a11:54, 4:1,3
g1:31, 21:1
u6:14, 7:40
w19:38, 20:19, 9:22, 12:42
ac3:34, 8:28, 12:49, 14:10,24
ad5:40, 8:43
au7:48, 3:1
ba7:41, 8:14,19, 9:29
bb8:42, 5:43
bi7:44, 8:20, 19:7
bj12:23,27, 13:1, 17:1
bk7:44, 8:20, 19:7
bp12:35, 8:21
bs12:35, 8:21
bt1:18, 3:13
bv7:1, 8:22
bz7:28, 12:44, 1:15
cj12:16,23, 13:31, 17:1, 21:19
cl4:42, 6:69, 1:20,21
cm1:46, 7:52
cq9:16, 10:19, 7:12, 6:52
John 7
UJesu wenyukela eJerusalema ngomkhosi wamadumba
1Njalo emva kwalezizinto uJesu wayehamba eGalili; ngoba wayengathandi ukuhamba eJudiya a, ngenxa b yokuthi amaJuda ayedinga ukumbulala c. 2Wawusondele umkhosi wamaJuda wokwakha amadumba d. 3Ngakho abafowabo bathi kuye: Suka lapha, uye eJudiya e, ukuze labafundi bakho babone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo f. 4Ngoba kakho owenza ulutho ensitha, kodwa yena ngokwakhe edinga ukuba sobala. Uba uzenza lezizinto, ziveze wena emhlabeni g. 5Ngoba labafowabo h babengakholwa kuye i. 6Ngakho uJesu wathi kubo: Isikhathi sami kasikafiki, kodwa esenu isikhathi sihlala silungile j. 7Ungelizonde umhlaba lina; kodwa uyangizonda, ngoba mina ngifakaza ngawo k, ukuthi imisebenzi yawo mibi l. 8Yenyukelani lina emkhosini lo; mina angikenyukeli kulumkhosi m, ngoba isikhathi sami kasikagcwaliseki n , o. 9Esetshilo lezizinto kubo, wahlala eGalili. 10Kodwa sebenyukile p abafowabo q, laye wasesenyukela emkhosini, kungeyisikho obala, kodwa kungathi kusensitha. 11AmaJuda r asemdinga emkhosini s, athi: Ungaphi yena? 12Kwakukhona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye phakathi kwamaxuku t; abanye bathi: Ulungile u. Kodwa abanye bathi: Hatshi, kodwa uyaliduhisa ixuku v. 13Loba kunjalo kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma obala ngaye ngokwesaba w amaJuda x.Imfundiso ngoKristu
14Kuthe sekuphakathi komkhosi, uJesu wenyukela y ethempelini, wafundisa z. 15AmaJuda aa asemangala athi ab: Lo uyazi njani imibhalo, engafundanga? 16UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Imfundiso yami kayisiyo eyami kodwa ngeyalowo ongithumileyo ac. 17Uba umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uzakwazi ngemfundiso, ukuthi ivela kuNkulunkulu, kumbe ngizikhulumela mina ngokwami ad. 18Ozikhulumela ngokwakhe, uzidingela udumo lwakhe ae; kodwa odinga udumo lwalowo omthumileyo, lowo uqinisile, njalo kakukho ukungalungi kuye af. 19Kalinikanga yini uMozisi umlayo ag, kanti kakho kini ogcina umlayo ah? Lidingelani ukungibulala ai? 20Ixuku laphendula lathi: Uledimoni aj; ngubani odinga ukukubulala ak? 21UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Ngenze umsebenzi owodwa, njalo lonke liyamangala al. 22Ngakho uMozisi walinika ukusoka (kungeyisikho ukuthi kwavela kuMozisi am, kodwa kubobaba an), njalo liyamsoka umuntu langesabatha ao. 23Uba ngesabatha umuntu esemukela ukusoka, ukuze kungephulwa umlayo kaMozisi ap, lingithukuthelela aq ngoba ngaphilisa umuntu ngokupheleleyo ngesabatha yini ar? 24Lingahluleli ngokubona, kodwa yahlulelani ukwahlulela okuqondileyo as. 25Abanye kwabeJerusalema basebesithi: Lo kayisuye yini