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UJesu ukhuluma loNikodima
3Kwakukhona-ke umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodima ibizo lakhea, isikhulu samaJudab; 2 lo weza kuJesuc ebusukud, wathi kuye: Rabi*e, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kakho ongenza lezizibonakaliso ozenzayo wenaf, uba uNkulunkulu engelayeg. 3 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalweh ngokutsha1i, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. 4 UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa njani esemdala? Angangena yini ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina azalwej? 5 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uba umuntu engazalwanga ngamanzikl langoMoyam, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu. 6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; lalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoyan. 7 Ungamangali ukuthi ngithe kuwe: Kufanele ukuthi lizalwe ngokutsha2o. 8 Umoya uphephethela lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umdumo wawo, kodwa kawazi lapho ovela khona lalapho oya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoyap. 9 UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Lezizinto zingenzeka njaniq? 10 UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Wena ungumfundisi wakoIsrayeli, kodwa kawuzazi lezizinto yinir? 11 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaze esikubonileyos; kodwa kalibemukeli ubufakazi bethut. 12 Nxa ngilitshelile izinto zomhlaba njalo lingakholwa, lizakholwa njani, uba ngilitshela izinto zezulwini? 13 Njalo kakho owake wenyukela ezulwiniu, ngaphandle kowehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntuv esezulwiniw. 14 Futhi njengoba uMozisi waphakamisa inyoka enkangalax, ngokunjalo iNdodana yomuntuy imele ukuphakanyiswaz; 15 ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhia, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakadeb. 16 Ngoba uNkulunkulu wawuthanda umhlaba ngokunjaloc, ngakho wanikad iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwae, ukuze wonke okholwa kuyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe lempilo elaphakadef. 17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabenig ukuthi iwulahle umhlabah, kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngayoi. 18 Okholwa kiyo kalahlwaj; kodwa ongakholwayo uselahliwek, ngoba engakholwanga ebizweni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwal. 19 Ukulahlwa kuyilokhu, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabenim, kodwa abantu bathanda ubumnyaman kulokukhanyao; ngoba imisebenzi yabo yayimibip. 20 Ngoba wonkeq owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, njalo kezi ekukhanyenir, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwas3. 21 Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakale, ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulut.
Ubufakazi bokucina bukaJohane
22 Emva kwalezizinto uJesu weza elizweni leJudiyau labafundi bakhev; njalo wahlala khona kanye labo njalo wabhabhathizaw.
23 UJohane laye wayebhabhathiza eEnonix eduze leSalimay, ngoba kwakulamanzi amanengi khona; njalo babesiza bebhabhathizwaz. 24 Ngoba uJohane wayengakaphoselwa entolongwenia.
25 Kwasekusiba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane lamaJuda ngokuhlambululab. 26 Basebesiza kuJohane bathi kuye: Rabic, lowo owawulaye ngaphetsheya kweJordanid, owamfakazelayoe, khangela yena uyabhabhathiza, njalo bayeza kuye bonke. 27 UJohane waphendula wathi: Umuntu angemukele4 uluthof, ngaphandle kokuthi alunikwe luvela ezulwinig. 28 Lina ngokwenu liyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Kangisuye uKristu minah, kodwa ukuthi ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhei. 29 Olomakoti ungumyenij; kodwa umngane womyeni, omiyo emuzwak, uthokoza ngentokozol ngelizwi lomyenim; ngakho lintokozo yami isiphelele. 30 Umele ukukhula yena, kodwa mina nginciphen.
Ovela ezulwini
31 Ovelao phezulup uphezu kwakho konkeq. Ovela emhlabeni, ungowomhlaba, njalo ukhuluma okomhlabar; ovelas ezulwinit uphezu kwakho konkeu. 32 Lalokho akubonileyov lakuzwileyow, ufakaza khona; kodwa kakho owemukela ubufakazi bakhex. 33 Owemukele ubufakazi bakhe uphawuliley ukuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisilez. 34 Ngoba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo, ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulua; ngoba uNkulunkulu umnika uMoya kungeyisikho ngesilinganisob. 35 UYise uyayithanda iNdodanac, njalo unikele izinto zonke esandleni sayod. 36 Yena okholwa eNdodaneni ulempilo elaphakade; kodwa yena ongakholwayo eNdodaneni, kayikubona impilo, kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhee.
a 3.4,9. 7.50. 19.39.
b Luka 18.18. Luka 23.35. 24.20. 7.26,48. 12.42. Seb. 3.17. 4.5,8. 13.27.
c 3.4,9. 7.50. 19.39.
d 7.50. 19.39. 12.42.
e 1.38.
f 2.11,23. 5.36. 9.16,33. 14.10,11. Seb. 2.22.
g Seb. 10.38.
h Mat. 19.28. Joha. 1.13. Gal. 6.15. Jak. 1.18. 1 Pet. 1.3,23. 1 Joha. 3.9. 5.18.
