Zulu - The Gospel of the Birth of Mary

IVangeli Lokuzalwa KukaMariya ISAHLUKO 1 1 Intombi enguMariya ebongekayo nekhazimulayo njalo, eyaphuma ohlwini lobukhosi nomndeni kaDavide, yazalelwa emzini waseNazaretha, yafundiswa eJerusalema, ethempelini leNkosi.

2 Igama likayise lalinguJoyakimi, no-Ana kanina.

Umndeni kayise wawuseGalile nomuzi waseNazaretha.

Umndeni kanina wawuseBhetlehema.

3 Impilo yabo yayisobala futhi ilungile emehlweni eNkosi, bengcwele, bengelasici phambi kwabantu. Ngokuba bahlukanisa yonke impahla yabo izingxenye ezintathu: 4 Enye yazo banikela ngayo ethempelini nasezikhulwini zethempeli; enye bayabela phakathi kwezihambi, nabantu abampofu; kanti eyesithathu bazibekela yona kanye nezinto ezisetshenziswa umndeni wabo.

5 Ngalendlela baphila cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili ngokumsulwa, emseni kaNkulunkulu, nodumo lwabantu, bengenabo abantwana.

6 Kodwa benza isithembiso sokuthi, uma uNkulunkulu ebathanda kunoma yikuphi ukuphuma, bayokunikela enkonzweni yeNkosi; ngenxa yalokho babengena ethempelini likaJehova ngemikhosi yonke yomnyaka.

7 Kwathi lapho ususondele umkhosi wokunikezela, uJehoyakimi nabanye besizwe sakubo bakhuphukela eJerusalema; ngaleso sikhathi u-Isakare wayengumpristi omkhulu; 8 Lapho ebona uJehoyakimi nabanye abakhelwane bakhe beletha umnikelo wakhe, wameyisa yena neminikelo yakhe, bambuza, 9 Kungani yena, owayengenabantwana, ayezobonakala phakathi kwalabo ababenabo? Ukwengeza, ukuthi iminikelo yakhe yayingeke yamukeleke kuNkulunkulu, owahlulelwa nguye njengongafanele ukuba nabantwana; umbhalo uthi: Uqalekisiwe wonke ongazali owesilisa kwaIsrayeli.

10 Wabuye wathi, kufanele aqale akhululwe kuleso siqalekiso ngokuzala imbewu, andukuba eze neminikelo yakhe phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

11 Kepha uJehoyakimi ejabhile kakhulu ngehlazo lehlazo elinjalo, wehlela kubelusi ababenezinkomo emadlelweni abo; 12 Ngokuba wayengathandi ukubuyela ekhaya, funa omakhelwane bakhe ababekhona futhi bezwe konke lokhu kumpristi omkhulu, bamthuke kanjalo obala.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi ehlezi khona isikhathi esithile, ngolunye usuku eyedwa, ingelosi yeNkosi yema ngakuye inokukhanya okukhulu.

2 Ingilosi eyayibonakele kuye izama ukumqamba yathi: 3 Ungesabi, Jehoyakhimi, ungabi naluvalo ngokungibona, ngokuba mina ngiyingelosi yeNkosi, ethunywe ngayo kuwe, ukuze ngikwazise, ukuthi imikhuleko yakho iyezwakala, nokupha kwakho izipho kukhuphukele phambi kukaNkulunkulu. .

4 Ngokuba ulibonile nokulibona ihlazo lenu, wezwa nithukwa ngokungenabo abantwana; 5 Njalo nxa evala isizalo salowomuntu, ukwenza ngenxa yalokhu, ukuze aphinde asivule ngendlela emangalisayo kakhulu, lokuthi lokho okuzelweyo kubonakale kungeyisikho inkanuko, kodwa kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu. .

6 Ngokuba unina wokuqala wesizwe sakini uSara wayengayinyumba kwaze kwaba neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili; 7 Naye uRaheli, ethandeka kakhulu kuNkulunkulu, ethandwa kakhulu nguJakobe ongcwele, wahlala isikhathi eside eyinyumba, nokho kamuva kwaba unina kaJosefa, owayengesiye umbusi waseGibithe kuphela, kodwa wakhulula izizwe eziningi ekubhujisweni. indlala.

8 Ubani phakathi kwabahluleli owayenamandla kunoSamsoni, noma ongcwele ukwedlula uSamuweli?

Nokho bobabili onina babeyinyumba.

9 Kodwa uma isizathu singanikholisi ngeqiniso lamazwi ami, ukuthi kukhona ukukhulelwa njalo eminyakeni edlule, nokuthi labo ababeyinyumba baveze ukumangala kwabo okukhulu; ngalokho u-Ana umkakho uyakukulethela indodakazi, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uMariya; 10 Njengokwesithembiso sakho, uyakwahlukaniselwa uJehova kwasebuntwaneni bakhe, agcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele kwasesizalweni sikanina; 11 Kayikudla, angaphuzi lutho olungcolileyo, lohambo lwakhe lungabi phakathi kwabantukazana, kodwa ethempelini leNkosi; ukuze angaweli ngaphansi kwanoma yikuphi ukunyundela noma ukusolwa ngokubi.

12 Ngakho ekuhambeni kweminyaka yakhe, njengalokhu ezelwe ngokuyisimangaliso yinyumba eyinyumba, kanjalo, eseyintombi, ngendlela engenakuqhathaniswa, aveze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, eyakuzala. , abizwe ngokuthi uJesu, futhi, ngokuvumelana negama lakhe, abe nguMsindisi wazo zonke izizwe.

13 Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kuwe sezinto engizishoyo, lapho usufika esangweni legolide laseJerusalema, uyakuhlangana khona nomkakho u-Ana, ekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi ungabuyi, ajabule. ukukubona.

14 Kwathi ingilosi isitshilo lezizinto yasuka kuye.

ISAHLUKO 3 1 Emva kwalokho ingelosi yabonakala ku-Ana umkakhe, yathi: “Ungesabi, ungacabangi ukuthi okubonayo kungumoya.

2 Ngokuba mina ngiyileyo ngelosi eyanikela imikhuleko yakho nezipho zakho phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi manje ngithunyelwe kuwe, ukuze ngikwazise ukuthi uzozalelwa indodakazi, eyakuthiwa uMariya, futhi ibusiswe phezulu. bonke abesifazane.

3 Uzabe egcwele umusa weNkosi, masinyane ekuzalweni kwakhe, ahlale iminyaka emithathu ukulunyulwa kwakhe endlini kayise, kuthi ngasemuva enikelwe enkonzweni yeNkosi, angasuki endlini kayise. ethempelini, aze afike eminyakeni yokuhlakanipha.

4 Ngezwi, uyakuyikhonza iNkosi khona ubusuku nemini ngokuzila ukudla nangokukhuleka, adede kukho konke okungcolileyo, angazi muntu; 5 Kodwa, njengesenzakalo esingenakuqhathaniswa esingenakho noma yikuphi ukungcola noma ukungcola, futhi intombi engazani nandoda, iyozala indodana, futhi

incekukazi iyozala iNkosi, leyo kokubili ngomusa wayo nangegama nangemisebenzi yayo, iyoba nguMsindisi. zomhlaba.

6 Ngakho sukuma, ukhuphukele eJerusalema; kuzakuthi lapho usufikile endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi yisango legolide, ngoba ligundiswe ngegolide, njengophawu lwalokho engikutshelile, uzahlangana lendoda yakho, osuyivikele yona. baye bakhathazeka kakhulu.

7 Ngakho-ke nxa nifumana lezizinto sezifezekile, kholwani ukuthi konke okunye enginitshele khona, kuyakufezeka nokufezeka.

8 Ngakho ngokomyalo wengelosi, bobabili basuka ezindaweni ababekuyo, futhi lapho befika endaweni eyayishiwo yingelosi, bahlangana.

9 Basebethokoza embonweni omunye lomunye, besuthiseka ngesithembiso somntwana, babonga iNkosi, ephakamisa abathobekileyo.

10 Ngemva kokuyidumisa iNkosi, babuyela ekhaya, bahlala benethemba eliqinisekileyo lesithembiso sikaNkulunkulu.

11 Ngakho u-Ana wakhulelwa, wazala indodakazi, futhi, ngokomyalo wengelosi, abazali baqamba igama layo ngokuthi uMariya.

ISAHLUKO 4 1 Kwathi isiphelile iminyaka emithathu, nesikhathi sokulunyulwa kwayo sesiphelile, baletha intombi ethempelini likaJehova neminikelo.

