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12 Emalangeni asithandathu ngaphambi kobana kube yiPhasika, uJesu wafika eBhethaniya, lapho bekuhlala uLazaru,+ owavuswa nguJesu kwabafileko.
2 Bamenzela isidlo santambama, uMarta bekabapha ukudla,+ uLazaru yena bekangomunye wabahlezi noJesu etafuleni.
3 UMariya wathatha isiquntu selitha yamafutha anuka kamnandi, abiza khulu, inarada yamambala, wazesa iinyawo zakaJesu, wazisula ngeenhluthu zakhe. Indlu yazala iphunga lamafutha anuka kamnandi.+
4 Kodwana uJudasi Iskariyodi,+ omunye wabafundi bakhe, obekazomthengisa, wathi:
5 “Kubayini amafutha anuka kamnandi la angathengiswa ngabodenariyu* abama-300 bese imali leyo inikelwe abatlhagako?”
6 Watjho lokhu, ingasi ngebanga lokuthi bekatshwenyekile ngabantu abatlhagako kodwana bekalisela, aphatha ibhoksi lemali, ajayele nokweba imali efakwa kilo.
7 Yeke uJesu wathi: “Mliseni akwenze lokhu ukulungiselela ilanga lami lokubulungwa.+
8 Ngombana abatlhagako nihlala ninabo+ kodwana mina angekhe nihlale ninami.”+
9 Isiqubuthu esikhulu samaJuda sezwa ukuthi uJesu ulapho, seza ingasi ngebanga lakaJesu kwaphela kodwana nokuzokubona uLazaru, amvuse kwabafileko.+
10 Nje-ke abaphristi abakhulu baluka amano wokubulala noLazaru
11 ngombana bekungebanga lakhe amaJuda amanengi bewaya lapho begodu akholwa kuJesu.+
12 Ngelanga elilandelako, isiqubuthu esikhulu ebesize emnyanyeni sezwa ukuthi uJesu uza eJerusalema.
13 Sathatha iimpande zomuthi wesundu saphuma sayomhlangabeza, sarhuwelela sathi: “Siyakurabhela, msindise! Ubusisiwe oza ngegama lakaJehova,*+ iKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”+
14 UJesu wafumana udumbanyana, wahlala phezu kwakhe+ njengombana kutloliwe:
15 “Ungasabi Ndodakazi yeZiyoni. Qala! Ikosakho iyeza, ihlezi phezu kwakadumbanyana.”+
16 Abafundi bakhe akhenge bakuzwisise lokhu ekuthomeni kodwana lokha uJesu nakaphazinyuliswako,+ bakhumbula ukuthi lokhu kwatlolwa ngaye nokuthi benze izintwezi kuye.+
17 Isiqubuthu ebesinoJesu nakabiza uLazaru ethuneni+ amvusa kwabafileko sasolo sifakaza.+
18 Leli ngelinye ibanga elenza isiqubuthu sayomhlangabeza, besizwile ukuthi wenze isimangaliswesi.
19 AbaFarisi bathi komunye nomunye: “Niyabona ukuthi asiyindawo. Qalani! Iphasi loke liyamlandela.”+
20 BekunamaGirigi athileko hlangana nalabo ebebeze ukuzokulotjha uZimu emnyanyeni.
21 Yeke aya kuFlebhe,+ obekavela eBhethesayida yeGalile, ambawa athi: “Mnumzana, sifuna ukubona uJesu.”
22 UFlebhe wayokutjela u-Andrisi. U-Andrisi noFlebhe bayokutjela uJesu.
23 Kodwana uJesu wathi kibo: “Sekusikhathi sokobana iNdodana yomuntu iphazinyuliswe.+
24 Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuthi ithoro yekoroyi iwele phasi bese iyafa, ihlala iyithoro yinye kodwana nayifako,+ izokuthela iinthelo ezinengi.
25 Nanyana ngubani othanda ukuphila kwakhe uyakutjhabalalisa kodwana nanyana ngubani ohloya ukuphila kwakhe+ ephasineli, uzokuvikela ukuze azuze ukuphila okungapheliko.+
26 Nangabe umuntu ufuna ukuba sisebenzi sami, akangilandele begodu lapho ngikhona, kulapho nesisebenzi sami sizokuba khona.+ Nangabe umuntu ufuna ukuba sisebenzi sami, uBaba uzomdumisa.
