ULuka
1:1 ngenxa enokuba ke abaninzi babambene ngezandla, ukuze bamise intetho;
kuzo zonke izinto esizikholelwayo ngokuqinisekileyo phakathi kwethu.
1:2 njengokuba basinikelayo ababekho kwasekuqalekeni
ababoneli, nabalungiseleli belizwi;
1:3 Ke kaloku kwabonakala kulungile nakum, ndakuziqonda zonke izinto
ukuba ndinibhalele ngokolandelelwano, enkosi kakhulu
Tiyofilo,
1:4 ukuze uyazi kakuhle ingqiniseko yezinto onazo
bayalelwe.
1:5 Ngemihla kaHerode, ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwaye kukho umbingeleli othile
igama lakhe lalinguZekariya, engoweqela lika-Abhiya, nomfazi wakhe engowebandla
neentombi zika-Aron, igama lakhe lalinguElizabhete.
1:6 Bebengamalungisa ke bobabini emehlweni kaThixo, behamba ngayo yonke imithetho
nezimiselo zeNkosi zigqibelele.
1:7 Baye bengenamntwana, ngokokuba uElizabhete ebengazali, baye bobabini
ngoku babesele bekhulile ngeminyaka.
1:8 Ke kaloku kwathi, xa ebeza kwenza ububingeleli ngenxa engaphambili
UThixo ngolungelelwano lwendlela yakhe,
1:9 ngokwesiko lobubingeleli, kwaphuma iqashiso lakhe
isiqhumiso ekungeneni kwakhe endlwini kaNdikhoyo.
1:10 Yaye yonke inkitha yabantu ithandaza ngaphandle ngelo xesha
yesiqhumiso.
1:11 Kwabonakala ke kuye isithunywa seNkosi, simi ngasekunene
ecaleni lesibingelelo sesiqhumiso.
1:12 Uthe ke uZekariya, akuyibona, wankwantya, wangenelwa kukoyika.
1:13 Sathi ke isithunywa eso kuye, Musa ukoyika, Zekariya, ngokokuba umthandazo wakho ukho
iva; wothi ke umkakho uElizabhete akuzalele unyana, umbize
igama lakhe nguYohane.
1:14 Kwaye uya kuba nemihlali nemivuyo; kwaye abaninzi baya kuvuya ngaye
ukuzalwa.
1:15 Kuba uya kuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi, angakhe asele
iwayini nesiselo esinxilisayo; kwaye uya kuzaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, nkqu
kwasesizalweni sikanina.
1:16 Nento eninzi ke yoonyana bakaSirayeli uya kuyibuyisela eNkosini uThixo wabo.
1:17 Yena uya kuhamba phambi kobuso bayo, enomoya namandla kaEliya, ukuba ayijike ingelosi
Iintliziyo zooyise kubantwana, nabangevayo kuko ukuqonda
wamalungisa; alungisele iNkosi abantu abalungisiweyo.
1:18 Wathi uZekariya kuso isithunywa, Ndiya kukwazi ngani na oko? ngokuba ndinguye
ixhego, nomfazi wam selekhulile.
1:19 Saphendula ke isithunywa, sathi kuye, Mna ndinguGabriyeli, oma phakathi
ubukho bukaThixo; Ndithunyiwe ukuba ndithethe kuwe, ndikubonise ezi zinto
iindaba ezimnandi.
1:20 Uyabona, uya kuba sisidenge, ungabi nako ukuthetha, kude kube yimini;
ukuze ezi zinto zenziwe, ngokuba ungakholwanga ndim
amazwi aya kuzalisekiswa ngexesha lawo.
1:21 Baye abantu bemlindile uZekariya, bemangalisiwe kukulibala kwakhe
ixesha elide etempileni.
1:22 Uthe ke akuphuma, akaba nako ukuthetha kubo;
wabona umbono endaweni engcwele apho, waye yena enqwala kubo, waza
wahlala engathethi.
1:23 Kwathi, yakuzaliseka imihla yolungiselelo lwakhe
Egqibile ke, wemka waya endlwini yakhe.
