Luka 3
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Luka 3
1Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, noHerode engumbusi wesifunda saseGalile, noFiliphu umfowabo engumbusi wesifunda sase-Itureya nasesifundeni saseTrakoniti, noLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene,
2U-Anase noKayafase bengabapristi abakhulu, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.
3Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono;
4njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.
5Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa, izindlela ezimazombezombe zibe bushelelezi;
6Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.
7Khona wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo na?
8Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe.
9Kalokhu izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe emlilweni.
10Amaxuku ambuza athi: Pho-ke sizakwenzani?
11Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akabele ongenalutho; nalowo odlayo makenze ngokunjalo.
12Kwasekufika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwenzani na?
13Wathi kubo: Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo.
14Namasosha ambuza, ethi: “Thina-ke siyakwenzani na? Wasesithi kubo: Lingaphambanisi muntu, lingaqambi amanga; neneliswe yinkokhelo yenu.
15Kwathi abantu besalindile, bezindla bonke ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane ukuthi unguKristu yini, kumbe hatshi;
16UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe;
17olwelo lwakhe lusesandleni sakhe, aze ahlanze isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.
18Esikhundleni sakhe nangezinye izinto eziningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu.
19Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo langakho konke okubi uHerodi abekwenzile;
20Wenezela nalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wavalela uJohane etilongweni.
21Kwathi sebebhabhathiziwe abantu bonke, uJesu laye esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka;
22UMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngiyathokoza ngawe.
23UJesu yena waqala eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu (njengoba kwakucatshangwa) indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli,
24eyayiyindodana kaMathathi, eyayiyindodana kaLevi, eyayiyindodana kaMelki, eyayiyindodana kaJana, eyayiyindodana kaJosefa,
25owayeyindodana kaMathathiya, indodana ka-Amose, indodana kaNawume, indodana ka-Esli, indodana kaNagi,
26owayeyindodana kaMahathi, indodana kaMathathiya, indodana kaShimeyi, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJuda,
27owayeyindodana kaJowana, indodana kaResa, indodana kaSorubabele, indodana kaSalatiyeli, indodana kaNeri,
28owayeyindodana kaMelki, indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKosamu, indodana ka-Elimodamu, indodana ka-Eri,
29owayeyindodana kaJose, indodana kaEliyezeri, indodana kaJorimi, indodana kaMathati, indodana kaLevi,
30owayeyindodana kaSimeyoni, indodana kaJuda, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJonan, indodana ka-Eliyakimi,
31owayeyindodana kaMeleya, indodana kaMenani, indodana kaMatatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana kaDavide,
32owayeyindodana kaJese, indodana ka-Obede, indodana kaBhowazi, indodana kaSalimoni, indodana kaNashoni,
33eyayiyindodana ka-Aminadaba, indodana ka-Aramu, indodana ka-Eziromu, indodana kaPheresi, indodana kaJuda,
34owayeyindodana kaJakobe, indodana ka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abrahama, indodana kaThara, indodana kaNahori,
35eyayiyindodana kaSaruki, eyayiyindodana kaRagawu, eyayiyindodana kaPhaleki, eyayiyindodana kaHebhere, indodana kaSala,
36Owayeyindodana kaKhayinan, indodana ka-Arpakishadi, indodana kaSemi, indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameka,
37owayeyindodana kaMathusela, indodana ka-Enoke, indodana kaJarede, indodana kaMalaleli, indodana kaKhenani,
38Owayeyindodana ka-Enoshe, owayeyindodana kaSeti, owayeyindodana ka-Adamu, owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu.
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