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,
anantaraM tibiriyakaisarasya rAjatvasya panjcadazE vatsarE sati yadA pantIyapIlAtO yihUdAdEzAdhipati rhErOd tu gAlIlpradEzasya rAjA philipanAmA tasya bhrAtA tu yitUriyAyAstrAkhOnItiyApradEzasya ca rAjAsIt luSAnIyanAmA avilInIdEzasya rAjAsIt
2 uAnasi loKayafasi bengabapristi abakhulu, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya enkangala.
hAnan kiyaphAzcEmau pradhAnayAjAkAvAstAM tadAnIM sikhariyasya putrAya yOhanE madhyEprAntaram Izvarasya vAkyE prakAzitE sati
3 Wasesiza esigabeni sonke seJordani esizingelezeleyo, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kube yikuthethelelwa kwezono;
sa yarddana ubhayataTapradEzAn samEtya pApamOcanArthaM manaHparAvarttanasya cihnarUpaM yanmajjanaM tadIyAH kathAH sarvvatra pracArayitumArEbhE|
4 njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi, ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.
yizayiyabhaviSyadvaktRgranthE yAdRzI lipirAstE yathA, paramEzasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapathanjcaiva samAnaM kurutAdhunA|
5 Sonke isigodi sizagqitshwa, layo yonke intaba loqaqa kuzakwehliswa; njalo kuzaqondiswa amazombazombe, lamaxhakaxhaka ezindlela azalungiswa;
kAriSyantE samucchrAyAH sakalA nimnabhUmayaH| kAriSyantE natAH sarvvE parvvatAzcOpaparvvatAH| kAriSyantE ca yA vakrAstAH sarvvAH saralA bhuvaH| kAriSyantE samAnAstA yA uccanIcabhUmayaH|
6 layo yonke inyama izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu.
IzvarENa kRtaM trANaM drakSyanti sarvvamAnavAH| ityEtat prAntarE vAkyaM vadataH kasyacid ravaH||
7 Ngakho wathi emaxukwini aphumela ukubhabhathizwa nguye: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?
yE yE lOkA majjanArthaM bahirAyayustAn sOvadat rE rE sarpavaMzA AgAminaH kOpAt palAyituM yuSmAn kazcEtayAmAsa?
8 Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; njalo lingaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: SiloAbrahama ongubaba wethu; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulamatshe.
tasmAd ibrAhIm asmAkaM pitA kathAmIdRzIM manObhi rna kathayitvA yUyaM manaHparivarttanayOgyaM phalaM phalata; yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi pASANEbhya EtEbhya Izvara ibrAhImaH santAnOtpAdanE samarthaH|
9 Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
aparanjca tarumUlE'dhunApi parazuH saMlagnOsti yastaruruttamaM phalaM na phalati sa chidyatE'gnau nikSipyatE ca|
10 Amaxuku asembuza, athi: Pho thina sizakwenzani?
tadAnIM lOkAstaM papracchustarhi kiM karttavyamasmAbhiH?
11 Wasephendula wathi kubo: Olezembatho ezimbili, kamuphe ongelaso; lolokudla kenze njalo.
tataH sOvAdIt yasya dvE vasanE vidyEtE sa vastrahInAyaikaM vitaratu kiMnjca yasya khAdyadravyaM vidyatE sOpi tathaiva karOtu|
12 Kwasekufika labathelisi ukuze babhabhathizwe, basebesithi kuye: Mfundisi, sizakwenzani?
tataH paraM karasanjcAyinO majjanArtham Agatya papracchuH hE gurO kiM karttavyamasmAbhiH?
13 Wasesithi kubo: Lingabizi okwedlula elikumiselweyo.
tataH sOkathayat nirUpitAdadhikaM na gRhlita|
14 Lamabutho lawo ambuza, athi: Thina-ke sizakwenzani? Wasesithi kuwo: Lingenzi udlakela emuntwini, njalo lingacali ngamanga; njalo yeneliswani yimivuzo yenu.
anantaraM sEnAgaNa Etya papraccha kimasmAbhi rvA karttavyam? tataH sObhidadhE kasya kAmapi hAniM mA kArSTa tathA mRSApavAdaM mA kuruta nijavEtanEna ca santuSya tiSThata|
15 Kwathi abantu belindile, futhi bonke bezibuza enhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi kambe yena angaba enguKristu,
aparanjca lOkA apEkSayA sthitvA sarvvEpIti manObhi rvitarkayAnjcakruH, yOhanayam abhiSiktastrAtA na vEti?
16 uJohane waphendula, esithi kubo bonke: Mina-ke ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza olamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;
tadA yOhan sarvvAn vyAjahAra, jalE'haM yuSmAn majjayAmi satyaM kintu yasya pAdukAbandhanaM mOcayitumapi na yOgyOsmi tAdRza EkO mattO gurutaraH pumAn Eti, sa yuSmAn vahnirUpE pavitra Atmani majjayiSyati|
17 okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzahlambululisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.
aparanjca tasya hastE zUrpa AstE sa svazasyAni zuddharUpaM prasphOTya gOdhUmAn sarvvAn bhANPAgArE saMgrahISyati kintu bUSANi sarvvANyanirvvANavahninA dAhayiSyati|
18 Langokulaya ngezinye izinto ezinengi, watshumayela ivangeli ebantwini.
yOhan upadEzEnEtthaM nAnAkathA lOkAnAM samakSaM pracArayAmAsa|
19 Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, owayesolwe nguye ngoHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo, langakho konke okubi ayekwenzile uHerodi,
aparanjca hErOd rAjA philipnAmnaH sahOdarasya bhAryyAM hErOdiyAmadhi tathAnyAni yAni yAni kukarmmANi kRtavAn tadadhi ca
20 wengezelela lalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.
