Isifungo somNazarete INumeri 6:1-21 1 Wathetha uYehova kuMoses, esithi, 2 Thetha koonyana bakaSirayeli, uthi kubo, Indoda nokuba yinkazana, xa ithe yazahlulela isibhambathiso somNazarete, ukuba izahlulele kuYehova, 3 Uzahlula kwiwayini nakwisiselo esinxilisayo, kwaye akayi kusela viniga yewayini, okanye viniga yesiselo esinxilisayo, kwaye akayi kusela wayini, okanye atye zidiliya ezimanzi okanye ezomileyo. 4 Yonke imihla yokuzahlula kwakhe makangayidli into eyenziwe ngomthi womdiliya, ukususela kwiinkozo ukuya kutsho kwiingqolo. 5 Yonke imihla yesibhambathiso sokuzahlula kwakhe, isitshetshe masingahambi entlokweni yakhe; ide izaliseke imihla azahlulele ngayo kuYehova, woba ngcwele, azivumele iinwele zentloko yakhe zikhule. 6 Yonke imihla yokuzahlulela kwakhe kuYehova, makangasondeli esidumbini. 7 Makangazenzi inqambi ngoyise, nangonina, nangomntakwabo, nangodade wabo, ekufeni kwabo; ngokuba isibhambathiso soThixo wakhe siphezu kwentloko yakhe. 8 Yonke imihla yokuzahlula kwakhe ungcwele kuYehova. 9 Ukuba umntu uthe wafa ngequbuliso ecaleni kwakhe, wayenza inqambi intloko yokuzahlulela kwakhe, woyicheba intloko yakhe ngomhla wokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, ayichebe ngomhla wesixhenxe. 10 Ngomhla wesibhozo wozisa amahobe amabini, okanye amantshontsho amabini amavukuthu, kumbingeleli emnyango wentente yokuhlangana; 11 Umbingeleli wonikela elinye libe lidini lesono, elinye libe lidini elinyukayo, amcamagushele, ngokuba wonile ngofileyo; 12 Woyahlulela kuYehova imihla yokuzahlula kwakhe, azise imvana emnyaka mnye, ibe lidini letyala; ke imihla yangaphambili ayisayi kuba sabakho, ngokuba ukuzahlula kwakhe kube yinqambi. 13 Nguwo lo umyalelo womNaziri, xa imihla yokuzahlula kwakhe izalisekile: woziswa emnyango wentente yokuhlangana. 14 Wosondeza umsondezo wakhe kuYehova, imvana emnyaka mnye egqibeleleyo, ibe lidini elinyukayo, nemvana emnyaka mnye egqibeleleyo, ibe lidini lesono, nenkunzi yemvu egqibeleleyo, ibe ngumbingelelo woxolo; 15 nengobozi yezonka ezingenagwele, imiqhathane yomgubo ocoliweyo oxutywe neoli, neengqayi zesonka esingenagwele ezithanjiswe ngeoli, kunye nomnikelo wazo wokudla, neminikelo yazo ethululwayo. 16 Umbingeleli wozisondeza phambi koYehova, enze idini lakhe lesono nedini lakhe elinyukayo;
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17 Inkunzi yemvu woyisondeza ibe ngumbingelelo woxolo kuYehova, kunye nengobozi yezonka ezingenagwele; nombingeleli woyisondeza umnikelo wakhe wokudla, nomnikelo wakhe othululwayo. 18 UmNaziri woyicheba intloko yokuzahlula kwakhe emnyango wentente yokuhlangana, athabathe iinwele zentloko yokuzahlula kwakhe, azibeke emlilweni ophantsi kombingelelo woxolo. 19 Umbingeleli wothabatha umkhono wenkunzi yegusha ophekiweyo, nesonka esingenagwele esinye engobozini, nesonka esisicaba esingenagwele esinye, azibeke ezandleni zomNaziri, emva kokuba echetyiwe iinwele zokuzahlula kwakhe; 20 Wozitshangatshangisa umbingeleli, zibe ngumnikelo wokutshangatshangiswa phambi koYehova; zingcwele kumbingeleli, kunye nesifuba sokutshangatshangiswa nomlenze womrhumo; emveni koko umNaziri angayisela iwayini. 21 Nguwo lo umyalelo womNaziri obhambathisileyo, nowomsondezo wakhe kuYehova ngenxa yokuzahlula kwakhe, ngaphandle koko isandla sakhe siya kukufumana; ngokwesifungo asibhambathisileyo, makenjenjalo ngokomthetho wokuzahlula kwakhe.