1:24 Ke kaloku emva kwaloo mihla uElizabhete umfazi wakhe wamitha, wazifihla amahlanu
iinyanga, esithi,
1:25 Yenjenje iNkosi kum ngemihla eyandibonayo
susa ukungcikiveka kwam phakathi kwabantu.
1:26 Ke kaloku, ngenyanga yesithandathu, isithunywa uGabriyeli sathunyelwa nguThixo emzini
kwelaseGalili, ekuthiwa yiNazarete,
1:27 kwintombi, eganelwe indoda egama linguYosefu, yendlu kayise
uDavide; laye igama lentombi leyo lalinguMariya.
1:28 Sangena isithunywa kuye, sathi, Vuya, wena wongamileyo
Ubabalwe, uYehova unawe; usikelelwe wena phakathi kwabafazi.
1:29 Uthe ke akuyibona, wee qhiphu umbilini ngenxa yelizwi layo, wamphosa phakathi
qaphela ukuba inokuba loluphi uhlobo lombuliso olu.
1:30 Sathi ke isithunywa kuye, Musa ukoyika, Mariya, kuba ubabalwe
noThixo.
1:31 Uyabona, uya kuthabatha esizalweni sakho, uzale unyana, uzaliseke.
umbize ngegama elinguYESU.
1:32 Yena uya kuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuba nguNyana wOsenyangweni;
INkosi uThixo iya kumnika itrone kaDavide, uyise;
1:33 Uya kulawula phezu kwendlu kaYakobi kude kube ngunaphakade; nobukumkani bakhe
akuyi kuba nasiphelo.
1:34 Wathi ke uMariya kuso isithunywa, Kuya kuthini na ukubakho oku, ndingawaziyo na?
indoda?
1:35 Saphendula ke isithunywa sathi kuye, UMoya oyiNgcwele uya kuza phezu kwakhe
athi amandla Osenyangweni akusibekele;
loo nto ingcwele iya kuzalwa nguwe iya kubizwa ngokuba nguNyana wo
uThixo.
1:36 Uyabona, naye uElizabhete ozalana nawe, ukhawule unyana kuye.
Le yinyanga yesithandathu kuye, lowo kwakusithiwa uludlolo.
1:37 Kuba akukho nanye into eya kumnqabela yena uThixo.
1:38 Wathi ke uMariya, Nanko umkhonzazana weNkosi; makube njalo kum
kwilizwi lakho. Saza isithunywa semka kuye.
1:39 Ke kaloku, wesuka uMariya ngaloo mihla, wasinga kweleentaba ngobungxamo.
emzini wakwaYuda;
1:40 wangena endlwini kaZekariya, wambulisa uElizabhete.
1:41 Kwathi, akuwuva uElizabhete umbuliso kaMariya, wathi,
usana lwaxhuma esizalweni sakhe; waye uElizabhete ezele yiNgcwele
Isiporho:
1:42 Wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Unentsikelelo wena phakathi
Mfazi, sisikelelwe isiqhamo sesizalo sakho.
1:43 Iyintoni na ke le nto kum, ukuba eze kum unina weNkosi yam?
1:44 Kuba uyabona, kuthe lakubakho izwi lombuliso wakho ezindlebeni zam,
usana lwaxhuma luvuyo esibelekweni sam.
1:45 Unoyolo lowo wakholwayo koko; ngokuba kuya kubakho inzaliseko
ezo zinto zaye zithethiwe kuye yiNkosi.
1:46 Wathi ke uMariya, Umphefumlo wam uyenza nkulu iNkosi;
1:47 Umoya wam ugcobile ngoThixo uMsindisi wam;
1:48 Ngokuba wakukhangela ukuthobeka komkhonzazana wakhe;
Ziya kuqala ngoku zonke izizukulwana ukuthi ndingonoyolo.
1:49 Ngokuba wandenzela izinto ezinkulu uSomandla; ungcwele yena
igama.
1:50 Yaye inceba yakhe ikwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana Kwabo bamoyikayo.
