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.