USamson Abagwebi 13 1 Oonyana bakaSirayeli baphinda benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; uYehova wabanikela esandleni samaFilisti iminyaka emashumi mane. 2 Kwakukho indoda ethile yaseTsora, yomlibo wamaDan, egama linguManowa, umkayo wayeludlolo, engazali. 3 Kwabonakala isithunywa sikaYehova kumfazi, sathi kuye, Yabona, uludlolo, awuzali; ke uya kumitha, uzale unyana. 4 Ngoko ke nceda uzilumkele, ungaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ungadli nanye into engcolileyo. 5 Kuba, khangela, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; kwaye akukho ncakuba iya kusondela entlokweni yakhe; kuba umntwana uya kuba ngumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni, kwaye uya kuqala ukukhulula uSirayeli esandleni samaFilisti. 6 Weza lo mfazi, wathi kwindoda yakhe, Kufike kum umntu kaThixo, imbonakalo yakhe injengembonakalo yesithunywa sikaThixo, isoyikeka kakhulu; kodwa andimbuzanga apho avela khona, akandixelelanga igama lakhe. 7 Kodwa wathi kum, 'Khangela, uya kumitha, uzale unyana; ke ngoko musa ukusela wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ungadli nanye into engcolileyo; kuba umntwana uya kuba ngumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni kude kube ngumhla wokufa kwakhe.' 8 UManowa wathandaza kuYehova, wathi, Nkosi yam, umntu kaThixo owamthumayo makabuye eze kuthi, asifundise oko simele sikwenze kumntwana oza kuzalwa. 9 UThixo waliphulaphula ilizwi likaManowa; sabuya isithunywa sikaThixo saya kumfazi ehleli emasimini; uManowa indoda yakhe yayingekho naye. 10 Wakhawuleza umfazi, wagidima, waya kuxelela indoda yakhe, wathi kuyo, Yabona, ibonakele kum le ndoda ibize kum ngala mhla. 11 Wasuka uManowa, wamlandela umkakhe, waya kuloo ndoda, wathi kuyo, Unguloo mntu na ubethetha nomfazi? 12 Wathi uManowa, Ukuba amazwi akho enzeke, siya kwenza ntoni na umntwana, simphathe njani na? 13 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Konke endikuthethileyo kumfazi makazigcine. 14 Makangayidli into ephuma emdiliyeni, angaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, angadli nanye into engcolileyo; konke endimwisele umthetho ngako makakugcine. 15 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Khawusivumele sikubambezele, side sikulungiselele itakane lebhokhwe.
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16 Sathi isithunywa sikaYehova kuManowa, Nokuba undibambezele, andiyi kudla isonka sakho; nokuba unikela idini elinyukayo, linikele kuYehova. Ngokuba uManowa wayengazi ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova. 17 Wathi uManowa kwisithunywa sikaYehova, Ungubani na igama lakho, ukuze lakwenzeka ilizwi lakho sikuzukise? 18 Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaYehova, Yini na ukuba ubuze igama lam, liyimfihlakalo nje? 19 UManowa wathabatha itakane lebhokhwe nomnikelo wokudla, walinikela kuYehova etyeni; isithunywa senza ngokumangalisayo, uManowa nomkakhe bebukele. 20 Kwathi, ekunyukeni kwelangatye liphuma esibingelelweni, laya ezulwini, isithunywa sikaYehova senyuka ngelangatye lesibingelelo, uManowa nomkakhe bebona, bawa ngobuso emhlabeni. 21 Ke isithunywa sikaYehova asiphindanga sibonakale kuManowa nomkakhe, waqonda ke uManowa ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova. 22 Wathi uManowa kumkakhe, Siya kufa ngenene, ngokuba simbonile uThixo. 23 Wathi umkakhe kuye, Ukuba uYehova ebethanda ukusibulala, ngebengalamkelanga idini elinyukayo nomnikelo wokudla esandleni sethu, ngebengasibonisanga zonke ezi zinto, ngebengasixelelanga izinto ezinje ngoku. 24 Wazala unyana umfazi, wamthiya igama elinguSamson. Wakhula umntwana, uYehova wamsikelela. 25 UMoya kaYehova waqala ukumshukumisa ngamaxesha athile enkampini kaDan phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli. Abagwebi 14 1 Wehla uSamson waya eTimnati, wabona inkazana eTimnati, eentombi zamaFilisti. 2 Wenyuka, waxelela uyise nonina, wathi, Ndibone inkazana eTimna, ezintombini zamaFilisti; kaloku ke ndithabatheleni yona ibe ngumfazi. 3 Uyise nonina bathi kuye: “Akukho mfazi na phakathi kweentombi zabazalwana bakho, okanye phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bakowethu, ukuba uye kuthabatha umfazi kumaFilisti angalukanga?” USamson wathi kuyise: “Ndithabathele yena, kuba uyathandeka kum.” 4 Uyise nonina babengazi ukuba oku kuvela kuYehova; ngokuba wayefuna ithuba lokulwa namaFilisti; ngokuba ngelo xesha amaFilisti ebelawula kwaSirayeli. 