Bible Reading Plan – Day 273

₁Nanku umlibo wokuzalwa kukaYesu Krestu, unyana kaDavide, unyana ka-Abraham.

₂UAbraham wazala uIsake; uIsake wazala uYakobi; uYakobi wazala uJuda nabantakwabo; ₃uJuda wazala uPerezi noZera, abanina wabo unguTamare; uPerezi wazala uHezeron; uHezeron wazala uAram; ₄uAram wazala uAminadabhi; uAminadabhi wazala uNashon; uNashon wazala uSalman; ₅uSalman wazala uBhowazi, onina unguRahabhi; uBhowazi wazala uObhedi, onina unguRute; uObhedi wazala uJese; ₆uJese wazala uDavide ukumkani.

UDavide wazala uSolomon, onina wayengumka-Uriya; ₇uSolomon wazala uRewobhowam; uRewobhowam wazala uAbhiya; uAbhiya wazala uAsa; ₈uAsa wazala uYoshafati; uYoshafati wazala uYoram; uYoram wazala u-Uziya; ₉u-Uziya wazala uYotam; uYotam wazala uAhazi; uAhazi wazala uHezekiya; ₁₀uHezekiya wazala uManase; uManase wazala uAmon; uAmon wazala uYosiya; ₁₁uYosiya wazala uJoyakin nabantakwabo ngemihla yokufuduselwa kwabo eBhabheli.

₁₂Emva kokufuduselwa kwabo eBhabheli uJoyakin wazala uShalatiyeli; uShalatiyeli wazala uZerubhabheli; ₁₃uZerubhabheli wazala uAbhihudi; uAbhihudi wazala uEliyakim; uEliyakim wazala uAzore; ₁₄uAzore wazala uZadoki; uZadoki wazala uAkim; uAkim wazala uElihudi; ₁₅uElihudi wazala uElazare; uElazare wazala uMatan; uMatan wazala uYakobi; ₁₆uYakobi wazala uJosefu, umyeni kaMariya, unina kaYesu, lo kuthiwa *nguKrestu.

₁₇Izizukulwana bezilishumi elinane ukususela kuAbraham kuye kuDavide; zilishumi elinane ukususela kuDavide kuye ekufuduselweni kwabo eBhabheli; zikwalishumi elinane ukususela ekufuduselweni kwabo eBhabheli kuye ekuzalweni kukaKrestu.

₁₈Ukuzalwa kukaYesu Krestu kwakungolu hlobo: UMariya, unina, wayesendela kuJosefu, bengekatshati, kwabonakala ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele wenze ukuba abe nzima. ₁₉Ke uJosefu, umyeni wakhe, wayelilungisa, engafuni ukumhlaza uMariya, waza wazimisela ukumala ngasese. ₂₀Esazicinga ezi zinto, naso isithunywa seNkosi sibonakala kuye ephupheni, sisithi: “Josefu, nyana kaDavide, sukoyika ukumthatha uMariya abe ngumfazi wakho, kuba oko akukhawuleyo kungoMoya oyiNgcwele. ₂₁Úya kuzala unyana, ùmthiye igama *elinguYesu, kuba nguye oya kubasindisa abantu bakhe ezonweni zabo.”

₂₂Konke oku kwênzeka ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi leNkosi elathethwa *ngumshumayeli, esithi: ₂₃“Niyabona, intombi le iya kumitha, izale unyana, abizwe ngokuba nguImanuweli” (oko kukuthi “uThixo unathi”).

₂₄Akuvuka ebuthongweni uJosefu, wênza njengoko isithunywa seNkosi besitshilo kuye, wamthatha uMariya, waba ngumfazi wakhe; ₂₅kodwa akahlangananga naye de wamzala unyana wakhe. UJosefu ke wamthiya igama elinguYesu.

₁Kwathi akuba uYesu ezelwe eBhetelehem kwaJuda, ngemihla kakumkani uHerode, kwabonakala kufika iingcali zeenkwenkwezi eJerusalem, zivela empumalanga, ₂zisithi: “Uphi na lo kumkani wamaJuda uzelweyo? Sibone inkwenkwezi yakhe empumalanga; ke size kumnqula.”

₃Akukuva oku ukumkani uHerode, wakhathazeka, nayo yonke iJerusalem. ₄Ebahlanganisile ke bonke ababingeleli abaziintloko nabachazi-mthetho balapho, wabuza kubo ukuba uKrestu ubeya kuzalelwa phi na. ₅Bathi kuye: “EBhetelehem kwaJuda, kuba kubhaliwe *ngumshumayeli kwathiwa:

₇UHerode ke uzibizele ngasese iingcali ezo, waqondisisa kakuhle kuzo ixesha lokubonakala kwenkwenkwezi leyo. ₈Wazithumela eBhetelehem, esithi: “Hambani niye kubuzisa kakuhle ngomntwana lowo. Ze nithi ke, nakumfumana, nindixelele, ukuze nam ndiye kumnqula.”

