Bible Reading Plan – Day 355

₄₅Khona abaningi kubaJuda ababezile kuMariya bebona abekwenzile, bakholwa nguye. ₄₆Kepha abanye babo baya kubaFarisi, babatshela abekwenzile uJesu. ₄₇Ngalokho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi, bathi: “Siyakwenze njani na? Lo muntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi; ₄₈uma simyeka njalo, bazakukholwa nguye bonke; amaRoma ayakufika, asamuke indawo nesizwe.”

₄₉Kepha othile wabo, uKayafase, engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka, wathi kubo: “Anazi lutho nina; ₅₀aniqondi futhi ukuthi kunilungele ukuba umuntu oyedwa afele abantu, isizwe sonke singabhubhi.”

₅₁Lokho kakushongo ngokwakhe, kodwa engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka waprofetha ukuba uJesu wayezakufa ngenxa yesizwe; ₅₂kungengenxa yesizwe kuphela, kepha ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekileyo, babe munye. ₅₃Kusukela kulolo suku baceba ukuba bambulale.

₅₄Ngakho uJesu kabuyange esahamba obala phakathi kwabaJuda, kepha wamuka lapho, waya ezweni eliseduze nehlane emzini othiwa i-Efrayimi; wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe.

₅₅Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda; abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule. ₅₆Ngakho bamfuna uJesu, bexoxa bemi ethempelini, bethi: “Nithini na? Akayikuza nempela emkhosini na?” ₅₇Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma kukhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe.

₁Ngakho kuseyizinsuku eziyisithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika, uJesu wafika eBethaniya, lapho wayekhona uLazaru uJesu amvusa kwabafileyo. ₂Base bemenzela ukudla khona; uMarta wayephaka, kepha uLazaru wayengomunye wababehlezi ekudleni naye. ₃UMariya wayesethatha ilitra* lamafutha enadi* lodwa elinenani elikhulu, wagcoba izinyawo zikaJesu, wesula izinyawo zakhe ngezinwele zakhe; indlu yagcwala iphunga lamafutha.

₄Kepha uJuda Iskariyothe, omunye wabafundi bakhe obezakumkhaphela, wathi: ₅“Yini ukuba lawa mafutha engathengiswanga ngawodenariyu* abangamakhulu amathathu, kwaphiwa abampofu, na?” ₆Washo lokho kungengokuba ekhathalele abampofu, kepha ngokuba eyisela, ephethe isikhwama, eba okufakwa kuso.

₇Ngakho uJesu wathi: “Myeke ukuba awalondolozele usuku lokumbelwa kwami. ₈Ngokuba abampofu ninabo njalo, kepha mina aninami njalo.”

₉Ngakho isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda sezwa ukuthi ulapho. Beza-ke kungengenxa kaJesu kuphela, kepha nokuba babone uLazaru abemvusile kwabafileyo. ₁₀Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru, ₁₁ngokuba ngenxa yakhe abaningi babaJuda bamuka bakholwa nguJesu.

₁₂Ngangomuso abantu abaningi abafike emkhosini sebezwile ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema, ₁₃bathatha amahlamvu esundu, baphuma ukumhlangabeza. Bamemeza bathi:

₁₆Lokho abafundi bakhe abakuqondanga ekuqaleni; kodwa esekhazimulisiwe uJesu, base bekhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe lokho ngaye nokuthi babekwenzile lokho kuye.

₁₇Ngakho safakaza isixuku esasinaye, lapho ebiza uLazaru aphume ethuneni, emvusa kwabafileyo. ₁₈Ngenxa yalokho isixuku saya samhlangabeza, ngokuba sase sizwile ukuthi wayesenzile leso sibonakaliso. ₁₉Ngakho abaFarisi bakhuluma bodwa, bathi: “Niyabona ukuthi anisizi lutho; bheka, izwe lonke liyamlandela.”

₂₀Kwakukhona amaGreki athile phakathi kwababenyuka ukuba bakhuleke emkhosini. ₂₁Lawo-ke aya kuFiliphu waseBetsayida laseGalile, acela kuye, athi: “Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu.” ₂₂UFiliphu weza wamtshela u-Andreya. Weza u-Andreya noFiliphu, basho kuJesu.

₂₃UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: “Sesifikile isikhathi sokuba ikhazimuliswe iNdodana yomuntu. ₂₄Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma inhlamvu kakolweni iwela emhlabathini ingafi, ihlala yodwa; kepha uma ifa, ithela izithelo eziningi. ₂₅Lowo othanda ukuphila kwakhe ulahlekelwa yikho, nozonda ukuphila kwakhe kuleli zwe uyakukulondela ukuphila okuphakade. ₂₆Uma umuntu engikhonza, akangilandele; nalapha ngikhona mina, soba khona nesikhonzi sami. Uma umuntu engikhonza, uBaba uyakumazisa lowo.

₂₇“Kalokhu umphefumulo wami ulusizi, ngizakuthini na? Baba, ngisindise kulo mzuzu. Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngize kulo mzuzu. ₂₈Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho.”

Kwase kufika izwi livela ezulwini, lithi: “Ngilikhazimulisile, ngobuye ngilikhazimulise.” ₂₉Ngakho abantu ababemi bezwa bathi: “Beliduma;” abanye bathi: “Ingelosi ikhulume kuye.”

