Luka 3 | IBhayibheli Elikuyi-Internet | INguqulo Yezwe Elisha3 Ngonyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Khesari, lapho uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode+ engumbusi wesifunda waseGalile, kodwa uFiliphu umfowabo engumbusi wesifunda wezwe lase-Itureya nelaseTrakhoniti, uLisaniya engumbusi wesifunda wase-Abhilene, 2 ezinsukwini zompristi omkhulu u-Anase nezikaKayafase,+ kwafika isimemezelo sikaNkulunkulu kuJohane+ indodana kaZakariya ehlane.+ 3 Ngakho waya kulo lonke izwe elizungeze iJordani, eshumayela ngokubhapathizwa njengesibonakaliso sokuphenduka ngenjongo yokuthethelelwa izono,+ 4 njengoba nje kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umprofethi: “Lalela! Kukhona omemezayo ehlane ethi, ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova, yenzani izindlela zakhe ziqonde.+ 5 Zonke izindonga kumelwe zigcwaliswe, kuhlelenjwe zonke izintaba namagquma, futhi amagwingci kumelwe abe yizindlela eziqondile nezindawo ezimagebhugebhu zibe yizindlela ezihlelenjiwe;+ 6 yonke inyama iyobona indlela kaNkulunkulu yokusindisa.’”+ 7 Ngakho-ke wathi ezixukwini ezaziphuma zizobhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka,+ ngubani onixwayisé ukuba nibalekele ulaka oluzayo?+ 8 Ngakho-ke thelani izithelo ezifanela ukuphenduka.+ Ningalingi nithi ngaphakathi kwenu, ‘Ubaba wethu ngu-Abrahama.’ Ngoba ngithi kini uNkulunkulu unamandla okuvezela u-Abrahama abantwana kula matshe. 9 Ngempela, imbazo isibekiwe kakade empandeni yemithi; ngakho-ke, yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle izogawulwa iphonswe emlilweni.”+ 10 Izixuku zambuza: “Khona-ke, yini okufanele siyenze?”+ 11 Waphendula wathi kuzo: “Umuntu onezingubo zangaphansi ezimbili makahlanganyele nomuntu ongenayo neyodwa, nalowo onokudliwayo makenze okufanayo.”+ 12 Ngisho nabathelisi beza bezobhapathizwa, futhi bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, kufanele senzeni na?”+ 13 Wathi kubo: “Ningafuni lutho ngaphezu kwesilinganiso sentela.”+ 14 Abasenkonzweni yempi bambuza: “Thina-ke kufanele senzeni?” Wathi kubo: “Ningakhathazi muntu noma nibeke umuntu icala+ lamanga, kodwa yaneliswani ngenikulungiselelwe.”+ 15 Manje njengoba abantu babelindele futhi bonke bezindla ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane bethi: “Kungenzeka yini mhlawumbe ukuthi unguKristu na?”+ 16 uJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina, nginibhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza onamandla kunami, omchilo wezimbadada zakhe ngingakufanelekele ukuwuthukulula.+ Uzonibhapathiza ngomoya ongcwele nangomlilo.+ 17 Ifosholo lakhe lokwela lisesandleni sakhe ukuze ahlanze isibuya sakhe ngokuphelele futhi abuthele+ ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe, kodwa amakhoba+ uyowashisa ngomlilo+ ongacimeki.” 18 Ngakho-ke wabanikeza nezinye izeluleko eziningi futhi waqhubeka ememezela izindaba ezinhle kubantu. 19 Kodwa uHerode umbusi wesifunda, ngenxa yokuthi wayemsola ngokuphathelene noHerodiya umkamfowabo nangokuphathelene nazo zonke izenzo ezimbi uHerode ayezenzile,+ 20 wanezela nalokhu kuzo zonke lezo zenzo: wavalela uJohane etilongweni.+ 21 Manje lapho bonke abantu sebebhapathiziwe, uJesu+ naye wabhapathizwa, futhi njengoba ayethandaza, izulu+ lavuleka 22 nomoya ongcwele usesimweni sejuba, wehlela phezu kwakhe, kwavela izwi ezulwini lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngikwamukele.”+ 23 Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho uJesu eqala umsebenzi wakhe,+ wayeneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu+ ubudala, kukholelwa ukuthi uyindodana+kaJosefa,+indodana kaHeli, 24 indodana kaMathati,indodana kaLevi,indodana kaMeliki,indodana kaJanayi,indodana kaJosefa, 25 indodana kaMatathiya,indodana ka-Amose,indodana kaNahume,indodana ka-Eseli,indodana kaNagayi, 26 indodana kaMahati,indodana kaMatathiya,indodana kaSemeyini,indodana kaJoseki,indodana kaJoda, 27 indodana kaJowanani,indodana kaResa,indodana kaZerubhabhele,+indodana kaSheyalitiyeli,+indodana kaNerayi, 28 indodana kaMeliki,indodana ka-Adi,indodana kaKosamu,indodana ka-Elimadamu,indodana ka-Eri, 29 indodana kaJesu,indodana ka-Eliyezeri,indodana kaJorimi,indodana kaMathati,indodana kaLevi, 30 indodana kaSimeyoni,indodana kaJuda,indodana kaJosefa,indodana kaJonamu,indodana ka-Eliyakimi, 31 indodana kaMeleya,indodana kaMena,indodana kaMathata,indodana kaNathani,+indodana kaDavide,+ 32 indodana kaJese,+indodana ka-Obede,+indodana kaBhowazi,+indodana kaSalmoni,+indodana kaNaheshoni,+ 33 indodana ka-Aminadaba,+indodana ka-Arani,+indodana kaHezironi,+indodana kaPherezi,+indodana kaJuda,+ 34 indodana kaJakobe,+indodana ka-Isaka,+indodana ka-Abrahama,+indodana kaThera,+indodana kaNahori,+ 35 indodana kaSerugi,+indodana kaRehu,+indodana kaPhelege,+indodana ka-Ebhere,+indodana kaShela,+ 36 indodana kaKayinani,indodana ka-Arpakishade,+indodana kaShemi,+indodana kaNowa,+indodana kaLameka,+ 37 indodana kaMethusela,+indodana ka-Enoke,+indodana kaJarede,+indodana kaMahalaliyele,+indodana kaKayinani+ 38 indodana ka-Enoshe,+indodana kaSeti,+indodana ka-Adamu,+indodana kaNkulunkulu.
