Kulandzisa KwaJohane
10 “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Umuntfu longangeni ngelisango esibayeni setimvu kodvwa lofohlako, usuke alisela.+ 2 Kodvwa umuntfu longena ngelisango, ungumelusi wetimvu.+ 3 Loyo logadza lisango uyamvulela,+ netimvu tiyalilalela livi lakhe,+ futsi ubita timvu takhe ngemabito ato bese uyatihola atikhiphele ngephandle. 4 Nasekatikhiphe tonkhe, uhamba embikwato, tona timlandzele ngobe tiyalati livi lakhe. 5 Atimlandzeli umuntfu letingamati kodvwa tiyambalekela, ngobe atililaleli livi lebantfu letingabati.” 6 Jesu wabatjela lomfanekiso, kodvwa bebangacondzi kutsi letintfo tisho kutsini.
7 Jesu waphindze watsi kubo: “Ngicinisile, ngicinisile ngitsi kini: Mine ngilisango letimvu.+ 8 Bonkhe labenta shengatsi bangimi basuke bangemasela; netimvu atibalaleli. 9 Mine ngilisango; nobe ngubani longena ngami utawusindziswa, futsi utawungena aphindze aphume, atfole nemadlelo.+ 10 Lisela aliti ngaphandle kwalapho litele kutokweba, litobulala nobe litobhubhisa.+ Mine ngitele kutonika timvu kuphila lokuphakadze. 11 Ngingumelusi lomuhle;+ umelusi lomuhle unikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yetimvu.+ 12 Umuntfu locashiwe longasuye umelusi mbamba, futsi longasuye umnikati waletimvu, utsi nakabona kuta imphisi atishiye abaleke, bese lemphisi iyatibamba, itihlakate. 13 Loku kwentiwa kutsi lomuntfu ucashiwe futsi akanendzaba nato. 14 Mine ngingumelusi lomuhle, futsi ngiyatati timvu tami, nato tiyangati,+ 15 njengobe naBabe angati, nami ngiyamati,+ futsi nginikela ngekuphila kwami ngenca yetimvu.+
16 “Nginaletinye timvu letingasito takulesibaya;+ nato kufanele ngitiletse, titalilalela livi lami, futsi titawuba ngumhlambi munye, tibe nemelusi munye.+ 17 Kungako Babe angitsandza,+ ngobe nginikela ngekuphila kwami+ kuze ngiphindze ngikutfole. 18 Kute umuntfu longiphocelele kutsi nginikele ngekuphila kwami, kodvwa nginikela ngako ngekutitsandzela. Nginemandla ekunikela ngako, nemandla ekuphindze ngikutfole.+ NguBabe lotsite angente njalo.”
19 EmaJuda aphindze ehlukana ekhatsi+ ngenca yalamavi. 20 Labanyenti kuwo bebatsi: “Unelidimoni futsi uyahlanya. Nimlalelelani?” 21 Labanye bebatsi: “Lamavi akasiwo emuntfu lonelidimoni. Lidimoni lingawavula yini emehlo alabangaboni?”
22 Ngaleso sikhatsi kwaba neMkhosi Wekunikela liThempeli eJerusalema, futsi bekusebusika. 23 Jesu bekahamba ethempelini emhubheni waSolomoni.+ 24 EmaJuda amtungeleta, atsi kuye: “Kutawuze kube ngunini solo ungaphumeli ebaleni? Nangabe unguKhristu, vele usitjele.” 25 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Nginitjelile kodvwa aningikholwa. Tintfo lengitenta egameni laBabe ngito letingifakazelako.+ 26 Kodvwa nine anikholwa ngobe anisito timvu tami.+ 27 Timvu tami tiyalilalela livi lami, nami ngiyatati, futsi tiyangilandzela.+ 28 Ngitatinika kuphila lokuphakadze,+ ngeke tize tibhujiswe futsi kute lotatihlwitsa esandleni sami.+ 29 Timvu lengitinikwe nguBabe tiligugu kwendlula tonkhe letinye tintfo, futsi kute longatihlwitsa esandleni saBabe.+ 30 Mine naBabe simunye.”*+
31 EmaJuda aphindze abutsa ematje kuze amgcobe ngawo. 32 Jesu watsi kuwo: “Mine ngente imisebenti leminyenti lemihle levela kuBabe, futsi niyibonile. Ngumuphi-ke kuyo leningigcobela wona?” 33 LamaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Asikugcobeli lokuhle lokwentile, kodvwa sikugcobela kuhlambalata,+ ngobe ngisho nobe ungumuntfu, utenta nkulunkulu.” 34 Jesu watsi kuwo: “EMtsetfweni wenu, Nkulunkulu watsi: ‘Nine nibonkulunkulu.’*+ 35 Nangabe labo livi lakhe lelibalahlako ababita ngekutsi ‘bonkulunkulu,’+ futsi imiBhalo ingeke iguculwe, 36 nisho njani-ke kutsi ngiyahlambalata, mine lengingcweliswe nguBabe futsi wangitfuma eveni, ngobe ngitsite: ‘NgiyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu’?+ 37 Nangabe ngingenti imisebenti yaBabe, ningabongikholwa. 38 Kodvwa nangabe ngiyenta, kholwani ngiyo, ngisho nobe mine ningangikholwa,+ kuze nitokwati kutsi Babe umunye nami,+ nekutsi nami ngimunye naye futsi nichubeke nikwati loko.” 39 Ngako baphindze betama kumbamba, kodvwa wabaleka.
40 Wahamba waya ngesheya kweJordane, endzaweni Johane lebekabhabhatisela kuyo ekucaleni,+ futsi wahlala khona. 41 Bantfu labanyenti beta kuJesu, futsi bebatsi: “Johane akazange ente ngisho nasinye simangaliso, kodvwa tonkhe tintfo latisho ngalomuntfu tiliciniso.”+ 42 Ngako labanyenti kubo bakholwa kuye.