Bible Reading Plan – Day 288

₂₁Akuba ntsuku zisibhozo umntwana ezelwe, kungumhla wokwaluswa kwakhe, uthiywe igama *elinguYesu, elo wayelithiyiwe sisithunywa sezulu engekakhawulwa nokukhawulwa.

₂₂Zakuba ke zifezekile iintsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwabo *ngokomthetho kaMosis, uJosefu noMariya benyuka naye uYesu, baya eJerusalem, ukuze bamnikele eNkosini, ₂₃njengoko kubhaliwe emthethweni weNkosi kwathiwa: “Yonke into eliduna eyeyamazibulo mayinikelwe eNkosini.” ₂₄Babesiya kwenza nomnikelo, njengoko kusitshiwo emthethweni weNkosi ukuthi: “Makunikelwe ngesibini samahobe, nokuba ngamathole amabini evukuthu.”

₂₅EJerusalem apho kwakukho umntu ogama linguSimon. Wayelilungisa, emhlonela uThixo, elindele ukuthuthuzelwa kwamaSirayeli, enefuthe likaMoya oyiNgcwele. ₂₆Wayetyhilelwe nguMoya oyiNgcwele ukuba akayi kufa engekamboni uKrestu weNkosi. ₂₇Waya endlwini kaThixo, ethunywa nguMoya. Kwathi ke, akungeniswa uYesu ngabazali bakhe, befezekisa umthetho, ₂₈uSimon wamfunqula, wabonga uThixo, wathi:

₃₃Abazali bakhe bamangaliswa zezo zinto zithethwayo ngoYesu. ₃₄USimon wabasikelela, wathi kuMariya unina: “Uyabona, lo Mntwana umiselwe ukuwa nokuvuka kwabaninzi kwaSirayeli, nokuba abe ngumqondiso ochasiweyo, ₃₅ze ngale nkcaso kutyhileke iingcamango zabaninzi. Kanti ke nowakho umphefumlo uya kubindeka.”

₃₆Kwalapho kwakukho nentokazi *eyayingumshumayeli, uAna, intombi kaFanuweli wendlu ka-Ashere. Wayeselaluphele kakhulu. Akuba endile, uhleli iminyaka esixhenxe kuphela kunye nendoda yakhe, ₃₇waza waphila de waba minyaka imashumi asibhozo anane engumhlolokazi. Wayengapheli endlwini kaThixo, ekhonza uThixo ngokuzila ukutya nangokuthandaza ebusuku nasemini. ₃₈Wasondela ke ngelo lixa uAna, wathelela ekudumiseni uThixo. Wayethetha ngoMntwana lowo kubo bonke ababelindele ukukhululwa kweJerusalem.

₃₉Bakuba ke bezifezekisile zonke izinto ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela eNazarete, idolophu yakowabo kwelaseGalili.

₄₀Ke kaloku uYesu wakhula, waya esomelela, enobulumko obukhulu, ubabalo lukaThixo lunaye.

₄₁Abazali bakhe babehambela eJerusalem minyaka le, besiya kwitheko *lePasika. ₄₂Kuthe ke xa uYesu wayeminyaka ilishumi elinambini ezelwe, baya ePasikeni eJerusalem ngokwesiqhelo. ₄₃Zakuba zigqithile iintsuku zelo theko, bagoduka, kanti uYesu usele eJerusalem. Phofu babengaqondi abazali bakhe. ₄₄Babeba usemxukuxeleni wabahambi, baza bahamba uhambo lwamini-nye. Bamana bemfuna ke phakathi kwezizalwane nabazana nabo. ₄₅Bathe bakungamfumani babuyela eJerusalem bemfuna. ₄₆Kwathi ke emva kweentsuku ezintathu bamfumana *endlwini kaThixo, ehleli nabafundisi, ebaphulaphula, ebabuza nokubabuza. ₄₇Bonke abamváyo babemangalisiwe yingqondo yakhe naziimpendulo zakhe. ₄₈Abazali bakhe bakumbona bathi manga, unina wathi kuye: “Mntanam, yini na ukuba usenjenje? Uyabona, uyihlo nam besikufuna sixhalabile.”

₄₉Wathi kubo uYesu: “Benindifunela ntoni na? Beningazi na ukuba ndimelwe kukuba sendlwini kaBawo?” ₅₀Ke bona abayiqondanga into awayeyithetha kubo.

₅₁Wahamba nabo, waya kufika eNazarete. Wayebalulamela abazali bakhe. Wazigcina unina ezo zinto entliziyweni yakhe. ₅₂UYesu ke wakhula ngesithomo nangobulumko, ebabalwa nguThixo, ethandwa ngabantu.

