John 11
1 Kwakukhona ogulayo othile, uLazaru waseBethaniya, umuzi wakubo kaMariya nodadewabo uMarta.
2 (Kwakunguye uMariya owagcoba iNkosi ngamafutha, wesula izinyawo zayo ngezinwele zakhe, omnewabo uLazaru wayegula.)
3 Ngakho odadewabo bathumela kuye, besithi: Nkosi, khangela, omthandayo uyagula.
4 UJesu esekuzwile wathi: Lokhu kugula akusikho okokufa, kodwa kungokwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ikhazinyuliswe ngakho.
5 Kepha uJesu wayebathanda oMarta nodadewabo noLazaru.
6 Khona esezwile ukuthi uyagula, wahlala izinsuku ezimbili kuleyo ndawo ayekuyo.
7 Khona emva kwalokho wathi kubafundi bakhe: “Asibuye siye eJudiya.
8 Abafundi bakhe bathi kuye: Rabi, abaJuda sebefuna ukukukhanda ngamatshe; futhi uya khona futhi?
9 UJesu waphendula wathi: Kawakho yini amahola alitshumi lambili emini? Uma umuntu ehamba emini, akakhubeki, ngokuba ubona ukukhanya kwaleli zwe.
10 Kepha uma umuntu ehamba ebusuku, uyakhubeka, ngokuba akukho ukukhanya kuye.
11 Washo lokho, emva kwalokho wathi kubo: “Umngane wethu uLazaru ulele; kodwa ngiyahamba ukuze ngimvuse ebuthongweni.
12 Base bethi abafundi bakhe: Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda.
13 Kepha uJesu wayekhuluma ngokufa kwakhe, kepha bona babethi ukhuluma ngokuphumula ebuthongweni.
14 Khona uJesu wathi kubo ngokuchachileyo: “ULazaru ufile;
15 Ngiyathokoza ngenxa yenu ukuthi bengingekho, ukuze nikholwe; nokho asiye kuye.
16 Khona uTomase, othiwa uDidimu, kubafundi abakanye naye: Asihambe nathi, ukuze sife kanye naye.
17 Khona esefikile uJesu, wamfumana esenezinsuku ezine elele ethuneni.
18 IBethaniya laliseduze neJerusalema, kungaba amastadiyu ayishumi nanhlanu.
19 Kwafika abaningi kumaJuda kuMarta noMariya ukuze babaduduze ngomnewabo.
20 Khona uMarta esezwile ukuthi uJesu uyeza, wamhlangabeza; kepha uMariya wahlala endlini.
21 UMarta wayesethi kuJesu: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.
22 Kodwa ngiyazi lakhathesi ukuthi loba yini ongayicela kuNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu uzakunika.
23 UJesu wathi kuye: “Umfowenu uzakuvuka futhi.
24 UMarta wathi kuye: Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakuvuka ekuvukeni ngosuku lokugcina.
25 UJesu wathi kuye: Mina ngingukuvuka nokuphila; okholwa yimi, noma efile, wophila.
26 Nalowo ophilayo ekholwa yimi kasoze afa naphakade. Uyakukholwa lokhu na?
27 Wathi kuye: Yebo, Nkosi, ngiyakholwa ukuthi wena unguKristu, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu obezakuza emhlabeni.
28 Eseshilo lokho wamuka, wabiza udadewabo uMariya ngasese, wathi: “UMfundisi ufikile, uyakubiza.
29 Wathi ekuzwa lokho wasuka masinyane, weza kuye.
30 Kepha uJesu wayengakafiki emzini, kodwa wayesekuleyo ndawo uMarta amhlangabeza kuyo.
31 AmaJuda ayenaye endlini emduduza, ebona uMariya esukuma masinyane waphuma, amlandela, ethi: “Uya ethuneni ukuyokhala khona.
32 Kwathi uMariya efika lapho uJesu ekhona, embona, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, uma ubukhona, umnewethu nga engafanga.
33 Kwathi uJesu embona ekhala, nabaJuda ababeze naye bekhala, wabubula emoyeni, wakhathazeka;
34 Wathi: “Nimbeke ngaphi na? Basebesithi kuye: Nkosi, woza ubone.
35 UJesu wakhala izinyembezi.
36 Ngakho amaJuda athi: Khangelani ukuthi wayemthanda kangakanani!
37 Abanye kubo bathi: “Lo owavula amehlo empumputhe ubengekwenze yini ukuba nalo angafi na?
38 Ngakho uJesu ebubula futhi phakathi kwakhe wafika ethuneni. lalingumhume, kubekwe itshe phezu kwawo.
39 UJesu wathi: Susani itshe. UMarta, udadewabo wofileyo, wathi kuye: “Nkosi, usenuka, ngokuba usenezinsuku ezine efile.
40 UJesu wathi kuye: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi, uma ukholwa, uzakubona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu na?
41 Balisusa-ke itshe endaweni lapho ofile ayebekwe khona. UJesu waphakamisa amehlo akhe, wathi: “Baba, ngiyakubonga ngokuba ungizwile.
42 Mina bengisazi ukuthi uyangizwa njalo, kodwa ngenxa yexuku elibemi khona ngitshilo, ukuze bakholwe ukuthi wena ungithumile.
43 Esetshilo lokho wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: Lazaru, phuma.
44 Waphuma ofileyo eboshwe izinyawo nezandla ngezindwangu, nobuso bakhe buboshwe ngeduku. UJesu wathi kubo: Mthukululeni, limyeke ahambe.
45 Ngakho abaningi kubaJuda ababeze kuMariya bebona akwenzileyo uJesu bakholwa nguye.
46 Kepha abanye kubo basuka baya kubaFarisi, babatshela lokho akwenzile uJesu.
47 Khona abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bebutha umphakathi, bathi: “Senzenjani na? ngoba lomuntu wenza izibonakaliso ezinengi.
48 Uma simyeka kanjalo, bonke bayakukholwa nguye; futhi amaRoma ayakuza, athathe kokubili indawo yethu nesizwe.
49 Omunye wabo, uKayafase igama lakhe, engumpristi omkhulu ngalowo mnyaka, wathi kubo: Anazi lutho nina.
50 futhi futhi ningacabangi ukuthi kusilungele, ukuthi umuntu oyedwa afele abantu, ukuze isizwe sonke singabhubhi.
51 Akakhulumanga lokho ngokwakhe, kepha engumpristi omkhulu walowo mnyaka, waprofetha ukuthi uJesu uzakusifela leso sizwe;
52 futhi kungabi ngenxa yaleso sizwe sodwa, kodwa futhi ukuba abuthele ndawonye abantwana bakaNkulunkulu abahlakazekile babe munye.
53 Khona kusukela ngalolo suku benza icebo lokuba bambulale.
54 Ngakho uJesu akabange esahamba obala phakathi kwabaJuda; kepha wamuka lapho, waya ezweni eliseduze nehlane emzini othiwa i-Efrayimi, wahlala khona nabafundi bakhe.
55 Lase liseduze iPhasika labaJuda; abaningi abavela emaphandleni bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngaphambi kwePhasika ukuba bazihlambulule.
56 Khona bamfuna uJesu, bekhuluma bemi ethempelini, bethi: “Nithini na?
57 Kepha abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi, uma ekhona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe.