Jesu nabomnakabo
1Emvakwaloko Jesu walihambahamba laseGalile; akatsandzanga kuya eJudiya, ngobe emaJuda abefuna kumbulala. 2Bese kusondzele uMkhosi wemaJuda wemaDlangala. 3Bomnakabo batsi kuye: “Suka kulendzawo uye eJudiya, kuze bafundzi bakho batewubona lemisebenti yakho loyentako. 4Kute lofihla lakwentako nakafuna kutsi atiwe. Njengobe wenta letintfo nje, tibonakalise wena kulo lonkhe live.” 5Ngisho nabomnakabo imbala, babengakholwa kuye.
6Waphendvula Jesu watsi: “Sikhatsi sami asikefiki, kodvwa kini sonkhe sikhatsi silungile. 7Live lingeke linitondze nine, kodvwa mine liyangitondza, ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi. 8Nine yenyukani niye emkhosini, kepha mine ngingeke ngenyuke kwanyalo ngiye kulomkhosi, ngobe sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki.” 9Watsi kube asho njalo, wachubeka wahlala eGalile.
Jesu eMkhosini Wemadlangala
10Batsi kube benyuke baye emkhosini labomnakabo, yena-ke wanyenya, wenyuka abalandzela. 11EmaJuda wona abetingelana naJesu lapha kulomkhosi, abutana odvwa atsi: “Uphi-ke yena?”
12Kwaba nekuvungatela lokukhulu ngaye emkhatsini weticumbi. Labanye batsi: “Ulungile mosi lomuntfu,” labanye batsi: “Lomuntfu uyaganga, ngobe wedukisa bantfu.” 13Noko bekute labekhulumela etulu, ngobe babesaba emaJuda.
14Kwatsi sekungusekhatsi nemkhosi, Jesu wenyukela ethempelini, wacala wafundzisa. 15EmaJuda amangala kakhulu, adzimate atsi: “Kodvwa lomuntfu lolwati lolungaka ulutsatsaphi, angazange asalufundzele nje?”
16Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Loku lengikufundzisako akusiyo imfundziso yami, kodvwa yalongitfumile. 17Umuntfu nakatsandza kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu utakwati ngalemfundziso yami, nome iphuma kuNkulunkulu, nome ngitikhulumela kwami nje. 18Lotikhulumela kwakhe ufuna ludvumo lwakhe, kepha lofuna ludvumo lwalowo lamtfumile, lowo ucinisile, futsi kute kungalungi kuye. 19Mosi akaninikanga yini umtsetfo? Kodvwa kute namunye emkhatsini wenu lowulalelako lowo mtsetfo. Nentiwa yini lokutsi nifune kungibulala?”
20Sicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Unelidimoni wena, ngubani lofuna kukubulala?”
21Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Ngenta umsebenti munye ngeliSabatha, kodvwa namanje nisamangele ngawo. 22Mosi waninika lisiko lekusoka, (noko kungasho kutsi liphuma kuye kodvwa kubokhokho benu), umuntfu niyamsoka nome kuliSabatha. 23Nangabe-ke umuntfu niyamsoka ngeliSabatha, kuze phela ningawephuli umtsetfo waMosi, pho, ningitfukutselelelani-ke mine nangiphilisa umuntfu ngeliSabatha? 24Ningabokwehlulela ngekubuka kwemehlo enu, kodvwa yehlulelani ngekwehlulela lokulungile!”
Nguye yini Khristu?
25Base batsi labanye baseJerusalema: “Lomuntfu akusiye yini lona labafuna kumbulala? 26Ase nimbuke, ukhuluma nje ebaleni, akafihli, kute labamphikisa kuko. Kungahle kube kwentiwa kutsi baphatsi nabo sebayati yini kutsi lomuntfu vele unguKhristu? 27Kodvwa Khristu nakefika, kute loyawumati kutsi uphuma kuphi, kepha lona siyamati mosi kutsi uphuma kuphi.”
28Jesu wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu afundzisa ethempelini, watsi: “Niyangati, futsi niyati nekutsi ngiphumaphi; mine-ke angikatiteli lapha, kodvwa lowo longitfumile, leningamati nine, ucinisile. 29Kodvwa mine ngiyamati yena, ngobe ngiphuma kuye, nguye longitfumile.”
30Ngako base bafuna kumbamba, kodvwa kute lowake wambeka sandla, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe sasisengakefiki. 31Kodvwa labanyenti kulesicumbi bakholwa nguye batsi: “Nasefikile Khristu, uyakwenta tibonakaliso letinyenti letendlula leti letentiwe ngulona yini?”
Bogadzi batfunywa kubopha Jesu
32BaFarisi beva sicuku sivungatela ngaye ngaletintfo.
Ngako baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi base batfumela tinceku kutsi timbambe. 33Jesu wase utsi: “Ngisetawuba nani kwesikhashana, bese ngiyahamba ngibuyela kulowo longitfumile. 34Nitangifuna, kodvwa ngeke ningitfole, ngobe lapho ngiya khona, ningeke nine nikhone kuta.”
35Ngako emaJuda ase akhuluma odvwana atsi: “Utakuya kuphi lapho singetimtfola khona? Kungabe utakuya kulabasakatekile bemaGriki ayewufundzisa bona yini? 36Nkhulumo yini yona lena? Usho kutsini nakatsi: ‘Niyawungifuna ningete nangitfola;’ nalokutsi: ‘Lapho ngikhona, nine ningeke nikhone kuta’?”
Imifula yemanti ekuphila
37Kepha ngelilanga lelikhulu lekugcina lemkhosi, Jesu wasukuma wema, wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi anatse. 38Lokholwa ngimi, njengekusho kwemiBhalo, etibilinini takhe kuyawuhlala kugobhota imifula yemanti ekuphila.” 39Jesu abekhuluma ngaMoya labebatawumemukela laba lababekholwa kuye, ngobe Moya abengakefiki, kwatise kutsi Jesu abesengakakhatimuliswa.
Kwehlukana kwebantfu ekhatsi
40Batsi nabaweva lamavi, labanye kulabo bantfu batsi: “Ngempela lomuntfu ungumphrofethi.”
41Labanye batsi: “UnguKhristu.” Kodvwa labanye batsi: “Kungenteka yini kutsi Khristu avele eGalile? 42UmBhalo kawushongo yini kutsi: ‘Khristu uvela entalweni yaDavide, eBhetlehema lapho abehlala khona Davide’?”
43Ngako lesicumbi sase sehlukana ekhatsi ngaye.
44Labanye babo babefuna kumbamba, kepha kwabate lowabeka sandla etikwakhe.
Kungakholwa kwebaholi bemaJuda
45Tinceku tancandzeka tabuyela kubaphristi nebaFarisi, bona bafike batsi: “Yini ningakamletsi la kitsi?”
46Tinceku tabaphendvula tatsi: “Kute umuntfu lowake wakhuluma njengalowa muntfu.”
47BaFarisi baphendvula batsi: “Nani senedukisiwe? 48Nise nambona yini nobe munye nje webaholi nobe webaFarisi, akholwa kulomuntfu? 49Lesicumbi asiwati umtsetfo, ngako-ke singaphansi kwesicalekiso saNkulunkulu!”
50Nikhodemu abengulomunye wabo, lona lowaya kuyawubonana naJesu ebusuku ngalelinye lilanga, watsi kubo: 51“Kodvwa ngekwemtsetfo wetfu umuntfu uyanikwa yini sigwebo angakaze abutwe kuvakale kahle kutsi cala lini lalentile?”
52Bamphendvula batsi: “Wo, kantsi nawe uphuma eGalile yini? Asewuphenye kahle imiBhalo, utawukhandza kutsi akukho mphrofethi loyawuvela eGalile.”
Umfati lowabanjwa aphinga
[ 53Base bayahamba-ke, ngulowo nalowo watibuyelela ekhaya lakhe.
