Kulandzisa KwaJohane
7 Ngemuva kwaloko Jesu wachubeka ashumayela* eGalile, ngobe bekangafuni kuya eJudiya ngenca yekutsi emaJuda bekafuna kumbulala.+ 2 Nanobe kunjalo besewusedvute uMkhosi Wemadlangala+ lobewugujwa ngemaJuda. 3 Ngako bomnakabo+ batsi kuye: “Suka kulendzawo uye eJudiya kuze bafundzi bakho batewubona imisebenti loyentako. 4 Ngobe kute umuntfu lowenta tintfo ekusitsekeni kepha abe afuna kwatiwa. Njengobe-ke wenta letintfo, tivete eveni.” 5 Ecinisweni, bomnakabo bebangakholwa kuye.+ 6 Ngako Jesu watsi kubo: “Sikhatsi sami sisengakefiki,+ kodvwa senu kuhlale kungiso. 7 Live lite sizatfu sekunitondza, kodvwa mine liyangitondza ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi.+ 8 Nine yanini emkhosini, mine ngeke ngiye kwanyalo ngobe sikhatsi sami asikefiki.”+ 9 Ngemuva kwekusho letintfo, wachubeka ahleti eGalile.
10 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi bomnakabo sebahambile baya emkhosini, naye wakhuphuka, kodvwa bekangafuni kubonwa bantfu. 11 EmaJuda amfuna emkhosini, atsi: “Uphi lomuntfu?” 12 Sicumbi sebantfu besisolo sivungatela sikhuluma ngaye. Labanye kuso bebatsi: “Lomuntfu ulungile.” Labanye batsi: “Akakalungi, kodvwa udukisa bantfu.”+ 13 Kute lobekakhuluma ngaye embikwebantfu ngobe bebesaba emaJuda.+
14 Nasewutawuphela lomkhosi, Jesu wenyukela ethempelini wacala kufundzisa. 15 EmaJuda amangala futsi atsi: “Lomuntfu ulutsatsaphi lwati lolungaka lwemiBhalo,*+ abe angakayifundzeli?”*+ 16 Jesu wawaphendvula watsi: “Loko lengikufundzisako akusiko kwami, kodvwa kwaloyo longitfumile.+ 17 Nangabe umuntfu afuna kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu, utawati kutsi loko lengikufundzisako kuvela kuNkulunkulu+ yini nobe kuvela kimi. 18 Lotikhulumela lokuvela kuye utifunela yena ludvumo; kodvwa lofuna kukhatimulisa loyo lomtfumile,+ ukhuluma liciniso, futsi ulungile. 19 Angitsi Mosi waninika uMtsetfo?+ Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye kini lowulalelako. Nifunelani kungibulala?”+ 20 Lesicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Unelidimoni wena, ngubani lofuna kukubulala?” 21 Jesu watsi kulesicumbi: “Ngente intfo yinye, nonkhe namangala. 22 Ngaleso sizatfu, Mosi waninika umtsetfo wekusoka+—hhayi kutsi lomtsetfo wacala ngesikhatsi sakhe, kodvwa wacala ngesikhatsi sabokhokho+—nani niyamsoka umuntfu ngelisabatha. 23 Nangabe nisoka umuntfu ngelisabatha kuze ningatowephula uMtsetfo waMosi, kungani-ke ningitfukutselela ngenca yekutsi ngente umuntfu waphila saka ngelisabatha?+ 24 Yekelani kwehlulela ngalenikubona ngaphandle, kodvwa yehlulelani ngendlela lelungile.”+
25 Labanye bantfu lebebahlala eJerusalema batsi: “Lona akusuye yini lomuntfu labafuna kumbulala?+ 26 Kodvwa asenimbuke, ushumayela embikwebantfu futsi abasho lutfo. Kungenteka yini kutsi baholi sebacabanga kutsi vele unguKhristu? 27 Khristu nakefika, kute umuntfu lotawukwati kutsi uvelaphi, kodvwa tsine siyati kutsi lomuntfu uvelaphi.”+ 28 Njengobe bekafundzisa ethempelini, Jesu waphakamisa livi watsi: “Nine niyangati futsi niyati nekutsi ngivelaphi. Angizange ngititele mine,+ kodvwa Loyo lowangitfuma ukhona mbamba futsi nine animati.+ 29 Mine ngiyamati+ ngobe ngisuka kuye, futsi nguye longitfumile.” 30 Ngako bafuna kumbamba,+ kodvwa behluleka, ngobe sikhatsi sakhe besingakefiki.+ 31 Bantfu labanyenti esicunjini bakholwa nguye,+ batsi: “Nasekafikile Khristu utawenta timangaliso letinyenti yini kwendlula leto letentiwe ngulomuntfu?”
