Bukhosi bungeke busuke esandleni saJuda. Titukulwane takhe tiyawubusa njalonjalo, tive tiyakwetfula kuye timlalele.
Lukha 3:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Kwakungumnyaka weli-15 wekubusa kwaThibheriyusi, uMbusi; Phontiyuse Philatu bekanguLusibalukhulu waseJudiya, Herodi ayinkhosi yaseGalile, umnakabo Filiphu bekayinkhosi yesigodzi sase-Ithureya naseTrakhonithisi; Lisaniyasi abeyinkhosi yase-Abilene. |
Bukhosi bungeke busuke esandleni saJuda. Titukulwane takhe tiyawubusa njalonjalo, tive tiyakwetfula kuye timlalele.
Ngobe phela Herodi abebambe Johane, wambopha wamfaka ejele, ngenca yaHerodiyasi, umkaFiliphu, umnakabo.
Kwatsi ngelilanga lekutalwa kwaHerodi indvodzakati yaHerodiyasi yeta yagidza embikwetivakashi tonkhe. Herodi wajabula kangangekutsi
Herodi phela abesandza kutfumela kutsi kubanjwe Johane afakwe ejele. Abekwente loko, ngobe abesatsetse Herodiyasi, wamenta umkakhe. LoHerodiyasi abengumkaFiliphu, umnakaboHerodi.
Kodvwa litfuba lavuleka ngesikhatsi Herodi agubha lusuku lwakhe lwekutalwa. Wenta sibhimbi, wabita bonkhe bantfu besigodlo sakhe, netindvuna takhe temphi, kanye netiphakanyiswa taseGalile.
Khona lapho nje kwase kufika labanye baFarisi bete kuJesu batsi kuye: “Suka lapha uhambe uye kulenye indzawo, ngobe Herodi ufuna kukubulala.”
Kulawo malanga Khesari, Agustusi, wamemetela kubo bonkhe bantfu bembuso kutsi kubhaliselwe lubalo.
Kodvwa Johane abeyisola inkhosi Herodi ngekutsatsa umkhula wayo lobekanguHerodiyasi. Kantsi futsi kunyenti lokubi labesakwentile loHerodi.
Herodi, inkhosi yaseGalile, weva ngato tonkhe letintfo letatenteka; wadzidzeka kakhulu, ngobe labanye bantfu bebatsi: “Johane uMbhabhatisi sewuvukile ekufeni;”
“Mine, Klawudiyusi Lisiyasi, ngibhalela wena, Lusibalukhulu Mhlonishwa Feliksi. Ngiyakubingelela.
Ekupheleni kweminyaka lemibili sikhundla saFeliksi satsatfwa nguPhokhiyusi Festusi. Njengobe Feliksi abefuna kutsandvwa ngemaJuda, wavele washiya Pawula asesejele.
“Nembala kulelidolobha Herodi naPhontiyuse Philatu bahlangana ndzawonye nebetive, nebaka-Israyeli baphambana naJesu, Sisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele, lowasenta kutsi sibe nguKhristu.