Disemba 31, 2013, Ivangeli

UJohane 1: 1-18

1:1 Ekuqaleni wayekhona uLizwi, futhi uLizwi wayenoNkulunkulu, futhi uNkulunkulu wayeyiZwi.

1:2 WayenoNkulunkulu ekuqaleni. 1:3 Zonke izinto zenziwa ngaye, futhi ngaphandle kwakhe akukho lutho olwenziwe.

1:4 Ukuphila kwakukuYe, futhi ukuphila kwakungukukhanya kwabantu.

1:5 Futhi ukukhanya kukhanya ebumnyameni, ubumnyama abukwamukelanga.

1:6 Kwakukhona indoda ethunywe nguNkulunkulu, obizo lakhe lalinguJohane.

1:7 Wafika njengofakazi ezonikeza ubufakazi ngokukhanya, ukuze bonke bakholwe ngaye.

1:8 Wayengesikho ukuKhanya, kodwa wayezofakaza ngokukhanya.

1:9 UkuKhanya kweqiniso, okukhanyisa wonke umuntu, ebesiza kulomhlaba.

1:10 Wayesezweni, njalo umhlaba wenziwa ngaye, futhi umhlaba awuzange umazi.

1:11 Waya kwezakhe, nabakhe abamamukelanga.

1:12 Nokho noma ubani owamamukela, labo abakholwa ebizweni lakhe, wabanika amandla okuba babe ngamadodana kaNkulunkulu.

1:13 Laba bayazalwa, hhayi igazi, noma ngentando yenyama, noma ngentando yomuntu, kodwa kaNkulunkulu.

1:14 Futhi uLizwi waba yinyama, wahlala phakathi kwethu, sabona inkazimulo yakhe, inkazimulo enjengeyendodana ezelwe yodwa evela kuYise, egcwele umusa leqiniso.

1:15 UJohane unikeza ubufakazi ngaye, akhale, ethi: “Lona ebengisho ngaye: ‘Lowo oza emva kwami, ibekwe phambi kwami, ngoba wayekhona ngaphambi kwami.’ ”

1:16 Futhi kusukela ekugcwaleni kwakhe, sonke samukele, ngitsho umusa ngomusa.

1:17 Ngokuba umthetho wanikwa nakuba uMose, kodwa umusa leqiniso kweza ngoJesu Kristu.

1:18 Akekho owake wabona uNkulunkulu; iNdodana ezelwe yodwa, osesifubeni sikaYise, yena uqobo usemchazile.