Luke 1
1 Njengokuba abaningi bezamile ukulanda ngokuhlelekileyo ngalezo zindaba ezigcwaliseke phakathi kwethu,
2 njengalokhu basinika zona labo ababekhona kwasekuqaleni, bezibonela ngamehlo, futhi beyizikhonzi zezwi,
3 nami ngizwa kufanale, njengalokhu ngizihlolisisile ngokucophelela zonke izinto, kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuba ngikulobele ngokuhlelekile, Theyofilu odumileyo,
4 ukuze wazi ukuqiniseka kwalezo zindaba ozifundisiweyo.
5 Kwakukhona emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya, umphristi othile, ogama lakhe nguZakhariya, esigabeni sika-Abhiya, nomkakhe engowamadodakazi ka-Aroni, igama lakhe ngu-Elizabethe.
6 Babelungile bobabili phambi kukaNkulunkulu, behamba ngayo yonke imiyalo nezimiso zeNkosi, bengasoleki.
7 Kepha babengenamntwana, ngokuba u-Elizabethe wayeyinyumba, futhi bobabili base bekhulile.
8 Kwathi-ke uZakhariya enza umsebenzi wakhe wobuphristi phambi kukaNkulunkulu, njengokuhlelwa kwesikhathi sesigaba ayekuso,
9 ngokomthetho wobuphristi, kwaba nguye owadliwa wunkatho ukuba angene ethempelini leNkosi, azoshisa impepho.
10 Isixuku sonke sasikhuleka ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokunikelwa kwempepho.
11 Kwabonakala kuye ingelosi yeNkosi imi ngakwesokunene se-althare lempepho.
12 Kuthe uZakhariya eyibona wethuka, wehlelwa luvalo.
13 Kepha ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Zakhariya, ngokuba isicelo sakho sizwakele; umkakho u-Elizabethe uzakukuzalela indodana, uyiqambe igama uthi nguJohane.
14 Uzakujabula uthokoze ngaye; nabaningi bazakujabula ngokuzalwa kwakhe.
15 Ngokuba uzakuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi; akayukuliphuza iwayini nophuzo olunamandla; uzakugcwaliswa nguMoya oNgcwele esesesiswini sikanina.
16 Uyakuphendulela abaningi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.
17 Uyakuhamba phambi kwayo enomoya namandla ka-Eliya ukuphendula izinhliziyo zawoyise, babuyisane nabantwana, abangalaleliyo babe nokuqonda kwabalungileyo, ukulungisela iNkosi isizwe esikulungiselweyo ukufika kwayo.”
18 UZakhariya wathi engelosini: “Ngiyakukwazi ngani lokhu na? Sengiyindoda endala, nomkami usekhule kakhulu.”
19 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “NginguGabhriyeli mina, omi phambi kukaNkulunkulu; ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikhulume nawe, nokuba ngikubikele lezi zindaba ezinhle.
20 Wena-ke uzakuba yisimungulu, ungakwazi ukukhuluma kuze kube wusuku okwenzeka ngalo lokhu, ngokuba awuwakholwanga amazwi ami azakugcwaliseka ngesikhathi sawo.”
21 Abantu babemlindele uZakhariya nokho bamangala ngokulibala kwakhe ethempelini.
22 Esephumile, kakwazanga ukukhuluma kubo; bakhanyelwa ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini; wayelokhu ekhuluma ngezandla, wahlala-ke eyisimungulu.
23 Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zokukhonza kwakhe, wahamba waya ekhaya.
24 Emva kwalezo zinsuku u-Elizabethe, umkakhe, wakhulelwa, wazifihla izinyanga eziyisihlanu, ethi:
25 “INkosi yenze kanje kimina emihleni engibheke ngayo ngomusa ukuba ilisuse ihlazo lami phakathi kwabantu.”
26 Ngenyanga yesithupha, ingelosi uGabhriyeli yathunywa nguNkulunkulu emzini eGalile, okuthiwa yiNazaretha,
27 entombini eyayithenjiswe umendo yindoda enguJosefa, wendlu kaDavide; igama lentombi kwakunguMariya.
28 Seyifikile, yasondela ingelosi lapho ayekhona, yathi kuye: “E! Wena ophiwe umusa! INkosi inawe; ubusisiwe esifazaneni.”
29 Kepha yena wethuka lapho ezwa izwi layo, wazindla ngokuthi kungaba kubingelela kuni lokhu.
30 Ingelosi yathi kuye: “Ungesabi, Mariya, ngokuba ufumene umusa kuNkulunkulu.
31 Uzakukhulelwa, uzale indodana, uyiqambe igama uthi nguJesu.
32 Yena uyakuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuthi yiNdodana yoPhezukonke. INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakumnika isihlalo sobukhosi, sikayise uDavide;
33 uyakubusa phezu kwendlu kaJakobe kuze kube phakade, nombuso wakhe awuyukuphela.”
