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2 Kulawo malanga, Khesari Agustusi wakhipha umyalo wekutsi bonkhe bantfu labangephansi kwembuso wakhe babhaliswe. 2 (Lokubhaliswa kwekucala kwentiwa ngesikhatsi Kwiriniyusi abusa eSiriya.) 3 Bonkhe bantfu bahamba bayobhalisa, nguloyo naloyo waya edolobheni lakubo. 4 Josefa+ naye wesuka eNazaretha yaseGalile, waya eBhetlehema yaseJudiya,+ lobekulidolobha laDavide, ngobe bekavela emndenini waDavide. 5 Wahamba naMariya bayobhalisa. Ngaleso sikhatsi, Mariya besekangumkakhe+ futsi besekatawubeleka.+ 6 Nasebalapho, sefika sikhatsi sekutsi abeleke. 7 Watala indvodzana, yaba litibulo lakhe,+ futsi wayigocotela ngetindvwangu wayibeka emkhombeni,+ ngobe bekute indzawo endlini yetivakashi.
8 Kuleso sifundza, bekunebelusi lebebahlala ngephandle beluse imihlambi yabo ebusuku. 9 Ngekushesha ingilosi yaJehova* yema embikwabo, futsi inkhatimulo yaJehova* yabakhanyisela, ngako besaba kakhulu. 10 Kodvwa lengilosi yatsi kubo: “Ningesabi! Ngobe ngiletse tindzaba letimnandzi letitawujabulisa bonkhe bantfu. 11 Lamuhla, edolobheni laDavide+ nitalelwe uMsindzisi,+ iNkhosi lenguKhristu.+ 12 Naku lenitakubona: Nitawutfola luswane lugocotelwe ngetindvwangu, lubekwe emkhombeni.” 13 Ngekushesha, lengilosi yabonakala seyikanye nelibutfo lasezulwini+ lebelidvumisa Nkulunkulu litsi: 14 “Akadvunyiswe Nkulunkulu losezulwini, futsi akube nekuthula emhlabeni kubantfu labemukelwa nguye.”
15 Nasetihambile letingilosi tabuyela ezulwini, labelusi bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Asambeni siye eBhetlehema, siyobona loku lokwentekile, loko Jehova* lasitjele kona.” 16 Bahamba ngekushesha, batfola Mariya kanye naJosefa, futsi lomntfwana bekalele emkhombeni. 17 Nabambona lomntfwana, bakhuluma ngaloko lebebatjelwe kona ngaye. 18 Bonkhe labakuva loko bamangala kakhulu ngenca yaletintfo lebetikhulunywa ngulabelusi, 19 kodvwa Mariya watigcina engcondvweni yakhe tonkhe letintfo, futsi wacabangisisa ngato.+ 20 Labelusi babuyela emuva badvumisa Nkulunkulu futsi bambonga ngato tonkhe letintfo lebebativile nalebebatibonile, njengobe nje bebatjelwe tona.
