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Chapter 2
Luke Ndebele 2:1  Kwasekusithi ngalezonsuku, isimiso saphuma kuKesari uAgastasi, sokuthi kubhalwe umhlaba wonke.
Luke Ndebele 2:2  Lokhukubhalwa kwakungokokuqala ukwenziwa lapho uKwiriniya engumbusi weSiriya.
Luke Ndebele 2:3  Bonke basebesiya ukuze bayebhalwa, ngulowo lalowo emzini wakibo.
Luke Ndebele 2:4  LoJosefa laye wenyuka esuka eGalili, emzini iNazaretha, waya eJudiya, emzini kaDavida, othiwa yiBhethelehema, ngoba wayengowendlu lowosendo lukaDavida,
Luke Ndebele 2:5  ukuyabhalwa kanye loMariya umkakhe ayemganile, owayezithwele.
Luke Ndebele 2:6  Kwasekusithi belapho, zaseziphelela insuku zokubeletha kwakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:7  Wasebeletha indodana yakhe eyingqabutho, wayigoqela ngamalembu, wayilalisa emkolweni, ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambi.
Luke Ndebele 2:8  Njalo kwakukhona kulelolizwe abelusi ababehlala egangeni futhi belinde umhlambi wabo ebusuku.
Luke Ndebele 2:9  Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yema eduze kwabo, lenkazimulo yeNkosi yakhanya ibazingelezele; njalo besaba ngokwesaba okukhulu.
Luke Ndebele 2:10  Ingilosi yasisithi kubo: Lingesabi; ngoba khangelani, ngitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ezentokozo enkulu, ezakuba kubantu bonke;
Luke Ndebele 2:11  ngoba lizalelwe lamuhla uMsindisi, onguKristu iNkosi, emzini kaDavida.
Luke Ndebele 2:12  Njalo lokhu kuzakuba yisibonakaliso kini: Lizathola usane lugoqelwe ngamalembu, lulele emkolweni.
Luke Ndebele 2:13  Njalo kwahle kwaba khona kanye lengilosi ixuku lebutho lasezulwini, lidumisa uNkulunkulu, lisithi:
Luke Ndebele 2:14  Udumo kalube kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, lokuthula emhlabeni; isifiso esihle ebantwini.
Luke Ndebele 2:15  Kwasekusithi, ingilosi sezisukile kubo zisiya ezulwini, abantu, abangabelusi, bakhulumisana besithi: Ake siye eBhethelehema, sibone leyonto eyenzakeleyo, iNkosi esazise yona.
Luke Ndebele 2:16  Basebesiza ngokuphangisa, bathola oMariya loJosefa, losane lulele emkolweni.
Luke Ndebele 2:17  Sebebonile basebesazisa indawo ezizingelezeleyo ngelizwi ababelitshelwe mayelana lalo umntwana omncane.
Luke Ndebele 2:18  Labo bonke abakuzwayo bamangala ngezinto ezazikhulunywe ngabelusi kubo.
Luke Ndebele 2:19  Kodwa uMariya walondoloza wonke la amazwi, enakana ngawo enhliziyweni yakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:20  Basebebuyela abelusi, bemdumisa bembonga uNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto ababezizwile lababezibonile, njengalokho okwakukhulunywe kubo.
Luke Ndebele 2:21  Kwathi seziphelile insuku eziyisificaminwembili zokuthi umntwana omncane asokwe, ibizo lakhe laselithiwa nguJesu, elalibizwe yingilosi engakomulwa esiswini.
Luke Ndebele 2:22  Kwathi seziphelele insuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe ngokomlayo kaMozisi, bamletha eJerusalema, ukuze bammise phambi kweNkosi
Luke Ndebele 2:23  (njengokulotshiweyo emlayweni weNkosi ukuthi konke okwesilisa okuvula isibeletho kuzathiwa kungcwele eNkosini)
Luke Ndebele 2:24  lokuthi banikele umhlatshelo njengokutshiwo emlayweni weNkosi, amajuba amabili kumbe amaphuphu amabili enkwilimba.