5 Wehla uSamson noyise nonina, baya eTimnati, bafika ezidiliyeni zaseTimnati; nanko ingonyama entsha igquma phambi kwakhe. 6 UMoya kaYehova wamfikela ngamandla, wamqwenga, ngathi uqesha itakane, engenanto esandleni sakhe; akabaxelelanga uyise nonina into ayenzileyo. 7 Wehla, wathetha nomfazi lowo; wamkholisa uSamson. 8 Emva kwexesha elithile wabuya ukuze ayithabathe, wajika waya kukhangela isidumbu sengonyama; nanko kukho igquba leenyosi nobusi esidumbini sengonyama. 9 Wathabatha esandleni sakhe, waqhubeka esitya, waya kuyise nonina, wabanika, badla; kodwa akabaxelelanga ukuba uthabathe ubusi esidumbini sengonyama. 10 Wehla ke uyise waya kuloo mfazi; uSamson wenza isidlo khona; ngokuba abesenjenjalo amadodana. 11 Kwathi, bakumbona, bazisa abahlobo abangamashumi amathathu, ukuba babe naye. 12 Wathi uSamson kubo, Ndonixelela iqhina; ukuba nithe nandixelela lona ngeentsuku ezisixhenxe zomsitho, nalifumana, ndoninika iingubo ezingamashumi amathathu, neengubo zokutshintsha ezingamashumi amathathu; 13 Kodwa ukuba anikwazi ukundixelela, nondinika iingubo zokwaleka ezingamashumi amathathu neengubo zokutshintsha ezingamashumi amathathu.” Bathi kuye: “Lithethe iqhina lakho, silive.” 14 Wathi kubo, Kodlayo kwaphuma inyama, Konamandla kwaphuma incasa. Ababanga nako ukuyicacisa iqhina ngeentsuku ezintathu.
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15 Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe bathi kumkaSamson, Yirhwebeshe indoda yakho, isixelele iqhina, hleze sikutshise wena nendlu kayihlo ngomlilo; nisibizele ukuba sithabathe esinazo? Akunjalo na? 16 UmkaSamson walila phambi kwakhe, wathi, Uyandithiya nje, awundithandi; ubaxelele iqhina oonyana babantu bakowethu, kodwa awulixelelanga mna. Wathi kuye, Yabona, andilixelelanga ubawo nomama, ndilixelele wena na? 17 Wamlilela iintsuku ezisixhenxe, njengoko kwakuqhubeka isidlo sabo; kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, wamchazela, kuba wayemxinile kakhulu; waza yena wabaxelela oonyana babantu bakowabo iqhina elo. 18 Amadoda omzi athi kuye ngomhla wesixhenxe ngaphambi kokuba ilanga litshone: “Yintoni na emnandi kunobusi, kwaye yintoni enamandla kunengonyama?” Wathi kubo: “Ukuba beningalimanga ngethokazi lam, ngeningalifumananga iqhina lam.” 19 UMoya kaYehova wamfikela, wehla waya eAshkelon, wabulala amadoda angamashumi amathathu kubo, wathabatha impahla yawo, wanika abo bacombulula iqhina iingubo zokutshintsha. Wavutha umsindo wakhe, wenyuka waya endlwini kayise. 20 Ke umkaSamson wanikwa umhlobo wakhe, abemenze isihlobo sakhe. Abagwebi 15 1 Kwathi emva kwexesha elithile, ngexesha lokuvuna ingqolowa, uSamson watyelela umkakhe enetakane lebhokhwe, wathi, Ndiya kungena kumkam egumbini. Uyise akavumanga ukuba angene. 2 Wathi uyise, Bendingithi umthiyile kakhulu, ndamnika umhlobo wakho; akamhle na udade wabo omncinci kunaye? Khawumthabathe endaweni yakhe. 3 USamson wathi ngabo, Ndiza kuba msulwa ngaphezu kwamaFilisti, nangona ndingenza ububi kuwo. 4 USamson waya kubamba iimpungutye ezingamakhulu amathathu, wathabatha izikhuni zomlilo, wazijika umsila ngomsila, wabeka isikhuni somlilo phakathi kwemisila emibini. 5 Wazitshisa iinkuni, wazivumela ukuba ziye emasimini amaFilisti, wazitshisa zombini iinkumbi, nengqolowa engekavunwa, nezidiliya, nemithi yeminquma. 6 AmaFilisti athi: “Ngubani owenze oku?” Athi: “NguSamson, umkhwenyana womTimnati, kuba wayethathe umfazi wakhe waza wamnika umhlobo wakhe.” AmaFilisti enyuka, amtshisa yena noyise ngomlilo.” 7 Wathi uSamson kubo, Nokuba nenze njalo, ndiya kuziphindezelela kuni, ndize emva koko ndiyeke. 8 Wababulala kakhulu, wada wehla waya kuhlala encotsheni yengxondorha yase-Etam. 9 AmaFilisti enyuka, amisa iintente kwaYuda, ahlakazeka eLehi. 10 Athi amadoda akwaYuda, Kuthen’ ukuthi, Nize kusihlasela nje? Athi, Size kubopha uSamson, ukuze simphathe njengoko enze kuthi. 11 Emva koko amadoda akwaYuda angamawaka amathathu ehla aya kwincopho yengxondorha yase-Etam, athi kuSamson: “Awazi na ukuba amaFilisti ayasilawula? Yintoni le uyenzileyo kuthi?” Wathi kuwo: “Njengoko enze kum, ndenzile na kuwo.” 12 Athi kuye, Sihle ukuza kukubopha, ukuze sikunikele esandleni samaFilisti. USamson wathi kuwo, Ndifungeleni ukuba aniyi kundihlasela nina. 13 Bathi kuye, Hayi, siya kukubopha, sikunikele esandleni sabo; kodwa asiyi kukubulala. Bambopha ngeentambo ezimbini ezintsha, bamkhupha eweni. 14 Akufika eLehi, amaFilisti amemeza enxamnye naye; uMoya kaYehova wamfikela ngamandla, neentambo ezazisezingalweni zakhe zaba njengeflakisi etshisiweyo ngumlilo, neentambo zakhe zakhululeka ezandleni zakhe. 15 Wafumana umhlathi omtsha we-esile, wolula isandla sakhe, wawuthabatha, wabulala iwaka lamadoda ngawo. 16 Wathi uSamson, Ngomhlathi we-esile, iimfumba ngeemfumba, Ngomhlathi we-esile ndibulele iwaka lamadoda. 17 Kwathi, akugqiba ukuthetha, wawulahla umhlathi esandleni sakhe, wathi loo ndawo yiRamatlehi.
