ULukha 3
1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyosi uKesari, uPontiyusi Pilatu engumbusi weJudiya, loHerodi engumtetrarki weGalili, loFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki weIturiya lelizweni iTrakoniti, loLisaniya engumtetrarki weAbilene,
Mushinja sha lilongu na muhanu wa ukolamlima wa Kaisari Tiberiwu, Pontiwu Pilatu kaweriti mkolamlima gwa Yudeya, Herodi kaweriti mkolamlima gwa mkowa gwa Galilaya na Filipi mlongu gwakuwi kaweriti mkolamlima gwa mikowa ya Itureya na Trakuniti. Lusaniya kaweriti mkolamlima gwa Abileni,
2 uAnasi loKayafasi bengabapristi abakhulu, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya enkangala.
na Anasi na Kayafa waweriti watambika wakulu, shipindi ashi shisoweru sha Mlungu shimwizira Yohani mwana gwa Zakariya kushiwala kulii.
3 Wasesiza esigabeni sonke seJordani esizingelezeleyo, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kube yikuthethelelwa kwezono;
Su Yohana kagenda pahala poseri papaweriti na lushemba Yoridani kaweriti kankubwera pakalonga, “Mleki vidoda vyamtenditi na mkabatizwi, su Mlungu hakawalekiziyi vidoda vyamtenditi.”
4 njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi, ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.
Ayi ndo yawalembiti mushintola sha mbuyi gwa Mlungu Isaya, “Liziwu lya muntu lipikanika kushiwala, ‘Mumtenderi kala Mtuwa njira yakuwi, mumnyawili weri njira zyakuwi!’”
5 Sonke isigodi sizagqitshwa, layo yonke intaba loqaqa kuzakwehliswa; njalo kuzaqondiswa amazombazombe, lamaxhakaxhaka ezindlela azalungiswa;
“‘Kila shibokela hawashifintili, Kila lugongu na shigongu hashipalaswi, Paweriti padusunka hapanyoshwi, Zinjira za vuluvulu hazinyawi.
6 layo yonke inyama izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu.
Wantu woseri hawawuwoni ulopoziwu wa Mlungu!’”
7 Ngakho wathi emaxukwini aphumela ukubhabhathizwa nguye: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?
Lipinga lya wantu liziti kwa Yohani su wabatizwi. Yomberi kawagambira, “Mwenga mwashiyiwuku sha wanjoka, kakugambirani gaa mtugi maya ga Mlungu gagiza?
8 Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; njalo lingaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: SiloAbrahama ongubaba wethu; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulamatshe.
Mulanguziyi nakaka ntambu yamutenda handa mleka vidoda vyamtenditi. Namwanja kulonga, ‘Twenga Aburahamu ndo mbuyi gwetu!’ Nukugambirani nakaka, Mlungu tembera katendi ata mabuwi aga gaweri wana wa Aburahamu!
9 Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
Su vinu liwagu litulwa kala kudumula mishigira ya mitera, na kila mtera gwagulera ndiri mabwajubwaju gaherepa, hagudumulwi na kugwasila mumotu.”
10 Amaxuku asembuza, athi: Pho thina sizakwenzani?
Wantu wamkosiyiti Yohana Mbatiza, “Su twenga tutendi hashi?”
11 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Olezembatho ezimbili, kamuphe ongelaso; lolokudla kenze njalo.
Yomberi kawankula, “Yakana nguwu mbili kamupi kahera nguwu na yakana shiboga na yomberi katendi ntambu iraayi.”
12 Kwasekufika labathelisi ukuze babhabhathizwe, basebesithi kuye: Mfundisi, sizakwenzani?
Watola kodi wiziti wabatizwi, wamkosiya, “Mfunda na twenga tutendi hashi?”
13 Wasesithi kubo: Lingabizi okwedlula elikumiselweyo.
Kawagambira, “Namtola kodi nentu ya shiyasi shawatuliti.”
14 Lamabutho lawo ambuza, athi: Thina-ke sizakwenzani? Wasesithi kuwo: Lingenzi udlakela emuntwini, njalo lingacali ngamanga; njalo yeneliswani yimivuzo yenu.
