Ngokuya NgoJwanisi

6 Ngemva kwalokhu uJesu waya ngaphetjheya kweLwandle leGalile namkha iThibheriyasi.+ 2 Kodwana isiqubuthu esikhulu besisolo simlandela+ ngombana besibone iimangaliso ebekazenza nakalapha abagulako.+ 3 Yeke uJesu wakhuphukela entabeni wahlala phasi nabafundi bakhe. 4 IPhasika,+ umnyanya wamaJuda, beselitjhidela. 5 UJesu waphakamisa amehlwakhe, wabona isiqubuthu esikhulu siza kuye, wathi kuFlebhe: “Sizobathengelaphi abantwaba uburotho bona badle?”+ 6 Bekamlinga ngokutjho lokho ngombana bekazi ukuthi uzokwenzani. 7 UFlebhe wathi: “Ngitjho noburotho obungathengwa ngabodenariyu* abamakhulu amabili, angekhe banela bona ngamunye wabo afumane ngitjho nesiqetjhana.” 8 Omunye wabafundi bakhe, u-Andrisi, umfowabo kaSimoni Pitrosi, wathi kuye: 9 “Nang’ umsanyana onoburotho bebhali obuhlanu neenhlambi ezimbili. Kodwana buyini bona bungasuthisa abantu abanengi kangaka?”+

10 UJesu wathi: “Hlalisani abantu phasi.” Njengombana bekunotjani obunengi endaweni leyo, abantu bahlala phasi, bekunamadoda angaba zii-5 000.+ 11 UJesu wathatha uburotho, wathokoza uZimu ngemva kwalokho wababela labo ebebahlezi phasi; wenza okufanako nangeenhlambi ezincani, badla basutha. 12 Kuthe sele basuthi, wathi ebafundini bakhe: “Buthelelani iinsalela, ukwenzela bona kungabi nalitho elimoroswako.” 13 Bazibuthelela begodu bazalisa abomantji abali-12 ngokudla okutjhiywe ngilabo abadle uburotho obuhlanu bebhali.

14 Abantu nababona isimangaliso asenzilekwesi, bathoma ukuthi: “Kwamambala lo Mphorofidi ebekazokuza ephasini.”+ 15 Nje-ke uJesu azi ukuthi bazokuza bambambe bona bamenze ikosi, wabuyela+ entabeni wahlala yedwa.+

16 Nakurhwaqelako, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle,+ 17 bakhwela ngesikepeni, batjhinga ngaphetjheya kwelwandle eKapernawumi. Kodwana besele kumnyama, noJesu bekangakafiki kibo.+ 18 Godu, ilwandle belithoma ukuguruzela ngombana bekuvunguza umoya onamandla.+ 19 Nasele bagwedle amakhilomitha angaba mahlanu namkha asithandathu,* babona uJesu akhamba phezu kwelwandle atjhidela ngesikepeni, basaba. 20 Kodwana wathi kibo: “Ngimi; ningasabi!”+ 21 Nje-ke bamngenisa ngesikepeni, msinyana isikepe safika endaweni ebebaya kiyo.+

22 Ngelanga elilandelako, isiqubuthu ebesisele kwelinye ihlangothi lelwandle salemuka ukuthi okukuphela kwesikepe esincani ebesilapho asisekho, uJesu akhenge akhambe nabafundi bakhe ngesikepeso, ngombana abafundi bakhe bakhambe ngaso babodwa. 23 Kodwana imikhumbi evela eThibheriyasi, yafika hlanu kwendawo abadlele kiyo uburotho ngemva kobana iKosi ithokoze uZimu. 24 Nje-ke isiqubuthu nasibona ukuthi uJesu nabafundi bakhe abekho lapho, sakhwela eenkepeni zaso saya eKapernawumi siyokufuna uJesu.

25 Sathi nasimfumana ngaphetjheya kwelwandle, sathi kuye: “Rabi,+ ufike nini lapha?” 26 UJesu wasiphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nifunana nami nje, ingasi ngombana nibone iimangaliso kodwana ngebanga lokuthi nidle uburotho nasutha.+ 27 Ningasebenzeli ukudla okonakalako kodwana sebenzelani ukudla okungonakaliko okunikela ukuphila okungapheliko,+ lokho enizokuphiwa yiNdodana yomuntu ngombana uBaba, uZimu ngokwakhe, ubeke kiyo itshwayo lokuyamukela.”+

28 Yeke sathi kuye: “Alo-ke kufuze senzeni bona samukelwe nguZimu?” 29 UJesu wathi kiso: “Nakhu uZimu afuna nikwenze, kukuthi nitjengise ukuthi niyakholwa kiloyo amthumileko.”+ 30 Sathi kuye: “Ngisiphi isibonakaliso+ osenzako, esizakuthi nasisibonako sikukholwe? Ngimuphi umsebenzi owenzako? 31 Abokhokho bethu badla imana emmangweni+ njengombana kutloliwe ukuthi: ‘Wabanikela uburotho obuvela ezulwini bona badle.’”+ 32 UJesu wathi kiso: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, uMosi azange aninikele uburotho obuvela ezulwini kodwana uBaba uninikela uburotho bamambala obuvela ezulwini. 33 Ngombana uburotho bakaZimu ngiloyo owehla ezulwini, onikela iphasi ukuphila.” 34 Nje-ke sathi kuye: “Kosi, sipha uburothobo ngaso soke isikhathi.”

