uYohane 6:1-40

Emveni kwezi zinto, wemka uYesu, waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalili, lwaseTibheriya. Wayelandelwa yindimbane enkulu, kuba yayiyibona imiqondiso yakhe abeyenza kwabafayo. uYesu wenyuka intaba, waza wahlala phantsi nabafundi bakhe. Yaye ke ikufuphi ipasika, umthendeleko wamaYuda. Ewaphakamisile ngoko uYesu amehlo akhe, ebone isihlwele esikhulu sisiza kuye, wathi kuFilipu, Sozithenga phi na izonka, ukuze badle aba? Ubesitsho ke emlinga; kuba ubeyazi yena into abeza kuyenza. uFilipu wamphendula wathi, Izonka zeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini azibanele, ukuze elowo athabathe intwana. Athi kuye omnye kubafundi bakhe, uAndreya, umzalwana kaSimon Petros, Kukho nkwenkwana apha, inezonka ezihlanu zerhasi neentlanzi ezimbini; kodwa ke ziyintoni na ezo kwabangakanana? Uthe ke uYesu, Bahlaliseni phantsi abantu. Kwaye ke kukho utyani obuninzi kuloo ndawo. Ahlala phantsi ke amadoda, engathi amawaka mahlanu inani. Wazithabatha ke izonka uYesu; wathi akubulela wababela abafundi, bathi ke abafundi babela abo babehleli phantsi, kwaba kwanjalo nakwiintlanzi, ngangokuthanda kwabo. Bakuhlutha ke, wathi kubafundi bakhe, Buthani amaqhekeza aseleyo, ukuze kungonakali. Babutha ngoko, bazalisa iingobozi zalishumi elinazibini ngamaqhekeza abesele kubo ababedlile, ezonka ezihlanu zerhasi. Ngoko abantu abo, bakuwubona umqondiso awawenzayo uYesu, bathi, Lo nguye inyaniso umprofeti lowo uzayo ehlabathini. Uthe ngoko uYesu, esazi ukuba bahlalele ukuza kumbamba ngamandla, bamenze ukumkani, wabuya wemka, waya entabeni Yena yedwa. Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, behla abafundi bakhe, baya elwandle. Bengenile emkhombeni, baluwela ulwandle, besiya eKapernahum, kwakusekumnyama, waye uYesu engafikanga kubo. Lwaye nolwandle lusilwa, kananjalo kuvuthuza umoya omkhulu. Bakuba ngoko begweqile izitadiya ezingathi zimashumi mabini anantlanu, nokuba zimashumi mathathu, bambona uYesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela ngasemkhombeni; Athi ke yena kubo, Ndim; musani ukoyika. Bathanda ke bona ukumamkela emkhombeni; Ngengomso indimbane leyo, ibimi phesheya kolwandle, yabona ukuba akukho mkhombe wumbi khona apho, ingenguwo lowo bangene kuwo abafundi bakhe, nokuba uYesu akangenanga nabafundi bakhe emkhombeni, wemka nabafundi bakhe, bemka bodwa; (Kodwa kweza eminye imikhombe evela eTibheriya, kufuphi nendawo apho babedle isonka, emva kokuba iNkosi yayibulele) Xa ngoko indimbane yabonayo ukuba uYesu akakho apho nabafundi bakhe, besuka bangena nabo emikhombeni, beza eKapernahum, bemfuna uYesu. Bathe bakumfumana phesheya kolwandle, bathi kuye, Rabhi, ufike nini na apha? Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Anindifuni ngakuba nabona imiqondiso, nindifuna ngokuba nadla kwezaa zonka, nahlutha. Musani ukusebenzela ukudla okutshabalalayo; sebenzelani ukudla okuhlala kuse ebomini obungunaphakade, aya kunipha kona uNyana woMntu; kuba uYise uThixo utywine waqinisela yena lowo. Bathe ngoko kuye, Masenze ntoni na, ukuze sisebenze imisebenzi kaThixo? Waphendula uYesu, wathi kubo, Umsebenzi kaThixo nguwo lo, ukuba nikholwe kuye othunyiweyo nguye. Bathi ngoko kuye, Wenza mqondiso mni na ke ngoko, ukuze sibone, sikholwe nguwe? Usebenza ntoni na? Oobawo bâtya imana entlango; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Wabanika isonka siphuma ezulwini, ukuba badle sona. Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, AsinguMoses oninike isonka esiphuma ezulwini; nguBawo oninika isonka esiphuma ezulwini, esiyinyaniso. Kuba isonka sikaThixo ngulowo uhla ephuma ezulwini, alinike ubomi ihlabathi. Baza bathi kuye: “Nkosi, khawusinike eso sonka ngamaxa onke. Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Isonka sobomi esi ndim; lowo uzayo kum, akasayi kulamba; lowo ukholwayo kum, akasayi kunxanwa naphakade. Ndithe ke kuni, Nindibonile nokundibona, anakholwa noko. Konke andinikayo uBawo, kuya kuza kum; nozayo kum, andisayi kukha ndimlahlele phandle; ngokuba ndihle emazulwini, ndingaze kwenza ukuthanda kwam; ndize kwenza ukuthanda kwalowo wandithumayo. Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo, kukaBawo: ukuba konke awandinikayo, ndingalahli nento kuko, ndikuvuse ngomhla wokugqibela. Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo, ukuthi babe nobomi obungunaphakade bonke abambonayo uNyana, bakholwe kuye; ndaye mna ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.