< UJohane 13 >
1 Kwathi ungakafiki umkhosi wephasika, uJesu esazi ukuthi ihola lakhe laselifikile ukuthi asuke kulumhlaba aye kuYise, esebathandile abakhe abasemhlabeni, wabathanda kwaze kwaba sekupheleni.
Kusekelela kwa Pasika mpokwalikuba pepi, Yesu walenshibeti cindi cakwambeti afume pacishi capanshi kuya kuBaishi cilashiki. Nendi walikubasuna bantu bakendi pacishi capanshi, walabasunishisha cakupwililila.
2 Ukudla kwantambama sekwenziwe, udiyabhola esekufakile enhliziyweni kaJudasi Iskariyothi, kaSimoni, ukuthi amnikele,
Pacindi Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi mpobalikulya cakulya camansailo, Satana walikuba labiki kendi mumoyo wa Yudasi, mwana wa Simoni Isikariote, miyeyo yakwambeti amuyabe Yesu kubalwani bakendi.
3 uJesu ekwazi ukuthi uYise unikele izinto zonke ezandleni zakhe, lokuthi wavela kuNkulunkulu njalo uya kuNkulunkulu,
Yesu walikwinshiba kwambeti Baishi balamupa ngofu pabintu byonse. Kayi kwambeti walafumina kuli Lesa, kayi lakenga kuBaishi.
4 wasukuma ekudleni kwantambama, wakhupha izembatho zakhe, wathatha ilembu wazithandela ngalo.
Neco pacindi ncobalikulya walemana nekufulula mwinjila wakendi wakunsa nekumanta cikwisa cakupukutisha nekucisunga mubukome.
5 Emva kwalokhu wathela amanzi emganwini, waqala ukugezisa inyawo zabafundi, lokuzesula ngelembu ayezithandele ngalo.
Mpwalenseco waletila menshi mumbale, nekutatika kusambisha myendo yabeshikwiya bakendi, nkabapukuta necikwisa cisa ncalasunga mubukome.
6 Wasefika kuSimoni Petro; yena wasesithi kuye: Nkosi, wena ugezisa inyawo zami yini?
Mpwalashika pali Simoni Petulo, nendi walambeti, “Mwami, sena ngamunsambisha kumyendo?”
7 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Engikwenzayo mina, kawukwazi khathesi, kodwa uzakwazi emva kwalezizinto.
Yesu walamukumbuleti, “Ncondenshinga nkocinshi, nsombi nukenshibe kuntangu.”
8 UPetro wathi kuye: Kawusoze ugezise inyawo zami kuze kube laphakade. UJesu wamphendula wathi: Uba ngingakugezisi, kawulasabelo lami. (aiōn )
Petulo walambeti, “Nteshi munsambishe kumyendo sobwe.” Yesu walamukumbuleti, “Na mbule kukusambisha, ekwambeti ntobe weshikwiya wakame.” (aiōn )
9 USimoni Petro wathi kuye: Nkosi, kakungabi zinyawo zami zodwa, kodwa lezandla lekhanda.
Simoni Petulo walambeti, “Mwami, nanico kamutasambishowa myendo nsombi kumakasa kayi nekumutwi.”
10 UJesu wathi kuye: Ogezisiweyo kasweli lutho ngaphandle kokugeziswa inyawo, kodwa uhlambulukile ngokupheleleyo; lina-ke lihlambulukile, kodwa-ke kakusini lonke.
Yesu walamwambileti, “Muntu lasamba mubili wonse ukute kuswepa cilayandikinga nikusambowa kumyendo konka. Mwense mulaswepe kufunyakowa umo.”
11 Ngoba wayemazi lowo owayezamnikela; ngenxa yalokhu wathi: Kalihlambulukanga lonke.
Yesu walambeco pakwinga walikwinshiba kendi uyo weshakamuyabe, encalambileti, “Mwense mulaswepe kufunyakowa umo.”