1 ngokutsha: kumbe, ngokwaphezulu.
i Gal. 4.9.
j 4.11. 6.31. 8.33.
k Seb. 2.38. Efe. 5.26. Tit. 3.5. Heb. 10.22. Joha. 13.8.
l Mark. 16.16.
m Seb. 2.38. Efe. 5.26. Tit. 3.5. Heb. 10.22. Joha. 13.8.
n 1.13. 1 Kor. 15.50. Jobe 14.4.
2 ngokutsha: kumbe, ngokwaphezulu.
o 5.28.
p Tshu. 11.5. 1 Kor. 2.11.
q 6.52,60.
r Luka 2.46. Joha. 9.30. 11.28.
s 3.32.
t 3.32.
u Zaga 30.4. Joha. 6.62. Seb. 2.34. 1 Kor. 15.47. Dute. 30.12. Joha. 3.31. 16.28. Efe. 4.9,10.
v 6.38,42,51,58. 3.31.
w 1.18. 7.34.
x Nani 21.9.
y Luka 24.7,26,44,46.
z 8.28. 12.32,34.
a 3.36.
b 3.36. 6.40,47.
c Roma 5.8. 1 Joha. 4.9. 1 Joha. 4.16.
d Roma 8.32. Gen. 22.16.
e 3.18. 1.18. Heb. 11.17.
f 3.36.
g 10.36.
h 8.15. 12.47. 5.45. 8.11. 9.39.
i Mat. 18.11.
j 5.24.
k Mark. 16.16.
l 3.18. 1.18. Heb. 11.17.
m 1.4,9. 12.46.
n 1.5.
o 12.43. 2 Tim. 3.4. Joha. 5.35.
p 7.7.
q Jobe 24.13,16,17. Roma 13.12. Efe. 5.13.
r 5.29.
s 8.9,46. 16.8. Efe. 5.11,13.
3 ukusolwa: kumbe, ukubonwa.
t 5.29.
u 2.23.
v 2.2.
w 4.2.
x Gen. 33.18. Josh. 15.32. 1 Sam. 9.4. Mat. 3.1.
y Gen. 33.18. Josh. 15.32. 1 Sam. 9.4. Mat. 3.1.
z Mat. 3.5,6.
a Mat. 4.12. 14.3. Mark. 6.17. Luka 3.20. Joha. 5.35.
b 2.6.
c 1.38.
d 1.28. 10.40.
e 1.7,15,34. 3.32.
4 ukwemukela: kumbe, ukuzithathela.
f 1 Kor. 4.7.
g Jak. 1.17.
h 1.20,27.
i Mal. 3.1. Mark. 1.2. Luka 1.17. Joha. 1.23.
j Mat. 25.1.
k Hlu. 14.20. 2 Kor. 11.2. Mat. 9.15.
l Luka 22.15.
m Jer. 7.34.
n Mat. 3.11.
o 3.13. 1.15. 8.23.
p 3.3,7.
q Roma 9.5. Efe. 1.21. Fil. 2.9.
r 1 Kor. 15.47.
s 3.13. 1.15. 8.23.
t 1 Kor. 15.47.
u Roma 9.5. Efe. 1.21. Fil. 2.9.
v 3.11. 1.18. 8.38.
w 8.26. 15.15.
x 1.10,11. 3.19.
y 6.27.
z Roma 3.4. 1 Joha. 5.10.
a 7.16.
b Isa. 27.8. Hez. 4.16. Joha. 1.14,16.
c 5.20. Mat. 3.17.
d Mat. 28.18.
e Hab. 2.4. Joha. 1.12. 6.40,47. 11.25. 20.31. 3.15,16,18. Roma 1.17.