IProtevangelion ISAHLUKO 1 1Embalini yezizwe ezilishumi elinazibini zakwaSirayeli sifunda ukuba kukho umntu othile, ogama linguYowakim, owathi, esisityebi kunene, wanikela iminikelo ephindwe kabini kuYehova uThixo, esenza esi sigqibo: Ubutyebi bam boba bubutyebi babantu bonke. , nokuze ndibe nenceba eNkosini uYehova, ukuze ndixolelwe izono zam. 2 Ke kaloku ngomthendeleko kaYehova othile omkhulu, xa oonyana bakaSirayeli besondeze iminikelo yabo, noYowakim naye esondeze eyakhe, wamchasa uRubhen umbingeleli omkhulu, esithi, akuvumelekile ukuba uyisondeze iminikelo yakho, ungakunyamekeli. wazala nayiphi na inzala kwaSirayeli. 3 Wakhathazeka kakhulu uYowakim, wemka waya kubuza kubabhali bezizwe ezilishumi elinazibini, ukuba ibinguye yedwa na ongazala mntwana. 4 Uthe ke akubuza, wafumanisa ukuba onke amalungisa avelise imbewu kwaSirayeli. 5 Wakhumbula usolusapho uAbraham, okokuba uThixo wathi ekupheleni kwakhe wamnika uIsake unyana wakhe; waba buhlungu kakhulu phezu kwakhe, wanga akabonwa ngumkakhe; 6 Wesuka waya entlango, wayimisa khona intente yakhe, wazila ukudla iimini ezimashumi mane nobusuku obumashumi mane, esithi entliziyweni yakhe, 7 Andiyi kuhla ndidle, andiyi kusela, ade uYehova uThixo wam andijongele phantsi, kube ngumthandazo wam, ndisele. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ke kaloku uAna umkakhe wayebandezelekile, edidekile ngenxa yezinto ezimbini, wathi ndiya kubumbambazela ubuhlolokazi bam, nobudlolo bam. 2 Kwaza kwasondela itheko elikhulu likaYehova, wathi uYuditi, umkhonzazana wakhe, Kunini na ucinezela umphefumlo wakho? Ngoku ufikile umthendeleko kaYehova, ekungavumelekileyo ukuba ubani enze isijwili. 3 Thabathani ngoko, le ngubo inikwe ngumenzi wezinto ezinjalo; 4 Wathi uAna, Mka kum, andiziqhelanga nezo zinto; Ngapha koko, uYehova undithobe kakhulu. 5 Ndiyoyika ke, ukuba unikwe le nto uyitshivelayo, uze undihlambele ngesono sam. 6 Wathi uYuditi, umkhonzazana wakhe, Ndikwenzé bubi buni na, ukuba ungandiva? 7 Andinako ukukunqwenelela isiqalekiso esikhulu ngakumbi kunaso ophantsi kwakho, ekubeni uThixo esivalile isizalo sakho, ukuba ungabi ngunina kwaSirayeli. 8 Wesuka wakhathazeka uAna, yaye enxibe ingubo yomtshato, wahamba malunga nentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini, ehamba emyezweni wakhe. 9 Wawubona umthi wompleyini, wahlala phantsi kwawo, wathandaza kuYehova, esithi, 10 Owu Thixo woobawo, ndisikelele kwaye uwujonge umthandazo wam njengoko wasisikelelayo isibeleko sikaSara, waza wamnika unyana uIsake. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Wathi, ekhangele esibhakabhakeni, wabona indlwana kangqatyana emkhombeni.
