12 Jesu wakhuluma kubo futsi watsi: “Mine ngikukhanya kwelive. Lowo longilandzelako angeke asahamba ebumnyameni, kodvwa uyawuba nekukhanya kwekuphila.”
Uwephulile umphefumulo wami kutsi ungayi emgodzini, sengitawuhlala ngijatjuliswa kukhanya.’
Nguwe lowokhela sibane sami, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami; ugucula bumnyama bami abente bube kukhanya.
utawuhamba aye kubakubo lase bafa, lapho kunebumnyama baphakadze.
Kukhanya kuhlanyelelwa labalungile, nekujabula kuhlanyelelwa labanetinhlitiyo letinhle.
utsi: “Kuyintfo lelula kakhulu kuwe kuba yinceku yami kubuyisela tive takaJakobe, nekubuyisa labo labasasele bema-Israyeli lengitigcinele bona. Ngitakwenta futsi ube kukhanya kubetive, kuze utewumikisa insindziso yami emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.”
Ngubani emkhatsini wenu lowesaba Simakadze nalolalela livi lenceku yakhe? Lowo lohamba ebumnyameni, longenako kukhanya, aketsembele kulo Libito laSimakadze, asime kuNkulunkulu wakhe.
Bantfu labahamba ebumnyameni bakubonile kukhanya lokukhulu; kulabo labahlala eveni lelitfunti lekufa kukhanya sekuchamukile.
Asimhloniphe Simakadze, sitimisele nekumnaka. Impela, njengobe kucinisekile kutsi lilanga liphuma ekuseni, kanjalo naye uyachamuka ete kitsi njengetimvula tasebusika, nanjengetimvula tasentfwasahlobo letinisela umhlaba.”
Kodvwa kini lenilesabako Libito lami, lilanga lekulunga liyawuphuma linekuphilisa etimphikweni talo. Niyawuphuma nitjakadvule njengemankhonyane lakhululwe etisingeni tawo.
“Nine nikukhanya kwelive. Lidolobha lelakhiwe entsabeni lephakeme lingeke lisitseke.
lekukhanya lokwembulelwe betive, neludvumo esiveni sakho saka-Israyeli.”
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Kukhanya kusetawuba nani kwesikhashana nje. Ngako hambani kusenekukhanya, kuze ningetikwehlelwa bumnyama, ngobe lohamba ebumnyameni akaboni lapho aya khona.
Kholwani kukhanya nisenako, kuze nitewuba bantfwana bekukhanya.” Jesu watsi kube acedze lenkhulumo, wesuka kubo watifihla.
Ngite ngikukhanya emhlabeni, kuze kutsi wonkhe lokholwa ngimi angahlali ebumnyameni.
Jesu watsi kuye: “Mine ngiyindlela, neliciniso, nekuphila. Kute longeta kuBabe nakangeti ngami.
Kwehlulelwa ngiko loko kutsi: Kukhanya kutsi sekufikile emhlabeni, kepha bantfu babe batsandza bumnyama kunekukhanya, ngenca yemisebenti yabo lemibi.
Umuntfu nakatsandza kwenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu utakwati ngalemfundziso yami, nome iphuma kuNkulunkulu, nome ngitikhulumela kwami nje.
Ngisesekhona lapha emhlabeni ngikukhanya kwemhlaba.”
Lona ngumyalo lesawunikwa yiNkhosi lotsi: “ ‘Ngikutfumele kutsi ube kukhanya kubetive, ube yinsindziso emhlabeni wonkhe.’ ”
kutsi Khristu kufanele ahlupheke afe nekutsi abe wekucala kuvuka ekufeni, bese umemetela kukhanya kumaJuda nakubetive.”
Labo bantfu bayimitfombo lete emanti, batinkhungu letichutjwa sivunguvungu; bagcinelwe bunyama bebumnyama.
Nkulunkulu akazange atiyekele tingilosi letona, kodvwa watilahla kalasha emigodzini yebumnyama bebumnyama, kutsi titewugcinelwa kwehlulelwa.
Nasitsi sinebudlelwane naye, kodvwa sibe sihamba ebumnyameni, sinemanga, futsi asiphili ngekweliciniso.
Bantfu labanjena banjengemagagasi elwandle, bakhephuta emahlazo abo; batinkhanyeti leteduka lese tagcinelwa bumnyama bebumnyama baphakadze.
Nikhumbule phela kutsi netingilosi letingabugcinanga bukhosi bato ngekushiya likhaya lato, watigcina ebumnyameni tiboshwe ngetinketane letingasoze tikhunyulwe. Letingilosi timele lilanga lelikhulu lekwehlulelwa.
Tive tiyawuhamba ekukhanyeni kwalo, nemakhosi emhlaba ayakwetfula kulo emagugu ebukhosi bawo.