< UJohane 13 >
1 Kwakuyisikhathi lapho uMkhosi wePhasika ususondele. UJesu wayekwazi ukuthi isikhathi sokuthi asuke kulumhlaba aye kuYise sasesisondele. Wayehlezi ebathanda abakhe abasemhlabeni, lesi kwasekuyisikhathi sokubatshengisa ukujula kothando lwakhe.
Itungili ze ikil i siku kuu a pasaka, ku nsoko uYesu ai ulingile kina isaa akwe apikiila naiza ukupuma mihi iyi nu kulongola kung'wa Tata, aze wakili ua loilwe i antu akwe naza akoli mihi, ai ualoilwe impelo.
2 Kwathi kudliwa ukudla kwakusihlwa, uSathane wayevele esemtshutshisile uJudasi Iskariyothi, indodana kaSimoni, ukuthi anikele uJesu.
Nu mulugu ai watulaa wakondyaa kuikwa mu nkolo ang'wa Yuda Iskariote, ng'wana nuang'wa Simioni, kumugumaniilya uYesu.
3 UJesu wayekwazi ukuthi uYise wayenikele zonke izinto emandleni akhe, lokuthi yena wayevela kuNkulunkulu njalo wayebuyela kuNkulunkulu,
uYesu ai ulingile kina uTata waikaa i intu yihi mu mikono akwe ni kina upumiie kung'wa Itunda ni ai watulaa ulongoe hangi kung'wa Itunda.
4 ngakho wasukuma ekudleni, wakhulula isembatho saphezulu, wabophela ithawulo ekhalweni lwakhe.
Akauka mu ndya nu kaila pihi u ng'wenda nuakwe nua kunzi. Uugwa ai uhoile i taulo nu kitunga mkola.
5 Ngemva kwalokho, wathela amanzi enditshini waseqalisa ukugezisa inyawo zabafundi bakhe, wazesula ngethawulo leyo ayezibophe ngayo.
Uugwa akaikila imazi mi ibakuli nu kandya kuakalalya i migulu i amanyisigwa akwe nu kuapyagula ni taulo naiza ai witungile ng'wenso mukola.
6 Wafika kuSimoni Phethro owathi kuye, “Nkosi, kambe wena nguwe ongagezisa inyawo zami na?”
Wakiza kung'wa Simioni Petro, nu Petro akamuila, “Mukulu, Uloilwe kunkalalya i migulu ane?”
7 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kawukuzwisisi lokhu engikwenzayo khathesi kodwa uzakuzwisisa ngesikhathi esizayo.”
uYesu akasukiilya nu kumutambuila, “Nikulituma shanga ulilingile itungili, kuiti ukulinga panyambele,”
8 UPhethro wathi, “Hatshi, kawusoze lanini ugezise inyawo zami.” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Nxa ngingakugezisi kawulabudlelwano lami.” (aiōn )
uPetro akamutambuila, “Shanga ukunkalalya imigulu ane nanguluu.” uYesu akamusukiilya “Anga itule shanga kuukalalya, shanga ukutula ni kipango palung'wi nu nene,” (aiōn )
9 UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Nkosi, nxa kunjalo, kakungabi zinyawo zami zodwa kodwa lezandla zami kanye lekhanda lami!”
uSimioni Petro akamutambuila, “Mukulu, leke kunkalalya i migulu ane duu, ila ga ni mikono ni itwe ni lane.”
10 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Lowo ogeze umzimba udinga ukugeza inyawo zakhe kuphela, ngoba umzimba wakhe wonke uhlanzekile. Njalo lina lihlanzekile loba nje kungayisini lonke elihlanzekileyo.”
uYesu akamutambuila, Wihi niiza wakondya koga shanga uloilwe koga kwaala i migulu akwe, hangi watulaa ng'welu u muili nuakwe wihi, unyenye matuilee mielu, kuiti shanga mihi.”
11 Ngoba wayemazi lowo owayezamnikela, yikho wathi kakusibo bonke ababehlanzekile.
Kunsoko uYesu ai ulingile uyo nuika mugumaniilya; iyi yiyo nsoko ai uligitilye, shanga mihi matuilee mielu.”
12 Eseqedile ukubagezisa inyawo, wagqoka isembatho saphezulu wasebuyela endaweni yakhe. Wababuza wathi, “Liyakuzwisisa na esengilenzele khona?