2 Yathi ke encwine ngaphakathi kwayo, Athi, Athi, Athi, Hayi, ndingowandizalayo na? Sazala sini na isizalo, ukuba ndiqalekiswe phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba bandingcikive etempileni yoThixo wam, besithi, Yeha ke mna, ndingalinganiswa nantoni na? 3 Andifananga namarhamncwa elizwe, kuba kwanezilo zomhlaba zivelisa isiqhamo phambi kwakho, Yehova. Yeha ke mna, ndingathelekiswa nantoni na? 4 Andifaniswanga neenkomo eziziingwarha, kuba kwanezinyamazane zithwala isiqhamo phambi kwakho, Owu Nkosi! Yeha ke mna, ndifaniswa nantoni? 5 Andinakulinganiswa nala manzi; ngokuba kwanamanzi ayaqhama phambi kwakho, Yehova. Yeha ke mna, ndingathelekiswa nantoni na? 6 Andinakulinganiswa namaza olwandle; ngokuba ezolile, nokuba ziyashukuma, ngeentlanzi ezikuwo, ziya kubulela kuwe, Yehova; Yeha ke mna, ndingathelekiswa nantoni na? 7 Andilinganiswa nomhlaba, kuba umhlaba uvelisa iziqhamo zawo, yaye uya kubulela kuwe, Nkosi! ISAHLUKO 4 1 Kwema isithunywa seNkosi phezu kwakhe, sathi, Hana, Anna, iNkosi ikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho; uya kumitha kwaye uzale, kwaye inzala yakho iya kuthethwa ngayo kulo lonke ihlabathi. 2 Wathi uAna, Ehleli nje uYehova uThixo wam, yonke into endiyizalisayo, nokuba yindoda nokuba yinkazana, ndoyinikela kuYehova uThixo wam, imlungiselele ezintweni ezingcwele bonke ubomi bayo. 3 nanko kubonakala izithunywa zezulu ezibini, zisithi kuye, Yabona uYowakim indoda yakho, iza nabalusi bayo. 4 Kuba naso isithunywa seNkosi sihlile seza kuye, sathi, INkosi uYehova ikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho. Khawuleza umke apha; ngokuba uyabona, uAna umkakho uya kumitha. 5 Wehla uYehoyakim, wabiza abalusi bakhe, wathi, Ndiziseni apha kum iimvana ezilishumi elinasiphako, ezigqibeleleyo, zibe zezikaYehova uThixo wam. 6 Ndizisele amathole alishumi elinamabini agqibeleleyo, abe lishumi elinamabini amathole abe ngababingeleli nakumadoda amakhulu. 7 Ndiziseleni nam ikhulu leebhokhwe, ikhulu leenkunzi zeebhokhwe libe lelabantu bonke. 8 Wehla uYehoyakim nabalusi, uAna wema esangweni, wambona uYoyakim, esiza nabalusi. 9 Wagidima, wajinga entanyeni yakhe, wathi, Ndiyazi ngoku ukuba uYehova undisikelele kakhulu. 10 Kuba qaphelani, mna ndandingumhlolokazi andisenguye umhlolokazi; kwaye mna ndandiludlolo ndiya kumitha. ISAHLUKO 5 1 UYehoyakim wahlala ngomhla wokuqala endlwini yakhe; ngengomso wayisondeza iminikelo yakhe, wathi, 2 Ukuba ithe iNkosi yandixolela, masiyibonakalise imbasa esebunzi lombingeleli; 3 Wabuza kwisitya abesinxibile umbingeleli, wakhangela, nanko kungekho sono kuye. 4 Wathi uYehoyakim, Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba uYehova undixolele, uzisuse zonke izono zam; 5 Wehla ke, evela etempileni kaYehova, egwetyelwe, waya endlwini yakhe. 6 Kwazaliseka iinyanga ezisithoba kuAna, wazala, wathi kumzalikazi, Ndibele ntoni na? 7 Wamxelela, intombi.
8 Wathi uAna, Namhlanje uYehova uwenze mkhulu umphefumlo wam; wamlalisa ebhedini. 9 Xeshikweni ke zakuzaliseka iintsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, wancancisa umntwana, wathi igama lakhe nguMariya. ISAHLUKO 6 1 Waya esomelela ngokomelela umntwana imihla yonke, wathi akuba neenyanga ezisithoba ezelwe, unina ambeke emhlabeni, ukuba ange eme; Ihambe izinyuko ezisithoba, yabuya yaya esifubeni sikanina. 2 Unina wamthabatha, wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wam, akusayi kuphinda uhambe emhlabeni, ndide ndikuse etempileni kaYehova. + 3 Ngako oko walenza lingcwele igumbi lakhe, akavumelanga nto ingaqhelekanga okanye ingahlambulukanga ukuba isondele kuye, kodwa wamema iintombi ezithile zakwaSirayeli ezingadyobhekanga, + zaza zamtsalela ecaleni. 