UJohane
10:1 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Lowo ongangeni ngomnyango
esibayeni sezimvu, kodwa ekhwela ngenye indlela, yena ulisela loba
umphangi.
10:2 Kodwa lowo ongena ngesango ungumalusi wezimvu.
10:3 Umlindisango uyamvulela; nezimvu ziyalizwa izwi lakhe, abize
ezakhe izimvu ngamagama, aziholele phandle.
10:4 Futhi lapho esezikhiphile ezakhe izimvu, uhamba phambi kwazo, futhi
izimvu ziyamlandela, ngokuba ziyalazi izwi lakhe.
10:5 Futhi umfokazi ngeke zimlandele, kodwa ziyombalekela;
ungalazi izwi lezihambi.
10:6 UJesu wakhuluma lo mfanekiso kubo, kepha bona abaqondi ukuthi kuyini
yizo ayezikhuluma kubo.
10:7 Khona uJesu wabuye wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nginguye
umnyango wezimvu.
10:8 Bonke abake bafika ngaphambi kwami bangamasela nabaphangi, kodwa izimvu zazenza
ngingabezwa.
10:9 Mina ngiyisango; uma umuntu engena ngami, uyakusindiswa, futhi uyakusindiswa
ngena uphume, uthole idlelo.
10:10 Isela alizi kungengokweba, nokubulala, nokubhubhisa;
ngize ukuba babe nokuphila, babe nakho okwengeziwe
kakhulu.
10:11 Mina ngingumalusi omuhle: umalusi omuhle udela ukuphila kwakhe ngenxa yezimvu.
10:12 Kodwa okhokhelwayo, hhayi umalusi, izimvu zakhe
kayikho, ibona impisi iza, itshiye izimvu, ibaleke;
impisi iyababamba, izihlakaze izimvu.
10:13 Oqashiwe uyabaleka, ngoba engumqashwa, futhi akanandaba
izimvu.
10:14 Mina ngingumalusi omuhle, futhi ngiyazazi izimvu zami, futhi ngiyaziwa ezami.
10:15 Njengalokhu uBaba uyangazi, nami ngiyamazi uBaba, futhi ngibeka phansi okwami
ukuphila kwezimvu.
10:16 Nezinye izimvu nginazo, ezingezona ezalesi sibaya;
lethani, futhi bayozwa izwi lami; futhi kuyoba umhlambi owodwa, futhi
munye umalusi.
10:17 Ngakho uBaba uyangithanda, ngoba ngidela ukuphila kwami, ukuze mina
angase ayithathe futhi.
10:18 Akakho ongangamuka yona, kodwa mina ngiyibeka phansi ngokwami. Nginamandla okwenza
ngibeke phansi, futhi nginamandla okubuye ngikuthathe. Lo myalo nginawo
ngemukelwe kuBaba.
10:19 Kwaphinda kwaba khona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabaJuda ngalawa mazwi.
10:20 Abaningi kubo bathi: “Unedemoni, uyahlanya; nimlaleleni na?
10:21 Abanye bathi: Lawa akusiwo amazwi omuntu onedemoni. Ingabe a
usathane uvule amehlo ezimpumputhe na?
10:22 Futhi kwakukhona eJerusalema umkhosi wokuhlanjululwa, futhi kwakusebusika.
10:23 UJesu wayehambahamba ethempelini ekhulusini likaSolomoni.
10:24 Khona amaJuda amhanqa, wathi kuye: Koze kube nini
usenza singabaze? Uma unguKristu, sitshele ngokusobala.
10:25 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Nginitshelile, kodwa anikholwanga;
benza egameni likaBaba, bayangifakazela.
10:26 Kodwa anikholwa, ngoba anisibo abezimvu zami, njengoba nje ngishilo kini.
10:27 Izimvu zami ziyalizwa izwi lami, futhi ngiyazazi, futhi ziyangilandela.
10:28 Futhi mina ngizinika ukuphila okuphakade; futhi azisoze zabhubha naphakade
umuntu uyakuzihlwitha esandleni sami.
10:29 UBaba, onginike zona, mkhulu kunabo bonke; futhi akukho muntu ongakwenza
ukuze ngizihlwithe esandleni sikaBaba.
10:30 Mina noBaba simunye.
10:31 Khona-ke amaJuda abuye athatha amatshe ukuze amkhande.
10:32 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: Ngilitshengise imisebenzi eminengi emihle evela kuBaba;
Yimuphi kule misebenzi eningikhandela yona na?
10:33 AbaJuda bamphendula bathi: "Asikukhandi ngenxa yomsebenzi omuhle; kodwa
ngokuhlambalaza; langoba wena ungumuntu uzenza uNkulunkulu.
10:34 UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Kakulotshiwe yini emthethweni wenu ukuthi: Mina ngathi: Ningonkulunkulu?
10:35 Uma wababiza ngokuthi onkulunkulu, kwafika kubo izwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi
umbhalo awunakwephulwa;
10:36 Nisho ngaye lowo uBaba amngcwelisayo, wamthumela emhlabeni.
Uyahlambalaza; ngoba ngithe: Mina ngiyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu?
10:37 Uma ngingenzi imisebenzi kaBaba, ningangikholwa.
10:38 Kodwa uma ngenza, nakuba ningangikholwa, kholwani imisebenzi, ukuze nibe nakho
yazini, nikholwe ukuthi uBaba ukimi, nami ngikuye.
10:39 Ngakho baphinda bafuna ukumbamba, kodwa waphunyuka kubo
isandla,
10:40 Wabuye wamuka waya phesheya kweJordani, endaweni lapho uJohane ekuqaleni
abhapathizwe; wahlala khona.
10:41 Abaningi beza kuye, bathi: "UJohane akenzanga sibonakaliso, kodwa bonke
izinto uJohane azikhuluma ngalo muntu zaziyiqiniso.
10:42 Futhi abaningi bakholwa kuye lapho.