ULuka
3:1 Ke kaloku, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesihlanu wobukumkani bukaTibheriyo Kesare, uPontiyo
UPilato eyirhuluneli yelakwaYuda, inguHerode umphathi wesahlulo sesine selaseGalili,
noFilipu, umzalwana wakhe, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe laseItureya, nommandla wase
iTrakoniti, noLisaniya ibamba laseAbhilene;
3:2 lafika ilizwi likaThixo ngooAnas noKayafa, bengababingeleli abakhulu
uYohane unyana kaZekariya entlango;
3:3 Weza kuwo wonke ummandla waseYordan, evakalisa ubhaptizo lwe
inguquko ukuze kuxolelwe izono;
3:4 njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yamazwi kaIsaya umprofeti, kwathiwa,
Ilizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yigeceni entlango indlela kaYehova
Nkosi, zilungelelanise iindlela zakhe.
3:5 Zonke iintlambo ziya kuzala, nazo zonke iintaba neenduli ziya kuzala
yehliswe; iindawo ezimagqagala zibe zithabazi, neendlela ezimagqagala
iya kwenziwa igudileyo;
3:6 Yaye yonke inyama iya kulubona usindiso lukaThixo.
3:7 Wayesithi ngoko kuzo izihlwele ezaziphuma zisiza kubhaptizwa nguye, O
nzalandini yamarhamba, onibonisileyo ukuba niyibaleke ingqumbo
yiza?
3:8 Velisani ngoko iziqhamo eziyifaneleyo inguquko;
phakathi kwenu, Thina sinobawo uAbraham; kuba ndithi kuni.
Unako uThixo kuwo la matye ukumvelisela abantwana uAbraham.
3:9 Kananjalo izembe selibekiwe ezingcanjini zemithi, yonke imithi
ngoko ke, into engavelisi siqhamo sihle, iyagawulwa, iphoswe
emlilweni.
3:10 Zaye izihlwele zambuza, zisithi, Masenze ntoni na ke?
3:11 Aphendule ke athi kubo, Lowo uneengubo zangaphantsi ezimbini, makabele
kongena nto; nalowo unokudla, makenze kwangokunjalo.
3:12 Kweza ke nababuthi berhafu ukuba babhaptizwe, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, yintoni na?
siza kwenza ntoni?
3:13 Wathi kubo, Ningabizi ngaphezu koko nikumiselweyo.
3:14 Ayebuza kuye ke namasoldati, esithi, Masenze ntoni na ke thina?
Wathi kubo, Musani ukudlondlobalisa bani, ningambambazeli mntu;
ngobuxoki; yanelani ngumvuzo wenu.
3:15 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba abantu babelindile, becamanga bonke ezintliziyweni zabo
nokuba unguKristu, kusini na;
3:16 Waphendula uYohane wathi kubo bonke, Mna okunene ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi;
kodwa uyeza lowo unamandla kunam, endingengowomtya weembadada zakhe
yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, nangawo
umlilo:
3:17 osesandleni sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, asihlambulule ke isanda sakhe;
uya kuyihlanganisa ingqolowa kuvimba wakhe; uya kuwutshisa wona umququ
umlilo ongacimiyo.
3:18 Waye ke evuselela nangezinye izinto ezininzi, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ebantwini.
3:19 Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe, ohlwaywe nguye ngenxa kaHerodiya umzalwana wakhe
umkaFilipu, nangenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi abezenzile uHerode,
3:20 wongezelela nale kuzo zonke, yokuba amvalele entolongweni uYohane.
3:21 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba babhaptiziwe abantu bonke, kwathi, naye uYesu
ebhaptizwa, ethandaza, lavuleka izulu;
3:22 Wehla phezu kwakhe uMoya oyiNgcwele, enembonakalo yomzimba onjengehobe;
kwabakho nezwi eliphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda; kuwe mna
ndonwabile.
3:23 UYesu yena waqala eneminyaka engathi imashumi mathathu ezelwe, enjengoko wayenjalo
unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaHeli;
3:24 ongunyana kaMatta, unyana kaLevi, ongunyana kaLevi
unyana kaMeleki, unyana kaYana, unyana kaYosefu,
3:25 ongunyana kaMatatiya, unyana ka-Amos, lowo
unyana kaNahum, unyana kaEsli, unyana kaNage,
3:26 ongunyana kaMahati, unyana kaMatatiya, obekho
unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaYosefu, unyana ka
Yuda,
3:27 obengunyana kaYowana, unyana kaRhesa, owayengunyana kaYowana
unyana kaTsorubhabheli, unyana kaSalatiyeli, unyana ka
Neri,
3:28 ongunyana kaMeleki, unyana ka-Adi, unyana ka-Adi
unyana kaKosam, unyana kaElimodam, unyana kaEre,
3:29 ongunyana kaYose, unyana kaEliyezere, ongunyana kaEliyezere
unyana kaYorim, unyana kaMatati, unyana kaLevi,
3:30 obengunyana kaSimon, unyana kaYuda, unyanaunyana
unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaYonan, unyana kaEliyakim,
3:31 ongunyana kaMeleya, unyana kaMenan, unyana kaMeleya
unyana kaMatatha, unyana kaNatan, unyana ka
UDavide,
3:32 ongunyana kaYese, unyana kaObhedi, obengunyana;
kaBhohazi, unyana kaSalmon, unyana kaNashon,
3:33 ngunyana ka-Aminadabhi, unyana ka-Aram, obengowesibini
unyana kaEtserom, unyana kaPeres, unyana kaYuda,
3:34 Owayengunyana kaYakobi, unyana kaIsake, owayengunyana kaYakobi
unyana ka-Abraham, unyana kaTara, unyana kaNahore,
3:35 obengunyana kaSaruki, obengunyana kaRagawu, obengunyana
unyana kaFaleki, unyana kaHebhere, unyana kaSala,
3:36 ongunyana kaKayinan, unyana ka-Arpakishadi, ongulo
unyana kaSem, unyana kaNowa, unyana kaLameki,
3:37 ongunyana kaMathusela, unyana kaEnoki, ongunyana kaEnoki
unyana kaYerede, unyana kaMalaleli, unyana ka
Kenan,
3:38 Owayengunyana kaEnoshe, owayengunyana kaSete, owayengunyana
ka-Adam, owayengunyana kaThixo.