45 Filiphu watfola Nathanayeli, watsi kuye: “Simtfolile lowo labhala ngaye emtsetfweni Mosi kanye nebaphrofethi, Jesu waseNazaretha, umsa waJosefa.”
Tive tonkhe temhlaba tiyawubusiswa ngetitukulwane takho, ngobe ulalele livi lami.’ ”
Ngitawubeka butsa emkhatsini wakho nemfati, nasemkhatsini wentalo yakho nentalo yemfati. Yona iyawufihlita inhloko yakho, wena uyawuluma sitsendze sayo.”
Bukhosi bungeke busuke esandleni saJuda. Titukulwane takhe tiyawubusa njalonjalo, tive tiyakwetfula kuye timlalele.
Ngalelo langa Ligala laSimakadze liyawuba lihle likhatimule, netitselo talelo live tiyawuba ludvumo nebuhle betinsali taka-Israyeli.
Inceku yakhe yakhula embikwakhe njengelihlumela lelitsambile, nanjengemphandze emhlabatsini lowomile. Yayite buhle nome bukhosi kuze isikhange kutsi sisondzele kuyo, kute lebeyibonakala inako lokwakungenta kutsi siyilangatelele, siye kuyo.
Ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, yena cobo lwakhe, utawuninika sibonakaliso: Intfombi iyawukhulelwa itale indvodzana, yetsiwe libito kutsiwe ngu-Imanyuweli.
Ngobe tsine sitalelwe umntfwana, siphiwe indvodzana. Umbuso uyawubasemahlombe akhe. Uyawutsiwa nguMeluleki Lomangalisako, nguNkulunkulu Lonemandla, nguBabe Waphakadze, yiNkhosi Yekuthula.
Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
Ufike umtjele kutsi naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Nangu umuntfu lolibito lakhe nguLigala, futsi uyawuhluma akhule endzaweni yakhe, akhe lithempeli laSimakadze.
Jabula kakhulu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni! Memeta ngekujabula, Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema! Ase ubuke, inkhosi yakho ita kuwe, ilungile, futsi iphetse insindziso, ita itfobekile, igibele embongolweni, etikwelitfole lembongolo, inkhonyane yembongolo.
Filiphu naBhatalomewu; Tomase naMatewu, umtselisi; Jakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naThadiyosi;
Akusiyo yini indvodzana yembati le? Unina akusiye yini lona lekutsiwa nguMariya, bomnakabo akusibo yini boJakobe, naJosefa, naSimoni, naJudasi?
Wayawuhlala edolobheni lekutsiwa yiNazaretha, kuze kugcwaliseke lokwashiwo baphrofethi kutsi: “Uyawubitwa ngekutsi ngumNazaretha.”
Ticumbi taphendvula tatsi: “Lona nguJesu, umphrofethi waseNazaretha yaseGalile.”
yatsi kube ibone Phetro otsa umlilo, yambuka yase itsi kuye: “Nawe futsi bewuhamba naye lomNazaretha longuJesu.”
Akusiye yini umbati, indvodzana yaMariya, umnakaboJakobe, naJose, naJudasi, naSimoni? Angitsi bodzadzewabo balapha emkhatsini wetfu?” Base bayamcansukela.
Bayitjela batsi: “NguJesu waseNazaretha lowendlulako.”
NaJosefa wesuka eNazaretha yaseGalile waya eBhetlehema yaseJudiya, edolobheni laDavide, ngobe abeyintalelwane yaDavide,
Batali bakhe bamangala kakhulu nabambona lapho; waze watsi unina: “Mntfwanami, ukwenteleni loku kitsi? Uyihlo kanye nami sesiphatseke kabi ngekukufuna singakutfoli.”
Jesu wase uyabachazela ngako konkhe lokwakuphatselene naye emiBhalweni, kusukela etincwadzini taMosi netebaphrofethi.
Wase utsi kubo: “Ngito-ke letintfo lenganginitjela tona ngisenani, kutsi konkhe lokubhaliwe ngami emtsetfweni waMosi, nasemiBhalweni yebaphrofethi, naseTihlabelelweni bekufanele kugcwaliseke.”
Nakacala lomsebenti wakhe Jesu abeneminyaka lecishe ibe ngema-30 budzala; bantfu babecabanga kutsi uyindvodzana yaJosefa labengumsa wa-Eli,
Bonkhe bantfu batsatseka ngaye bamangala ngalamagama lamahle lawakhuluma batsi: “Akusiye umsa waJosefa yini lona?”
Filiphu abewaseBhethsayida, lapho bekuhlala bo-Andreya naPhetro khona.
Wona-ke aya kuFiliphu waseBhethsayida laseGalile, afike atsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sicela kubona Jesu.”
Filiphu watsi kuye: “Nkhosi, sibonise uYihlo, sitakweneliseka.”
Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.” Jesu watsi kubo: “Ngimi.” Judasi, lowamtsengisa, bekeme nabo.
Jesu waphindza wababuta watsi: “Kantsi nifuna bani?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Jesu waseNazaretha.”
Philathu wabhala satiso lesashayelwa esiphambanweni sitsi: “JESU, WASENAZARETHA, INKHOSI YEMAJUDA.”
Simoni Phetro, naTomase, lotsiwa liPhahla, naNathanayeli waseKhana laseGalile, nemadvodzana aZebedi, nalabanye bafundzi baJesu lababili, bonkhe laba babendzawonye.
Ngako batsi: “Lona akusiye yini Jesu, umsa waJosefa, uyise nenina lesibatiko? Pho, usho kanjani kutsi: ‘Ngehle ezulwini’?”
Jesu watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona kutsi sicuku lesikhulu sita kuye, watsi kuFiliphu: “Labantfu sitabatsengela kuphi tinkhwa batewudla?”
Filiphu wamphendvula watsi: “Tinkhwa temaLangeni langema-200 tingeke tibenele, kube ngulowo nalowo atfole lucetwana nje.”
Niyati futsi ngaJesu waseNazaretha, kutsi Nkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani ngaMoya Longcwele nangemandla nekutsi waya kuyo yonkhe indzawo enta lokuhle aphilisa bonkhe lababecindzetelwe ngemandla aSathane, ngobe Nkulunkulu abenaye.
“Madvodza aka-Israyeli, vanini lamavi! Jesu waseNazaretha abeyindvodza leyafakazelwa nguNkulunkulu embikwenu, ngemisebenti lemikhulu yemandla, nangetimangaliso kanye nangetibonakaliso letentiwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye; nani matfupha niyakwati loku, ngobe kwenteka emehlweni enu.
Ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Ungubani wena, Nkhosi?’ Wangiphendvula watsi: ‘NginguJesu waseNazaretha, lona lomhluphako.’
“Mine matfupha ngangikholwa kutsi kufanele ngente konkhe lokusemandleni ami kutsi ngiphambane nelibito laJesu waseNazaretha.
Phetro watsi kuyo: “Anginamali, kodvwa ngitakunika loko lenginako: Ngelibito laJesu Khristu waseNazaretha ngitsi kuwe: Sukuma uhambe!”