UJohane 1:1 Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayekuNkulunkulu, loLizwi kwakunguNkulunkulu. 1:2 Lowo wayekhona ekuqaleni kuNkulunkulu. 1:3 Zonke izinto zenziwa nguye; ngaphandle kwakhe akwenziwanga lutho olunjalo yenziwa. 1:4 Kuye kwakukhona ukuphila; ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu. 1:5 Futhi ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni; ubumnyama abukwamukelanga. 1:6 Kwavela umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, igama lakhe linguJohane. 1:7 Lowo wezela ubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuthi bonke abantu ngaye bakholwe. 1:8 Yena wayengesikho ukukhanya, kodwa wayethunyelwe ukufakaza ngalokho kukhanya. 1:9 Kwakungukukhanya okuqinisileyo okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, okwase kuza ezweni umhlaba. 1:10 Wayekhona emhlabeni, futhi izwe wenziwa ngaye, futhi izwe kwazi hhayi yena. 1:11 Weza kokwakhe, abakhe abamamukelanga. 1:12 Kodwa bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana UNkulunkulu, kulabo abakholwa egameni lakhe. 1:13 Abazalwa, hhayi ngegazi, noma intando yenyama, noma intando intando yomuntu, kodwa ekaNkulunkulu. 1:14 Futhi uLizwi waba inyama, futhi wahlala phakathi kwethu, (futhi sabona owakhe inkazimulo, inkazimulo njengeyozelwe yedwa kuYise,) egcwele umusa kanye neqiniso. 1:15 UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza, wathi: Lo bekunguye ebengikhuluma ngaye wathi: “Lowo ozayo emva kwami uvelile ngaphambi kwami, ngokuba wayekhona kuqala mina. 1:16 Futhi ekugcwaleni kwakhe samukele sonke, futhi umusa ngomusa. 1:17 Ngokuba umthetho wanikwa ngoMose, kodwa umusa neqiniso kweza ngoJesu UKristu. 1:18 Akakho oke wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa, eku esifubeni sikaYise, nguye ombonakalisile. 1:19 Futhi lokhu kuwubufakazi bukaJohane, lapho amaJuda ethuma abapristi namaLevi eJerusalema ukumbuza ukuthi: Wena ungubani? 1:20 Futhi wavuma, futhi akaphikanga; kodwa wavuma wathi: Mina kangisiye uKristu. 1:21 Bambuza bathi, Pho? Ungu-Eliya na? Wathi: Kangisuye. Unguye lowomprofethi na? Yaphendula yathi: Hatshi. 1:22 Base bethi kuye: "Ungubani na?" ukuze sinikeze impendulo labo abasithumileyo. Uthini ngawe? 1:23 Wathi: Ngiyizwi lomemeza ehlane, ethi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, njengokutsho komprofethi uIsaya. 1:24 Futhi labo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi. 1:25 Bambuza, bathi kuye, Pho, ubhapathizelani, uma ubhapathiza? Akusuye yini uKristu, noma u-Eliya, noma lowomprofethi? 1:26 UJohane wabaphendula, wathi: Mina ngibhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa umi oyedwa eningamazi phakathi kwenu; 1:27 nguye ozayo emva kwami, oyisicathulo sakhe phambi kwami i-latchet angifanele ukuyikhulula. 1:28 Lezi zinto zenzeka eBethabara ngaphesheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane ayekhona ebhapathiza. 1:29 Ngangomuso wabona uJesu eza kuye, wathi: "Bheka!" IWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa izono zezwe. 1:30 Nguye lo ebengisho ngaye ukuthi: 'Emva kwami kuza indoda enhle kakhulu ngaphambi kwami: ngokuba wayekhona kuqala kunami. 1:31 Nami bengingamazi, kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe kuIsrayeli. ngakho-ke ngize ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi. 1:32 UJohane wafakaza, wathi: "Ngabona uMoya ehla ezulwini njengejuba, lahlala phezu kwakhe. 1:33 Nami bengingamazi, kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi, nguyena wathi kimi: Ozakubona uMoya ehla phezu kwakhe, njalo ohlala kuye, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. 1:34 Ngabona, ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 1:35 Ngangomuso futhi wayemi uJohane nababili kubafundi bakhe; 1:36 Futhi ebheka uJesu ehamba, wathi: "Bheka iWundlu likaNkulunkulu! 1:37 Abafundi ababili bezwa ekhuluma, bamlandela uJesu. 1:38 Khona uJesu waphenduka, wababona belandela, futhi wathi kubo: "Ini nifuna na? Bathi kuye: Rabi (okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa). Mfundisi,) uhlalaphi na? 1:39 Wathi kubo: Wozani nibone. Bafika babona lapho ehlala khona, futhi wahlala naye ngalolo suku, ngokuba kwakungaba yihora leshumi. 1:40 Omunye wababili abezwa uJohane ekhuluma bamlandela kwakunguAndreya. umfowabo kaSimoni Petru. 1:41 Yena wathola kuqala umfowabo siqu uSimoni, futhi wathi kuye: "Sinakho." bathola uMesiya, okungukuthi, ngokuhunyushwa, uKristu. 1:42 Futhi wamyisa kuJesu. UJesu embona wathi: Wena unguSimoni indodana kaJona; incazelo, Itshe. 1:43 Ngangomuso wafuna ukuphuma aye eGalile, wafumana uFiliphu. wathi kuye: Ngilandele. 1:44 Manje uFiliphu wayengowaseBetsayida, emzini ka-Andreya noPetru. 1:45 UFiliphu wafumana uNathanayeli, wathi kuye: "Simfumene, kuye." UMose waloba emthethweni nabaprofethi ukuthi: UJesu waseNazaretha indodana kaJosefa. 1:46 UNathanayeli wathi kuye: "Kambe kukhona into enhle engaphuma kuye." Nazaretha? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone. 1:47 UJesu wabona uNathanayeli eza kuye, futhi wathi ngaye: "Bheka umIsrayeli!" ngempela okungekho kuye inkohliso! 1:48 UNathanayeli wathi kuye, Ungazelaphi na? UJesu waphendula wathi wathi kuye: Ngaphambi kokuthi uFiliphu akubize, uphansi komkhumbi mkhiwane ngikubonile. 1:49 UNathanayeli waphendula, wathi kuye: Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu; wena uyiNkosi yakwa-Israyeli. 1:50 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Ngoba ngithe kuwe, Ngikubonile uyakholwa phansi komkhiwane na? uzobona izinto ezinkulu kune lezi. 1:51 Wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: bayobona izulu livuleka, nezingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zenyuka zehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu.