Ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu

2Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku, isimiso saphuma kuKesari uAgastasia, sokuthi kubhalwe umhlaba wonkeb. 2 Lokhukubhalwa kwakungokokuqalac ukwenziwa lapho uKwiriniya engumbusid weSiriyae. 3 Bonke basebesiya ukuze bayebhalwa, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakibo. 4 LoJosefa laye wenyukaf esuka eGalili, emzini iNazaretha, waya eJudiyag, emzini kaDavida, othiwa yiBhethelehemah, ngoba wayengowendlu lowosendo lukaDavidai, 5 ukuyabhalwa kanye loMariya umkakhe ayemganile, owayezithwelej. 6 Kwasekusithi belapho, zaseziphelela insuku zokubeletha kwakhek. 7 Wasebeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabuthol, wayigoqela ngamalembum, wayilalisa emkolwenin, ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambio.

8 Njalo kwakukhona kulelolizwe abelusi ababehlala egangeni futhi belinde umhlambi wabo ebusuku. 9 Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yema eduze kwabop, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya ibazingelezeleq; njalo besaba ngokwesaba okukhulur. 10 Ingilosi yasisithi kubo: Lingesabi; ngoba khangelani, ngitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ezentokozo enkulu, ezakuba kubantu bonke; 11 ngoba lizalelwe lamuhlas uMsindisit, onguKristuu iNkosiv, emzini kaDavidaw. 12 Njalo lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kinix: Lizathola usane lugoqelwe ngamalembuy, lulele emkolweniz. 13 Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixukua lebutho lasezulwinib, lidumisa uNkulunkuluc, lisithi: 14 Udumo kalube kuNkulunkulud kweliphezulue, lokuthula emhlabenif; isifiso esihle ebantwinig.

15 Kwasekusithi, ingilosi sezisukile kubo zisiya ezulwini, abantu, abangabelusi, bakhulumisana besithi: Ake siye eBhethelehemah, sibone leyonto eyenzakeleyo, iNkosi esazise yona. 16 Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bathola oMariya loJosefa, losane lulele emkolwenii. 17 Sebebonile basebesazisa indawo ezizingelezeleyo ngelizwi ababelitshelwe mayelana lalo umntwana omncane. 18 Labo bonke abakuzwayo bamangala ngezinto ezazikhulunywe ngabelusi kubo. 19 Kodwa uMariyaj walondoloza wonke la amazwi, enakana ngawo enhliziyweni yakhek. 20 Basebebuyela abelusi, bemdumisal bembonga uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto ababezizwile lababezibonile, njengalokho okwakukhulunywe kubom.

21 Kwathi seziphelile insuku eziyisificaminwembili zokuthi umntwana omncane asokwen, ibizo lakhe laselithiwa nguJesu, elalibizwe yingilosi engakomulwa esiswinio.

USimeyoni loAna

22 Kwathi seziphelele insuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomlayo kaMozisip, bamletha eJerusalema, ukuze bammise phambi kweNkosiq 23 (njengokulotshiweyo emlayweni weNkosi ukuthi konke okwesilisa okuvula isibeletho kuzathiwa kungcwele eNkosini)r 24 lokuthi banikele umhlatshelo njengokutshiwo emlayweni weNkosi, amajuba amabili kumbe amaphuphu amabili enkwilimbas.

25 Njalo khangela, kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu, obizo lakhe linguSimeyoni, njalo lumuntu wayelungile ekhuthele ekukhonzenit, elindeleu induduzo kaIsrayeliv, loMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe. 26 Futhi kwakubonakalisiwe kuye nguMoya oyiNgcwelew, ukuthi kayikubona ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosix. 27 Wasengena ethempelini ngoMoyay; kwathi abazali bemletha umntwana omncane uJesu, ukuze benze ngaye ngokomkhuba womlayoz, 28 yena wasemthatha wamphatha engalweni zakhe, wabonga uNkulunkulua, wathi: 29 Nkosib, khathesi iyekele inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthulac, njengokwelizwi lakhod; 30 ngoba amehlo ami alubonile usindiso lwakhoe 31 olulungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonkef; 32 ukukhanya kokwembulela abezizweg, lenkazimulo yesizwe sakho uIsrayelih. 33 UJosefa lonina basebemangala ngezinto ezatshiwo ngaye. 34 USimeyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: Khangela, lo umiselwei ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi kuIsrayelij, lokuba yisibonakaliso esizaphikiswak; 35 futhi lawe, inkemba izadabula owakho umphefumulol; ukuze imicabango yenhliziyo ezinengi yembulwem.

36 Njalo kwakukhona uAna umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sikaAsherin; wayesekhulile kakhuluo, ebehlale lendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe, 37 njalo wayengumfelokazi owayengaba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane, engasuki ethempelini, ekhonzap ngokuzila ukudlaq langemikhulekor ebusuku leminis. 38 Laye efika ngalelohola wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababelindelet inkululeko eJerusalemau.

39 Kwathi sebeqedile konke okungokomlayo weNkosi, babuyela eGaliliv, emzini wakibo iNazarethaw. 40 Lomntwana omncane wakhula, waqina emoyeni, wagcwala inhlakanipho; lomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhex.

Umntwana uJesu ethempelini

41 Njalo abazali bakhe babesiya eJerusalema iminyaka yonkey ngomkhosi wephasikaz. 42 Kwathi eseleminyaka elitshumi lambili, sebenyukele eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosia, 43 njalo sebeziqedile insukub, ekubuyeleni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema; njalo uJosefa lonina bengazi; 44 kodwa becabanga ukuthi wayesexukwini endleleni, bahamba uhambo losuku, bamdinga phakathi kwezininic labazana labod; 45 kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemdinga. 46 Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezintathu, bamthola ethempelini, ehlezi phakathie kwabafundisi, njalo ebalalela, futhi ebabuzaf. 47 Njalo bonke ababemuzwag bamangala kakhuluh ngolwazi lempendulo zakhei. 48 Kwathi bembona bamangalaj; lonina wathi kuye: Mntanami, wenzeleni okunje kithi? Khangela, uyihlo lami besikudinga sidubekilek. 49 Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lingidinga? Belingakwazi yini ukuthi kumele ukuthi ngibe sezintweni zikaBabal? 50 Kodwa bona kabaliqedisisanga ilizwi alikhuluma kubom. 51 Wasesehla labo, weza eNazarethan; wazehlisela ngaphansi kwabo. Unina wasegcina zonke lezizinto enhliziyweni yakheo. 52 UJesu waseqhubeka enhlakaniphenip lekukhuleniq, lekuthandekeni kuNkulunkulu lebantwinir.