Zulu - The First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ

IVangeli Lokuqala Lobuntwana bukaJesu Kristu ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ukulandisa okulandelayo sikuthole encwadini kaJosefa umpristi omkhulu, okuthiwa uKayafase 2 Uyalandisa, ukuthi uJesu wakhuluma esembhedeni, wathi kunina: 3 Mariya, nginguJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, lelozwi owaliveza njengokusho kwengelosi uGabriyeli kuwe, nobaba ungithumile ukuba ngisindise umhlaba.

4 Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amathathu nesishiyagalolunye wezinsuku zika-Aleksandru, u-Awugustu wakhipha isimemezelo sokuthi bonke abantu bahambe bayobhaliswa ezweni lakubo.

5 UJosefa wasesuka, wahamba loMariya umkakhe, waya eJerusalema, wasefika eBhethilehema, ukuze yena lemuli yakhe babhalelwe emzini waboyise.

6 Sebefikile emhumeni, uMariya wavuma kuJosefa ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sokubeletha sase sifikile; wayengenamandla ukuya emzini, wathi: "Masiye kulo mhume."

7 Ngaleso sikhathi ilanga lase lizoshona.

8 Kepha uJosefa washesha ukuba amthathele umbelethisi; futhi lapho ebona isalukazi esingumHebheru esasivela eJerusalema, wathi kuso: “Thandaza uze lapha, wena wesifazane olungileyo, futhi ungene kulowomhume, futhi uzobona lapho owesifazane osanda kuzala.

9 Kwathi selishonile ilanga, lapho isalukazi noJosefa kanye naso befika emhumeni, bangena kuwo bobabili.

10 Futhi bheka, lonke laligcwele izibani, ezinkulu kunokukhanya kwezibani namakhandlela, futhi zinkulu kunokukhanya kwelanga uqobo.

11 Usane lwabe lisongwe ngendwangu, luncela amabele kanina uSt. 12 Kwathi bebona lokho kukhanya bamangala bobabili; isalukazi sabuza uMariya oNgcwele, Ingabe ungunina walo mntwana?

13 UMariya oNgcwele waphendula wathi: Wayenguye.

14 Sathi kuso isalukazi: “Wena wehlukile kunabo bonke abesifazane.

15 UMariya oNgcwele waphendula wathi: Njengoba kungekho umntwana onjengendodana yami, ngokunjalo kakho owesifazana onjengonina.

16 Isalukazi saphendula, sathi: O Nkosikazi yami, ngize lapha ukuze ngizuze umvuzo waphakade.

17 Khona-ke iNkosazana yethu, uMariya oNgcwele, yathi kuye, Beka izandla zakho phezu kosana; okwathi esekwenzile, wasinda.

18 Esaphuma wathi: "Kusukela manje, zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwami ngiyakubheka, ngibe yisigqila salo mntwana."

19 Ngemva kwalokho, lapho abelusi befika, babasela umlilo, futhi bejabula kakhulu, ibutho lasezulwini labonakala kubo, lidumisa futhi lidumisa uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke.

20 Futhi njengoba abelusi benza umsebenzi ofanayo, umhume ngaleso sikhathi wabonakala njengethempeli elikhazimulayo, ngoba kokubili izilimi zezingelosi nezabantu zazihlangene ukuze zikhulekele futhi zidumise uNkulunkulu, ngenxa yokuzalwa kweNkosi uKristu.

21 Kodwa lapho isalukazi esingumHeberu sibona zonke lezi zimangaliso ezisobala, sadumisa uNkulunkulu, futhi sathi: Ngiyakubonga, O Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba amehlo ami abonile ukuzalwa koMsindisi womhlaba.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi sesifikile isikhathi sokusoka kwakhe, usuku lwesishiyagalombili umthetho owayala ngalo ukuthi umntwana asokwe, bamsoka emhumeni.

2 Isalukazi esingumHeberu sathatha ijwabu (abanye bathi sathatha inkaba), saligcina esitsheni sealabhaste samafutha amadala enadi*.

3 Wayenendodana, engumthengisi wemithi, wathi kuyo: "Qaphela ungalithengisi leli bhokisi lealabhaste lamafutha enadi* elilodwa, noma unikelwa ngawo odenariyo abangamakhulu amathathu."

4 Leli yilo mfuma wealabhaste owathengwa uMariya isoni, wathela amafutha awo ekhanda nasezinyaweni zeNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, wawesula ngezinwele zami zekhanda lakhe.

5 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyishumi bamyisa eJerusalema, kwathi ngosuku lwamashumi amane kusukela ekuzalweni kwakhe bamethula ethempelini phambi kukaJehova, bemenzela iminikelo yemfanelo njengemfanelo yomthetho kaMose, ukuba yilowo nalowo muntu. owesilisa ovula isizalo uyakubizwa ngokuthi ungcwele kuNkulunkulu.

6 Ngalesosikhathi uSimeyoni omdala wambona ekhanya njengensika yokukhanya, lapho uMariya iNcasakazi, unina, emgona, futhi wagcwala injabulo enkulu ngalo mbono.

7 Izingelosi zema ngakuye, zikhuleka kuye njengabalindi benkosi bemi nxazonke zakhe.

8 USimeyoni wasesondela kuMariya oNgcwele, welulela izandla zakhe kuye, wathi eNkosini uKristu: “Manje, Nkosi yami, inceku yakho iyakumuka ngokuthula njengokusho kwakho; 9 Ngokuba amehlo ami abonile umusa wakho, owulungisele insindiso yazo zonke izizwe; ukukhanya kubo bonke abantu, lenkazimulo yabantu bakho uIsrayeli.

10 UHana umprofethikazi wayekhona, futhi esondela, wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wagubha injabulo kaMariya.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Kwathi iNkosi uJesu izalwa eBetlehema umuzi waseJudiya emihleni kaHerode inkosi; abahlakaniphileyo beza eJerusalema bevela empumalanga njengesiprofetho sikaSoradashi, baletha iminikelo, okuyigolide, nenhlaka, nomure, bakhuleka kuye, banikela kuye izipho zabo.

2 Inkosikazi uMariya yathatha enye yezingubo zakhe ezisongwe usane, yabanika yona esikhundleni sesibusiso, abasithola kuye njengesipho esihle kakhulu.

3 Ngaso leso sikhathi kwabonakala kubo ingelosi ifana nenkanyezi eyayibahola ngaphambili ohambweni lwabo; ukukhanya abakulandela baze babuyela ezweni lakubo.

4 Ekubuyeni kwabo amakhosi abo nezikhulu zabo beza kubo, bebuza ukuthi: Yini abayibonileyo nababeyenzile? Hlobo luni lohambo nokubuya ababenalo? Iyiphi inkampani ababenayo emgwaqweni?

5 Kodwa bayikhipha indwangu ababeyiphiwe uMariya oNgcwele, ngenxa yokuthi benza idili.

6 Basebebasa umlilo njengomkhuba welizwe lakibo, bakhuleka kuwo.

7 Futhi waphonsa indwangu kuwo, umlilo wawuthatha, wawugcina.

8 Kwathi lapho umlilo usucinyiwe, bakhipha indwangu engenangozi, kungathi umlilo awuzange uyithinte.

9 Base beqala ukuqabula, bakubeka emakhanda abo nasemehlweni abo, bethi: Lokhu kuyiqiniso elingenakuphikwa, futhi kuyamangaza ngempela ukuthi umlilo awukwazi ukuwushisa, wawuqeda.

10 Base beyithatha, futhi ngenhlonipho enkulu bayibeka engcebweni yabo.

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ISAHLUKO 5

1 Kwathi uHerode ekwazi ukuthi izazi zilibele, zingabuyeli kuye, wabizela ndawonye abapristi nezazi, wathi: “Ngitsheleni ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi na?

2 Basebephendula eBhethilehema, umuzi weJudiya, waqala ukuceba enhliziyweni yakhe ukufa kweNkosi uJesu Kristu.

3 Kodwa ingilosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuJosefa ebuthongweni, yathi: Vuka, uthathe umntwana lonina, uye eGibhithe, lapho iqhude selikhala. Wasesukuma wahamba.

4 Esazindla ngohambo lwakhe, kwafika ukusa.

5 Ebudeni bohambo amabhande esihlalo sehhashi agqabuka.

6 Manje wasondela emzini omkhulu, lapho kwakukhona isithombe, lapho ezinye izithixo nonkulunkulu baseGibhithe baletha kuwo iminikelo yabo nezifungo.

