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| 1. | Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBhethelehema yeJudiya, ensukwini zikaHerodi inkosi, khangela, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga, |
| 2. | zisithi: Ungaphi ozelwe eyinkosi yamaJuda? Ngoba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, njalo sesize ukumkhonza. |
| 3. | Ngakho uHerodi inkosi esezwile wakhathazeka, leJerusalema yonke kanye laye. |
| 4. | Esebuthanisile bonke abapristi abakhulu lababhali babantu, wabuza kubo ukuthi uKristu uzazalelwa ngaphi. |
| 5. | Basebesithi kuye: EBhethelehema yeJudiya; ngoba kulotshiwe ngokunjalo ngumprofethi ukuthi: |
| 6. | Lawe, Bhethelehema lizwe lakoJuda, kawusuye omncinyane lakanye phakathi kwababusi bakoJuda; ngoba kuzavela kuwe umbusi, ozakwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli. |
| 7. | Khona uHerodi, esezibizile izazi ensitha, wabuzisisa kuzo isikhathi sokubonakala kwenkanyezi. |
| 8. | Wasezithuma eBhethelehema wathi: Hambani libuzisise ngomntwana; kuzakuthi nxa limtholile, libike kimi, ukuze lami ngiye ngimkhonze. |
| 9. | Kwathi seziyizwile inkosi zasuka zahamba; njalo khangela, inkanyezi, ezayibona empumalanga, yahamba phambi kwazo, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho usane olwalukhona. |
| 10. | Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi zathokoza ngentokozo enkulu kakhulu. |
| 11. | Zasezingena endlini, zabona usane kanye loMariya unina, zawela phansi zalukhonza, zavula impahla zazo eziligugu zalukhunga ngezipho, igolide lempepha lemure*. |
| 12. | Kwathi sezilayiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni ukuthi zingabuyeli kuHerodi, zasuka zabuyela elizweni lakizo ngenye indlela. |
| 13. | Kwathi sezisukile, khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuJosefa ephutsheni, isithi: Vuka uthathe usane lonina, ubusubalekela eGibhithe, uhlale khona ngize ngikutshele; ngoba uHerodi uzaludinga usane, ukuze alubulale. |
| 14. | Wavuka-ke wathatha usane lonina ebusuku wasuka waya eGibhithe, |
| 15. | wasehlala khona kwaze kwaba yikufa kukaHerodi; ukuze kugcwaliswe okwakhulunywa yiNkosi ngomprofethi ukuthi: EGibhithe ngiyibizile indodana yami. |
| 16. | Kwathi uHerodi, esebonile ukuthi uphicwe yizazi, wathukuthela kakhulu, wathuma wabulala abantwana bonke ababeseBhethelehema lemingceleni yayo yonke, kusukela eminyakeni emibili langaphansi, njengesikhathi abebuzisise ngaso kuzazi. |
| 17. | Kwasekugcwaliseka okwakhulunywa nguJeremiya umprofethi, ukuthi: |
| 18. | Kwezwakala ilizwi eRama, ukukhala lokulila lokudabuka okukhulu, uRasheli elilela abantwana bakhe, njalo engavumi ukududuzwa, ngoba benga se kho. |
| 19. | Kodwa kwathi esefile uHerodi, khangela ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala ephutsheni kuJosefa eGibhithe, |
| 20. | yathi: Vuka uthathe umntwana omncinyane lonina, ubususiya elizweni lakoIsrayeli; ngoba sebefile ababedinga umphefumulo womntwana. |
| 21. | Wavuka-ke wathatha umntwana omncinyane lonina wasefika elizweni lakoIsrayeli. |
| 22. | Kodwa esezwile ukuthi uAkelawu usebusa eJudiya esikhundleni sikaHerodi uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; kodwa esexwayisiwe nguNkulunkulu ephutsheni, wasuka waya kungxenye zeGalili, |
| 23. | wasefika wahlala emzini othiwa yiNazaretha; ukuze kugcwaliseke okwakhulunywa ngabaprofethi ukuthi: Uzabizwa ngokuthi ngumNazaretha. |
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