Concordance
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu ngaphambi kuka-Adamu
UGenesise 1 : 28
28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa, wathi kubo: Zalani, nande, nihlale emhlabeni, niwulime. Nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu abangenamakhaya
Mathewu 25 : 32 – 45
32 Kuyakubuthelwa phambi kwayo izizwe zonke, ibahlukanise abanye kwabanye, njengomalusi ehlukanisa izimvu nezimbuzi;
33 Iyakumisa izimvu ngakwesokunene sayo, kodwa izimbuzi ngakwesokhohlo.
34 Khona iNkosi izakuthi kwabangakwesokunene sayo: Wozani lina elibusiswe nguBaba, lidle ilifa lombuso eliwulungiselweyo selokhu kwasekelwa umhlaba.
35 Ngokuba ngangilambile, nanginika ukudla; ngangomile, nangiphuzisa;
36 Nginqunu, nangembathisa; ngangigula, nangihambela; ngangiboshiwe, neza kimi.
37 Khona bayakuyiphendula abalungileyo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, sakupha ukudla na? noma womile, sakuphuzisa na?
38 Sakubona nini ungumfokazi, sakungenisa endlini, na? noma uhamba ze, sakwembathisa na?
39 Sakubona nini ugula, noma usetilongweni, seza kuwe na?
40 Inkosi iyakuphendula, ithi kubo: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba nikwenzile komunye walaba bafowethu abancane, nikwenzile nakimi.
41 Khona iyakuthi nakwabangakwesokhohlo: Sukani kimi nina baqalekisiweyo, niye emlilweni ophakade olungiselwe uSathane nezingelosi zakhe;
42 Ngokuba ngangilambile, kepha aninginikanga ukudla;
43 ngangingumfokazi, aningingenisanga; nginqunu, aningigqokisanga; ngigula, ngisetilongweni, aningihambelanga.
44 Khona bayakumphendula nabo, bathi: ‘Nkosi, sakubona nini ulambile, noma womile, noma ungowezizwe, noma uhamba-ze, noma ugula, noma usetilongweni, singakukhonzanga?
45 Khona izabaphendula, ithi: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Njengoba lingakwenzanga komunye walaba abancinyane, kalikwenzanga kimi.
Luka 14 : 13 – 14
13 Kepha nxa wenza idili, mema abampofu, nezinyonga, nezinyonga, nezimpumputhe;
14 Wena uyakubusiswa; ngokuba abanakukubuyisela, ngokuba uyakuvuzwa ekuvukeni kwabalungileyo.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo Abantu, Common
Mathewu 7 : 28
28 Kwathi uJesu eseqedile lawo mazwi, izixuku zamangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.
Mathewu 9 : 8
8 Kodwa izixuku sezikubona zamangala, zamdumisa uNkulunkulu onikile abantu amandla angaka.
Mathewu 9 : 33
33 Kuthe idemoni selikhishiwe, isimungulu sakhuluma, izixuku zamangala zathi: “Akuzange kubonwe okunje kwa-Israyeli.
Mathewu 13 : 54
54 Esefikile ezweni lakubo wabafundisa esinagogeni labo, baze bamangala bathi: “Lo ukuthathephi lokhu kuhlakanipha nalawa mandla na?
Marku 6 : 2
2 Kwathi sekufikile isabatha, waqala ukufundisa esinagogeni; abaningi abamuzwayo bamangala, bathi: “Lo ukuthathaphi lokhu na? Yikuhlakanipha kuni lokhu akuphiweyo, ukuthi le misebenzi yamandla enje yenziwa ngezandla zakhe na?
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu abanobugovu
Amahubo 119 : 36
36 Thobisela inhliziyo yami ebufakazini bakho, hhayi ekuhaheni.
EkaJokobe 3 : 16 – 17
16 Ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nokuxabana, kukhona isiyaluyalu nayo yonke imisebenzi emibi.
17 Kepha ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu okokuqala kuhlanzekile, bese kuba-nokuthula, nokumnene, nokulalela, kugcwele isihawu nezithelo ezinhle, akunabandlululo, nokungazenzisi.
KwabaseRoma 15 : 1 – 2
1 Ngakho-ke thina esinamandla sifanele ukuthwala ubuthakathaka bababuthakathaka, singazithokozisi thina.
2 Yilowo nalowo kithi makajabulise umakhelwane kube kuhle, akheke.
KwabaseFilipi 2 : 1 – 4
1 Ngakho uba kukhona induduzo kuKristu, uba kukhona induduzo yothando, uba kukhona inhlanganyelo kaMoya, uba kukhona isifuba lesihawu,
2 Gcwalisani intokozo yami, ukuze nibe nhliziyonye, ninothando olufanayo, nibe nhliziyonye, nengqondo munye.
3 Ningenzi-lutho ngombango nangodumo lweze; kepha ngokuthobeka nishaye sengathi abanye bakhulu kunani.
4 Yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo abheke nokwabanye.
EkaJokobe 3 : 13 – 15
13 Ngubani phakathi kwenu indoda ehlakaniphileyo njalo enolwazi? Makabonise ngenkambo enhle imisebenzi yakhe ngobumnene bokuhlakanipha.
14 Kepha uma ninomhawu obabayo nokubanga ezinhliziyweni zenu, ningazibongi, ningaqambi iqiniso amanga.
15 Lokhu kuhlakanipha kakuveli phezulu, kodwa kungokomhlaba, kwemvelo, kobudeveli.
2 kuThimothewu 3 : 2
2 Ngokuba abantu bayakuba ngabazithandayo, abahahayo, nabazidlayo, nabazidlayo, nabathukayo, nabangalaleli abazali, nabangabongiyo, nabangangcwele;
KwabaseFilipi 2 : 21
21 Ngokuba bonke bazifunela okwabo, kungengokukaJesu Kristu.
1 kwabaseKorinte 13 : 4 – 5
4 Uthando luyabekezela, lunomusa; uthando alunamhawu; uthando aluzikhukhumezi, aluzikhukhumezi;
5 Aluziphathi okungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo;
KwabaseRoma 2 : 8
8 Kodwa kulabo abaphikisanayo njalo bengalaleli iqiniso, kodwa belalela ukungalungi, intukuthelo lolaka;
KwabaseGalathiya 5 : 19 – 25
19 Kepha imisebenzi yenyama isobala, okuyiyona; ubufebe, ubufebe, ukungcola, ubufebe,
20 Ukukhonza izithombe, ubuthakathi, inzondo, ukuxabana, umona, ulaka, ukuxabana, ukuhlubuka, ukuhlubuka,
21 umhawu, ukubulala, ukudakwa, ukuxokozela, nokunye okunjalo, enginitshela ngakho ngaphambili, njengalokho ngasho kini ngaphambili, ukuthi abenza okunjalo abayikulidla ifa lombuso kaNkulunkulu.
22 Kodwa isithelo sikaMoya siluthando, intokozo, ukuthula, ukubekezela, ubumnene, ukulunga, ukholo,
23 ubumnene, nokuzithiba: akukho mthetho omelene nokunjalo.
24 AbakaKristu babethele esiphambanweni inyama kanye nokuhuheka nezinkanuko.
25 Uma siphila ngoMoya, masihambe futhi ngoMoya.
1 kwabaseKorinte 10 : 33
33 njengalokhu nami ngithokozisa bonke ezintweni zonke, ngingafuni inzuzo yami, kodwa eyabaningi, ukuze basindiswe.
Izaga zikaSolomoni 18 : 1
1 Ngesifiso udinga umuntu ozahlukanisayo, ogxambukela kukho konke ukuhlakanipha.
ULevitikusi 19 : 18
18 Ungaphindiseli futhi ungabi namagqubu kubantwana babantu bakini, kodwa kumelwe uthande umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena. Mina nginguJehova.