7 Futhi kwakukhona ngalesi sithombe umpristi owayesikhonza, okwathi njalo lapho uSathane ekhuluma ephuma kuleso sithombe, walandisa izinto azisho kwabakhileyo eGibhithe nakulawo mazwe.

8 Lomphristi wayenendodana eneminyaka emithathu ubudala, eyayikhwelwe isixuku esikhulu samademoni, eyayikhuluma izinto eziningi ezingavamile, futhi lapho amademoni embamba, wahambahamba ze, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukile, ejikijela ngamatshe kulabo ayebabonile.

9 Eduze kwalesosithombe kwakukhona indlu yezihambi yomuzi, okwathi lapho uJosefa noMariya oNgcwele sebephendukele kuleyondlu yezihambi, bonke abantu bomuzi bamangala.

10 Zase zibuthana zonke izinduna nabapristi bezithombe phambi kwaleso sithombe, babuza khona, bathi: “Kuyini lokhu kuthuthumela nokwesaba okwehlele izwe lakithi lonke na?

11 Isithixo saphendula sathi kubo: UNkulunkulu ongaziwa ufikile lapha, onguNkulunkulu ngeqiniso; futhi akekho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe, ofanele ukukhulekelwa ngokwaphezulu; ngoba ngempela uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

12 Leli zwe lathuthumela ngodumo lwakhe, nasekufikeni kwakhe liphansi kwesiyaluyalu nokuphazamiseka okukhona manje; nathi ngokwethu siyesaba ngobukhulu bamandla akhe.

13 Ngaso leso sikhathi lesi sithombe sawa, kwathi ekuweni kwaso bonke abakhileyo eGibithe, ngaphandle kwabanye, bagijima kanyekanye.

14 Kodwa indodana yompristi, lapho kufika isiphithiphithi sayo esivamileyo, ingena endlini yezihambi, yafica uJosefa noMariya oNgcwele, labo bonke abanye ababebashiyile futhi babashiya.

15 Futhi lapho iNenekazi eliNgcwele uMariya selizihlanzile izingubo zokusonga zeNkosi uKristu, futhi zazilengisa ukuze zome esigxotsheni, umfana owayekhwelwe wudeveli wehlisa enye yazo, wayibeka ekhanda lakhe.

16 Masinyane amademoni aqala ukuphuma emlonyeni wakhe, andiza esesimweni samagwababa nezinyoka.

17 Kusukela ngalesosikhathi umfana welatshwa ngamandla eNkosi uKhristu, waseqalisa ukuhlabelela indumiso, ebonga iNkosi eyamphulukisayo.

18 Uyise embona esephile kahle, wathi: "Ndodana yami, kwenzekeni kuwe, welashwa ngani na?"

19 Indodana yasiphendula yathi: Kwathi amadimoni esengibambe, ngangena endlini yezihambi, ngabona owesifazana omuhle kakhulu elomfana, owayewatshile izigqoko zakhe esanda kuzihlambulula, walenga ensikeni.

20 Ngayithatha enye yazo, ngayibeka ekhanda lami; masinyane amademoni angishiya, abaleka.

21 Uyise wajabula kakhulu, wathi: “Ndodana yami, mhlawumbe lo mfana uyindodana kaNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu nomhlaba.

22 Ngokuba kwathi lapho efika phakathi kwethu, isithombe saphuka, futhi bonke onkulunkulu bawa, futhi babhujiswa ngamandla amakhulu.

23 Khona kwagcwaliseka isiprofetho esithi: Ngiyibizile indodana yami iphume eGibithe;

1 UJosefa noMariya sebezwile ukuthi isithombe sesiwile futhi sibhidlika, bashaywa ngukwesaba nokuthuthumela, bathi: “Kwathi sisezweni lakwa-Israyeli, uHerode efuna ukumbulala uJesu, ngalokho wabulala wonke umhlaba. abantwana baseBetlehema nakuleyo ndawo.

2 Futhi akungabazeki ukuthi kodwa abaseGibhithe uma befika ukuzwa ukuthi lesi sithombe siphukile futhi siwe, bazosishisa ngomlilo.

3 Ngakho basuka lapha baya ezindaweni ezicashile zabaphangi ababephanga izihambi lapho bedlula, nezimpahla zabo nezingubo zabo, babathwala beboshiwe.

4 Lamasela ekufikeni kwawo ezwa umsindo omkhulu, onjengomsindo wenkosi elebutho elikhulu lamabhiza amanengi, lamacilongo ekhala esigodlweni sayo evela emzini wayo, ayesesaba kakhulu, aze atshiya yonke impango yawo. emva kwabo, futhi nindize ngokushesha.

5 Khona-ke iziboshwa zasukuma, zakhulula izibopho zomunye nomunye, zathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo izikhwama zakhe, zahamba, futhi zabona uJosefa noMariya beza kuzo, zabuza: Iphi leyo nkosi, lapho abaphangi bezwa umsindo wokusondela kwayo. , wasishiya, saze saphuma siphephile na?

6 UJosefa wasesithi: Yena uzasilandela.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Base bengena kwenye indawo lapho kwakukhona khona owesifazane okhwelwe yidemoni, uSathane, isihlubuki esiqalekisiweyo, ehlezi kuye.

2 Ngobunye ubusuku lapho eya kukha amanzi, wayengenakukwazi ukuthwala izingubo zakhe, nokuba endlini kunoma iyiphi indlu; kodwa njalo lapho bembopha ngamaketanga noma ngezintambo, wayewagqashula, aphumele ezindaweni eziwugwadule, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ame lapho kunqamula khona imigwaqo, nasemagcekeni esonto, wayejikijela amadoda ngamatshe.

3 Kwathi uMariya oNgcwele ebona lendoda, wayihawukela; uSathane wahle wamshiya, wabaleka enesimo sensizwa, wathi: “Maye kimina ngenxa yakho, Mariya nendodana yakho!

4 Ngakho owesifazana wakhululwa ekuhluphekeni kwakhe; kepha izibona inqunu yaba namahloni, yagwema ukubona indoda, yembatha izingubo zayo, yamuka, yaya ekhaya, yabika kuyise nezihlobo zayo, abathi bona babengabahle bomuzi, babungaza uSt. .UMariya noJosefa ngenhlonipho enkulu.

5 Ngakusasa ekuseni sebethole ukudla okwanele kwendlela, basuka kubo, futhi cishe sekuhlwile bafika komunye umuzi, lapho ngaleso sikhathi wawusuzokwenziwa khona umshado; kodwa ngobuciko bukaSathane nangezenzo zabanye abathakathi, umlobokazi waphenduka isimungulu, wangabe esakwazi nokuvula umlomo wakhe.

6 Kodwa lapho lomlobokazi oyisimungulu ebona iNkosazana uMariya ingena edolobheni, futhi iphethe iNkosi uKristu ezandleni zayo, welulela izandla zakhe eNkosini uKristu, futhi wamgona, futhi wamgona eduze, izikhathi eziningi. wamanga, elokhu emnyakazisa futhi emcindezela emzimbeni wakhe.

7 Masinyane intambo yolimi lwakhe yakhululeka, nezindlebe zakhe zavuleka, waqala ukuhlabelela izindumiso kuNkulunkulu owayembuyisele.

8 Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kwabakhileyo emzini ngalobo busuku, ababecabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu nezingelosi zakhe behlele phakathi kwabo.

9 Bahlala kule ndawo izinsuku ezintathu, behlangene ngokuhlonishwa okukhulu nokuzijabulisa okuhle kakhulu.

10 Kwathi sebephakiwe ngabantu umphako wendlela, basuka, baya komunye umuzi, ababethambekele ukulala kuwo, ngokuba wawuyindawo edumile.

11 Kwakukhona kulomuzi owesifazana othile, owathi, esehla ngolunye usuku ukuya emfuleni ukuyageza, khangela, uSathane esethukile wagxumela kuye enjengenyoka;

12 Wazisonga esiswini sakhe, walala phezu kwakhe ubusuku bonke.

13 Lona wesifazane ebona iNkosazana uSt. Mary, kanye neNkosi uKristu usana esifubeni sakhe, wacela iNkosazana uMariya uSt. 14 Kwathi esevumile, kwathi lapho owesifazana esemhambisa umntwana, uSathane wasuka kuye, wabaleka, lowesifazana kazange ambone ngemva kwalokho.

15 Khona-ke bonke omakhelwane badumisa uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, futhi lona wesifazane wabavuza ngokubonisa umusa omkhulu.

16 Ngangomuso yena lowo waletha amanzi anamakha ukuba ageze iNkosi uJesu; kwathi eseyigezile, walondoloza amanzi.

17 Kwakukhona lapho intombazane emzimba wayo umhlophe unochoko, eyafafazwa ngalawa manzi, yageza, yahlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwayo.