₁Ke kaloku ngomnyaka weshumi elinantlanu elawula uTibheriyo *Khesare, inguPontiyo Pilato irhuluneli kwelakwaJuda, inguHerode olawula kwelaseGalili, umntakwabo uFilipu elawula kwelaseJitureya nelaseTrakoniti, inguLisaniyo olawula kwelaseAbhilene, ₂ngemihla yababingeleli abakhulu ooAnas noKayafa, lafika ilizwi likaThixo kuYohane, unyana kaZakariya, entlango. ₃Yena ke wayewujikeleza wonke ummandla weJordan, eshumayela esithi abantu mabaguquke, babhaptizwe, aze uThixo abaxolele izono zabo; ₄njengoko kubhaliweyo kwincwadi *yomshumayeli uIsaya kusithiwa:

“Kuvakala ilizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi:

₇Ke kaloku izihlwele zaziphuma ziye kubhaptizwa nguYohane. Wayesithi kuzo: “Nzalandini yamarhamba, ngubani lo unilumkisileyo ukuba niyibaleke ingqumbo ezayo? ₈Ke ngoko yenzani izinto ezibonakalisa inguquko. Ze ningafane nithi: ‘Siyinzala ka-Abraham.’ Ndiyanixelela mna, uThixo unako ngawo la matye ukumvelisela abantwana uAbraham. ₉Kanti ke lona izembe selikulungele ukuyinqumla ezingcanjini imithi. Ngoko ke wonke umthi ongavelisi siqhamo sihle uyagawulwa utshiswe.”

₁₀Izihlwele zazimbuza zisithi: “Masithini ke ngoko?”

₁₁Waphendula wathi kuzo: “Lowo uneengubo ezimbini makanike ongenáyo. Nalowo unokutya makenjenjalo.”

₁₂Abaqokeleli-rhafu beza kubhaptizwa, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, masithini na?”

₁₃Wathi kubo: “Ningabizi ngaphezu kwenikumiselweyo.”

₁₄Namajoni ayebuza kuye esithi: “Masithini thina?”

Wathi kuwo: “Ningaphangi mntu ngogonyamelo okanye ngobuxoki. Yanelani yimivuzo yenu.”

₁₅Ke kaloku lavuseleleka ithemba ebantwini, becamanga bonke ezintliziyweni zabo ngaye uYohane, ukuba akangebi nguye na uKrestu. ₁₆UYohane ke wabaphendula esithi: “Mna okunene ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa uyeza onamandla kunam. Andikufanelanga ukukhulula nemitya le yezihlangu zakhe. Yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo. ₁₇Ingobozi isesandleni sakhe. Uya kukwela kuthi tu okusesandêni, ayigalele kuvimba ingqolowa. Ke wona umququ uya kuwutshisa ngomlilo ongacimiyo.”

₁₈UYohane wayeyala ekhuthaza nangezinye izinto ezininzi, eshumayela iindaba ezimnandi ebantwini. ₁₉UHerode, umlawuli waseGalili, wakhalinyelwa nguYohane ngenxa yokungena uHerodiya, umka-mninawe wakhe, nangazo zonke ezinye izinto ezimbi awayezenzile. ₂₀Suka ke yena uHerode wavalela uYohane lowo entolongweni.

₂₁Ke ekubhaptizweni kwento eninzi yabantu, noYesu ebhaptiziwe, kwathi ethandaza, lavuleka izulu, ₂₂wehlela phezu kwakhe uMoya oyiNgcwele enembonakalo yehobe. Kwavakala nezwi livela ezulwini, lisithi: “UnguNyana wam endimthandayo wena; ndikholisiwe nguwe!”

₂₃Ukuqala kwakhe ukufundisa uYesu wayemalunga neminyaka emashumi mathathu ezelwe. Kwakusithiwa ungunyana kaJosefu, kaEli, ₂₄kaMatati, kaLevi, kaMeleki, kaJana, kaJosefu, ₂₅kaMatatiya, ka-Amos, kaNahum, kaHesli, kaNagayi, ₂₆kaMathi, kaMatatiya, kaShimeyi, kaYoseki, kaJoda, ₂₇kaYohanan, kaResha, kaZerubhabheli, kaShalatiyeli, kaNeri, ₂₈kaMeleki, ka-Adi, kaKosam, kaElmadam, kaEre, ₂₉kaYoshuwa, kaEliyezere, kaYorim, kaMatati, kaLevi, ₃₀kaSimon, kaJuda, kaJosefu, kaJonam, kaEliyakim, ₃₁kaMaleya, kaMina, kaMatata, kaNatan, kaDavide, ₃₂kaJese, kaObhedi, kaBhowazi, kaSalman, kaNashon, ₃₃ka-Aminadabhi, ka-Admin, ka-Arni, kaHezeron, kaPerezi, kaJuda, ₃₄kaYakobi, kaIsake, ka-Abraham, kaTera, kaNahore, ₃₅kaSeruki, kaRewu, kaPelege, kaHebhere, kaShela, ₃₆kaKenan, ka-Arpakishadi, kaShem, kaNowa, kaLameki, ₃₇kaMethusela, kaInoki, kaJerede, kaMahalaleli, kaKenan, ₃₈kaEnoshe, kaSete, ka-Adam, kaThixo.