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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 ngivelaphi nokuthi ngiyaphi. Kodwana nina anazi ukuthi ngivelaphi 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 emThethwenenu 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 amabhoksi 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 nilalela ilizwi 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 yomphathaso ngokungapheliko; 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 munye, 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, ngakwelinye 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 abe khona, bengisolo ngikhona.”+ 59 Ngalokho adobha amatje bona amphose ngawo kodwana uJesu wabhaca, waphuma ethempelini.