18 Ngakho-ke abantu bathi Ngaphandle kokungabaza uJosefa noMariya, futhi lowo mfana ungoNkulunkulu, ngokuba ababukeki njengomuntu ofayo.

19 Kwathi sebelungisela ukuhamba, intombazana eyayilobulephero yeza, icela ukuthi bayivumele ukuthi ihambe labo; bavuma, intombazane yahamba nabo yaze. bafika emzini owawunesigodlo senkosi enkulu, nendlu yayo yayingekude nendlu yezihambi.

20 Bahlala lapha, kwathi ngolunye usuku intombazane iya kumkankosi, yamfumana esesimweni esidabukisayo nesilusizi, yambuza isizathu sokukhala kwayo.

21 Yena waphendula wathi: Ungamangali ngokububula kwami, ngoba ngingaphansi kobubi obukhulu, engingesabi ukukutshela muntu ngalo.

22 Kodwa, itsho intombazana, uba ungiphathisa indaba yakho yangasese, mhlawumbe ngingathola into engizoyilungisa.

23 Ngakho-ke, uthi umkankosi: Woyigcina imfihlo, ungayimbulali ophilayo; 24 Ngiye ngagana le nkosana ebusa njengenkosi phezu kwemibuso emikhulu, ngahlala nayo isikhathi eside, ingakazaleli kimi.

25 Ekugcineni ngakhulelwa nguye, kodwa maye! Ngazala indodana enochoko; okwathi eyibona, yayingafuni ukuba ngeyakhe, kodwa yathi kimi.

26 Kumbe ungambulala, loba umthume kumzanyana endaweni, ukuze angezwakali; futhi manje zinakekele; Angeke ngiphinde ngikubone.

27 Ngakho-ke, lapha ngiyaphatheka kabi, ngikhala ngezimo zami ezimbi nezilusizi. Maye, ndodana yami! maye, myeni wami!

Sengikudalulelile?

28 Intombazana yasiphendula yathi: Ngilitholile ikhambi lesifo sakho, engikuthembisa lona, ngoba lami ngangilobulephero, kodwa uNkulunkulu ungihlambulule, yena othiwa nguJesu, indodana yeNkosikazi uMariya.

29 Owesifazana wabuza ukuthi ungaphi uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngaye, intombazana yaphendula yathi, uhlala lawe lapha endlini.

30 Kodwa kungenzeka kanjani lokhu? uthi yena; ukuphi? Bheka, yaphendula intombazane, uJosefa noMariya; nosana olukanye nabo luthiwa uJesu, futhi nguye owangikhulula esifweni nasezinhlungwini zami.

31 Kodwa uthi, wahlanjululwa njani ochokweni lwakho? Ngeke ungitshele lokho?

32 Kungani kungenjalo? ithi intombi; Ngawathatha amanzi ayegezwe ngawo umzimba wakhe, ngawathela phezu kwami, lwaphela uchoko lwami.

33 Umkankosi wasukuma wababungaza, wenzela uJosefa idili elikhulu phakathi kwesixuku esikhulu samadoda.

34 Ngangomuso wathatha amanzi anamakha okugeza iNkosi uJesu, ngasemuva wathela wona lawo manzi phezu kwendodana yakhe, abeze nayo, indodana yakhe yahlambuluka masinyane ochokweni lwayo.

35 Wasehlabelela ukubonga nokudumisa uNkulunkulu, wathi: Ubusisiwe umama owakuzalayo, Jesu!

36 Ingabe nawe uphulukisa abantu bemvelo efanayo nawe, ngamanzi okugeza ngawo umzimba wakho?

37 Wabe esenikela izipho ezinkulu kakhulu kuMariya uMariya, futhi wamhambisa ngayo yonke inhlonipho ongayicabanga.

ISAHLUKO 7 Bafika ngasemuva komunye umuzi, base benenhliziyo yokulala khona.

2 Ngakho bangena endlini yendoda eyayisanda kuganwa, kodwa ngenxa yemimoya yabathakathi yayingakwazi ukujabulela umkayo.

3 Kwathi sebengenile endlini yakhe ngalobobusuku, indoda yakhululeka esiphithiphithi sayo.

4 Futhi lapho sebelungiselela ekuseni kakhulu ukuba baqhubeke nohambo lwabo, lowo owayesanda kushada wabavimba, futhi wabalungiselela ukuzijabulisa okuhle?

5 Kepha ngangomuso bahamba, bafika komunye umuzi, babona abesifazane abathathu bephuma ethuneni bekhala kakhulu.

6 Kwathi uMariya oNgcwele ebabona wakhuluma entombini eyayihamba labo, wathi: Hamba ubuze kubo, bayini, lebubi bani abehleleyo?

7 Intombazana isibabuza, kabazange baphendule, kodwa baphinda bayibuza ukuthi: Wena ungubani, njalo uyangaphi?

Ngokuba usuku seluhambile, nobusuku busondele.

8 “Singabahambi,” kusho intombazane, futhi sifuna indlu yezihambi esingalala kuyo.

9 Basebesithi: Hamba lathi, ulale lathi.

10 Base bebalandela, bangeniswa endlini entsha, ehlotshiswe ngempahla ehlukahlukene.

11 Manje kwase kuyisikhathi sasebusika, futhi intombazane yangena ekamelweni lapho laba besifazane ababekhona, futhi yabathola bekhala futhi belila njengakuqala.

12 Eduze kwabo kwakumi umnyuzi, embeswe ngosilika, nomqhele we-eboni owawulenga entanyeni yakhe, bamanga, belundla.

13 Kodwa intombazana yathi: Yeka ukuthi muhle kangakanani, manene, lowo mnyuzi! baphendula ngezinyembezi, bathi: Lo mnyuzi eniwubonayo wayengumfowethu ozalwa yilomama njengathi; 14 Ngokuba lapho ubaba efa, wasishiyela indawo enkulu kakhulu, sinomfowethu yedwa, futhi sazama ukumtholela umlingani ofanele, sicabanga ukuthi umelwe ukugana njengamanye amadoda, owesifazane oyisishimane nonomhawu wamloya ngaphandle kokumloya. ulwazi lwethu.

15 Thina, ngobunye ubusuku, sekusele isikhashana, iminyango yendlu ivaliwe, sabona lo mzalwane eguqulwa waba umnyuzi onjengalowo nimbona nje; 16 Thina-ke, kulesi simo esidabukisayo enisibona sikuso, singenayise ongasiduduza, siye safaka isicelo kubo bonke abahlakaniphileyo, nezanusi, nababhuli emhlabeni, kepha abasizanga ngalutho.

17 Ngakho-ke njalo lapho sizithola sicindezelekile ngosizi, siyasukuma futhi sihambe nalomama wethu siye ethuneni likababa, lapho, lapho sesikhale ngokwanele sibuyela ekhaya.

18 Kwathi intombazane isizwile yathi: "Yima isibindi, uyeke ukwesaba, ngokuba ususeduze ikhambi lezinhlupheko zakho, naphakathi kwakho naphakathi kwendlu yakho; 19 Ngokuba nami nganginochoko; kodwa kuthe ngibona lona wesifazane, nalolusana olukanye naye, ogama lakhe linguJesu, ngafafaza umzimba wami ngamanzi unina amgeze ngawo, ngase ngisinda.

20 Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi naye unamandla okunikhulula ngaphansi kokucindezeleka kwenu. Ngakho-ke, sukuma, uye enkosikazini yami, uMariya, futhi lapho usumlethile endlini yakho, uyiveze kuye imfihlo, ngesikhathi esifanayo, umncenge ngobuqotho ukuba akuhawukele icala lakho.

21 Kwathi nje lapho abesifazana beyizwa inkulumo yentombazana, bahle basuka baya eNkazinikazi uMariya, bazethula kuye, bahlala phansi phambi kwayo, bakhala.

22 Futhi yathi, O Nkosikazi yethu uMariya oNgcwele, hawukela izincekukazi zakho, ngokuba asinanhloko yomndeni wethu,

akekho omdala kunathi; akakho uyise, noma umfowabo ongena ephuma phambi kwethu.

23 Kodwa lomnyuzi eniwubonayo ungumfowethu owalethwa ngowesifazane othile ngobuthakathi kulesi simo enisibonayo; ngakho siyanincenga ukuba nisihawukele.

