February 2, 2013, Ivangeli

IVangeli Elingcwele NgokukaLuka 2: 22-40

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.”
2:36 Futhi kwakukhona umprofethikazi, Anna, indodakazi kaFanuweli, esizweni sakwa-Asheri. Wayesekhulile ngeminyaka, wayesehlale nomyeni wakhe iminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela ebuntombini bakhe.
2:37 Futhi wabe engumfelokazi, kuze kufike onyakeni wakhe wamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane. Futhi ngaphandle kokusuka ethempelini, wayeyisisebenzi sokuzila ukudla nokukhuleka, ubusuku nemini.
2:38 Futhi engena ngehora elifanayo, wavuma eNkosini. Wakhuluma ngaye kubo bonke ababelindele ukukhululwa kuka-Israyeli.
2:39 Futhi emva kokuthi sebezenzile zonke izinto ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela eGalile, emzini wabo, Nazaretha.
2:40 Manje ingane yakhula, futhi waqiniswa ngokugcwala kokuhlakanipha. Nomusa kaNkulunkulu wawukuye.

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