2 Futhi kwakukhona cishe ithempeli, ngokwezihlabelelo eziyishumi nanhlanu zezinyathelo, izitebhisi eziyishumi nanhlanu zokunyuka.

3 Ngokuba ithempeli elakhiwa entabeni, i-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa elalingaphandle lalingenakusondelwa ngaphandle kwezitebhisi; 4 Abazali beNcasakazi ebusisiweyo nosana uMariya bamkhwelisa kwesinye salezi zitebhisi; 5 Kwathi bekhumula izingubo zabo ababehambe bezigqokile, begqokisa ezazicocekile nezihlanzekile ngokomthetho, 6 Phakathi naleso sikhathi iNcasakazi yeNkosi ngale ndlela yakhuphuka zonke izitebhisi ngokulandelana, ngaphandle kosizo lwanoma ubani ukuyihola noma ukuyiphakamisa, kangangokuthi noma ubani wayeyokwahlulela kusukela lapho ukuthi wayesekhulile.

7 Kanjalo iNkosi yenza, isewusana lweNcasakazi yayo, yenza lomsebenzi omangalisayo, nobufakazi ngalesi simangaliso ukuthi yayimkhulu kangakanani ukuba ibe njalo emva kwalokhu.

8 Kodwa abazali sebenikele umhlatshelo wabo ngokwesiko lomthetho, sebesifezile isifungo sabo, bayishiya iNtombi nezinye izintombi emakamelweni ethempeli, ababezokhushulelwa khona, babuyela ekhaya.

ISAHLUKO 5 1 Kodwa iNtombi yeNkosi, iqhubeka ekwesabeni, yakhula nasekupheleleni, nanjengokusho komhubi, uyise nonina bayishiya, kepha uJehova wayinakekela.

2 Ngokuba wayenengxoxo yezingelosi imihla ngemihla, futhi imihla ngemihla wamukela izivakashi ezivela kuNkulunkulu, ezimvikela kuzo zonke izinhlobo zobubi, futhi wamenza ukuba avame ngakho konke okuhle; 3 Kwaze kwathi lapho ekugcineni efika onyakeni wakhe weshumi nane, njengoba ababi babengenakumbeka icala elifanele ukusolwa, ngakho bonke abantu abalungile, ababejwayelene naye, bajabulela ukuphila kwakhe nenkulumo yakhe.

4 Ngalesosikhathi umphristi omkhulu wenza isiyalelo emphakathini. Ukuze zonke izintombi ezazinezindawo zomphakathi ethempelini, ezafika kulesi sikhathi, zibuyele ekhaya, futhi, njengoba manje zase zikhule ngokwanele, kufanele, ngokwesiko lezwe lakubo, zizame ukuganwa.

5 Yilowo myalo, nakuba zonke ezinye izintombi zawulalela ngokushesha, uMariya iNcasakazi yeNkosi yedwa owaphendula, ukuthi wayengenakuwuthobela.

6 Ebeka lezi zizathu ukuthi yena nabazali bakhe babemnikele enkonzweni yeNkosi; futhi ngaphandle kwalokho, wathembisa ubuntombi eNKOSIni, isithembiso ayezimisele ngaso ukuthi angeke asephule ngokulala lendoda.

7 Kwathi umpristi omkhulu esebunzimeni.

8 Ebona ukuthi kazange abe lesibindi sokuchitha isifungo, engalaleli umbhalo othi: Yenza isithembiso, ugcwalise; 9 futhi futhi ungethusi isiko, abayalwa ngalo abantu abangabaziyo, 10 ukuze ngomkhosi osondelayo bonke abakhokheli baseJerusalema lezindawo ezingomakhelwane babuthane ndawonye, ukuze bathole iseluleko sabo, ukuthi wayengaqhuba njani kuhle endabeni enzima kangaka.

