Luka 3:1 Manje ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Khesari, uPontiyu uPilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode engumbusi waseGalile, nomfowabo uFiliphu umtetrarki wase-Itureya nasesifundeni sase-Ithuriya iTrakonithi, noLisaniya umtetrarki wase-Abilene, 3:2 U-Anase noKayafase bengabapristi abakhulu, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kubo uJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane. 3:3 Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo ka ukuphenduka kube ukuthethelelwa kwezono; 3:4 Njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi Nkosi, yenza izindlela zakhe ziqonde. 3:5 Zonke izigodi ziyogcwaliswa, futhi zonke izintaba namagquma kuyoba kwehliswe; nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa, nezimangelengele izindlela izokwenziwa bushelelezi; 3:6 Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu. 3:7 Wayesethi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye, O sizukulwane sezinyoka, onibonisile ukuba nibalekele ulaka woza? 3:8 Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, futhi ungaqali ukusho phakathi kwenu, sinobaba u-Abrahama; ngokuba ngithi kini: ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. 3:9 Futhi manje imbazo isibekiwe empandeni yemithi: yonke imithi ngakho-ke okungatheli izithelo ezinhle kuyagawulelwa, kuphonswe emlilweni. 3:10 Isixuku sambuza, wathi: "Pho, siyakwenzani?" 3:11 Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akabele kongenakho; nalowo onokudla makenze ngokunjalo. 3:12 Kwasekufika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: "Mfundisi, yini?" sizokwenzani? 3:13 Wathi kubo, Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo. 3:14 Namasosha ambuza, ethi: "Pho, siyakwenzani thina?" Wasesithi kubo: Lingaphambanisi muntu, lingathwesi muntu icala ngamanga; neneliswe yinkokhelo yenu. 3:15 Futhi njengoba abantu belindele, futhi bonke bacabanga ezinhliziyweni zabo kaJohane, noma wayenguKristu, noma qha; 3:16 UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunami, engingesiye umchilo wezicathulo zakhe enifanele ukuthukululwa, yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangawo umlilo: 3:17 ophephelo lwakhe esandleni sakhe, futhi uyosihlanza ngokuphelele isibuya sakhe, futhi uyobuthela amabele enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uyakuvutha ngawo umlilo ongacimi. 3:18 Futhi nezinye izinto eziningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu. 3:19 Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umfowabo umkaFiliphu nangakho konke okubi uHerode abekwenzile. 3:20 Wenezela lokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane etilongweni. 3:21 Manje lapho bonke abantu babhapathizwa, kwenzeka ukuthi uJesu naye ebhapathizwa, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka. 3:22 Futhi uMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe, futhi kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; kuwe I ngijabule. 3:23 UJesu ngokwakhe waqala ukuba neminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu, enjengoba enjalo indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli, 3:24 Owayeyindodana kaMatthat, indodana kaLevi, owayeyindodana indodana kaMelki, indodana kaJana, indodana kaJosefa, 3:25 Owayeyindodana kaMatathias, indodana ka-Amose, okuyinto indodana kaNawume indodana ka-Esli indodana kaNage, 3:26 Owayeyindodana kaMaath, indodana kaMatathias, okuyinto indodana kaShimeyi, indodana kaJosefa, indodana ka Juda, 3:27 Owayeyindodana kaJowana, owayeyindodana kaRhesa, owayeyindodana indodana kaZorubabele, indodana kaSalatiyeli, indodana ka Neri, 3:28 Owayeyindodana kaMelki, owayeyindodana ka-Adi, owayeyindodana indodana kaKosamu, indodana ka-Elimodamu, indodana ka-Eri, 3:29 Owayeyindodana kaJose, owayeyindodana ka-Eliyezeri, owayeyindodana indodana kaJorimi, indodana kaMathati, indodana kaLevi, 3:30 Owayeyindodana kaSimeyoni, indodana kaJuda, owayenguyise indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJonan, indodana ka-Eliyakimi, 3:31 Owayeyindodana kaMeleya, owayeyindodana kaMenan, owayeyindodana indodana kaMatatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana ka David, 3:32 Owayeyindodana kaJese, indodana ka-Obede, okuyinto indodana kaBhowazi indodana kaSalmoni indodana kaNaasoni, 3:33 Owayeyindodana ka-Aminadaba, owayeyindodana ka-Aramu, okwakungu indodana ka-Esiromu, indodana kaPerezi, indodana kaJuda, 3:34 Owayeyindodana kaJakobe, indodana ka-Isaka, okwakunguye indodana ka-Abrahama, indodana kaThara, indodana kaNahori, 3:35 Owayeyindodana kaSaruki, owayeyindodana kaRagawu, owayeyindodana indodana kaPheleki, indodana kaHebhere, indodana kaSala, 3:36 Owayeyindodana kaKhenani, indodana ka-Arpakishadi, okuyinto indodana kaSemi, indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameka, 3:37 Owayeyindodana kaMathusela, indodana ka-Enoke, okwakukhona indodana kaJarede, indodana kaMalalele, indodana ka Khanani, 3:38 Owayeyindodana ka-Enoshe, indodana kaSeti, okuyinto indodana ka-Adamu, owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu.