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| 1. | Ke kaloku kwathi ngaloo mihla, kwaphuma ummiselo kuKesare Awugusto othi, malibhalwe encwadini yomlibo wokuzalwa lonke elimiweyo. |
| 2. | Olo lubhalo lwaba lolokuqala, akubon ukuba uKireniyo uyirhuluneli yeSiriya. |
| 3. | Babesithi bonke baye kubhalwa, athi elowo aye kowakowabo umzi. |
| 4. | Wenyuka ke noYosefu, evela kwelaseGalili, kumzi oyiNazarete, waya kwelakwaYuda, emzini kaDavide, ekuthiwa yiBhetelehem, ngenxa yokuba ebengowendlu kaDavide, engowemizalwane yakhe; |
| 5. | esiya kubhalwa, enoMariya, umfazi lowo wayemganelwe, selekhulelwe. |
| 6. | Ke kaloku kwathi, xa bakhona, yazaliseka imihla yokuba azale. |
| 7. | Wamzala unyana wakhe wamazibulo, wamsongela eziqhiyeni, wamlalisa emkhumbini wesitali, ngenxa enokuba babengenandawo endlwini yabahambi. |
| 8. | Kwaye kukho abalusi kwakwelo lizwe, behlala ezindle, belinda ebusuku imihlambi yabo. |
| 9. | Babona ngesithunywa seNkosi simi phezu kwabo, bathi nobuqaqawuli beNkosi bababengezelela ngeenxa zonke; besuka boyika ngokoyika okukhulu. |
| 10. | Isithunywa eso sathi kubo, Musani ukoyika; kuba, yabonani, ndinishumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo zovuyo olukhulu, oluya kuba kubo bonke bantu; |
| 11. | ngokuba nizalelwe namhlanje emzini kaDavide uMsindisi, onguKristu iNkosi. |
| 12. | Nantsi ke into eyoba ngumqondiso kuni: nofumana lusana lusongelweyo eziqhiyeni, lulele emkhumbini wesitali. |
| 13. | Kwabakho ngesiquphe, ndawonye nesithunywa eso, inkitha yomkhosi wasemazulwini, idumisa uThixo, isithi, |
| 14. | Uzuko kuThixo enyangweni, Uxolo emhlabeni, Inkolelo ebantwini. |
| 15. | Kwathi ke, zakumka kubo izithunywa zisiya emazulwini, abantu abo abalusi bathi omnye komnye, Masesihamba sisiya eBhetelehem apho, siyibone le nto ihlileyo, esiyazisiweyo yiNkosi. |
| 16. | Beza ngobungxamo, bamfumana uMariya, kwanoYosefu, nalo usana lulele emkhumbini wesitali. |
| 17. | Bathi ke, bakubona, balibhengeza ilizwi elabe lithethwe kubo ngaye lo mntwana. |
| 18. | Bathi bonke abo bevayo, bamangaliswa zezo zinto zabe zithethwe kubo ngabalusi. |
| 19. | Waye ke uMariya ezigcina zonke ezi zinto eziguquguqula entliziyweni yakhe. |
| 20. | Babuya abalusi, bemzukisa bemdumisa uThixo, ngenxa yazo zonke izinto ababezivile nababezibonile, njengoko kwabe kuthethiwe kubo. |
| 21. | Xeshikweni ke zazizalisekile iintsuku ezisibhozo zokuba umntwana aluswe, wathiywa igama elinguYesu, elo wabelithiyiwe sisithunywa sezulu, engekamithwa nokumithwa. |
| 22. | Xeshikweni ke zazizalisekile iintsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwabo ngokomthetho kaMoses, benyuka naye baya eYerusalem, ukuba bammise phambi kweNkosi, |
| 23. | njengoko kubhaliweyo emthethweni weNkosi, kwathiwa, Yonke into eliduna, evula isizalo, ize kuthiwe ingcwele eNkosini; |
| 24. | nokuba benze idini njengoko kutshiwoyo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi, Isibini samahobe, nokuba ngamagobo amabini amavukuthu. |
| 25. | Kwaye ke kukho umntu eYerusalem, ogama linguSimon; waye loo mntu elilungisa, emoyika uThixo, elinde intuthuzelo kaSirayeli; waye noMoya oyiNgcwele ephezu kwakhe. |
