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8 12 UJesu wakhuluma nabo godu, wathi: “Ngikukhanya kwephasi.+ Nanyana ngubani ongilandelako angekhe akhambe ebumnyameni kodwana uzokuba nokukhanya+ kokuphila.”
13 AbaFarisi bathi kuye: “Wena uyazifakazela; ubufakazi bakho abusiliqiniso.”
14 UJesu wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngizifakazela, ubufakazi bami buliqiniso, ngombana ngiyazazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi. Kodwana nina anazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi.+
15 Nina nahlulela ngokucabanga kwabantu;*+ mina angahluleli muntu nakanye.
16 Kodwana nangahlulelako, ukwahlulela kwami kuliqiniso ngombana angisingedwa, uBaba ongithumileko unami.+
17 Godu kutloliwe emThethwenenu ukuthi: ‘Ubufakazi babantu ababili buliqiniso.’+
18 Mina ngifakaza ngami noBaba ongithumileko ufakaza ngami.”+
19 Bathi kuye: “Ukuphi uYihlo na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Aningazi mina namkha uBaba.+ Ngathana beningazi, benizomazi noBaba.”+
20 Watjho amezwi la endaweni ekubekwa kiyo amabhoksi weminikelo+ njengombana bekafundisa ngethempelini. Kodwana akakho owambambako ngombana isikhathi sakhe besingakafiki.+
21 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiyakhamba, nizongifuna kodwana nizokufela esonweni senu.+ Lapho ngiya khona, angekhe nize.”+
22 Ngalokho amaJuda athi: “Kghani sekafuna ukuzibulala? Ngombana uthi, ‘Lapho ngiya khona, angekhe nize.’”
23 Waraga wathi kiwo: “Nina ningebaphasi; mina ngingewaphezulu.+ Nina nivela ephasineli; mina angiveli ephasineli.
24 Kungalokho ngithi kini: Nizokufela ezonweni zenu. Ngombana naningakholwako ukuthi nginguye, nizokufela ezonweni zenu.”
25 Ngalokho athi kuye: “Kanti wena ungubani?” UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngisazitshwenyelani ngokukhuluma nani?
26 Nginezinto ezinengi engifuna ukuzitjho malungana nani nengifuze ngizahlulele. Eqinisweni, ongithumileko ungewamambala nezinto engizizwe kuye ngizitjela iphasi.”+
27 Akhenge alemuke bona bekakhuluma nawo ngoYise.
28 Ngalokho uJesu wathi: “Ngemva kokuthi niphakamise iNdodana yomuntu,+ nizokwazi-ke ukuthi nginguye+ nokuthi angenzi litho ngokuthanda kwami+ kodwana ngikhuluma izintwezi njengombana uBaba angifundisile.
29 Loyo ongithumileko unami; akhenge angitjhiye ngingedwa ngombana qobe ngenza izinto ezimthabisako.”+
30 Nakasatjho izintwezi, abanengi bakholwa kuye.
31 Yeke uJesu waraga wathi emaJudeni ebewakholelwa kuye: “Nanihlala nilalela ilizwi lami, kwamambala nibafundi bami,
32 nizolazi iqiniso+ begodu iqiniso lizonitjhaphulula.”+
33 Athi kuye: “Siziinzukulwana zaka-Abrahama, akhenge khesibe ziingqila zamuntu. Kuza njani uthi, ‘Nizokutjhaphuluka’?”
34 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, woke umuntu owenza isono, usigqila sesono.+
35 Ukungezelela kilokho, isigqila asihlali ngendlini yomphathaso ngokungapheliko; indodana yona ihlala ngokungapheliko.
36 Nje-ke nangabe iNdodana iyanitjhaphulula, nizokutjhaphuluka kwamambala.
37 Ngiyazi ukuthi niziinzukulwana zaka-Abrahama. Kodwana nifuna ukungibulala ngombana anamukeli ifundiswami.
38 Ngikhuluma izinto engizibone nanginoBaba+ kodwana nina nenza izinto enizizwe kubabenu.”
39 Athi kuye: “Ubabethu ngu-Abrahama.” UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngathana benibantwana baka-Abrahama,+ benizokwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama.
40 Kodwana nje nifuna ukungibulala, mina onitjele iqiniso engilizwe kuZimu.+ U-Abrahama akhenge akwenze lokhu.
41 Nenza imisebenzi kababenu.” Athi kuye: “Asisimavezandlebe;* sinoBaba munye, uZimu.”
42 UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngathana uZimu bekanguBabenu, benizongithanda+ ngombana ngibuya kuZimu begodu ngilapha. Angikezi ngokuthanda kwami kodwana uZimu ungithumile.+
43 Kubayini ningakuzwisisi engikutjhoko? Kungombana angekhe nililalele ilizwi lami.
44 Nina nivela kuyihlo uDeveli, nifisa ukwenza iinkanuko zakayihlo.+ Yena bekambulali kusukela ekuthomeni+ begodu akhenge adzimelele eqinisweni ngombana iqiniso alikho kuye. Nakakhuluma amala, ukhuluma ngokuvumelana nesimilo sakhe ngombana umleyimala begodu unguyise wamala.+
45 Ngombana mina, ngakwelinye ihlangothi, nginitjela iqiniso, aningikholwa.
46 Ngubani kini ongafakaza bona nginomlandu wesono na? Nangabe ngikhuluma iqiniso, kuza njani ningangikholwa?
47 Loyo ovela kuZimu ulalela lokho uZimu akutjhoko.+ Kungebangelo nina ningalaleli ngombana aniveli kuZimu.”+
48 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Kghani sinamala na nasithi, ‘UmSamariya+ begodu unedimoni’?”+
49 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anginadimoni kodwana ngihlonipha uBaba begodu nina aningihloniphi.
50 Angizifuneli idumo+ kodwana kukhona olifunako nowahlulelako.
51 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nanyana ngubani ohlonipha ilizwi lami, angekhe akubona ukufa nakanye.”+
52 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Nje khona siyabona ukuthi unedimoni. U-Abrahama nabaphorofidi bahlongakala kodwana wena uthi, ‘Nanyana ngubani ohlonipha ilizwi lami, angekhe akuzwa ukufa nakanye.’
53 Kghani wena umkhulu na kunobabethu u-Abrahama owahlongakalako? Abaphorofidi nabo bahlongakala. Nje-ke wena uthi ungubani?”
54 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nangabe ngiyazidumisa, idumo lami alisililitho. UBaba nguye ongidumisako,+ loyo enithi unguZimenu.
55 Akhenge nimazi+ kodwana mina ngiyamazi.+ Ngathana ngithe angimazi, bengizokukhuluma amala njengani. Kodwana ngiyamazi begodu ngihlonipha ilizwi lakhe.
56 U-Abrahama uyihlo wakuthabela khulu ukubona ilanga lami begodu walibona wathaba.”+
57 Yeke amaJuda athi kuye: “Awukabi neminyaka ema-50 ubudala kodwana sewubone u-Abrahama?”
58 UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphambi kokuthi u-Abrahama abe khona, bengisolo ngikhona.”+
59 Ngalokho adobha amatje bona amphose ngawo kodwana uJesu wabhaca, waphuma ethempelini.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ngokuvumelana nenyama.”
^ Namkha “azange sibelethwe ngezenzo zomseme ezisisono.” NgesiGirigi, por·nei′a. Qala Ihlathululo.
