January 8, 2012, Ivangeli

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.

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