John 12

Ndebele Bible 1978 (iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978)

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1Kwathi kuselensuku eziyisithupha lingakafiki iphasika, uJesu wafika eBethani, lapho okwakuloLazaro khona owayefile, ayemvuse kwabafileyo.

2Basebemenzela ukudla kwantambama lapho, loMarta wayesebenza; njalo uLazaro wayengomunye walabo ababehlezi ekudleni laye.

3UMariya wasethatha iphawundi yamagcobo awenadi* uqobo adulayo, wagcoba inyawo zikaJesu, wesula inyawo zakhe ngenwele zakhe; lendlu yagcwala iphunga lamagcobo.

4Ngakho omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJudasi Iskariyothi kaSimoni, owayezamnikela, wathi:

5Kungani amafutha la engathengiswanga ngabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amathathu, kwasekunikwa abayanga?

6Wakutsho-ke lokhu, kungeyisikho ukuthi ekhathalele abayanga, kodwa ngoba wayelisela, wayelesikhwama, ethwala okwakufakwa phakathi kwaso.

7UJesu wasesithi: Myekeleni; uwalondolozele usuku lokungcwatshwa kwami.

8Ngoba abayanga lihlala lilabo, kodwa mina kalihlali lilami.

9Ngakho ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda lakwazi ukuthi ulapho; laselisiza kungesikuthi ngenxa kaJesu kuphela, kodwa lokuthi babone loLazaro, ayemvuse kwabafileyo.

10Abapristi abakhulu basebesenza icebo lokuthi babulale loLazaro;

11ngoba ngenxa yakhe amaJuda amanengi asuka, akholwa kuJesu.

12Kusisa ixuku elikhulu elalizile emkhosini, lezwa ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema,

13bathatha ingatsha zezihlahla zelala, baphuma uku ya mhlangabeza, bamemeza besithi: Hosana*! Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi, iNkosi kaIsrayeli.

14UJesu wasefica ithole likababhemi, wahlala phezu kwalo, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi:

15Ungesabi, ndodakazi yeSiyoni; khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza, ihlezi phezu kwethole likababhemi.

16Kodwa abafundi bakhe kabaqedisisanga lezizinto ekuqaleni; kodwa uJesu esedunyisiwe, basebekhumbula ukuthi lezizinto zazilotshiwe ngaye, lokuthi babezenzile lezizinto kuye.

17Ngakho ixuku elalilaye lapho ebiza uLazaro ukuthi aphume engcwabeni, emvusa kwabafileyo, lafakaza.

18Ngenxa yalokhu ixuku laphuma futhi uku ya mhlangabeza, ngoba lezwa ukuthi wenze lesisibonakaliso.

19Ngakho abaFarisi bakhulumisana besithi: Liyabona ukuthi kalisizi lutho; khangelani umhlaba uyamlandela.

20Kwakukhona amaGriki phakathi kwalabo ababenyukelele ukukhonza emkhosini;

21wona-ke eza kuFiliphu oweBethisayida yeGalili, basebemcela besithi: Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu.

22UFiliphu weza watshela uAndreya; uAndreya loFiliphu basebetshela uJesu futhi.

23UJesu wasebaphendula esithi: Ihola selifikile lokuthi iNdodana yomuntu idunyiswe.

24Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi uhlamvu lwebele luwele emhlabathini lufe, lona luhlala lulodwa; kodwa aluba lusifa, luthela isithelo sande.

25Yena othanda impilo yakhe uyalahlekelwa yiyo; lozonda impilo yakhe kulumhlaba uzayilondoloza kuze kube yimpilo engulaphakade.

26Uba umuntu engisebenzela, kangilandele; lalapho engikhona mina, lenceku yami izakuba khona. Futhi uba umuntu engisebenzela, uBaba uzamhlonipha.

27Khathesi umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile; sengizathini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihola. Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngifikile kulelihola.

28Baba, dumisa ibizo lakho. Kwasekusiza ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: Sengi li dumisile, ngizaphinda ngi li dumise.

29Ngakho ixuku elalimi khona lisizwa lathi kube lomdumo. Abanye bathi: Ingilosi ikhulume laye.

30UJesu waphendula wathi: Lelilizwi kalizanga ngenxa yami, kodwa ngenxa yenu.

31Khathesi yisigwebo salumhlaba; khathesi umbusi walumhlaba uzaxotshelwa phandle.

32Mina-ke nxa ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngizadonsela bonke kimi.

33Watsho-ke lokhu etshengisa uhlobo lokufa ayezakufa ngalo.

34Ixuku lamphendula lathi: Thina sezwa emlayweni ukuthi uKristu uhlala phakade; njalo ungatsho njani ukuthi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukuphakanyiswa? Ingubani le iNdodana yomuntu?

35UJesu wasesithi kubo: Kuseyisikhatshana ukukhanya lilakho. Hambani liselokukhanya, hlezi umnyama ulehlule; njalo ohamba emnyameni kazi lapho aya khona.

36Liselokukhanya, kholwani kukho ukukhanya, ukuze libe ngabantwana bokukhanya. UJesu wakhuluma lezizinto, wasuka, wabacatshela.

37Lanxa wayenze izibonakaliso ezinengi kangaka phambi kwabo, kabakholwanga kuye;

38ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi likaIsaya umprofethi, alikhulumayo elokuthi: Nkosi, ngubani okholwe ukutshumayela kwethu? Lengalo yeNkosi yembulelwa bani?

39Ngakho babengelakho ukukholwa, ngoba uIsaya wabuya wathi:

40Uphumputhekisile amehlo abo, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabo; ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo abo, baqedisise ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, besengibasilisa.

41UIsaya wakhuluma lezizinto, lapho ebona inkazimulo yakhe, wakhuluma ngaye.

42Loba kunjalo-ke labanengi bababusi bakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi kabavumanga, ukuze bangamiswa esinagogeni;

43ngoba bathanda udumo lwabantu kulodumo lukaNkulunkulu.

44UJesu wasememeza esithi: Okholwa kimi, kakholwa kimi, kodwa kuye ongithumileyo;

45njalo obona mina, ubona ongithumileyo.

46Mina ngizile ngiyikukhanya emhlabeni, ukuze wonke okholwa kimi, angahlali emnyameni.

47Njalo uba ekhona owezwayo amazwi ami angakholwa, mina kangimgwebi; ngoba kangizanga ukuthi ngigwebe umhlaba, kodwa ukuze ngisindise umhlaba.

48Yena ongalayo engawemukeli amazwi ami, ulaye omgwebayo; ilizwi esengilikhulumile, lona lizamgweba ngosuku lokucina.

49Ngoba mina kangizikhulumelanga ngokwami; kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo, nguye onginike umlayo, wokuthi ngizathini lokuthi ngizakhulumani.

50Njalo ngiyazi ukuthi umlayo wakhe uyimpilo elaphakade; ngakho izinto mina engizikhulumayo, njengokutsho kukaBaba kimi, ngokunjalo ngiyazikhuluma.

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