35 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiburotho bokuphila. Nanyana ngubani oza kimi angekhe asalamba begodu nanyana ngubani otjengisa ukukholwa kimi angekhe asoma.+ 36 Njengombana ngitjhwile kini, ningibonile kodwana anikholwa.+ 37 Boke uBaba anginikela bona, bazokuza kimi, angekhe ngibaqothe labo abeza kimi+ 38 ngombana ngehle ngivela ezulwini+ ngingazokwenza intandwami kodwana ukwenza intando yaloyo ongithumileko.+ 39 Le yintando yaloyo ongithumileko ukuthi kungabi noyedwa ozongilahlekela kilabo angiphe bona kodwana ukuthi ngibavuse+ ngelanga lamaswaphela. 40 Ngombana nasi intando kaBaba ukuthi nanyana ngubani owamukela iNdodana atjengise nokukholwa kiyo, kufuze abe nokuphila okungapheliko+ begodu ngizomvusa+ ngelanga lamaswaphela.”

41 AmaJuda athoma ukunghonghoyila ngaye ngombana athe: “Ngiburotho obuvele ezulwini.”+ 42 Athi: “Kanti umrhali lo akusinguJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise nonina akusingilabo esibaziko?+ Alo-ke kubayini sekathi, ‘Ngivela ezulwini’?” 43 UJesu wathi kibo: “Lisani ukunghonghoyila phakathi kwenu. 44 Akunamuntu ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuthi uBaba, ongithumileko, amdosa+ begodu ngizomvusa ngelanga lamaswaphela.+ 45 Kutloliwe kubaPhorofidi ukuthi: ‘Boke bazokufundiswa nguJehova.’*+ Woke umuntu olalele uBaba wafunda, uza kimi. 46 Akunamuntu obone uBaba,+ ngaphandle kwaloyo ovela kuZimu; loyo-ke umbonile uBaba.+ 47 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nanyana ngubani okholwako unokuphila okungapheliko.+

48 “Ngiburotho bokuphila.+ 49 Abokhokho benu badla imana emmangweni kodwana bahlongakala.+ 50 Lobu burotho obuvela ezulwini ukwenzela bona nanyana ngubani obudlako angafi. 51 Ngiburotho obuphilako obuvele ezulwini. Nange umuntu adla uburothobu uzokuphila ngokungapheliko; kwamambala, uburotho engizokuphisana ngabo buyinyamami bona iphasi lifumane ukuphila.”+

52 AmaJuda athoma ukuphikisana wodwa, athi: “Umuntu lo angasinikela njani inyamakhe bona siyidle?” 53 Yeke uJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuthi nidle inyama yeNdodana yomuntu nisele neengazi zayo, aninakuphila kini.+ 54 Nanyana ngubani odla inyamami, asele neengazi zami unokuphila okungapheliko, ngizomvusa+ ngelanga lamaswaphela 55 ngombana inyamami ikukudla kwamambala neengazi zami zisiselo samambala. 56 Nanyana ngubani odla inyamami, asele neengazi zami uhlala amunye nami, nami ngimunye naye.+ 57 Njengombana noBaba ophilako angithumile nami ngiphila ngebanga lakhe naloyo ongidlako uzokuphila ngebanga lami.+ 58 Lobu burotho obuvela ezulwini. Akusinjengombana abokhokho benu badla kodwana bahlongakala. Nanyana ngubani odla uburothobu uzokuphila ngokungapheliko.”+ 59 Watjho zoke izintwezi njengombana afundisa esinagogeni* eKapernawumi.

60 Inengi labafundi bakhe nalizwa lokho, lathi: “Ikulumo le ihlahlathelisa umzimba; ngubani ongayilalela?” 61 Kodwana uJesu azi ngaphakathi kuye ukuthi abafundi bakhe bebanghonghoyila ngalokhu, wathi kibo: “Kghani kuyanihlaba lokhu na? 62 Alo-ke kuthiwani naningabona iNdodana yomuntu ikhuphukela lapho beyikhona phambilini?+ 63 Mumoya onikela ukuphila;+ inyama ayinamsebenzi. Amezwi engiwatjhwe kini amumoya begodu akuphila.+ 64 Kodwana kukhona abanye benu abangakholwako.” Ngombana uJesu bekabazi kwekuthomeni abangakholwako naloyo ozomthengisa.+ 65 Waraga wathi: “Kungebangelo ngithe kini, akekho ongeza kimi ngaphandle kokuthi akunikelwe nguBaba.”+

66 Ngebanga lalokho, inengi labafundi bakhe labuyela ezintweni elizitjhiyileko+ azange lisakhamba naye. 67 Nje-ke uJesu wathi kwabali-12: “Kghani nani nifuna ukukhamba?” 68 USimoni Pitrosi wamphendula wathi: “Kosi, sizokuya kubani?+ Nguwe onamezwi wokuphila okungapheliko.+ 69 Siyakholwa begodu siyazi ukuthi ungoCwengileko kaZimu.”+ 70 UJesu wathi kibo: “Angithi nginikhethile nina abali-12?+ Kodwana omunye wenu umrhwayeli.”*+ 71 Kuhlekuhle, bekakhuluma ngoJudasi indodana kaSimoni Iskariyodi ngombana bekazomthengisa, nanyana bekangomunye wabali-12.+