Xhosa - The First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ

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IVangeli yokuQala yoBuntwana bukaYesu Krestu ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ezi ngxelo zilandelayo sizifumene kwincwadi kaYosefu umbingeleli omkhulu, ekuthiwa nguKayafa othile 2 Ubalisa ukuba uYesu wathetha esekhukhweni, wathi kunina: 3 Mariya, mna ndinguYesu uNyana kaThixo, elo lizwi walikhuphayo ngokwelizwi lengelosi uGabriyeli kuwe, nokuba ubawo undithumile ukuze ndisindise ihlabathi. 4 Ngomnyaka wamakhulu amathathu anesithoba wexesha likaAlesandire, uAgasto wakhupha ummiselo wokuba bonke abantu bafanele baye kuhlawuliswa kwilizwe labo. 5 Wesuka ke uYosefu, waya eYerusalem enoMariya umkawakhe, weza eBhetelehem, ukuze yena nentsapho yakhe babhalelwe emzini wooyise. 6 Bakuba befikile emqolombeni, uMariya wamxela uYosefu ukuba lifikile ilixa lakhe lokuzala; akaba nako ukuya kuwo umzi, wathi, Masingene kulo mqolomba. 7 Ngelo xesha lalisele liza kutshona ilanga. 8 Wakhawuleza uYosefu, waya kumthabathela umzalisikazi; wabona ixhegokazi elingumHebhere eliseYerusalem, wathi kulo, Thandaza uze apha, mfazindini ulungileyo, ungene kumqolomba apho, ubone khona inkazana eseza kuzala. 9 Kwathi ukutshona kwelanga, safika ixhegokazi elo noYosefu emqolombeni, bangena kuwo bobabini. 10 Kwaye qaphelani, lalizaliswe zizikhanyiso, ezinkulu kunokukhanya kwezibane namakhandlela, nangaphezulu kunokukhanya kwelanga ngokwalo. 11 Lwathi ke olo sana lwasongelwa eziqhiyeni, lwancanca namabele kanina oNgcwele. 12 Bakukubona oko kukhanya, bamangaliswa; ixhegokazi lathi kuMariya oNgcwele, Ungunina walo mntwana na? 13 Waphendula uMariya oNgcwele, wathi, Nguye. 14 Yathi ixhegokazi, Wena wahluke mpela kuwo onke amankazana. 15 Waphendula ke uMariya, wathi, Njengoko kungekho mntwana unjengaye unyana wam, ngokunjalo akukho mfazi unjengonina. 16 Yaphendula intokazi enkulu, yathi, Nkosikazi, ndizele apha ukuze ndizuze umvuzo ongunaphakade. 17 Ngoko iNenekazi lethu, uMariya oNgcwele, wathi kuye, Beka izandla zakho phezu komntwana; owathi ke akuba ekwenzile waphila. 18 Akubon' ukuba uyaphuma, wathi, Ndithabathela kweli xesha, yonke imihla yobomi bam, ndiya kumnyamekela, ndibe likhoboka lalo mntwana. 19 Emveni koko, bakufika abalusi, babasa umlilo, bevuya kunene, wabonakala kubo umkhosi wasezulwini, udumisa, unqula uThixo oPhezukonke. 20 Kwaye njengoko abalusi babesenza umsebenzi ofanayo, umqolomba ngelo xesha wabonakala ngathi uyitempile ezukileyo, ngenxa yokuba zombini iilwimi zezithunywa zezulu nezabantu zazimanyene ekunquleni nasekumzukiseni uThixo, ngenxa yokuzalwa kweNkosi uKristu. 21 Kodwa xa ixhegokazi elingumHebhere labona yonke le mimangaliso icacileyo, ladumisa uThixo, laza lathi, Ndiyabulela kuwe, Owu Thixo, Thixo kaSirayeli, ngokuba amehlo am akubonile ukuzalwa koMsindisi wehlabathi.

ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ke kaloku, lakuba lifikile ixesha lokwaluka kwakhe, ngomhla wesibhozo, owawusithi ngawo umthetho makalùswe, bamalusa emqolombeni. 2 Ixhegokazi elingumHebhere layithabatha inyama yokwaluswa (bambi bathi, yathabatha inkaba), yayigcina entsubeni yealabhastile, eneoli enadusi engagungqiyo. 3 Waye enonyana ongumthengisi weziyobisi; wathi kuye, Zilumkele ungakuthengisa ngelabhastile, linamafutha enadusi engangxengelelweyo, nokuba kungengiswe ngawo amakhulu amathathu eedenariyo 4 Le yilaabhastile, awayizuzayo uMariya umoni, wayigalela ioli leyo entloko, nasezinyaweni zeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, wayisula ngeenwele zentloko yakhe. 5 Emva kweentsuku ezilishumi bamzisa eYerusalem, baza ngomhla wamashumi amane ukususela ekuzalweni kwakhe bamsondeza etempileni phambi koYehova, benyusa amadini kuye ngokwesiko lomthetho kaMoses, ukuze bonke abanyuliweyo bamnike iminikelo. indoda evula isizalo kuya kuthiwa ingcwele kuThixo. 6 Ngelo xesha uSimeyon omdala wambona ekhazimla njengentsika yokukhanya, xa uMariya Oyintombi Enyulu, unina, wamthwala ngeengalo zakhe, waza wazaliswe luvuyo olukhulu ngulo mbono. 7 Zema izithunywa zezulu ngeenxa zonke kuye, zaqubuda kuye, njengoko bemi ngeenxa zonke kuye abalindi bokumkani. 8 Wasondela ke uSimon kuMariya ongcwele, wazolula izandla zakhe kuye, wathi kuyo iNkosi uKristu, Ngoku, Nkosi yam, uya kumka umkhonzi wakho enoxolo, ngokwelizwi lakho; 9 Ngokuba amehlo am ayibonile inceba yakho, oyilungisele usindiso lweentlanga zonke; Ukhanyiso lwezizwe zonke, Uzuko lwabantu bakho amaSirayeli. 10 UHana umprofetikazi naye wayekho, yaye esondela, wadumisa uThixo, ebhiyozela ulonwabo lukaMariya. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Kwathi, xenikweni iNkosi uYesu, izelwe eBhetelehem, umzi welakwaYuda, ngemihla kaHerode ukumkani. zeza izilumko eYerusalem, zivela empumalanga, ngokwesiprofeto sikaTsoradase, zeza neminikelo, igolide, nentlaka yokuqhumisa, nemore, zaqubuda kuye, zasondeza iminikelo yazo kuye. 2 Ithe ke iNkosikazi uMariya yathabatha enye kwezo ngubo zisongelweyo usana, yabanika yona esikhundleni sentsikelelo, abasinikwayo njengesipho esibekekileyo. 3 Kwangaxeshanye kwabonakala kubo isithunywa sezulu, simi ngokohlobo lwaloo nkwenkwezi, ebibakhokela endleleni yabo ngenxa engaphambili; ukukhanya abakulandelayo, bada babuyela ezweni labo. 4 Ekubuyeni kwawo ookumkani bawo nabathetheli bawo beza kubo, babuza, besithi, Yintoni na abayibonileyo, bayenzileyo na? Luluphi uhlobo lohambo nokubuya ababenalo? Yeyiphi inkampani ababenayo endleleni? 5 Bayikhupha ke iliso ababelinikwe nguMariya oNgcwele, ngenxa yokuba besenza isidlo. 6 Bakubasa umlilo ngokwesiko labo, baqubuda kuwo. 7 waphosa ingubo kuyo, umlilo wayithabatha, wayigcina. 8 bakuba becinyiwe umlilo, bayirhola ingubo yoqhiphukeke, ingengako umlilo ongawuchukumisanga. 9 Baqala ke ukuyanga, bayibeka phezu kwentloko yabo nasemehlweni abo, besithi, Le yinyaniso emsulwa, eyothusayo ngenene, into yokuba umlilo ungenakuyitshisa, uyidle. 10 Bayithabatha ke, bayibeka ebuncwaneni babo ngokugqithiseleyo kakhulu.


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