UJohane
5:1 Emva kwalokho kwaba khona umkhosi wabaJuda; uJesu wasesenyukela kuye
eJerusalema.
5:2 Manje kukhona eJerusalema ngasesangweni lezimvu ichibi, ebizwa ngokuthi
ngolimi lwesiHeberu iBethesda, linemipheme eyisihlanu.
5:3 Kwakulele kuzo isixuku esikhulu sabagulayo, izimpumputhe, nezinyonga,
ibunile, ilindele umnyakazo wamanzi.
5:4 Ngoba ingelosi yehlela ngesikhathi esithile echibini, futhi iphazamise
amanzi: lowo ke kwabe sekunyathela kuqala emva kokuzanyazanyiswa kwamanzi
wasindiswa kunoma yisiphi isifo ayenaso.
5:5 Futhi kwakukhona umuntu othile owayenobuthakathaka obungamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili
iminyaka.
5:6 UJesu embona elele, wazi ukuthi wayesenesikhathi eside engenile
ngalokho wathi kuye: Uyathanda ukusinda na?
5:7 Ogulayo wamphendula wathi: Nkosi, kangilamuntu, nxa amanzi ekhona
wangihlupha, wangifaka echibini: kodwa ngiseza, omunye
ehla phambi kwami.
5:8 UJesu wathi kuye, Vuka, uthathe uhlaka lwakho, uhambe.
5:9 Wayesephila masinyane lowo muntu, wathatha uhlaka lwakhe, wahamba.
kwathi ngalona lolosuku kwakuyisabatha.
5:10 Ngakho-ke amaJuda athi kophulukisiwe: "Kuyisabatha.
akuvumelekile ukuba uthwale uhlaka lwakho.
5:11 Wabaphendula, Ongiphilisileyo, nguyena othe kimi: Thatha
umbhede wakho, uhambe.
5:12 Bambuza-ke, bathi: "Ngubani lowo owathi kuwe: 'Phakamisa yakho?'
embhedeni, nokuhamba?
5:13 Futhi owayephulukisiwe wayengazi ukuthi ungubani, ngoba uJesu wayedlulisele
yena ehamba, kwakukhona isixuku kuleyo ndawo.
5:14 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wamthola ethempelini, wathi kuye: “Bheka!
uphilisiwe; ungabe usona, funa wehlelwe okubi kakhulu.
5:15 Wamuka lowo muntu, watshela abaJuda ukuthi nguJesu owenze
yena ephelele.
5:16 Ngakho-ke amaJuda amzingela uJesu, afuna ukumbulala.
ngoba wakwenza lokho ngesabatha.
5:17 Kodwa uJesu wawaphendula wathi: UBaba uyasebenza kuze kube khathesi, lami ngiyasebenza.
5:18 Ngakho-ke amaJuda afuna kakhulu ukumbulala, ngoba wayengenakho kuphela
waphula isabatha, kodwa futhi wathi uNkulunkulu unguYise, owenza
yena ulingana noNkulunkulu.
5:19 Khona uJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini.
INdodana ingenze lutho ngokwayo, kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza: ngokuba
loba yini ayenzayo, leNdodana iyayenza ngokunjalo.
5:20 Ngoba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, futhi uyibonisa zonke izinto yena ngokwakhe
uyakumkhombisa imisebenzi emikhulu kunalena, ukuze nina nibe nakho
mangala.
5:21 Ngoba njengoba uBaba evusa abafileyo, futhi abaphilise; noma kunjalo
INdodana iphilisa labo ethanda ukubaphilisa.
5:22 Ngoba uBaba akahluleli muntu, kodwa unikele konke ukwahlulela kuye
Indodana:
5:23 Ukuze bonke bahloniphe iNdodana, njengoba nje behlonipha uYise. Yena
ongahloniphi iNdodana akamhloniphi uYise oyithumileyo.
5:24 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ozwa izwi lami, akholwe.
kongithumileyo unokuphila okuphakade, futhi akayikungena
ukulahlwa; kodwa wedlulile ekufeni wangena ekuphileni.
5:25 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Isikhathi siyeza, sesikhona namanje, lapho
abafileyo bayakulizwa izwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, nabalizwayo bayakulizwa
phila.
5:26 Ngoba njengoba uBaba enokuphila ngokwakhe; uyiphile kanjalo neNdodana
abe nokuphila kuye;
5:27 Futhi uyinikile igunya lokwahlulela futhi, ngoba inguye
Indodana yomuntu.
5:28 Ningamangali ngalokho, ngokuba ihora liyeza, lapho bonke abangaphakathi
amathuna ayakulizwa izwi lakhe;
5:29 Futhi bayophuma; labo abenze okuhle, ekuvukeni kwabafileyo
ukuphila; lalabo abenze okubi ekuvukeni kokulahlwa.
5:30 Mina ngingenze lutho ngokwami;
ulungile; ngoba kangifuni eyami intando, kodwa intando kaBaba
ongithumileyo.
5:31 Uma ngizifakazela ngokwami, ubufakazi bami abulona.
5:32 Kukhona omunye ofakazayo ngami; futhi ngiyazi ukuthi ubufakazi
lokho afakaza ngami kuliqiniso.
5:33 Nathumela kuJohane, futhi walifakazela iqiniso.
5:34 Kodwa mina kangibamukeli ubufakazi kumuntu, kodwa lezizinto ngizisho kini
ingase isindiswe.
5:35 Yena wayeyisibani esivuthayo nesikhanyayo, futhi nina benivuma okwesikhashana
ukuthokoza ekukhanyeni kwakhe.
5:36 Kodwa mina nginobufakazi obukhulu kunobukaJohane, ngoba imisebenzi a
UBaba unginike ukuqeda, imisebenzi efanayo engiyenzayo, fakaza
ngami, ukuthi uBaba ungithumile.
5:37 Futhi uBaba ngokwakhe, ongithumileyo, uye wafakaza ngami. Yebo
angilizwanga izwi lakhe, noma nisibone isimo sakhe.
5:38 Futhi aninalo izwi lakhe ehlala kini, ngoba lowo amthumileyo, nguye nina
ningakholwa.
5:39 Hlolani imibhalo; ngokuba nithi ninokuphila okuphakade kuzo;
yibo abafakaza ngami.
5:40 Futhi anifuni ukuza kimi, ukuze nibe nokuphila.
5:41 Angamukeli udumo kubantu.
5:42 Kodwa ngiyanazi ukuthi aninalo uthando lukaNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu.
5:43 Mina ngize egameni likaBaba, kodwa aningamukeli;
nize ngelakhe igama, yena niyakumamukela.
5:44 Ningakholwa kanjani, abamukela udumo omunye komunye, futhi ningafuni?
udumo oluvela kuNkulunkulu kuphela?
5:45 Ningacabangi ukuthi ngizonimangalela kuBaba;
uyanimangalela, uMose enimethembayo.
5:46 Ngokuba uma benikholwa nguMose, beniyakukholwa mina, ngokuba yena waloba ngaye
mina.
5:47 Kodwa uma ningakholwa yimibhalo yakhe, niyakukholwa kanjani amazwi ami?