₃₀UJesu waphendula wathi: “Leli zwi alizanga ngenxa yami kepha ngenxa yenu. ₃₁Kalokhu kungukwahlulelwa kwaleli zwe; kalokhu umbusi waleli zwe uzakuxoshwa. ₃₂Mina, nxa ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngiyakubadonsela kimi bonke.” ₃₃Lokho-ke wakusho efanekisa ukufa okumfanele afe ngakho.

₃₄Ngakho isixuku samphendula sathi: “Sizwile emthethweni ukuthi uKristu uyakuma phakade; usho kanjani wena ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa na? Ingubani le Ndodana yomuntu na?”

₃₅Wayesethi kubo uJesu: “Kuseyisikhashana ukukhanya kukhona kini. Hambani nise nokukhanya, ukuze ubumnyama bunganehleli. Ohamba ebumnyameni akazi ukuthi uya ngaphi. ₃₆Nise nokukhanya kholwani ngukukhanya, ukuze nibe ngabantwana bokukhanya.” Washo lokho uJesu, wamuka, wasithela kubo.

₃₇Kepha noma ebezenzile izibonakaliso ezingaka phambi kwabo, abakholwanga nguye ₃₈ukuba izwi lika-Isaya umprofethi ligcwaliseke, alikhuluma lokuthi:

₃₉Ngalokho babengekholwe, ngokuba u-Isaya washo futhi ukuthi:

₄₂Nokho abaningi nasezikhulwini bakholwa nguye, kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi abakuvumanga, funa bakhishwe esinagogeni;* ₄₃ngokuba babethanda udumo lwabantu kunodumo lukaNkulunkulu.

₄₄Khona uJesu wamemeza wathi: “Okholwa yimi kakholwa yimi kepha ngongithumileyo. ₄₅Obona mina ubona ongithumileyo. ₄₆Ngize ezweni ngingukukhanya ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yimi angahlali ebumnyameni.

₄₇“Uma umuntu ezwa amazwi ami engawalondi, lowo angimahluleli mina, ngokuba angizanga ukuba ngahlulele izwe, kepha ukuba ngisindise izwe. ₄₈Ongalayo engawamukeli amazwi ami unomahlulelayo; izwi engalikhulumayo yilona eliyakumahlulela ngosuku lokugcina. ₄₉Ngokuba mina angikhulumanga ngokwami, kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo nguye onginike umyalo wokuba ngizakuthini, ngikhulumeni. ₅₀Ngiyazi ukuthi umyalo wakhe ungukuphila okuphakade. Ngakho-ke lokho engikukhulumayo ngikukhuluma njengalokho uBaba angitshela khona.”

₁Kwathi ngaphambi komkhosi wePhasika uJesu azi ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesifikile ukuba amuke kuleli zwe, aye kuYise, ebathandile abakhe abasezweni wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.

₂Sekudliwa, uSathane esekufake enhliziyweni kaJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni ukuba amkhaphele, ₃uJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele konke ezandleni zakhe nokuthi wavela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ubuyela kuNkulunkulu, ₄wasuka ekudleni, wabeka izingubo zakhe, wathabatha indwangu, wakhwica. ₅Emva kwalokho wathela amanzi emcengezini, waqala ukugeza izinyawo zabafundi, wazesula ngendwangu abekhwice ngayo.

₆Wafika-ke kuSimoni Petru. Wathi kuye: “Nkosi, wena ugeza izinyawo zami na?”

₇UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Lokhu engikwenzayo awukwazi manje, kodwa uzakukuqonda emva kwalokhu.”

₈UPetru wathi kuye: “Awusoze wageza izinyawo zami naphakade.”

UJesu waphendula wathi: “Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami.”

₉USimoni Petru wathi kuye: “Nkosi, akungabi yizinyawo zodwa kepha nezandla nekhanda.”

₁₀UJesu wathi kuye: “Ogeziweyo kadingi lutho, kuphela ukugezwa izinyawo, kepha ugezekile wonke. Nina-ke nigezekile, kodwa angisho nonke.” ₁₁Ngokuba emazi obezakumkhaphela kungalokho athi: “Anigezekile nonke.”

₁₂Esegeze izinyawo zabo wathabatha izingubo zakhe, wabuye wahlala, wathi kubo: “Niyakwazi yini engikwenzile kini na? ₁₃Ningibiza nithi: ‘Mfundisi, Nkosi;’ nisho kahle, ngokuba ngiyikho. ₁₄Uma-ke mina, iNkosi noMfundisi, ngigeze izinyawo zenu, nani-ke nifanele ukugezana izinyawo. ₁₅Ngokuba ngininikile isibonelo ukuba nenze nani njengokuba ngenzile kini. ₁₆Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Inceku ayinkulu kunenkosi yayo, nothunyiweyo kamkhulu kunomthumileyo. ₁₇Uma nazi lokho, nibusisiwe uma nikwenza.

₁₈“Angikhulumi ngani nonke; ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo; kodwa nga kugcwaliseka umbhalo othi:

₁₉“Kusukela manje ngiyanitshela kungakenzeki ukuba, nxa sekwenzeka, nikholwe ukuthi nginguye. ₂₀Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Owamukela engimthumayo wamukela mina; ongamukelayo mina wamukela ongithumileyo.”