₉Zakuba zimvile ukumkani, iingcali zahamba; nantso inkwenkwezi leyo zayibonayo empumalanga, izikhokela, de yaya kuma phezu kwendawo abekuyo umntwana lowo. ₁₀Zathi ke, zakuyibona inkwenkwezi, zavuya gqitha. ₁₁Zingenile endlwini, zambona umntwana enoMariya unina, zaqubuda, zamnqula; zaza zathi, zivule iingxowa zazo, zanikela kuye ngezipho: igolide, intlaka yokuqhumisa, nentlaka yokuqhola.

₁₂Zathi ke, ziyalelwe nguThixo ephupheni ukuba zingabuyi ziye kuHerode, zemka ngandlela yimbi ukuya kwelakowazo.

₁₃Zakuba zimkile iingcali, kwabonakala isithunywa seNkosi kuJosefu ephupheni, sisithi: “Vuka, uthathe umntwana nonina, ubalekele eJiputa, uhlale apho de ndikuxelele, kuba uHerode uzimisele ukumbulala umntwana.” ₁₄Wavuka ke uJosefu, wamthatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, wabalekela eJiputa, ₁₅wahlala khona de wabhubha uHerode.

Oku kwênzeka ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi leNkosi elathethwa *ngumshumayeli, lisithi: “Ndambiza unyana wam waphuma eJiputa.”

₁₆Ke kaloku uHerode, akubona ukuba iingcali zeenkwenkwezi zimkhohlisile, waba nomsindo kakhulu, wayalela ukuba kubulawe bonke abantwana abangamakhwenkwe abaseBhetelehem nakuwo wonke loo mmandla, abaminyaka mibini bezelwe nangaphantsi, elungelelanisa nexesha abeliqondisise kakuhle kwiingcali.

₁₇Kwazaliseka ke ngoko okwathethwayo *ngumshumayeli uJeremiya esithi:

₁₉Akuba ebhubhile uHerode, nâko kubonakala isithunywa seNkosi kuJosefu ephupheni eseJiputa, ₂₀sisithi: “Vuka, uthathe umntwana nonina, uye kwelakwaSirayeli, kuba bafile abo babefuna ukumbulala umntwana.” ₂₁Wavuka, wamthatha umntwana nonina, waya kwelakwaSirayeli.

₂₂UJosefu akuva ukuba uArkelawo ungukumkani kwelakwaJuda esikhundleni sikayise uHerode, woyika ukuya khona; wathi, eyalelwe nguThixo ephupheni, wemka waya kwiphondo laseGalili, ₂₃waya kuhlala kwidolophu ekuthiwa yiNazarete. Oku kwênzeka ukuze kuzaliseke okwathethwayo *ngabashumayeli, besithi wobizwa ngokuba ngumNazarete.

₁Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla kwafika uYohane umbhaptizi eshumayela entlango yelakwaJuda, ₂esithi: “Guqukani, kuba ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango!” ₃Ngulo ke wayexela yena *umshumayeli uIsaya xa wayesithi:

₄UYohane lo wayesambatha ingubo yoboya benkamela, abhinqe ngethwathwa. Ukutya kwakhe kwakuziinkumbi nobusi. ₅Babephuma besiya kuye abantu baseJerusalem, nabakulo lonke elakwaJuda, nabommandla wonke waseJordan. ₆Babezixela izono zabo, aze ababhaptize emlanjeni iJordan.

₇Ke kaloku, akubona into eninzi *yabaFarasi *nabaSadusi besiza ekubhaptizeni kwakhe, uYohane wathi kubo: “Nzalandini yamarhamba, ngubani na onilumkisileyo ukuba niyibaleke ingqumbo ezayo? ₈Ke ngoko velisani iziqhamo ezifanele inguquko. ₉Ze ningafane nithi: ‘Siyinzala ka-Abraham.’ Ndiyanixelela mna, uThixo unako kuwo la matye ukumvelisela abantwana uAbraham. ₁₀Kanti ke izembe selikulungele ukuyinqumla ezingcanjini imithi. Ngoko ke wonke umthi ongavelisi siqhamo sihle uyagawulwa utshiswe. ₁₁Mna okunene ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi, ndibonisa ukuguquka kwenu; kodwa lowo uzayo emva kwam unamandla kunam. Andikufanelanga nokukhulula izihlangu ezi zakhe. Yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo. ₁₂Ingobozi isesandleni sakhe. Uya kukwela kuthi tu okusesandêni, ayigalele kuvimba ingqolowa. Ke wona umququ uya kuwutshisa ngomlilo ongacimiyo.”

