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1Ekuqalenia wayekhona uLizwib, njalo uLizwi wayeloNkulunkuluc, njalo uLizwi wayenguNkulunkulud. 2 Yena lo wayeloNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. 3 Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, njalo ngaphandle kwakhe kakulalutho lolulodwa olwenziwayo lolo olwenziweyoe. 4 Impilo yayikuyef, njalo impilo yayiyikukhanya kwabantug, 5 lokukhanya kukhanyah emnyamenii, kodwa ubumnyama kabukwemukelangaj.

6 Kwavela umuntu ethunywe nguNkulunkuluk, obizo lakhe linguJohanel; 7 yena lo wezela ubufakazi, ukuze afakaze ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngayem. 8 Yena wayengayisikho ukukhanya, kodwa ukuze afakaze ngokukhanyan.

9 Kwakuyikukhanya okuqothoo, okukhanyisa wonke umuntu oza emhlabenip. 10 Wayekhona emhlabeni, njalo umhlaba wenziwa ngayeq, kodwa umhlaba kawumazanga. 11 Weza kokwakher, kodwa abakhe kabamemukelangas. 12 Kodwa bonke abamemukelayo, wabapha amandla1 okuthi babet ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa ebizweni lakhe; 13 abazalwa kungeyisikho ngegazi, langentando yenyamau, langentando yendoda, kodwa nguNkulunkuluv.

14 ULizwiw wasesiba yinyamax, wahlala phakathi kwethuy, njalo sabona inkazimulo yakhez, inkazimulo injengeyozelwe yedwa kaYisea, egcweleb umusa leqinisoc. 15 UJohane wafakaza ngayed, wamemeza wathi: Nguye lo ebengisitsho ngaye ukuthie: Lowo ozayo emva kwamif uphambi kwamig; ngoba wayekhonah kuqala kulamii. 16 Lekugcwaleni kwakhe thina semukele sonke, futhi umusa ngomusaj; 17 ngoba umlayo wanikwa ngoMozisik, umusal leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristum. 18 Kakhon owake wabona uNkulunkuluo; iNdodana ezelwe yodwap, esesifubeniq sikaYiser, yiyo emvezileyos.

19 Njalo lobu yibufakazi bukaJohanet, mhla amaJuda ethuma abapristi lamaLevi bevela eJerusalema ukuze bambuze ukuthi: Wena ungubaniu? 20 Wasevuma, kaphikanga; futhi wavuma wathi: Kangisuye uKristu minav. 21 Bambuza futhi bathi: Kuyini pho? Wena unguElija yiniw? Wasesithi: Kangisuye. Wena ungulowomProfethi yinix? Wasephendula wathi: Hatshi. 22 Basebesithi kuye: Ungubani? Ukuze sibaphe impendulo abasithumileyo; uthini ngawe? 23 Wathi: Mina ngiyilizwi lomemezayo enkangalay: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, njengoba uIsaya umprofethi watshoz.

24 Lalabo ababethunyiwe babevela kubaFarisia. 25 Basebembuza, bathi kuye: Ubhabhathizelani phob, uba wena ungeyisuye uKristu, loElija, lalowomProfethic? 26 UJohane wabaphendula, wathi: Mina ngibhabhathiza ngamanzid; kodwa phakathi kwenue kumi, lina elingamaziyof; 27 nguye ozayo emva kwami, ophambi kwamig, engingafanele mina ukuthukulula umchilo wenyathela lakheh. 28 Lezizinto zenzeka eBethabarai ngaphetsheya kweJordani, lapho uJohane ayebhabhathiza khonaj.

29 Kusisa uJohane wabona uJesu esiza kuye, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkuluk, elisusa2 isono somhlabal. 30 Nguye lo mina ebengilitshela ngaye ukuthi: Emva kwami kuza indoda, eyayikhona phambi kwamim, ngoba yayikhona kuqala kulamin. 31 Lami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe kuIsrayelio, ngalokho mina ngizile ngibhabhathiza ngamanzip. 32 UJohane wasefakazaq, esithi: Ngibonile uMoya esehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakher. 33 Lami bengingamazi; kodwa owangithumayo ukubhabhathiza ngamanzi, yena wathi kimi: Lowo ozabona uMoya esehlela phezu kwakhe ahlale kuye, nguye obhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcweles. 34 Mina ngibonile, ngafakazat ukuthi lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkuluu.

