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?