4. Akuyiva loo nto, wathi uYesu: “Oku kugula akuyi kuphelela ekufeni, koko kuya kubonakalisa amandla kaThixo, aze uNyana kaThixo abe nodumo.”
5. Ngoko ke, nangona uYesu wayebathanda ooMarta noMariya noLazaro,
6. wahlala iintsuku zambini kuloo ndawo weva ekuyo ngokugula kukaLazaro.
7. Emva koko wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Masiphinde siye kwelakwaJuda.”
8. Ke ngoko bathi kuye abafundi: “Mfundisi, ebesand' ukufuna ukukugibisela ngamatye nje amaJuda, ungáthini ukubuya uye khona?”
9. Wabaphendula uYesu wathi: “Ilanga liyavela, litshone, anditsho? Ke ukuba umntu uhamba emini, akakhubeki; kuba ukhanyiselwa lukhanyiso lweli hlabathi.
10. Kodwa ukuba uhamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka; kuba akukho kukhanya kumkhanyiselayo.”
11. Akuba etshilo, waqokela wathi: “Umhlobo wethu uLazaro ulele; ndisaya kumvusa.”
12. Baza bathi kuye abafundi: “Nkosi, ukuba ulele, uya kuvuka.”