Matungo uYesu nai watulaa waakalalya i migulu ao nu kutula waholaa ung'wenda nuakwe nu kikie hangi, ai uatambuie, “Itii mukilingile iko naza nu mutendee?
13 Lingibiza lithi ‘Mfundisi’ lokuthi ‘Nkosi,’ lisitsho liqondile, ngoba ngiyikho lokho.
Mukunintanga unene “Ng'walimu” nu Mukulu iti mukuligitya tai, ndogoelyo uu yili.
14 Manje-ke njengoba mina, iNkosi yenu loMfundisi, sengigezise inyawo zenu, lani kumele ligezisane inyawo.
Anga itule unene Mukulu nu ng'walimu, nu mukalaaye i migulu anyu, nu nyenye ga mutakiwe kuakalalya i ianyu imigulu.
15 Sengilenzele isibonelo ukuthi lenze njengoba ngilenzele mina.
Kunsoko naminkiilya impyani iyi kina unyenye ga mutende anga unene ni nitumile kitalanyu.
16 Ngempela ngiqinisile ngithi kini kakulanceku enkulu kulenkosi yayo, njalo isithunywa kasisikhulu kulalowo osithumileyo.
Huiili, huiili, Kumuila, umutugwa shanga mukulu kukila umukulu nuakwe; ang'wi uyo niiza ulagiigwe ingi mukulu kukila uyo numulagiiye.
17 Lingaze lizazi lezizinto lizabusiswa nxa lizenza.”
Anga itule ulingile imakani aya, ukendepilwe anga witume.
18 “Kangikhulumi ngani lonke; ngiyabazi labo esengibakhethile. Kodwa lokhu kuyikugcwalisa umbhalo othi: ‘Lowo obesidla lami isinkwa usengihlamukele.’
Shanga kuligitya kutula unyenye mihi, kunsoko nialingile awo naza niaholanilye - ila kuligitya aya iti kina u ukilisigwa uhume kukaminkiiligwa; Nuanso nuilizaa u mukate nuane unyansuiye i kintiginyo kakwe.
19 Ngilazisa khathesi kungakenzakali, ukwenzela ukuthi lapho sekusenzakala, likholwe ukuthi ngiNguye.
Kumutambuila ili itungili ze ikili kupumila iti kina ni likapumila, muhume kuhuiila kina unene NG'WENSO.
20 Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi lowo owamukela loba ngubani engimthumayo wamukela mina njalo lowo owamukela mina wamukela lowo ongithumileyo.”
Huiili, huiil, kumuila, nuinsingiilya unene wimusingiilya naiza kumulagiilya, nu uyo nuinsingiilya unene wimusingiilya uyo nai undagiiye unene.”
21 UJesu esatsho lokhu wakhathazeka kakhulu wafakaza wathi, “Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi omunye wenu uzanginikela.”
Matungo uYesu nai ukumaligitya aya, ai unyomekile mu nkolo, ai ukuiie nu kuligitya, Huiili, huiili, kumutambuila kina ung'wi mu kati anyu ukungumaniilya.”
22 Abafundi bakhe bakhangelana bedidekile ukuthi kambe angabe esitsho wuphi kubo.
iAmanyisigwa akwe akigozenkania, aze akuiwe ingi kunsoko ang'wa nyenyu aza uligitilye.
23 Omunye wabo owayethandwa nguJesu wayeyeme etafuleni eduzane laye.
Ai ikoli mu meza, ung'wi nua amanyisigwa akwe wipantamiiye mu kikua kang'wa Yesu uyo naiza uYesu umuloilwe.
24 USimoni Phethro wasemqhweba lowomfundi wathi kuye, “Mbuze ukuthi utsho bani.”
uSimioni Petro ai umukoiye u mumanyisigwa uyu nu kuligitya, “Kuile ingi nu uli naiza kung'wakwe ukutambula.”
25 Waseseyama kuJesu wambuza wathi, “Nkosi, ngubani?”
Mumanyisigwa uyo nai wipantamiiye mu kikua kang'wa Yesu nu kumutambuila, “Mukulu, ingi nyenyu?”
26 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Kungulowo engizamupha ucezu lwesinkwa nxa sengisitshebile emganwini.” Kwathi esesitshebile isinkwa wasiqhubela uJudasi Iskariyothi, indodana kaSimoni.