12 Esegezisile inyawo zabo, wathatha izembatho zakhe, wabuya wahlala phansi, wathi kubo: Liyakwazi yini engikwenze kini?
Yesu mpwalapwisha kubasambisha kumyendo, walafwala cakufwala cakendi capelu nekubwelela mpwalikuba ekala. Lino walabepusheti, “Sena muleshibi ncondenshili cisa?
13 Lina lingibiza lithi: Mfundisi, lokuthi Nkosi; likutsho kuhle, ngoba ngiyikho.
Amwe mukute kunkuweti, ‘Mwiyi’ Nambi ‘Mwami.’ Ee mwela kwambeco, pakwinga njame.
14 Ngakho uba mina, iNkosi loMfundisi, ngigezise inyawo zenu, lani-ke lifanele ukugezisana inyawo.
Nomba ame ndeMwami kayi Shikwiyisha wenu, ndamusambishi kumyendo yenu, ekwambeti nenjamwe mwelela kusambishana kumyendo.
15 Ngoba ngilinikile isibonelo, ukuze lenze lani njengoba mina ngenzile kini.
Lino ndamupa cilesho, kwambeti nenjamwe mwelela kwinshila nabambi mbuli ncondamwinshili.
16 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Inceku kayinkulu kulenkosi yayo, lothunyiweyo kamkhulu kulomthumileyo.
Ndamwambilinga cakubingeti, kuliya musebenshi wapita mwami wakendi, kayi kuliya mutumwa wapita walamutuma.
17 Uba lisazi lezizinto, libusisiwe uba lizenza.
Lino mpomulenshibi bintu ibi, Lesa nakamuleleke na mukacinsenga.
18 Kangikhulumi ngani lonke; mina ngiyabazi engibakhethileyo; kodwa ukuze kugcwaliseke umbhalo othi: Odla lami isinkwa ungiphakamisele isithende sakhe.
“Maswi awa nkandambilinga mwense sobwe, pakwinga ndibenshi abo mbondalasala. Ibi bilenshiki mbuli Mabala a Lesa ncalambangeti, ‘Uyo walikulyela mumbale yakame walambukila.’
19 Sengilitshela kusukela khathesi kungakenzeki, ukuze, nxa sekusenzeka, likholwe ukuthi nginguye.
Ndamwambililinga limo ibi nkabitana binshika, kwambeti mukashometi, cakubinga njame.
20 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Owemukela loba ngubani engimthumileyo, wemukela mina; lowemukela mina, wemukela ongithumileyo.
Nomba ndambilishingeti uliyense latambulunga mbondatumunga, latambulunga njame. Kayi lantambulunga, latambulumga walantuma.”
21 UJesu esetshilo lezizinto wakhathazeka emoyeni, wafakaza wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini, omunye wenu uzanginikela.
Yesu mpwalambeco, walatatika kupenshewa mumoyo nekubambileti, “Ndamwambilinga cakubinga umo pakati penu nanjabe kubalwani bakame.”
22 Ngakho abafundi bakhangelana, bengaqondi ukuthi ukhuluma ngobani.
Beshikwiya bakendi balatatika kulangana, kutenshibeti lambanga bani.
23 Kwakweyeme esifubeni sikaJesu omunye wabafundi bakhe, uJesu ayemthanda;
Yesu walikuba wekala pepi shikwiya ngwalikusuna.
24 ngakho uSimoni Petro wamqhweba ukubuza ukuthi ngubani akhuluma ngaye.
Lino Simoni Petulo walamukuwa nemakasa shikwiya uyo nekumwambileti, “Bepushe nomba balambanga ani?”
25 Yena-ke eqamela esifubeni sikaJesu, wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngubani?
Popelapo shikwiya walikuba pepi walamuyamina Yesu, nekumwipusheti, “Mwami, nomba mulambanga ani?”
26 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngulowo mina engizamnika ucezu sengilutshebile. Kwathi eselutshebile ucezu, walunika uJudasi Iskariyothi kaSimoni.
Yesu walakumbuleti, “Uyo ngoshimpe shinkwa ngweshinsunse mumbale.” Lino mpwalapwa kusunsa walapa Yuda Isikaliote mwanendi Simoni Isikaliote.
