1but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11“No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
12When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
13The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.”
14Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. 15You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. 16But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. 17In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. 18I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me.”
19Then they asked him, “Where is your father?”
“You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.
Dispute Over Who Jesus Is
21Once more Jesus said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come.”
22This made the Jews ask, “Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, ‘Where I go, you cannot come’?”
23But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”
25“Who are you?” they asked.
“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,” Jesus replied. 26“I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world.”
27They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. 28So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up8:28 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted. the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. 29The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.” 30Even as he spoke, many believed in him.
Dispute Over Whose Children Jesus’ Opponents Are
31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
33They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
34Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. 37I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. 38I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father.8:38 Or presence. Therefore do what you have heard from the Father.”
39“Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then you would8:39 Some early manuscripts “If you are Abraham’s children,” said Jesus, “then do what Abraham did. 40As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. 41You are doing the works of your own father.”
“We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! 46Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Jesus’ Claims About Himself
48The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
49“I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
52At this they exclaimed, “Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. 53Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?”
54Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. 55Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. 56Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.”
57“You are not yet fifty years old,” they said to him, “and you have seen Abraham!”
58“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
1Amma Yesu ya tafi Dutsen Zaitun.
2Da sassafe ya sāke bayyana a filin haikali, inda dukan mutane suka taru kewaye da shi, sai ya zauna don yă koya musu. 3Sai malaman dokoki da Farisiyawa suka kawo wata macen da aka kama a zina. Suka sa ta tsaya a gaban taron 4suka kuma ce wa Yesu, “Malam, an kama wannan mace tana zina. 5A cikin Doka Musa ya umarce mu, mu jajjefe irin waɗannan mata. To, me ka ce?” 6Sun yi wannan tambaya ce don su sa masa tarko, don su sami hanyar zarge shi.
Amma Yesu ya sunkuya ya fara rubutu a ƙasa da yatsarsa. 7Da suka ci gaba da yin masa tambayoyi, sai ya miƙe tsaye ya ce musu, “In da wani a cikinku da ba shi da zunubi, sai yă fara jifanta da dutse.” 8Sai ya sāke sunkuyawa ya kuma yi rubutu a ƙasa.
9Da jin haka, waɗanda suka ji sai suka fara tashi daga wurin ɗaya-ɗaya, tun daga babbansu har ya zuwa ƙaraminsu, sai da aka bar Yesu kaɗai, tare da macen tsaye a wurin. 10Sai Yesu ya miƙe tsaye ya tambaye ta ya ce, “Mace, ina suke? Ba wanda ya hukunta ki?”
11Ta ce, “Ba kowa, ranka yă daɗe.”
Sai Yesu ya ce, “Haka ni ma ban hukunta ki ba. Ki tafi, ki daina rayuwar zunubi.”
Gaskiyar shaidar Yesu
12Sa’ad da Yesu ya sāke magana da mutanen, sai ya ce, “Ni ne hasken duniya. Duk wanda ya bi ni ba zai yi tafiya cikin duhu ba, sai dai yă sami hasken rayuwa.”
13Sai Farisiyawa suka tambaye shi suka ce, “Ga kai dai, kana yi wa kanka shaida, shaidarka kuwa ba tabbatacciya ba ce.”
14Sai Yesu ya amsa ya ce, “Ko na shaidi kaina, ai, shaidata tabbatacciya ce, gama na san inda na fito da kuma inda za ni. Amma ku ba ku san inda na fito ko inda za ni ba. 15Kuna shari’a bisa ga ma’aunin mutane; ni kuwa ba na yin wa kowa shari’a. 16Amma ko da zan yi shari’a, shari’ata daidai ce, don ba ni kaɗai ba ne. Ina tare da Uba da ya aiko ni. 17A cikin Dokarku a rubuce yake cewa shaidar mutum biyu tabbatacciya ce. 18Ni ne nake shaidar kaina, Uba da ya aiko ni kuma yana shaidata.”
19Suka tambaye shi suka ce, “Ina Uban nan naka?”
Sai Yesu ya ce, “Ba ku san ni ko Ubana ba. Da kun san ni, da za ku san Ubana ma.” 20Ya faɗi waɗannan kalmomi ne yayinda yake koyarwa a filin haikali, kusa da inda ake ajiye baye-baye. Duk da haka ba wanda ya kama shi, domin lokacinsa bai yi ba tukuna.
21Har wa yau Yesu ya sāke ce musu, “Zan tafi, za ku kuwa neme ni, za ku kuma mutu cikin zunubinku. Inda za ni, ba za ku iya zuwa ba.”
22Wannan ya sa Yahudawa suka yi tambaya suka ce, “Zai kashe kansa ne? Shi ya sa yake cewa, ‘Inda za ni, ba za ku iya zuwa ba’?”
23Amma ya ci gaba da cewa, “Ku daga ƙasa kuke; ni kuwa daga bisa ne. Ku na duniyan nan ne; ni kuwa ba na duniyan nan ba ne. 24Na gaya muku cewa za ku mutu cikin zunubanku; in ba ku gaskata cewa ni ne wanda na ce nake ba, lalle za ku mutu cikin zunubanku.”
25Suka ce, “Wane ne kai?”
Sai Yesu ya amsa ya ce, “Ni ne wannan da na sha faɗi muku. 26Ina da abubuwa masu yawa da zan faɗa game ku in kuma yi muku shari’a. Amma wanda ya aiko ni mai aminci ne, abin da kuma na ji daga gare shi, shi nake gaya wa duniya.”
