Jesu wesutsisa sicumbi lesinemadvodza lati-5 000
1Emvakwaloko Jesu wahamba waya ngesheya kweLwandle lwaseGalile lolulwaseThibheriyase. 2Sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela, ngobe sasibone tibonakaliso labetente kulabagulako. 3Jesu wenyukela entsabeni, wefike wahlala phansi akanye nebafundzi bakhe. 4UMkhosi wemaJuda weliPhasika bese usedvute. 5Jesu watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona kutsi sicuku lesikhulu sita kuye, watsi kuFiliphu: “Labantfu sitabatsengela kuphi tinkhwa batewudla?” 6Abembuta loko amhlola nje, ngobe yena abekwati labetakwenta.
7Filiphu wamphendvula watsi: “Tinkhwa temaLangeni langema-200 tingeke tibenele, kube ngulowo nalowo atfole lucetwana nje.”
8Lomunye webafundzi bakhe, Andreya, umnakaboSimoni Phetro, watsi kuye: 9“Kukhona umfana lapha lonetinkhwa tebhali letisihlanu netinhlanti letimbili. Kepha kungentani loko, bantfu babanyenti kangaka nje?”
10Jesu watsi: “Hlalisani labantfu.” Bekunetjani lobunyenti kuleyo ndzawo. Emadvodza lahlaliswa phansi abengacishe abe ti-5 000. 11Jesu watitsatsa letinkhwa, wabonga, wase utiphakululela laba bebahleti phansi, wabuye, wenta njalo futsi nangetinhlanti, kwaya ngekutsi basakufuna yini kudla. 12Kwatsi nase besutsi, watsi kubafundzi bakhe: “Butsani timvutfuluka letisele, kubete lokulahlekako.” 13Batibutsa, bagcwalisa emabhasikidi la-12 ngetimvutfuluka tetinkhwa tebhali letatisihlanu letatisele kulababedla.
14Kwatsi bantfu nababona lesibonakaliso lasenta Jesu, batsi: “Impela, lona ngumphrofethi labefanele kuta emhlabeni.” 15Ngako-ke Jesu ati kutsi batawuta bambambe bambeke inkhosi, wamonyuka waya entsabeni yena yedvwa.
Jesu uhamba etikwemanti
16Ekushoneni kwelilanga bafundzi baJesu behla baya elwandle. 17Bangena esikebheni, bewela lwandle baya eKhaphanawume, kwase kuhlwile, Jesu abesolo angakefiki kubo. 18Kwavunguta umoya lomkhulu, lwandle lwavuka indlwabane. 19Bafundzi bese bagwedle emakhilometha lasihlanu nome lasitfupha ngesikhatsi babona Jesu ahamba etikwemanti, asondzela esikebheni, betfuka besaba kakhulu.
20Kodvwa watsi kubo: “Ningesabi, ngimi.” 21Bese bajabulele kutsi bamekhwete esikebheni sabo. Batsi bangakabheki babona sebefikile eveni labebaya kulo.
Bantfu bafuna Jesu
22Ngakusasa lesicumbi sebantfu lebesisasele ngesheya kwelwandle, sabona kutsi bese kute lesinye sikebhe, sakhumbula nekutsi bese sisinye kuphela, nekutsi Jesu abengakahambi ngesikebhe sebafundzi bakhe, kodvwa babehambe bodvwa. 23Kodvwa letinye tikebhe lebetiphuma eThibheriyase, tefika edvutane naleyo ndzawo, lapho lesicumbi sasidlele khona tinkhwa emvakwekubonga kweNkhosi.
24Satsi kube sibone lesicumbi sebantfu kutsi Jesu nebafundzi bakhe abasekho lapho, sakhwela etikebheni saya eKhaphanawume, sifuna Jesu.
Jesu usinkhwa sekuphila
25Batsi kube bamtfole asangesheya kwelwandle, batsi kuye: “Mfundzisi, ufike nini lapha?”
26Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Aningifuni ngobe nibone tibonakaliso, kepha ningifuna ngobe nidle tinkhwa, nesutsa. 27Ningabosebentela kudla lokuphelako, kepha nibosebentela kudla lokutawukhonsa kuze kubesekuphileni lokuphakadze leyawunipha kona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu. Ngobe Nkulunkulu uYise ulubekile luphawu kuyo.”
28Base bayambuta-ke batsi: “Singentani lokungukona kuyimisebenti yaNkulunkulu?”
29Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Umsebenti waNkulunkulu kutsi nikholwe nguye lamtfumile.”
30Base batsi kuye: “Sibonakaliso sini semandla longasenta kuze sibone, sitewukholwa nguwe? Msebenti muni lowentako? 31Bokhokho betfu badla imana ehlane, njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: ‘Wabapha sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, kutsi badle.’ ”
32Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Bekungesiye Mosi lona lowanipha sinkhwa lesavela ezulwini, kepha Babe unipha sinkhwa sibili sivela ezulwini. 33Ngobe sinkhwa laphana ngaso Nkulunkulu nguleso lesehla siphuma ezulwini, lesiletsa kuphila emhlabeni.”