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18 Wanxanwa kakhulu, wabiza uYehova, wathi, Wena unike esandleni somkhonzi wakho olu sindiso lukhulu; ngoku ke ndiya kufa linxano, ndiwele esandleni sabangalukanga na? 19 Kodwa uThixo wavula indawo engumngxuma emqolombeni, kwaphuma amanzi kuyo, wasela, umoya wakhe wabuya, waphila; ngenxa yoko wathi igama layo yiEnhakkore, eseLehi unanamhla. 20 Wawalawula amaSirayeli ngemihla yamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabini. Abagwebi 16 1 USamson waya eGaza, wabona khona ihenyukazi, wangena kulo. 2 Kwaxelwa kumaGaza kwathiwa, USamson ufikile apha. Bamrhangqa, bamlalela ubusuku bonke esangweni lomzi, bathi cwaka ubusuku bonke, besithi, Kusasa, xa kuphuma ilanga, siza kumbulala. 3 USamson walala kwada kwaba phakathi kobusuku, wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wabamba iingcango zesango lomzi, nezicango zombini, wazisusa, wazifaka zonke, wazibeka emagxeni akhe, wazithwala waya nazo encotsheni yentaba ephambi kweHebron. 4 Kwathi emva koko, wathanda umfazi entilini yaseSoreki, ogama linguDelila. 5 Zenyuka izikhulu zamaFilisti zaya kuyo, zathi kuyo, Mrhwebeshe, ubone ukuba aphi na amandla akhe amakhulu, nokuba singameyisa ngantoni na, simkhonkxe ukuze simcinezele; sokunika elowo iwaka elinamakhulu esilivere. 6 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Khawundixelele, aphi na amandla akho amakhulu, nokuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na ukuze uxhatshazwe? 7 Wathi uSamson kuye, Ukuba bandibopha ngeentambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza ezingomiyo, ndoba buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 8 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zeza kuye iintambo ezisixhenxe eziluhlaza ezazingomiswanga, waza wambopha ngazo. 9 Kwakukho amadoda alaleleyo, ehleli naye egumbini. Wathi kuye, AmaFilisti akufikele, Samson. Waza waziqhawula iingcingo, njengoko umsonto wentambo uqhawuka xa uchukumisa umlilo. Amandla akhe awazange aziwe. 10 Wathi uDelila kuSamson, Yabona, undikhohlisile, wandixokisa; khawundixelele kaloku, ungabotshwa ngantoni na? 11 Wathi kuye, Ukuba bandibopha ngeentsontelo ezintsha ezingasetyenzwanga, ndoba buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 12 UDelila wathabatha iintambo ezintsha, wambopha ngazo, wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson. Kwakukho abalaleli ababehleli egumbini. Waza waziqhawula ezingalweni zakhe njengomsonto. 13 UDelila wathi kuSamson, Undikhohlisile kude kube ngoku, undixokise; ndixelele ukuba ungabotshwa ngantoni na. Wathi kuye, Ukuba uthe waluka izihlwitha ezisixhenxe zentloko yam ngentambo. 14 Wayibopha ngesikhonkwane, wathi kuye, AmaFilisti aphezu kwakho, Samson! Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wasusa isikhonkwane somqadi, nentambo. 15 Wathi kuye, Ungathini na ukuthi, Ndiyakuthanda, ukanti intliziyo yakho ayinam? Undikhohlisile ezi zihlandlo zithathu, akwandixelela ukuba amandla akho amakhulu aphi na? 16 Kwathi, akumxina ngamazwi akhe imihla ngemihla, emkhuthaza, umphefumlo wakhe wakhathazeka, wada wafa; 17 Wamxelela yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathi kuye, Isitshetshe sokucheba asizanga singene entlokweni yam; kuba ndingumNazarete kaThixo kwasesizalweni sikama; ukuba ndithe ndachetywa, amandla am aya kumka kum, ndibe buthathaka, ndibe njengomnye umntu. 18 Akubona uDelila ukuba umxelele yonke intliziyo yakhe, wathumela wabiza iinkosi zamaFilisti, esithi, Yizani kube kanye, kuba undixelele yonke intliziyo yakhe. Iinkosi zamaFilisti zeza kuye, ziphethe imali. 19 Wamlalisa emathangeni akhe; wabiza indoda, yamcheba amahlwili asixhenxe entloko yakhe; waqala ukumcinezela, amandla akhe emka kuye.