abadinga ukumbulala at? 26Kodwa khangela ukhuluma obala, kodwa kabatsho lutho kuye. Kungaba yikuthi ababusi sebesazi oqotho ukuthi lo unguKristu uqobo yini au? 27Kodwa av lo siyazi lapho avela khona aw; kodwa uKristu nxa efika, kakho ozakwazi lapho avela khona ax. 28Ngakho uJesu efundisa ethempelini wamemeza ay wathi az: Lami liyangazi, liyakwazi lalapho engivela khona ba; njalo kangizizelanga ngokwami bb, kodwa ongithumileyo uqinisile bc, elingamaziyo lina bd. 29Kodwa ngiyamazi mina be, ngoba ngivela kuye bf, njalo yena ungithumile bg. 30Ngakho badinga ukumbamba bh, kodwa kakubanga khona owabeka isandla phezu kwakhe bi, ngoba ihola lakhe lalingakafiki bj , bk. 31Kodwa abanengi bexuku bakholwa kuye bl, bathi: Nxa uKristu esefikile bm, uzakwenza yini izibonakaliso ezinengi kulalezi azenzileyo lo bn? 32AbaFarisi bezwa ixuku likhonona lezizinto ngaye; abapristi abakhulu labaFarisi basebethuma abancedisi ukuze bambambe bo. 33UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngiselani okwesikhatshana bp, besengihamba ngiye kongithumileyo bq. 34Lizangidinga, lingangitholi br , bs, lalapho mina engikhona bt, lina lingeze leza bu. 35Ngakho amaJuda akhulumisana athi: Uzakuya ngaphi lo ukuthi thina singayikumthola bv? Kayikuya yini kwabahlakazekileyo bamaGriki, afundise amaGriki bw? 36Yilizwi bani leli alitshoyo elokuthi: Lizangidinga, aliyikungithola; lelokuthi: Lapho engikhona mina, lina lingeze leza bx?Amanzi okuphila
37Kwathi ngosuku lokucina olukhulu lomkhosi by uJesu wema wamemeza bz, esithi: Uba ekhona owomileyo, keze kimi anathe ca. 38Okholwa kimi, njengokutsho kombhalo cb, kuzageleza kuphuma esiswini sakhe cc imifula yamanzi aphilayo cd. 39Lalokhu wakutsho ce ngoMoya ababezamemukela abakholwa kuye cf; ngoba uMoya oNgcwele cg wayengakafiki ch, lokhu uJesu ci wayengakadunyiswa cj. 40Ngakho abanengi bexuku besizwa lelilizwi bathi: Oqotho lo ungulowomProfethi ck. 41Abanye bathi: Lo unguKristu cl. Kodwa abanye bathi: Kambe uKristu uzavela eGalili cm? 42Kawutsho yini umbhalo ukuthi uKristu uzavela enzalweni kaDavida cn, leBhethelehema co, emzaneni lapho uDavida ayekhona cp? 43Ngakho kwaba khona ukwehlukana ngaye phakathi kwexuku cq. 44Abanye babo bafuna ukumbamba cr, kodwa kakubanga khona owambeka izandla cs.Abancedisi badinga ukumbamba uJesu
45Khona abancedisi baya kubapristi abakhulu lakubaFarisi ct; bona basebesithi kubo: Kungani lingamlethanga cu? 46Abancedisi baphendula bathi cv: Kakuzange kukhulume umuntu kanje, njengalumuntu cw. 47AbaFarisi basebebaphendula bathi: Lani seliduhisiwe yini cx? 48Ukhona yini cy kubabusi kumbe kubaFarisi okholwe kuye cz? 49Kodwa lelixuku elingawaziyo umlayo liqalekisiwe. 50UNikodima da, lowo oweza kuye ebusuku, owayengomunye wabo db, wathi kubo: 51Kanti umlayo wakithi uyamgweba umuntu dc, ngaphandle kokuthi umuzwe kuqala dd ukwazi akwenzayo? 52Baphendula bathi kuye: Kanti lawe ungoweGalili? Hlolisisa ubone ukuthi kakuvukanga umprofethi eGalili de. 53Ngulowo lalowo wasesuka waya ekhaya.
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