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1. | Kwathi kuselensuku eziyisithupha lingakafiki iphasika, uJesu wafika eBethani, lapho okwakuloLazaro khona owayefile, ayemvuse kwabafileyo. |
2. | Basebemenzela ukudla kwantambama lapho, loMarta wayesebenza; njalo uLazaro wayengomunye walabo ababehlezi ekudleni laye. |
3. | UMariya wasethatha iphawundi yamagcobo awenadi* uqobo adulayo, wagcoba inyawo zikaJesu, wesula inyawo zakhe ngenwele zakhe; lendlu yagcwala iphunga lamagcobo. |
4. | Ngakho omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJudasi Iskariyothi kaSimoni, owayezamnikela, wathi: |
5. | Kungani amafutha la engathengiswanga ngabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amathathu, kwasekunikwa abayanga? |
6. | Wakutsho-ke lokhu, kungeyisikho ukuthi ekhathalele abayanga, kodwa ngoba wayelisela, wayelesikhwama, ethwala okwakufakwa phakathi kwaso. |
7. | UJesu wasesithi: Myekeleni; uwalondolozele usuku lokungcwatshwa kwami. |
8. | Ngoba abayanga lihlala lilabo, kodwa mina kalihlali lilami. |
9. | Ngakho ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda lakwazi ukuthi ulapho; laselisiza kungesikuthi ngenxa kaJesu kuphela, kodwa lokuthi babone loLazaro, ayemvuse kwabafileyo. |
10. | Abapristi abakhulu basebesenza icebo lokuthi babulale loLazaro; |
11. | ngoba ngenxa yakhe amaJuda amanengi asuka, akholwa kuJesu. |
12. | Kusisa ixuku elikhulu elalizile emkhosini, lezwa ukuthi uJesu uyeza eJerusalema, |
13. | bathatha ingatsha zezihlahla zelala, baphuma uku ya mhlangabeza, bamemeza besithi: Hosana*! Ubusisiwe ozayo ebizweni leNkosi, iNkosi kaIsrayeli. |
14. | UJesu wasefica ithole likababhemi, wahlala phezu kwalo, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: |
15. | Ungesabi, ndodakazi yeSiyoni; khangela, inkosi yakho iyeza, ihlezi phezu kwethole likababhemi. |
16. | Kodwa abafundi bakhe kabaqedisisanga lezizinto ekuqaleni; kodwa uJesu esedunyisiwe, basebekhumbula ukuthi lezizinto zazilotshiwe ngaye, lokuthi babezenzile lezizinto kuye. |
17. | Ngakho ixuku elalilaye lapho ebiza uLazaro ukuthi aphume engcwabeni, emvusa kwabafileyo, lafakaza. |
18. | Ngenxa yalokhu ixuku laphuma futhi uku ya mhlangabeza, ngoba lezwa ukuthi wenze lesisibonakaliso. |
19. | Ngakho abaFarisi bakhulumisana besithi: Liyabona ukuthi kalisizi lutho; khangelani umhlaba uyamlandela. |
20. | Kwakukhona amaGriki phakathi kwalabo ababenyukelele ukukhonza emkhosini; |
21. | wona-ke eza kuFiliphu oweBethisayida yeGalili, basebemcela besithi: Nkosi, sithanda ukubona uJesu. |
22. | UFiliphu weza watshela uAndreya; uAndreya loFiliphu basebetshela uJesu futhi. |
23. | UJesu wasebaphendula esithi: Ihola selifikile lokuthi iNdodana yomuntu idunyiswe. |
24. | Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi uhlamvu lwebele luwele emhlabathini lufe, lona luhlala lulodwa; kodwa aluba lusifa, luthela isithelo sande. |
25. | Yena othanda impilo yakhe uyalahlekelwa yiyo; lozonda impilo yakhe kulumhlaba uzayilondoloza kuze kube yimpilo engulaphakade. |