24 Ngakho uMariya oNgcwele waba lusizi ngendaba yabo, futhi wathatha iNkosi uJesu, wayibeka emhlane womnyuzi.

25 Futhi wathi endodaneni yakhe, O Jesu Kristu, buyisela (noma phulukisa) ngokwamandla akho angavamile lomnyuzi, futhi umnike ukuba aphinde abe nesimo somuntu nesidalwa esinengqondo, njengoba ayenaso ngaphambili.

26 Lokhu kwashiwo iNkosazana uMariya oNgcwele, kodwa umnyuzi ngokushesha wadlulela esimweni somuntu, futhi waba insizwa engenakho ukukhubazeka.

27 Khona-ke yena nonina kanye nodadewabo bakhuleka kuMariya oNgcwele, futhi baphakamisela umntwana emakhanda abo, bamanga, bathi: Ubusisiwe unyoko, O Jesu, O Msindisi womhlaba! Abusisiwe amehlo ajabulayo ukukubona.

28 Ngakho odadewabo bobabili babikela unina, besithi: Ngeqiniso umfowethu usebuyiselwe esimeni sakhe sakuqala ngosizo lweNkosi uJesu Kristu, langomusa waleyontombazana, eyasitshela ngoMariya lendodana yakhe.

29 Futhi njengoba umfowethu engashadile, kufanele ukuba simthathele le ncekukazi yabo.

30 Kwathi sebekhulumile kuMariya ngalendaba, wavuma, bayenzela intombi le umtshado omuhle.

31 Ngakho usizi lwabo lwaphenduka intokozo, nokudabuka kwabo kwaba intokozo, baqala ukuthokoza. nokujabula nokuhlabelela, bembethe ingubo yabo enothile, namasongo.

32 Emva kwalokho bamdumisa, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: O Jesu Ndodana kaDavida, oguqula usizi lube yinjabulo, lokulila kube ngukuthokoza!

33 Ngemva kwalokho uJosefa loMariya bahlala khona insuku ezilitshumi, base behamba behlonipheka kakhulu yilabobantu.

34 Kwathi sebevalelisile babuyela ekhaya bakhala.

35 Kodwa ikakhulukazi intombazane.

ISAHLUKO 8 1 Ekuhambeni kwabo besuka lapho bafika ezweni eliyihlane, batshelwa ukuthi ligcwele abaphangi; ngakho uJosefa noMariya oNgcwele balungiselela ukudlula kuyo ebusuku.

2 Kwathi besahamba, bheka, babona abaphangi ababili belele endleleni, nesixuku esikhulu sabaphangi, ababengabambisene nabo, silele.

3 Amagama alaba ababili kwakunguThithu noDumaku; uThithu wathi kuDumaku: Ngiyakuncenga ukuthi labo bantu bahambe ngokuthula, ukuze abangakithi bangazi lutho ngabo.

4 Kepha uDumaku wenqaba, uThithu wabuye wathi: "Ngizokunika amagiya angamashumi amane, futhi njengesibambiso uthathe ibhande lami amnike lona, eseqedile ukukhuluma, ukuze angawuvuli umlomo wakhe, nokubanga umsindo."

5 Lapho inkosikazi eNgcwele uMariya ibona umusa lesi sigebengu esenze kubo, yathi kuye: INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakukwemukela ngakwesokunene sayo, futhi ikuthethelele izono zakho.

6 INkosi uJesu yasiphendula, yathi kunina: “Nxa isiphelile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, mama, abaJuda bayakungibethela esiphambanweni eJerusalema; 7 Lamasela la amabili azakuba lami esiphambanweni ngesikhathi esisodwa, uThithu ngakwesokunene sami, loDumakusi ngakwesokhohlo sami, njalo kusukela kulesosikhathi uTitosi uzahamba phambi kwami eParadisi; 8 Futhi ngesikhathi ethi: UNkulunkulu makube kude lokhu ukuba kube yisabelo sakho, O ndodana yami, badlulela edolobheni okwakukhona kulo izithixo eziningi; okwathi lapho nje besondela kuyo, yaphenduka amagquma esihlabathi.

9 Ngakho baya esihlahleni sesikamori, okuthiwa yiMathariya;

10 EMathareya iNkosi uJesu yaphumisa umthombo, lapho uMariya oNgcwele wageza khona ingubo yakhe; 11 Futhi ibhalsamu liyakhiqizwa, noma liyamila, kulelozwe ngenxa yezithukuthuku ezehla lapho zivela eNkosini uJesu.

12 Basuka lapho, baya eMemfisi, bambona uFaro, bahlala iminyaka emithathu eGibithe.

13 Futhi iNkosi uJesu yenza izimangaliso eziningi kakhulu eGibhithe, ezingatholakali eVangelini Lobuntwana noma eVangelini Lokuphelela.

14 Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu wabuya eGibhithe, kwathi esesondele kuJudasi, uJosefa wesaba ukungena; 15 Ngokuba ezwa ukuthi uHerode ufile, nokuthi u-Arkelawu indodana yakhe usebuse esikhundleni sakhe, wesaba; 16 Kwathi esefikile eJudiya, ingilosi kaNkulunkulu yabonakala kuye, yathi: O Josefa, hamba uye emzini weNazaretha, uhlale khona.

17 Kuyamangaza ngempela ukuthi yena, oyiNkosi yawo wonke amazwe, kufanele ayiswe emuva naphambili emazweni amaningi kangaka.

ISAHLUKO 9 1 Kwathi ngasemuva bengena emzini waseBetlehema, bafica khona abantu abanengi abanenhliziyo embi kakhulu, abahlupha abantwana ngokubabona, kangangokuthi abaningi babo bafa.

2 Kwakukhona owesifazane owayenendodana egulayo, eyafika nayo lapho isizofa, kuMariya uSt. Mary, owayibona lapho egeza uJesu Kristu.

3 Wayesethi owesifazane, O Nkosikazi yami Mariya, bukela phansi le ndodana yami, ehlushwa yizinhlungu ezesabekayo kakhulu.

4 UMariya oNgcwele emuzwa wathi: Thatha ingcosana yamanzi engigeze ngayo indodana yami, uyifafaze ngayo.

5 Wasethatha ingcosana kulawo manzi, njengokulaya kukaMariya oNgcwele, wawafafaza phezu kwendodana yakhe, eyayikhathele yizinhlungu ezinzima, yalala; futhi ngemva kokuba elele kancane, wavuka kahle futhi walulama.

6 Unina ejabule kakhulu ngalokho kuphumelela, waphinda waya kuMariya oNgcwele, uMariya oNgcwele wathi kuye: “Bonga uNkulunkulu ophulukise le ndodana yakho.

7 Kwakukhona omunye wesifazane kuleyondawo, umakhelwane wakhe, ondodana yakhe yayisiphulukile.

8 Indodana yalo wesifazane yayinesifo esifanayo, futhi amehlo ayo ayesecishe avaleka, futhi wayeyililela imini nobusuku.

9 Unina womntwana owelaphayo wathi kuye: Kungani ungalethi indodana yakho kuMariya oNgcwele, njengalokhu ngilethe kuye indodana yami isezinhlungwini zokufa; futhi welatshwa ngamanzi, isidumbu sendodana yakhe uJesu esagezwa ngawo?

10 Owesifazana wathi emuzwa esitsho, laye wahamba, wathatha lawo manzi, wageza indodana yakhe ngawo, khonapho umzimba wayo lamehlo ayo kwabuyela esimweni sakokuqala.

11 Eseyilethe indodana yakhe kuMariya oNgcwele, wamvulela icala lakhe, wamyala ukuba abonge uNkulunkulu ngokusindiswa kwendodana yakhe, angatsheli muntu okwenzekileyo.

ISAHLUKO 10 1 Kwakukhona emzini munye abafazi ababili bendoda eyodwa, yilowo nalowo wayenendodana egulayo. Omunye wabo kwakunguMariya futhi igama lendodana yakhe kwakunguKalebi.

2 Wasukuma, wathatha indodana yakhe, waya kuMariya oNgcwele, unina kaJesu, wamnika ukhaphethi omuhle kakhulu, wathi: O Nkosikazi Mariya yamukela lokhaphethi kimi, esikhundleni sawo ungiphe omncane. indwangu yokugqoka.

3 Wakuvuma lokho uMariya, kwathi esehambile unina kaKalebi, wenzela indodana yakhe ingubo, wamembathisa yona; kodwa indodana yomunye umfazi yafa.

4 Khona-ke kwaba khona umehluko phakathi kwabo emsebenzini womkhaya ngokushintshana, kwaba yilowo nalowo isonto lakhe.

5 Lase lifika ithuba likaMariya unina kaKalebi, ebasa iziko ukuba abhake isinkwa, wahamba ukuyolanda ukudla, washiya uKalebi indodana yakhe eziko; 6 Lowo omunye umkakhe, imbangi yakhe, ebona ukuthi wayeyedwa, wamthatha wamphonsa eziko, elalishisa kakhulu, wahamba.