34 UMariya wathi engelosini: “Kuyokwenzeka kanjani lokhu, njengokuba ngingayazi indoda na?”
35 Ingelosi yaphendula, yathi kuye: “UMoya oNgcwele uzakuza phezu kwakho, amandla oPhezukonke akusibekele; ngakho-ke lo ongcwele, ozakuzalwa, uzakubizwa ngokuthi yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
36 Phela u-Elizabethe, isihlobo sakho, obekuthiwa inyumba naye ukhulelwe indodana esemdala; le yinyanga yakhe yesithupha.
37 Ngokuba akukho lutho olungenzeke kuNkulunkulu.”
38 UMariya wathi: “Ngiyincekukazi yeNkosi; makwenzeke kimi njengezwi lakho.” Ingelosi yemuka kuye.
39 Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha kwelezintaba emzini wakwaJuda.
40 Wangena endlini kaZakhariya, wambingelela u-Elizabethe.
41 Kwathi ukuba u-Elizabethe ezwe uMariya ebingelela, umntwana wagxuma esiswini sakhe; u-Elizabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele,
42 wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena esifazaneni! Sibusisiwe nesithelo sesisu sakho!
43 Kwenzeka kanjani lokhu kimi ukuba ngihanjelwe ngunina weNkosi yami na?
44 Ngokuba kuthe lapho izwi lokubingelela kwakho lifika ezindlebeni zami, umntwana wagxuma ngokujabula esiswini sami.
45 Ubusisiwe lowo owakholwa ukuthi kuzakufezeka lokho okwakhulunywa yiNkosi kuye.”
46 Wayesethi uMariya: “Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi,
47 nomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wami,
48 ngokuba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe. Kusukela manje izizukulwane zonke ziyakuthi, ngibusisiwe.
49 Ngokuba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu: igama lakhe lingcwele.
50 Isihawu sakhe sisezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane kubo abamesabayo.
51 Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; uchithile abazidlayo ekuzidleni kwenhliziyo yabo.
52 Uwisile amakhosi ezihlalweni, uphakamisile abantukazana.
53 Usuthisile abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle, abacebileyo wabahambisa bevathazela.
54 Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ukuze akhumbule isihawu,
55 njengalokhu akhuluma kokhokho bethu ku-Abhrahama nolibo lwakhe kuze kube phakade.”
56 UMariya wahlala naye cishe izinyanga ezintathu, wayesebuyela ekhaya.
57 Safika-ke isikhathi sika-Elizabethe sokuba abelethe; wazala indodana.
58 Abakhelene naye nezihlobo zakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi imenzele isihawu esikhulu, bathokoza naye.
59 Kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili beza ukuzosoka umntwana, bamqamba ngegama likayise uZakhariya.
60 Unina wayesephendula ethi: “Qha, uzakuthiwa nguJohane.”
61 Bathi kuye: “Akukho noyedwa emndenini wakini obizwa ngalelo gama.”
62 Bakhuluma ngezandla noyise ukuthi ufuna ukumqamba ngaliphi.
63 Wacela isileti, waloba wathi. “NguJohane igama lakhe.” Bamangala bonke.
64 Khona manjalo wavuleka umlomo wakhe nolimi lwakhe lwathombuluka, wayesekhuluma edumisa uNkulunkulu.
65 Bonke abakhelene nabo behlelwa ngukwesaba, bakhuluma ngazo zonke lezo zindaba kulo lonke elezintaba eJudiya,
66 nabo bonke abazizwayo bazigcina ezinhliziyweni zabo, bethi: “Ingabe uyakuba yini lo mntwana na?” Ngokuba impela isandla seNkosi sinaye.
67 UZakhariya, uyise, wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waphrofetha wathi:
68 “Mayibongwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ibahambele abantu bayo, yabahlenga.
69 Yasiphakamisela uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide, inceku yayo,
70 njengalokhu yakhuluma ngomlomo wabaphrofethi bayo abangcwele selokhu kwadabuka umhlaba,
71 ukusisindisa ezitheni zethu, nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo;
72 ukwenzela okhokho bethu isihawu, nokukhumbula isivumelwano sayo esingcwele;
73 isifungo eyasifunga kubaba u-Abhrahama,
74 ukusinika ukuba sikhululwe esandleni sezitha zethu; siyikhonze singenakwesaba
75 ngobungcwele nangokulunga phambi kwayo, zonke izinsuku zethu.
76 Nawe-ke, mntwana, uyakuthiwa ungumphrofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba uyakuyandulela iNkosi; ulungisa izindlela zayo
77 ukukhanyisela abantu bayo ukuyazi insindiso ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo,
78 ngemisesane yesihawu sikaNkulunkulu wethu esihanjelwe ngakho ukukhanya okuvela phezulu,
79 ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.”
80 Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe ku-Israyeli.