35 Kusisa futhi uJohane wayemi, lababili kubafundi bakhe; 36 wasekhangela uJesu ehambahambav, wathi: Khangelani iWundlu likaNkulunkuluw. 37 Abafundi ababili bamuzwa ekhuluma, basebemlandela uJesu. 38 Kwathi uJesu enyemukula ebabona belandela, wathi kubo: Lidinganix? Basebesithi kuye: Rabi*, (okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, Mfundisi) uhlala ngaphiy? 39 Wathi kubo: Wozani libone. Beza babona lapho ayehlala khona; bahlala laye ngalolosuku; kwakungaba lihola letshumi*. 40 UAndreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petroz wayengomunye wababili ababekuzwe ngoJohane bamlandela.

41 Yena wathola kuqala umfowabo uqobo uSimonia, wathi kuye: Simtholile uMesiya3, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi, uKristub. 42 Wasemletha kuJesu. UJesu esemkhangele wathic: Wena unguSimoni indodana kaJonad; uzathiwa nguKefasi, okuphendulelwa ngokuthi uPetroe.

43 Kusisaf uJesu wayefuna ukusuka aye eGalilig, wathola uFiliphu, wathi kuye: Ngilandela. 44 UFiliphu-keh wayengoweBhethisayidai, emzini wakibo kaAndreya loPetro. 45 UFiliphu wathola uNathaniyelij, wathi kuye: Simtholile lowo abhala ngaye uMozisi emlaywenik labaprofethil, uJesu weNazaretham, indodana kaJosefan. 46 UNathaniyeli wasesithi kuye: Kambe kungavela okuhle eNazarethao? UFiliphu wathi kuye: Woza ubone. 47 UJesu wabona uNathaniyeli esiza kuye, wathi ngaye: Khangelani umIsrayeli uqobop, okungekho nkohliso kuyeq. 48 UNathaniyeli wathi kuye: Ungazela ngaphi? UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: UFiliphu engakakubizi, ungaphansi komkhiwa, ngakubona. 49 UNathaniyeli waphendula wathi kuye: Rabir, wena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulus, wena uyiNkosi kaIsrayelit. 50 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Uyakholwa ngoba ngithe kuwe, bengikubona ungaphansi komkhiwau. Uzabona izinto ezinkulu kulalezi. 51 Wasesithi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kini: Kusukela khathesiv lizabona izulu livulekilew, lengilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehlax phezu kweNdodana yomuntuy.

a Gen. 1.1. 1 Joha. 1.1. Joha. 17.5. Kol. 1.17. Jobe 28.20-28. Zaga 8.12,22-30.

b 1.14.17.22. 1 Joha. 5.7. Isam. 19.13.

c 1 Joha. 1.2.

d Fil. 2.6.

e Hlab. 33.6. Joha. 1.10. 1 Kor. 8.6. Efe. 3.9. Kol. 1.16. Heb. 1.2. 11.3. 2 Pet. 3.5.

f 5.26. 11.25. 6.57. 1 Joha. 5.11,19. 1 Joha. 1.1.

g 1.9. 8.12. 9.5. 12.46.

h 3.19.

i 3.19.

j Efe. 3.18.

k Mal. 3.1. Joha. 1.33.

l Mat. 3.1. Mark. 1.4. Luka 3.2.

m Seb. 19.4.

n 5.35.

o 1.4. Isa. 49.6. 1 Joha. 2.8.

p 1.14. 3.19. 12.46.

q 1.3.

r 16.32. Luka 19.14. Seb. 3.26. 13.46.

s 13.1. Seb. 4.23. 24.23. 1 Tim. 5.8.