4 Ke kaloku, xa umntwana ebenomnyaka ezelwe, uYehoyakim wenza isidlo esikhulu, wamema ababingeleli, nababhali, namadoda amakhulu, nabantu bonke bakwaSirayeli; 5 Wayibingelela uYowakim ngale ntombazana kubabingeleli abakhulu, bayisikelela, besithi, UThixo woobawo bethu wayisikelela le ntombazana, wayinika igama elidumileyo, elingunaphakade kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Bathi bonke abantu, Makube njalo, Amen. 6 UYoyakim wayisondeza okwesibini kubabingeleli, bayisikelela, bathi, Thixo Osenyangweni, yikhangele le ntombazana, uyithamsanqelise ngentsikelelo engunaphakade. 7 Ke kaloku unina wamthabatha, wamnika isifuba, waza wahlabela ingoma elandelayo kuYehova. 8 Ndiya kumvumela uYehova, uThixo wam ingoma entsha, ngokuba endivelele, wayisusa kum ingcikivo yeentshaba zam, wandinika isiqhamo sobulungisa bakhe, ukuze bayixelwe ngoku oonyana bakaRubhen. , ukuba uAnna uyancancisa. 9 Wamlalisa umntwana kwigumbi awayelingcwalisile, waphuma waya kubalungiselela. 10 Ke kaloku, wakuba ugqityiwe umthendeleko, banduluka bevuya, bedumisa uThixo kaSirayeli. ISAHLUKO 7 1 Yakhula ke intombi leyo, yathi ke yakubon' ukuba iminyaka mibini izelwe, wathi uYowakim kuAna, Masiyirholele endlwini kaYehova, sifezekise isibhambathiso sethu, esababhambathisayo uYehova uThixo, hleze asifezekise. ucatshukiswe kuthi, uze ungamkeleki umnikelo wethu. 2 Wathi uAna, Makhe silinde ngomnyaka wesithathu, hleze aphatheke kumazi uyise. Wathi uYowakim, Makhe silinde. 3 Ke kaloku xa umntwana ebeminyaka mithathu ezelwe, wathi uYehoyakim, Masizimeme iintombi zamaHebhere ezigqibeleleyo, zithabathe elowo isibane, zikhanyise, ukuze angabuyi umntwana lowo, abuye avuke. Ingqondo yakhe izimisele ukunxamnye nendlu kaNdikhoyo. 4 Kwaye baye benza njalo bada banyukela etempileni yeNkosi. Wamamkela ke umbingeleli omkhulu, wamsikelela wathi, Mariya, INkosi uYehova iliphakamisile kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana zonke igama lakho; 5 Wammisa esitulweni sesithathu sesibingelelo, uYehova wambabala, wangqungqa ngeenyawo, yamthanda yonke indlu kaSirayeli. ISAHLUKO 8 1 Bemka ke abazali bayo bemangalisiwe, bedumisa uThixo, ngenxa yokuba intombazana ingabuyelanga kubo.
2 Ke yena uMariya wahlala etempileni, enjengehobe, efundiswe khona, wakwamkela ukudla esandleni sesithunywa sezulu. 3 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba eminyaka ilishumi elinamibini izelwe, ababingeleli bahlanganisana entlanganisweni, bathi, Yabona, uMariya uminyaka ilishumi elinamibini ezelwe; Siya kwenza ntoni ngayo, hleze inqambi ingcwele kaYehova uThixo wethu? 4 Baphendula ke ababingeleli kuZekariya umbingeleli omkhulu, besithi, Yima wena esibingelelweni seNkosi, ungene engcweleni, usithandazele; 5 Waza umbingeleli omkhulu wangena kweyona ngcwele kangcwele, wathabatha kunye naye isigcina-sifuba somgwebo, wamthandazela; 6 Naso isithunywa seNkosi sifika kuye, sathi, Zakariya, Zekariya, Phuma, ubizele ndawonye abahlolokazi bonke ebantwini, uze elowo abe nentonga yakhe, nalowo eya kubonisa ngaye iNkosi. umqondiso uya kuba yindoda kaMariya. 7 Baphuma ke abakhwaza kulo lonke elakwaYuda, laza ixilongo leNkosi lavuthela, bagidima bonke abantu, bahlangana. 8 Waphuma uYosefu waya kubakhawulela; bahlangana ke, baya kumbingeleli omkhulu, elowo wathabatha intonga yakhe. 9 Ke kaloku, akuzamkela umbingeleli omkhulu iintonga zawo, wangena etempileni, ukuba athandaze; 10 Uthe ke akugqiba ukuthandaza, wazithabatha iintonga, waphuma, wazabela; 11 Intonga yokugqibela yabanjwa nguYosefu. 12 Wathi ke umbingeleli omkhulu, UYosefu, wena unyuliweyo ukuba uyithabathe intombi yeNkosi, ukuba uyigcinele; 13 Wala uYosefu, wathi, Mna sendimdala, ndinabantwana, ke yena mncinane; ndoyika ke, hleze ndibe ngumzekeliso kwaSirayeli. 14 Wathi umbingeleli omkhulu, Yosefu, moyike uYehova uThixo wakho, ukhumbule ukuba uThixo wabenzela ooDatan, noKora, noAbhiram, ukuba wavuleka umhlaba, wabaginya, ngenxa yokuphikisa kwabo. 15 Ke ngoko, Yosefu, yoyika uThixo, hleze kubekho into enjengale entsatsheni yakho. 