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?