UYohane
6:1 Emveni kwezi zinto, wemka uYesu, waya phesheya kolwandle lwaseGalili, lwaselwandle
yaseTibheriya.
6:2 Kwaye indimbane enkulu yamlandela, ngokuba beyibonile imiqondiso yakhe
wayesenza kwabafayo.
6:3 Ke kaloku, wenyuka uYesu waya entabeni, wahlala phantsi khona nabafundi bakhe.
6:4 Yaye ke ikufuphi ipasika, umthendeleko wamaYuda.
6:5 Wawaphakamisa ngoko uYesu amehlo akhe, wabona isihlwele esikhulu sisiza
athi kuFilipu, Sozithenga phi na izonka, ukuze aba bazuze
ukutya?
6:6 Ubesitsho ke emlinga; kuba ubeyazi yena into abeza kuyenza.
6:7 UFilipu wamphendula wathi, Izonka zeedenariyo ezimakhulu mabini azineli
ukuze elowo athabathe intwana.
6:8 Athi kuye omnye kubafundi bakhe, uAndreya, umzalwana kaSimon Petros,
6:9 Kukho nkwenkwana apha, inezonka ezihlanu zerhasi nezincinane ezibini
kodwa ke ziyintoni na ezo kwabangakanana?
6:10 Uthe ke uYesu, Bahlaliseni phantsi abantu. Kwaye ke kukho utyani obuninzi ezweni
indawo. Ahlala phantsi ke amadoda, engathi amawaka mahlanu inani.
6:11 Wazithabatha ke uYesu izonka; wathi akuba ebulele, wabela
kubafundi, nabafundi ke kwabahleli phantsi; kwaye
kwangokunjalo nakwiintlanzi, ngangokuthanda kwabo.
6:12 Bakuhlutha ke, uthi kubafundi bakhe, Buthani ingqolowa
amaqhekeza aseleyo, ukuze kungabikho nto ilahlekileyo.
6:13 Babutha ngoko bazalisa iingobozi zalishumi elinazibini
amaqhekeza ezonka ezihlanu zerhasi, aseleyo
kwababesidla.
6:14 Ngoko abantu abo, bakuwubona umqondiso awawenzayo uYesu, bathi,
Lo ngenene ngumprofeti lowo umelwe kukufika ehlabathini.
6:15 Uthe ngoko uYesu, esazi ukuba bahlalele ukuza kumbamba
Ngegunya, ukuba amenze ukumkani, wabuya wemka waya entabeni yena
yedwa.
6:16 Ke kaloku, kwakuhlwa, behla abafundi bakhe, baya elwandle.
6:17 Bengenile ke emkhombeni, baluwela ulwandle, besiya eKapernahum. Kwaye yona
kwakusekumnyama, waye uYesu engafikanga kubo.
6:18 Lwaye nolwandle lusilwa, kananjalo kuvuthuza umoya omkhulu.
6:19 Bakuba ke bebheqa izitadiya ezingathi zimashumi mabini anantlanu, nokuba zimashumi mathathu, bahamba
bambone uYesu ehamba phezu kolwandle, esondela emkhombeni;
boyika.
6:20 Athi ke yena kubo, Ndim; musani ukoyika.
6:21 Bathanda ngoko ukumamkela emkhombeni, kwaoko umkhombe
belizweni ababesiya kulo.
6:22 Ngengomso, xa abantu bemi ngaphaya komgubasi
lwabona ulwandle ukuba akukho sikhephe khona, ngulowo ebengene kuwo
bangena abafundi bakhe, waza uYesu akahambanga nabafundi bakhe
bangena emkhombeni, ke yena abafundi bakhe bemka bodwa.
6:23 (Kwesuka ke kweza eminye imikhonjana ivela eTibheriya, kufuphi nendawo ebihamba kuyo
badla isonka emva kokuba uYehova ebulele.)
6:24 Zakubona ngoko indimbane ukuba uYesu akakho apho, nowakhe akakho
Besuka nabo ke abafundi emikhombeni, beza eKapernahum, befuna
UYesu.
6:25 Bathe bakumfumana phesheya kolwandle, bathi kuye
kuye, Rabhi, ufike nini na apha?
6:26 Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Niyafuna
mna, kungengakuba nayibona imiqondiso, kungengakuba nayibonayo imimangaliso, kodwa ngokuba nadla kuyo
izonka, bahlutha.
6:27 Musani ukusebenzela ukudla okutshabalalayo;
Úhleli kuse ebomini obungunaphakade, aya kumnika bona uNyana woMntu
nina; kuba uYise uThixo utywine waqinisela yena lowo.
6:28 Bathe ngoko kuye, Masenze ntoni na, ukuze siyisebenze imisebenzi?
kaThixo?
6:29 Waphendula uYesu wathi kubo, Umsebenzi kaThixo nguwo lo
kholwani kulowo amthumileyo.
6:30 Bathi ngoko kuye, Ubonisa mqondiso mni na ke, ukuze siwenze?
Yabona, ukholwe nguwe? Usebenza ntoni na?
6:31 Oobawo bona badla imana entlango; njengokuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Wabanika
isonka esivela ezulwini ukuba sidle.
6:32 Wathi ngoko uYesu kubo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, uMoses wawisayo
asinguwe wena eso sonka sivela ezulwini; nguBawo oninika isonka esiyinyaniso
ezulwini.
6:33 Kuba isonka sikaThixo sesi seso sehlayo emazulwini, sinike
ubomi emhlabeni.
6:34 Bathi ke ngoko kuye, Nkosi, sinike eso sonka ngamaxa onke.
