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| 1. | Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, njalo uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. |
| 2. | Yena lo wayeloNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. |
| 3. | Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, njalo ngaphandle kwakhe kakulalutho lolulodwa olwenziwayo lolo olwenziweyo. |
| 4. | Impilo yayikuye, njalo impilo yayiyikukhanya kwabantu, |
| 5. | lokukhanya kukhanya emnyameni, kodwa ubumnyama kabukwemukelanga. |
| 6. | Kwavela umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, obizo lakhe linguJohane; |
| 7. | yena lo wezela ubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye. |
| 8. | Yena wayengayisikho ukukhanya, kodwa ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya. |
| 9. | Kwakuyikukhanya okuqotho, okukhanyisa wonke umuntu oza emhlabeni. |
| 10. | Wayekhona emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, kodwa umhlaba kawumazanga. |
| 11. | Weza kokwakhe, kodwa abakhe kabamemukelanga. |
| 12. | Kodwa bonke abamemukelayo, wabapha amandla okuthi babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa ebizweni lakhe; |
| 13. | abazalwa kungeyisikho ngegazi, langentando yenyama, langentando yendoda, kodwa nguNkulunkulu. |
| 14. | ULizwi wasesiba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu, njalo sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo injengeyozelwe yedwa kaYise, egcwele umusa leqiniso. |
| 15. | UJohane wafakaza ngaye, wamemeza wathi: Nguye lo ebengisitsho ngaye ukuthi: Lowo ozayo emva kwami uphambi kwami; ngoba wayekhona kuqala kulami. |
| 16. | Lekugcwaleni kwakhe thina semukele sonke, futhi umusa ngomusa; |
| 17. | ngoba umlayo wanikwa ngoMozisi, umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristu. |
| 18. | Kakho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa, esesifubeni sikaYise, yiyo e m vezileyo. |
| 19. | Njalo lobu yibufakazi bukaJohane, mhla amaJuda ethuma abapristi lamaLevi bevela eJerusalema ukuze bambuze ukuthi: Wena ungubani? |
| 20. | Wasevuma, kaphikanga; futhi wavuma wathi: Kangisuye uKristu mina. |
| 21. | Bambuza futhi bathi: Kuyini pho? Wena unguElija yini? Wasesithi: Kangisuye. Wena ungulowomProfethi yini? Wasephendula wathi: Hatshi. |
| 22. | Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? Ukuze sibaphe impendulo abasithumileyo; uthini ngawe? |
| 23. | Wathi: Mina ngiyilizwi lomemezayo enkangala: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, njengoba uIsaya umprofethi watsho. |
| 24. | Lalabo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisi. |
| 25. | Basebembuza, bathi kuye: Ubhabhathizelani pho, uba wena ungeyisuye uKristu, loElija, lalowomProfethi? |
| 26. | UJohane wabaphendula, wathi: Mina ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi lina elingamaziyo; |
| 27. | nguye ozayo emva kwami, ophambi kwami, engingafanele mina ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhe. |
| 28. | Lezizinto zenzeka eBethabara ngaphetsheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane ayebhabhathiza khona. |
| 29. | Kusisa uJohane wabona uJesu esiza kuye, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu, elisusa isono somhlaba. |
| 30. | Nguye lo mina ebengi li tshela ngaye ukuthi: Emva kwami kuza indoda, eyayikhona phambi kwami, ngoba yayikhona kuqala kulami. |
| 31. | Lami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe kuIsrayeli, ngalokho mina ngizile ngibhabhathiza ngamanzi. |
| 32. | UJohane wasefakaza, esithi: Ngibonile uMoya esehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe. |
| 33. | Lami bengingamazi; kodwa owangithumayo ukubhabhathiza ngamanzi, yena wathi kimi: Lowo ozabona uMoya esehlela phezu kwakhe ahlale kuye, nguye obhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele. |
| 34. | Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. |
| 35. | Kusisa futhi uJohane wayemi, lababili kubafundi bakhe; |
| 36. | wasekhangela uJesu ehambahamba, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkulu. |
| 37. | Abafundi ababili bamuzwa ekhuluma, basebemlandela uJesu. |
| 38. | Kwathi uJesu enyemukula ebabona belandela, wathi kibo: Lidingani? Basebesithi kuye: Rabi*, (okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, Mfundisi) uhlala ngaphi? |
| 39. | Wathi kibo: Wozani libone. Beza babona lapho ayehlala khona; bahlala laye ngalolosuku; kwakungaba lihola letshumi*. |
| 40. | UAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petro wayengomunye wababili ababe ku zwe ngoJohane bamlandela. |
| 41. | Yena wathola kuqala umfowabo uqobo uSimoni, wathi kuye: Simtholile uMesiya, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi, uKristu. |
| 42. | Wasemletha kuJesu. UJesu esemkhangele wathi: Wena unguSimoni indodana kaJona; uzathiwa nguKefasi, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi uPetro. |
| 43. | Kusisa uJesu wayefuna ukusuka aye eGalili, wathola uFiliphu, wathi kuye: Ngilandela. |
| 44. | UFiliphu-ke wayengoweBethisayida, emzini wakibo kaAndreya loPetro. |
| 45. | UFiliphu wathola uNathaniyeli, wathi kuye: Simtholile lowo abhala ngaye uMozisi emlayweni labaprofethi, uJesu weNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa. |
| 46. | UNathaniyeli wasesithi kuye: Kambe kungavela okuhle eNazaretha? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone. |
| 47. | UJesu wabona uNathaniyeli esiza kuye, wathi ngaye: Khangelani umIsrayeli uqobo, okungekho nkohliso kuye. |
| 48. | UNathaniyeli wathi kuye: Ungazela ngaphi? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: UFiliphu engakakubizi, ungaphansi komkhiwa, ngakubona. |
| 49. | UNathaniyeli waphendula wathi kuye: Rabi, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, wena uyiNkosi kaIsrayeli. |
| 50. | UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Uyakholwa ngoba ngithe kuwe, bengikubona ungaphansi komkhiwa. Uzabona izinto ezinkulu kulalezi. |
| 51. | Wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesi lizabona izulu livulekile, lengilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehla phezu kweNdodana yomuntu. |
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