Lukha 3
3
Inshumayelo yaJohane uMbhabhatisi
(Mat. 3:1-12; Mak. 1:1-8; Joh. 1:19-28)
1Kwakungumnyaka weli-15 wekubusa kwaThibheriyusi, uMbusi; Phontiyuse Philatu bekanguLusibalukhulu waseJudiya, Herodi ayinkhosi yaseGalile, umnakabo Filiphu bekayinkhosi yesigodzi sase-Ithureya naseTrakhonithisi; Lisaniyasi abeyinkhosi yase-Abilene. 2 Bo-Anasi naKhayafase babebaphristi labakhulu.
Livi laNkulunkulu lefika kuJohane, indvodzana yaZakhariya, ngaso leso sikhatsi, asehlane. 3Ngako-ke Johane wasihamba sonkhe sigodzi lesingasemfuleni iJordane ashumayela atsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe, Nkulunkulu utanitsetselela tono tenu.” 4 Njengobe umphrofethi Isaya wabhala encwadzini yakhe watsi:
“Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi:
‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi!
Nente imikhondvo yayo icondze!
5Tonkhe tigodzi atigcwaliswe,
tintsatjana netintsaba tentiwe tihlangane;
netindlela letingakacondzi ticondziswe,
tindlela letimbi tentiwe tihambeke.
6Bonkhe bantfu bayakuyibona
isindziso yaNkulunkulu!’ ”
7 Ticumbi tebantfu teta kutakubhajatiswa nguJohane. Watsi kubo: “Tinyoka-ndzini! Nitjelwe ngubani kutsi ningalubalekela lolulaka lwaNkulunkulu lolutako? 8 Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka. Ningacali nicabange kutsi: ‘Abrahama ngukhokho wetfu.’ Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angawatsatsa nalamatje awente titukulwane ta-Abrahama! 9 Lizembe selibekwe emphandzeni yetihlahla. Sonkhe sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letimnandzi, sitakugecwa siwe, bese silahlwa emlilweni.”
10Bantfu bambuta batsi: “Kepha kufanele sente njani?”
11 Waphendula watsi: “Nangabe unemahembe lamabili, nika lomunye longenalo libe linye, lonekudla akacetunele labanye.”
12Labanye batselisi beta nabo kutakubhajatiswa, bafike bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, kufanele sente njani?” 13Wabatjela watsi: “Ningabe nisatselisa ngalokungetulu kweyemtsetfo.”
14Emabutfo nawo ambuta atsi: “Tsine-ke? Sifanele sente njani?” Watsi-ke yena kubo: “Ningemuki muntfu imali yakhe ngemacebo, yeneliswani ngumholo wenu.”
15Bantfu bacala kwetsemba bacabangisisa ngaJohane, bacabanga kutsi mhlawumbe kungahle kube nguye loKhristu. 16 Ngako Johane wabatjela bonkhe watsi: “Nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kukhona lomkhulu kunami lotako, lengingakafaneli ngisho nekutfukulula imichilo yeticatfulo etinyaweni takhe. Utakunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo. 17Esandleni sakhe unesitja sekwela emabele lasabhuliwe, awatsele esilulwini, bese kutsi emakhoba awashise ngemlilo longeke ucishe.”
18Johane washumayela ngetindlela letinyenti ancusa bantfu ngesineke abatjela ngeliVangeli.
19 Kodvwa Johane abeyisola inkhosi Herodi ngekutsatsa umkhula wayo lobekanguHerodiyasi. Kantsi futsi kunyenti lokubi labesakwentile loHerodi. 20Herodi wase wenta lokubi kakhulu-ke manje ngekubopha Johane amfake ejele.
Kubhajatiswa kwaJesu
(Mat. 3:13-17; Mak. 1:9-11)
21Kwatsi nase babhajatiswe bonkhe, kwase kubhajatiswa naJesu. Watsi asathandaza kwavuleka lizulu, 22 Moya Longcwele wehlela kuye afana nelituba. Kwevakala livi liphuma ezulwini litsi: “Wena uyiNdvodzana yami letsandzekako. Ngitfokotile ngawe.”
Bokhokho baJesu
(Mat. 1:1-17)
23Nakacala lomsebenti wakhe Jesu abeneminyaka lecishe ibe ngema-30 budzala; bantfu babecabanga kutsi uyindvodzana yaJosefa labengumsa wa-Eli, 24umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi, umsa waMelkhi, umsa waJanayi, umsa waJosefa, 25umsa waMathathiyase, umsa wa-Amosi, umsa waNahume, umsa waHesli, umsa waNagayi, 26umsa waMahathi, umsa waMathathiyase, umsa waSemeyini, umsa waJoseki, umsa waJoda, 27umsa waJowanani, umsa waResa, umsa waZerubhabheli, umsa waSheyaltiyeli, umsa waNeri, 28umsa waMelkhi, umsa wa-Adi, umsa waKhosamu, umsa wa-Elmadamu, umsa wa-Eri, 29umsa waJoshuwa, umsa wa-Eliyezeri, umsa waJorimu, umsa waMathati, umsa waLevi, 30umsa waSimeyoni, umsa waJuda, umsa waJosefa, umsa waJonamu, umsa wa-Eliyakhimu, 31umsa waMeliya, umsa waMena, umsa waMathatha, umsa waNatani, umsa waDavide, 32 umsa waJese, umsa wa-Obedi, umsa waBhowazi, umsa waSala, umsa waNasoni, 33 umsa wa-Aminadabi, umsa wa-Admini, umsa wa-Arini, umsa wa-Hezroni, umsa waPheresi, umsa waJuda, 34 umsa waJakobe, umsa wa-Isaka, umsa wa-Abrahama, umsa waThara, umsa waNahori, 35umsa waSerugi, umsa waRehu, umsa waPhelegi, umsa wa-Ebheri, umsa waShela, 36 umsa waKhenani, umsa wa-Aphakisadi, umsa waShemi, umsa waNowa, umsa waLameki, 37umsa waMethusala, umsa wa-Enoki, umsa waJarede, umsa waMahalaleli, umsa waKhenani, 38 umsa wa-Enoshi, umsa waSethi, umsa wa-Adamu, umsa waNkulunkulu.
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