34Base batsi kuye: “Nkhosi, siphe leso sinkhwa onkhe emalanga.”
35Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome. 36Kepha nginitjelile kutsi ningibonile, kodvwa anikakholwa.
37“Konkhe langipha kona Babe kutawuta kimi; lotako kimi, angeke ngimlahlele ngephandle. 38Ngobe kwehla kwami ezulwini akusiko kutsi ngetela kutakwenta intsandvo yami, kepha kutakwenta intsandvo yalowo longitfumile. 39Intsandvo yalona longitfumile kutsi ngingalahlekelwa lutfo kuko konkhe loko langiphe kona, kepha ngikuvuse ngemhla wekuphela. 40Ngobe loko kuyintsandvo yaBabe kutsi, bonkhe lababone iNdvodzana, base bakholwa kuyo, babe nekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngiyawubavusa ngemhla wekuphela.”
41EmaJuda ase acala kukhonona ngaye, ngobe phela abetsite: “Mine ngisinkhwa lesehla ezulwini.” 42Ngako batsi: “Lona akusiye yini Jesu, umsa waJosefa, uyise nenina lesibatiko? Pho, usho kanjani kutsi: ‘Ngehle ezulwini’?”
43Jesu wabaphendvula, watsi: “Anisiwuvungama nodvwana! 44Kute umuntfu longeta kimi nangabe Babe, lokunguyena angitfumile, angamdvonsi. Ngemhla wekuphela mine-ke ngiyawumvusa aphile. 45Kubhaliwe kubaphrofethi kutsi: ‘Bonkhe bayawuba ngulabafundziswe nguNkulunkulu.’ Bonkhe labevile kuBabe, bafundza kuye, bayeta kimi. 46Kute umuntfu loke wambona Babe, ngaphandle kwalowo lovela kuNkulunkulu; nguyena-ke lambonile Babe. 47Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lokholwako, unekuphila lokuphakadze. 48Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila. 49Bokhokho benu badla imana ehlane, kodvwa bafa. 50Lesi sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, kuze wonkhe umuntfu asidle angabe asafa. 51Mine ngisinkhwa lesinekuphila lesehla ezulwini, umuntfu nakadla lesinkhwa uyawuphila ingunaphakadze. Futsi-ke lesinkhwa, lengitasinikelela kuphila kwelive, siyinyama yami.”
52EmaJuda aphikisana odvwana atsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu angasinika kanjani inyama yakhe, kutsi siyidle?”
53Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Naningayidli inyama yeNdvodzana yeMuntfu, ninatse nengati yayo, nite kuphila. 54Lodla inyama anatse nengati yami, unekuphila lokuphakadze; mine-ke ngemhla wekuphela ngiyawumvusa aphile. 55Ngobe inyama yami ikudla sibili, nengati yami isinatfo sibili.
56“Lodla inyama yami, anatse ingati yami, unekuphila; uhlala kimi, nami ngihlala kuye. 57Njengobe Babe lophilako angitfumile, nami ngiphila ngaBabe, kanjalo-ke lodla mine, uyawuphila ngami. 58Lesi-ke sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, asifanani nesinkhwa lesadliwa bokhokho benu, babuye bafa. Lodla lesinkhwa uyawuphila kuze kube phakadze.”
59Konkhe loko Jesu wakukhuluma asesinagogeni eKhaphanawume, afundzisa.
Emavi ekuphila lokuphakadze
60Linyenti lebafundzi bakhe lelayiva lenkhulumo latsi: “Ilukhuni-ke lemfundziso. Ngubani nje longayiva?”
61Kepha Jesu ati enhlitiyweni yakhe kutsi bafundzi bakhe bayakhonona ngalenkhulumo yakhe, watsi: “Kuyanenyanyisa yini loko? 62Kepha niyawutsini nase nibona iNdvodzana yeMuntfu yenyuka iya lapho beyivele ikhona kucala? 63Lokunika imphilo nguMoya; inyama ayinamsebenti; emavi lengiwakhuluma kini anguMoya, futsi akuphila. 64Noko bakhona labanye lapha emkhatsini wenu labangakholwa.” Ngobe Jesu bekati kwasekucaleni kutsi bobani labangakholwa, nekutsi ngubani labetamtsengisa. 65Wachubeka watsi: “Ngiko nje ngitsite kini: Kute longeta kimi, nangakakuphiwa nguBabe.”
66Emvakwaloko labanyenti bebafundzi bakhe bamhlubuka, abazange baphindze bahambe naye. 67Ngako Jesu watsi kulabo labebali-12: “Nani nifuna kuncandzeka yini?”
68Simoni Phetro wamphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, singasuka kuwe siyephi? Ngobe emavi ekuphila lokuphakadze akuwe. 69Nyalo sesiyati, futsi siyakholwa, kutsi wena unguLongcwele waNkulunkulu.”
70Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Anginikhetsanga naba li-12 yini nine? Noko lomunye wenu ungusathane.” 71Abekhuluma ngaJudasi, umsa waSimoni Skariyothi, ngobe nguye labetamtsengisa, naye futsi abengulomunye walabo labebali-12.