EkaJokobe 3 : 16
16 Ngokuba lapho kukhona umhawu nokuxabana, kukhona isiyaluyalu nayo yonke imisebenzi emibi.
U-Isaya 56 : 11
11 Yebo, bayizinja ezihahayo ezingenakusutha, futhi bangabelusi abangaqondi; bonke babheka endleleni yabo, yilowo nalowo ukuze azuze, endaweni yakhe.
2 kwabaseKorinte 5 : 15
15 Futhi wafela bonke, ukuze abaphilayo bangabe besaziphilela bona, kodwa baphilele yena owabafela, wabuye wavuka.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantwana abaya ezulwini
Mathewu 19 : 14
14 Kepha uJesu wathi: “Vumelani abantwana, ningabenqabeli ukuza kimi, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ungowabanjalo.
Johane 5 : 24
24 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Ozwa izwi lami, akholwe ngongithumileyo, unokuphila okuphakade, akayi ekwahlulelweni; kodwa wedlulile ekufeni wangena ekuphileni.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu abanonya
1 kaPetru 2 : 1 – 25
1 Ngakho lahlani ububi bonke, nobuqili bonke, nokuzenzisa, nomhawu, nakho konke ukuhleba;
2 Njengezingane ezisanda kuzalwa langazelelani ubisi lwezwi olungenakonakala, ukuze nikhule ngalo;
3 uma-ke ninambithile ukuthi iNkosi inomusa.
4 Okuza kuye njengetshe eliphilayo, elaliwayo ngempela ngabantu, kodwa elikhethiweyo nguNkulunkulu, eliyigugu;
5 Nani njengamatshe aphilayo nakhiwe nibe yindlu yomoya, ubupristi obungcwele, ukuze ninikele imihlatshelo yomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu.
6 Ngakho-ke kukhona embhalweni ukuthi: Bheka, ngibeka eSiyoni itshe legumbi elikhethiweyo, eliyigugu; okholwa yiyo akayikujabhiswa.
7 Ngakho kini enikholwayo uligugu, kepha kwabangalaleli itshe abakhi abalalayo, yilo laba yinhloko yegumbi;
8 netshe lokukhubekisa, nedwala lokuwisa, kwabakhubekayo ngezwi ngokungalilaleli, ababemiselwe lokho futhi.
9 Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abazuziweyo; ukuze nishumayele ubukhosi balowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo;
10 enanikade ningesiso isizwe, kepha manje ningabantu bakaNkulunkulu, enaningahawukelwanga, kepha manje nihawukelwe.
11 Bathandekayo, ngiyanincenga njengabafokazi nezihambi ukuba nidede ezinkanukweni zenyama ezilwa nomphefumulo;
12 nibe nenkambo enhle phakathi kwabezizwe, ukuze kuthi, benihleba ngathi ningabenzi bokubi, babone imisebenzi yenu emihle abayoyibona, badumise uNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuhanjelwa.
13 Zithobeni kuzo zonke izimiso zabantu ngenxa yeNkosi: noma kusenkosini, njengophakeme;
14 noma kubabusi njengabathunywe nguye ukujezisa abenzi bokubi, batuswe abenza okuhle.
15 Ngokuba injalo intando kaNkulunkulu, ukuba ngokwenza okuhle nithulise ukungazi kwabantu abayiziwula;
16 njengabakhululekileyo, njalo lingasebenzisi inkululeko yenu njengesigubuzelo sobubi, kodwa njengezinceku zikaNkulunkulu.
17 Hloniphani abantu bonke. Thandani ubuzalwane. Mesabeni uNkulunkulu. Hlonipha inkosi.
18 Nina zinceku, thobelani amakhosi enu ngokwesaba konke; kungeyisikho kwabalungileyo labamnene kuphela, kodwa lakwabakhohlakeleyo.
