UYohane 5:1 Emveni kwezi zinto, kwaye kukho umthendeleko wamaYuda; wenyuka uYesu waya kuyo iYerusalem. 5:2 Ke kaloku kukho eYerusalem apho, ngakwelezimvu isango, ichibi, ekuthiwa kwakulo ulwimi lwesiHebhere yiBhetesda, inevaranda ezintlanu. 5:3 Kwakulele kuzo inkitha eninzi yemilwelwe, iimfama, neziqhwala, yomile, ilinde ukuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi. 5:4 Kuba isithunywa sezulu ngaxesha lithile besisihla, singene echibini, sibandezele emanzini: lowo ngoko wanyathelayo tanci emva kokugxojwagxojwa kwamanzi wayephiliswa kuso nasiphi na isifo abenaso. 5:5 Ke kaloku, bekukho mntu uthile apho, ubenobulwelwe obumashumi mathathu anesibhozo iminyaka. 5:6 UYesu embona lowo elele, esazi ukuba uselenexesha elikhulu efile Athi kuye ngoko, Uya kuphila na? 5:7 Waphendula umlwelwe, wathi, Nkosi, andinamntu, xa athe amanzi bandigxothela, bandijulela echibini ehla phambi kwam. 5:8 Athi uYesu kuye, Vuka, uthabathe ukhuko lwakho, uhambe. 5:9 Usuke kwaoko waphila umntu, waluthabatha ukhuko lwakhe, wahamba. Ke kaloku kwakuyisabatha kwangaloo mini. 5:10 Ayesithi ke amaYuda kophilisiweyo, Yisabatha; akuvumelekile ukuba uthwale ukhuko lwakho. 5:11 Wawaphendula wathi, Owandiphilisayo, nguye owathi kum, Thabatha umandlalo wakho, uhambe. 5:12 Ambuza ngoko athi, Ngubani na yena loo mntu uthe kuwe, Thabatha eyakho? ebhedini, nokuhamba? 5:13 Ke kaloku, owaphiliswayo ebengazi ukuba ngubani na; yena ngokwakhe, kukho isihlwele kuloo ndawo. 5:14 Emveni kwezi zinto, uYesu umfumana etempileni, athi kuye, Khangela! uphilisiwe; musa ukuba sona, hleze uhlelwe yinto embi kunaleyo. 5:15 Wemka umntu lowo, waxela kumaYuda, ukuba nguYesu lo wenze kuye ngokupheleleyo. 5:16 Ngenxa yoko ayemtshutshisa uYesu amaYuda, afuna ukumbulala. ngokuba wayesenza ezo zinto ngesabatha. 5:17 Wawaphendula ke uYesu wathi, UBawo uyasebenza kude kube ngoku, nam ndiyasebenza. 5:18 Ngenxa yoko ke ayefuna ngakumbi amaYuda ukumbulala; owaphula isabatha, kodwa wathi kananjalo uThixo unguYise, owenza yena ngokwakhe ulingana noThixo. 5:19 Waphendula ngoko uYesu, wathi kubo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni. UNyana akanakwenza nto ngokwakhe, engathanga abone uYise eyenza; izinto asukuba ezenza yena, ezo uyazenza uNyana kwangokunjalo. 5:20 kuba uYise uyamthanda uNyana, ambonise izinto zonke yena ngokwakhe uya kumbonisa imisebenzi emikhulu kunale, ukuze nina nibe nako mangaliswa. 5:21 Kuba, njengokuba uYise abavusayo abafileyo, abadlise ubomi; nokuba kunjalo UNyana ubadlisa ubomi abo athandayo. 5:22 kuba uYise akagwebi namnye; uthe umgwebo wonke wawunikela kuye Unyana: 5:23 ukuze bonke bambeke uNyana, kwanjengoko bambekayo uYise. Yena lowo ungambekiyo uNyana, akambeki uYise owamthumayo. 5:24 Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Lowo ulivayo ilizwi lam, akholwe. kowandithumayo unobomi obungunaphakade; ukugwetywa; uphume ekufeni wangena ebomini. 5:25 Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Kuza ilixa, nangoku liselikho, xa ixesha lokuthetha lifikile. Abafileyo baya kuliva ilizwi loNyana kaThixo, nabo baliveyo baya kuliva phila. 5:26 Kuba njengokuba uYise enabo ubomi kuye ngokwakhe; ngokunjalo umnike noNyana abe nobomi kuye ngokwakhe; 5:27 Wamnika negunya lokugweba, ngokuba enguye Nyana womntu. 5:28 Musani ukumangaliswa kuko oko; ngokuba kuza ilixa abaya kuthi ngalo bonke abangaphakathi amangcwaba aya kuliva ilizwi lakhe; 5:29 Kwaye baya kuphuma; abo benza okulungileyo, beze eluvukweni lwabafileyo ubomi; nabo benza izinto ezimbi, beze eluvukweni lokugwetywa. 5:30 Mna ngokwam andinakwenza nto; njengoko ndivayo, ndigweba ngako, nomgwebo wam ilungile; ngokuba andifuni kuthanda kwam, ndifuna ukuthanda kukaBawo ondithumileyo. 5:31 Ukuba mna ndisuka ndizingqinele, ubungqina bam abungebi yiyo inene. 5:32 Kukho omnye ongqinayo ngam; Ndiyazi ke ukuba ubungqina angqinayo ngam buyinene. 5:33 Nina nithumele kuYohane; uyingqinele ke inyaniso. 5:34 Mna ke andamkeli bungqina mntwini; ndizithetha ezi zinto, ukuze nina inokusindiswa. 5:35 Yena ebe esisibane esivuthayo, esikhanyayo; ukuba ndigcobe ekukhanyeni kwakhe. 5:36 Mna ke ndinabo ubungqina obungaphezu kobukaYohane, kuba imisebenzi abayenzayo mna UBawo undinike ukuba ndiyifeze, kwaeyona misebenzi ndiyenzayo mna, nikela ubungqina ngam, ngokuba uBawo undithumile. 5:37 NoBawo owandithumayo, yena ungqinile ngam. Ewe anizanga ndilive ilizwi lakhe nangaliphi na ixesha, ningayiboni nembonakalo yakhe. 5:38 Ilizwi lakhe aninalo ke lihleli kuni; ngokuba lowo amthumileyo, nguye nina musani ukukholwa. 5:39 Ziphengululeni izibhalo; kuba nina niba ninobomi obungunaphakade kuzo; ngawo lawo angqina ngam. 5:40 Nibe ke nina ningathandi ukuza kum, ukuze nibe nobomi. 5:41 Andamkeli luzuko bantwini. 5:42 Ndiyanazi nina, ukuba uthando lukaThixo aninalo ngaphakathi kwenu. 5:43 Mna ndize egameni likaBawo, anindamkeli; ukuba omnye uthe wamkela yizani egameni lakhe, yena niya kumamkela. 5:44 Ningathini na ukuba nako ukukholwa, nisamkelela uzuko omnye komnye nje nina, nibe ningafuni? luzuko oluvela kuThixo yedwa? 5:45 Ningabi ndiya kunimangalela kuBawo mna; onimangalelayo ke, uMoses, lowo nimthembileyo nina. 5:46 Kuba, ukuba benikholiwe nguMoses, ninge nikholiwe ndim; kuba yena wabhala ngaye mna. 5:47 Ke ukuba anikholwa zizibhalo zakhe, nothini na ukukholwa ngamazwi am?