Johane 10
10
Umfanekiso ngemelusi lolungile
1 “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Longangeni ngelisango esibayeni setimvu kodvwa asuke afohle, ekhwele kulenye indzawo, ulisela nemphangi. 2Kepha longena ngelisango ungumelusi wetimvu. 3 Umgadzi welisango uyamvulela lowo, netimvu tiyaliva livi lakhe. Takhe timvu utibita ngemabito ato atiholele ngephandle. 4Nasaphume nato tonkhe utihola embili, tona timlandzele ngemuva, ngobe tiyalati livi lakhe. 5Ngeke timlandzele lomunye umuntfu, kodvwa tiyawumbalekela; ngobe atiwati emavi ebafokati.”
6Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso, kodvwa bona abazange beve kahle kutsi kuyini loku labekukhuluma kubo.
Jesu ngumelusi lolungile
7Ngako Jesu waphindza watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Mine ngilisango letimvu. 8Bonkhe labefika kucala kunami bangemasela nebaphangi; kodvwa timvu atizange setibalalele. 9 Mine ngilisango, umuntfu nakangena ngami uyawusindziswa; uyawungena, aphume, akhandze lidlelo. 10 Lisela litela kweba, nekubulala, nekubhubhisa. Mine ngitele kwekutsi bantfu babe nekuphila; babe nako kuphuphume.
11 “Mine ngingumelusi lolungile. Umelusi lolungile udzela kuphila kwakhe ngenca yetimvu. 12 Umuntfu locashiwe, longesiye umelusi wetimvu, naletimvu kungesito takhe, nakabona imphisi ita, ushiya letimvu, abaleke, imphisi itisukele itihlakate. 13Ngobe phela lomuntfu ucashiwe, ngako akatinakekeli letimvu. 14 Mine ngingumelusi lolungile, ngiyatati timvu tami, nato futsi tiyangati. 15 Njengobe naBabe uyangati, nami ngiyamati, ngidzela kuphila kwami ngenca yetimvu. 16 Nginaletinye timvu letingesito noko takulesibaya, nato futsi kufanele ngitiletse, titakuliva livi lami. Titawuba mhlambi munye tonkhe nemelusi munye.
17“Ngaloko-ke Babe uyangitsandza, ngobe ngidzela kuphila kwami khona ngitawubuya ngikutsatse futsi. 18 Kute longangemuka kuphila kwami. Ngikubeka phansi mine ngekwami. Nginawo emandla ekukubeka phansi, newekuphindze ngikutsatse futsi. Nguloko lengikutfunywe nguBabe kutsi ngikwente.”
19 Kwaphindze kwaba khona kwehlukana futsi emkhatsini wemaJuda ngalamavi akhe. 20 Lamanyenti awo atsi: “Unelidimoni! Uyahlanya! Nine nimlalelelani?”
21Kodvwa labanye babo batsi: “Lamavi akusiwo emavi emuntfu lonelidimoni. Lidimoni lingawavula yini emehlo emphumphutse?”
Jesu akemukelwa ngemaJuda
22Kwase kufika sikhatsi sekugubha uMkhosi Wekuhlanjululwa kweliThempeli eJerusalema, bekungusebusika. 23 Jesu abehamba eMhubheni waSolomoni ethempelini. 24 Ase ayamkaka emaJuda atsi: “Kutawudzimate kube ngunini solomane usibambelela wena, ulibatisa tinhlitiyo tetfu? Nangabe unguKhristu sitjele ngalokuvakalako.”
25 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Nganitjela, kodvwa anizange senikholwe. Imisebenti lengiyenta egameni laBabe, ngiyo lengifakazelako. 26 Kodvwa nine anikholwa, ngobe vele anisibo betimvu tami. 27Timvu tami tiyaliva livi lami, nami ngiyatati; tiyangilandzela. 28 Ngitinika kuphila lokuphakadze, futsi tingeke tisabhubha naphakadze, kute nalongatihlwitsa esandleni sami. 29 Babe longinike tona mkhulu kunabo bonkhe; kute longatitsatsa esandleni saBabe. 30 Mine naBabe simunye.”
31 EmaJuda aphindza atsatsa ematje afuna kumgcoba ngawo. 32Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Minyenti imisebenti lengiyente embikwenu lengiyinikwe nguBabe. Ngumuphi-ke lona lenifuna kungigcobela wona ngalamatje?”
33 EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Kute umsebenti lomuhle lesifuna kukugcobela wona, kuphela nje kutsi wena uyahlambalata; ungatsi kantsi ungumuntfu nje nawe, ube sewutenta Nkulunkulu!”
34 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Akukabhalwa yini emtsetfweni wenu kutsi: ‘Ngitsite nibonkulunkulu’? 35 Wababita ngekutsi bonkulunkulu labo babenelivi laNkulunkulu, umBhalo ungeke uguculwe. 36Mine ngingulowehlukaniselwe Babe, ngitfunywe nguye emhlabeni. Ningigwebelani ngekuhlambalata ngobe ngitsite: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu’? 37Nangabe angenti yona imisebenti yaBabe ningabongikholwa. 38 Kodvwa nangabe ngenta yona, nome ngabe anikholwa kimi, kholwani ngulemisebenti lengiyentako, kuze nitekwati, nihlale nati kutsi Babe uhlala kimi, nami ngihlala kuye.”
39 Aphindza futsi afuna kumbamba, kodvwa waphunyula etandleni tawo.
40 Jesu waphindze wancandzeka futsi, wahamba wewelela ngesheya kweJordane, lapho acala khona Johane kubhabhatisa, wefike wahlala khona. 41Bantfu labanyenti beta kuye batsi: “Ngempela Johane akazange asente nasinye sibonakaliso, kepha konkhe Johane lakusho ngalomuntfu kuliciniso.”
42Bantfu labanyenti lababekhona bakholwa kuye.
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