19 Ngoba lokhu kuyabongeka, uba umuntu ngenxa kanembeza kuNkulunkulu ethwala usizi, ehlupheka ngokungafanele.
20 Ngokuba kuludumo luni, uma nibekezela nishaywa ngenxa yokona na? kepha uma nenza kahle nihlupheka ngenxa yalokho, nikubekezelela, lokho kuyabongeka kuNkulunkulu.
21 Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho, ngokuba uKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yethu, esishiyela isibonelo sokuba nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe;
22 ongonanga, nenkohliso ayitholwanga emlonyeni wakhe;
23 owathi ethukwa, akaphindanga athuke; lapho ehlupheka, akasongelanga; kodwa wayezinikele kuye owahlulela ngokulunga.
24 Yena owathwala izono zethu emzimbeni wakhe emthini, ukuze thina sesifile ezonweni siphile ekulungeni, omivimbo yakhe naphulukiswa ngayo.
25 Ngokuba naninjengezimvu ezidukayo; kodwa manje selibuyele kuMalusi noMbonisi wemiphefumulo yenu.
1 kuThimothewu 2 : 1 – 15
1 Ngakho-ke kuqala kukho konke ngiyala ukuba ukunxusa, nokukhuleka, nokunxusa, nokubonga kwenzelwe abantu bonke;
2 Ngeyamakhosi, nakubo bonke abakhulu; ukuze siphile impilo ezolileyo lenokuthula kukho konke ukuhlonipha uNkulunkulu lobuqotho.
3 Ngokuba lokhu kuhle, kuyabongeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu;
4 Othanda ukuba bonke abantu basindiswe, bafinyelele olwazini lweqiniso.
5 Ngokuba munye uNkulunkulu, munye nomlamuleli phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nabantu, umuntu uKristu Jesu;
6 owazinikela abe yinhlawulo yabo bonke, kube ngubufakazi ngesikhathi esifaneleyo.
7 Engamiselwa ngakho ukuthi ngibe ngumshumayeli nomphostoli (ngikhuluma iqiniso ngoKristu, angiqambi amanga), umfundisi wabezizwe ekukholweni naseqinisweni.
8 Ngakho-ke ngithanda ukuba amadoda akhuleke ezindaweni zonke, ephakamisa izandla ezingcwele, ngaphandle kolaka nokungabaza.
9 Kanjalo nabesifazane mabagqoke izingubo ezifaneleyo, bazihlobise ngokuhlonipha nokuqonda; kungabi ngezinwele ezalukiweyo, negolide, namaparele, nezambatho ezinenani elikhulu;
10 Kodwa (okufanele abesifazane abathi besaba uNkulunkulu) benze imisebenzi emihle.
11 Owesifazane makafunde ethule ngokuzithoba konke.
12 Kepha angimvumeli owesifazane ukuba afundise, nokuba abuse phezu kwendoda, kodwa ukuba athule.
13 Ngokuba u-Adamu wabunjwa kuqala, kwase kuba u-Eva.
14 Futhi u-Adamu akakhohliswanga, kodwa owesifazane ekhohlisiwe waba esonweni.
15 Nokho uyakusindiswa ngokuzala abantwana, uma behlala ekukholweni nasothandweni nasebungcweleni kanye nokuqonda.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantwana bakaNkulunkulu
1 kaJohane 3 : 1
1 Bhekani uthando olungaka asinike lona uBaba lokuba sibizwe ngokuthi singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu;
Johane 1 : 12
12 Kepha bonke abamamukelayo wabapha amandla okuba babe ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, labo abakholwa egameni lakhe;
UJeremiya 29 : 11
11 Ngokuba ngiyazi mina imicabango engiyicabangayo ngani,” usho uJehova, “imicabango yokuthula, kungabi ngeyokubi ukuba ngininike ithemba.
