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.