UYOHANE 7:32-53

*AbaFarasi babeva abantu bethetha ngasese ngoYesu, baza bona nababingeleli abaziintloko bathuma abagadi bendlu kaThixo ukuba bambambe. Waza uYesu wathi: “Ndisaza kuba nani ithutyana, ndize ndimke, ndiye kulowo undithumileyo. Niya kundifuna ke, ningandifumani, kuba nina aninako ukuya apho ndiya khona.” Aza amaJuda abuzana esithi: “Ngaba bethu uza kuya phi, ze ke singabi nako ukumfumana? Ngaba uzimisele ukuya kumaJuda athe saa kwelamaGrike, aze afundise amaGrike? Ngaba uthetha ukuthini xa athi: ‘Niya kundifuna ningandifumani, kuba nina aninako ukuya apho ndiya khona’?” Ngosuku lokugqibela, olo ke lulolona lubalulekileyo lwetheko, wema uYesu, wathetha ngelivakalayo esithi: “Onxaniweyo makeze kum asele. *IziBhalo zithi kuya kugqabhuka imisinga yamanzi aphilisayo embilinini walowo ukholwayo kum. ” UYesu wayithetha le nto esingisele kuMoya ababeya kumamkela abo babekholwa kuye. Kaloku uMoya wayengekafiki, kuba ubungangamsha bukaYesu babungekabonakali. Bakumva uYesu esitsho, abantu abathile esihlweleni bathi: “Ngenene lo mntu nguye lowa *Mshumayeli.” Abanye bathi: “Lo mntu *nguKrestu.” Kodwa bambi bathi: “Angathini uKrestu ukuvela eGalili? *IziBhalo zithi uKrestu woba ngowendlu kaDavide, azalelwe eBhetelehem, idolophu awayehlala kuyo uDavide.” Kwabakho impikiswano ke esihlweleni ngenxa yakhe. Abanye babefuna ukumbamba, kodwa akubangakho bani umchukumisayo. Abagadi *bendlu kaThixo babuyela kubabingeleli abaziintloko *nabaFarasi, baza bona bathi kubo: “Kutheni ningezanga naye nje?” Baphendula abagadi abo bathi: “Akukho namnye umntu owakha wathetha njengalo.” Baza bathi abaFarasi: “Ngaba unilahlekisile na nani? Kwiinkokheli zethu nakubaFarasi ngaba kukho mntu wakha wakholwa kuye? Baqalekisiwe abantu abangawaziyo *umthetho kaMosis.” KubaFarasi abo kwakukho noNikodimo lowo wayekhe wadlana iindlebe noYesu, waza ke yena wathi kubo: “Umthetho wethu awuvumi okokuba umntu agwetywe lingathanga laxoxwa ityala lakhe, kwacaca oko akwenzileyo.” Baza bathi kuye: “Ngaba nawe lo ungowaseGalili na? Khawuphengulule *iziBhalo ubone, kuba akukho *mshumayeli uvela eGalili.” [ Baza bagoduka ke bonke.]