< Yohana 16 >
1 Nevavulile amamba ago ili msite uhukwaseha.
“Ngilitshela konke lokhu ukuze ukholo lwenu lunganyikinyeki.
2 Yavihuva humia mmasinagogi uhuva usehe ya gufiha uve ipya ihuvabuda ayisaga uhuta ivombe inono hwa ajili ya Nguluve.
Bazalixotsha esinagogweni; ngempela siyeza isikhathi lapho abazalibulala khona bezitshela ukuthi benzela uNkulunkulu into enhle.
3 Yavihuvavombela amamba aga savi helewa udada uhuva savamanyile une.
Bazakwenza lokhu ngoba kabamazanga uBaba loba mina.
4 Nevavulile amambo aga usihe gulafiha vuaga gahumile yamweswa uhuga kumbuha na mneva vulile yumwe sanavavule amambo aga uhuhuma pavutengulilo uhuva nele pamoja numwe.
Ngilitshela lokhu ukuze kuthi isikhathi lesi sifika likhumbule ukuthi ngalixwayisa ngaso. Kangilitshelanga lokhu ekuqaleni ngoba ngangilani.”
5 Uhuva usehe ugu niluta huyuywa asuhile; lakini hakuna katikati yetu uvihumbocha, “Wiluta ndahu?”
“Kodwa khathesi sengisiya kuye ongithumileyo. Kakho kini ongibuzayo ukuthi, ‘Uya ngaphi na?’
6 Uhuva nechovile amamenyu aga huliomwe amasago gadegile munumbula.
Kodwa ngenxa yokuba sengizitshilo lezizinto, selihlulukelwe.
7 Hata leno, nihuva vula uvu yelweli nilononu huliumwe nenahege, uhuva nenasite uhuhega uvibembe liesiasahiche; lakini nenahege nihusuha huliomwe.
Ngilitshela iqiniso ngithi: Kulungele lina ukuba ngihambe. Ngaphandle kokuthi ngihambe, uMeli akayikuza kini; kodwa nxa ngihamba, ngizamthuma kini.
8 Aniche uvibembeleswa ayihuva manya uhuhumana nuvutula nongwa uhuhumana nuvuyelweli nu huhumana hegiwa.
Lapho efika uzatshengisa umhlaba ukuthi ulahlekile ngesono, ngokulunga langokwahlulelwa:
9 Uhuhumana nuvutulanongwa uhuva savanyamini une,
ngokwesono, ngoba abantu kabakholwa kimi;
10 uhuhumana nu vuyelweli uhuva niluta mwa dada, nasamhambone tena;
ngokulunga, ngoba ngiya kuBaba, lapho elingasayi kungibona khona njalo;
11 nuhuhumana nuvuhegi uhwa vuvaha wa helunga iva ahegiwe.
langokwahlulelwa, ngoba umbusi walo umhlaba usemiselwe ukulahlwa.
12 Nelenago mingi agahuvavula, lakini samhagelewe ino.
Kusasekunengi engingakutsho kini, kodwa kungalisinda.
13 Lakini, Umepo uvaye lweli aniche ihuva dema huga yelweli goni uhuva saha chove hwa ajili ya mwene, lakini gugoni agapya ipuleha goni ayichova amambo ago ayihuga chova amambo agapya gihwicha.
Kodwa yena uMoya weqiniso nxa esefikile uzalikhokhelela kulolonke iqiniso. Kazukuzikhulumela yena; uzakhuluma lokho akuzwayo kuphela, njalo uzalitshela lokho okusazobuya.
14 Umwene ayihunginia une uhuva ayitole amambo gango ayihuvavula umwe.
Uzaletha inkazimulo kini ngokuthatha kulokho okungokwami akwenze kwazakale kini.
15 Ivinu vyoni ifialenavyo Udada vyango; uhuva nechovile humepo itola amambo gango ayihuva voneswa umwe.
Konke okungokukaBaba ngokwami. Yikho ngithe uMoya uzathatha kokungokwami akwenze kwazakale kini.”
16 Bado usehe ufupi samha mbone tena; na baada ya usehe ufupi tena, yamhumbona tena.”
UJesu waqhubeka esithi, “Ngesikhatshana aliyi kungibona, kodwa ngemva kwesikhatshana lizangibona.”
17 Baadae avasiule vamwene vaha chovana henuhehi ehihotovula, “usehe ufupi, ita samhambona uhuva niluta hwa Dada?”
Abanye babafundi bakhe bakhulumisana bathi, “Utshoni ngokuthi, ‘Ngemva kwesikhatshana kalisayikungibona,’ njalo athi, ‘Kuthi ngemva kwesikhatshana lizangibona njalo, Ngoba ngiya kuBaba’ na?”
18 Hwa hiyo vahachova henuhehi ehihu tuchova, 'Bado usehe usupi'? Satu hwelewa ichi chova.”
Babelokhu bebuza besithi, “Utshoni nxa esithi ‘isikhatshana’? Kasikuzwisisi lokho akutshoyo.”
