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| 1. | Emva kwalezizinto uJesu wasuka waya ngaphetsheya kolwandle lweGalili, lweTiberiyasi. |
| 2. | Laselimlandela ixuku elikhulu, ngoba babebone izibonakaliso zakhe azenza kulabo abagulayo. |
| 3. | UJesu wasesenyukela entabeni, wahlala phansi khona labafundi bakhe. |
| 4. | Iphasika, umkhosi wamaJuda, laselisondele. |
| 5. | Kwathi uJesu ephakamisa amehlo, wasebona ixuku elikhulu lisiza kuye, wathi kuFiliphu: Sizathenga ngaphi izinkwa, ukuze laba badle? |
| 6. | Njalo watsho lokhu emhlola, ngoba yena wayekwazi azakwenza. |
| 7. | UFiliphu wamphendula wathi: Izinkwa zabodenariyo* abangamakhulu amabili zingebanele, ukuthi wonke ngamunye wabo azuze ingcosana. |
| 8. | Omunye wabafundi bakhe, uAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petro, wathi kuye: |
| 9. | Kukhona umfanyana lapha, olezinkwa ezinhlanu zebhali* lenhlanzana ezimbili; kodwa ziyini kwabanengi kangaka? |
| 10. | Kodwa uJesu wathi: Hlalisani abantu phansi. Kwakukhona utshani obunengi ku leyo ndawo. Ngakho amadoda ahlala phansi inani lawo lalingaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanu. |
| 11. | UJesu wasezithatha izinkwa, esebongile wazinika abafundi, labafundi kulabo ababehlezi phansi; ngokunjalo lenhlanzana ngangokufuna kwabo. |
| 12. | Bathi sebesuthi, wathi kubafundi bakhe: Buthani imvuthu eziseleyo, ukuze kungachitheki lutho. |
| 13. | Basebebutha, bagcwalisa izitsha ezilitshumi lambili ngemvuthu zezinkwa ezinhlanu zebhali, ezasalayo kulabo abadlayo. |
| 14. | Kwathi lababantu bebona isimangaliso asenzileyo uJesu, bathi: Ngeqiniso lo nguye umProfethi omele ukuza emhlabeni. |
| 15. | Kwathi uJesu esazi ukuthi bazakuza bambambe ngamandla, ukumbeka abe yinkosi, wamonyukela futhi entabeni yena eyedwa. |
| 16. | Sekuhlwile, abafundi bakhe behlela elwandle, |
| 17. | sebengenile emkhunjini, beza ngaphetsheya kolwandle ukuya eKapenawume. Kwasekumnyama, uJesu wayengafikanga kubo. |
| 18. | Lwaseluvuka ulwandle ngoba umoya olamandla wawuvunguza. |
| 19. | Sebegwedlile amastadiyu* angaba ngamatshumi amabili lanhlanu kumbe amatshumi amathathu, babona uJesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhunjini; basebesethuka. |
| 20. | Kodwa wathi kubo: Yimi, lingesabi. |
| 21. | Basebevuma ukumemukela emkhunjini; njalo wahle wafika umkhumbi elizweni ababesiya kilo. |
| 22. | Kusisa ixuku elalimi ngaphetsheya kolwandle, libona ukuthi kwakungela lamunye umkolo lapho ngaphandle kwalowo ababengene kuwo abafundi bakhe, lokuthi uJesu wayengangenanga emkolweni labafundi bakhe, kodwa abafundi bakhe babehambe bodwa, |
| 23. | kodwa imikolo evela eTiberiyasi yafika eduze lendawo lapho ababedle khona isinkwa, emva kokuthi iNkosi isibongile; |
| 24. | ngakho ixuku selibonile ukuthi uJesu wayengekho lapho loba abafundi bakhe, bangena labo emikhunjini, bafika eKapenawume, bedinga uJesu. |
| 25. | Bathi sebemtholile ngaphetsheya kolwandle, bathi kuye: Rabi*, ufike nini lapha? |
| 26. | UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Liyangidinga, kungeyisikho ukuthi labona izibonakaliso, kodwa ngoba ladla izinkwa lasutha. |
| 27. | Lingasebenz el i ukudla okuphelayo, kodwa ukudla okuhlala kuze kube yimpilo elaphakade, ezalinika khona iNdodana yomuntu; ngoba yena uNkulunkulu uYise umphawulile. |
| 28. | Basebesithi kuye: Sizakwenzani, ukuze senze imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu? |
| 29. | UJesu waphendula wathi kubo: Lo ngumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, ukuze likholwe kulowo yena amthumileyo. |
| 30. | Ngakho bathi kuye: Pho wena wenza isibonakaliso bani, ukuze sibone sikholwe kuwe? Usebenzani? |
| 31. | Obaba bethu badla imana enkangala, njengokulotshiweyo ukuthi: Wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ukuthi badle. |
| 32. | UJesu wasesithi kubo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: UMozisi kalinikanga isinkwa esivela ezulwini; kodwa uBaba ulinika isinkwa soqobo esivela ezulwini. |
| 33. | Ngoba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singuye owehla evela ezulwini esinika impilo emhlabeni. |
| 34. | Basebesithi kuye: Nkosi, sinike lesosinkwa njalonjalo. |
