UJohane
8:1 UJesu waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo.
8:2 Ekuseni kakhulu wabuye weza ethempelini kanye nabo bonke
abantu beza kuye; wahlala phansi wabafundisa.
8:3 Ababhali nabaFarisi baletha kuye owesifazane obanjwe
ukuphinga; sebemmise phakathi.
8:4 Bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, lo wesifazane ubanjwe ephinga
isenzo.
8:5 Emthethweni uMose wasiyala ukuba abanjalo bakhandwe ngamatshe;
usho wena?
8:6 Bakusho lokhu, bemlinga, ukuze babe nokumbeka icala. Kodwa
UJesu wakhothama, wabhala ngomunwe emhlabathini, njengokungathi
akabezwanga.
8:7 Ngakho, lapho beqhubeka bembuza, waphakama, wathi kubo
kubo, Ongenasono phakathi kwenu makaqale ajikijele itshe
wakhe.
8:8 Waphinda wakhothama, wabhala phansi.
8:9 Futhi labo bezwa, belahlwa unembeza wabo siqu, bahamba
baphuma ngabanye, beqala kwabadala kwaze kwaba kwabokugcina, noJesu
wasala yedwa, nowesifazane emi phakathi.
8:10 UJesu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wabona, kodwa owesifazane, wathi
wathi kuye: Mame, baphi labo bamangaleli bakho na? akakho olahlayo
wena?
8:11 Wathi yena: Akakho, Nkosi. UJesu wathi kuye: "Nami angilahli."
hamba, ungabe usona.
8:12 Khona uJesu wabuye wakhuluma kubo, wathi: “Mina ngiwukukhanya kwezwe.
ongilandelayo kasoze ahamba ebumnyameni, kodwa uzakuba losindiso
ukukhanya kwempilo.
8:13 Ngakho abaFarisi bathi kuye: Wena uyazifakazela;
umbhalo wakho awusilo iqiniso.
8:14 UJesu waphendula, wathi kubo: Noma ngizifakazela mina, nokho
ubufakazi bami buqinisile, ngokuba ngiyazi lapho ngavela khona, nalapho ngiya khona; kodwa wena
angazi ukuthi ngivelaphi, nalapho ngiya khona.
8:15 Nina nahlulela ngokwenyama; mina angihluleli muntu.
8:16 Nokho uma ngahlulela, ukwahlulela kwami kuyiqiniso, ngoba angingedwa, kodwa mina futhi
uBaba ongithumileyo.
8:17 Emthethweni wenu kulotshiwe ukuthi ubufakazi babantu ababili buqinisile.
8:18 Mina ngingozifakazelayo, noBaba ongithumileyo
uyafakaza ngami.
8:19 Basebesithi kuye: Ungaphi uYihlo? UJesu waphendula wathi: Lani
niyangazi mina, noma uBaba; uma beningazi mina, beniyakumazi owami
Ubaba futhi.
8:20 Lawo mazwi wawakhuluma uJesu ngasemkhumbini womnikelo efundisa ethempelini
akubangakho owambeka izandla; ngoba ihola lakhe lalingakafiki.
8:21 Khona uJesu waphinda wathi kubo: Ngiyahamba, futhi niyongifuna, futhi
niyakufela ezonweni zenu; lapho ngiya khona mina, ningeze nina.
8:22 Khona-ke amaJuda athi: "Ingabe uzozibulala? ngoba uthi: Lapho engikhona
hambani, ningeze nina.
8:23 Wathi kubo, Nina ningabaphansi; mina ngivela phezulu: nina ningabaka
lo mhlaba; mina angisiye owalumhlaba.
8:24 Ngakho ngithe kini: Niya kufela ezonweni zenu;
ningakholwa ukuthi nginguye, niyakufela ezonweni zenu.
8:25 Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngitsho
okufanayo engakusho kini kwasekuqaleni.
8:26 Nginezinto eziningi engizozisho nokwahlulela ngani, kodwa ongithumileyo ukhona
iqiniso; futhi ngikhuluma emhlabeni lokho engikuzwile kuye.
8:27 Abaqondanga ukuthi ukhuluma kubo ngoYise.
8:28 Khona uJesu wathi kubo: Nxa seniyiphakamisile iNdodana yomuntu
niyakwazi yini ukuthi nginguye, nokuthi angenzi lutho ngokwami; kodwa njengeyami
UBaba ungifundisile, ngikhuluma lezi zinto.
8:29 Futhi ongithumileyo unami; ngoba mina
yenza njalo lokho okumthokozisayo.
