51 Mine ngisinkhwa lesinekuphila lesehla ezulwini, umuntfu nakadla lesinkhwa uyawuphila ingunaphakadze. Futsi-ke lesinkhwa, lengitasinikelela kuphila kwelive, siyinyama yami.”
Njengobe neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ayitelanga kukhontwa, kepha yetela kutawukhonta nekunikela ngemphilo yayo, kutsi ibe yinhlawulo yalabanyenti.”
Wase utsatsa sinkhwa, wabonga kuNkulunkulu, wasihlephula, wabanika watsi kubo: “Loku ngumtimba wami [lonikelwe esikhundleni senu. Yentani loku kuze kube sikhumbuto ngami.”
Livi waba ngumuntfu, wahlala kanye natsi, agcwele umusa neliciniso. Sayibona inkhatimulo yakhe, lengeyalotelwe yedvwa kuYise.
Ngakusasa Johane wabona Jesu eta kuye watsi: “Nalo liWundlu laNkulunkulu lelisusa sono selive!
Lowo lophila akholwe ngimi, angeke afe naphakadze. Uyakukholwa loku?”
Kute lowase wenyukela ezulwini ngaphandle kweNdvodzana yeMuntfu, leyehla ezulwini.
“Njengobe naMosi aphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo-ke neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ifanele kuphakanyiswa,
Nkulunkulu walitsandza live kakhulu kangangekutsi wadzimate wanikela ngeNdvodzana yakhe lekukuphela kwayo, kuze kutsi nome ngubani lokholwa ngiyo angabhubhi, kodvwa abe nekuphila lokuphakadze.
Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
“Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lova livi lami akholwe ngulongitfumile, unekuphila lokuphakadze. Akayi ekwehlulelweni, kodvwa sewuphumile ekufeni, wangena ekuphileni.
Ngobe sinkhwa laphana ngaso Nkulunkulu nguleso lesehla siphuma ezulwini, lesiletsa kuphila emhlabeni.”
Jesu watsi kubo: “Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila, lowo lota kimi, angeke alambe; nalowo lokholwa ngimi, angeke aphindze ome.
EmaJuda ase acala kukhonona ngaye, ngobe phela abetsite: “Mine ngisinkhwa lesehla ezulwini.”
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lokholwako, unekuphila lokuphakadze.
Mine ngisinkhwa sekuphila.
Lesi sinkhwa lesehla ezulwini, kuze wonkhe umuntfu asidle angabe asafa.
Lokholwa ngimi, njengekusho kwemiBhalo, etibilinini takhe kuyawuhlala kugobhota imifula yemanti ekuphila.”
loku kusho naku: Nkulunkulu ubuyisene nelive ngaKhristu. Bantfu akababambeli emagcubu ngetono tabo, kodvwa usiphatsise livi lekubuyisana.
Khristu abengenasono. Noko Nkulunkulu wamenta kutsi abe sono ngenca yetfu, kuze kutsi ngaye semukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile.
Niphile imphilo yelutsandvo, njengobe naKhristu asitsandza watinikela ngenca yetfu, waba ngumnikelo nemhlatjelo loliphunga lelimnandzi kuNkulunkulu.
Madvodza, tsandzani bafati benu, njengobe naKhristu alitsandza libandla. Wanikela ngekuphila kwakhe ngenca yalo,
Yena watinikela ngenca yetfu, kuze atesihlenga ebubini bonkhe atingcwelisele sive lesisakhe, lesinenshisekelo kutsi sente imisebenti lemihle.
Lendlela lese sivulelwe yona yinsha, futsi iyaphila, idzabula sihenco iphumele ngale kwaso, sona-ke singumtimba waJesu.
Sondzelani eNkhosini, ngobe yona ilitje leliphilile lelaliwa bantfu, batsi alinamsebenti, kepha lakhetfwa nguNkulunkulu njengelitje leliligugu.
nguye loyinhlawulo yetono tetfu, hhayi tetfu sodvwa, kodvwa netemhlaba wonkhe.
Ngulolo-ke lutsandvo, hhayi kutsi ngitsi lesatsandza Nkulunkulu, kepha kutsi nguye lowasitsandza, wadzimate watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi ibe yinhlawulo yetono tetfu.
Tsine sitibonele, sifakaza kutsi uYise utfumele iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi itewuba nguMsindzisi welive.