UYohane 12:1 UYesu ngoko, kwiintsuku ezintandathu eziphambi kwayo ipasika, weza eBhetani, apho uLazarouLazaro lowo wayefile, awamvusayo kwabafileyo. 12:2 Bamenzela isidlo khona; waye uMarta elungiselela; ke uLazaro engomnye wabo abo babehleli naye etafileni. 12:3 Wathabatha ke uMariya iponti yamafutha aqholiweyo enadusi engangxengelelweyo, exabiso, likhulu; wathambisa iinyawo zikaYesu, wazisula iinyawo zakhe ngeenwele zakhe; yazala indlu livumba lamafutha aqholiweyo. 12:4 Athi ngoko omnye wakubafundi bakhe, uYuda Sikariyoti, okaSimon, lowo kufuneka amngcatshe, 12:5 Bekungani na ukuba la mafutha aqholiweyo angathengiswanga ngeedenariyo ezimakhulu mathathu, zinikwe abantu amahlwempu? 12:6 Watsho ke, kungengakuba ebekhathalele mahlwempu; kodwa ngenxa yokuba waye isela, yaphatha ingxowa, yaphatha oko zifakwe kuyo. 12:7 Wathi ngoko uYesu, Myeke; igcinwe le. 12:8 Kuba amahlwempu nihleli ninawo; ke mna anihleli ninam. 12:9 Yathi ngoko indimbane enkulu yakumaYuda yakwazi ukuba ulapho, yeza kungengenxa kaYesu yedwa, kusenzela ukuba babone noLazaro, lowo abefudula naye wayevukile kwabafileyo. 12:10 Ke kaloku ababingeleli abakhulu babhunga ukuba bambulale noLazaro ukufa; 12:11 ngokuba ngenxa yakhe abaninzi bamaYuda bemka, bakholwa kuYesu. 12:12 Ngengomso, into eninzi yabantu ebebeze emthendelekweni, yakuva ukuba uYesu uza eYerusalem, 12:13 Yathabatha amasebe esundu, yaphuma yaya kumkhawulela, yadanduluka. Hosana: Makabongwe uKumkani wakwaSirayeli, lowo uzayo egameni leNkosi Nkosi. 12:14 Uthe ke uYesu, elifumene iesile, wahlala phezu kwalo; njengoko kubhaliwe kwathiwa, 12:15 Musa ukoyika, ntombi inguZiyon; yabona, uKumkani wakho uza, ekhwele e-esileni. ithole. 12:16 Ezi zinto abaziqondanga abafundi bakhe ukuqala; wazukiswa, bandula ukukhumbula ukuba ezi zinto zibhaliwe ngazo naye, nokuba bamenzele ezo zinto. 12:17 Yaye ngoko indimbane leyo, ibe inaye oko wambizayo uLazaro ukuba aphume endlwini yakhe engcwabeni, wamvusa kwabafileyo, wanikela ubungqina. 12:18 Ngenxa yoko indimbane yamhlangabeza; ngokuba yayivile ukuba unaye wenze lo mmangaliso. 12:19 Bathe ngoko abaFarisi phakathi kwabo, Niyabona na kodwa ukuba ninjani na akuncedi nto? nalo ihlabathi lilandela yena. 12:20 Ke kaloku, kukho amaGrike athile kwababenyukile, beza kunqula emlanjeni umthendeleko: 12:21 Wona ngoko eza kuFilipu waseBhetesayida yelaseGalili, bemcela besithi, Nkosi, singa simbone uYesu. 12:22 Ufika uFilipu axelele uAndreya; bathi kanjalo ooAndreya noFilipu UYesu. 12:23 Wabaphendula ke uYesu esithi, Lifikile ilixa lokuba uNyana woMntu ifanele ukuzukiswa. 12:24 Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Ngaphandle kokuba ukhozo lwengqolowa luwele entsimini. Ke ukuba yafa, yona ivelisa okuninzi iziqhamo. 12:25 Lowo uwuthandayo umphefumlo wakhe, wolahlekelwa nguwo; nalowo uwuthiyileyo umphefumlo wakhe kuwo eli hlabathi liya kuligcina ebomini obungunaphakade. 