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.