UYohane 7:1 Emveni kwezi zinto, wayehamba uYesu kwelaseGalili, kuba ebengathandi ukuhamba ngenxa yokuba amaYuda ebefuna ukumbulala. 7:2 Ke kaloku, wawukufuphi umthendeleko wamaYuda weminquba. 7:3 Bathi ngoko kuye abazalwana bakhe, Gqitha apha, uye kwelakwaYuda; ukuze nabafundi bakho bayibone imisebenzi yakho oyenzayo. 7:4 Kuba akukho namnye wenza into emfihlekweni, ingenguye ngokwakhe efuna ukwaziwa ekuhleni. Ukuba uyazenza ezi zinto, zibonakalise kuye ihlabathi. 7:5 Kuba nabazalwana bakhe bebengakholwa kuye. 7:6 Wathi ngoko uYesu kubo, Ixesha lam alikabikho, ke elenu ixesha lifikile uhlale ulungile. 7:7 Ihlabathi alinakunithiya nina; mna ke liyandithiya, ngokuba mna ndingqina ngalo; ukuba imisebenzi yayo ingendawo. 7:8 Nyukani nina, niye kulo mthendeleko; mna andikanyuki, ndiye kulo mthendeleko; ayikazali. 7:9 Akuba ke ezithethile ezi zinto kubo, wahlala kwelaseGalili. 7:10 Ke, bakuba benyukile abazalwana bakhe, wenyuka naye, waya emthendelekweni. kungekhona ekuhleni, kodwa kwaba emfihlekweni. 7:11 Ayemfuna ngoko amaYuda emthendelekweni, esithi, Uphi na yena? 7:12 Kwaye kukho ukukrokra okukhulu ngaye ebantwini; bathi, Ulungile; abanye ke bathi, Hayi; ke yena ulahlekisa abantu. 7:13 Noko ke bekungekho namnye ubethetha ngaye ngokusekuhleni, ngenxa yokoyika amaYuda. 7:14 Ke kaloku, kwakubon' ukuba sekuphakathi komthendeleko, wenyuka uYesu waya etempileni wafundiswa. 7:15 Amangaliswa amaYuda, esithi, Lo wazi ngani na iincwadi? zange wafunda? 7:16 Waphendula uYesu, wathi, Eyam imfundiso asiyam, yeyam undithumile. 7:17 Ukuba kukho othi afune ukukwenza ukuthanda kwakhe, woyazi imfundiso le nokuba ndithetha okukokwam, nokuba ndivela kuThixo. 7:18 Lowo uthetha okwakhe, ufuna olulolwakhe uzuko; uzuko lwakhe owamthumayo, luyinene lona, akukho kungalungisi yena. 7:19 Umthetho aniwunikelwanga na nguMoses? Kanti ke akukho namnye kuni uwugcinayo umthetho; Ngoba nifuna ukundibulala? 7:20 Saphendula isihlwele sathi, Unedemone, ofuna ukubulala wena? 7:21 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Ndenze umsebenzi wamnye, nani nonke; mangaliswa. 7:22 UMoses uninike ulwaluko ngenxa yoku; (kungekhona ngenxa yokuba iphuma kuMoses, Kusuka kooyise. Niyalùsa nangoMhla wokuPhumla. 7:23 Ukuba umntu uyaluswa ngesabatha, oko kukuthi, umthetho kaMoses akufunekanga yaphulwe; Nindiqumbele na, ngokuba ndenze umntu? yonke into ngesabatha? 7:24 Musani ukugweba ngokwembonakalo; gwebani ngomgwebo olungisayo. 7:25 Babesithi ngoko abathile kwabaseYerusalem, Asinguye na lo bamfunayo? ukubulala? 7:26 Niyabona, uthetha ngokuphandle, abathethi nto kuye; Yenza i Kambe ke bona na abaphathi, ukuba lo nguye uKristu* okwenyaniso? 7:27 Thina siyamazi lo apho avela khona; xa sukuba ke uKristu esiza, akukho namnye uyamazi apho avela khona. 