Na wamanjagila wamkosiya, “Na twenga tutendi ashi?” Su yomberi kawankula, “Mwenga mleki kuwapoka wantu vintu vyawu, ama kuwasitaka wantu pamuwapayira hera. Mjimili shibena mgongu shampata.”
15 Kwathi abantu belindile, futhi bonke bezibuza enhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi kambe yena angaba enguKristu,
Wantu woseri waweriti wankulolera kwiza kwa Mlopoziya, waweriti wankulikosiya mumyoyu mwawu Yohani, ndo Kristu?
16 uJohane waphendula, esithi kubo bonke: Mina-ke ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza olamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;
Paliya Yohani kuwagambira woseri, “Neni nankubatiza kwa mashi, kumbiti kwana muntu kiza kana uwezu kuliku neni. Neni weza ndiri kuyopola lugoyi lwa kutawira shiyatu shakuwi. Mweni ayu hakakubatizani kwa Rohu Mnanagala na kwa motu.
17 okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzahlambululisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.
Yomberi mumawoku mwakuwi kana luselu lwa kupetera, hakayijojiniri nganu na kuitula muluhanja lyakuwi, kumbiti hakatoli miwawi na kuipambira pamotu gwagutenda ndiri tiya.”
18 Langokulaya ngezinye izinto ezinengi, watshumayela ivangeli ebantwini.
Kwa visoweru vivuwa Yohani kaweriti kankuwabwelera wantu visoweru viheri, kankuwagambira wantu waleki vidoda vyawatenda.
19 Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, owayesolwe nguye ngoHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo, langakho konke okubi ayekwenzile uHerodi,
Yohani kamkalipiriti Herodi yakaweriti mkola mlima gwa mukowa, toziya kaweriti kamupoka Herodiya yakaweriti mdala gwa mlongu gwakuwi na katenditi vintu vivuwa vidoda nentu.
20 wengezelela lalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.
Su Herodi katenditi shidoda nentu kwa kamtatira Yohani mushibetubetu.
21 Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, laye uJesu esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavulwa,
Wantu woseri pawawabatiziti kala, Yesu wambatiziti vilavi. Pakaweriti kankuluwa, kumpindi kuvuguka,
22 uMoya oyiNgcwele wasesehlela phezu kwakhe elesimo somzimba onjengowejuba, lelizwi lavela ezulwini, lisithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokoza ngawe.
na Rohu Mnanagala kamsulukira kaweriti gambira mpongu mfanu gwa ngunda, liziwu lipikanika kulawa kumpindi palilonga, “Gwenga gwa mwana gwangu yanukufira. Gunhelepera”
23 Yena uJesu waseqala ukuba leminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu, yena (njengokwakunakanwa) eyindodana kaJosefa, kaEli,
Yesu pakanjiti lihengu lyakuwi kaweriti na mivinja milongu mitatu. Su wantu wamaniti hangu, Yesu kaweriti mwana gwa Yosefu na Yosefu kaweriti mwana gwa Heli.
24 kaMathati, kaLevi, kaMeliki, kaJanayi, kaJosefa,
Heli kaweriti mwana gwa Matati na Matati yakaweriti mwana gwa Lawi, shakapanu kayi Lawi mwana gwa Maliki na Maliki kaweriti mwana gwa Yanayi kaweriti mwana gwa Yosefu.
25 kaMatathiya, kaAmosi, kaNahume, kaEseli, kaNagayi,
Yosefu kaweriti mwana gwa Matatiya na Matatiya kaweriti mwana gwa Amosi Amosi kaweriti mwana gwa Nahumu na Nahumu kaweriti mwana gwa Hesli na Hesli kaweriti mwana gwa Nagayi.
26 kaMahati, kaMatathiya, kaSemeyi, kaJosefa, kaJuda,
Nagayi kaweriti mwana gwa Maati na Maati kaweriti mwana gwa Matatiya na Matatiya kaweriti mwana gwa Shemeni na Shemeni kaweriti mwana gwa Yoseki na Yoseki kaweriti mwana gwa Yuda.
