Ngokukajohane 1:31-44 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

31. Nami bengingamazi; kodwa ukuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, ngalokho ngizile ngibhapathiza ngamanzi.”

32. UJohane wafakaza wathi: “Ngibonile uMoya ehla ezulwini njengejuba, wahlala phezu kwakhe.

33. Nami bengingamazi, kodwa owangithuma ukubhapathiza ngamanzi wathi kimi: ‘Lowo oyakubona uMoya ehla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguyena obhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.’

34. Mina ngibonile, ngafakaza ukuthi: Lo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”

35. Ngangomuso futhi wayemi uJohane nababili kubafundi bakhe.

36. Ebona uJesu ehamba, wathi: “Bheka, nanto iWundlu likaNkulunkulu.”

37. Abafundi ababili bezwa ekhuluma, bamlandela uJesu.

38. Khona uJesu waphenduka, wababona belandela, wathi kubo: “Nifunani na?”Bathi kuye: “Rabi,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa: Mfundisi, “uhlalaphi na?”

39. Wathi kubo: “Wozani nibone.” Ngakho-ke beza babona lapho ehlala khona; bahlala naye ngalolo suku; kwakungaba yihora leshumi.

40. Omunye walabo ababili abamuzwa uJohane balandela uJesu wayengu-Andreya umfowabo kaSimoni Petru;

41. yena wafumana kuqala umfowabo uSimoni, wathi kuye: “Simfumene uMesiya,” okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa uKristu.

42. Wamyisa kuJesu; uJesu wambheka wathi: “Wena unguSimoni kaJona; uzakubizwa ngokuthi uKhefase,” okuhunyushwa ngokuthi uPetru.

43. Ngangomuso wayefuna ukuya eGalile, wafumana uFiliphu; uJesu wathi kuye: “Ngilandele.”

44. UFiliphu wayengowaseBetsayida, umuzi ka-Andreya noPetru.

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