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20 Wathi yena, AmaFilisti akufikele, Samson. Wavuka ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi, Ndiya kuphuma njengangaphambili, ndizivuthulule. Wayengazi ukuba uYehova umkile kuye. 21 AmaFilisti ambamba, amkhupha amehlo, ehla naye aya eGaza, ambopha ngamakhamandela obhedu; wasebenza njengomsili entolongweni. 22 Kodwa iinwele zentloko yakhe zaqala ukukhula kwakhona emva kokuba echetyiwe. 23 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zahlanganisana ndawonye ukuze zibingelele umbingelelo omkhulu kuDagon uthixo wazo, zivuye; ngokuba zathi, Uthixo wethu umnikele uSamson utshaba lwethu esandleni sethu. 24 Bambona abantu, bamdumisa uthixo wabo; ngokuba bathi, Uthixo wethu ulunikele esandleni sethu utshaba lwethu, umtshabalalisi welizwe lethu, obulale abaninzi kuthi. 25 Kwathi, xa iintliziyo zabo zazichwayitile, bathi: “Bizani uSamson, ukuze asihlekise.” Bambiza ke uSamson entolongweni, waza wabahlekisa, bammisa phakathi kweentsika. 26 Wathi uSamson kumfana owayembambe ngesandla, Ndivumele ndizive iintsika emi kuzo indlu, ndize ndayame ngazo. 27 Indlu yayizele ngamadoda nabafazi; zonke izikhulu zamaFilisti zazilapho; phezu kophahla kwakukho amadoda nabafazi abamalunga namawaka amathathu, bebukele uSamson edlala. 28 USamson wabiza kuYehova, wathi, Nkosi yam, Yehova, ndikhumbule, khawundiqinise, khawundincede, okwesi sihlandlo sodwa, Thixo, ukuze ndiphindezele kumaFilisti ngenxa yamehlo am omabini. 29 USamson wabamba iintsika ezimbini eziphakathi, ezazimi phezu kwazo indlu, waza wabambelela kuzo, enye ngesandla sakhe sokunene, enye ngesandla sakhe sasekhohlo. 30 USamson wathi: “Mandife namaFilisti.” Waqubuda ngamandla akhe onke, indlu yawela phezu kweenkosi, naphezu kwabo bonke abantu ababekuyo. Abafileyo awababulalayo ekufeni kwakhe babebaninzi kunabo wababulalayo ebomini bakhe. 31 Behla abazalwana bakhe nendlu kayise yonke, bamthabatha, bamnyusa, bamngcwaba phakathi kweTsora ne-Eshtawoli, engcwabeni likaManowa uyise. Wawagweba amaSirayeli iminyaka engamashumi amabini.
