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.