UYohane
1:1 Ekuqalekeni ube ekho uLizwi, waye uLizwi ekuye uThixo, waye uLizwi
yayinguThixo.
1:2 Yena lowo ebekho ekuqalekeni kuThixo.
1:3 Izinto zonke zabakho ngaye; ngaphandle kwakhe akubangakho nto idaliweyo
yenziwe.
1:4 Kuye kwakukho ubomi; baye obo bomi baba lukhanyiso eluntwini.
1:5 Ukhanyiso ke olo lukhanya ebumnyameni; kwaye ubumnyama abuzange bukoyise ukukhanya kwalo.
1:6 Kwakho mntu uthunyiweyo evela kuThixo, ugama linguYohane.
1:7 Lowo weza kungqina, ukuze angqine ngalo ukhanyiso, ukuze bonke abantu
nikholwe ngaye.
1:8 Yena lowo ubengelulo ukhanyiso; weza kungqina ngalo ukhanyiso.
1:9 Waye ke yena elukhanyiso oluyinyaniso, olubakhanyiselayo abantu bonke, esiza kubo
ihlabathi.
1:10 Ube esehlabathini ke, ihlabathi labakho ngaye, laye ihlabathi lamazi
hayi yena.
1:11 Weza kwabakhe, baza abakhe abamamkelanga.
1:12 Ke bonke abamamkelayo wabanika igunya lokuba babe ngabantwana bakhe
UThixo, kwabakholwayo kwigama lakhe;
1:13 abangazalwanga ngagazi, nangakuthanda kwanyama, nangakuthanda kwandoda
ukuthanda komntu, kodwa kukaThixo.
1:14 ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu, sambona owakhe
ubuqaqawuli kanye bowokuphela kwamzeleyo uYise, ezele lubabalo
kunye nenyaniso.
1:15 Uthi uYohane angqine ngaye, adanduluke esithi, Lo ngulowo bendithetha ngaye
Wathi, Lowo uzayo emva kwam, usuke waba phambi kwam, ngokuba waye etanci
mna.
1:16 Enzalisekweni yakhe thina sonke samkela kwaubabalo phezu kobabalo.
1:17 Ngokuba umthetho wawiswa ngoMoses, lwabakho lona ubabalo nenyaniso ngoYesu
UKrestu.
1:18 Akukho namnye wakha wambona uThixo; uNyana okuphela kwamzeleyo, lowo uhleliyo kuYehova
esifubeni sikaYise, nguye ocacise oko.
1:19 Nabu ke ubungqina bukaYohane, oko amaYuda athuma ababingeleli nabaLevi
bevela eYerusalem, bembuza besithi, Ungubani na?
1:20 Wavuma, akakhanyela; wavuma ke esithi, Andinguye uKristu mna.
1:21 Bambuza, besithi, Untoni na ke? UnguEliya na? Wathi yena, Andinguye.
Unguye na umprofeti lowo? Wathi yena, Hayi.
1:22 Bathi ngoko kuye, Ungubani na? ukuze sinikele impendulo kuyo
abo basithumileyo. Uthini na wena ngawe?
1:23 Wathi, Mna ndililizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yelulani;
Indlela yeNkosi, njengoko watshoyo uIsaya umprofeti.
1:24 Baye abo babethunyiwe bengabakubo abaFarisi.
1:25 Bambuza bathi kuye, Ubhaptizelani na phofu?
Asinguye na ke uKristu, noEliya, nomprofeti lowo?
1:26 Wabaphendula uYohane, esithi, Mna ndibhaptiza ngamanzi;
eningamaziyo phakathi kwenu;
1:27 Yena ngothe, esiza emva kwam nje, wesuka waba phambi kwam, ozimbadada zakhe
intambo andifanelekanga ukuyikhulula.
1:28 Ezi zinto zenzeka eBhetabhara, phesheya kweYordan, apho uYohane wayekhona
ebhaptiza.
1:29 Ngengomso uYohane umbona uYesu esiza kuye, athi, Nanko!
IMvana kaThixo, ethwala isuse isono sehlabathi.
1:30 Nguye lo bendixela yena xa bendisithi, Emva kwam kuza indoda esuke yabakho, engokuphela kwam;
phambi kwam, ngokuba wayetanci kum.
1:31 Bendingayazi nam;
kungoko ndize ndibhaptiza ngamanzi.
1:32 Wangqina uYohane, esithi, Ndimbonile uMoya esihla evela ezulwini
njengehobe, lahlala phezu kwakhe.
1:33 Ke nam bendingamazi, kodwa lowo wandithumayo ukuba ndibhaptize ngamanzi, nguye owandithumayo
Wathi kum, Othe wambona uMoya esihla phezu kwakhe, uze
ehleli phezu kwakhe, nguye lowo ubhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.
1:34 Nam ndibonile, ndingqinile, ukuba lo nguye uNyana kaThixo.
1:35 Ngengomso ubuye wema uYohane nababini kubafundi bakhe;
1:36 ondele kuYesu ehamba, uthi, Nantso iMvana kaThixo.
1:37 Bamva ethetha abafundi ababini, bamlandela uYesu.
1:38 Ke kaloku ujikile uYesu, ababone belandela, athi kubo, Yintoni na?
nifuna na? Bathi ke bona kuye, Rabhi (oko kukuthi ngentetho evakalayo, Mfundisi).
Mfundisi,) uhlala phi na?
1:39 Athi kubo, Yizani nibone. Beza, bayibona ke indawo ahlala kuyo;
wahlala naye loo mini;
1:40 YayinguAndreya omnye wabo babini, babeve kuYohane, bamlandela.
umntakwabo Simon Petros.
1:41 Yena ufumana kuqala owakhe umzalwana, uSimon, athi kuye, Sinaye
bamfumana uMesiya, oko kukuthi ngentetho evakalayo, uKristu.
1:42 Wamsa kuYesu; UYesu emkhangele wathi, Wena
wena unguSimon, unyana kaYona; kuya kuthiwa unguKefas;
Ukutolikwa, Ilitye.
1:43 Ngengomso uYesu wafuna ukuphuma aye kwelaseGalili;
athi kuye, Ndilandele.
1:44 Ke kaloku uFilipu ebengowaseBhetesayida, womzi wakuloAndreya noPetros.
1:45 UFilipu ufumana uNataniyeli, athi kuye, Simfumene
UMoses emthethweni, nabaprofeti babhala, bathi, UYesu waseNazarete
unyana kaYosefu.
1:46 Wathi uNataniyeli kuye, Inako na into elungileyo ukuphuma kuyo?
eNazarete? Athi uFilipu kuye, Yiza ubone.
1:47 UYesu wambona uNataniyeli esiza kuye, athi ngaye, Nanko umSirayeli
ekungekho nkohliso kuye.
1:48 Athi uNataniyeli kuye, Undazi ngani na? UYesu waphendula wathi
Yathi kuye, Phambi kokuba uFilipu akubize, uphantsi komkhosi
mkhiwane ndikubonile.
1:49 Aphendule uNataniyeli athi kuye, Rabhi, wena unguye uNyana kaThixo;
wena unguye uKumkani wakwaSirayeli.
1:50 Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye, Ngokuba ndithe kuwe, ndikubonile
Uyakholwa na phantsi komkhiwane? uya kubona izinto ezinkulu kunezo
ezi.
UMARKO 1:51 Wathi kuye, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Emveni koku niya kubuya kuniyisela.
baya kulibona izulu livulekile, nezithunywa zikaThixo zinyuka zisihla
phezu koNyana woMntu.