19 U Yesu alulile uhuta avavinogwa uhumbucha, navope ahavavula, “Mhevucha mwevene uhuhusu ele, umnechovile,'Uhuta bado usehe usupi, samhambone tena na baada ya usehe usupi mhumbona tena'?
UJesu wabona ukuthi babefuna ukumbuza ngalokhu, wasesithi kubo, “Liyabuzana ukuthi bengisitshoni ngize ngithi, ‘Ngemva kwesikhatshana kalisayikungibona’?
20 Edeha, edeha, nihuvavula, yamwilela nuhueleleswa, lakini ehelunga yahihuva dega yamwiva na masago lakini amasago genyo ya gipendoha nuhuhovoha.
Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi lizakhala lilile kodwa umhlaba wona uthokoza. Lizakuba losizi, kodwa usizi lwenu luzakuba yintokozo.
21 Udala iva nuluvavo wakati avile nuluvavo (au amasago) wakati wa huho lahufihe; leno apila ihola umwana, isamwa tena uluvavo husababu ya huhuvoha hwamwene uhupata umwana uvahuliwe mhelunga.
Owesifazane nxa ebeletha uzwa ubuhlungu ngoba isikhathi sakhe sesifikile; kodwa nxa umntwana esezelwe uyabukhohlwa ubuhlungu lobo ngenxa yentokozo yokuthi sekuzelwe umntwana emhlabeni.
22 Umwe msaga leno, lakini nihuvavona tena; ni numbula chenyo chihovoha hakuna umnu uveipia ihuvahecha uhuhovoha hwenyo.
Kunjalo lakini: Manje yisikhathi senu sosizi, kodwa ngizaphinda ngilibone beselithokoza, njalo kakho ozaphinda alemuke intokozo yenu.
23 Esihu eyo samlambucha amaswali. Edeha, Edeha, nihuvavula, mne saye lilioni hwa Dada, ihuvapa hulitawa eliango.
Ngalolosuku kaliyi kungibuza lutho. Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, uBaba wami uzalinika loba yini eliyicela ngebizo lami.
24 Ipaha usehugu samhesaya lilioni hulitawa eliango esaye mwipata ili ohohovoha hwenyo hukamimilehe.
Kuze kube manje kalikaceli lutho ngebizo lami. Celani, lizakwamukeliswa, ukuze ukuthokoza kwenu kuphelele.
25 Nechovile numwe hu lugha iyesaye yelevihe, lakini ulu usehe gufihe upusanehachove hu lugha eyesio yihweleveha lakini baada yaleno ni huvavula waziwazi uhuhusu Udada.
Lanxa bengikhuluma ngemizekeliso, siyeza isikhathi lapho ngingasayikukhuluma ngaleyondlela, kodwa engizalitshela khona kamhlophe ngoBaba.
26 Isihu eyo yamhesaya hulitawa eliango nasanehava vule uhuta yanihesaya haajili ya Dada venyo;
Ngalelolanga lizacela ngebizo lami. Kangitsho ukuthi ngizalicelela kuBaba.
27 uhuva Udada venyo avaganile uhuva mnganile une uhuva mnye dihe uhuva nehumile hwa Dada.
Hatshi, uBaba yena ngokwakhe uyalithanda ngoba lingithandile, lakukholwa ukuthi ngavela kuNkulunkulu.
28 Nehumile hwa Dada nichile huhelunga; tena, nehega mhelunga naniluta hwa Dada”.
Ngavela kuBaba ngangena emhlabeni; okwamanje sengiwutshiya umhlaba sengibuyela kuBaba.”
29 Avasiule vamwene vahambula, “Ulolile uhuta wichova wasi wasi sautumela amafumbo.
Abafundi bakaJesu basebesithi, “Khathesi usukhuluma kamhlophe ungasazekelisi.
30 Ulu leno, tulumanyile uhuta uga manyile amambo goni sawinogwa umunu yoyoni ahuvuche amaswali uhuva tuhwamini uhuva uhumile hwa Ngolove.
Khathesi sesibona ukuthi uyazazi izinto zonke lokuthi kakudingeki ukuthi ubuzwe imibuzo. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi sikholwe ukuba wavela kuNkulunkulu.”
31 U Yesu ahajibu, “Usehugu mmanyile mhunyamini?”
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Khathesi selikholwa na?
32 Lula leno usehe gufihe sawa usehe gufihe ambapo yampechela lanila hela yumu na huvene mhundeha nemwene. Lakini sio nelene mwene puale Udada ale nune.
Kodwa siyeza isikhathi, sesifikile, lapho elizachitheka khona, ngulowo aye ngakibo. Lizangitshiya ngedwa lonke. Ikanti kangingedwa ngoba uBaba ulami.
33 Nihuvavula amambo aga ili mve nulu no chehecho mhelunga mle na fujo (mlena matata), lakini mweyepe enumbula nesindile ehelunga.
Ngilitshele izinto lezi ukuze libe lokuthula kimi. Kulumhlaba lizahlupheka. Kodwa wobani lesibindi! Sengiwunqobile umhlaba.”