John 5
1 Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Emva kwesikhathi esithile uJesu waya eJerusalema emkhosini wamaJuda.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
EJerusalema kukhona ichibi eduze lesango leZimvu, elithiwa ngesi-Aramu yiBhethisayida, elalihonqolozelwe ngensika ezinhlanu ezibiyelweyo.
3 On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
Khonapho abantu abayizilima abanengi babandise ukuhlala khona, iziphofu, abaqhulayo, abome imihlubulo [belindele ukudungwa kwamanzi;
ngoba kwakusithi ngezikhathi ezithile ingilosi yeNkosi yayisehlela echibini, idungadunge amanzi besekusithi umuntu oqalayo ukungena emanzini ngemva kokudungeka kwawo asiliswe loba kuwuphi umkhuhlane owawumbambile].
5 One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Omunye owayelapho wayeyisigoga okweminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili.
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
Kwathi uJesu embona elele khonapho njalo esetsheliwe ukuthi kade abanjalo okwesikhathi eside, wambuza wathi, “Uyafuna na ukusila?”
7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
Oyisilima waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, kangilamuntu wokungisiza angingenise echibini lapho amanzi edungwa. Ngithi lapho ngizama ukungena omunye angingenele kuqala.”
8 Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
UJesu wasethi kuye, “Sukuma! Thatha icansi lakho uhambe.”
9 Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
Khonokho nje indoda yasila; yathatha icansi layo yahamba. Lokhu kwenzakala ngelanga leSabatha,
10 so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
amaJuda asesithi endodeni eyayisilisiwe, “KuliSabatha; umthetho uyakwalela ukuthi uthwale icansi lakho.”
11 But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
Kodwa yaphendula yathi, “Umuntu ongisilisileyo uthe, ‘Thatha icansi lakho uhambe.’”
12 “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
Aseyibuza athi, “Ngubani yena lowo okutshele ukuthi uthathe icansi uhambe?”
13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
Indoda leyo eyasiliswayo yayingafanisi lakufanisa ukuthi kambe ngabe wayengubani, ngoba uJesu wayesethe nyelele wangena phakathi kwabantu.
14 Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
Emva kwalokho uJesu wayifumana ethempelini indoda leyo wathi kuyo, “Khangela-ke ususilile njalo. Khawula ukwenza isono funa okubi ukwedlula okokuqala kukwehlele.”
15 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Indoda leyo yasuka yayatshela amaJuda ukuthi kwakunguJesu owayeyisilisile.
16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
Ngakho amaJuda amkhahlameza uJesu ngoba wayesenza izinto lezi ngeSabatha.
17 But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
UJesu wathi kubo, “UBaba uhlezi esemsebenzini wakhe kuze kube namuhla, lami njalo ngiyasebenza.”
18 Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
Ngalesisizatho amaJuda azama kakhulu ukumbulala; wayengephuli iSabatha kuphela kodwa wayebiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi nguYise, ezenza yena olingana loNkulunkulu.
19 So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
UJesu wabanika impendulo le: “Ngiqinisile ngithi iNdodana ingeke yenze lutho ngokwayo; ingenza kuphela lokho ebona uYise ekwenza, ngoba loba kuyini uYise akwenzayo leNdodana iyakwenza.
20 The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
Ngoba uYise uyayithanda iNdodana, uyitshengisa konke akwenzayo. Yebo, lizamangala ukuthi uzayitshengisa izinto ezinkulu kulalezi.
21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
Njengalokhu uYise evusa abafileyo abaphe ukuphila, kanjalo iNdodana inika ukuphila kulabo ethanda ukubanika khona.
22 Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
Okunye njalo, uYise kahluleli muntu, kodwa usebeke konke ukwahlulela ezandleni zeNdodana,
23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
ukuze bonke bayidumise iNdodana njengalokhu bedumisa uYise. Lowo ongayidumisiyo iNdodana kamdumisi uYise oyithumileyo.
24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. (aiōnios g166)
Ngiqinisile ngithi lowo owezwayo amazwi ami amkholwe lowo ongithumileyo ulokuphila okungapheliyo njalo kazukulahlwa; usechaphile wasuka ekufeni waya ekuphileni. (aiōnios g166)
25 Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Ngiqinisile ngithi, isikhathi siyeza njalo sivele sesifikile lapho abafileyo bezalizwa ilizwi leNdodana kaNkulunkulu, kuthi bonke abezwayo baphile.
26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
Njengoba uYise elokuphila kuye yena ngokwakhe, ngakho useyinikile iNdodana ukuba ibe lokuphila kuyo yona ngokwayo.
27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
Njalo useyiphile amandla okwahlulela ngoba iyiNdodana yoMuntu.
28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Kakungalimangalisi lokhu ngoba siyeza isikhathi lapho bonke abasemathuneni abo bezalizwa ilizwi layo
29 and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
baphume, labo abenze okuhle bazavuka baphile, lalabo abenze ububi bazavuka balahlwe.
30 I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Mina ngokwami ngingeke ngenze lutho; ngahlulela njengokutshelwa kwami, futhi ukwahlulela kwami kuqondile, ngoba kangidingi kuzithabisa, kodwa ukuthabisa lowo ongithumileyo.”
31 If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
“Nxa ngizifakazela mina ngokwami ubufakazi bami kabuqinisekanga.
32 There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
Ukhona omunye ofakaza kuhle ngami njalo ngiyazi ukuthi ubufakazi bakhe ngami buqinisekile.
33 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
Selike lathumela kuJohane yena walifakazela iqiniso.
34 Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
Kakutsho ukuthi ngamukela ubufakazi bomuntu; kodwa ngikuthinta lokhu ukuze lisindiswe.
35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
UJohane wayeyisibane esabhebhayo sanika ukukhanya, lakhetha ukuthokoza ngokukhanya kwakhe okwesikhatshana.
36 But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
Ngilabo ubufakazi obulesisindo esikhulu kulobukaJohane. Ngoba umsebenzi uBaba anginike wona ukuba ngiwuqedise, wona engiwenzayo uyafakaza ukuthi uBaba ungithumile.
37 And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
Njalo uBaba ongithumileyo usefakazile yena ngokwakhe ngami. Kalikaze lilizwe ilizwi lakhe kumbe libone isimo sakhe
38 nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
njalo ilizwi lakhe kalihlali kini ngoba kalimkholwa lowo amthumileyo.
39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, (aiōnios g166)
Liphenyisisa imibhalo liyihlola ngoba licabanga ukuthi ngayo lilakho ukuphila okungapheliyo. Yiyo le imibhalo efakaza ngami, (aiōnios g166)
40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
ikanti liyala ukuza kimi lizozuza ukuphila.
41 I do not accept glory from men,
Kangilwamukeli udumo olusuka ebantwini,
42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
kodwa ngiyalazi lina. Ngiyazi ukuthi kalilalo uthando lukaNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zenu.
43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
Ngibuye ngebizo likaBaba kodwa kalingamukeli; kodwa nxa omunye efika ngebizo lakhe, lizamamukela.
44 How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Lingakholwa kanjani nxa lisamukela udumo elizipha lona kodwa lingenzi mizamo yokuzuza udumo oluvela kuNkulunkulu onguye yedwa na?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
Kodwa lingacabangi ukuthi ngizalethesa icala phambi kukaBaba. Umangaleli wenu nguMosi, okukuye elibeke khona amathemba enu.
46 If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
Kube lamkholwa uMosi, ngabe liyangikholwa ngoba wabhala ngami.
47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
Kodwa njengoba lingakukholwa lokho akubhalayo, lizakukholwa kanjani lokho engikutshoyo na?”
