January 5, 2014, Ivangeli

Mathewu 2: 1-12

2:1 Manje, lapho uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema Juda, ezinsukwini zenkosi uHerode, bheka, Izazi zasempumalanga zafika eJerusalema,

2:2 ethi: “Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda? Ngoba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga, futhi size ukuzomkhonza.”

2:3 Manje inkosi uHerode, ukuzwa lokhu, kwaphazamiseka, neJerusalema lonke kanye naye.

2:4 Futhi babuthela ndawonye bonke abaholi abapristi, lababhali babantu, wabonisana nabo ngokuthi uKristu wayeyozalelwaphi.

2:5 Basebesithi kuye: “EBetlehema laseJudiya. Ngokuba kulotshiwe kanjalo ngomprofethi:

2:6 'Nawe, Betlehema, izwe lakwaJuda, abancane nakancane phakathi kwabaholi bakwaJuda. Ngoba kuwe kuzophuma umbusi oyohola abantu bami u-Israyeli.’”

2:7 Khona-ke uHerode, kuthuleke ebiza uMazi, wafunda kubo isikhathi lapho inkanyezi yabonakala kubo.

2:8 Futhi wabathumela eBhetlehema, uthe: “Hamba uyobuza imibuzo ngenkuthalo ngalo mfana. Futhi lapho usumtholile, bika kimi, ukuze ngi, futhi, bangafika bamkhonze.”

2:9 Kwathi sebezwile inkosi, bahamba. Futhi bheka, inkanyezi ezayibona empumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo, ngisho kuze kube, ifika, wema ngenhla kwendawo lapho umntwana ekhona.

2:10 Khona-ke, ebona inkanyezi, bajatshuliswa intokozo enkulu kakhulu.

2:11 Futhi engena ekhaya, bamfica umfana enonina uMariya. Manje, ewa ngobuso, bamkhonze. Nokuvula amagugu abo, bamnika izipho: igolide, inhlaka, kanye nomure.

2:12 Futhi sebethole impendulo ebuthongweni ukuthi bangabuyeli kuHerode, babuyela endaweni yangakubo ngenye indlela.