7 UMariya ekubuyeni kwakhe wabona indodana yakhe uKalebi ilele phakathi kweziko ihleka, neziko libanda kungathi lalingakaze lishiswe, wazi ukuthi imbangi yakhe omunye umkakhe wayeyiphonse emlilweni.

8 Kwathi eseyikhiphile, yamyisa eNkazinikazi uMariya, wayilandisa indaba, yena waphendula wathi: Thula; 9 Ngemva kwalokhu imbangi yakhe, omunye umfazi, ekha amanzi emthonjeni, wabona uKalebi edlala ngasemthonjeni, kungekho muntu eduze, wamthatha, wamphonsa emthonjeni.

10 Kwathi abanye befika ukukha amanzi emthonjeni, babona umfana ehlezi phezu kwamanzi, bamdonsa ngezintambo, bamangala kakhulu ngomntwana, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu.

11 Wafika unina, wamthatha, wamyisa kuMfazikazi oNgcwele, ekhala ethi: Nkosikazi, bheka ukuthi imbangi yami iyenzeni indodana yami, nokuthi iyiphonse emthonjeni, kepha angiboni. umbuzo kodwa ngesinye isikhathi uyakuba yithuba lokufa kwakhe.

12 UMariya oNgcwele waphendula wathi kuye, UNkulunkulu uzolimela icala lakho elimele.

13 Kwathi ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa omunye umfazi efika emthonjeni ukuzokukha amanzi, unyawo lwakhe lwabhajwa entanjeni, wawela emgodini ngekhanda; amathambo alimele.

14 Ngakho yaba kubi, kwagcwaliseka kuyo ilizwi lomlobi elithi: Bemba umthombo, bawutshonisa, kodwa bawela emgodini ababewulungisile.

ISAHLUKO 11 1 Kulowo muzi futhi owesifazane wayenamadodana amabili agulayo.

2 Kwathi omunye esefile, omunye elele ekufeni, wamgona iNkosazana uMariya, egcwele izinyembezi, wakhuluma kuye, wathi: 3 O Nkosikazi yami, ngisize futhi ungikhulule; ngoba nganginamadodana amabili, enye ngiyingcwabile manje, enye ngiyibona isiseduze nokufa; 4 Wathi: “Nkosi, unomusa, unesihe, unomusa; unginikile amadodana amabili; enye yazo uzithathele yona, ngiyekele lena enye.

5 UMariya oNgcwele ebona ubukhulu bosizi lwakhe, wamhawukela, wathi: Faka indodana yakho embhedeni wendodana yami, uyimboze ngezingubo zayo.

6 Futhi lapho esembeke embhedeni uKristu ayelele kuwo, ngesikhathi amehlo akhe esanda kuvaleka ngokufa; kwathi nje iphunga lezingubo zeNkosi uJesu Kristu lifika kumfana, amehlo akhe avuleka, futhi wabiza ngezwi elikhulu kunina, wacela isinkwa, futhi lapho esesitholile, wamunca.

7 Khona-ke unina wathi, O Nkosikazi Mariya, manje nginesiqiniseko sokuthi amandla kaNkulunkulu ahlezi kuwe, ukuze indodana yakho ikwazi ukwelapha abantwana abanjengohlobo olufanayo nayo, ngokushesha nje lapho bethinta izingubo zayo.

8 Lo mfana owelashwe kanjalo nguyena othiwa eVangelini uBartolomewu.

ISAHLUKO 12 1 Kwakukhona futhi owesifazane onochoko owaya kuMariya oNgcwele, unina kaJesu, wathi: O Nkosikazi yami, ngisize.

2 UMariya oNgcwele waphendula wathi: Ucela usizo luni?

Igolide noma isiliva, noma umzimba wakho uphulukiswe ochokweni?

3 Ngubani, kusho owesifazana, onganginika lokhu?

4 UMariya oNgcwele waphendula wathi kuye: Ima kancane, ngize ngigeze indodana yami uJesu, ngiyilalise.

5 Owesifazana walinda njengokulaywa kwakhe; uMariya esemlalise uJesu embhedeni, emnika amanzi abegeze ngawo umzimba wakhe, wathi: “Thatha amanzi, uwathele emzimbeni wakho; 6 Esekwenzile lokho wahlambuluka khonapho, wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wambonga.

7 Wamuka, esehlale naye izinsuku ezintathu; 8 Esengena emzini, wabona inkosana ethile, egane indodakazi yenye inkosana; 9 Kodwa lapho efika ukumbona, wabona phakathi kwamehlo akhe izimpawu zochoko zinjengenkanyezi, washo ukuthi umshado wawuyize.

10 Owesifazana wathi ebona lababantu belokudabuka okukhulu, bekhala izinyembezi, wabuza kubo imbangela yokukhala kwabo.

11 Basebephendula bathi: Ungabuzi mayelana lakithi; ngoba siyakwazi ukumemezela amashwa ethu kunoma yimuphi umuntu.

12 Kepha wabacindezela, wabacela ukuba bamtshele indaba yabo, emtshela ukuthi mhlawumbe angaba namandla okubaqondisa ekhambi.

13 Kwathi lapho bembonisa intombi nezibonakaliso zochoko ezazibonakala phakathi kwamehlo akhe.

14 Wathi: “Nami eningibona kule ndawo ngangiphethwe yilesi siphepho; 15 Wathi engibona nginochoko, wangihawukela, wanginika amanzi, ageze ngawo isidumbu sendodana yakhe; ngalokho ngafafaza umzimba wami, ngahlambuluka.

16 Khona-ke laba besifazane bathi: "Nkosikazi, uzohamba nathi, futhi usibonise uMariya uMariya?"

17 Yavuma, basuka baya eNtabeni kaMariya, bephethe izipho ezinhle kakhulu.

18 Lapho bengena bamnika izipho zabo, bambonisa intombi onochoko ababefika nakho kuye.

19 UMariya oNgcwele wasesithi: Umusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu mawube phezu kwakho; 20 Futhi wabanika ingcosana yamanzi ayegeze ngawo umzimba kaJesu Kristu, wabatshela ukuthi bageze ngawo ogulayo; sebekwenzile, wahle waphulukiswa; 21 Basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu labo bonke ababekhona; basebethokoza, babuyela emzini wakubo, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yalokho.

22 Khona-ke inkosana isizwile ukuthi umkakhe uphulukisiwe, yamthatha yaphindela ekhaya futhi yathatha umshado wesibili, ibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuphulukisa impilo yomkayo.

ISAHLUKO 13 1 Kwakukhona futhi intombazane eyayiphethwe nguSathane; 2 Ngokuba lowomoya oqalekisiweyo wabonakala kaningi kuye esesimweni sikadrako, futhi wathambekela ukumgwinya, futhi walikhipha lonke igazi lakhe, kangangokuthi wayefana nesidumbu.

3 Njalo lapho eziqonda, izandla zakhe zishwabene ekhanda lakhe wakhala, esithi: Maye, maye kimi, ukuthi kakutholi muntu ongangikhulula kulowodrako omubi!

4 Uyise nonina, nabo bonke ababemphahlile, bambona, bamlilela, bamkhalela; 5 Bonke ababekhona babedabukile kakhulu futhi bekhala izinyembezi lapho bezwa ukulila kwakhe ethi: “Bazalwane bami, bangane bami, akakho yini ongangikhulula kulo mbulali na?

6 Khona-ke indodakazi yenkosi, eyayiphulukisiwe ochokweni lwayo, isizwa ukukhala kwentombazane, yakhuphukela esiqongweni senqaba yayo, yayibona izandla zayo zisontekile ekhanda layo, ithulula isikhukhula sezinyembezi; abantu ababemzungezile ngosizi.

7 Wayesebuza endodeni yomuntu onedemoni, wathi: “Ungabe unina womkayo uyaphila na? Wasesithi kuye: Uyise lonina bayaphila bobabili.

8 Yasilaya unina ukuthi athunyelwe kuye; okwathi embona esiza, wathi: Indodakazi yakho le yini? Ebubula futhi ekhala ethi, Yebo, nkosikazi, ngimzele.

9 Indodakazi yenkosi yasiphendula yathi: Ngitshele imfihlo yendaba yakhe; 10 Futhi uma ufisa ukuthi indodakazi yakho ibuyiselwe esimweni sayo sangaphambili, yithathe uye eBetlehema, futhi ubuze ngoMariya unina kaJesu, futhi ungangabazi kodwa indodakazi yakho izophulukiswa; ngoba angibuzi kodwa uzofika ekhaya ngentokozo enkulu ngokululama kwendodakazi yakho.