yOhanA tiraskRtO bhUtvA kArAgArE tasya bandhanAd aparamapi kukarmma cakAra|
21 Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, laye uJesu esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavulwa,
itaH pUrvvaM yasmin samayE sarvvE yOhanA majjitAstadAnIM yIzurapyAgatya majjitaH|
22 uMoya oyiNgcwele wasesehlela phezu kwakhe elesimo somzimba onjengowejuba, lelizwi lavela ezulwini, lisithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokoza ngawe.
tadanantaraM tEna prArthitE mEghadvAraM muktaM tasmAcca pavitra AtmA mUrttimAn bhUtvA kapOtavat taduparyyavarurOha; tadA tvaM mama priyaH putrastvayi mama paramaH santOSa ityAkAzavANI babhUva|
23 Yena uJesu waseqala ukuba leminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu, yena (njengokwakunakanwa) eyindodana kaJosefa, kaEli,
tadAnIM yIzuH prAyENa triMzadvarSavayaska AsIt| laukikajnjAnE tu sa yUSaphaH putraH,
24 kaMathati, kaLevi, kaMeliki, kaJanayi, kaJosefa,
yUSaph ElEH putraH, ElirmattataH putraH, mattat lEvEH putraH, lEvi rmalkEH putraH, malkiryAnnasya putraH; yAnnO yUSaphaH putraH|
25 kaMatathiya, kaAmosi, kaNahume, kaEseli, kaNagayi,
yUSaph mattathiyasya putraH, mattathiya AmOsaH putraH, AmOs nahUmaH putraH, nahUm iSlEH putraH iSlirnagEH putraH|
26 kaMahati, kaMatathiya, kaSemeyi, kaJosefa, kaJuda,
nagirmATaH putraH, mAT mattathiyasya putraH, mattathiyaH zimiyEH putraH, zimiyiryUSaphaH putraH, yUSaph yihUdAH putraH|
27 kaJohana, kaResa, kaZerubhabheli, kaSalatiyeli, kaNeri,
yihUdA yOhAnAH putraH, yOhAnA rISAH putraH, rISAH sirubbAbilaH putraH, sirubbAbil zaltIyElaH putraH, zaltIyEl nErEH putraH|
28 kaMeliki, kaAdi, kaKosamu, kaElimodamu, kaEri,
nErirmalkEH putraH, malkiH adyaH putraH, addI kOSamaH putraH, kOSam ilmOdadaH putraH, ilmOdad EraH putraH|
29 kaJose, kaEliyezeri, kaJorima, kaMathati, kaLevi,
Er yOzEH putraH, yOziH ilIyESaraH putraH, ilIyESar yOrImaH putraH, yOrIm mattataH putraH, mattata lEvEH putraH|
30 kaSimeyoni, kaJuda, kaJosefa, kaJonanu, kaEliyakhimi,
lEviH zimiyOnaH putraH, zimiyOn yihUdAH putraH, yihUdA yUSuphaH putraH, yUSuph yOnanaH putraH, yAnan ilIyAkImaH putraH|
31 kaMeleya, kaMena, kaMathata, kaNathani, kaDavida,
iliyAkImH milEyAH putraH, milEyA mainanaH putraH, mainan mattattasya putraH, mattattO nAthanaH putraH, nAthan dAyUdaH putraH|
32 kaJese, kaObedi, kaBowosi, kaSalimoni, kaNashoni,
dAyUd yizayaH putraH, yizaya ObEdaH putra, ObEd bOyasaH putraH, bOyas salmOnaH putraH, salmOn nahazOnaH putraH|
33 kaAminadaba, kaAramu, kaEsiromu, kaFaresi, kaJuda,
nahazOn ammInAdabaH putraH, ammInAdab arAmaH putraH, arAm hiSrONaH putraH, hiSrON pErasaH putraH, pEras yihUdAH putraH|
34 kaJakobe, kaIsaka, kaAbrahama, kaThara, kaNahori,
yihUdA yAkUbaH putraH, yAkUb ishAkaH putraH, ishAk ibrAhImaH putraH, ibrAhIm tErahaH putraH, tErah nAhOraH putraH|
35 kaSarugi, kaRagawu, kaFaleki, kaEberi, kaSala,
nAhOr sirugaH putraH, sirug riyvaH putraH, riyUH pElagaH putraH, pElag EvaraH putraH, Evar zElahaH putraH|
36 kaKayinani, kaArpakishadi, kaShemu, kaNowe, kaLameki,
zElah kainanaH putraH, kainan arphakSadaH putraH, arphakSad zAmaH putraH, zAm nOhaH putraH, nOhO lEmakaH putraH|
37 kaMethusala, kaEnoki, kaJaredi, kaMaleleyeli, kaKayinani,
lEmak mithUzElahaH putraH, mithUzElah hanOkaH putraH, hanOk yEradaH putraH, yErad mahalalElaH putraH, mahalalEl kainanaH putraH|
38 kaEnosi, kaSeti, kaAdamu, kaNkulunkulu.
kainan inOzaH putraH, inOz zEtaH putraH, zEt AdamaH putra, Adam Izvarasya putraH|
