Uyohane 4:28-45 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

28. Umfazi lowo ke wayishiya ingqayi yakhe, waya edolophini, wathi ebantwini:

29. “Yizani nibone; nanku umntu ondixelele zonke izinto endakha ndazenza. Akangebi *nguKrestu na?”

30. Baphuma ke edolophini, baya kuYesu.

31. Ngeli thuba abafundi bakaYesu babembongoza besithi: “Mfundisi, nantsi into etyiwayo!”

32. Kodwa yena wathi kubo: “Mna ndinokutya eningakwaziyo nina.”

33. Baza abafundi babuzana besithi: “Ngaba kukho mntu umzisele ukutya na?”

34. UYesu wathi kubo: “Ukwenza ukuthanda kwalowo undithumileyo kukutya kwam, ndide ndiwufeze umsebenzi wakhe.

35. “Anitsho na ukuthi: ‘Kusele iinyanga ezine, kuvunwe’? Niyabona, ndithi kuni, inene, wakhangeleni kakuhle amasimi; nophawula ukuba akulungele ukuvunwa.

36. Umvuni seleza kwamkela umvuzo wakhe, evuna isivuno esingabantu abamkela ubomi obungonaphakade. Ngako oko ohlwayelayo uvuya kunye nalowo uvunayo.

37. Kungoko liyinyaniso iqhalo elithi: ‘Kuhlwayela lo, kuvune lowa.’

38. Ndinithume ukuvuna oko ningabulalekanga kuko. Kwabulaleka abanye, naza nina natya kwimveliso yabo.”

39. Into eninzi yamaSamariya aloo dolophu yakholwa kuYesu, yakuva intetho yaloo mfazi ethi: “Undixelele zonke izinto endakha ndazenza.”

40. Athe ke amaSamariya akufika kuYesu, ambongoza ukuba ahlale nawo; waza wahlala khona apho iintsuku zambini.

41. Baba baninzi ngakumbi abo bâkholwáyo ngenxa yamazwi kaYesu,

42. baza bathi kumfazi lowo: “Asisakholwa ngenxa yokuthetha kwakho. Thina sikholwa kuba sizivele ngokwethu, saqonda ukuba ngenene lo nguye uMsindisi wehlabathi.”

43. Emva kweentsuku ezimbini uYesu wemka apho, waya eGalili.

44. UYesu ngokwakhe wayetshilo ukuthi *umshumayeli akenzelwa mbeko kowabo,

45. kodwa akufika eGalili abantu balapho bamamkela. Babezibonile zonke izinto awazenzáyo kwitheko *lePasika eJerusalem, kuba nabo babeyile kweso sidlo.

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