3Luke 3

1Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyosi uKesari, uPontiyusi Pilatu engumbusi weJudiya, loHerodi engumtetrarki* weGalili, loFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki weIturiya lelizweni iTrakoniti, loLisaniya engumtetrarki weAbilene,Select Luke 3:1

2uAnasi loKayafasi bengabapristi abakhulu, ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika kuJohane indodana kaZakariya enkangala.Select Luke 3:2

3Wasesiza esigabeni sonke seJordani esizingelezeleyo, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kube yikuthethelelwa kwezono;Select Luke 3:3

4njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lwamazwi kaIsaya umprofethi, ukuthi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.Select Luke 3:4

5Sonke isigodi sizagqitshwa, layo yonke intaba loqaqa kuzakwehliswa; njalo kuzaqondiswa amazombazombe, lamaxhakaxhaka ezindlela azalungiswa;Select Luke 3:5

6layo yonke inyama izabona usindiso lukaNkulunkulu.Select Luke 3:6

7Ngakho wathi emaxukwini aphumela ukubhabhathizwa nguye: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?Select Luke 3:7

8Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; njalo lingaqali ukuthi phakathi kwenu: SiloAbrahama ongubaba wethu; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulamatshe.Select Luke 3:8

9Lakhathesi lehloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.Select Luke 3:9

10Amaxuku asembuza, athi: Pho thina sizakwenzani?Select Luke 3:10

11Wasephendula wathi kubo: Olezembatho ezimbili, kamuphe ongelaso; lolokudla kenze njalo.Select Luke 3:11

12Kwasekufika labathelisi ukuze babhabhathizwe, basebesithi kuye: Mfundisi, sizakwenzani?Select Luke 3:12

13Wasesithi kubo: Lingabizi okwedlula elikumiselweyo.Select Luke 3:13

14Lamabutho lawo ambuza, athi: Thina-ke sizakwenzani? Wasesithi kuwo: Lingenzi udlakela emuntwini, njalo lingacali ngamanga; njalo yeneliswani yimivuzo yenu.Select Luke 3:14

15Kwathi abantu belindile, futhi bonke bezibuza enhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane, ukuthi kambe yena angaba enguKristu,Select Luke 3:15

16uJohane waphendula, esithi kubo bonke: Mina-ke ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza olamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wamanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;Select Luke 3:16

17okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzahlambululisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.Select Luke 3:17

18Langokulaya ngezinye izinto ezinengi, watshumayela ivangeli ebantwini.Select Luke 3:18

19Kodwa uHerodi umtetrarki, owayesolwe nguye ngoHerodiyasi umkaFiliphu umfowabo, langakho konke okubi ayekwenzile uHerodi,Select Luke 3:19

20wengezelela lalokhu phezu kwakho konke, ukuthi wamvalela uJohane entolongweni.Select Luke 3:20

21Kwasekusithi sebebhabhathiziwe bonke abantu, laye uJesu esebhabhathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavulwa,Select Luke 3:21

22uMoya oyiNgcwele wasesehlela phezu kwakhe elesimo somzimba onjengowejuba, lelizwi lavela ezulwini, lisithi: Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, ngithokoza ngawe.Select Luke 3:22

23Yena uJesu waseqala ukuba leminyaka engaba ngamatshumi amathathu, yena (njengokwakunakanwa) eyindodana kaJosefa, kaEli,Select Luke 3:23

24kaMathati, kaLevi, kaMeliki, kaJanayi, kaJosefa,Select Luke 3:24

25kaMatathiya, kaAmosi, kaNahume, kaEseli, kaNagayi,Select Luke 3:25

26kaMahati, kaMatathiya, kaSemeyi, kaJosefa, kaJuda,Select Luke 3:26

27kaJohana, kaResa, kaZerubhabheli, kaSalatiyeli, kaNeri,Select Luke 3:27

28kaMeliki, kaAdi, kaKosamu, kaElimodamu, kaEri,Select Luke 3:28

29kaJose, kaEliyezeri, kaJorima, kaMathati, kaLevi,Select Luke 3:29

30kaSimeyoni, kaJuda, kaJosefa, kaJonanu, kaEliyakhimi,Select Luke 3:30

31kaMeleya, kaMena, kaMathata, kaNathani, kaDavida,Select Luke 3:31

32kaJese, kaObedi, kaBowosi, kaSalimoni, kaNashoni,Select Luke 3:32

33kaAminadaba, kaAramu, kaEsiromu, kaFaresi, kaJuda,Select Luke 3:33

34kaJakobe, kaIsaka, kaAbrahama, kaThara, kaNahori,Select Luke 3:34

35kaSarugi, kaRagawu, kaFaleki, kaEberi, kaSala,Select Luke 3:35

36kaKayinani, kaArpakishadi, kaShemu, kaNowe, kaLameki,Select Luke 3:36

37kaMethusala, kaEnoki, kaJaredi, kaMaleleyeli, kaKayinani,Select Luke 3:37

38kaEnosi, kaSeti, kaAdamu, kaNkulunkulu.Select Luke 3:38