UJohane
6:1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wamuka waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalile, oluwulwandle
waseTiberiya.
6:2 Futhi isixuku esikhulu samlandela, ngoba babebona izibonakaliso zakhe ayezenza
wenza kwabagulayo.
6:3 UJesu wenyukela entabeni, wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe.
6:4 Lase liseduze iPhasika, umkhosi wabaJuda.
6:5 Kwathi uJesu ephakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona isixuku esikhulu siza kuye
kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: Sizathenga ngaphi izinkwa, ukuze laba bathenge
udle?
6:6 Wakusho lokhu emvivinya, ngokuba yena wayazi abezakukwenza.
6:7 UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: Izinkwa zabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amabili azanele
kubo, ukuze yilowo nalowo athathe okuyingcosana.
6:8 Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andreya, umfowabo kaSimoni Petru, wathi kuye:
6:9 Kukhona umfana lapha, onezinkwa zebhali ezinhlanu, ezimbili ezincane
izinhlanzi: kodwa ziyini kwabaningi kangaka?
6:10 UJesu wathi: Hlalisani abantu phansi. Kwakukhona utshani obuningi emhlabathini
indawo. Ahlala phansi amadoda, umumo wawo kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu.
6:11 UJesu wathatha izinkwa; esebongile wabela
kubafundi, labafundi kwabahleziyo; futhi
kanjalo nezinhlanzi ngangokunokwenzeka.
6:12 Kwathi sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: Buthani
izingcezwana ezisele, ukuze kungalahleki lutho.
6:13 Ngakho babuthela ndawonye, futhi bagcwalisa obhasikidi abayishumi nambili
izingcezwana zezinkwa zebhali eziyisihlanu ezazisele
kwabadlileyo.
6:14 Khona lawo madoda, ebona isibonakaliso uJesu asenzayo, bathi:
Lokhu kuyiqiniso kulowo mprofethi okufanele eze emhlabeni.
6:15 Ngakho uJesu esazi ukuthi babezakuza bambambe
ngamandla, ukuze ambeke inkosi, waphinda wamuka waya entabeni yena
yedwa.
6:16 Kwathi sekuhlwile, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle.
6:17 Bangena emkhunjini, bawela ulwandle ukuya eKapernawume. Futhi yona
kwasekumnyama, kodwa uJesu wayengakafiki kubo.
6:18 Futhi ulwandle wavuka ngenxa umoya omkhulu owawuvunguza.
6:19 Ngakho lapho sebegwedlile cishe amashumi amabili nanhlanu noma amashumi amathathu amastadiyu
bheka uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini;
besaba.
6:20 Kodwa wathi kubo: Yimi; ningesabi.
6:21 Khona-ke bathanda ukumemukela emkhunjini, futhi ngokushesha umkhumbi
ezweni ababeya kulo.
6:22 Ngosuku olulandelayo, lapho abantu ababemi ngaphesheya komgwaqo
ulwandle lwabona ukuthi wawungekho omunye umkhumbi lapho, ngaphandle kwalowo owawuphakathi kwawo
bangena abafundi bakhe, nokuthi uJesu akahambanga nabafundi bakhe
bangena emkhunjini, kepha abafundi bakhe babehambe bodwa;
6:23 Nokho, kwafika eminye imikhumbi evela eTiberiya eduze nendawo lapho
badla isinkwa, iNkosi isibongile.)
6:24 Ngakho lapho isixuku sibona ukuthi uJesu wayengekho lapho noma wakhe
abafundi, nabo bangena emikhunjini, beza eKapernawume befuna
uJesu.
6:25 Futhi lapho bamthola phesheya kolwandle, bathi kuye
wathi kuye: Rabi*, ufike nini lapha?
6:26 UJesu wabaphendula, wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Niyafuna
mina, kungeyisikho ngoba labona izibonakaliso, kodwa ngoba ladla okwenu
izinkwa, basutha.
6:27 Ningasebenzeli ukudla okuphelayo, kodwa ukudla okuphelayo
umi kuze kube ngukuphila okuphakade, eyakukunika khona iNdodana yomuntu
kini: ngokuba yena uNkulunkulu uYise ubeke uphawu.
6:28 Base bethi kuye: "Siyakwenzani, ukuze sisebenze imisebenzi?"
kaNkulunkulu?
6:29 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Lona umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuthi nina
kholwani kuye amthumileyo.
6:30 Base bethi kuye: "Pho, ubonisa sibonakaliso bani, ukuze sizuze."
bheka, bakholwe nguwe na? usebenzani?
6:31 Obaba bethu badla imana ehlane; njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Wabanika
isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuze adle.
6:32 Khona uJesu wathi kubo, Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: UMose wapha
wena akusiso leso sinkwa esivela ezulwini; kodwa uBaba unipha isinkwa soqobo
ezulwini.
6:33 Ngoba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu nguye owehla evela ezulwini futhi epha
ukuphila emhlabeni.
6:34 Base bethi kuye, Nkosi, sinike lesi sinkwa njalonjalo.
