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17 UJesu wakhuluma lezi zinto, ngemva kwalokho waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi: “Baba, ihora selifikile. Khazimulisa indodana yakho ukuze indodana yakho ikukhazimulise, + 2 njengoba uyinike igunya phezu kwayo yonke inyama, *+ ukuze ibanike ukuphila okuphakade + bonke oyinike bona. + 3 Lokhu kusho ukuphila okuphakade, + ukuba bakwazi,* wena owukuphela kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso, + nalowo omthumile, uJesu Kristu. + 4 Ngikukhazimulisile emhlabeni, + njengoba ngiwuqedile umsebenzi onginike wona ukuba ngiwenze. + 5 Ngakho manje Baba ngikhazimulise, mangibe seceleni kwakho, ngibe nenkazimulo enganginayo eceleni kwakho ngaphambi kokuba izwe libe khona. +
6 “Ngibazisile* igama lakho abantu onginike bona ezweni. + Babengabakho, wanginika bona, futhi baligcinile* izwi lakho. 7 Manje sebeyazi ukuthi zonke izinto onginike zona zivela kuwe; 8 ngoba amazwi owanginika wona ngibanike wona, + bawamukele, futhi sebeyazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ngeza njengommeleli wakho + futhi baye bakholwa ukuthi ungithumile. + 9 Ngicelela bona; angiceleli izwe, kodwa ngicelela labo onginike bona, ngoba bangabakho; 10 zonke izinto zami zingezakho nezakho zingezami, + futhi ngikhazinyulisiwe phakathi kwabo.
11 “Angisekho ezweni, kodwa bona basezweni + kanti mina ngiza kuwe. Baba ongcwele, babheke + ngenxa yegama lakho engibambulele lona, ukuze babe munye* njengoba nje nathi simunye. *+ 12 Lapho ngisenabo ngangibaqapha + ngenxa yegama lakho engibambulele lona; futhi ngibavikelile, akekho noyedwa kubo obhubhile + ngaphandle kwendodana yokubhubha, + ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo. + 13 Kodwa manje ngiza kuwe, futhi ngikhuluma lezi zinto ezweni, ukuze bayizwe ngokugcwele injabulo enginayo. + 14 Ngibanike izwi lakho, kodwa izwe libazondile ngoba bengeyona ingxenye yezwe, + njengoba nje nami ngingeyona ingxenye yezwe.
15 “Angikuceli ukuba ubakhiphe ezweni, kodwa ukuba ubabheke ngenxa yomubi. + 16 Abayona ingxenye yezwe, + njengoba nje nami ngingeyona ingxenye yezwe. + 17 Bangcwelise* ngeqiniso; + izwi lakho liyiqiniso. + 18 Njengoba nje wangithuma ezweni, nami ngibathuma ezweni. + 19 Ngiyazingcwelisa ngenxa yabo, ukuze nabo bangcweliswe ngeqiniso.
20 “Angiceleli laba kuphela, kodwa nalabo ababa nokholo kimi ngenxa yokushumayela kwabo, 21 ukuze bonke babe munye, + njengoba nje wena, Baba, umunye nami futhi nami ngimunye nawe, + ukuba nabo babe munye nathi, ukuze izwe likholwe ukuthi ungithumile. 22 Ngibanikile inkazimulo onginike yona, ukuze babe munye njengoba nje nathi simunye. + 23 Mina ngimunye nabo, nawe umunye nami, ukuze babe munye ngokuphelele,* ukuze izwe lazi ukuthi ungithumile nokuthi ubathandile njengoba nje nami ungithandile. 24 Baba, ngifisa ukuthi labo onginike bona, babe nami lapho ngikhona, + ukuze babone inkazimulo yami onginike yona ngoba wangithanda ngaphambi kokusungulwa kwezwe. + 25 Baba olungile, ngempela izwe alizange likwazi, + kodwa mina ngiyakwazi, + nalaba sebeyazi ukuthi ungithumile. 26 Ngibazisile igama lakho futhi ngizolenza laziwe, + ukuze uthando ongithande ngalo lube kubo nami ngibe munye nabo.” +