Johane 3 : 16
16 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu abanonya
Umshumayeli 7 : 21 – 22
21 Futhi ungawalaleli wonke amazwi akhulunywayo; funa uzwe inceku yakho ikuthuka.
22 Ngoba kanengi inhliziyo yakho iyazi ukuthi lawe ubathukile abanye.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantwana belalela
KwabaseKolose 3 : 20
20 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu ezintweni zonke, ngokuba lokho kuyathandeka eNkosini.
Mathewu 15 : 4
4 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayala ngokuthi: “Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko,” nokuthi: “Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa.
UDuteronomi 27 : 16
16 Uqalekisiwe okhanyiselwa nguyise noma ngunina. Futhi bonke abantu kumelwe bathi: Amen!
Kwabase-Efesu 6 : 1 – 4
1 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokho kulungile.
2 Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; (ongumlayo wokuqala onesithembiso;)
3 Ukuze kube kuhle kuwe, futhi uhlale isikhathi eside emhlabeni.
4 Nani bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibondle ngokuyala nangokuqondisa kweNkosi.
Kwabase-Efesu 6 : 1
1 Bantwana, lalelani abazali benu eNkosini, ngokuba lokho kulungile.
UEksodusi 21 : 17
17 Othuka uyise noma unina wobulawa nokubulawa.
Marku 7 : 10
10 Ngokuba uMose wathi: “Yazisa uyihlo nonyoko; nokuthi: “Othuka uyise noma unina makafe nokufa;
1 kaJohane 2 : 1 – 29
1 Bantwana bami, nginilobela lokhu ukuba ningoni. Uma umuntu ona, sinoMmeli kuYise, uJesu Kristu olungileyo;
2 yena uyinhlawulo yezono zethu, kungengezethu zodwa, kodwa nezono zezwe lonke.
3 Ngalokho siyazi ukuthi siyamazi yena, uma sigcina imiyalo yakhe.
4 Lowo othi: “Ngiyamazi,” engagcini imiyalo yakhe, ungumqambimanga, neqiniso alikho kuye.
5 Kepha ogcina izwi lakhe, uthando lukaNkulunkulu luphelelisiwe kuye impela; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sikuye.
6 Lowo othi uhlala kuye, yena umelwe ukuhamba njengalokho ahamba yena.
7 Bazalwane, anginilobeli umyalo omusha, kodwa umyalo omdala enaninawo kwasekuqaleni. Umyalo omdala uyizwi enalizwa kwasekuqaleni.
8 Futhi nginilobela umyalo omusha, okuliqiniso kuye nakini, ngokuba ubumnyama buyadlula, nokukhanya kweqiniso sekuyakhanya.
9 Lowo othi usekukhanyeni, kodwa ezonda umzalwane wakhe, usebumnyameni kuze kube manje.
10 Lowo othanda umzalwane wakhe uhlala ekukhanyeni, njalo kakulasikhubekiso kuye.
11 Kepha ozonda umzalwane wakhe usebumnyameni, uhamba ebumnyameni, akazi lapho eya khona, ngokuba ubumnyama buwaphuphuthekisile amehlo akhe.
12 Ngiyalibhalela, bantwanyana, ngoba izono zenu zithethelelwe ngenxa yebizo lakhe.
13 Ngiyanilobela bobaba, ngokuba nimazile okhona kwasekuqaleni. Ngiyanilobela, zinsizwa, ngokuba nimnqobile omubi. Ngiyanilobela, bantwanyana, ngokuba nimazile uBaba.
14 Ngililobele, bobaba, ngoba limazile yena okhona kusukela ekuqaleni. Nginilobele, zinsizwa, ngokuba ninamandla, nezwi likaNkulunkulu lihlezi kini, nimnqobile omubi.
15 Ningathandi izwe nezinto ezisezweni. Uma umuntu ethanda izwe, uthando lukaBaba alukho kuye.
16 Ngokuba konke okusezweni, inkanuko yenyama, nenkanuko yamehlo, nokuzigabisa ngalokhukuphila, akuveli kuYise, kodwa kuvela ezweni.