16 Ngoko uYosefu woyika, wamthabatha wamsa endlwini yakhe. Wathi uYosefu kuMariya, Uyabona, ndikuthabathile etempileni yeNkosi, ngoku ndiya kukushiya endlwini yam; Kufuneka ndikhumbule urhwebo lwam lokwakha. iNkosi ibe nawe. ISAHLUKO SE-9 1 Ke kaloku kwathi, entlanganisweni yababingeleli, kwathiwa, Masenze isigqubuthelo esitsha setempile. 2 Wathi umbingeleli omkhulu, Zibizeleni kum iintombi ezinyulu ezisixhenxe zesizwe sikaDavide. 3 Beza abakhonzi, babazisa etempileni kaYehova, wathi umbingeleli omkhulu kubo, yenzani amaqashiso phambi kwam; , kwaye ngubani omfusa wokwenene. 4 Ke kaloku umbingeleli omkhulu wamazi uMariya, ukuba ungowesizwe sikaDavide; Wambiza, yaza yawela kuye emfusa, ukuba asonte iqashiso lakhe, wemka waya endlwini yakhe. 5 Kususela kwelo xesha, uZekariya umbingeleli omkhulu waba sisidenge, waza uSamuweli wahlaliswa egumbini lakhe, wada waphinda wathetha uZekariya. 6 Wayithabatha ke uMariya emfusa, wayisonta. 7 Wathabatha imbiza, waphuma waya kukha amanzi; Usikelelwe phakathi kwabafazi.
8 Wabhekabheka ngasekunene nangasekhohlo (ukuba liphume phi na elo zwi; wangena endlwini yakhe egubha, wayibeka ingqayi, wayithabatha ingubo ebomvu, wahlala esihlalweni sakhe, ukuba ayisebenze. . 9 Yabona, naso isithunywa seNkosi simi ngakuye, sisithi, Musa ukoyika, Mariya, kuba ubabalwe emehlweni kaThixo. 10 Uthe ke akuva, waqiqa ngaphakathi kwakhe ukuba ungaba mbuliso ngantoni na. 11 Sathi isithunywa kuye, INkosi inawe, yaye uya kumitha. 12 Wathi ke yena, Yini na! ndikhawule na kuThixo ophilileyo, ndizale njengabanye abafazi? 13 Saphendula ke isithunywa saphendula sathi, Hayi, Mariya; 14 Ngako oko oko okuzelwe nguwe kuya kuba ngcwele, kubizwe ngokuba nguNyana kaThixo ophilileyo, umbize ngegama elinguYesu; kuba yena eya kubasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. 15 Nanko uElizabhete ozalana nawe, naye ukhawule unyana ekwaluphaleni kwakhe. 16 Ke kaloku yinyanga yesithandathu kuye, lowo kwakuthiwe ludlolo; kuba akukho nto imnqabelayo uThixo. 17 Wathi ke uMariya, Nanko umkhonzazana weNkosi; makwenzeke kum ngokwelizwi lakho. 18 Akuba ke eyambethe emfusa, wayisa kumbingeleli omkhulu, waza umbingeleli omkhulu wamsikelela, esithi, Mariya, iNkosi uThixo ilikhulisile igama lakho; . 19 Ke kaloku uMariya, evuya, wemka waya kuElizabhete umzala wakhe, wankqonkqoza elucangweni. 20 Uthe ke uElizabhete akuva, wagidima, wamvulela, wamsikelela, wathi, Kuvela phi na kum ukuba ndide ndifikelwe ngunina weNkosi yam? 21 Kuba, khangela! kuthe nje ukuba ndifikelele ezindlebeni zam izwi lombuliso wakho, kwasuka oko okukum kwasuka kwaxhuma, kwakubonga. 22 Ke yena uMariya, ezithe àkazazi zonke izinto eziyimfihlelo, eyathetha kuye isiphatha-zithunywa uGabriyeli, wawaphakamisa amehlo akhe wakhangela ezulwini, wathi, Nkosi! Ndingubani na ukuba zide zithi ndingonoyolo zonke izizukulwana zehlabathi? 23 Wabona imihla ngemihla ukuba mkhulu, woyika, wemka waya endlwini yakhe, wazimela koonyana bakaSirayeli; ubeminyaka ilishumi elinamine ezelwe, ukwenzeka kwazo zonke ezo zinto. ISAHLUKO SE-10 1 Ithe yakufika inyanga yesithandathu, wabuya uYosefu ekwakhiweni kwezindlu zakhe ezingaphandle, abezithengisela zona, wangena endlwini, wayifumana intombi eseyintombi, ikhulile. 2 Wazibetha ngobuso, wathi, Ndingabheka ngabuso bani na kuYehova uThixo wam? okanye, Ndiya kuthini na ngalo mfazi? 3 Kuba mna ndayamkela endlwini kaYehova uThixo wam, eyintombi enyulu, andayigcina injalo. 4 Ngubani na ke lo undikhohlisayo? Ngubani na owenze obu bubi endlwini yam, wazeka intombi kum, wayenza inqambi? 5 Ngaba imbali ka-Adam ayifezekanga ngokuthe ngqo kum? 6 Kuba ngephanyazo lobuqaqawuli bayo, yeza inyoka, yamfumana eyedwa uEva, yamlukuhla. 7 Kwenzeke nakum kwangolo hlobo. 8 Wesuka uYosefu emhlabeni, wayibiza wathi, Owu ubabalwe kangaka nguThixo, yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo? 9 Yini na ukuba uwujongele phantsi umphefumlo wakho, wena ubufundiswe kwiNgcwele kaNgcwele, wakwamkela ukudla kwakho esandleni sezithunywa zezulu?
