Luka
1:1 Ngenxa yokuthi abaningi baye bathatha esandleni ukuze abeke ukuze isimemezelo
ngalezo zinto okukholakala ngempela phakathi kwethu.
1:2 Njengoba nje banikela kithi, okuyinto kusukela ekuqaleni
abazibonelayo, nezikhonzi zezwi;
1:3 Kwabonakala kukuhle nakimi, ngokuba ukuqonda okuphelele kwakho konke
izinto kusukela ekuqaleni, ukukubhalela ngokulandelana, kuhle kakhulu
Theophilus,
1:4 Ukuze nazi ubuqiniso balezo zinto onazo
bayaliwe.
1:5 Emihleni kaHerode, inkosi yaseJudiya, kwakukhona umpristi othile
igama lakhe lalinguZakariya wesigaba sika-Abiya, nomkakhe engowesigaba sika-Abiya
amadodakazi ka-Aroni, igama lakhe lalingu-Elisabethe.
1:6 Futhi bobabili babelungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo
lezimiso zeNkosi zingelasici.
1:7 Futhi babengenamntwana, ngoba u-Elisabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi bobabili
manje base bekhulile ngeminyaka.
1:8 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngesikhathi enza umsebenzi wobupristi ngaphambili
UNkulunkulu ngokulandelana kwenkambo yakhe,
1:9 Njengomkhuba wobupristi, inkatho yakhe yayisivutha
impepho lapho engena ethempelini leNkosi.
1:10 Futhi isixuku sonke sabantu sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngaleso sikhathi
eyempepho.
1:11 Futhi kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene
ohlangothini lwe-altare lempepho.
1:12 Futhi lapho uZakariya embona, wethuka, futhi ukwesaba wawela phezu kwakhe.
1:13 Kodwa ingelosi yathi kuye: "Ungesabi, Zakariya, ngoba umkhuleko wakho
wezwa; umkakho u-Elisabethe uyakukuzalela indodana, uyibize
igama lakhe uJohane.
1:14 Futhi uyakuba nokujabula nokuthokoza; futhi abaningi bayothokoza ngayo
ukuzalwa.
1:15 Ngoba uyakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi, futhi ngeke aphuze futhi
iwayini noma isiphuzo esinamandla; futhi uyogcwaliswa ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngisho
kusukela esizalweni sikanina.
1:16 Futhi abaningi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli uyakubabuyisela eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.
1:17 Futhi uyohamba phambi kwakhe ngomoya nangamandla ka-Eliya, ukuze aphenduke
izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana, nabangalaleliyo ekuhlakanipheni
yabalungileyo; ukulungisa isizwe esilungiselwe iNkosi.
1:18 UZakariya wathi engelosini, "Ngizokwazi ngani lokhu?" ngoba mina
ixhegu, nomkami useneminyaka eminingi.
1:19 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: "Mina nginguGabriyeli, mina ngimi phakathi."
ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukukhuluma kuwe, ngikubonise lezi
izindaba ezimnandi.
1:20 Futhi bheka, uyakuba isimungulu, futhi ungakwazi ukukhuluma, kuze kube semini
ukuthi lezizinto zizakwenzeka, ngoba kawukholwanga okwami
amazwi, azagcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo.
1:21 Futhi abantu babemlindele uZakariya, futhi bamangala ukuthi ulibele kanjalo
eside ethempelini.
1:22 Futhi lapho ephuma, wayengakwazi ukukhuluma kubo, futhi baqonda
ukuthi wayebone umbono ethempelini: ngokuba wabaqhweba, futhi
asale ethule.
1:23 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, ngokushesha njengoba izinsuku inkonzo yakhe
eseqedile, wamuka waya endlini yakhe.
1:24 Kwathi emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa, wazifihla ezinhlanu
izinyanga, ethi,
1:25 Yenze njalo iNkosi kimi ezinsukwini eyangibheka ngazo
susa ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu.
1:26 Ngenyanga yesithupha, ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini
waseGalile, ibizo lawo iNazaretha,
1:27 Entombini eyayimiselwe indoda egama layo linguJosefa, wendlu ka
uDavide; lebizo lentombi nguMariya.
1:28 Ingelosi yangena kuye, yathi: "Sawubona, wena ohloniphekile
umusa, uJehova unawe; ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane.
1:29 Futhi lapho embona wethuka ngenxa yezwi lakhe, futhi wamphonsa phakathi
qaphela ukuthi kufanele kube ukubingelela okunjani lokhu.
1:30 Ingelosi yathi kuye: "Ungesabi, Mariya, ngoba uthole umusa
noNkulunkulu.
1:31 Futhi bheka, uyakukhulelwa esiswini sakho, futhi uzale indodana, futhi.
uzoyibiza ngokuthi uJESU.
1:32 Yena uyakuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke;
INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide;
1:33 Futhi uyakubusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade; kanye lombuso wakhe
akuyikuba nakuphela.
1:34 Khona-ke uMariya wathi engelosini: "Lokhu kuzokwenzeka kanjani, njengoba mina angazi a
indoda?