USamuweli 1 Samuweli 1 1 Kwakukho indoda ethile yaseRamatayim-zofim, yakweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, egama linguElikana, unyana kaYeroham, unyana kaElihu, unyana kaTohu, unyana kaTsufi, umEfrayim. 2 Wayenabafazi ababini; igama lomnye lalinguHana, igama lomnye linguPenina; uPenina wayenabantwana, uHana yena engenabantwana. 3 Indoda le yayinyuka isuka emzini wayo iminyaka ngeminyaka, iye kunqula, ibingelele kuYehova wemikhosi eShilo; babelapho ke oonyana bakaEli ababini, uHofeni noPinehasi, ababingeleli bakaYehova. 4 Kwathi ngexesha lokubingelela kukaElikana, wanika uPenina umkakhe, noonyana bakhe bonke, neentombi zakhe, izabelo; 5 Ke uHana wamnika isabelo esifanelekileyo, ngokuba ebemthanda uHana; ke uYehova ebesivalile isizalo sakhe. 6 Nomchasi wakhe wamchukela kakhulu, ukuze amthukuthelise, ngokuba uYehova wayesivalile isizalo sakhe. 7 Wayesenza njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka, xa wayenyuka aye endlwini kaYehova, wayemcaphukisa, kangangokuba uHana wayelila, engadli. 8 Wathi uElikana indoda yakhe kuye, Hana, ulilelani na? Kutheni na ungadli? Kutheni na intliziyo yakho ibuhlungu? Andilungile na kuwe ngaphezu koonyana abalishumi? 9 Wesuka uHana emva kokuba bedlile eShilo, nasemva kokuba besele. Ke kaloku uEli umbingeleli wayehleli esihlalweni sakhe ngasemgubasini wetempile kaYehova. 6
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10 Wayenobukrakra bomphefumlo wakhe, wathandaza kuYehova, walila kakhulu. 11 Wabhambathisa ngesibhambathiso, wathi, Yehova wemikhosi, ukuba uthe wazikhangela iintsizi zomkhonzazana wakho, wandikhumbula, ungamlibali umkhonzazana wakho, wamnika umkhonzazana wakho umntwana oyinkwenkwe, ndomnika uYehova yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, kungabikho ncakuba iya kumsitha entlokweni yakhe. 12 Kwathi, ekuthandazeni kwakhe phambi koYehova, uEli wawuqaphela umlomo wakhe. 13 Ke kaloku uHana, wayethetha entliziyweni yakhe; imilebe yakhe kuphela yayishukuma, kodwa ilizwi lakhe lalingavakali; ngoko ke uEli wayecinga ukuba unxilile. 14 Wathi uEli kuye, Koda kube nini na unxila? Yisuse iwayini yakho kuwe. 15 Waphendula uHana, wathi, Hayi, nkosi yam, ndingumfazi onomoya obuhlungu; andiselanga wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo, ndiphalaza umphefumlo wam phambi koYehova. 16 Musa ukumbalela umkhonzazana wakho njengentombi engento yanto, kuba ndithethe ngokuxhalaba kwam okukhulu nokuhlunguzeleka kwam. 17 Waphendula uEli wathi, Hamba ngoxolo; uThixo kaSirayeli makakunike isicelo sakho osicelileyo kuye. 18 Wathi yena, “Ngamana isicakakazi sakho singafumana ububele emehlweni akho.” Wahamba ke umfazi, watya, ubuso bakhe babuya baba lusizi. 19 Bavuka kusasa, baqubuda phambi koYehova, babuya, bafika endlwini yabo eRama; uElikana wamazi uHana umkakhe, uYehova wamkhumbula. 20 Kwathi ke, yakufika imihla, uHana wamitha, wazala unyana, wamthiya igama elinguSamuweli, esithi, Ndimcelile kuYehova. 21 Yenyuka indoda leyo uElikana nendlu yayo yonke, ukuya kubingelela kuYehova umbingelelo wonyaka, nesibhambathiso sayo. 22 Ke yena uHana akenyukanga; ngokuba wathi kwindoda yakhe, Andiyi kunyuka, ide ilunyulwe inkwenkwe; ndomzisa ke, abonakale phambi koYehova, ahlale khona ngonaphakade. 23 Wathi uElikana indoda yakhe kuye, Yenza okulungileyo emehlweni akho; hlala ude umlumle; ke uYehova makaqinise ilizwi lakhe. Wahlala ke umfazi, wanyisa unyana wakhe wada wamlumla. 24 Wathi akuba emlumle, wenyuka naye, eneenkunzi ezintathu zeenkomo, ne-efa yomgubo, nentsuba yewayini, wamsa endlwini kaYehova eShilo; umntwana wayeselula. 25 Baxhela inkunzi yenkomo, bamsa umntwana kuEli. 26 Wathi, Camagu, nkosi yam, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, nkosi yam, ndingulaa mfazi wayemi kuwe apha, ethandaza kuYehova. 27 Ndandithandazela lo mntwana, waza uYehova undinike isicelo sam endandisicela kuye. 28 Ngenxa yoko nam ndimnikele kuYehova; yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, woba ngowokunikelwa kuYehova. Wamnqula uYehova apho.
UYohane uMbhaptizi ULuka 1 1 Ekubeni abaninzi beye bazama ukucacisa izinto eziqinisekileyo phakathi kwethu, 2 njengoko basinike zona abo kwasekuqaleni babengamangqina okuzibonela, nabakhonzi belizwi; 3 Kwabonakala kulungile nakum, ndiziqondile kakuhle zonke izinto kwasekuqalekeni, ukuba ndikubhalele ngokulandelelana, Tiyofilo odumileyo, 4 ukuze wazi ingqiniseko yezo zinto uzifundisiweyo. 5 Ngemihla kaHerode ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwakukho umbingeleli othile ogama linguZekariya, weqela lika-Abhiya, nomfazi wakhe engowasezintombini zika-Aron, igama lakhe linguElizabhete. 6 Babengamalungisa bobabini phambi koThixo, behamba ngayo yonke imithetho nemimiselo yeNkosi, bengenasiphako. 7 Babengenamntwana, kuba uElizabhete wayengenabantwana, kwaye bobabini babesele bekhulile. 8 Kwathi ke, ekubuphatheni ububingeleli bakhe phambi koThixo, ngokwesiko leqela lakhe, 7
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9 Ngokwesiko lobubingeleli, iqashiso lakhe laba kukutshisa isiqhumiso xa wangena etempileni yeNkosi. 10 Isihlwele sonke sabantu sasithandaza ngaphandle ngexesha lesiqhumiso. 11 Kwabonakala kuye isithunywa seNkosi, simi ngasekunene kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso. 12 UZekariya, akumbona, wakhathazeka, wafikelwa luloyiko. 13 Kodwa isithunywa sathi kuye: “Musa ukoyika, Zekariya, kuba umthandazo wakho uviwe, kwaye umfazi wakho uElizabhete uza kukuzalela unyana, uze umthiye igama elinguYohane.” 14 Uya kuba novuyo novuyo, kwaye abaninzi baya kuvuya ngokuzalwa kwakhe. 15 Kuba uya kuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi, angaseli wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo; uya kuzaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. 16 Kwaye abaninzi kubantwana bakaSirayeli uya kubabuyisela eNkosini uThixo wabo. 17 Uya kuhamba phambi kwakhe ngomoya nangamandla kaEliya, ukuze abuyisele iintliziyo zooyise kubantwana, nabangathobeliyo ebulumkweni bamalungisa, alungiselele iNkosi abantu abalungisiweyo. 18 Wathi uZekariya kwisithunywa, Ndiya kukwazi ngani oku? Kuba mna ndimdala, nomfazi wam sele ekhulile. 19 Isithunywa saphendula sathi kuye, NdinguGabriyeli, omi phambi koThixo; ndithunyiwe ukuba ndithethe nawe, ndikuxelele ezi ndaba zilungileyo. 20 Uyabona, uya kuba sisidenge, ungabi nako ukuthetha, kude kube yimini eziya kwenzeka ngayo ezi zinto, ngenxa yokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi am, aya kuzalisekiswa ngexesha lawo. 21 Baye abantu bemlindile uZekariya, bemangalisiwe kukuba ehleli ixesha elide kangaka etempileni. 22 Uthe ke akuphuma, akaba nako ukuthetha kubo; baqonda ukuba ubone umbono etempileni; kuba wayebakhwaza, wahlala engathethi. 23 Kwathi, yakuzaliseka imihla yokukhonza kwakhe, wemka waya endlwini yakhe. 24 Emveni kwaloo mihla uElizabhete umkakhe wathabatha, wazifihla iinyanga ezintlanu, esithi, 25 Yenjenje iNkosi kum ngemihla eyandijonga ngayo, ukuba isuse ihlazo lam phakathi kwabantu. 26 Ke kaloku ngenyanga yesithandathu, isithunywa sikaGabriyeli sathunyelwa nguThixo emzini waseGalili, ogama linguNazarete, 27 kwintombi eyayiganelwe indoda egama linguYosefu, yendlu kaDavide; igama lentombi leyo lalinguMariya. 28 Sangena isithunywa sathi kuye, Vuya, wena ubabalweyo, iNkosi inawe; usikelelwe wena phakathi kwabafazi. 29 Uthe akumbona, wothuka kakhulu lilizwi lakhe, waza wacinga ukuba lo mbuliso unjani na. 30 Sathi ke isithunywa kuye, Musa ukoyika, Mariya; kuba ufumene ubabalo kuThixo. 31 Uyabona, uya kumitha esizalweni sakho, uzale unyana, umthiye igama elinguYesu. 32 Yena uya kuba mkhulu, abizwe ngokuba nguNyana woPhezukonke; iNkosi uThixo iya kumnika itrone kaDavide uyise. 33 Uya kuba ngukumkani phezu kwendlu kaYakobi ngonaphakade, nobukumkani bakhe abuyi kuphela. 34 Wathi ke uMariya kwisithunywa, Kuya kwenzeka njani oku, ndingazani nandoda nje? 35 Saphendula isithunywa sathi kuye, UMoya oyiNgcwele uya kuza phezu kwakho, namandla Osenyangweni akusibekele; kungoko ke loo nto ingcwele iya kuzalwa nguwe iya kubizwa ngokuba nguNyana kaThixo. 36 Uyabona, umzala wakho uElizabhete naye ukhulelwe unyana ebudaleni bakhe; le yinyanga yesithandathu kuye, lowo kuthiwa akanamntwana. 37 Kuba akukho nto ingenakwenzeka kuThixo. 38 UMariya wathi: “Nanku umkhonzazana weNkosi; makwenzeke kum ngokwelizwi lakho.” Ingelosi yemka kuye. 39 Wesuka ke ngaloo mihla uMariya, waya kweleentaba ngokukhawuleza, emzini wakwaYuda; 40 Wangena endlwini kaZekariya, wambulisa uElizabhete.