7:28 Wadanduluka ke uYesu, efundisa etempileni, wathi, Nina niyandazi; niyakwazi ke apho ndivela khona; andizanga ngokwam, ndize ngowandithumayo Ndiyinene eningamaziyo nina. 7:29 Mna ke ndiyamazi; ngokuba ndivela kuye, waye yena endithumile. 7:30 Babefuna ngoko ukumbamba; kodwa akubangakho namnye umsa izandla, ngokuba ngowakhe lalingekafiki ilixa. 7:31 Ke kaloku, into eninzi esihlweleni yakholwa kuye; Uya kwenza imiqondiso emininzi na kunale ayenzileyo lo? 7:32 AbaFarisi beva abantu bezikrokrela ezi zinto ngaye; Baza abaFarisi nababingeleli abakhulu bathuma amadindala, ukuba ambambe. 7:33 Wathi ngoko uYesu kubo, Liselilixesha elifutshane endinani, ndize emva koko yiya kowandithumayo. 7:34 Niya kundifuna, ningandifumani; nithi apho ndikhona mna, nibe khona nina akanakuza. 7:35 Athi ngoko amaYuda phakathi kwawo, Uza kuya phi na lo, ukuze siye thina andimfumani? uya kuya kwiintsali phakathi kweentlanga, aye abafundise iintlanga? 7:36 Liyintoni na eli lizwi alithethileyo, lithi, Niya kundifuna, nize nibe nako? nithi apho ndikhona mna, ningabi nakufika nina? 7:37 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wokugqibela, ongowona mkhulu womthendeleko, wema uYesu, wadanduluka esithi, besithi, Ukuba kukho othi anxanwe, makeze kum asele. 7:38 Lowo ukholwayo kum, njengoko satshoyo isibhalo, ephuma esiswini sakhe iya kumpompoza imilambo yamanzi aphilileyo. 7:39 Oku wakutsho ke ngaye uMoya, ababefanele abakholwayo kuye yamkelani; kuba uMoya oyiNgcwele ebengekamkelwa; ngokuba uYesu wayenjalo engekazukiswa.) 7:40 Yaye ngoko into eninzi esihlweleni, yakuliva ilizwi elo, isithi, Ngaye inyaniso lo nguMprofeti. 7:41 Abanye ke bathi, Lo nguye uKristu. Abanye ke bathi, uKristu uya kuphuma na? eGalili? 7:42 Asitsho na isibhalo ukuthi, UKristu uphuma embewini kaDavide; nakwidolophu yaseBhetelehem, apho akhoyo uDavide? 7:43 Ke ngoko sathi qheke kubini isihlwele ngenxa yakhe. 7:44 Inxenye ke kubo yayithanda ukumbamba; kodwa akubangakho namnye umsa izandla. 7:45 Afika ngoko amadindala kubabingeleli abakhulu nakubaFarisi; bathi wathi kubo, Yini na ukuba ningezi naye? 7:46 Aphendula amadindala athi, Akuzanga kuthethe mntu njengoko athetha ngako lo mntu. 7:47 Baphendula ke bona abaFarisi, bathi, Ningaba nilahlekisiwe nani na? 7:48 Kubaphathi nakubaFarisi kungaba kukho mntu ukholiweyo kuye yini na? 7:49 Baqalekisiwe aba bantu bangawaziyo umthetho; 7:50 Athi kubo uNikodemo (lowo wezayo kuYesu ebusuku, engomnye wabo). bona,) 7:51 Umthetho wethu uyamgweba yini na umntu, ukuba ungathanga uve kuye, uqonde into ayenzayo? 7:52 Baphendula bathi kuye, Ungaba ungowaseGalili nawe na? Khangela, kwaye Khangela, kuba akuveli mprofeti kwelaseGalili. 7:53 Walowo ke waya kweyakhe indlu.