Disemba 29, 2011, Ivangeli

2:22	Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku zokuhlanjululwa kwakhe, ngokomthetho kaMose, bamyisa eJerusalema, ukuze amethule eNkosini,
2:23	njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni weNkosi, “Ngokuba wonke owesilisa ovula isizalo uyakubizwa ngokuthi ungcwele kuJehova,”
2:24	futhi ukuze anikele ngomhlatshelo, njengokutshiwo emthethweni weNkosi, “amahobhe amabili noma amaphuphu amabili amajuba.”
2:25	Futhi bheka, kwakukhona umuntu eJerusalema, ogama lakhe lalinguSimeyoni, futhi lomuntu wayelungile futhi emesaba uNkulunkulu, elindele induduzo ka-Israyeli. UMoya oNgcwele wayenaye.
2:26	Futhi wayethole impendulo evela kuMoya oNgcwele: ukuze angaboni ukufa kwakhe engakamboni uKristu weNkosi.
2:27	Futhi wangena noMoya ethempelini. Kwathi lapho umntwana uJesu esengeniswa ngabazali bakhe, ukuze enze esikhundleni sakhe ngokwesiko lomthetho,
2:28	naye wamphakamisa, ezingalweni zakhe, wabonga uNkulunkulu, wathi:
2:29	Manje ungayimukisa inceku yakho ngokuthula;, O Nkosi, ngokwezwi lakho.
2:30	Ngoba amehlo ami ayibonile insindiso yakho,
2:31	oyilungisileyo phambi kobuso babantu bonke:
2:32	ukukhanya kokwambulelwa izizwe nenkazimulo yabantu bakho u-Israyeli.”
2:33	Uyise nonina babemangala ngalezo zinto, okwakukhulunywa ngaye.
2:34	USimeyoni wababusisa, wasesithi kunina uMariya: “Bheka, lena imiselwe incithakalo nokuvuka kwabaningi kwa-Israyeli, futhi njengesibonakaliso esizophikiswa.
2:35	Futhi inkemba iyodabula umphefumulo wakho, ukuze kwambulwe imicabango yezinhliziyo eziningi.”

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