8:30 Esakhuluma lawo mazwi, abaningi bakholwa nguye.
8:31 Khona uJesu wathi kumaJuda akholwe kuye: "Uma nimi."
izwi lami, khona-ke ningabafundi bami isibili;
8:32 Niyolazi iqiniso, futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula.
8:33 Bamphendula bathi: "Siyinzalo ka-Abrahama, futhi asizange sibe yizigqila zakhe."
usho kanjani ukuthi: Niyakukhululwa na?
8:34 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Noma ngubani
owenza isono uyinceku yesono.
8:35 Futhi inceku ayihlali endlini kuze kube phakade, kodwa iNdodana ihlala
njalo.
8:36 Ngakho uma iNdodana inikhulula, niyakuba ngabakhululekile ngempela.
8:37 Ngiyazi ukuthi niyinzalo ka-Abrahama; kodwa lidinga ukungibulala, ngoba okwami
izwi alinandawo kini.
8:38 Mina ngikhuluma lokho engikubonile kuBaba;
ngibone noyihlo.
8:39 Baphendula, bathi kuye: Ubaba wethu u-Abrahama. uJesu wathi kubo
kubo, Uma ningabantwana baka-Abrahama, benizokwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama.
8:40 Kodwa manje nifuna ukungibulala, umuntu onitshele iqiniso, okuyinto mina
nizwile ngoNkulunkulu; u-Abrahama akakwenzanga lokho.
8:41 Nina nenza imisebenzi kayihlo. Basebesithi kuye: Asizalwanga thina
ubufebe; sinoBaba oyedwa, uNkulunkulu.
8:42 UJesu wathi kubo: Ukube uNkulunkulu ubenguYihlo, beniyongithanda mina, ngokuba mina
waphuma futhi evela kuNkulunkulu; futhi angizizelanga ngokwami, kodwa yena wathuma
mina.
8:43 Kungani ningaqondi inkulumo yami? ngoba anikwazi ukuzwa izwi lami.
8:44 Nina ningabakayihlo uSathane, futhi nithanda izinkanuko zikayihlo
yenza. Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kwasekuqaleni, akemi eqinisweni;
ngoba iqiniso lingekho kuye. Lapho ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma ngawo
okwakhe: ngokuba ungumqambimanga, noyise wawo.
8:45 Futhi ngoba nginitshela iqiniso, anikholwa kimi.
8:46 Ngubani kini ongangisola ngesono na? Futhi uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, kungani ningenzi
ngikholwe?
8:47 OngokaNkulunkulu uyawezwa amazwi kaNkulunkulu;
ngoba anisibo abakaNkulunkulu.
8:48 Khona amaJuda aphendula, athi kuye: "Asisho kahle ukuthi ungubani."
UmSamariya, futhi unedemoni na?
8:49 UJesu waphendula wathi: Mina kangiladimoni; kodwa mina ngidumisa uBaba, lina-ke liyayenza
ungangihloniphi.
8:50 Futhi mina angizifuneli udumo lwami;
NgokukaLuka 8:51 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, akasoze.
ukubona ukufa.
8:52 Ngakho amaJuda athi kuye: Khathesi sesiyazi ukuthi uledimoni. u-Abrahama
ufile, nabaprofethi; wena-ke uthi: Uba umuntu egcina ilizwi lami
kayikukuzwa ukufa laphakade.
8:53 Wena umkhulu yini kunobaba wethu u-Abrahama, owafa na? kanye ne
abaprofethi bafile; uzenza bani na?
8:54 UJesu waphendula wathi: Uba ngizidumisa mina, udumo lwami luyize;
Baba ongidumisayo; enisho ngaye ukuthi unguNkulunkulu wenu;
8:55 Nokho animazanga; kodwa mina ngiyamazi; futhi uma ngingathi, ngiyazi
hhayi yena, ngiyoba ngumqambimanga njengani, kodwa ngiyamazi, futhi ngigcina owakhe
ethi.
8:56 Uyihlo u-Abrahama wakujabulela ukubona usuku lwami, futhi walubona, wajabula.
8:57 Khona-ke amaJuda athi kuye: "Awukabi namashumi amahlanu eminyaka ubudala
umbonile u-Abrahama na?
8:58 UJesu wathi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ngaphambi kuka-Abrahama
kwaba, ngi.
8:59 Base bedobha amatshe ukumjikijela, kepha uJesu wacasha, wahamba
waphuma ethempelini, edabula phakathi kwabo, wadlula kanjalo.