| 35. | UJesu wasesithi kubo: Mina ngiyisinkwa sempilo; lowo oza kimi, kasoze alambe; lalowo okholwa kimi, kasoze ome lakanye. |
| 36. | Kodwa ngithe kini: Lani lingibonile, kodwa kalikholwa. |
| 37. | Bonke uBaba anginika bona bazakuza kimi; lozayo kimi angisoze ngimxotshele phandle. |
| 38. | Ngoba ngehlile ezulwini, hatshi ukuthi ngenze intando yami, kodwa intando yalowo ongithumileyo. |
| 39. | Lalokhu kuyintando kaBaba ongithumileyo, ukuze konke anginike khona, ngingalahlekelwa lutho kikho, kodwa ngikuvuse ngosuku lokucina. |
| 40. | Lalokhu kuyintando yongithumileyo, ukuthi wonke obona iNdodana njalo akholwe kuyo, abe lempilo elaphakade, njalo mina ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina. |
| 41. | Ngalokho amaJuda akhonona ngaye, ngoba wathi: Mina ngiyisinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini. |
| 42. | Athi-ke: Lo kayisuye yini uJesu indodana kaJosefa, uyise lonina thina esibaziyo? Pho yena utsho njani, ukuthi: Ngehle ngivela ezulwini? |
| 43. | UJesu wasephendula wathi kuwo: Lingakhononi phakathi kwenu. |
| 44. | Kakho ongeza kimi, ngaphandle kokuthi uBaba ongithumileyo amdonse, njalo mina ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina. |
| 45. | Kulotshiwe kubaprofethi ukuthi: Njalo bonke bazafundiswa nguNkulunkulu. Ngakho wonke ozwileyo ngoBaba wafunda, uyeza kimi. |
| 46. | Kayisikho ukuthi ukhona obone uBaba, ngaphandle kwakhe ovela kuNkulunkulu, yena umbonile uBaba. |
| 47. | Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Okholwayo kimi, ulempilo elaphakade. |
| 48. | Mina ngiyisinkwa sempilo. |
| 49. | Oyihlo badla imana enkangala, futhi bafa; |
| 50. | lesi yisinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini, ukuze umuntu adle okwaso angafi. |
| 51. | Mina ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo, esehla sivela ezulwini; uba umuntu esidla lesisinkwa, uzaphila ephakadeni. Njalo lesinkwa mina engizasinika, siyinyama yami, mina engizayinikela impilo yomhlaba. |
| 52. | AmaJuda asephikisana esithi: Lo angasinika njani inyama yakhe siyidle? |
| 53. | Ngakho uJesu wathi kuwo: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Ngaphandle kokuthi lidle inyama yeNdodana yomuntu linathe igazi layo, kalilampilo phakathi kwenu. |
| 54. | Odla inyama yami anathe igazi lami, ulempilo elaphakade, njalo mina ngizamvusa ngosuku lokucina. |
| 55. | Ngoba inyama yami iyikudla oqotho, legazi lami lingokunathwayo oqotho. |
| 56. | Odla inyama yami anathe igazi lami, uhlala kimi, lami kuye. |
| 57. | Njengalokhu uBaba ophilayo engithumile, lami ngiphila ngoBaba; ngakho ongidlayo, laye uzaphila ngami. |
| 58. | Lesi yisinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini; akunjengaboyihlo abadla imana, sebafa; odla lesisinkwa, uzaphila okulaphakade. |
| 59. | Watsho lezizinto esinagogeni efundisa eKapenawume. |
| 60. | Kwathi abanengi kubafundi bakhe besizwa bathi: Lilukhuni lelilizwi; ngubani ongalizwa? |
| 61. | Kodwa uJesu esazi phakathi kwakhe ukuthi abafundi bakhe bayasola ngalokhu, wathi kubo: Lokhu kuyalikhuba yini? |
| 62. | Pho, lizathini uba libona iNdodana yomuntu isenyukela lapho eyayikhona kuqala? |
| 63. | KunguMoya ophilisayo, inyama kayisizi lutho; amazwi mina engiwakhuluma kini, angumoya njalo ayimpilo. |
| 64. | Kodwa bakhona abanye kini abangakholwayo. Ngoba uJesu wayekwazi kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuthi ngobani abangakholwayo, lokuthi ngubani ozamnikela. |
| 65. | Wasesithi: Kungenxa yalokhu ngithe kini: Kakho ongeza kimi, ngaphandle kokuthi ekunikwe nguBaba. |
| 66. | Kusukela lapho abanengi babafundi bakhe babuyela emuva, kababe besahamba laye. |
| 67. | UJesu wasesithi kwabalitshumi lambili: Lani lithanda ukuzihambela yini? |
| 68. | USimoni Petro wasemphendula wathi: Nkosi, sizakuya kubani? Amazwi empilo elaphakade akuwe, |
| 69. | njalo thina siyakholwa, sesisazi ukuthi wena unguKristu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo. |
| 70. | UJesu wabaphendula wathi: Mina kangilikhethanga yini lina abalitshumi lambili, kodwa omunye wenu unguSathane? |
| 71. | Wayekhuluma ngoJudasi Iskariyothi kaSimoni; ngoba nguye owayezamnikela, engomunye wabalitshumi lambili. |
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