27 Futhi emva kocezu, uSathane wasengena kuye. UJesu wasesithi kuye: Okwenzayo, kwenze masinyane.
Yuda mpwalatambulowa shinkwa Satana walamwingila, popelapo Yesu walamwambileti, “Koya winse bintu mbyolayandanga kwinsa mwakufwambana.”
28 Kodwa kakho kwababehlezi ekudleni owayekwazi ukuthi ukutsholoni kuye.
Necikabeco, paliya naba umo pakati abo mbwalikulya nabo walenshiba ncalamwambilila mushoboyo.
29 Ngoba abanye bacabanga ukuthi, njengoba uJudasi wayelesikhwama, uJesu wathi kuye: Thenga esikuswelayo emkhosini; loba ukuthi kanike abayanga okunye.
Nomba pacebo cakwambeti Yuda ewalikusunga mali, beshikwiya balayeyeti lamutumunga kuya kula byakulya byalikuyandika pabusuba bwa Pasika, nambi byakupa bantu bapenga.
30 Lowo wathi eselwemukele ucezu, wahle waphuma; kwakusebusuku.
Yudasi mpwalatambula shinkwa usa, walapula pansa, kayi kwalikuba kulashipi kendi.
31 Ngakho kwathi esephumile, uJesu wathi: Khathesi iNdodana yomuntu idunyisiwe, loNkulunkulu udunyisiwe kuyo.
Yudasi mpwalapula, Yesu walambeti, “Lino Mwana Muntu napewe bulemu, Kayi mulyendiye Lesa nalemekeshewe.
32 Uba uNkulunkulu edunyiswe kuyo, loNkulunkulu uzayidumisa kuye ngokwakhe, njalo uzahle ayidumise.
Lino na Lesa lalemekwa kupitila muMwanendi, ekwambeti, nendi Lesa nakamulemeke Mwanendi, kayi ecilenshikinga pacino cindi.
33 Bantwanyana, ngiselani isikhatshana. Lizangidinga, futhi njengalokhu ngatsho kumaJuda ukuthi: Lapho mina engiya khona, lingeze leza lina; ngitsho lakini khathesi.
Mobana bame, ndinenu kwakacindi kang'ana, nimukanangaule, nsombi ndamwambilinga ncondalambila bamakulene ba Bayuda, ‘Nkondenga ame, amwe nkamwela kushikako.’
34 Ngilinika umlayo omutsha, ukuthi lithandane; njengalokhu ngilithandile, lani-ke lithandane.
Lino ndamupanga mulawo walino lino, wakwambeti musunanenga, mbuli mondamusunina, nenjamwe kamusunananga.
35 Ngalokhu bonke bazakwazi ukuthi lingabafundi bami, uba lilothando omunye komunye.
Pakwinga namusunanenga, bantu bonse nibakenshibeti njamwe beshikwiya bakame.”
36 USimoni Petro wathi kuye: Nkosi, uya ngaphi? UJesu wamphendula wathi: Lapho engiya khona, ungengilandele khathesi, kodwa uzangilandela emva kwalokhu.
Simoni Petulo walamwipusha Yesu, “Mwami, mulenga kupeyo?” Yesu walambeti, “Nkandela kuya pamo nenjobe sobwe, nsombi nukankonkele mumasuba akuntangu.”
37 UPetro wathi kuye: Nkosi, ngingekulandele khathesi ngani? Impilo yami ngizayibekela wena phansi.
Petulo walamwipusheti, “Mwami, ingacelakunkanisha kumukonka lino nicani? Ame ndalibambila kuyaba buyumi bwakame pacebo cenu.”
38 UJesu wamphendula wathi: Impilo yakho uzayibekela mina phansi yini? Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Iqhude kalisoze likhale uze ungiphike kathathu.
Lino Yesu walambeti, “Sena walibambila kuyaba buyumi bwakobe pacebo cakame! Cakubinga ndakwambilinga kombwe nkatana alila nunkaneti nkonjishi mankanda atatu.”