6:35 UJesu wathi kubo: Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila;
akasoze alamba; okholwa yimi kasoze oma naphakade.
6:36 Kodwa ngithe kini: Ningibonile, kodwa anikholwa.
6:37 Bonke uBaba anginika bona bayakuza kimi; lalowo oza kuye
angisoze nganikhipha.
6:38 Ngoba ngehle ezulwini, hhayi ukuba ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yakhe
ongithumileyo.
6:39 Futhi lokhu kuyintando kaBaba ongithumileyo, ukuthi kukho konke lokho yena
unginikile ukuthi ngingalahlekelwa lutho, kodwa kufanele ngikuvuse ngesikhathi
usuku lokugcina.
6:40 Futhi lokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo, ukuthi wonke obonayo
iNdodana, ekholwa yiyo, ibe nokuphila okuphakade, mina-ke ngiyakumvusa
wamvusa ngosuku lokugcina.
6:41 Ngakho abaJuda bakhonona ngaye, ngoba wathi: Mina ngiyisinkwa
wehla uvela ezulwini.
6:42 Basebesithi: Lo kayisuye yini uJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise laye?
umama siyamazi? Asho kanjani-ke ukuthi: Ngehle ezulwini na?
6:43 Ngakho uJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Lingakhononi phakathi
ngokwenu.
6:44 Akakho ongeza kimi, ngaphandle kokuthi uBaba ongithumileyo emdonsa.
futhi mina ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina.
6:45 Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: Futhi bonke bayofundiswa nguNkulunkulu.
Ngakho wonke umuntu ozwile kuBaba wafunda.
iza kimi.
6:46 Akusikho ukuthi ukhona oke wabona uBaba, ngaphandle kwalowo ovela kuNkulunkulu, unaye
ngibone uBaba.
6:47 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Okholwa yimi unophakade.
ukuphila.
6:48 Mina ngiyisinkwa sokuphila.
6:49 Oyihlo badla imana ehlane, kodwa bafa.
6:50 Lesi yisinkwa esehla ezulwini, ukuze umuntu adle
yawo, futhi angafi.
6:51 Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo, esehle ezulwini, uma umuntu esidla
lesi sinkwa uyakuphila kuze kube phakade, nesinkwa engizasipha sona ngesami
inyama, engizoyinikela ukuphila kwezwe.
6:52 Ngakho abaJuda baphikisana bodwa, bethi: "Kanjani lo muntu?"
usiphe inyama yakhe, siyidle?
6:53 Khona uJesu wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi nidle.
enyameni yeNdodana yomuntu, niphuze igazi layo, aninakuphila kuyo
wena.
6:54 Odla inyama yami, aphuze igazi lami, unokuphila okuphakade; nami
uyakumvusa ngosuku lokugcina.
6:55 Ngokuba inyama yami ingukudla isibili, negazi lami liyisiphuzo isibili.
6:56 Lowo odla inyama yami, futhi aphuze igazi lami, uhlala kimi, futhi nami
yena.
6:57 Njengoba uBaba ophilayo ungithumile, futhi ngiphila ngoBaba: kanjalo lowo
ongidlayo, naye uyakuphila ngami.
6:58 Lesi yisinkwa esehle ezulwini, hhayi njengoba kwenza oyihlo
badle imana, bafe; odla lesi sinkwa uyakuphila
njalo.
6:59 Lezi zinto wazisho esinagogeni efundisa eKapernawume.
6:60 Ngakho abaningi kubafundi bakhe sebezwile bathi: "Lona nguye."
isisho esinzima; ngubani ongakuzwa na?
6:61 Kwathi uJesu esazi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayakhonona ngakho, wathi
wathi kubo: Lokhu kuyalicunula na?
6:62 Pho, uma nibona iNdodana yomuntu yenyukela lapho yayikhona kuqala?
6:63 Ngumoya ophilisayo; inyama ayisizi lutho: amazwi
lokho engikukhuluma kini, kungumoya, kungukuphila.
6:64 Kodwa kukhona abanye kini abangakholwa. Ngoba uJesu wayazi kusukela
eqala ukuthi bangobani abangakholwanga nokuthi ngubani oyakumkhaphela.
6:65 Wathi: Kungakho ngithe kini: Akakho ongeza kimi.
ngaphandle kokuthi uyinikwe nguBaba.
NgokukaLuka 6:66 Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi abaningi kubafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, ababe besahamba naye
yena.
6:67 Khona-ke uJesu wathi kwabayishumi nambili: “Nani nithanda ukumuka na?
6:68 Khona uSimoni Petru wamphendula wathi: Nkosi, siyakuya kubani na? unayo
amazwi okuphila okuphakade.
6:69 Futhi siyakholwa, futhi siyazi ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu
uNkulunkulu ophilayo.
6:70 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Mina anginikhethanga yini nina abayishumi nambili, na?
usathane?
6:71 Wayekhuluma ngoJuda Iskariyothe kaSimoni, ngoba nguye owayefanele
amkhaphele, engomunye wabayishumi nambili.