27Ba su gane cewa yana yin musu magana game da Ubansa ba ne. 28Saboda haka Yesu ya ce, “Sa’ad da kuka ɗaga Ɗan Mutum, a sa’an nan ne za ku san cewa ni ne wannan da na ce nake. Ni kuwa ba na yin kome ni kaɗai, sai in dai faɗi abin da Uba ya koya mini. 29Wanda kuwa ya aiko ni yana tare da ni; bai bar ni ni kaɗai ba, domin kullum ina aikata abin da ya gamshe shi.” 30Sa’ad da yake cikin magana, da yawa suka ba da gaskiya gare shi.
’Ya’yan Ibrahim
31Sai Yesu ya ce wa Yahudawan da suka gaskata da shi, “In dai kun riƙe koyarwata, ku almajiraina ne da gaske. 32Sa’an nan za ku san gaskiya, gaskiyar kuwa za tă ’yantar da ku.”
33Sai suka amsa masa suka ce, “Ai, mu zuriyar Ibrahim ne kuma ba mu taɓa bauta wa kowa ba. Yaya za ka ce za a ’yantar da mu?”
34Yesu ya amsa ya ce, “Gaskiya nake gaya muku, duk mai yin zunubi bawan zunubi ne. 35Bawa dai ba shi da wurin zama na ɗinɗinɗin a cikin iyali, amma ɗa na gida ne har abada. 36Saboda haka in Ɗan ya ’yantar da ku, za ku ’yantu da gaske. 37Na dai san ku zuriyar Ibrahim ne. Duk da haka kuna shiri ku kashe ni, don maganata ba ta da wurin zama a cikinku. 38Ina faɗi muku abin da na gani a wurin Ubana, ku kuwa kuna yin abin da kuka ji daga wurin ubanku.”
39Suka ce, “To, ai, Ibrahim ne mahaifinmu.”
Yesu ya ce, “Da ku ’ya’yan Ibrahim ne, da za ku aikata abubuwan da Ibrahim ya yi. 40Ga shi kun ƙudura, sai kun kashe ni, ni mutumin da ya faɗa muku gaskiyar da na ji daga Allah. Ibrahim bai yi irin waɗannan abubuwa ba. 41Kuna yin abubuwan da ubanku yake yi ne.”
Suka ce, “Mu fa ba shegu ba ne. Uba guda kaɗai da muke da shi, shi ne Allah kansa.”
’Ya’yan Iblis
42Yesu ya ce musu, “Da Allah ne Ubanku, da kun ƙaunace ni, gama daga Allah na fito yanzu kuma ga ni nan. Ban zo saboda kaina ba, amma shi ne ya aiko ni. 43Me ya sa ba kwa gane da maganata? Don ba kwa iya jin abin da nake faɗi. 44Ku na ubanku ne, Iblis, kuna kuwa so ku aikata abin da ubanku yake so. Shi mai kisankai ne tun farko. Ba ruwansa da gaskiya, gama gaskiya ba ta cikinsa. Yayinda yake ƙarya, yana yin halinsa ne, gama shi maƙaryaci ne, uban ƙarairayi kuma. 45Amma domin ina faɗin gaskiya, ba kwa gaskata! 46Akwai waninku da zai iya haƙaƙƙewa na taɓa yin zunubi? In kuwa gaskiya na faɗa, me ya sa ba kwa gaskata ni? 47Wanda yake na Allah, yakan ji abin da Allah yake faɗi. Abin da ya sa ba kwa jin sa kuwa shi ne don ku ba na Allah ba ne.”
Shaidar Yesu game da kansa
48Yahudawa suka amsa masa suka ce, “Aha, ai, gaskiyarmu da muka ce kai mutumin Samariya ne, kana kuma da aljani.”
49Yesu ya ce, “Ni ba mai aljani ba ne, ni dai ina girmama Ubana, ku kuwa ba kwa girmama ni. 50Ba na nema wa kaina ɗaukaka, amma akwai wani wanda yake neman mini, shi ne kuma alƙali. 51Gaskiya nake gaya muku, duk wanda ya kiyaye maganata, ba zai ɗanɗana mutuwa ba sam.”
52Da jin haka Yahudawa suka ce, “Tabɗi, yanzu kam mun san kana da aljani! Ibrahim ya mutu haka ma annabawa, ga shi kana cewa duk wanda ya kiyaye maganarka ba zai ɗanɗana mutuwa ba sam. 53Ka fi Ibrahim mahaifinmu ne? Ya mutu, haka ma annabawa. Wa kake ɗauka kanka ne?”
54Yesu ya amsa ya ce, “In ma na ɗaukaka kaina, ɗaukakata ba kome ba ce. Ubana, wanda kuke cewa shi ne Allahnku, shi ne wanda yake ɗaukaka ni. 55Ko da yake ba ku san shi ba, ni dai na san shi. In kuwa na ce ban san shi ba, na zama maƙaryaci kamar ku ke nan, amma na san shi, kuma ina kiyaye maganarsa. 56Mahaifinku Ibrahim ya yi farin ciki sosai yă sami ganin ranata; ya kuwa gan ta, ya yi murna.”
57Sai Yahudawa suka ce masa, “Kai, shekarunka har yanzu ba su kai hamsin tukuna ba fa, har ka ga Ibrahim!”
58Yesu ya amsa ya ce, “Gaskiya nake gaya muku, tun ba a haifi Ibrahim ba, ni ne!” 59Da jin haka sai suka ɗebo duwatsu don su jajjefe shi, amma Yesu ya ɓuya, ya fita daga filin haikali.