Uugwa uYesu ai usukiiye, “Ingi kung'waakwe uyo ninika liilya intonge a mukati nu kuminkiilya,” Iti gwa nai watula waliilya umukate, ai uminkiiye uYuda ng'wana wang'wa Simioni Iskariote.
27 Wonela ukusithatha isinkwa uJudasi uSathane wasengena kuye. UJesu wathi kuye, “Lokho osufuna ukukwenza, kwenze masinyane.”
Ni ze yakilaau mukate, uMulugu ai umingiie. Uugwa uYesu akautambuila, Iko naza uloilwe kituma kaya ukitume.
28 Kodwa kakho etafuleni owazwisisayo ukuthi kungani uJesu watsho njalo kuye.
Itungili kutili umuntu mu meza ai ulingile nsoko ang'wa Yesu kuligitya ikani ili kung'waakwe.
29 Ngenxa yokuthi uJudasi nguye owayephatha imali, abanye bacabanga ukuthi uJesu wayemtshela ukuthi athenge lokho okwakuzafuneka emkhosini kumbe ukuthi anike okuthile kwabampofu.
Ang'wi ao ai asigile kina, ku nsoko uYuda ai uambile imbugulu a mpia, uYesu ai umutambuie, “Gula i intu ni kuitakile kunsoko a siku kuu,” ang'wi kina utakiwe kupumya kintu ku aula.
30 Wonela ukuthi athathe isinkwa waphuma. Kwasekusebusuku.
Ze yakilaa uYuda kusingiilya u mukate, ai ukaiye kupuma kunzi hangi ai yatulaa utiku.
31 Esehambile uJesu wathi, “Khathesi iNdodana yoMuntu isikhazimulisiwe njalo uNkulunkulu ukhazimulisiwe kuyo.
Matungo uYuda nai watula wahegaa, uYesu ai uligitilye, “Itungili u ng'wana nuang'wa Adamu wakuligwa, hangi Itunda wakuligwa mu ng'waakwe.
32 Nxa uNkulunkulu ekhazimulisiwe kuyo, uNkulunkulu laye uzayikhazimulisa iNdodana kuye njalo uzayikhazimulisa masinyane.
Itunda uku mukulilya mu ng'waakwe mukola, hangi ukukaya kumukulya.
33 Bantwabami, ngizakuba lani okwesikhatshana esincane. Lizangidinga kodwa njengoba ngawatshela amaJuda, lani sengilitshela khathesi ukuthi: Lapho engiyakhona, alingeke lifike.
Ang'yinya aniino, nkoli palung'wi nu nyenye itungo iniino, Mukunduma, ni anga nai niatambuie i Ayahudi, 'Kunongoe, shanga muhumile kupembya,' itungili kumutambuila nu nyenye ga.
34 Ngilinika umlayo omutsha: Thandanani. Kumele lithandane njengoba lami ngilithandile.
Kuminkiilya ilagiilyo igeni, kina milowe; anga unene naza numuloilwe unyenye, uu nu nyenye ga mutakiwe kilowa unyenye ku nyenye.
35 Bonke abantu bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami nxa lithandana.”
Kunsoko a ili iantu akulinga kina unyenye mi amanyisigwa ane, anga itule mukete u ulowa ku kila ung'wi nu muya.”
36 USimoni Phethro wambuza wathi, “Nkosi, kanti uya ngaphi na?” UJesu waphendula wathi, “Lapho engiyakhona ungazake ungilandele khathesi kodwa uzangilandela ngesikhathi esizayo.”
uSimioni Petro ai umutambuie, “Mukulu, ulongoe pii?” uYesu akasukiilya, “Nkika ku nongoe ku itungili shanga ukuhuma kuntyata, kuiti ukuntyata panyambele.”
37 Wabuza uPhethro wathi, “Nkosi, kungani ngingahle ngikulandele khathesi? Ngizanikela ukuphila kwami kuwe.”
uPetro akamutambuila, “Mukulu, ku niki ndeke ku utyata ga ni itungili? Unene kulupumya u likalo nula ne ku nsoko ako.”
38 UJesu wasemphendula wathi, “Kambe uzinikele ukuphila kwakho ngenxa yami? Ngiqinisile ngithi uzangiphika kathathu iqhude lingakakhali!”
uYesu akasukiilya, “Itii uku lupumya u likalo nulako kunsoko ane? Huiila huiila kuutambuila, i nsambaligugu shanga ikukunkula ze ikili kunihita nkua itaatu.”