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41 Kwathi, akuwuva uElizabhete umbuliso kaMariya, usana lwaxhuma esizalweni sakhe, waza uElizabhete wazala nguMoya oyiNgcwele. 42 Wadanduluka ngezwi elikhulu, wathi, Usikelelwe wena phakathi kwabafazi, sisikelelwe nesiqhamo sesizalo sakho. 43 Kwaye oku kwenzeke phi kum, ukuba unina weNkosi yam eze kum? 44 Kuba, khangela, kwathi nje ukuba ilizwi lombuliso wakho livakale ezindlebeni zam, umntwana waxhuma ngovuyo esizalweni sam. 45 Unoyolo lowo ukholiweyo; ngokuba kuya kubakho ukuzaliseka kwezo zinto azixeliweyo kuye yiNkosi. 46 Wathi uMariya, Umphefumlo wam uyayidumisa iNkosi, 47 Nomoya wam ugcobile ngoThixo uMsindisi wam. 48 Ngokuba ujonge ukuthobeka komkhonzazana wakhe; kuba, uyabona, ukususela ngoku zonke izizukulwana ziya kuthi ndingonoyolo. 49 Kuba lowo unamandla undenzele izinto ezinkulu, kwaye lingcwele igama lakhe. 50 Yaye inceba yakhe ikwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana kwabo bamoyikayo. 51 Wenze amandla ngengalo yakhe, Wabachithachitha abanekratshi kwiingcinga zeentliziyo zabo. 52 Ubawisile phantsi abanamandla ezihlalweni zabo, waza wabaphakamisa abathobekileyo. 53 Ubahluthise abalambileyo ngezinto ezilungileyo, ukanti abazizityebi ubandulule belambatha. 54 Uncedile uSirayeli, umkhonzi wakhe, ekhumbula inceba yakhe; 55 Njengoko wathethayo koobawo bethu, kuAbraham nakwimbewu yakhe ngonaphakade. 56 UMariya wahlala naye iinyanga ezingathi zintathu, waza wabuyela endlwini yakhe. 57 Lafika ixesha lokuba uElizabhete azale, waza wazala unyana. 58 Abamelwane bakhe nabazala bakhe beva ukuba iNkosi imenzele inceba enkulu, baza bavuyisana naye. 59 Kwathi ngomhla wesibhozo beza kumalusa umntwana, baza bamthiya igama likayise, uZekariya. 60 Unina waphendula wathi, Hayi; uza kubizwa ngokuba nguYohane. 61 Bathi kuye, Akukho namnye kwimizalwane yakho obizwa ngeli gama. 62 Bamnqwala uyise, bembuza ukuba ufuna ukubizwa njani. 63 Wacela itafile yokubhala, wabhala esithi, Igama lakhe nguYohane. Bamangaliswa bonke. 64 Wavuleka umlomo wakhe kwaoko, nolwimi lwakhe lwakhululeka, wathetha, edumisa uThixo. 65 Bafikelwa luloyiko bonke ababehlala ngeenxa zonke kubo; zaza zonke ezi zinto zavakaliswa kulo lonke ilizwe leentaba lakwaYuda. 66 Bonke abo bazivayo bazigcina ezintliziyweni zabo, besithi, Uya kuba ngumntwana onjani na lo? Isandla seNkosi sasinaye. 67 Uyise uZekariya wazala nguMoya oyiNgcwele, waprofeta esithi, 68 Makabongwe iNkosi uThixo kaSirayeli; kuba ibavelele abantu bayo, yabakhulula. 69 Wasiphakamisela uphondo losindiso endlwini kaDavide umkhonzi wakhe; 70 Njengoko wathethayo ngomlomo wabaprofeti bakhe abangcwele, ababekho kwasekuqalekeni kwehlabathi: 71 Ukuze sisindiswe kwiintshaba zethu, nasesandleni sabo bonke abasithiyileyo; 72 Ukuze enze inceba eyathenjiswa oobawo bethu, aze akhumbule umnqophiso wakhe ongcwele; 73 Isifungo awasifungayo kubawo wethu uAbraham, 74 Ukuze asinike, ukuba sithi sakuhlangulwa esandleni seentshaba zethu, simkhonze singenaloyiko, 75 Ngobungcwele nangobulungisa phambi kwakhe, yonke imihla yobomi bethu. 76 Nawe, mntwana, uya kubizwa ngokuba ungumprofeti woPhezukonke; kuba uya kuhamba phambi kobuso beNkosi, ulungise iindlela zayo; 77 Ukuze abantu bakhe bazi ngosindiso ngoxolelo lwezono zabo, 78 Ngenceba kaThixo wethu, esivelelwe ngayo yintsasa evela phezulu, 79 Ukukhanyisa abo bahleli ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, nokukhokela iinyawo zethu endleleni yoxolo.
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80 Wakhula umntwana, waba namandla emoyeni, wahlala entlango kwada kwayimini yokubonakala kwakhe kuSirayeli.
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