17 Izwe liyadlula kanye nenkanuko yalo, kepha owenza intando kaNkulunkulu uhlala kuze kube phakade.
18 Bantwanyana, sekuyisikhathi sokugcina, njengalokho nezwa ukuthi umphikukristu uyeza, nakalokhu sekukhona abaphikukristu abaningi; ngalokho siyazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokugcina.
19 Baphuma kithi, kodwa babengesibo abakithi; ngoba uba babengabakithi, ngabe bahlala lathi;
20 Kodwa nina ninokugcotshwa okuvela koNgcwele, futhi niyazi zonke izinto.
21 Kangilibhalelanga ngoba lingalazi iqiniso, kodwa ngoba lilazi, lokuthi kakulamanga avela eqinisweni.
22 Ngubani ongumqambimanga ngaphandle kwalowo ophika ukuthi uJesu unguKristu na? Ungumphikukristu, ophika uYise neNdodana.
23 Ophika iNdodana akanaye uYise, kepha ovuma iNdodana unaye noYise.
24 Ngakho-ke lokho enakuzwa kusukela ekuqaleni makuhlale kini. Uma lokho enakuzwa kwasekuqaleni kuhlala kini, nani niyohlala eNdodaneni nakuBaba.
25 Yilesi isithembiso asithembisa sona: ukuphila okuphakade.
26 Nginilobele lezi zinto ngabadukisayo.
27 Kepha ukugcotshwa enakwemukela kuye kuhlala kini, anidingi ukuba ubani anifundise, nihlale kuye.
28 Manje, bantwanyana, hlalani kuye; ukuze kuthi, nxa esebonakala, sibe lesibindi, singabi lenhloni phambi kwakhe ekufikeni kwakhe.
29 Uma nazi ukuthi ulungile, yazini ukuthi wonke owenza ukulunga uzelwe nguye.
KuThithu 2 : 3 – 5
3 Ngokunjalo nabesifazane asebekhulile baziphathe ngendlela efanele ubungcwele, bangabi ngabahlebi, bangabi yizigqila zewayini eliningi, babe abafundisi bokuhle;
4 ukuze bafundise abesifazane abasha ukuba nezithiyo, bathande abayeni babo, bathande abantwana babo,
5 babe ngabaqondayo, abamhlophe, abagcina imizi, abalungile, abathobela amadoda abo, ukuze izwi likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa.
Kwabase-Efesu 6 : 4
4 Nani bobaba, ningabathukuthelisi abantwana benu, kodwa nibondle ngokuyala nangokuqondisa kweNkosi.
Johane 3 : 1 – 36
1 Kwakukhona umuntu wakubaFarisi, nguNikodemu igama lakhe, isikhulu sabaJuda;
2 Yena weza kuJesu ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Rabi, siyazi ukuthi ungumfundisi ovela kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho ongenza lezi zibonakaliso ozenzayo wena, uma uNkulunkulu engenaye.
3 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
4 UNikodima wathi kuye: Umuntu angazalwa kanjani esemdala na? Angangena ngokwesibili esiswini sikanina, azalwe, na?
5 UJesu waphendula wathi: Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Ngaphandle kokuthi umuntu azalwe ngamanzi langoMoya, angengene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.
6 Lokho okuzelwe yinyama kuyinyama; nalokho okuzelwe nguMoya kungumoya.
7 Ungamangali ngokuba ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha.
8 Umoya uphephetha lapho othanda khona, uyawuzwa umsindo wawo, kepha awukwazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona; unjalo wonke ozelwe nguMoya.
9 UNikodima waphendula wathi kuye: Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu na?
10 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumfundisi ka-Israyeli, awuzazi lezi zinto na?
11 Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile ngithi kuwe: Sikhuluma esikwaziyo, sifakaza ngesikubonileyo; kepha anibamukeli ubufakazi bethu.