10 Yaphendula ke yona ikhala iinyembezi, yathi, Ndimsulwa, andazi bani. 11 Wathi uYosefu, Kutheni na ukuba umithi? 12 Waphendula uMariya, wathi, Ihleli nje iNkosi uThixo wam, andazi ukuba kwenzeke ntoni na. 13 Woyika kunene uYosefu, wemka kuyo, ecinga ukuba angathini na kuye. wacamanga ke yena ngokwakhe. 14 Ukuba ndithe ndabufihla ubugwenxa bakhe, ndoba netyala ngokomyalelo kaYehova; 15 Kwaye ukuba ndithe ndamfumana koonyana bakaSirayeli, ndoyika, hleze emithi ngesithunywa sezulu, ndifunyanwe ndingcatsha umphefumlo wongenatyala; 16 Ndithini na ke ngoko? Ndiza kumgxotha bucala. 17 Kwabakho ubusuku, naso isithunywa seNkosi sibonakala kuye ephupheni, sisithi, 18 Musani ukoyika ukuyithabatha loo ntombi, kuba oko okungaphakathi kwayo kungoMoya oyiNgcwele; . 19 Uya kuzala unyana ke, umbize ngegama elinguYesu, kuba eya kubasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo. 20 Wavuka ebuthongweni uYosefu, wamzukisa uThixo kaSirayeli, owenze ubabalo olunjalo, wayigcina intombi leyo. ISAHLUKO SE-11 1 Weza ke uAnas umbhali, wathi kuYosefu, Ibiyini na ukuba singakuboni na ukubuya kwakho? 2 Wathi uYosefu, Kuba bendidiniwe luhambo, ndaphumla ngomhla wokuqala; 3 Wathi guququ uAnas, wayibona intombi enyulu leyo, ikhulelweyo. 4 Wemka ke waya kumbingeleli, wathi kuye, UYosefu, lowo ukholose ngaye kangaka, unetyala elibi, ayenze inqambi intombi leyo, awayamkelayo etempileni kaYehova, wayizeka ngasese. yena, engabatyhileli oonyana bakaSirayeli. 5 Wathi umbingeleli, UYosefu ukwenzile na oku? 6 Wathi uAnas, Ukuba uthe wamthuma kubakhonzi bakho, wofumana emithi; 7 Bahamba ke abakhonzi, bafumana kunjengoko ebetshilo. 8 Emva koko, yena noYosefu baye beziswa ekugwetyweni kwabo. Wathi umbingeleli kuye, Mariya, wenze ntoni na? 9 Yini na ukuba uthobe umphefumlo wakho, wamlibala uThixo wakho, ukhuliselwe kwingcwele kangcwele, waza wathabatha isonka sakho esandleni sezithunywa zezulu, uze uve iingoma zazo? 10 Yintoni na le uyenzileyo? 11 Waphendula wathi kuye ngeenyembezi, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wam, ndimsulwa, ndimsulwa, andazi mntu. 12 Wathi umbingeleli kuYosefu, Yintoni na le uyenzileyo? 13 Wathi uYosefu, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wam, andinandaba naye. 14 Wathi umbingeleli, Musa ukuxoka, thetha inyaniso; Wamzeka ngasese, akwatyhila kubo oonyana bakaSirayeli; wazithoba phantsi kwesandla esinamandla sikaThixo, ukuze kusikelelwe imbewu yakho. 15 Wathi tu uYosefu. 16 Wathi umbingeleli kuYosefu, Yibuyisele endlwini kaYehova intombi enyulu leyo uyithabathe khona. 17 Walila ngokukrakra, wathi umbingeleli, Ndiya kuniseza amanzi kaYehova okulingwa, anivavanyile, butyhileke ubugwenxa benu phambi kwenu. 18 Wawathabatha umbingeleli amanzi, wamseza uYosefu, wamthumela entabeni. 19 Wabuya ke ephile qete, bamangala bonke abantu, ukuba lingabhengezwa ityala lakhe. 20 Wathi umbingeleli, Ekubeni uYehova engazityhilanga izono zenu, nam andinigwebi;