27 Njenganje ngitshwenyekile,+ kufuze ngithini? Baba, ngisindisa esikhathinesi.+ Nanyana kunjalo, kungebangeli ngize ephasini, ngizele isikhathesi.
28 Baba, phazimulisa igama lakho.” Ngemva kwalokho kwazwakala ilizwi+ livela ezulwini lithi: “Ngiliphazimulisile begodu ngizoliphazimulisa godu.”+
29 Isiqubuthu ebesijame lapho salizwa, sathi kudume izulu. Abanye bathi: “Ingilozi ikhulume naye.”
30 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ilizweli alikazwakali ngebanga lami kunalokho lizwakele ngebanga lenu.
31 Nje iphaseli liyahlulelwa begodu umbusi wephaseli+ uzokuqothwa.+
32 Nje-ke mina nangiphakanyiswako ephasini,+ ngizokudosela yoke imihlobo yabantu kimi.”
33 Kuhlekuhle bekatjho lokhu ukutjengisa ukuthi uzokufa njani.+
34 Ngemva kwalokho isiqubuthu sathi kuye: “Sizwile emThethweni ukuthi uKrestu uzokuhlala ngokungapheliko.+ Utjho njani ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu kufuze iphakanyiswe?+ Ngubani iNdodana yomuntu le?”
35 UJesu wathi kibo: “Ukukhanya kuzokuba phakathi kwenu isikhatjhana. Khambani nisesenokukhanya ukwenzela bona ubumnyama bunganihluli, nanyana ngubani okhamba ebumnyameni akazi bona uyaphi.+
36 Njengombana nisesenokukhanya, kholwani ekukhanyeni, bona nibe madodana wokukhanya.”+
UJesu watjho lokhu bese wakhamba wayobabhacela.
37 Nanyana bekenze iimangaliso ezinengi khulu phambi kwabo, bebangamkholwa
38 ukwenzela bona ilizwi laka-Isaya umphorofidi lizaliseke, nakathi: “Jehova,* ngubani okholwe into ayizwe kithi?+ Begodu malungana nomkhono kaJehova,* uvezwe kubani?”+
39 Ibanga ebelibenza bangakholwa kukuthi u-Isaya godu wathi:
40 “Uphophaze amehlwabo, wathundubaza neenhliziyo zabo, ukuthi bangaboni ngamehlwabo, bangazwisisi ngeenhliziyo zabo, batjhuguluke begodu ngibalaphe.”+
41 U-Isaya watjho lokhu ngombana wabona iphazimulwakhe, wakhuluma ngaye.+
42 Eqinisweni, abanengi ngitjho nababusi bamkholwa+ kodwana akhenge bamvume ngebanga labaFarisi, bona bangazokuqothwa ngesinagogeni+
43 ngombana bebathanda iphazimulo yabantu ukudlula iphazimulo kaZimu.+
44 Kusesenjalo, uJesu waphakamisa ilizwi wathi: “Nanyana ngubani onokukholwa kimi, akakholwa kimi kwaphela kodwana ukholelwa nakiloyo ongithumileko+
45 begodu nanyana ngubani ongibonako ubona naloyo ongithumileko.+
46 Ngize njengokukhanya ephasini,+ bona woke umuntu okholwa kimi angahlali ebumnyameni.+
47 Kodwana nanyana ngubani owezwako amezwami angawenzi, angimahluleli ngombana angikazeli ukwahlulela iphasi kodwana ukusindisa iphasi.+
48 Nanyana ngubani ongangihloniphi begodu angawamukeli amezwami, ukhona ozomahlulela. Ilizwi engilikhulumileko ngilo elizomahlulela ngelanga lamaswaphela.
49 Ngombana angikakhulumi ngokuthanda kwami kodwana uBaba ongithumileko nguye onginikele umyalo wokuthi ngithini nokuthi ngifundiseni.+
50 Ngiyazi nokuthi umyalwakhe utjho ukuphila okungapheliko.+ Nje-ke nanyana yini engiyikhulumako, ngiyikhuluma njengombana uBaba angitjelile.”+
