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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀϨ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲒⲂⲈⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲆⲞⲨⲘⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲄⲰⲚⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲒⲤⲀⲚⲒⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲈϮⲀⲂⲒⲖⲒⲚⲎ
Ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaThibheriyasi Khesari ngesikhathi uPhontiyasi Philathu engumbusi eJudiya, uHerodi engumbusi eGalile, umfowabo uFiliphu engumbusi wase-Ithuriya leThrakhonithi, njalo loLisaniya engumbusi wase-Abhilene
2 ⲃ̅ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚⲀⲚⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲀⲒⲀⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲌⲀⲬⲀⲢⲒⲀⲤ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ.
ngesikhathi leso u-Anasi loKhayifasi bengabaphristi abakhulu, kwafika ilizwi likaNkulunkulu kuJohane indodana kaZakhariya esenkangala.
Wawuhamba wonke umango waseJodani, etshumayela ubhaphathizo lokuphenduka ukuze izono zithethelelwe.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ.
Njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umphrofethi: “Ilizwi lalowo omemezayo enkangala, ‘Lungisani indlela kaThixo, yenzani indlela zakhe ziqonde.
5 ⲉ̅ ϦⲈⲖⲖⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲘⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲀⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲐⲈⲂⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲔⲞⲖϪ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲨϪⲎⲚ
Zonke izigodi zizagcwaliswa, izintaba zonke lamaqaqa kuzakwehliselwa phansi. Izindlela zonke ezimazombe zizaqonda, izindlela ezimakhilikithi zizakuba butshelezi.
Abantu bonke bazayibona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲐⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀϪⲰ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
UJohane wathi emaxukwini abantu ababuya ukuzobhaphathizwa nguye, “Lina nzalo yezinyoka! Lilimukiswe ngubani ukuthi libalekele ulaka oluzayo na?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲞⲨⲈ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ.
Thelani izithelo ezihambelana lokuphenduka. Njalo lingaqali ukuzitshela ukuthi, ‘Silo-Abhrahama ongubaba wethu.’ Ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi kuwonala amatshe uNkulunkulu angamenzela u-Abhrahama abantwana.
9 ⲑ̅ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
Ihloka selivele selisezimpandeni zezihlahla, njalo zonke izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo ezilungileyo zizaganyulwa, ziphoselwe emlilweni.”
Abantu bambuza bathi, “Pho kumele senzeni?”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢⲐⲎⲚ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϮ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
UJohane waphendula wathi, “Leyondoda elamajazi amabili kayimuphe ongelalo elinye lalowo olokudla kenze njalo.”
Labathelisi labo beza ukuzabhaphathizwa. Babuza bathi, “Mfundisi, kumele senzeni?”
Wabatshela wathi, “Lingathelisi ledlulise okufunekayo.”
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲖⲈϢϪ ϨⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲢⲀϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲮⲰⲚⲒⲞⲚ.
Abanye abebutho bambuza bathi, “Thina-ke senzeni?” Waphendula wathi, “Lingancindezeli ukuthi liphiwe imali njalo lingabeki muntu umlandu wamanga njalo lisuthiseke ngomholo wenu.”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲎⲠⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
Abantu babehlezi belindele njalo bonke babezibuza ezinhliziyweni zabo ingabe uJohane wayenguye yini uKhristu.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦϪⲞⲢ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲤⲈⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
UJohane wabaphendula bonke wathi, “Mina ngilibhaphathiza ngamanzi. Kodwa yena olamandla kulami uyeza, akungilingananga ukuthukulula imichilo yamanyathela akhe. Uzalibhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
Isitsha sakhe sokwela sisesandleni sakhe ukuba athanyele isiza sakhe njalo abuthele amabele akhe esiphaleni, kodwa uzatshisa amakhoba ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.”
Waphinda walaya abantu ngamanye amazwi amanengi njalo watshumayela kubo ivangeli.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲈⲦⲢⲀⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲒⲀⲤ ⲦⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ.
Kodwa kwathi uJohane esekhuze uHerodi umbusi ngenxa kaHerodiyasi, umkamfowabo, langezinye izinto ezimbi ayezenzile,
uHerodi wakuhlanganisa lokhu konke: Wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲔⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲪⲈ
Kwathi bonke abantu bebhaphathizwa, loJesu laye wabhaphathizwa. Wathi ekhuleka izulu lavuleka
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲠⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮ ⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
uMoya oNgcwele wehlela kuye elesimo sejuba. Kweza ilizwi livela ezulwini lathi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngiyathokoza kakhulu ngawe.”
UJesu wayeseleminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu eqalisa umsebenzi wakhe wokutshumayela. Kwakukhunjulwa ukuthi uyindodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli,
indodana kaMathathi, indodana kaLevi, indodana kaMeliki, indodana kaJanayi, indodana kaJosefa,
indodana kaMathathiyasi, indodana ka-Amosi, indodana kaNahumi, indodana ka-Esili, indodana kaNagayi,
indodana kaMahathi, indodana kaMathathiyasi, indodana kaSemeyini, indodana kaJoseki, indodana kaJoda,
indodana kaJohanani, indodana kaResa, indodana kaZerubhabheli, indodana kaSheyalithiyeli, indodana kaNeri,
indodana kaMeliki, indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKhosamu, indodana ka-Elimadami, indodana ka-Eri,
indodana kaJoshuwa, indodana ka-Eliyezeri, indodana kaJorimu, indodana kaMathathi, indodana kaLevi,
indodana kaSimiyoni, indodana kaJuda, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJonami, indodana ka-Eliyakhimu,
indodana kaMeleya, indodana kaMena, indodana kaMathatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana kaDavida,
indodana kaJese, indodana ka-Obhedi, indodana kaBhowazi, indodana kaSalimoni, indodana kaNashoni,
indodana ka-Aminadabi, indodana kaRamu, indodana kaHezironi, indodana kaPherezi, indodana kaJuda,
indodana kaJakhobe, indodana ka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abhrahama, indodana kaThera, indodana kaNahori,
indodana kaSerugi, indodana kaRewu, indodana kaPhelegi, indodana ka-Ebha, indodana kaShela,
indodana kaKhayinani, indodana ka-Ariphazadi, indodana kaShemu, indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameki,
indodana kaMethusela, indodana ka-Enoki, indodana kaJaredi, indodana kaMahalaleli, indodana kaKhenani,
indodana ka-Enoshi, indodana kaSethi, indodana ka-Adamu, indodana kaNkulunkulu.