₁₃Wafika eJordan uYesu, evela eGalili, eze kubhaptizwa nguYohane. ₁₄UYohane ke wayengavumi, esithi: “Indim nje ofanele ukubhaptizwa nguwe, nguwe na oza kum?”

₁₅Waphendula uYesu wathi kuye: “Vuma okwangoku, kuba kusifanele thina ukwenjenjalo, ukuze senze konke okufunwa nguThixo.” Wavuma ke uYohane.

₁₆Ebhaptiziwe uYesu, waphuma kwangoko emanzini. Lasuka izulu lavuleka, wabona uMoya kaThixo enjengehobe esihla esiza kuye. ₁₇Kwavakala izwi, livela ezulwini, lisithi: “Lo nguNyana wam endimthandayo; ndikholisiwe nguye.”

₁Waza uYesu wakhokelelwa entlango nguMoya, ukuba ahendwe ngumtyholi. ₂Uthe ke, ezile ukutya iintsuku ezimashumi mane, walamba ekupheleni kwazo. ₃Wafika umhendi, wathi kuye: “Ukuba unguye uNyana kaThixo, yitsho la matye abe zizonka.”

₄Waphendula yena wathi: “*IziBhalo zithi: ‘Umntu akaphili ngasonka sodwa; uphila ngamazwi onke athethwa nguThixo.’”

₅Umtyholi ke wasa uYesu kwisiXeko esiNgcwele, wammisa phezu *kwendlu kaThixo, ₆wathi kuye: “Ukuba unguye uNyana kaThixo, ziphose ezantsi phaya; kuba iziBhalo zithi:

₇UYesu wathi kuye: “IziBhalo zikwathi: ‘Uze ungayilingi iNkosi uThixo wakho.’”

₈Kwakhona umtyholi wasa uYesu entabeni ephakame kakhulu, wambonisa onke amazwe ezikumkani zehlabathi, nobuhle bazo, ₉wathi kuye: “Zonke ezi zinto ndokunika, ukuba uthe wazithoba wandinqula.”

₁₀Waza wathi kuye uYesu: “Hamb' umke, Sathana; kuba iziBhalo zithi: ‘Uze unqule iNkosi uThixo wakho, ukhonze yona yodwa.’”

₁₁Waza umtyholi wamyeka uYesu, zafika izithunywa zezulu zamlungiselela.

₁₂Ke uYesu akuva ukuba uYohane ubanjiwe, wahamba waya kwelaseGalili. ₁₃Wemka ke eNazarete, wafudukela eKapernahum ngaselwandle, emideni yakwaZebhulon neyakwaNafetali. ₁₄Kwazaliseka ke ngoko okwathethwayo *ngumshumayeli uIsaya esithi:

₁₇Ukususela ngoko uYesu washumayela esithi: “Guqukani, kuba ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango.”

₁₈Kuthe uYesu ehamba ngakuLwandle lwaseGalili wabona abantu ababini, uSimon, lo kuthiwa nguPetros, noAndreya, umninawe wakhe, bephosa umnatha elwandle, kuba babengabalobi. ₁₉Wathi kubo: “Ndilandeleni; ndonenza abalobi babantu.” ₂₀Bayishiya kwangoko ke iminatha yabo, bamlandela.

₂₁Uthe ke, ehambele phambili esuka apho, wabona omnye umntu nomntakwabo, uYakobi unyana kaZebhedi, noYohane umninawe wakhe, besesikhitshaneni noZebhedi uyise, belungisa iminatha yabo; wababiza ke. ₂₂Basishiya kwangoko isikhitshana noyise, balandela uYesu.

₂₃UYesu wayelityhutyha lonke elaseGalili, efundisa *ezindlwini zesikhungo, evakalisa iindaba ezimnandi zolawulo lukaThixo, ephilisa abantu kwizifo zonke nemikhuhlane yonke. ₂₄Lwaphuma udumo lwakhe, lwavakala kulo lonke elaseSiriya, babazisa kuye bonke abagulayo, benezifo neentuthumbo, nabaphethwe ziindimoni, nabanesithuthwane, nabafe umzimba, waza wabaphilisa. ₂₅Ke izihlwele zabantu zazimlandela uYesu, zivela eGalili, nakwiiDolophu eziliShumi, naseJerusalem, nakwelakwaJuda, naphesheya kweJordan.