26. | Uba umuntu engisebenzela, kangilandele; lalapho engikhona mina, lenceku yami izakuba khona. Futhi uba umuntu engisebenzela, uBaba uzamhlonipha. |
27. | Khathesi umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile; sengizathini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihola. Kodwa ngenxa yalokhu ngifikile kulelihola. |
28. | Baba, dumisa ibizo lakho. Kwasekusiza ilizwi livela ezulwini lisithi: Sengi li dumisile, ngizaphinda ngi li dumise. |
29. | Ngakho ixuku elalimi khona lisizwa lathi kube lomdumo. Abanye bathi: Ingilosi ikhulume laye. |
30. | UJesu waphendula wathi: Lelilizwi kalizanga ngenxa yami, kodwa ngenxa yenu. |
31. | Khathesi yisigwebo salumhlaba; khathesi umbusi walumhlaba uzaxotshelwa phandle. |
32. | Mina-ke nxa ngiphakanyiswa emhlabeni, ngizadonsela bonke kimi. |
33. | Watsho-ke lokhu etshengisa uhlobo lokufa ayezakufa ngalo. |
34. | Ixuku lamphendula lathi: Thina sezwa emlayweni ukuthi uKristu uhlala phakade; njalo ungatsho njani ukuthi: INdodana yomuntu imele ukuphakanyiswa? Ingubani le iNdodana yomuntu? |
35. | UJesu wasesithi kubo: Kuseyisikhatshana ukukhanya lilakho. Hambani liselokukhanya, hlezi umnyama ulehlule; njalo ohamba emnyameni kazi lapho aya khona. |
36. | Liselokukhanya, kholwani kukho ukukhanya, ukuze libe ngabantwana bokukhanya. UJesu wakhuluma lezizinto, wasuka, wabacatshela. |
37. | Lanxa wayenze izibonakaliso ezinengi kangaka phambi kwabo, kabakholwanga kuye; |
38. | ukuze ligcwaliseke ilizwi likaIsaya umprofethi, alikhulumayo elokuthi: Nkosi, ngubani okholwe ukutshumayela kwethu? Lengalo yeNkosi yembulelwa bani? |
39. | Ngakho babengelakho ukukholwa, ngoba uIsaya wabuya wathi: |
40. | Uphumputhekisile amehlo abo, wayenza lukhuni inhliziyo yabo; ukuze bangaboni ngamehlo abo, baqedisise ngenhliziyo, baphenduke, besengibasilisa. |
41. | UIsaya wakhuluma lezizinto, lapho ebona inkazimulo yakhe, wakhuluma ngaye. |
42. | Loba kunjalo-ke labanengi bababusi bakholwa kuye; kodwa ngenxa yabaFarisi kabavumanga, ukuze bangamiswa esinagogeni; |
43. | ngoba bathanda udumo lwabantu kulodumo lukaNkulunkulu. |
44. | UJesu wasememeza esithi: Okholwa kimi, kakholwa kimi, kodwa kuye ongithumileyo; |
45. | njalo obona mina, ubona ongithumileyo. |
46. | Mina ngizile ngiyikukhanya emhlabeni, ukuze wonke okholwa kimi, angahlali emnyameni. |
47. | Njalo uba ekhona owezwayo amazwi ami angakholwa, mina kangimgwebi; ngoba kangizanga ukuthi ngigwebe umhlaba, kodwa ukuze ngisindise umhlaba. |
48. | Yena ongalayo engawemukeli amazwi ami, ulaye omgwebayo; ilizwi esengilikhulumile, lona lizamgweba ngosuku lokucina. |
49. | Ngoba mina kangizikhulumelanga ngokwami; kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo, nguye onginike umlayo, wokuthi ngizathini lokuthi ngizakhulumani. |
50. | Njalo ngiyazi ukuthi umlayo wakhe uyimpilo elaphakade; ngakho izinto mina engizikhulumayo, njengokutsho kukaBaba kimi, ngokunjalo ngiyazikhuluma. |
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