11 Sebehlangene ngakho, bavumelana ngazwi linye ukuyofuna uJehova, babuze kuye ngale ndaba.

12 Kwathi sebekhulekile bonke, umpristi omkhulu wahamba njengejwayelo ukubuza kuNkulunkulu.

13 Futhi masinyane kwaba khona izwi eliphuma emkhunjini, kanye nesihlalo somusa, bonke ababekhona abalizwayo, ukuthi kufanele kubuzwe noma kufunwe ngesiphrofetho sika-Isaya iNcasakazi eyayizonikwa futhi igane; 14 Ngoba uIsaya uthi: Kuzaphuma induku esiqwini sikaJese, lembali iphume empandeni yayo.

15 UMoya weNkosi uyakuba phezu kwakhe, uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokuqonda, uMoya wezeluleko nowamandla, uMoya wokwazi nowokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, nomoya wokumesaba uJehova uyomgcwalisa.

16 Khona-ke, ngokwalesi siprofetho, wamisa ukuba wonke amadoda endlu nomndeni kaDavide, abangashadile, abangashadile, balethe izinduku zabo e-altare, 17 Kunoma yimuphi udondolo lomuntu emva kokulethwa kwayo, kuyohluma imbali, futhi phezu kwayo kufanele kuhlale uMoya weNkosi enjengejuba, kube yindoda eyophiwa iNtombi. futhi uqonywe.

ISAHLUKO 6 1 Kwabakhona kwakukhona indoda ethile, igama layo linguJosefa, wendlu nosendo lukaDavide, umuntu owayeseneminyaka eminingi kakhulu, owakhumula induku yakhe, kwaba yilowo nalowo eletha owakhe.

2 Ngakho kwathi kungabonakala lutho oluvumelana lelizwi lezulwini, umpristi omkhulu wabona kufanele ukuthi aphinde abuze kuNkulunkulu; 3 Owaphendula ngokuthi lowo Intombi eyayizoganelwa nguye yedwa kwababuthiweyo, ongayilethanga induku yakhe.

4 Ngakho uJosefa wanikelwa.

5 Ngokuba lapho eselethile induku yakhe, nejuba livela ezulwini ligxumeka esihlokweni salo, babona bonke ngokusobala ukuthi intombi imiselwe ukumgane; 6 Ngakho, isiphelile imikhosi yokuganana, wabuyela emzini wakubo eBhetlehema, ukuze alungise indlu yakhe, futhi enze odingwayo ngomshado.

7 Kodwa iNcasakazi yeNkosi, uMariya, kanye nezinye izintombi eziyisikhombisa zentanga efanayo, ezazilunyuliwe ngesikhathi esifanayo, futhi ezazibekwe umpristi ukuba zimkhonze, wabuyela endlini yabazali bakhe eGalile.

14 Ngokuba uyiNkosi yaMakhosi, neNkosi yababusi, nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi simi kuze kube phakade naphakade.

15 Kulokhu inkulumo yengelosi iNtombi ayiphendulanga ngokungathi ayikholwa, kodwa ithanda ukwazi indlela yako.

16 Wathi: “Kungenzeka kanjani lokho na? Ngoba ngibona ngokwesifungo sami angikaze ngimazi umuntu wesilisa, ngingazala kanjani umntwana ngaphandle kokwengezwa kwembewu yomuntu?

17 Ingilosi yaphendula yathi: Ungacabangi, Mariya, ukuthi uzakhulelwa ngendlela ejwayelekile.

18 Ngokuba, ngaphandle kokulala nendoda, ngenkathi uyiNtombi, uyokhulelwa; kuyilapho niyiNtombi, niyozala; kanti intombi izancela.

19 Ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, namandla oPhezukonke akusibekele, ngaphandle kokushiswa yizinkanuko.

20 Ngakho lokho okuzelwe nguwe kuyakuba ngcwele kuphela; ngoba kumane kuthathwe ngaphandle kwesono, futhi lapho ezalwa, kuyothiwa iNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

21 UMariya waseselula izandla, waphakamisela amehlo akhe ezulwini, wathi: Khangela ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi. makube kimi njengezwi lakho.

ISAHLUKO 7

ISAHLUKO 8

1 Ngalesi sikhathi sokufika kwakhe kokuqala eGalile, ingelosi uGabriyeli yathunyelwa kuye ivela kuNkulunkulu ukuba imbikele ngokukhawulwa koMsindisi wethu, nendlela yakhe yokumthwala kwakhe.