32 BaFarisi babeva labantfu nabasho letintfo ngaye, ngako baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi batfuma bogadzi kutsi bayombamba.* 33 Jesu watsi: “Ngitawuba nani sikhashana, bese ngibuyela kuLoyo lowangitfuma.+ 34 Nitangifuna kodvwa ngeke ningitfole, futsi ngeke nifike lapho ngitawube ngikhona khona.”+ 35 Ngako emaJuda akhuluma odvwa atsi: “Lomuntfu ufuna kuyaphi lapho singeke simtfole khona? Kungenteka yini kutsi ufuna kuya kumaJuda lasakateke emkhatsini wemaGriki, bese ufundzisa lamaGriki? 36 Usho kutsini nakatsi: ‘Nitangifuna kodvwa ngeke ningitfole, futsi ngeke nifike lapho ngitawube ngikhona khona’?”
37 Ngelilanga lekugcina, lokulilanga lelikhulu lalomkhosi,+ Jesu wasukuma, waphakamisa livi watsi: “Nakukhona lowomile, akete kimi atewunatsa.+ 38 Lokholwa ngimi, ‘kutawugeleta emanti ekuphila ngekhatsi kuye,’ njengobe nje kusho imiBhalo.”+ 39 Jesu abekhuluma ngemoya lobewutawutfolwa ngulabo lebebakholwa kuye, ngobe bebasengakawutfoli,+ kwatise kutsi abesengakakhatinyuliswa ngaleso sikhatsi.+ 40 Labanye kulesicumbi labeva lamavi batsi: “Nembala lomuntfu ungulomPhrofethi+ lebesisolo simlindzile.” 41 Labanye bebatsi: “Lona nguKhristu.”+ Kodvwa labanye bebatsi: “Angitsi Khristu ngeke avele eGalile?+ 42 ImiBhalo ayizange isho yini kutsi Khristu utawuba yintalelwane yaDavide,+ futsi aphume eBhetlehema,+ lidolobha Davide lebekahlala kulo?”+ 43 Ngako lesicumbi sehlukana ekhatsi ngalendzaba. 44 Nanobe kunjalo, labanye bebafuna kumbamba,* kodvwa bonkhe behluleka.
45 Ngako bogadzi babuyela kubaphristi labakhulu nakubaFarisi. Bona batsi kulabogadzi: “Anikabuyi leni naye?” 46 Labogadzi baphendvula batsi: “Kute umuntfu lowake wakhuluma njengalona.”+ 47 LabaFarisi base batsi: “Kantsi nani senidukisiwe yini? 48 Ukhona yini umholi nobe umFarisi loke wakholwa kuye?+ 49 Kodvwa lesicumbi lesingawati uMtsetfo sibantfu labacalekisiwe.” 50 Nikhodemu lowake waya kuJesu, futsi lobekangulomunye wabo watsi kubo: 51 “Angitsi uMtsetfo wetfu utsi umuntfu awumehluleli angakatikhulumeli kucala, futsi awumehluleli ube ungakwati naloko lakwentako?”+ 52 Bamphendvula batsi: “Kantsi nawe uwaseGalile yini? Tihlolele wena ubone kutsi kute umphrofethi lotawuvela eGalile.”*