileyo engiyenzako, iyafakazela bona mbala uBaba ungithumile. 37UBaba ongithumileko ufakazile ngami, yena azange khenizwe ilizwi lakhe namkha nibone ubuso bakhe 38begodu ilizwi lakhe alihlali phakathi kwenu ngombana anikholwa amthumileko. 39Niphenya imitlolo ngombana nidlumbana bona kiyo ninepilo engapheliko. Kodwana ngiyo efakaza ngami! 40Khonapho nala ukuza kimi khona nizakufumana ubuphilo.
41“Mina angilamukeli idumo ebantwini. 42Kodwana ngiyazi bona aninathando noZimu ngeenhliziyweni zenu. 43Ngize ebizweni lakaBaba, kodwana azange ningamukele; njeke-ke omunye nezako ebizweni lakhe, nizamamukela. 44Ningakholwa njani nanidumisana nodwa nje, ningafuni idumo elivela kiloyo onguZimu yedwa na? 45Ningadlumbani bona ngizonimangalela phambi kwakaBaba; ummangaleli wenu nguMosi enithembela kuye. 46Nangabe nakholwa uMosi, nami nganangikholwa ngombana watlola ngami. 47Kodwana nanikholwa akutlolileko, ningakholwa njani engikutjhoko na?”