Luke Ndebele 2:25  Njalo khangela, kwakukhona eJerusalema umuntu, obizo lakhe linguSimeyoni, njalo lumuntu wayelungile ekhuthele ekukhonzeni, elindele induduzo kaIsrayeli, loMoya oNgcwele wayephezu kwakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:26  Futhi kwakubonakalisiwe kuye nguMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuthi kayikubona ukufa engakamboni uKristu weNkosi.
Luke Ndebele 2:27  Wasengena ethempelini ngoMoya; kwathi abazali bemletha umntwana omncane uJesu, ukuze benze ngaye ngokomkhuba womlayo,
Luke Ndebele 2:28  yena wasemthatha wamphatha engalweni zakhe, wabonga uNkulunkulu, wathi:
Luke Ndebele 2:29  Nkosi, khathesi iyekele inceku yakho ihambe ngokuthula, njengokwelizwi lakho;
Luke Ndebele 2:32  ukukhanya kokwembulela abezizwe, lenkazimulo yesizwe sakho uIsrayeli.
Luke Ndebele 2:33  UJosefa lonina basebemangala ngezinto ezatshiwo ngaye.
Luke Ndebele 2:34  USimeyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: Khangela, lo umiselwe ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi kuIsrayeli, lokuba yisibonakaliso esizaphikiswa;
Luke Ndebele 2:35  futhi lawe, inkemba izadabula owakho umphefumulo; ukuze imicabango yenhliziyo ezinengi yembulwe.
Luke Ndebele 2:36  Njalo kwakukhona uAna umprofethikazi, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwe sikaAsheri; wayesekhulile kakhulu, ebehlale lendoda iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe,
Luke Ndebele 2:37  njalo wayengumfelokazi owayengaba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane, engasuki ethempelini, ekhonza ngokuzila ukudla langemikhuleko ebusuku lemini.
Luke Ndebele 2:38  Laye efika ngalelohola wadumisa uNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababelindele inkululeko eJerusalema.
Luke Ndebele 2:39  Kwathi sebeqedile konke okungokomlayo weNkosi, babuyela eGalili, emzini wakibo iNazaretha.
Luke Ndebele 2:40  Lomntwana omncane wakhula, waqina emoyeni, wagcwala inhlakanipho; lomusa kaNkulunkulu wawuphezu kwakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:41  Njalo abazali bakhe babesiya eJerusalema iminyaka yonke ngomkhosi wephasika.
Luke Ndebele 2:42  Kwathi eseleminyaka elitshumi lambili, sebenyukele eJerusalema njengomkhuba womkhosi,
Luke Ndebele 2:43  njalo sebeziqedile insuku, ekubuyeleni kwabo, umntwana uJesu wasala eJerusalema; njalo uJosefa lonina bengazi;
Luke Ndebele 2:44  kodwa becabanga ukuthi wayesexukwini endleleni, bahamba uhambo losuku, bamdinga phakathi kwezinini labazana labo;
Luke Ndebele 2:45  kodwa bengamtholi, babuyela eJerusalema, bemdinga.
Luke Ndebele 2:46  Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezintathu, bamthola ethempelini, ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi, njalo ebalalela, futhi ebabuza.
Luke Ndebele 2:47  Njalo bonke ababemuzwa bamangala kakhulu ngolwazi lempendulo zakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:48  Kwathi bembona bamangala; lonina wathi kuye: Mntanami, wenzeleni okunje kithi? Khangela, uyihlo lami besikudinga sidubekile.
Luke Ndebele 2:49  Wasesithi kubo: Kungani lingidinga? Belingakwazi yini ukuthi kumele ukuthi ngibe sezintweni zikaBaba?
Luke Ndebele 2:50  Kodwa bona kabaliqedisisanga ilizwi alikhuluma kubo.
Luke Ndebele 2:51  Wasesehla labo, weza eNazaretha; wazehlisela ngaphansi kwabo. Unina wasegcina zonke lezizinto enhliziyweni yakhe.
Luke Ndebele 2:52  UJesu waseqhubeka enhlakanipheni lekukhuleni, lekuthandekeni kuNkulunkulu lebantwini.