Luka 3 - The New Testament in Zulu

Luka 3

1Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, noHerode engumbusi wesifunda saseGalile, noFiliphu umfowabo engumbusi wesifunda sase-Itureya nasesifundeni saseTrakoniti, noLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene,

2U-Anase noKayafase bengabapristi abakhulu, izwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.

3Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani, eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono;

4njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.

5Zonke izigodi ziyakugcwaliswa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; nezimangelengele ziyakuqondiswa, izindlela ezimazombezombe zibe bushelelezi;

6Futhi yonke inyama iyakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.

7Khona wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo na?

8Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe.

9Kalokhu izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa, iphonswe emlilweni.

10Amaxuku ambuza athi: Pho-ke sizakwenzani?

11Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akabele ongenalutho; nalowo odlayo makenze ngokunjalo.

12Kwasekufika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, siyakwenzani na?

13Wathi kubo: Ningabizi okungaphezu kwalokho enikumiselweyo.

14Namasosha ambuza, ethi: “Thina-ke siyakwenzani na? Wasesithi kubo: Lingaphambanisi muntu, lingaqambi amanga; neneliswe yinkokhelo yenu.

15Kwathi abantu besalindile, bezindla bonke ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane ukuthi unguKristu yini, kumbe hatshi;

16UJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuwuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe;

17olwelo lwakhe lusesandleni sakhe, aze ahlanze isibuya sakhe, abuthele ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.

18Esikhundleni sakhe nangezinye izinto eziningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu.

19Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngoHerodiya umkaFiliphu umfowabo langakho konke okubi uHerodi abekwenzile;

20Wenezela nalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wavalela uJohane etilongweni.

21Kwathi sebebhabhathiziwe abantu bonke, uJesu laye esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka;

22UMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngiyathokoza ngawe.

23UJesu yena waqala eneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu (njengoba kwakucatshangwa) indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaHeli,

24eyayiyindodana kaMathathi, eyayiyindodana kaLevi, eyayiyindodana kaMelki, eyayiyindodana kaJana, eyayiyindodana kaJosefa,

25owayeyindodana kaMathathiya, indodana ka-Amose, indodana kaNawume, indodana ka-Esli, indodana kaNagi,

26owayeyindodana kaMahathi, indodana kaMathathiya, indodana kaShimeyi, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJuda,

27owayeyindodana kaJowana, indodana kaResa, indodana kaSorubabele, indodana kaSalatiyeli, indodana kaNeri,

28owayeyindodana kaMelki, indodana ka-Adi, indodana kaKosamu, indodana ka-Elimodamu, indodana ka-Eri,

29owayeyindodana kaJose, indodana kaEliyezeri, indodana kaJorimi, indodana kaMathati, indodana kaLevi,

30owayeyindodana kaSimeyoni, indodana kaJuda, indodana kaJosefa, indodana kaJonan, indodana ka-Eliyakimi,

31owayeyindodana kaMeleya, indodana kaMenani, indodana kaMatatha, indodana kaNathani, indodana kaDavide,

32owayeyindodana kaJese, indodana ka-Obede, indodana kaBhowazi, indodana kaSalimoni, indodana kaNashoni,

33eyayiyindodana ka-Aminadaba, indodana ka-Aramu, indodana ka-Eziromu, indodana kaPheresi, indodana kaJuda,

34owayeyindodana kaJakobe, indodana ka-Isaka, indodana ka-Abrahama, indodana kaThara, indodana kaNahori,

35eyayiyindodana kaSaruki, eyayiyindodana kaRagawu, eyayiyindodana kaPhaleki, eyayiyindodana kaHebhere, indodana kaSala,

36Owayeyindodana kaKhayinan, indodana ka-Arpakishadi, indodana kaSemi, indodana kaNowa, indodana kaLameka,

37owayeyindodana kaMathusela, indodana ka-Enoke, indodana kaJarede, indodana kaMalaleli, indodana kaKhenani,

38Owayeyindodana ka-Enoshe, owayeyindodana kaSeti, owayeyindodana ka-Adamu, owayeyindodana kaNkulunkulu.