Luka 1 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Isingeniso

1Njengoba abanengi sebezamile ukuloba belandisa ngalezizinto ezigcwaliseke phakathi kwethu,

2njengalokho basinika zona labo ababekhona ekuqaleni, bezibonela ngamehlo, beyizikhonzi zelizwi,

3kube kuhle lakimi, sengizihlolisisile zonke izinto kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuba ngikulobele ngokulandelana, mhlekazi Teyofilu,

4ukuze wazi iqiniso ngalezozinto ozifundisiweyo.

Ukuzalwa kukaJohane kuyabikezelwa

5Ensukwini zikaHerodi inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othiwa nguZekariya, owesigaba sikaAbija; wayelomkakhe owamadodakazi kaAroni, ibizo lakhe linguElizabethi.

47lomoya wami uyathokoza ngoNkulunkulu, uMsilisi wami,

48ngoba uhawukele ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe.

Khangela, kusukela khathesi zonke izizukulwana zizakuthi ngibusisiwe.

49Ngoba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; ibizo lakhe lingcwele.

50Isihawu sakhe sikuzo zonke izizukulwana zalabo abamesabayo.

51Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; uhlakazile abazigqajayo ekunakaneni kwenhliziyo zabo.

52Wehlisile amakhosi ezihlalweni zawo, uphakamisile abantukazana.

53Abalambileyo ubasuthise ngezinto ezimnandi, abanothileyo wabaxotsha beze.

54Uyisizile inceku yakhe uIsrayeli, ekhumbula isihawu sakhe,

55njengokuthembisa kwakhe kubokhokho ukuthi uzakuba lesihawu kuAbrahama lasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube nininini.

56UMariya wahlala laye okungaba zinyanga ezintathu, wasebuyela ekhaya.

Ukuzalwa kukaJohane

57Isikhathi sikaElizabethi sokuba abelethe sesiphelele, wabeletha indodana.

58Abakhelene laye lezinini zakhe bezwa ukuthi iNkosi imenzele isihawu esikhulu, bathokoza laye.

59Kwathi ngosuku lwesificaminwembili beza ukusoka umntwana, babethanda ukumutha ibizo likayise bathi nguZekariya.

77lokunika abantu bayo ukwazi kokusiliswa ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo;

78ngoba ngobubele bukaNkulunkulu wethu sizakuhanjelwa yikusa kwaphezulu,

79ukubakhanyisela abahlezi emnyameni lasethunzini lokufa, lokuqondisa inyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.

80Wakhulake umntwana, waba lamandla emoyeni. Wahlala enkangala kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe kuIsrayeli.