1:35 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: "UMoya oNgcwele uzokwehlela phezu kwakhe."
wena, namandla oPhezukonke ayakukusibekela;
okungcwele okuzakuzalwa nguwe kuyakuthiwa iNdodana ka
uNkulunkulu.
1:36 Bheka, u-Elisabethe umzala wakho, naye ukhulelwe indodana kuye.
ukuguga: futhi lena yinyanga yesithupha kuye, owayethiwa inyumba.
1:37 Ngoba kuNkulunkulu akukho lutho oluyokwenzeka.
1:38 UMariya wathi: "Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; makube kimi njengokwalokho
ezwini lakho. Ingelosi yamuka kuye.
1:39 UMariya wasesukuma ngalezonsuku, waya entabeni ngokuphangisa.
emzini wakwaJuda;
1:40 Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wambingelela u-Elisabethe.
1:41 Kwathi u-Elisabethe ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya.
umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala oNgcwele
Isipoki:
1:42 Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: "Ubusisiwe wena phakathi."
abesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho.
1:43 Futhi kungani lokhu kimi, ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi?
1:44 Ngokuba bheka, kuthe izwi lokubingelela kwakho lifika ezindlebeni zami.
umntwana waxhuma esiswini sami ngokujabula.
1:45 Futhi ubusisiwe lowo owakholwa, ngoba kuyoba khona ukufezeka
lezozinto azitshelwe yiNkosi.
1:46 UMariya wasesithi: Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi.
1:47 Futhi umoya wami uye wethaba ngoNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami.
1:48 Ngoba uye wabheka ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe: ngoba, bheka, kusukela
kusukela manje zonke izizukulwane ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe.
1:49 Ngoba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; ungcwele yena
igama.
1:50 Futhi umusa wakhe uphezu izizukulwane ngezizukulwane kulabo abamesabayo.
1:51 Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; ubahlakazile abazidlayo ezweni
umcabango wezinhliziyo zabo.
1:52 Wehlisile abanamandla ezihlalweni zabo, futhi wabaphakamisa abaphansi
iziqu.
1:53 Usuthise abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle; nabacebileyo ubathumile
engenalutho.
1:54 Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ukuze akhumbule umusa wakhe.
1:55 Njengoba asho kokhokho bethu, ku-Abrahama, futhi inzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade.
1:56 UMariya wahlala naye kungathi izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela kwelakhe
indlu.
1:57 Manje isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe saphelela; futhi yena
wazala indodana.
1:58 Omakhelwane bakhe nabazala bakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi yenze okukhulu
umusa phezu kwayo; basebethokoza kanye laye.
1:59 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukusoka
ingane; bambiza ngegama likayise uZakariya.
1:60 Unina waphendula wathi: Hatshi; kodwa uzakuthiwa uJohane.
1:61 Bathi kuye: "Akekho noyedwa ezihlotsheni zakho obizwe ngaye."
leli gama.
1:62 Basebeqhweba uyise ukuthi ufuna iqanjwe njani.
1:63 Futhi wacela isibhebhe, wabhala, wathi: "Igama lakhe nguJohane."
Bamangala bonke.
1:64 Kwase kuvuleka umlomo wakhe khona lapho, nolimi lwakhe lwathukuluka, yena
wakhuluma, wadumisa uNkulunkulu.
1:65 Futhi ukwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abakhelene nabo, futhi wonke lawo mazwi
kwezwakala umsindo kulo lonke elezintaba laseJudiya.
1:66 Futhi bonke labo abezwayo bakubeka ezinhliziyweni zabo, bathi: "Ini
kuzoba indlela yengane lena! Futhi isandla sikaJehova sasinaye.
1:67 Uyise uZakariya wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waprofetha.
ethi,
1:68 Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; ngoba umvakashele wamhlenga eyakhe
abantu,
1:69 Futhi uye wasivusela uphondo lwensindiso endlini yakhe
inceku uDavide;
1:70 njengalokho akhuluma ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, ababekhona kusukela ekuqaleni
umhlaba waqala:
1:71 Ukuze sisindiswe ezitheni zethu, futhi esandleni sakho konke lokho
sizonde;
1:72 Ukuze enze isihe athembisa okhokho bethu, futhi ukukhumbula ongcwele wakhe
isivumelwano;
1:73 Isifungo asenza kubaba wethu u-Abhrahama.
1:74 Ukuze asinike, ukuthi sikhululwe esandleni
izitha zethu zingamkhonza ngokungesabi;
1:75 Ngobungcwele nokulunga phambi kwakhe, zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwethu.
1:76 Nawe, mntwana, uyakuthiwa umprofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba wena
uyakuhamba phambi kobuso beNkosi ukulungisa izindlela zayo;
1:77 Ukuze anikeze ulwazi lwensindiso kubantu bakhe ngokuthethelelwa kwabo
izono,
1:78 Ngomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu; lapho ukusa kwaphezulu
usivakashele,
1:79 ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa,
ukuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.
1:80 Futhi umntwana wakhula, futhi waba namandla emoyeni, futhi wahlala ezingwadule
kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe kuIsrayeli.