11 Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma, wasukuma wahamba lendodakazi yakhe endaweni eyayimisiwe, lakuMariya, wamlandisa udaba lwendodakazi yakhe.

12 UMariya oNgcwele eseyizwile indaba yakhe, wamnika ingcosana yamanzi ayegeze ngawo isidumbu sendodana yakhe uJesu, wathi makawathele phezu kwendodakazi yakhe.

13 Kanjalo wamnika enye yezindwangu zeNkosi uJesu, wathi: Thatha le ndwangu, ubonise isitha sakho njalo lapho usibona; wasebamukisa ngokuthula.

14 Kwathi sebephumile kulowomuzi babuyela ekhaya, sesifikile isikhathi uSathane ayejwayele ukulibamba ngaso, ngaso leso sikhathi lo moya oqalekisiweyo wabonakala kuye esesimweni sikadrako omkhulu; intombazane imbona yesaba. .

15 Unina wathi kuye: “Ungesabi, ndodakazi; myeke aze asondele kuwe. bese umkhombisa indwangu, le ntokazi uMariya asinikeza yona, futhi sizowubona umcimbi.

16 USathane weza njengodrako owesabekayo, umzimba wentombazana waqhaqhazela ngokwesaba.

17 Kodwa kwathi esefake indwangu ekhanda lakhe lasemehlweni akhe, emtshengisa khona, masinyane kwaphuma amalangabi endwangu lamalahle avuthayo, awela phezu kukadrako.

18 awu! Yeka ukuthi kwakuyisimangaliso esikhulu kanjani lesi esenziwayo: kwathi udrako ebona indwangu yeNkosi uJesu, kwaphuma umlilo, wahlakazeka ekhanda lakhe nasemehlweni akhe; waze wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, wathi: Ngilani lawe Jesu, ndodana kaMariya, ngizabalekela ngaphi kuwe?

19 Ngakho wahlehla ngokwesaba okukhulu, wayitshiya intombazana.

20 Wasindiswa kulobu bunzima, wahlabelela izindumiso nokubonga kuNkulunkulu kanye naye bonke ababekhona ekwenzeni lesi sibonakaliso.

ISAHLUKO 14 1Kwahlala khona omunye owesifazana, ondodana yakhe yayingenwe nguSathane.

2 Lomfana okuthiwa uJuda, njalo lapho uSathane embamba, wayethambekele ekulumeni bonke ababekhona; futhi uma engatholanga omunye eduze kwakhe, wayeziluma izandla zakhe nezinye izitho.

3 Kodwa unina walomfana olosizi, esezwile ngoMariya oNgcwele lendodana yakhe uJesu, wasukuma masinyane, wabamba indodana yakhe ezingalweni zakhe, wayiletha kuMariya uMariya.

4 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uJakobe noJose base beluthathile usana, iNkosi uJesu, ukuze ludlale ngesikhathi esifanele nabanye abantwana; sebephumile bahlala phansi neNkosi uJesu inabo.

5 Khona-ke uJuda, owayenedemoni, weza wahlala phansi ngakwesokunene sikaJesu.

6 Lapho uSathane enza kuye njengokujwayelekile, wazama ukuluma iNkosi uJesu.

7 Kwathi ngoba engelakho, watshaya uJesu kwesokudla, waze wakhala.

8 Ngaso leso sikhathi uSathane waphuma kumfana, wabaleka njengenja ehlanya.

9 Yena lomfana owatshaya uJesu, okwaphuma kuye uSathane enjengenja, nguJudasi Iskariyothi, owamkhaphela kumaJuda.

10 Ngalolohlangothi uJudasi amtshaya ngalo, abaJuda bamgwaza ngomkhonto.

ISAHLUKO 15 1 Futhi lapho iNkosi uJesu ineminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala, ngolunye usuku yayikanye nabanye abafana ekanye nayo ababengalingana nabo.

2 Kwathi lapho bedlala benza ubumba lwaba yizimo ezihlukahlukene, okungukuthi, izimbongolo, nezinkabi, nezinyoni, nezinye, 3 Ngulowo lalowo ezincoma ngomsebenzi wakhe, ezama ukwedlula okunye.

4 INkosi uJesu yasisithi kubafana: Ngizalaya lemifanekiso engiyenzile ukuthi ihambe.

5 Njalo zahle zasuka, kwathi esezilaya ukuthi zibuyele, zabuyela.

6 Wayenza futhi imifanekiso yezinyoni nondlunkulu, okwathi lapho eyala ukundiza, yandiza, nalapho eyala ukuba ime, ime; futhi uma ewanika inyama nokuphuzwayo, babedla, baphuze.

7 Ekugcineni abafana sebehambile babikela abazali babo lezo zinto, oyise bathi kubo: “Bantwana, qaphelani ikusasa lakhe, ngoba ungumthakathi; mgweme futhi umgweme, futhi kusukela manje ungalokothi udlale ngaye.

8 Kwathi ngolunye usuku, iNkosi uJesu idlala nabafana, igijima, yadlula eduze kwendawo yokudaya, igama layo laliyiSalema.

9 Futhi kwakukhona esitolo sakhe izindwangu eziningi zabantu balelo dolobha, ababeziklame ukuba zidaywe ngemibala eminingana.

10 Khona-ke iNkosi uJesu yangena esitolo sokudayela, yathatha zonke izindwangu, yaziphonsa esithandweni.

11 Kwathi uSalema efika endlini, ebona izindwangu zonakele, waqala ukuxokozela, nokuthethisa iNkosi uJesu, ethi: 12 Ngenzeni kimi, wena Ndodana kaMariya? Ungilimazile mina nabakhelwane bami; bonke babefisa izindwangu zabo ezinombala ofanele; kodwa .wena ufikile, waziphanga zonke.

13 INkosi uJesu yasiphendula yathi: Ngizaguqula umbala wezigqoko zonke zibe ngumbala owuthandayo; 14 Khona-ke manje yaqala ukuzikhipha izindwangu esithandweni, futhi zonke zadaywa ngayo leyo mibala efanayo udayi ayeyifisa.

15 Kwathi abaJuda bebona lesi simangaliso, badumisa uNkulunkulu.

ISAHLUKO 16 1 UJosefa, nomaphi lapho eya khona emzini, wathatha iNkosi uJesu, wahamba nayo, lapho ayethunyelwe khona ukwenza amasango, nezitsha zobisi, nezisefo, namabhokisi; iNkosi uJesu yayinaye nomaphi lapho eya khona.

2 Futhi njalo lapho uJosefa ayenakho okuthile emsebenzini wakhe, ukwenza okude noma okufushane, noma okubanzi, noma ukufinyeza, iNkosi uJesu yayiyelula isandla sayo kuyo.

3 Kwathi masinyane kwaba njengokufisa kukaJosefa.

4 Ngakho kwakungadingeki ukuthi aqedele lutho ngezandla zakhe, + ngoba wayengenalo ikhono elikhulu emsebenzini wakhe wokubaza.

5 Kwasekusithi ngesikhathi esithile inkosi yeJerusalema yambiza yathi: Ngithanda ukuthi ungenzele isihlalo sobukhosi esilingana laleyondawo engihlala kuyo.

6 UJosefa walalela, wahle waqala umsebenzi, wahlala iminyaka emibili endlini yenkosi engakawuqedi.

7 Lapho efika ukulilungisa endaweni yalo, wathola ukuthi liswele izipani ezimbili ohlangothini ngalunye lwesilinganiso esimisiwe.

8 Kwathi inkosi ikubona, yamthukuthelela uJosefa; 9 UJosefa wesaba intukuthelo yenkosi, walala ngaphandle kokudla, akathabathanga lutho oludliwayo.

10 INkosi uJesu yasimbuza yathi: Wesabani?

11 UJosefa wasesithi: Ngoba ngilahlekelwe ngumshikashika engangiwusebenzele iminyaka emibili.

12 UJesu wathi kuye: Ungesabi, ungadangali; 13 Wena bambelela ngakwelinye icele lesihlalo sobukhosi, minake ngizakwenza ngolunye uhlangothi, futhi sizasiletha ezilinganisoni zaso ezifaneleyo.

14 Kwathi uJosefa esekwenzile njengokutsho kweNkosi uJesu, kwaba yilowo lalowo wabo edonse uhlangothi lwakhe ngamandla, isihlalo sobukhosi salalela, salethwa endaweni efanele indawo.

15 Ababemi khona bebona isimangaliso, bamangala, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu.

16 Isihlalo sobukhosi sasenziwe ngokhuni olufanayo, esasikhona ngesikhathi sikaSolomoni, okungukuthi, ukhuni oluhlotshiswe ngezinhlobonhlobo nemifanekiso.

ISAHLUKO 17 1 Ngolunye usuku iNkosi uJesu iphumela phandle, yabona abafana bedlala, yazihlanganisa nabo; 2 Kodwa sebembonile bacatsha, basebemtshiya edinga bona.

3 INkosi uJesu yafika esangweni lendlu ethile, yabuza abesifazane ababemi khona, yathi: “Bayephi abafana na?

4 Basebephendula bathi: Kakulamuntu lapho; iNkosi uJesu yathi, Obani enibabona esithandweni na?

5 Baphendula bathi: Babengabantwana abaleminyaka emithathu.

6 Khona uJesu wamemeza kakhulu, wathi: “Phumani lapha, bantwanyana, niye kumalusi wenu; 7 Base bephuma abafana njengamazinyane, bamxhumela; okuthe abesifazane bekubona bamangala kakhulu, bathuthumela.

8 Khona bahle bakhuleka eNkosini uJesu, bamncenga, besithi: Nkosi yethu uJesu, ndodana kaMariya, isibili ungumalusi olungileyo kaIsrayeli! hawukela izincekukazi zakho ezimi phambi kwakho, ezingangabazi, kodwa ukuthi wena, Nkosi, uze ukusindisa, hhayi ukubhubhisa.

9 Emva kwalokho, lapho iNkosi uJesu ithi, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli bafana namaTopiya phakathi kwabantu; abesifazane bathi: “Wena, Nkosi, uyazi zonke izinto, futhi akukho okusithekile kuwe; kodwa manje siyakuncenga, futhi sicela umusa wakho ukuthi ubuyisele labo bafana esimweni sabo sangaphambili.

10 UJesu wasesithi: Wozani lapha, bafana, ukuze sihambe siyedlala; futhi ngokushesha, phambi kwalaba besifazane, izingane zashintshwa futhi zabuyiselwa esimweni sabafana.

ISAHLUKO 18 1 Ngenyanga ka-Adari uJesu wabizela ndawonye abafana, wababala sengathi uyinkosi.

2 Ngoba bendlala izembatho zabo emhlabathini ukuze ahlale phezu kwazo; wenza umqhele wezimbali, wawubeka ekhanda lakhe, wema ngakwesokunene sakhe nangakwesokhohlo njengabalindi benkosi.

3 Uma kwenzeka kudlula umuntu, ambamba ngamandla, athi: "Wozani lapha, nikhuleke enkosini, ukuze nibe nohambo oluhle."

4 Phakathi naleso sikhathi, lapho lezi zinto zenzeka, kwafika amadoda athile, ethwele umfana phezu kohlaka; 5 Ngokuba lomfana wahamba nabahamba nabo entabeni ukuyotheza, wafumana khona isidleke senkhwaphe, wafaka isandla sakhe ukuze akhiphe amaqanda, wahlatshwa inyoka enesihlungu, yagxuma iphuma esidlekeni; waze waphoqeleka ukukhala ecela usizo lwabahamba nabo: okwathi uma befika bamthola elele phansi njengomuntu ofile.

6 Ngemva kwalokho omakhelwane bakhe beza bamthwala bambuyisela emzini.

7 Kwathi sebefikile endaweni lapho iNkosi uJesu eyayihlezi khona njengenkosi, labanye abafana bema beyizungezile njengezikhonzi zayo, abafana baphangisa ukuyihlangabeza, elunywe yinyoka, bathi komakhelwane bayo: Woza udumise inkosi; 8 Kodwa kwathi ngenxa yosizi benqaba ukuza, abafana babadonsa, babaphoqa ukuba beze.

9 Kwathi sebefikile eNkosini uJesu, yabuza yathi: Bamthwele ngani umfana?

10 Kwathi bephendula ukuthi inyoka imlumile, iNkosi uJesu yathi kubafana: Asihambe siyibulale leyo nyoka.

11 Kodwa abazali bomfana sebefuna ukuthi bakhululwe, ngoba indodana yabo yayilele isizakufa; abafana baphendula bathi: Kalikuzwanga yini inkosi ekutshoyo? Asihambe siyibulale inyoka; kanti aniyikumlalela na?

12 Base belubuyisela uhlaka, bethanda noma bengathandi.

13 Kwathi sebefike esidlekeni, iNkosi uJesu yathi kubafana: Le yindawo yokucathamela inyoka yini? Bathi, Kwakunjalo.

14 INkosi uJesu yayisibiza inyoka, yahle yaphuma yazithoba kuye; eyathi kuyo: Hamba uyemunca bonke ubuthi obufasile kulowo mfana; 15 Ngakho inyoka yanyonyobela kumfana, futhi yabususa bonke ubuthi bayo.

16 INkosi uJesu yayisiqalekisa inyoka, yaze yagqashuka masinyane, yafa.

17 Wathinta umfana ngesandla ukuba ambuyisele esimweni sakhe sokuqala; 18 Kwathi eseqala ukukhala, iNkosi uJesu yathi: Yekela ukukhala, ngoba kusukela kwalokhu uzakuba ngumfundi wami; 19 Lo nguSimoni umKhanani okukhulunywa ngaye eVangelini.

ISAHLUKO 19 1 Ngolunye usuku uJosefa wathuma indodana yakhe uJakobe ukuyotheza izinkuni futhi iNkosi uJesu yahamba naye; 2 Sebefikile endaweni lapho okwakukhona izinkuni, uJakobe eqala ukuzibutha, bheka, inyoka enesihlungu imluma, waze waqala ukukhala nokubanga umsindo.

3 INkosi uJesu imbona ekulesisimo, yeza kuye, yavuthela endaweni lapho inyoka eyayimlumile khona, kwahle kwahlekuhleka.

4 Kwathi ngolunye usuku iNkosi uJesu inabafana ababedlala phezu kwendlu, omunye wabafana wawa, wafa masinyane.

5 Lapho bonke abanye abafana bebaleka, iNkosi uJesu yasala yodwa phezu kwendlu.

6 Kwasekusiza kuye izihlobo zomfana, zathi eNkosini uJesu: Wena uyiwise phansi indodana yethu usuka phezu kwendlu.

7 Kodwa ephika, bamemeza bathi: Indodana yethu isifile, njalo yiyo eyibuleleyo.

8 INkosi uJesu yasiphendula yathi kubo: Lingangithwesi icala, eningakwazi ukungilahla ngalo; 9 INkosi uJesu yehla yema phezu kwekhanda lomfana ofileyo, yamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, Zeinunus, Zeinunus, ngubani okuphonse phezu kwendlu na?

10 Ofileyo wasephendula wathi: Kawungiwisanga phansi, kodwa onjalo wangilahla.

11 Lapho iNkosi uJesu itshela ababemi lapho ukuthi baqaphele amazwi ayo, bonke ababekhona badumisa uNkulunkulu ngenxa yaleso simangaliso.

12 Ngesinye isikhathi iNkosazana eNgcwele uMariya yayala iNkosi uJesu ukuba imkhiphele amanzi emthonjeni; 13 Kwathi esesiyakukha amanzi, imbiza, isigcwalisiwe, yaphuka.

14 Kodwa uJesu wendlala isembatho sakhe waphinda wabutha amanzi, wawaletha kunina.

15 Emangaliswe yilesi simangaliso, wakubeka esikhumbulweni sakhe lezi nezinye izinto ayezibonile.

16 Futhi ngolunye usuku iNkosi uJesu yayinabanye abafana ngasemfuleni futhi bakha amanzi emfuleni ngemisele emincane, benza amachibi amancane ezinhlanzi.

17 Kodwa iNkosi uJesu yayenze ondlunkulu abayishumi nambili, yababeka ngasechibini layo ngapha nangapha, abathathu ngalapha.

18 Kodwa kwakuwusuku lwesabatha, indodana kaHanani, umJuda, yadlula, yababona benza lezo zinto, yathi: "Nenza kanjalo imifanekiso yobumba ngesabatha na?" wagijimela kubo, wadiliza amachibi abo.

19 Kodwa lapho iNkosi uJesu ishaya ihlombe phezu kondlunkulu eyayibenzile, babaleka betshiyoza.

20 Ekugcineni indodana kaHanani ifika echibini likaJesu ukuze ilichithe, amanzi ashabalala, futhi iNkosi uJesu yathi kuye:

21 Njengalokhu lamanzi anyamalala, kanjalo ukuphila kwakho kuyakunyamalala; wafa umfana.

22 Ngesinye isikhathi, lapho iNkosi uJesu ifika endlini noJosefa kusihlwa, yahlangana nomfana, owagijima kakhulu ngokumelene naye, waze wamphonsa phansi; 23 INkosi uJesu eyathi kubo: Njengalokhu ungiwisele phansi, kawuyikuwa njalo, kawusoze uvuke.

24 Kwathi ngalesosikhathi umfana wawa phansi wafa.

ISAHLUKO 20 1 Kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu othile ogama lakhe linguZakewu, umfundisi.

2 Yathi kuJosefa: “Josefa, kungani ungathumi kimi uJesu ukuba afunde izincwadi zakhe na?

3 UJosefa wavuma, watshela uMariya oNgcwele; 4 Base bemyisa kuleyo nkosi; owathi embona nje wambhalela izinhlamvu.

5 Futhi wathi kuye, Alefi; eseshilo ukuthi u-Alefi, inkosi yathi kuye:biza iBeti.

6 INkosi uJesu yathi kuye: Ake ungitshele kuqala incazelo yohlamvu u-Alefi, khona-ke ngizobiza iBeti.

7 Futhi lapho inkosi isongela ukumshaya, iNkosi uJesu yamchazela incazelo yezinhlamvu ezithi Alefi nethi Beti; 8 Yayiziphi izinombolo eziqondileyo zezinhlamvu, okuyitshe elitshekile, nokuthi yiziphi izinhlamvu ezazinezinhlamvu ezikabili; eyayinamaphuzu, futhi eyayingenawo; kungani enye incwadi yandulela enye; nezinye izinto eziningi waqala ukumtshela, futhi ukuchaza, okuyinto inkosi ngokwakhe engazange izwe, noma ukufunda kunoma iyiphi incwadi.

9 INkosi uJesu yaqhubeka yathi kumfundisi: Qaphela ukuthi ngithini kuwe; wabe eseqala ngokucacile nangokucacile ukuthi Alefi, iBheti, iGimeli, iDaleti, njalonjalo kuze kube sekugcineni kwezinhlamvu.

10 Khona-ke inkosi yamangala, kangangokuthi yathi: Ngikholwa ukuthi lo mfana wazalwa ngaphambi kukaNowa; 11 Waphendukela kuJosefa, wathi: “Ungilethele kimi umfana ukuba afundiswe, owazi ngaphezu kwanoma yimuphi umfundisi.

12 Wathi futhi kuMariya oNgcwele: Le ndodana yakho ayidingi ukufunda.

13 Basebemyisa enkosini efundileyo, eyathi iyibona yathi, Alefi.

14 Eseshilo ukuthi u-Alefi, inkosi yathi kuye:biza iBeti; iNkosi uJesu yasiphendula yathi: Ngitshele kuqala inhlathululo yencwadi ethi Alefi, khona-ke ngizabiza iBhethi.

15 Kodwa inkosi le, lapho iphakamisa isandla sayo ukuyibhaxabula, yahle yabuna isandla sayo, yasifa.

16 UJosefa wasesithi kuMariya oNgcwele: Kusukela khathesi kasisayikumvumela ukuthi aphume endlini; ngoba wonke ongamthokozisiyo uyabulawa.

ISAHLUKO 21 1 Kwathi eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili, bamyisa eJerusalema emkhosini; kwathi usuphelile umkhosi babuya.

2 Kodwa iNkosi uJesu yasala ethempelini phakathi kwezazi labadala kanye lamadoda afundileyo akoIsrayeli; abaphakamise imibuzo embalwa yokufunda, futhi wabanikeza izimpendulo: 3 Ngoba wathi kubo: Uyindodana kabani uMesiya? Baphendula, indodana kaDavide: 4 Wathi-ke: “Pho, uyibizelani ngoMoya ngokuthi yiNkosi na? nxa ethi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho.

5 Umfundisi othile wasembuza wathi: Uzifundile izincwadi yini?

6 UJesu waphendula wathi: Wayezifundile zombili izincwadi, nezinto ezisezincwadini.

7 Wabachazela izincwadi zomthetho, nemiyalo, nezimiso, nezimfihlakalo ezisezincwadini zabaprofethi; izinto ingqondo yesidalwa engakwazi ukufinyelela kuzo.

8 Wasesithi Rabi, kangikaze ngibone kumbe ngizwe ulwazi olunje! Ucabanga ukuthi uzoba yini lowo mfana!

9 Lapho isazi esithile sezinkanyezi, esasikhona, sibuza iNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yayiyifunde yini isayensi yezinkanyezi?

10 INkosi uJesu yaphendula, yamtshela isibalo sezimbulunga nezinkanyezi, nokubukeka kwazo okungonxantathu, nokwezikwele, nokobulili; ukunyakaza kwabo okuqhubekayo nokuhlehlisa; ubukhulu bawo kanye nezibikezelo eziningana; nezinye izinto isizathu somuntu esasingakaze sizithole.

11 Kwakukhona futhi phakathi kwabo isazi sefilosofi esichwepheshile ngesayensi yemvelo neyemvelo, esabuza iNkosi uJesu ukuthi: “Ingabe wayeyifundele isayensi yemvelo na?

12 Waphendula, futhi wamchazela i-physics kanye nemetaphysics.

13 Futhi lezozinto ezazingaphezulu nangaphansi kwamandla emvelo; 14 Amandla futhi omzimba, amahlaya awo, nemiphumela yawo.

15 Futhi nenani lamalungu alo, namathambo, imithambo, imithambo, kanye nemizwa; 16 Imithetho-sisekelo eminingana yomzimba, eshisayo neyomile, ebandayo futhi enomswakama, kanye nokuthambekela kwayo; 17 Indlela umphefumulo owawusebenza ngayo emzimbeni; 18 Yayiyini imizwa yayo ehlukahlukene kanye nekhono layo; 19 Ikhono lokukhuluma, intukuthelo, isifiso; 20 Futhi ekugcineni indlela yokwakheka nokuhlakazwa kwayo; nezinye izinto, okwakungakaze kufinyelelwe kuzo ukuqonda kwesidalwa.

21 Khona leso sazi sasukuma, sakhuleka eNkosini uJesu, sathi: Nkosi Jesu, kusukela manje ngizakuba ngumfundi wakho lenceku yakho.

22 Kwathi besaxoxa ngalezizinto lezinjengalezi, kwafika iNkosazana uMariya, sekuyizinsuku ezintathu ihamba loJosefa imdinga.

23 Futhi lapho embona ehlezi phakathi kwabelaphi, futhi esikhundleni sakhe ebuza imibuzo kubo, futhi ephendula, wathi kuye: Ndodana yami, kungani ukuba wenze kanje ngathi? Bheka, mina noyihlo besisebuhlungwini obukhulu ekukufunani; 24 Wathi kubo: Beningifunelani na? Beningazi yini ukuthi ngifanele ukusebenza endlini kababa na?

25 Kepha bona kabawaqondanga amazwi abewasho kubo.

26 Odokotela basebembuza uMariya, bathi: Kambe lo ubeyindodana yakhe yini? Futhi lapho ethi: Wayekhona, bathi: O uMariya ojabulayo, ozele indodana enjalo.

27 Wabuyela nabo eNazaretha, wabalalela kukho konke.

28 Unina wagcina zonke lezi zinto engqondweni yakhe; 29 INkosi uJesu yakhula ngesiqu, nangokuhlakanipha, nasemseni kuNkulunkulu nakubantu.

ISAHLUKO 22 1 Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uJesu waqala ukufihla izimangaliso zakhe nemisebenzi eyimfihlo.

2 Futhi wazinikela ekufundeni umthetho, waze wafika ekupheleni konyaka wakhe wamashumi amathathu; 3 Ngalesosikhathi uYise wayengelaye obala eJordani, wehlisa lelilizwi livela ezulwini, elithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokozile ngayo; 4 UMoya oNgcwele ekhona futhi enesimo sejuba.

5 Nguye lo esimkhonzayo ngenhlonipho yonke, ngoba nguye owasinika impilo lempilo yethu, wasesikhupha esizalweni sikamama.

6 Owathatha umzimba womuntu ngenxa yethu, wasihlenga, ukuze asibambe ngesihawu esiphakade, abonakalise kithi umusa wakhe omkhulu, omkhulu, nokulunga.

7 Makube kuye inkazimulo nodumo, namandla, nobukhosi, kusukela manje kuze kube phakade naphakade, Amen.