Kulandzisa KwaJohane
12 Nasekusele emalanga lasitfupha kutsi kube liPhasika, Jesu wefika eBhetani, indzawo lebekavuse Lazaro+ kuyo. 2 Bamentela kudla kwakusihlwa, futsi Mata bekabaphakela,+ kodvwa Lazaro bekasemkhatsini walabo lebebahleti naJesu etafuleni. 3 Mariya watsatsa emafutsa lanemakha, inadi sibili, bekadule kakhulu futsi bekangaba yihhafu yelitha,* wawatsela etinyaweni taJesu wase utesula ngetinwele takhe. Indlu yonkhe yagcwala liphunga lalamafutsa lanemakha.+ 4 Kodvwa Judasi Skariyothi,+ lomunye webafundzi bakhe, loyo lobekatamtsengisa, watsi: 5 “Kungani lamafutsa lanemakha angakatsengiswa ngabodenariyo* labangu-300, bese kutsi leyo mali iphiwa labeswele?” 6 Loko bekangakusho ngobe bekakhatsalela labeswele, kodvwa ngobe bekalisela. Nguye lobekaphatsa libhokisi lemali futsi bekavame kweba imali lekulo. 7 Ngako Jesu watsi: “Myekeleni lomfati achubeke enta loku, alungiselele lilanga lekungcwatjwa kwami.+ 8 Ngobe bantfu labeswele nihlale ninabo,+ kodvwa mine ngeke ngihlale nginani.”+
9 Kusenjalo, sicumbi semaJuda seva kutsi ulapho, ngako seta, hhayi ngobe sifuna kubona Jesu kuphela kodvwa besifuna nekubona Lazaro, loyo lebekamvuse ekufeni.+ 10 Ngako baphristi labakhulu benta licebo lekubulala naLazaro, 11 ngobe emaJuda lamanyenti bekatsi nakaya kulendzawo futsi abona loko lokwenteke kuLazaro, bese ayakholwa kuJesu.+
12 Ngakusasa, sicumbi sebantfu lebesiye emkhosini seva kutsi Jesu uta eJerusalema. 13 Ngako satsatsa emagala elusundvu, sase siyamhlangabeta simemeta sitsi: “Sicela umsindzise! Ubusisiwe loyo lota ngelibito laJehova,*+ futsi loyiNkhosi yaka-Israyeli!”+ 14 Jesu watfola litfole lembongolo waligibela,+ njengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: 15 “Ungesabi Siyoni.* Ngobe inkhosi yakho iyeta igibele litfole lembongolo.”+ 16 Bafundzi bakhe bacale bangaticondzi letintfo, kodvwa ngesikhatsi Jesu sekakhatinyulisiwe,+ bakhumbula kutsi letintfo betibhaliwe ngaye, nekutsi betenteke kuye.+
17 Ngako lesicumbi lebesikhona ngesikhatsi Jesu abita Lazaro ethuneni+ futsi amvusa kulabafile, sachubeka sifakaza ngaye.+ 18 Ngiko nesicumbi sebantfu seta satomhlangabeta, ngobe besesivile ngalesimangaliso lebekasentile. 19 Ngenca yaloko baFarisi bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Niyabona yini kutsi ngeke sifike ndzawo. Ngobe bonkhe bantfu* sebayamlandzela.”+
20 Kulabantfu lebebaye emkhosini, bekukhona nemaGriki. 21 Ngako aya kuFiliphu+ lobekawaseBhethsayida yaseGalile, atsi kuye: “Mnumzane, sicela kubona Jesu.” 22 Filiphu wahamba wayotjela Andreya. Ngako bobabili baya kuJesu bamtjela ngaloko.