12 Uma nginitshelile okusemhlabeni, ningakholwa, niyakukholwa kanjani, uma nginitshela okwasezulwini na?
13 Akakho nowenyukele ezulwini, kuphela yena owehla ezulwini, iNdodana yomuntu esezulwini.
14 Njengokuba uMose waphakamisa inyoka ehlane, kanjalo iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuphakanyiswa;
15 ukuze yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
16 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu walithanda izwe kangaka, waze wanikela ngeNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa, ukuba yilowo nalowo okholwa yiyo angabhubhi, kodwa abe nokuphila okuphakade.
17 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayithumanga iNdodana yakhe emhlabeni ukuthi ilahle umhlaba; kodwa ukuze umhlaba usindiswe ngaye.
18 Okholwa yiyo akalahlwa, kepha ongakholwayo uselahliwe, ngokuba engakholwanga egameni leNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa.
19 Nakhu ukulahlwa, ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile ezweni, kepha abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngokuba imisebenzi yabo yayimibi.
20 Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza okubi uzonda ukukhanya, akezi ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ingasolwa.
21 Kodwa owenza iqiniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze imisebenzi yakhe ibonakaliswe ukuthi yenziwe kuNkulunkulu.
22 Emva kwalokho uJesu nabafundi bakhe baya ezweni laseJudiya; wahlala khona nabo, wabhapathiza.
23 Naye uJohane wayebhapathiza e-Enoni eduze neSalimi, ngokuba amanzi ayemaningi lapho; beza babhapathizwa.
24 Ngokuba uJohane wayengakaphonswa etilongweni.
25 Kwase kuba khona ukuphikisana phakathi kwabafundi bakaJohane nabaJuda ngokuhlambulula.
26 Base beza kuJohane, bathi kuye: “Rabi, lowo owayenawe ngaphesheya kweJordani, owafakaza ngaye, bheka, yena uyabhapathiza, futhi bonke beza kuye.
27 UJohane waphendula wathi: “Umuntu angemukeli lutho, uma engalunikwanga luvela ezulwini.
28 Nani ngokwenu niyangifakazela ukuthi ngathi: Angisuye uKristu mina, kodwa ngithunyiwe ngaphambi kwakhe.
29 Lowo onomakoti ungumyeni; kepha umngane womyeni, omiyo emuzwa, uthokoza kakhulu ngezwi lomyeni; ngakho lokhu kujabula kwami kugcwalisekile.
30 Yena umelwe ukukhula, kepha mina nginciphe.
31 Ovela phezulu uphezu kwabo bonke; ongowomhlaba ungowomhlaba, futhi ukhuluma okomhlaba;
32 Lokho akubonileyo lakuzwayo uyafakaza ngakho; njalo kakho owemukela ubufakazi bakhe.
33 Owamukele ubufakazi bakhe ubeke uphawu lokuthi uNkulunkulu uqinisile.
34 Ngokuba lowo uNkulunkulu amthumileyo ukhuluma amazwi kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu akamniki uMoya ngesilinganiso.
35 UYise uyayithanda iNdodana, njalo unikele zonke izinto esandleni sayo.
36 Okholwa eNdodaneni unokuphila okuphakade; ongakholwa yiNdodana kayikubona ukuphila; kodwa ulaka lukaNkulunkulu luhlezi phezu kwakhe.
Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo abantu abanxele
Abahluleli 3 : 15
15 Kepha abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bembiza uJehova, uJehova wabavusela umsindisi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera, umBenjamini, umuntu oyinxele; futhi ngaye abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumela isipho ku-Egiloni, inkosi yakwaMowabi.
Abahluleli 20 : 16
16 Phakathi kwalaba bantu bonke kwakukhona amadoda angamakhulu ayisikhombisa akhethiwe angamanxele; yilowo nalowo wayengajikijela amatshe ububanzi bezinwele, angageji.