27 kaJohana, kaResa, kaZerubhabheli, kaSalatiyeli, kaNeri,
Yuda kaweriti mwana gwa Yohanani na Yohanani kaweriti mwana gwa Resa na Resa kaweriti mwana gwa Zerubabeli na Zerubabeli kaweriti mwana gwa Sheatiyeli na Sheatiyeli mwana gwa Neri.
28 kaMeliki, kaAdi, kaKosamu, kaElimodamu, kaEri,
Neri kaweriti mwana gwa Maliki na Maliki mwana gwa Adi na Adi kaweriti mwana gwa Kosamu na Kosamu kaweriti mwana gwa Elimadamu na Elimadamu kaweriti mwana gwa Eri.
29 kaJose, kaEliyezeri, kaJorima, kaMathati, kaLevi,
Eri mwana gwa Yoshuwa na Yoshuwa kaweriti mwana gwa Eliazeri Eliazeri kaweriti mwana gwa Yorimi na Yorimi kaweriti mwana gwa Matati na Matati kaweriti mwana gwa Lawi.
30 kaSimeyoni, kaJuda, kaJosefa, kaJonanu, kaEliyakhimi,
Lawi kaweriti mwana gwa Simiyoni na Simoni kaweriti mwana gwa Yuda na Yuda kaweriti mwana gwa Yosefu na Yosefu kaweriti mwana gwa Yonamu na Yonamu kaweriti mwana gwa Eliyakimu.
31 kaMeleya, kaMena, kaMathata, kaNathani, kaDavida,
Eliyakumu kaweriti mwana gwa Melea na Melea kaweriti mwana gwa Mena na Mena kaweriti mwana gwa Matati na Mataha kaweriti mwana gwa Natani na Natani kaweriti mwana gwa Dawudi.
32 kaJese, kaObedi, kaBowosi, kaSalimoni, kaNashoni,
Dawudi kaweriti mwana gwa Yese na Yese kaweriti mwana gwa Obedi na Obedi kaweriti mwana gwa Boazi na Boazi kaweriti mwana gwa Salimoni na Salmoni kaweriti mwana gwa Nashoni.
33 kaAminadaba, kaAramu, kaEsiromu, kaFaresi, kaJuda,
Nashoni kaweriti mwana gwa Aminadabu na Aminadabu kaweriti mwana gwa Adimini na Adimini kaweriti mwana gwa Arini na Arini kaweriti mwana gwa Hesironi na Hesroni kaweriti mwana gwa Peresi na Peresi kaweriti mwana gwa Yuda.
34 kaJakobe, kaIsaka, kaAbrahama, kaThara, kaNahori,
Yuda kaweriti mwana gwa Yakobu na Yakobu kaweriti mwana gwa Isaka na Isaka kaweriti mwana gwa Aburahamu na Aburahamu kaweriti mwana gwa Tera na Tera kaweriti mwana gwa Nahori.
35 kaSarugi, kaRagawu, kaFaleki, kaEberi, kaSala,
Nahori kaweriti mwana gwa Serugi na Serugi kaweriti mwana gwa Reu na Reu kaweriti mwana gwa Pelegi na Pelegi kaweriti mwana gwa Eberi na Eberi kaweriti mwana gwa Sala.
36 kaKayinani, kaArpakishadi, kaShemu, kaNowe, kaLameki,
Sala kaweriti mwana gwa Kaini na Kaini kaweriti mwana gwa Arifakisadi na Arifakisadi kaweriti mwana gwa Shemu na Shemu kaweriti mwana gwa Nuhu na Nuhu kaweriti mwana gwa Lameki.
37 kaMethusala, kaEnoki, kaJaredi, kaMaleleyeli, kaKayinani,
Lameki kaweriti mwana gwa Matusala na Matusala kaweriti mwana gwa Henoki na Henoki kaweriti mwana gwa Yaredi na Yaredi kaweriti mwana gwa Mahalaleli na Mahalaleli kaweriti mwana gwa Kenani.
38 kaEnosi, kaSeti, kaAdamu, kaNkulunkulu.
Kenani kaweriti mwana gwa Enosi na Enosi kaweriti mwana gwa Seti na Seti kaweriti mwana gwa Adamu na Adamu kaweriti mwana gwa Mlungu.
