UJohane 1
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ULizwi Waba Yinyama
1Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, uLizwi wayeloNkulunkulu, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulu. 2WayeloNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. 3Izinto zonke zenziwa ngaye; ngaphandle kwakhe kube akukho okwenziwayo. 4Kwakukhona ukuphila kuye, lokho kuphila kwakuyikukhanya kwabantu. 5Ukukhanya kukhanya emnyameni, kodwa umnyama awukakuzwisisi.
6Kwafika umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, ibizo lakhe wayenguJohane. 7Weza njengomfakazi ezoqinisa mayelana lalokho kukhanya ukuze kuthi ngaye bonke abantu bakholwe. 8Yena qobo lwakhe wayengesi lokho kukhanya; weza nje njengomfakazi wokukhanya lokho.
9Ukukhanya okuliqiniso okunika ukukhanya emuntwini wonke kwakusiza emhlabeni. 10Wayesemhlabeni, kodwa lanxa umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, umhlaba kawumazanga. 11Weza kulokho okwakungokwakhe, kodwa khona kakumemukelanga. 12Ikanti kulabo bonke abamamukelayo, kulabo abakholwayo ebizweni lakhe, wabapha ilungelo lokuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, 13abantwana abangazalwanga ngokwemvelo, kumbe ngokukhetha komuntu, loba ngokufuna kwendoda kodwa bezelwe nguNkulunkulu.
14ULizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu. Siyibonile inkazimulo yakhe; inkazimulo yeNdodana eyiyo yodwa, eyavela kuYise, igcwele umusa leqiniso.
15UJohane wafakaza ngayo. Wamemeza esithi, “Lo nguye engangikhuluma ngaye ngisithi, ‘Lowo oza ngemva kwami usengedlule ngoba wayevele ephambi kwami.’ ” 16Ngenxa yokujula komusa wakhe sonke sesamukele umusa emuseni esasivele siwuphiwe. 17Ngoba umthetho walethwa ngoMosi; umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Khristu. 18Kakho osewake wambona uNkulunkulu, kodwa iNdodana eyiyo yodwa, yona enguNkulunkulu njalo eseceleni eduze kukaYise, isimenze waziwa.
UJohane UMbhaphathizi Ulandula Ukuthi UnguKhristu
19Lobu yibo ubufakazi bukaJohane lapho abakhokheli bamaJuda aseJerusalema abathuma khona abaphristi labaLevi ukuyambuza ukuthi wayengubani. 20Kehlulekanga ukuzichaza, kodwa wazichaza ekhululekile wathi, “Kangisuye uKhristu.”
21Bambuza bathi, “Pho ungubani na? Ungu-Elija yini?”
Wathi, “Kangisuye.”
“Ungumphrofethi na?”
Waphendula wathi, “Hatshi.”
22Bacina ngokuthi, “Ungubani? Siphe impendulo esizayisa kulabo abasithumileyo. Uzibiza ngokuthi ungubani na?”
23UJohane wabaphendula ngamazwi ka-Isaya umphrofethi wathi, “Ngiyilizwi lalowo omemezayo enkangala lisithi, ‘Lungiselani iNkosi indlela iqonde.’#1.23 U-Isaya 40.3”
24Kwasekusithi abaFarisi ababethunyiwe 25bambuza bathi, “Kungani pho ubhaphathiza nxa ungasuye uKhristu, kumbe u-Elija loba umphrofethi na?”
26UJohane waphendula wathi, “Mina ngibhaphathiza ngamanzi, kodwa phakathi kwenu kumi elingamaziyo. 27Nguye lowo ozayo ngemva kwami, mina engingafanelanga ukuthukulula imichilo yamanyathela akhe.”
28Konke lokhu kwenzeka eBhethani ngaphetsheya kweJodani lapho uJohane ayebhaphathiza khona.