21 Wabandulula ke. 22 UYosefu wamthabatha ke uMariya, wemka waya endlwini yakhe, evuya, edumisa uThixo kaSirayeli. ISAHLUKO SE-12 1 Ke kaloku kwathi, kwaphuma ummiselo kuKesare uAgasto, wokuba abhaliswe onke amaYuda avela eBhetelehem yakwaYuda. 2 Wathi uYosefu, Ndiya kubagcina abantwana bam, babalwelwe oonyana bam; 3 Ukuze abhalelwe ukuba abe ngumkam, ndidanile; ukuba ndithe ndambhambathisa njengentombi yam, ayazi onke amaSirayeli ukuba asintombi yam leyo. 4 Xa lifikile ixesha lommiselo weNkosi, makenze ngoko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe; 5 Wayibopha iesile, wayikhwelisa phezu kwayo; baza uYosefu noSimon balilandela, bafika eBhetelehem, umgama weekhilomitha ezintathu. 6 Wathi guququ uYosefu, wambona uMariya, ebuhlungu, wathi ngaphakathi kwakhe, Mhlawumbi unentlungu enkulu ngenxa yoko kungaphakathi kwakhe. 7 Uthe ke ajika, wayibona ihleka, wathi kuyo. 8 Mary, kwenzeka njani ukuba ngamanye amaxesha ndibone usizi, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha ukuhleka novuyo ebusweni bakho? 9 Wathi ke uMariya kuye, Ndibona abantu ababini benamehlo am, omnye elila esenza isijwili, omnye ehleka, evuya. 10 Wabuya wela ngaphesheya; wathi uMariya kuYosefu, Ndihlise eesileni; 11 Wathi uYosefu, Ndikuthabathele phi na? ngokuba le ndawo iyintlango. 12 Wabuya wathi uMariya kuYosefu, Ndihlise; 13 UYosefu wamthula; 14 Wafumana umqolomba khona, wamngenisa kuwo. ISAHLUKO SE-13 1 UYosefu, emshiya noonyana bakhe emqolombeni, waphuma waya kufuna umfazi ongumHebhere eBhetelehem. 2 Wathi uYosefu, ndakubon' ukuba ndiyahamba, ndaphakamisa amehlo akhe phezulu, ndawabona amafu ekhwankqisiwe, neentaka zezulu zimi phakathi kokubhabha. 3 Ndakroba emhlabeni, nanko itafile ithiwe mbende, behleli abantu abasebenza beyijikeleza, bephethe izandla etafileni, bengashukumi ukuba badle. 4 Abo babenenyama emlonyeni abayidlanga; 5 Abaziphakamisele phezulu izandla zabo entloko, abababuyisa umva; 6 Abawaphakamisela emlonyeni wabo awafaka nto; 7 Kodwa bonke ubuso babo babubhekise phezulu. 8 Ndazibona iigusha zithe saa, ukanti umhlambi umile. 9 Wasiphakamisa isandla sakhe umalusi, ukuba azibethe; 10 Ndajonga emlanjeni, ndabona amatakane ebambene nemilomo yawo emanzini, ewachukumisa, kodwa awasela. ISAHLUKO SE-14 1 Ndabona inkazana sisihla ezintabeni, yathi kum, Uya ngaphi na, mntundini? 2 Ndathi kuye, Ndiya kubuzisa kumzalisikazi ongumHebhere. 3 Wathi kum, Uphi na umfazi oza kuzala? 4 Ndathi, Emqolombeni, yaye iganelwe mna. 5 Wathi umzalisikazi, Akangumkakho na? 6 Waphendula uYosefu wathi, NguMariya, lo wafundiswayo kweNgcwele kangcwele, endlwini yeNkosi, owabizelwa