1 amandla: kumbe, ilungelo.

t 1 Joha. 3.1. Isa. 56.5. Dute. 14.1.

u 3.3,6,7. 1 Pet. 1.23.

v Jak. 1.18.

w Isam. 7.15. 21.3. Levi 26.11.

x Mat. 1.16. Luka 24.39. Roma 1.3. 1 Tim. 3.16. Heb. 2.14. 1 Joha. 4.2. Gal. 4.4.

y Isam. 7.15. 21.3. Levi 26.11.

z Isa. 40.5. Luka 9.32. 2.11. 11.40.

a 2 Pet. 1.17.

b 1.33. Mal. 3.1.

c 1.17.

d 1.32,34. 3.26,32. 5.33. 1.19.

e 7.37.

f Mat. 3.11. Mark. 1.7. Luka 3.16. Joha. 1.27,30. 3.30,31.

g Dan. 6.3.

h 8.58.

i 1.30. 15.18.

j Efe. 4.13. Kol. 1.19. 2.9,10. Joha. 1.14. 3.34. Roma 15.29.

k Eks. 20.1. 24.3. Dute. 4.44. 5.1. 33.4. Joha. 7.19. Seb. 7.38.

l 1.14. Roma 6.14. Roma 3.24. 5.21.

m 8.32. 14.6.

n Eks. 33.20. Dute. 4.12. Mat. 11.27. Luka 10.22. Joha. 5.37. 6.46. 12.41. 1 Tim. 1.17.6.16. Heb. 11.27. 1 Joha. 4.12,20.

o 16.32. Luka 19.14. Seb. 3.26. 13.46.

p 1.14. 3.16,18. 1 Joha. 4.9.

q 3.13. 7.34.

r Luka 16.22.

s 3.32.

t 1.15. 5.33.

u 5.10.

v 3.28. Seb. 13.25.

w Mat. 11.14.

x Dute. 18.15,18. Joha. 6.14.

y Isa. 40.3. Mat. 3.3. Mark. 1.3. Luka 3.4.

z 3.28.

a Hez. 36.25. Zek. 13.1. Mark. 7.4.

b Hez. 36.25. Zek. 13.1. Mark. 7.4.

c 1.20,21.

d Mat. 3.11. Mark. 1.8. Luka 3.16.

e 12.35. Luka 17.21.

f Mal. 3.1.

g 1.15,30. Seb. 19.4.

h Mark. 1.7.

i Hlu. 7.24.

j 3.26. 10.40. 1.43. Mat. 3.1.

k Eks. 12.3. Isa. 53.7. Joha. 1.36. Seb. 8.32. 1 Pet. 1.19. Isam. 5.6,8,12,13. 6.1,16.

2 elisusa, kumbe, elithwala.

l 1 Joha. 3.5. Kol. 2.14. Eks. 28.38.

m 1.15,27.

n 1.15.

o 7.4.

p Luka 1.17,76,77.

q 1.15,34.

r Mat. 3.16.

s Mat. 3.11. Mark. 1.8. Luka 3.16. Seb. 1.5.

t 1.15,34.

u 1.49. Mat. 14.33.

v Isa. 40.3. Mat. 3.3. Mark. 1.3. Luka 3.4.

w 1.29.

x 18.4,7. 20.15.

y Mat. 23.7,8. 26.25,49. Mark. 9.5. 11.21. 14.45. Joha. 1.49. 3.2,26. 4.31. 6.25. 9.2. 11.8. Mark. 10.51. Joha. 20.16.

z 1.42. Mat. 4.18-22. Mark. 1.16-20. Luka 5.2-11.

a 5.18.

3 Mesiya: kumbe, ogcotshiweyo.

b 4.25.

c 1.36. Mat. 19.26.

d Mat. 16.17.

e Jobe 30.6. Jer. 4.29. Mat. 10.2. 16.18.

f 1.29,35. 2.1.

g 1.28.

h Mat. 10.3. Mark. 3.18. Luka 6.14. Joha. 1.43,45,46,48. 6.5,7. 12.21,22. 14.8,9. Seb. 1.13.

i Mat. 11.21.

j 1.46-49.21.2.

k Luka 24.27.

l Luka 24.27.

m Mat. 2.23.

n 6.42.

o 7.41,42,52.

p Hlab. 73.1. Roma 9.4,6. Joha. 8.39. Roma 2.29. Gal. 3.7,29.

q Hlab. 32.2. Hlab. 15.1,2.

r 1.38.

s 1.34. Luka 22.70. Joha. 6.69. Mat. 14.33.

t Mat. 27.42.

u 16.31. 20.29.

v 13.19.

w Hez. 1.1.

x Gen. 28.12.

y Dan. 7.13.