UJohane Ufakaza NgoJesu
29Ngelanga elilandelayo uJohane wabona uJesu esiza kuye wathi, “Khangelani, nanti iWundlu likaNkulunkulu elisusa isono somhlaba! 30Nguye lo engangimutsho ngize ngithi, ‘Umuntu ozayo ngemva kwami usengedlule ngoba wayevele ephambi kwami.’ 31Mina ngokwami bengingamazi, kodwa okwenze ngeza ngibhaphathiza ngamanzi kwakuyikwenzela ukuthi abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli.”
32UJohane waseletha lobubufakazi: “Ngabona uMoya esehla evela ezulwini enjengejuba wahlala phezu kwakhe. 33Lami uqobo lwami ngangingamazi, kodwa lowo owangithumayo ukubhaphathiza ngamanzi wathi, ‘Lowomuntu ozabona uMoya usehla uhlala kuye nguye kanye ozabhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ 34Sengibonile yikho sengifakaza ukuthi lo ungoKhethiweyo kaNkulunkulu.”
Abafundi Bokuqala BakaJesu
35Ngelanga elilandelayo uJohane wayekhonapho, elabafundi bakhe ababili. 36Wathi ebona uJesu esedlula lapho wathi, “Khangelani, nanti iWundlu likaNkulunkulu!”
37Abafundi ababili labo bathi bekuzwa lokhu basebelandela uJesu. 38UJesu wathi enyemukula wababona bemlandela, wababuza wathi, “Lifunani na?”
Bathi, “Rabi” (okutsho ukuthi “Mfundisi”), “uhlala ngaphi?”
39Waphendula wathi, “Wozani, lizabona.”
Ngakho bahamba bayabona lapho ayehlala khona, batshona laye mhlalokho. Kwakungaba lihola letshumi.
40U-Andreya, umfowabo kaSimoni Phethro wayengomunye wababili abezwayo okwakukhulunywa nguJohane njalo abayibo abalandela uJesu. 41Into yokuqala ayenzayo u-Andreya yikudinga umfowabo uSimoni wamtshela wathi, “Sesimfumene uMesiya” (okutsho uKhristu). 42Wasemletha kuJesu.
UJesu wamkhangela wathi, “UnguSimoni indodana kaJohane. Usuzathiwa unguKhefasi” (okuchasiswa ngokuthi, nguPhethro).
UJesu Ubiza UFiliphu LoNathaneli
43Ngelanga elilandelayo uJesu wafuna ukusuka aye eGalile. Wabona uFiliphu wathi kuye, “Ngilandela.”
44UFiliphu wayengowedolobheni lase-Bhethisayida, njengo-Andreya loPhethro. 45UFiliphu wadinga uNathaneli wamtshela wathi, “Sesimfumene lowo uMosi aloba ngaye eMthethweni, njalo abaphrofethi labo abaloba ngaye, uJesu waseNazaretha, indodana kaJosefa.”
46UNathaneli wabuza wathi, “ENazaretha! Kulolutho oluhle olungavela khona na?”
UFiliphu wathi, “Woza uzebona.”
47Kwathi uJesu ebona uNathaneli eqhamuka laphaya wathi ngaye, “Nangu umʼIsrayeli oqotho, okungekho nkohliso kuye.”
48UNathaneli wambuza wathi, “Ungazela ngaphi na?”
UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngikubonile usahlezi ngaphansi kwesihlahla somkhiwa uFiliphu engakakubizi.”
49UNathaneli wasefakaza wathi, “Rabi, uyindodana kaNkulunkulu; uyiNkosi ka-Israyeli.”
50UJesu wathi, “Ukholwa ngoba ngithe ngikubone ngaphansi kwesihlahla somkhiwa. Usazobona izinto ezinkulu kulalokho.” 51Waphinda wengeza wathi, “Ngikutshela iqiniso, uzabona izulu livuleka, lezingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zikhwela zisehlela eNdodaneni yoMuntu.”
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