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Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Krestu

1 Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku, isimiso saphuma kuKesari uAgastasi, sokuthi kubalwe umhlaba wonke. 2 Lokhukubalwa kwakungokokuqala ukwenziwa lapho uKwiriniya wayengumbusi weSiriya. 3 Bonke basebesiya ukuze babalwe, ilowo lalowo emzini wakibo. 4 LoJosefa laye wenyukela eGalili, emzini othiwa iNazaretha, waya eJudiya, emzini kaDavida, othiwa yiBetlehema, ngoba wayengowendlu lowosendo lukaDavida, 5 ukuyabalwa kanye loMariya owayemiselwe ukuba ngumkakhe, owayezithwele. 6 Kwasekusithi belapho, insuku zakhe zokubeletha zaseziphelele, 7 wasebeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho, wayigoqela ngamalembu, wayilalisa emkolweni, ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambi.

8 Njalo kwakukhona kulelolizwe abelusi ababehlala egangeni futhi belinde umlaga womhlambi wabo ebusuku. 9 Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yema duze kwabo, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya ibazingelezele; njalo besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu. 10 Ingilosi yasisithi kubo: Lingesabi; ngoba khangelani, ngivangela kini intokozo enkulu, ezakuba kuso sonke isizwe; 11 ngoba lizalelwe lamuhla uMsindisi, onguKrestu iNkosi, emzini kaDavida. 12 Njalo lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini: Lizathola usane lugoqelwe ngamalembu, lulele emkolweni. 13 Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixuku lebutho lezulwini, lidumisa uNkulunkulu, lisithi: 14 Udumo kalube kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, lokuthula emhlabeni; isifiso esihle ebantwini.

15 Kwasekusithi, ingilosi sezisukile kubo zaya ezulwini, abantu abangabelusi bakhulumisana besithi: Ake siye eBetlehema, sibone leyonto eyenzakeleyo, iNkosi esazise yona. 16 Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bathola uMariya kanye loJosefa, losane lulele emkolweni. 17 Sebebonile basebesazisa indawo ezizingelezeleyo ngelizwi ababelitshelwe mayelana lalo umntwana omncane. 18 Labo bonke abakuzwayo bamangala ngezinto ezazikhulunywe ngabelusi kubo; 19 kodwa uMariya walondoloza wonke la amazwi, enakana ngawo enhliziyweni yakhe. 20 Basebebuyela abelusi, bemdumisa bembonga uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto ababezizwile lababezibonile, njengalokho okwakukhulunywe kubo.

21 Kwathi seziphelile insuku eziyisificaminwembili zokuthi umntwana omncane asokwe, ibizo lakhe kwasekuthiwa nguJesu, owayelibizwe yingilosi engakomulwa esiswini.

USimeyoni loAna

22 Kwathi seziphelele insuku sokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomlayo kaMozisi, bamletha eJerusalema, ukuze bammise phambi kweNkosi, 23 njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni weNkosi ukuthi konke okwesilisa okuvula isibeletho kuzathiwa ngokwehlukaniselwe iNkosi, 24 lokuthi banikele umhlatshelo njengokutshiwo emlayweni weNkosi, inkwilimba ezimbili kumbe abantwana ababili bamajuba.

25 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu, ibizo lakhe nguSimeyoni, njalo lumuntu wayelungile wayekhuthele ekukhonzeni, wayelindele induduzo yabakoIsrayeli, loMoya oNgcwele wawuphezu kwakhe. 26 Futhi kwakubonakalisiwe kuye nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuthi kayikubona ukufa engakamboni uKrestu weNkosi. 27 Wasengena ngoMoya ethempelini; kwathi abazali bemletha umntwana omncane uJesu, ukuze benze ngaye ngokomkhuba womlayo, 28 yena wasemthatha wamphatha engalweni zakhe, wabonga uNkulunkulu, wathi: 29 Nkosi, khathesi iyekele inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthula, njengelizwi lakho; 30 ngoba amehlo ami alubonile usindiso lwakho 31 olulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke; 32 ukukhanya kokwembulela abezizwe, lokwenkazimulo yesizwe sakho uIsrayeli. 33 UJosefa lonina basebemangala ngezinto ezatshiwo ngaye. 34 USimeyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: Khangela, lo umiselwe ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi kuIsrayeli, lesibonakaliso esizaphikiswa; 35 futhi lawe, umhedla uzagwaza emphefumulweni wakho; ukuze imicabango yenhliziyo zabanengi yembulwe.

36 Njalo kwakukhona uAna umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sikaAsheri; wayesehambe insuku ezinengi, ebehlale lendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa emva kobuntombi bakhe, 37 njalo wayengumfelwakazi owayengaba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane, engasuki ethempelini, ekhonza ngokuzila ukudla langemikhuleko ebusuku lemini. 38 Laye-ke efika ngalelohola wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababelindele inkululeko eJerusalema.

39 Kwathi sebeqedile konke okungokomlayo weNkosi, babuyela eGalili, emzini wakibo iNazaretha. 40 Lomntwana omncane wakhula, waqina emoyeni, wagcwala inhlakanipho; lomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe.

Umntwana uJesu ethempelini

41 Njalo abazali bakhe babesiya eJerusalema wonke umnyaka ngomkhosi weDlulaphezulu. 42 Kwathi esefikise iminyaka elitshumi lambili, sebenyukele eJerusalema njengomkhuba wedili, 43 njalo seziphelile insuku, ekubuyeleni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema; njalo uJosefa lonina bengazi; 44 kodwa becabanga ukuthi wayesexukwini endleleni, bahamba uhambo losuku, bamdinga phakathi kwezinini labazana labo; 45 kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemdinga. 46 Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezintathu, bamthola ethempelini, ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, njalo ebalalela, futhi ebabuza. 47 Bonke ababemuzwa basebemangala kakhulu ngokwazi lempendulo zakhe. 48 Kwathi bembona bamangala; lonina wathi kuye: Mntanami, wenzeleni okunje kithi? Khangela, uyihlo lami besikudinga sidubekile. 49 Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lingidinga? Belingakwazi yini ukuthi kumele ukuthi ngibe sezintweni zikaBaba? 50 Kodwa bona kabaliqedisisanga ilizwi alikhuluma kubo. 51 Wasesehla labo, weza eNazaretha; wazehlisela ngaphansi kwabo. Unina wasegcina zonke lezizinto enhliziyweni yakhe. 52 UJesu waseqhubeka enhlakanipheni lekukhuleni, lekuthandekeni kuNkulunkulu lebantwini.

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