Johane 7:53–8:59
* Imibhalo yesandla iCodex Sinaiticus, iCodex iVaticanus, ne-codex iSinaitic Syriac iyawashiya amavesi 53 kuya esahlukweni 8, ivesi 11, afundeka kanje (ngokuhlukahluka okuthile kweminye imibhalo nezinguqulo ezihlukahlukene zesiGreki):
53 Ngakho bahamba kwaba yilowo nalowo waya kwakhe.
8 Kodwa uJesu waya eNtabeni Yeminqumo.
2 Nokho, kusantwela waphinde waya ethempelini, abantu beza kuye, wahlala phansi wayesebafundisa.
3 Ababhali nabaFarisi baletha owesifazane owayebanjwe ephinga; ngemva kokuba bemmise phakathi kwabo,
4 bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, lona wesifazane ubanjwe oqotsheni ephinga.
5 EMthethweni uMose wasiyala ukuba sibakhande ngamatshe abesifazane abayilolu hlobo. Wena-ke, uthini ngempela?”
6 Yebo, babesho lokhu ukuze bamvivinye, ukuze babe nokuthile ababengambeka ngakho icala. Kodwa uJesu wagoba waqala ukuloba ngomunwe emhlabathini.
7 Lapho bephikelela bembuza, wahlala waqonda wayesethi kubo: “Ongenasono kini makabe ngowokuqala ukujikijela itshe kuye.”
8 Ephinda egoba waqhubeka eloba emhlabathini.
9 Kodwa labo abezwa lokhu baphuma ngamunye ngamunye, kuqala ngamadoda amadala, wasala yedwa, nowesifazane owayephakathi kwabo.
10 Ehlala eqonda, uJesu wathi kuye: “Sifazane, baphi? Akekho okulahlile?”
11 Wathi: “Akekho, mnumzane.” UJesu wathi: “Nami angikulahli. Hamba; kusukela manje kuqhubeke ungabe usasenza isono.”
12 Ngakho-ke uJesu waphinda futhi wakhuluma nabo, ethi: “Mina ngiwukukhanya+ kwezwe. Umuntu ongilandelayo akasoze ahamba ebumnyameni,+ kodwa uyoba nokukhanya kokuphila.”
13 Ngakho abaFarisi bathi kuye: “Uzifakazela wena; ubufakazi bakho abulona iqiniso.”
14 UJesu ephendula wathi kubo: “Ngisho noma ngizifakazela mina, ubufakazi bami+ buyiqiniso, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi.+ Kodwa nina anazi ukuthi ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi.
15 Nina nahlulela ngokwenyama;+ mina angahluleli noyedwa umuntu.+
16 Kodwa nokho uma ngahlulela, ukwahlulela kwami kuneqiniso, ngoba angingedwa, kodwa uBaba ongithumileyo unami.+
17 Futhi, eMthethweni wenu kulotshiwe ukuthi, ‘Ubufakazi babantu ababili buyiqiniso.’+
18 Mina ngingozifakazelayo, futhi uBaba ongithumileyo uyangifakazela.”+
19 Ngakho-ke baqhubeka bathi kuye: “Uphi uYihlo?” UJesu waphendula: “Aningazi mina noma uBaba.+ Ukube beningazi mina, beniyomazi noBaba.”+
20 La mazwi wawakhuluma endaweni yengcebo+ njengoba ayefundisa ethempelini. Kodwa akekho owambamba,+ ngoba ihora+ lakhe lalingakafiki.
21 Ngakho waphinda wathi kubo: “Ngiyahamba, futhi nizongifuna,+ kodwa nokho niyofela esonweni senu.+ Lapho ngiya khona anikwazi ukuza.”
22 Ngakho-ke amaJuda athi: “Ingabe uzozibulala? Ngoba uthi, ‘Lapho ngiya khona anikwazi ukuza.’”+
23 Ngakho wathi kuwo: “Nina nivela ezindaweni ezingaphansi; mina ngivela ezindaweni ezingaphezulu.+ Nina nivela kuleli zwe;+ mina angiveli kuleli zwe.+
24 Kungakho ngithé kini, Niyofela ezonweni zenu.+ Ngoba uma ningakholwa ukuthi mina nginguye, niyofela ezonweni zenu.”+
25 Ngakho-ke athi kuye: “Ungubani?” UJesu wathi kuwo: “Ngikhulumelani ngisho nokukhuluma nje nani?
26 Nginezinto eziningi okumelwe ngizikhulume ngani nokumelwe ngikhiphe isahlulelo ngazo. Eqinisweni, lowo ongithumileyo uqinisile, futhi zona kanye izinto engazizwa kuye ngiyazikhuluma ezweni.”+
27 Abazange baqonde ukuthi wayekhuluma kubo ngoYise.
28 Ngakho-ke uJesu wathi: “Lapho nje seniyiphakamisile+ iNdodana yomuntu,+ khona-ke niyokwazi ukuthi nginguye,+ nokuthi angenzi lutho ngokwami;+ kodwa lezi zinto ngizikhuluma+ njengoba nje uBaba angifundisa.