kwiqashiso lam, akanguye umfazi wam, ukhawule ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. 7 Wathi umzalisikazi, Yinyaniso na le? 8 Wathi, Yizani nibone. 9 Wahamba ke umzalisikazi, wahamba naye, wema emqolombeni. 10 Kwabakho ilifu elikhanyayo, lawusibekela umqolomba, wathi umzalisikazi, Namhla umphefumlo wam uphakamile, ngokuba amehlo am abone isimanga; 11 Kodwa ngequbuliso ilifu laba ngukukhanya okukhulu emqolombeni, kangangokuba amehlo abo ayaba nako ukukuthwala. 12 Kodwa ukukhanya kwancipha, lwada lwabonakala usana, lwaza lwalunya ibele likanina uMariya. 13 Wamemeza umzalisikazi, wathi, Hayi, ubungangamsha bemini le, abone ngayo amehlo am abona mbono umangalisayo! 14 Waphuma umzalisikazi emqolombeni, waza uSalome wamhlangabeza. 15 Wathi umzalisikazi kuye, Salome, Salome, mandikuxelele into emangalisekileyo endiyibonileyo; 16 Intombi enyulu yazala okuchasene nemvelo; 17 Waphendula ke uSalome, wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, uThixo wam, ukuba ndithe ndaqononondisa le ndawo, andiyi kukholwa ukuba kuzala ntombi. 18 Wangena ke uSalome, wathi umzalisikazi, Zibonakalise, Mariya; 19 Kwaye uSalome wafumana ulwaneliseko. 20 Ke isandla sakhe somile, wancwina ngokukrakra. 21 Wathi, Yeha ke mna, ngenxa yobugwenxa bam! ngokuba ndimlinga uThixo ophilileyo; 22 Watarhuzisa ke uSalome kuYehova, wathi, Thixo woobawo, ndikhumbule, ngokuba ndingowembewu kaAbraham, noIsake, noYakobi. 23 Musa ukundenza isingcikivo phakathi koonyana bakaSirayeli; ndibuyisele kubaba bam. 24 Kuba uyazi kakuhle, Owu Nkosi, okokuba ndenze imisebenzi emininzi yothando egameni lakho, kwaye ndiwufumene umvuzo wam kuwe. 25 Kwathi emva koko isithunywa seNkosi sema ngakuSalome, sathi, INkosi uYehova ikuvile ukuthandaza kwakho, yolule isandla sakho kumntwana lowo, umthwale; 26 Uthe ke uSalome, evuya kakhulu, waya kumntwana lowo, wathi, Ndiya kumchukumisa; 27 Wacinga ukuqubuda kuye, ngokuba ubesithi, Ngukumkani omkhulu, ozalelwe kwaSirayeli. 28 Waphiliswa kwaoko uSalome. 29 Waphuma umzalisikazi emqolombeni, ebonakele emehlweni kaThixo. 30 Kwaye, khangela! Kwafika ilizwi kuSalome, lisithi, Musa ukuzixela izinto ezimangalisayo ozibonileyo, ade umntwana lowo eze eYerusalem. 31 Wemka ke naye uSalome, ekholekile emehlweni kaThixo. ISAHLUKO SE-15 1 Ke kaloku uYosefu ubelungiselela ukumka; ngokuba kuvele isidubedube esikhulu eBhetelehem, zafika izazi ezivela empumalanga; 2 besithi, Uphi na ukumkani wamaYuda, uzelweyo? Kuba sibone inkwenkwezi yakhe empumalanga, size kumnqula. 3 Uthe ke uHerode, akukuva oko, wakhathazeka kakhulu, wathumela abathunywa kwizazi nakubabingeleli, wabuzisa kuzo endlwini yomzi. 4 Wathi kubo, Nibhale phi na ngaye uKristu ukumkani, nokuba ubeya kuzalelwa phi na?
