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Chapter 3
Luke Ndebele 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,
Luke Ndebele 3:2  uAnasi loKayafasi bengabapristi abakhulu, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya enkangala.
Luke Ndebele 3:3  Wasesiza esigabeni sonke seJordani esizingelezeleyo, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kube yikuthethelelwa kwezono;
Luke Ndebele 3:4  njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi, ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.
Luke Ndebele 3:5  Sonke isigodi sizagqitshwa, layo yonke intaba loqaqa kuzakwehliswa; njalo kuzaqondiswa amazombazombe, lamaxhakaxhaka ezindlela azalungiswa;
Luke Ndebele 3:6  layo yonke inyama izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu.
Luke Ndebele 3:7  Ngakho wathi emaxukwini aphumela ukubhabhathizwa nguye: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?
Luke Ndebele 3:8  Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; njalo lingaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: SiloAbrahama ongubaba wethu; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulamatshe.
Luke Ndebele 3:9  Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
Luke Ndebele 3:11  Wasephendula wathi kubo: Olezembatho ezimbili, kamuphe ongelaso; lolokudla kenze njalo.
Luke Ndebele 3:12  Kwasekufika labathelisi ukuze babhabhathizwe, basebesithi kuye: Mfundisi, sizakwenzani?
Luke Ndebele 3:13  Wasesithi kubo: Lingabizi okwedlula elikumiselweyo.
Luke Ndebele 3:14  Lamabutho lawo ambuza, athi: Thina-ke sizakwenzani? Wasesithi kuwo: Lingenzi udlakela emuntwini, njalo lingacali ngamanga; njalo yeneliswani yimivuzo yenu.
Luke Ndebele 3:15  Kwathi abantu belindile, futhi bonke bezibuza enhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi kambe yena angaba enguKristu,
Luke Ndebele 3:16  uJohane waphendula, esithi kubo bonke: Mina-ke ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza olamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;
Luke Ndebele 3:17  okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzahlambululisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.
Luke Ndebele 3:18  Langokulaya ngezinye izinto ezinengi, watshumayela ivangeli ebantwini.
Luke Ndebele 3:19  Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, owayesolwe nguye ngoHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo, langakho konke okubi ayekwenzile uHerodi,
Luke Ndebele 3:20  wengezelela lalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.
Luke Ndebele 3:21  Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, laye uJesu esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavulwa,
Luke Ndebele 3:22  uMoya oyiNgcwele wasesehlela phezu kwakhe elesimo somzimba onjengowejuba, lelizwi lavela ezulwini, lisithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokoza ngawe.
Luke Ndebele 3:23  Yena uJesu waseqala ukuba leminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu, yena (njengokwakunakanwa) eyindodana kaJosefa, kaEli,
Luke Ndebele 3:24  kaMathati, kaLevi, kaMeliki, kaJanayi, kaJosefa,
Luke Ndebele 3:25  kaMatathiya, kaAmosi, kaNahume, kaEseli, kaNagayi,
Luke Ndebele 3:26  kaMahati, kaMatathiya, kaSemeyi, kaJosefa, kaJuda,
Luke Ndebele 3:27  kaJohana, kaResa, kaZerubhabheli, kaSalatiyeli, kaNeri,
Luke Ndebele 3:29  kaJose, kaEliyezeri, kaJorima, kaMathati, kaLevi,
Luke Ndebele 3:30  kaSimeyoni, kaJuda, kaJosefa, kaJonanu, kaEliyakhimi,
Luke Ndebele 3:31  kaMeleya, kaMena, kaMathata, kaNathani, kaDavida,
Luke Ndebele 3:32  kaJese, kaObedi, kaBowosi, kaSalimoni, kaNashoni,
Luke Ndebele 3:33  kaAminadaba, kaAramu, kaEsiromu, kaFaresi, kaJuda,
Luke Ndebele 3:34  kaJakobe, kaIsaka, kaAbrahama, kaThara, kaNahori,
Luke Ndebele 3:36  kaKayinani, kaArpakishadi, kaShemu, kaNowe, kaLameki,
Luke Ndebele 3:37  kaMethusala, kaEnoki, kaJaredi, kaMaleleyeli, kaKayinani,