29 Futhi lowo ongithumileyo unami; akangishiyanga ngedwa, ngoba ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenza izinto ezimjabulisayo.”+
30 Njengoba ayekhuluma lezi zinto, abaningi baba nokholo kuye.+
31 Ngakho uJesu wathi kumaJuda ayemkholelwe: “Uma nihlala ezwini lami,+ ningabafundi bami ngempela,
32 niyolazi iqiniso,+ futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula.”+
33 Amphendula athi: “Thina siyinzalo ka-Abrahama+ futhi asikaze sibe izigqila zamuntu.+ Usho kanjani ukuthi, ‘Niyokhululeka’?”
34 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile impela ngithi kini, Wonke umuntu ongumenzi wesono uyisigqila sesono.+
35 Ngaphezu kwalokho, isigqila asihlali endlini kuze kube phakade; indodana ihlala kuze kube phakade.+
36 Ngakho-ke uma iNdodana inikhulula, niyokhululeka ngempela.+
37 Ngiyazi ukuthi niyinzalo ka-Abrahama; kodwa nifuna ukungibulala,+ ngoba izwi lami aliyitholi indawo phakathi kwenu.+
38 Noma yiziphi izinto engizibone kuBaba+ ngiyazikhuluma;+ ngakho-ke, nani nenza izinto enizizwe kuyihlo.”
39 Ephendula athi kuye: “Ubaba wethu ngu-Abrahama.”+ UJesu wathi kuwo: “Uma ningabantwana baka-Abrahama,+ yenzani imisebenzi ka-Abrahama.
40 Kodwa manje nifuna ukungibulala, mina muntu onitshele iqiniso engilizwe kuNkulunkulu.+ U-Abrahama akazange akwenze lokhu.+
41 Nina nenza imisebenzi kayihlo.” Athi kuye: “Thina asizalwanga ngobufebe; sinoBaba munye,+ uNkulunkulu.”
42 UJesu wathi kuwo: “Ukube uNkulunkulu ubenguYihlo, beniyongithanda,+ ngoba ngilapha ngoba ngavela kuNkulunkulu.+ Angizizelanga neze ngokwami, kodwa ngathunywa nguYe.+
43 Kungani ningakwazi lokho engikukhulumayo? Ngoba anikwazi ukulalela izwi lami.+
44 Nina nivela kuyihlo uDeveli,+ futhi nifisa ukwenza izifiso zikayihlo.+ Yena wayengumbulali wabantu kusukela ekuqaleni,+ akazange ame aqine eqinisweni, ngoba iqiniso alikho kuye. Lapho ekhuluma amanga, ukhuluma ngokuvumelana nesimo sakhe, ngoba ungumqambimanga noyise wamanga.+
45 Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yokuthi mina ngikhuluma iqiniso, aningikholwa.+
46 Ubani kini ongilahla ngokuthi ngenzé isono?+ Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, kungani ningangikholwa?
47 Ovela kuNkulunkulu uyawalalela amazwi kaNkulunkulu.+ Kungakho nina ningalaleli, ngoba aniveli kuNkulunkulu.”+
48 AmaJuda ephendula athi kuye: “Asisho yini kufanele ukuthi, Wena ungumSamariya+ nokuthi unedemoni?”+
49 UJesu waphendula: “Anginalo idemoni mina, kodwa ngidumisa uBaba,+ nokho nina niyangihlaza.
50 Kodwa angizifuneli mina inkazimulo;+ ukhona ofunayo nowahlulelayo.+
51 Ngiqinisile impela ngithi kini, Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, akasoze akubona ukufa.”+
52 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Manje sesiyazi ukuthi unedemoni.+ U-Abrahama wafa,+ ngokufanayo nabaprofethi;+ kodwa wena uthi, ‘Uma umuntu egcina izwi lami, akasoze akunambitha+ ukufa.’
53 Awumkhulu+ wena kunobaba wethu u-Abrahama, owafa, akunjalo? Futhi, abaprofethi bafa.+ Wena uthi ungubani?”
54 UJesu waphendula: “Uma ngizikhazimulisa ngokwami, inkazimulo yami iyize. NguBaba ongikhazimulisayo,+ lowo nina enithi unguNkulunkulu wenu;
55 kodwa nokho anizange nimazi.+ Kodwa mina ngiyamazi.+ Futhi uma ngingathi angimazi ngiyobe ngingumqambimanga njengani. Kodwa ngiyamazi futhi ngigcina izwi lakhe.+
56 U-Abrahama uyihlo wajabula kakhulu ngethemba lokubona usuku lwami,+ futhi walubona wajabula.”+
57 Ngakho-ke amaJuda athi kuye: “Awukabi nanamashumi amahlanu eminyaka ubudala, kodwa nokho umbonile u-Abrahama?”
58 UJesu wathi kuwo: “Ngiqinisile impela ngithi kini, Ngaphambi kokuba u-Abrahama abe khona, ngase ngikhona.”+
59 Ngakho-ke athatha amatshe ukuze amjikijele ngawo;+ kodwa uJesu wacasha futhi waphuma ethempelini.