21 Ngemuva kwemalanga langu-8, nasekusikhatsi sekutsi lomntfwana asokwe,+ wetsiwa ngekutsi nguJesu, njengobe ingilosi beyishito ngesikhatsi Mariya asengakatetfwali.+
22 Kwatsi nakufika sikhatsi sekutsi bahlanjululwe ngekuvumelana neMtsetfo waMosi,+ bahamba naye baya eJerusalema bamletsa kuJehova,* 23 njengobe nje kubhaliwe eMtsetfweni waJehova* kutsi: “Onkhe ematibulo labafana atawuba ngcwele kuJehova.”*+ 24 Banikela umhlatjelo njengobe uMtsetfo waJehova* bewutsi: “Kufanele ninikele ematuba lamabili nobe emazini lamabili emavukutfu.”+
25 Ngaleso sikhatsi, eJerusalema bekunendvodza lebeyilungile futsi yesaba Nkulunkulu, libito layo kunguSimeyoni. Beyimele sikhatsi sekudvudvutwa kwa-Israyeli,+ futsi umoya longcwele bewunayo. 26 Nkulunkulu bekayembulele ngemoya longcwele kutsi beyingeke ife ingakamboni Khristu waJehova.* 27 Simeyoni waholwa ngumoya longcwele, weta ethempelini, futsi ngesikhatsi Jesu aletfwa batali bakhe kuze bamentele loko lobekushiwo eMtsetfweni,+ 28 wamtsatsa wamgona futsi wadvumisa Nkulunkulu watsi: 29 “Nkhosi Lephakeme, nyalo sengimbonile lomntfwana njengobe nje washo, ngako sengingafa ngekuthula,+ 30 ngobe sengimbonile loyo lotawuletsa insindziso,+ 31 loyo lomletsile kuze abonwe ngibo bonkhe bantfu.+ 32 Ukukhanya+ lokutawususa bumnyama lobusetiveni,+ aletse nenkhatimulo kubantfu bakho, ema-Israyeli.” 33 Batali balomntfwana bamangala ngenca yaletintfo lebetikhulunywa ngaye. 34 Simeyoni wase uyababusisa, futsi wakhuluma naMariya longumake walomntfwana, watsi: “Lalela, lomntfwana utawuba kuwa+ nekuvuka kwalabanyenti ka-Israyeli,+ futsi nanobe Nkulunkulu atobakhombisa ngetibonakaliso kutsi unaye, bantfu batamkhuluma kabi,+ 35 kuze imicabango yalabanyenti yembulwe (wena utawuva buhlungu kube shengatsi ugwazwe ngenkemba lendze).”+
36 Bekunemphrofethikati lokutsiwa ngu-Ana, lobekayindvodzakati yaFanuweli, wesive saka-Asheri. Besekakhulile futsi bekahlale nendvodza yakhe iminyaka lengu-7 ngemuva kwekushada.* 37 Ana besekangumfelokati, aneminyaka lengu-84 budzala. Bekaba khona njalo ethempelini, akhonta Nkulunkulu busuku nemini, azila kudla, futsi ancusa kuNkulunkulu. 38 Ngaleso sikhatsi weta futsi wabonga Nkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngalomntfwana kubo bonkhe lebebalindzele kukhululwa kweJerusalema.+
39 Nasebakwente konkhe loko lobekushiwo nguMtsetfo waJehova,*+ babese babuyela edolobheni lakubo, eNazaretha yaseGalile.+ 40 Lomntfwana wachubeka akhula, aba nemandla, ahlakanipha, futsi Nkulunkulu wachubeka amentela umusa.+
41 Minyaka yonkhe, batali bakhe bebahlale baya emkhosini weliPhasika eJerusalema.+ 42 Ngesikhatsi sekaneminyaka lengu-12, baya kulomkhosi njengobe bebahlale benta.+ 43 Kwatsi nasekaphelile emalanga alomkhosi, babuyela emuva, kodvwa Jesu wasala eJerusalema, futsi batali bakhe abazange bakubone loko. 44 Bahamba lilanga lonkhe bacabanga kutsi usesicunjini lebebahambisana naso, ngemuva kwaloko bacala kumfuna etihlotjeni nakubontsanga yakhe. 45 Kodvwa abazange bamtfole, ngako babuyela eJerusalema bayomfunisisa khona. 46 Ngemuva kwemalanga lamatsatfu, bamtfola ethempelini ahleti nebafundzisi, abalalele futsi ababuta nemibuto. 47 Bonkhe lebebamlalele bebamangaliswa timphendvulo takhe kanye nendlela lebekacondza ngayo tintfo.+ 48 Ngako batali bakhe bamangala nabambona, futsi make wakhe watsi kuye: “Mntfwanami, kodvwa usentani? Mine nababe wakho besikhatsateke kakhulu solo sikufuna.” 49 Kodvwa yena watsi kubo: “Beningifunelani? Beningati yini kutsi kufanele ngibe sendlini yaBabe?”+ 50 Nanobe kunjalo, abazange bakucondze loko lebekakusho.
51 Ngemuva kwaloko, wahamba nabo wabuyela eNazaretha, futsi wachubeka abalalela.*+ Make wakhe watigcina enhlitiyweni tonkhe letintfo.+ 52 Jesu wachubeka ahlakanipha, akhula, futsi atsandvwa nguNkulunkulu kanye nebantfu.