12:26 Ukuba ubani uthi andikhonze, makandilandele; apho ndikhona mna, yoba lapho ukuba umntu uthi andikhonze, uBawo wombeka. 12:27 Kungokunje umphefumlo wam ukhathazekile; ndithini na? Bawo, ndisindise koku kodwa kungenxa yoko le nto ndizele leli lixa. 12:28 Bawo, lizukise igama lakho. Kwabakho nezwi eliphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Mna balizukisile, baya kubuya ndilizukise. 12:29 Ibe ngoko indimbane emi khona yakuva yatsho zaduduma; abanye bathi, Kuthethe isithunywa sezulu kuye. 12:30 Waphendula uYesu wathi, Eli lizwi alibangakho ngenxa yam; libekho ngenxa yenu ngenxa. 12:31 Kungoku ukugwetywa kwalo eli hlabathi; kungoku umphathi walo eli hlabathi khuphela ngaphandle. 12:32 Mna ke, ukuba ndithe ndaphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ndiya kubatsalela bonke kum. 12:33 Wakutsho ke oku, eqondisa ukuba kukufa kuni na abeza kufa ngako. 12:34 Samphendula isihlwele, sathi, Thina sivile emthethweni, ukuba uKristu uhleli ngonaphakade; utsho ngani na wena ukuthi, UNyana woMntu umelwe kukuthi aphakanyiswe? Ungubani na lo Nyana woMntu? 12:35 Uthe ngoko uYesu kubo, Liselilifutshane ixesha lokuba ukhanyiso lube nani. Hambani ngoxa nisenokhanyiso, hleze ubumnyama bunifikele; uhamba ebumnyameni akazi apho aya khona. 12:36 Ngoxa nisenokhanyiso, kholwani kulo ukhanyiso, ukuze nibe ngabantwana yokukhanya. Ezi zinto wazithetha uYesu, wemka, wazimela ukusuka kubo. 12:37 Ke kaloku, nakuba wayenze imiqondiso engaka phambi kwabo, bakholwa noko hayi kuye: 12:38 ukuze ilizwi likaIsaya umprofeti lizaliseke awalithethayo Yathi, Nkosi, ngubani na okholiweyo ludaba lwethu? nengalo kabani iNkosi ityhiliwe? 12:39 Babengenako ngoko ukukholwa, ngokuba uIsaya ebuye wathi, 12:40 Uwamfamekisile amehlo abo, Uyiqaqadekisile intliziyo yabo; ukuba bafanele ningaboni ngamehlo, ningaqiqi ngentliziyo, nibe baguqukile, ndibaphilise. 12:41 Ezi zinto wazithetha uIsaya, oko wabubonayo ubuqaqawuli bakhe, wathetha ngaye. 12:42 Noko ke nakubo abaphathi into eninzi yakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi babengamvumanga, ukuze bangabi njalo akhutshwe esikhungwini; 12:43 kuba babethanda uzuko oluvela ebantwini, ngaphezu kozuko oluvela kuThixo. 12:44 Wadanduluka uYesu wathi, Lowo ukholwayo kum, akakholwa kum, ukholwa kum; phezu kowandithumayo. 12:45 Lowo undibonayo, ubona owandithumayo. 12:46 Mna, lukhanyiso, ndifikile ehlabathini, ukuze bonke abakholwayo kum, babe ungahlali ebumnyameni. 12:47 Nokuba umntu uthe weva amazwi la am, akakholwa, mna andimgwebi; eze kuligweba ihlabathi, uze kulisindisa ihlabathi. 12:48 Lowo undigibayo, angawamkeli amazwi am, unaye lowo ugwebayo; Ilizwi endilithethileyo lilo eliya kumgweba ekupheleni usuku. 12:49 Ngokuba mna andithethanga okuphuma kum; owandithumayo, uBawo ngokwakhe Ndingumthetho, into endiya kuyithetha, nento endiya kuyithetha. 12:50 Ndiyazi nokwazi ukuba umthetho wakhe lowo bubomi obungunaphakade; ke ngoko, njengoko uBawo ethe kum, ndenjenjalo ukuthetha.