5 Bathi ngoko kuye, EBhetelehem yelakwaYuda; Kuba kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Nawe Bhetelehem yelakwaYuda, Akunguye nakanye omncinanana phakathi kwabalawuli bakwaYuda, kuba kuwe kuya kuphuma umlawuli, oya kubalusa abantu bam amaSirayeli. 6 Wabandulula ke ababingeleli abakhulu, wabuza ebantwini ababesendlwini, wathi kubo, Nibone mqondiso mni na kukumkani oza kuzalwa? 7 Bamphendula bathi, Sabona inkwenkwezi enkulu engaqhelekanga, imenyezela phakathi kweenkwenkwezi zezulu, kwaye izikhanyisa ngokungaphaya zonke ezinye iinkwenkwezi, ngangokuba zingabonakali; size kumnqula. 8 Wathi ke uHerode kubo, Hambani niye kubuzisa kunene; ukuba nithe namfumana umntwana lowo, ze nindibikele, ukuze nam ndiye kumnqula. 9 Zaphuma ke izazi; nantso inkwenkwezi leyo zayibonayo empumalanga izikhokela, yada yaya kuma phezu komqolomba abekuwo umntwana, enoMariya unina. 10 Barhola ke ngobuncwane babo, banikela kuye igolide, nentlaka yokuqhumisa, nemore. 11 Zathi, zihlatyelwe sisithunywa ephupheni, ukuba zingabuyi ziye kuHerode kwelakwaYuda, zemka ngayimbi indlela ukuya ezweni lakowazo. ISAHLUKO SE-16 1 Ke kaloku uHerode, esazi ukuba izazi zidlale ngaye, enomsindo omkhulu, wathi makube le, baye kubabulala bonke abantwana abaseBhetelehem, abaminyaka mibini beminyaka mibini bengaphantsi. 2 Uthe ke uMariya, akuva ukuba abantwana baza kubulawa, esoyika kakhulu, wamthabatha umntwana, wamsongela eziqhiyeni, wamlalisa emkhumbini wesitali, ngenxa enokuba babengenandawo endlwini yabahambi. 3 Ke kaloku, akuva uElizabhete ukuba unyana wakhe uYohane uza kufunwa, wamthabatha, wenyuka intaba, wasingasinga indawo angamfihla kuyo; 4 Kwaye kwakungekho ndawo ifihlakeleyo inokufunyanwa. 5 wancwina ke ngaphakathi kwakhe, wathi, Owu ntaba yeNkosi, mamkele unina nomntwana. 6 Kuba uElizabhete ebengenako ukunyuka. 7 Yahlukana ke kwaoko intaba, yabathabatha; 8 Kwabonakala ke kubo isithunywa seNkosi, ukuba sibasindise. 9 Ke uHerode wamfuna uYohane, wesusa abakhonzi kuZekariya, xa wayelungiselela esibingelelweni, wathi kuye, Umfihle phi na unyana wakho? 10 Uthe ke yena kubo, Ndingumlungiseleli kaThixo, ndisisicaka sesibingelelo; ndingamazi njani apho akhoyo unyana wam? 11 Babuya ngoko abakhonzi, baya babikela uHerode konke oko; Wavutha ngumsindo, wathi, Lo nyana wakhe akanjengaye na, ukuba abe ngukumkani kwaSirayeli? 12 Wabuya wesusa abakhonzi bakhe kuZekariya, esithi, Sixelele inyaniso, uphi na unyana wakho; ngokuba uyazi wena ukuba umphefumlo wakho usesandleni sam. 13 Baya ke abakhonzi, bamxelela zonke ezi zinto. 14Wawaphendula ke uZekariya wathi kubo, Ndilingqina likaThixo; ukuba uthe waliphalaza igazi lam, iNkosi yowamkela umphefumlo wam. 15 Yazini kanjalo ukuba niphalaze igazi elimsulwa; 16 UZakariya wabulawelwa emnyango wetempile, nesibingelelo, nasendaweni ephakathi; 17 Ke oonyana bakaSirayeli babengazi ukubulawa kwakhe. 18 Ke kaloku, ngelo xesha lombuliso, ababingeleli bangena etempileni;
19 Bamlinda ke ukuba ababulise; 20 Uthe ke akumbona ukuba akafikanga kwakudala, uthe omnye wabo wangena engcweleni, apho sasikhona isibingelelo, walibona igazi lilele emhlabeni, lijiyile. 21 Nalo izwi liphuma ezulwini, lisithi, UZekariya ubulewe, negazi lakhe aliyi kucinywa, ade afike umphindezeli wegazi lakhe. 22 Uthe ke akukuva oko, woyika, waphuma, wababikela ababingeleli oko abekubonileyo wakuva; bangena ke bonke, bayibona. 23 Abhomboloza amaphahla etempile, akrazuka, ethabathela phezulu esa ezantsi. 24 abawufumananga umzimba, kodwa igazi lodwa elenziwe lukhuni njengelitye. 25 Bakhathazeka, baxelela abantu ukuba uZekariya ubulewe, zakuva zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli, zamlilela, zammbambazelela iintsuku ezintathu. 26 Babhunga ababingeleli ukuba ngubani na ongangena esikhundleni sakhe. 27 Bawisa amaqashiso ooSimon nabanye ababingeleli, laphuma iqashiso noSimon. 28 Kuba wayeqiniselwe nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuba akayi kufa, ade ambone uKristu esiza esenyameni.