2 Ngakho wangena kuye, wagcwalisa ikamelo ayekulo ngokukhanya okukhulu, wambingelela ngobubele, wathi: 3 Sawubona, Mariya! Intombi yeNkosi iyamukeleka kakhulu! O Virgin egcwele Umusa! INkosi inawe, ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabo bonke abesifazane, ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabo bonke abesilisa, lokho. sebezelwe kuze kube manje.

4 Kodwa iNtombi eNcasakazi, eyayijwayelene ngaphambili nobuso bezingelosi, okwakungeyona into engavamile kuyo ukukhanya okunjalo okuvela ezulwini, 5 Akesatshiswanga ngombono wengelosi, noma amangazwa ubukhulu bokukhanya, kodwa wakhathazeka ngamazwi engelosi.

6 Base beqala ukuqaphela ukuthi ukubingelela okungaka kungasho ukuthini, ukuthi kuyini, noma ukuthi kungaba luhlobo luni lwesiphetho.

7 Ingelosi iyaphendula, iphefumulelwe ngokwaphezulu; 8 Ungesabi, Mariya, njengokungathi ngiqonde utho oluphambene nobumsulwa bakho kulokhu kubingelela; 9 Ngoba uthole umusa eNkosini, ngoba ukhethe ubuntombi bakho.

10 Ngakho-ke useyintombi, uyakukhulelwa ngaphandle kwesono, futhi uzale indodana.

11 Uyakuba mkhulu, ngokuba uyakubusa kusukela elwandle kuze kube-selwandle, kusukela emifuleni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

12 Futhi iyobizwa ngokuthi iNdodana yoPhezukonke; ngoba ozelwe ephansi emhlabeni uyabusa kophakemeyo ezulwini.

13 INkosi iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi sikayise uDavide, abuse phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe awuyikuba nakuphela.

1 UJosefa wasesuka eJudiya waya eGalili, ehlose ukuganwa yintombi eyayimgane; 2 Ngoba kwasekuselezinyanga ezintathu esethembisene umshado wakhe.

3 Ekugcineni kwaba sobala ukuthi wayekhulelwe, futhi kwakungenakufihleka kuJosefa.

4 Ngoba ukuya entombini ngesihle, esemiselwe umshado, ekhuluma kuhle layo, wayibona isikhulelwe.

5 Futhi phezu kwalokho waqala ukuxakeka nokungabaza, engazi ukuthi iyiphi inkambo okwakungaba ngcono ukuyithatha; 6 Ngokuba engumuntu olungileyo, akathandanga ukumveza, noma ukumhlambalaza, emsola ngokuthi uyisifebe, ngokuba eyindoda eqotho; 7 Ngakho wazimisela ukuqeda isivumelwano sabo ngasese, lokumala ngasese.

8 Esazindla ngalezi zinto, bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yabonakala kuye ebuthongweni, yathi uJosefa, indodana kaDavide, ungesabi; 9 Ningathandi ukuba nezinsolo zokuthi iNtombi inecala lokuphinga, noma ukucabanga utho olubi ngayo, futhi ningesabi ukuyithatha ibe ngumfazi; 10 Ngokuba lokho okuzelwe kuye futhi manje okukhathaza ingqondo yenu, akuwona umsebenzi womuntu, kodwa uMoya oNgcwele.

11 Ngokuba kuyona yodwa iNcasakazi eyakuzala iNdodana kaNkulunkulu kubo bonke abesifazane, uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJesu, okungukuthi, uMsindisi, ngokuba nguye oyakusindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.

12 Ngakho uJosefa, ngokomyalo wengelosi, washada neNtombi, futhi akayazi, kodwa wayigcina ebumsulwa.

13 Manje yasondela inyanga yesishiyagalolunye kusukela ekukhulelweni kwakhe, lapho uJosefa ethatha umkakhe kanye nanoma yiziphi ezinye izinto ezazidingeka eBhetlehema, umuzi ayevela kuwo.

14 Kwathi beselapho, zaphelela izinsuku zokuba abelethe.

15 Futhi wazala izibulo lakhe, njengoba abaVangeli abangcwele befundisa, ngisho neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, lowo kanye noYise, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele, ophila futhi obusa kuze kube phakade.