23 Kodvwa Jesu watsi kubo: “Sesifikile sikhatsi sekutsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu ikhatinyuliswe.+ 24 Ngicinisile, ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Ngaphandle kwekutsi inhlanyelo yakolo iwele emhlabatsini bese iyafa, ihlala iyinhlanyelo yinye; kodvwa nayifa,+ itsela titselo letinyenti. 25 Lotsandza kuphila kwakhe utawulahlekelwa ngiko, kodvwa loyo lotondza kuphila kwakhe+ kulelive, utakulondvolota kuze atfole kuphila lokuphakadze.+ 26 Nobe ngubani lofuna kuba yinceku yami kufanele angilandzele, futsi lapho ngikhona khona, nenceku yami itawuba khona.+ Nangabe umuntfu afuna kuba yinceku yami, Babe utambusisa. 27 Ngicindzeteleke kakhulu,+ ngingatsini nje? Babe, ngisindzise kulesikhatsi.*+ Kodvwa loku kufanele kwenteke ngobe ngetela kona. 28 Babe, khatimulisa libito lakho.” Ngemuva kwaloko kwevakala livi+ livela ezulwini litsi: “Ngilikhatimulisile, futsi ngitawuphindze ngilikhatimulise.”+
29 Ngesikhatsi sicumbi lebesime lapho siva lelivi, sacabanga kutsi kudvuma litulu. Labanye bona batsi: “Ingilosi ikhulume naye.” 30 Jesu watsi: “Lelivi alikevakali ngenca yami, kodvwa livakale ngenca yenu. 31 Nyalo sesikhatsi sekutsi lelive lehlulelwe, futsi umbusi walo+ utawucoshwa.+ 32 Nasengilengisiwe,+ ngitawudvonsela tonkhe tinhlobo tebantfu kimi.” 33 Loku wakusho kuze avete indlela lebekatawufa ngayo.+ 34 Ngako sicumbi sebantfu satsi kuye: “Seva eMtsetfweni kutsi Khristu utawuhlala kuze kube phakadze;+ kodvwa kwentiwa yini kutsi utsi iNdvodzana yemuntfu itawulengiswa?+ Ingubani yona leNdvodzana yemuntfu?” 35 Jesu wase utsi kubo: “Kukhanya kutawuba nani sikhashana. Ngako nibohamba nakusekhona kukhanya, kuze bumnyama bunganimbonyi; lohamba ebumnyameni akaboni kutsi uyaphi.+ 36 Kukholweni kukhanya nanisenako, kuze nitowuba ngemadvodzana ekukhanya.”+
Jesu washo letintfo wase uyahamba futsi wabhaca. 37 Nanobe bekente timangaliso letinyenti embikwabo, abazange bamkholwe, 38 khona kutogcwaliseka emavi emphrofethi Isaya latsi: “Jehova,* ngubani lokholwe nguloko lakuve kitsi?*+ Bobani lababone emandla* aJehova?”*+ 39 Intfo leyabenta bangakholwa, nguleyo Isaya layisho nakatsi: 40 “Emehlo abo uwente angaboni, wenta netinhlitiyo tabo taba lukhuni, kuze bangaboni ngemehlo abo, netinhlitiyo tabo tingacondzi futsi bangagucuki, bese-ke mine ngiyabaphilisa.”+ 41 Isaya washo letintfo ngobe bekayibonile inkhatimulo yaJesu, wase ukhuluma ngaye.+ 42 Labanyenti kubo, lokufaka ekhatsi nebabusi, bakholwa kuye,+ kodvwa ngenca yekutsi bebesaba baFarisi bebangakuvumi loko, kuze bangacoshwa esinagogeni;+ 43 ngobe bebatsandza kudvunyiswa bantfu kwengca kudvunyiswa nguNkulunkulu.+
44 Jesu waphakamisa livi watsi: “Loyo lokholwa ngimi akakholwa kimi kuphela, kodvwa ukholwa naloyo longitfumile;+ 45 loyo longibonako ubona naLoyo lowangitfuma.+ 46 Ngite njengekukhanya eveni,+ kuze kutsi nobe ngubani lokholwa ngimi angahlali ebumnyameni.+ 47 Nobe ngubani lova emavi ami kodvwa angawalaleli, angimehluleli; ngobe angiketeli kutowehlulela live kodvwa ngitele kutolisindzisa.+ 48 Nobe ngubani longanginaki futsi angawalaleli emavi ami, unalotsite lotamehlulela. Livi lengilikhulumile ngilo lelitamehlulela ngelilanga lekugcina. 49 Ngobe angikakhulumi lokusuka kimi, kodvwa Babe longitfumile nguye longitjele kutsi ngikhulume ini.+ 50 Ngiyati nekutsi umtsetfo wakhe uholela ekuphileni lokuphakadze.+ Ngako tintfo lengitikhulumako ngitisho njengobe Babe angitjelile.”+