Ukutjhumayela kwakaJwanisi uMbhabhadisi
(Mt 3:1-12; Mk 1:1-18; Jwan 1:19-28)
1Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nahlanu wokubusa kombusi omkhulu uTibheriyasi, uPontiyasi Pilatu gade ambusi weJudiya, uHerode yena angumtetrarerhesi wesifunda seGalile, umfowabo uFlebhe angumtetrarerhesi wesifunda se-Ithuriya kanye neTrakoniti, uLisaniya angumtetrarerhesi wesifunda se-Abileni. 2U-Anasi noKhayafasi bona bebabaphristi abakhulu. Ngesikhatheso ilizwi lakaZimu lafika kuJwanisi, umsa kaZakariya, aserhalawumbeni. 3Wakhamba yoke inarha magegana neJordani, atjhumayela umbhabhadiso wokuphenduka mayelana nokucolelwa kwezono. 4Njengombana kutloliwe encwadini yamezwi womphorofidi u-Isaya nakasithi:
“Ilizwi lorhuwelela erhalawumbeni, lithi:
‘Lungisani indlela yeKosi;
yenzeleni indlelakhe enqophileko.
5Yoke imirhoba kumele ihlelenjwe,
zoke iintaba nemibundu zibe libhabhadu;
iindawo ezimigodigodi zenziwe itatawu
neziziindunduma zilelezwe.
6Boke abantu bazakubona isindiso kaZimu.’ ”
7UJwanisi wakhuluma neenqubuthu zabantu ezeza kuye bona azozibhabhadisa, wathi: “Nina nzalo yeenyoka ndina! Ngubani onitjele bona nibalekele ubukhali obuzako na? 8Vezani isithelo esikhambisana nokuphenduka kwenu. Ningathomi nizitjele nithi, ‘Sino-Abrahamu ongubabethu’ ngombana ngiyanitjela bona uZimu angavusela u-Abrahamu abantwana ematjeni la. 9Izembe selibekiwe emirajini yemithi, nje-ke woke umuthi ongatheli iinthelo uzokugawulwa, uphoselwe emlilweni.”
10Isiqubuthu sambuza sathi: “Alo-ke kufanele senze njani na?”
11Waphendula wathi: “Loyo onezambatho ezimbili akabelane naloyo onganalitho, naloyo onokudla enze njalo.”
12Nabathelisi beza kobana bazokubhajadiswa, bambuza bathi: “Mfundisi, alo, kufuze senzeni na?”
13Wabaphendula wathi: “Ningathelisi ngaphezu kokufaneleko.”
14Nje-ke namanye amajoni ambuza athi: “Kumele senzeni na?”
Waphendula wathi: “Ningemuki umuntu imali godu ningasoleli abantu ngokungekho. Yaneliswani ngomrholo wenu.”
15Abantu bebalinde ngethemba, bararekile eenhliziyweni zabo bona kghani uJwanisi lo angaba nguKrestu na. 16Yeke, uJwanisi wathi kibo boke: “Nginibhabhadisa ngamanzi kodwana ukhona ozako onamandla khulu kunami, engingakafaneli ukutjhaphulula amapatlagwanakhe. Yena uzanibhabhadisa ngoMoya oCwengileko nangomlilo. 17Uphethe iforogwakhe yokwela kobana ahlwengise iselelo sakhe nokubuthelela ikoroyi ayifake ngesilulwini sakhe, kodwana uzokutjhisa iinhluba ngemlilweni ongekhe wacima.”
18Ngamezwi ahlukahlukeneko wokuyelelisa, uJwanisi watjhumayela iindaba ezimnandi ebantwini. 19Kodwana kwathi lokha uJwanisi nasola uHerode umtetrarerhesi, ngokungena kwakhe uHerodiya umkamfowabo, nangakho koke okumbi akwenzileko, 20wenza okungaphezu kwalokho, wavalela uJwanisi ngesikhungweni.
Ukubhajadiswa kwakaJesu
(Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:9-11)
21Ngemva kobana boke abantu sebabhajadisiwe, uJesu naye wabhajadiswa. Kwathi asathandaza, izulu lavuleka. 22UMoya oCwengileko wehlela kuye ngesibumbeko sezuba. Khonapho kwavela ilizwi ezulwini lisithi: “Wena uyiNdodanami ethandekako. Ngeneme ngawe.”
Abokhokho bakaJesu
(Mt 1:1-17)
23UJesu begade aneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu lokha nathoma umsebenzakhe. Ngokwemicabango yabantu,
begade amsa kaJosefa omsa ka-Eli,
24umsa kaMathati omsa kaLevi,
umsa kaMelirhi omsa kaJanayi,
umsa kaJosefa 25omsa kaMatathiyasi,
umsa ka-Amosi omsa kaNawumi,
umsa ka-Esili omsa kaNagayi,
26umsa kaMathi omsa kaMatathiyasi,
umsa kaSimeyini omsa kaJoserha,
umsa kaJoda 27omsa kaJowanani,
umsa kaResa omsa kaZerubhabheli,
umsa kaTjhaltiyeli omsa kaNeri,
28umsa kaMelirhi omsa ka-Adi,
umsa kaKosamu omsa ka-Elimadamu,
umsa ka-Eri 29omsa kaJotjhuwa,
umsa ka-Eliyezeri omsa kaJorima,
umsa kaMathati omsa kaLevi
30umsa kaSimiyoni omsa kaJuda,
umsa kaJosefa omsa kaJonamu,
umsa ka-Eliyakimu 31omsa kaMeleya,
umsa kaMena omsa kaMatatha,
umsa kaNathani omsa kaDavida,
32umsa kaJese omsa ka-Obede,
umsa kaBhowazi omsa kaSala,
umsa kaNarhitjhoni 33omsa ka-Aminadaba,
umsa ka-Adimini omsa ka-Areni,
umsa kaHesromu omsa kaPerezi,
umsa kaJuda 34omsa kaJakopo,
umsa ka-Isaka omsa ka-Abrahamu,
umsa kaTerarhi, omsa kaNarhori,
35umsa kaSerugu omsa kaRewu,
umsa kaPelegi omsa ka-Ebhere,
umsa kaTjhelarhi 36omsa kaKenamu,
umsa ka-Aripakitjhadi omsa kaTjhemu,
umsa kaNowa omsa kaLemeki,
37umsa kaMetutjhelarhi omsa ka-Inogo,
umsa kaJeredi omsa kaMahalaleli,
umsa kaKhenani 38omsa ka-Enotjhi,
umsa kaSethi omsa ka-Adamu,