| 26. | Wayehlatyelwe nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuba akayi kubona kufa, engekamboni uKristu weNkosi. |
| 27. | Weza ngaye uMoya etempileni; kwathi, ekumngeniseni kwabo abazali umntwana uYesu, ukuba bamenze ngokwesiko lomthetho, |
| 28. | yena wamamkelela ezingalweni zakhe, wabonga uThixo, wathi: |
| 29. | Uyamndulula ngoku umkhonzi wakho enoxolo, Mnini-nto-zonke, ngokwelizwi lakho; |
| 30. | Ngokuba amehlo am alubonile usindiso lwakho, |
| 31. | Olulungisileyo ebusweni bazo zonke izizwe, |
| 32. | Isikhanyiso sokutyhilela iintlanga, Uzuko lwabantu bakho, amaSirayeli. |
| 33. | Babemangaliswa ooYosefu nonina zezo zinto zithethwayo ngaye. |
| 34. | USimon wabasikelela, wathi kuMariya unina, Uyabona, lo umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaninzi kwaSirayeli, nokuba abe ngumqondiso ochasiweyo; |
| 35. | ngokokuze zibe nokutyhilwa izicamango eziphuma ezintliziyweni ezininzi; ewe ke, nowakho umphefumlo ikrele liya kuwutyhutyha. |
| 36. | Kwaye kukho noAna umprofetikazi, intombi kaFanuweli, wesizwe sika-Ashere. Yena waye eselekhulile kakhulu; waye ke ebehleli nendoda iminyaka esixhenxe, ethabathela ebuntombini bakhe. |
| 37. | Waye yena engumhlolokazi ominyaka ngathi imashumi asibhozo anamine, obengemki etempileni, ekhonza uThixo ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhunga ubusuku nemini. |
| 38. | Yena wayemele kufuphi ngelo lixa, wathelela ekuyidumiseni iNkosi; wayethetha ngayo kubo bonke abo babelinde ukukhululwa ngentlawulelo, eYerusalem. |
| 39. | Bakuba bezigqibile zonke izinto ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela kwelaseGalili, emzini wabo iNazarete. |
| 40. | Ke kaloku wakhula umntwana, waya esomelela emoyeni, ezele bubulumko; lwaye nobabalo lukaThixo luphezu kwakhe. |
| 41. | Baye ke abazali bakhe behambela eYerusalem, iminyaka ngeminyaka, emthendelekweni wepasika. |
| 42. | Kuthe, xa abe eminyaka ilishumi elinamibini ezelwe, bakubon ukuba banyuke baya eYerusalem ngokwesiko lomthendeleko lowo, |
| 43. | bakubon ukuba bazigqibile ke iintsuku ezo, ekubuyeni kwabo, umntwana uYesu wasalela eYerusalem. Babengazi ke uYosefu nonina. |
| 44. | Babeba ke bona usemkhokweni wabahambi, bahamba uhambo lwamini-nye; bamana bemfuna phakathi kwemizalwana, naphakathi kwabazana nabo. |
| 45. | Bathe bakuba bengamfumani, babuyela eYerusalem, bemfuna. |
| 46. | Kwathi, emveni kwemihla emithathu, bamfumana etempileni, ehleli phakathi kwabafundisi, ebaphulaphula, ebuya ebabuza. |
| 47. | Basuka bonke ababemphulaphula bathi nqa yingqondo yakhe na ziimpendulo zakhe. |
| 48. | Bakumbona bakhwankqiswa. Unina wathi kuye, Mntwana wam, yini na ukuba usenjenje? Uyabona, uyihlo nam sibe sikufuna, sibuhlungu kakhulu. |
| 49. | Wathi kubo, Benindifunela ntoni na? Beningazi na ukuba ndimelwe kukuba ndibe semicimbini kaBawo? |
| 50. | Ke bona abayiqondanga into awayeyithetha kubo. |
| 51. | Wehla nabo, waya kufika eNazarete, wabalulamela. Wamana ukuzigcina ke unina zonke ezo ndawo entliziyweni yakhe. |
| 52. | Waye UYesu ehambela phambili ebulumkweni nasebukhulwini, nasekuthandweni nguThixo nangabantu. |
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