6:35 Wathi ke uYesu kubo, Isonka sobomi esi ndim;
soze balambe; lowo ukholwayo kum, akasayi kunxanwa naphakade.
6:36 Ndithe ke kuni, Nindibonile nokundibona, anakholwa noko.
6:37 Bonke andinikayo uBawo, baya kuza kum; nalowo uzayo kuye
andiyi kukha andigxothe.
6:38 ngokuba ndihle emazulwini, ndingaze kwenza ukuthanda kwam;
owandithumayo.
6:39 Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo uBawo, kuko konke awandithumayo
undinike ukuba ndingalahli nto, kodwa ndimelwe kukuvuka ndibuye ndivuke
Usuku lokugqibela.
6:40 Kuko ke oku ukuthanda kowandithumayo, ukuthi bonke abawubonayo uThixo
UNyana, akholwe kuye, unobomi obungunaphakade;
wamvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.
6:41 Ayemkrokrela ngoko amaYuda, ngokuba wathi, Ndim isonka
wehla ezulwini.
6:42 Ayesithi ke, Lo asinguye na kanene uYesu, unyana kaYosefu, uyise nonina?
mama siyamazi? Angáthini na ke ngoko ukuthi, Ndihle emazulwini?
6:43 Waphendula ngoko uYesu wathi kubo, Musani ukukrokra phakathi
ngokwenu.
6:44 Akukho namnye unako ukuza kum, engathanga uBawo owandithumayo amtsale;
ndaye mna ndiya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.
6:45 Kubhaliwe ebaprofetini kwathiwa, Baye bonke beya kuba ngabafundiswa bakaThixo;
Wonke ngoko umntu othe weva, wafunda kuye uYise,
iza kum.
6:46 Kungekuba kukho bani umbonileyo uBawo, ingenguye ovela kuThixo;
ndambona uBawo.
6:47 Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Lowo ukholwayo kum unobomi obungunaphakade.
ubomi.
6:48 Ndim isonka sobomi.
6:49 Ooyihlo bayidla imana leyo entlango, bafile noko.
6:50 Siso eso isonka esihla emazulwini, sokuba ubani adle
ngayo, akayi kufa.
6:51 Ndim isonka esiphilileyo, esi sehlayo emazulwini; ukuba ubani uthe wasidla
Esi sonka uya kuphila ngonaphakade; ke isonka endiya kumnika sona sesam
inyama, endiya kuyinikela ubomi behlabathi.
6:52 Abambana ngoko amaYuda phakathi kwawo, esithi, Angathini na lo mntu?
asinike inyama yakhe, siyidle?
6:53 Wathi ngoko uYesu kubo, Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Ukuba anithanga nidle ukudla.
yinyama yoNyana woMntu, nilisele igazi lakhe, aninabo ubomi
wena.
6:54 Lowo uyidlayo eyam inyama, alisele elam igazi, unobomi obungunaphakade; kwaye nam
uya kumvusa ngomhla wokugqibela.
6:55 Kuba inyama yam ikukudla, inyaniso, negazi lam liluselo, inyaniso.
6:56 Lowo uyidlayo eyam inyama, alisele elam igazi, uhleli kum, nam ndihleli ngaphakathi kwam
yena.
6:57 Njengokuba uBawo ophilileyo wandithumayo, nam ndidla ubomi ngaye uBawo, kwangokunjalo naye
Othe wadla mna, uya kuphila ngam.
6:58 Siso eso isonka esehla emazulwini;
badle imana, bafile; lowo usidlayo esi sonka, wophila
ngonaphakade.
6:59 Ezi zinto wazithetha endlwini yesikhungu, efundisa eKapernahum.
6:60 Into eninzi ngoko kubafundi bakhe yakuva yathi, Nguye lo
ilizwi elinzima; ngubani na onokuyiva?
6:61 Esazi uYesu ngaphakathi kwakhe, ukuba bayakrokra lilo abafundi bakhe, wathi
bathi kubo, Kuyanikhubekisa na oku?
6:62 Hi na ke, ukuba nithe nambona uNyana woMntu enyukela apho ebefudula ekhona?
6:63 Ngumoya odlisa ubomi; inyama yona ayincedi lutho
Oko ndikuthethayo kuni, zingumoya, zibubomi.
6:64 Kukho ke abathile kuni abangakholwayo. Kuba uYesu wayesazi ngokusuka entliziyweni
eqalela ukuba ngoobani na abangakholwayo, nokuba ngubani na oya kumngcatsha.
6:65 Wayesithi, Kungenxa yoku ndatshoyo kuni ukuthi, Akukho namnye unako ukuza kum.
ngaphandle kokuba ulinikwe nguBawo.
6:66 Ukususela ngelo xesha into eninzi yabafundi bakhe yabuya umva, ayaba sahamba naye
yena.
6:67 Wathi ngoko uYesu kwabalishumi elinababini, Nani nifuna ukumka, yini na?
6:68 Wamphendula ngoko uSimon Petros wathi, Nkosi, sosuka siye kubani na? wena unayo
amazwi obomi obungunaphakade.
6:69 Nathi sikholiwe, sazile, ukuba wena unguye uKristu, uNyana kaThixo
uThixo ophilileyo.
6:70 Wabaphendula uYesu wathi, Andininyulanga na mna, nina shumi elinababini?
usathana?
6:71 Wayethetha ke ngoYuda Sikariyoti kaSimon, kuba lowo ibinguye obeza
emngcatsha, engomnye weshumi elinababini.