1:51 Wenze amandla ngengalo yakhe; ubachithachithe abanekratshi ezweni
intelekelelo yeentliziyo zabo.
1:52 Wabawisa abanamandla ezitroneni zabo, wabaphakamisa abathobekileyo
isidanga.
1:53 Wahluthisa abalambileyo ngezinto ezilungileyo; wabathuma ke abazizityebi
Ingabi nanto.
1:54 Wasiza uSirayeli, umkhonzi wakhe, ngokukhumbula inceba yakhe;
1:55 Njengoko wathethayo koobawo bethu, KuAbraham nakwimbewu yakhe ngonaphakade.
1:56 Wahlala ke uMariya naye iinyanga ngathi zaba ntathu, waza wabuyela ekhayeni lakhe
indlu.
1:57 Ke kaloku, ixesha likaElizabhete lazaliseka lokuba azale; kwaye yena
wazala unyana.
1:58 Beva abamelwane nabazalana bakhe ukuba zininzi kwazo izenzo zeNkosi
inceba mayibe phezu kwayo; baye bevuyisana naye.
1:59 Kwathi ngomhla wesibhozo, beza ukubalusa
umntwana; Bambiza ngegama likayise uZekariya.
1:60 Waphendula unina wathi, Hayi; uya kubizwa ngokuba nguYohane.
1:61 Bathe ke kuye, Akukho bani ubiziweyo kwimizalwane yakho
eli gama.
1:62 Baye ke benqwala kuyise, besithi, angathanda ukuba athiweni na ukubizwa.
1:63 Wacela itafile, wabhala esithi, Igama lakhe nguYohane.
Bamangaliswa bonke.
1:64 Wavuleka kwaoko umlomo wakhe, lwathukululeka nolwimi lwakhe
wathetha, emdumisa uThixo.
1:65 Kwehla ukoyika phezu kwalo lonke umelwane lwabo, nawo onke la mazwi
Kwaba kungumsebenzi wakhe kulo lonke eleentaba lakwaYuda.
1:66 Bathi bonke abazivayo, bazibeka entliziyweni yabo, besithi, Yintoni na?
iya kuba yindlela yomntwana le! Saye isandla seNkosi sinaye.
1:67 UZekariya uyise wazala nguMoya oyiNgcwele, waprofeta.
esithi,
1:68 Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; ngokuba wondele, wayikhulula ngentlawulelo eyakhe
abantu,
1:69 Kwaye uye wasiphakamisela uphondo losindiso Endlwini yakhe
umkhonzi uDavide;
1:70 njengoko yathethayo ngomlomo wabaprofeti bakhe abangcwele, ababekho kususela kunaphakade
ihlabathi laqala:
1:71 ukuze sisindiswe ezintshabeni zethu, nasesandleni sayo yonke loo nto
sicaphukele;
1:72 ukuba enze inceba awayidingayo oobawo bethu, nokukhumbula ubungcwele bakhe
umnqophiso;
1:73 Isifungo awasifungela ubawo uAbraham;
1:74 ukuze asinike, ukuba sihlangulwe esandleni sika
iintshaba zethu zimkhonze singoyiki.
1:75 ngobungcwele nangobulungisa phambi kwakhe, yonke imihla yobomi bethu.
1:76 Nawe, mntwana, uya kubizwa ngokuba ungumprofeti wOsenyangweni;
uya kuhamba phambi kobuso beNkosi, ilungise iindlela zayo;
1:77 Ukubanika ukwazi kosindiso abantu bakhe ngoxolelo
izono,
1:78 ngenceba yoThixo wethu; ngokuthi kuse kwephezulu
uye wasityelela,
1:79 Ukubakhanyisela abahleli emnyameni nasethunzini lokufa;
Ukuzilathisa iinyawo zethu endleleni yoxolo.
1:80 Ke kaloku wakhula umntwana, waya esomelela emoyeni, esentlango
kwada kwayimini yokubonakalaliswa kwakhe kuSirayeli.