UJohane 7:1 Emva kwalokho uJesu wahambahamba eGalile, ngokuba wayengathandi ukuhamba amaJuda, ngoba amaJuda ayefuna ukumbulala. 7:2 Manje umkhosi wamaJuda wamadokodo wawususondele. 7:3 Ngakho abafowabo bathi kuye: "Suka lapha, uye eJudiya. ukuze labafundi bakho babone imisebenzi oyenzayo. 7:4 Ngoba akukho muntu owenza utho ekusithekeni, futhi yena ngokwakhe ufuna ukwaziwa obala. Uma wenza lezizinto, zibonakalise phambi kwakho umhlaba. 7:5 Ngoba nabafowabo babengakholwa kuye. 7:6 UJesu wathi kubo: "Isikhathi sami asikafiki, kodwa isikhathi senu sesifikile njalo ngomumo. 7:7 Izwe alinakuzonda nina; kodwa mina liyangizonda, ngoba ngifakaza ngakho; ukuthi imisebenzi yakho mibi. 7:8 Khuphukani nina, niye kulo mkhosi; alikagcwali woza. 7:9 Esewashilo lawo mazwi kubo, wahlala eGalile. 7:10 Kodwa sebenyukile abafowabo, naye wenyuka waya emkhosini. kungeyisikho obala, kodwa kungathi ekusithekeni. 7:11 Khona-ke abaJuda bamfuna emkhosini, futhi bathi: "Uphi yena?" 7:12 Kwakukhona ukukhonona okukhulu ngaye esixukwini bathi: “Ungumuntu olungileyo;” abanye bathi: “Qha; kodwa udukisa abantu. 7:13 Nokho kwakungekho muntu owakhuluma obala ngaye ngokwesaba abaJuda. 7:14 Kwathi sekuphakathi komkhosi, uJesu wenyukela ethempelini wafundisa. 7:15 AmaJuda amangala, ethi: "Lo muntu wazi kanjani izincwadi, njengoba nje? angikaze ngifunde? 7:16 UJesu wabaphendula, wathi: "Imfundiso yami akusikho okwami, kodwa kungokwalokho ungithumile. 7:17 Uma umuntu ethanda ukwenza intando yakhe, uyokwazi mayelana imfundiso, noma ingabe ngibe ngokaNkulunkulu, noma ngizikhulumela ngokwami. 7:18 Lowo okhuluma ngokwakhe uzifunela udumo lwakhe, kodwa lowo ofuna inkazimulo yakhe omthumileyo, yona iqinisile, akukho ukungalungi phakathi yena. 7:19 UMose akaninikanga yini umthetho, kanti nokho akekho kini ogcina umthetho? Kungani nifuna ukungibulala na? 7:20 Isixuku saphendula sathi: "Unedemoni elifuna ukubulala wena? 7:21 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Ngenze umsebenzi owodwa, nani nonke mangala. 7:22 Ngakho uMose uninikile ukusoka; (hhayi ngoba ivela kuMose, kodwa kokhokho;) niyasoka-ke ngesabatha umuntu. 7:23 Uma umuntu emukela ukusoka ngesabatha, ukuthi umthetho kaMose akufanele iphulwe; niyangithukuthelela, ngokuba ngenze umuntu konke ngosuku lwesabatha? 7:24 Ningahluleli ngokwamehlo, kodwa yahlulelani ukwahlulela okulungileyo. 7:25 Khona-ke abanye kwabeJerusalema bathi: "Lona akuyena yini abafuna? ukubulala? 7:26 Kodwa bheka, ukhuluma ngesibindi, futhi abasho lutho kuye. Yenza i- Ababusi bayazi kambe ukuthi lo unguKristu? 7:27 Nokho siyamazi lo lapho evela khona, kodwa lapho uKristu efika, akekho uyazi lapho avela khona. 7:28 Khona uJesu wamemeza ethempelini efundisa, wathi: Niyangazi nobabili. niyazi nina lapho ngivela khona; futhi angizizelanga ngokwami, kodwa ngongithumileyo mina ngiqinisile eningamaziyo. 7:29 Kodwa mina ngiyamazi, ngoba ngivela kuye, futhi yena ungithumile. 7:30 Base befuna ukumbamba, kepha akubangakho owambeka izandla, ngokuba ngowakhe ihora lalingakafiki. 7:31 Abaningi esixukwini bakholwa kuye, bathi: “Nxa uKristu esefikile, Ingenza izimangaliso eziningi kunalezi azenzileyo lona na? 7:32 AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sikhonona ngalezo zinto ngaye; abaFarisi nabapristi abakhulu bathuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe. 7:33 Khona-ke uJesu wathi kubo: “Kuseyisikhashana nginani, bese ngiba nami hamba uye kongithumileyo. 7:34 Niyakungifuna, futhi aniyikungithola; angeke eze. 7:35 Khona-ke amaJuda athi phakathi kwawo: "Uzakuya ngaphi, ukuze siye ungamtholi? uzakuya kwabahlakazekileyo phakathi kwabezizwe, futhi nifundise abezizwe na? 7:36 Liyini leli zwi alishilo, 'Niyongifuna, futhi niyofuna?' futhi lapho ngikhona, ningeze nina na? 7:37 Kwathi ngosuku lokugcina olukhulu lomkhosi uJesu wema wamemeza. esithi: Uma ekhona owomileyo, akeze kimi, aphuze. 7:38 Lowo okholwa kimi, njengoba nje umbhalo washo, kusukela esiswini sakhe iyakugobhoza imifula yamanzi aphilayo. 7:39 (Kepha lokhu wakusho ngoMoya okufanele abakholwa kuye yemukelani: ngokuba uMoya wayengakafiki; ngoba uJesu wayenjalo engakadunyiswa.) 7:40 Ngakho abaningi esixukwini sebezwile leli zwi bathi: iqiniso loMprofethi. 7:41 Abanye bathi: Lo unguKristu. Kodwa abanye bathi: UKristu uzaphuma yini eGalile? 7:42 Kawutshongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKristu uzavela enzalweni kaDavida? nasemzini waseBetlehema, lapho uDavide ayekhona? 7:43 Ngakho kwaba khona ukuhlukana phakathi kwabantu ngenxa yakhe. 7:44 Abanye kubo babethanda ukumbamba; kodwa kakho owambeka izandla. 7:45 Khona izikhonzi zafika kubapristi abakhulu nakubaFarisi; bathi kubo: Kungani lingamlethanga? 7:46 Izikhonzi zaphendula zathi: Akuzange kukhulume muntu njengalo. 7:47 Base bephendula abaFarisi, bathi: Ingabe nani nidukisiwe? 7:48 Ukhona yini kubabusi noma kubaFarisi okholwe kuye? 7:49 Kodwa laba bantu abangawazi umthetho baqalekisiwe. 7:50 UNikodima wathi kubo, lowo weza kuJesu ebusuku engomunye wabo bona,) 7:51 Ingabe umthetho wethu uyamgweba umuntu, ngaphambi kokuba umuzwe futhi wazi akwenzayo? 7:52 Baphendula, bathi kuye: "Ingabe nawe ungowaseGalile? Sesha, futhi bhekani, ngokuba akuvelanga mprofethi eGalile. 7:53 Futhi wonke umuntu waya endlini yakhe.