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8 12 UJesu wakhuluma nabo godu, wathi: “Ngikukhanya kwephasi. Nanyana ngubani ongilandelako angekhe akhambe ebumnyameni, kodwana uzokuba nokukhanya kokuphila.” 13 AbaFarisi bathi kuye: “Wena uyazifakazela; ubufakazi bakho abusiliqiniso.” 14 UJesu wathi kibo: “Nanyana ngizifakazela, ubufakazi bami buliqiniso, ngombana ngiyazazi ukuthi ngivelephi nokuthi ngiyaphi. Kodwana nina anazi ukuthi ngivelephi nokuthi ngiyaphi. 15 Nina nahlulela ngokucabanga kwabantu;* mina angahluleli muntu nakanye. 16 Kodwana nangahlulelako, ukwahlulela kwami kuliqiniso, ngombana angisingedwa, uBaba ongithumileko unami. 17 Godu kutloliwe emThethweni wenu ukuthi: ‘Ubufakazi babantu ababili buliqiniso.’ 18 Mina ngifakaza ngami, noBaba ongithumileko ufakaza ngami.” 19 Bathi kuye: “Ukuphi uYihlo na?” UJesu waphendula wathi: “Aningazi mina namkha uBaba. Ngathana beningazi, benizomazi noBaba.” 20 Watjho amezwi la endaweni ekubekwa kiyo amabhokisi weminikelo njengombana bekafundisa ngethempelini. Kodwana akakho owambambako, ngombana isikhathi sakhe besingakafiki.
21 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ngiyakhamba, nizongifuna, kodwana nizokufela esonweni senu. Lapho ngiya khona, angekhe nize.” 22 Ngalokho amaJuda athi: “Kghani sekafuna ukuzibulala? Ngombana uthi, ‘Lapho ngiya khona, angekhe nize.’ ” 23 Waraga wathi kiwo: “Nina ningebaphasi; mina ngingewaphezulu. Nina nivela ephasineli; mina angiveli ephasineli. 24 Kungalokho ngithi kini: Nizokufela ezonweni zenu. Ngombana naningakholwako ukuthi nginguye, nizokufela ezonweni zenu.” 25 Ngalokho athi kuye: “Kanti wena ungubani?” UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngisazitshwenyelani ngokukhuluma nani? 26 Nginezinto ezinengi engifuna ukuzitjho malungana nani nengifuze ngizahlulele. Eqinisweni, ongithumileko ungewamambala, nezinto engizizwe kuye ngizitjela iphasi.” 27 Akhenge alemuke bona bekakhuluma nawo ngoYise. 28 Ngalokho uJesu wathi: “Ngemva kokuthi niphakamise iNdodana yomuntu, nizokwazi-ke ukuthi nginguye nokuthi angenzi litho ngokuthanda kwami; kodwana ngikhuluma izintwezi njengombana uBaba angifundisile. 29 Loyo ongithumileko unami; akhenge angitjhiye ngingedwa, ngombana qobe ngenza izinto ezimthabisako.” 30 Nakasatjho izintwezi, abanengi bakholwa kuye.
31 Yeke uJesu waraga wathi emaJudeni ebewakholelwa kuye: “Nanihlala elizwini lami, kwamambala nibafundi bami, 32 nizolazi iqiniso, begodu iqiniso lizonitjhaphulula.” 33 Athi kuye: “Siziinzukulwana zaka-Abrahama, akhenge khesibe ziingqila zamuntu. Kuza njani uthi, ‘Nizokutjhaphuluka’?” 34 UJesu wawaphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, woke umuntu owenza isono, usigqila sesono. 35 Ukungezelela kilokho, isigqila asihlali ngendlini isiphelani; indodana yona ihlala ngokungapheliko. 36 Nje-ke nangabe iNdodana iyanitjhaphulula, nizokutjhaphuluka kwamambala. 37 Ngiyazi ukuthi niziinzukulwana zaka-Abrahama. Kodwana nifuna ukungibulala, ngombana anamukeli ifundiswami. 38 Ngikhuluma izinto engizibone nanginoBaba, kodwana nina nenza izinto enizizwe kubabenu.” 39 Athi kuye: “Ubabethu ngu-Abrahama.” UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngathana benibantwana baka-Abrahama, benizokwenza imisebenzi ka-Abrahama. 40 Kodwana nje nifuna ukungibulala, mina onitjele iqiniso engilizwe kuZimu. U-Abrahama akhenge akwenze lokhu. 41 Nenza imisebenzi kababenu.” Athi kuye: “Asisimavezandlebe;* sinoBaba oyedwa, uZimu.”
42 UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngathana uZimu bekanguBabenu, benizongithanda, ngombana ngibuya kuZimu begodu ngilapha. Angikezi ngokuthanda kwami, kodwana uZimu ungithumile. 43 Kubayini ningakuzwisisi engikutjhoko? Kungombana angekhe nililalele ilizwi lami. 44 Nina nivela kuyihlo uDeveli, nifisa ukwenza iinkanuko zakayihlo. Yena bekambulali kusukela ekuthomeni, begodu akhenge adzimelele eqinisweni, ngombana iqiniso alikho kuye. Nakakhuluma amala, ukhuluma ngokuvumelana nesimilo sakhe, ngombana umleyimala begodu unguyise wamala. 45 Ngombana mina, ngakelinye ihlangothi, nginitjela iqiniso, aningikholwa. 46 Ngubani kini ongafakaza bona nginomlandu wesono na? Nangabe ngikhuluma iqiniso, kuza njani ningangikholwa? 47 Loyo ovela kuZimu ulalela lokho uZimu akutjhoko. Kungebangelo nina ningalaleli, ngombana aniveli kuZimu.”
48 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Kghani sinamala na nasithi, ‘UmSamariya begodu unedimoni’?” 49 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Anginadimoni, kodwana ngihlonipha uBaba, begodu nina aningihloniphi. 50 Angizifuneli idumo; kodwana kukhona olifunako nowahlulelako. 51 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, nanyana ngubani ohlonipha ilizwi lami, angekhe akubona ukufa nakanye.” 52 AmaJuda athi kuye: “Nje khona siyabona ukuthi unedimoni. U-Abrahama nabaphorofidi bahlongakala, kodwana wena uthi, ‘Nanyana ngubani ohlonipha ilizwi lami, angekhe akuzwa ukufa nakanye.’ 53 Kghani wena umkhulu na kunobabethu u-Abrahama owahlongakalako? Abaphorofidi nabo bahlongakala. Nje-ke wena uthi ungubani?” 54 UJesu waphendula wathi: “Nangabe ngiyazidumisa, idumo lami alisililitho. UBaba nguye ongidumisako, loyo enithi unguZimenu. 55 Akhenge nimazi, kodwana mina ngiyamazi. Ngathana ngithe angimazi, bengizokukhuluma amala njengani. Kodwana ngiyamazi begodu ngihlonipha ilizwi lakhe. 56 U-Abrahama uyihlo wakuthabela khulu ukubona ilanga lami, begodu walibona wathaba.” 57 Yeke amaJuda athi kuye: “Awukabi neminyaka ema-50 ubudala, kodwana sewubone u-Abrahama?” 58 UJesu wathi kiwo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphambi kokuthi u-Abrahama abekhona, bengisolo ngikhona.” 59 Ngalokho adobha amatje bona amphose ngawo, kodwana uJesu wabhaca, waphuma ethempelini.