Ukukhanya Kuphumela KwelaseGalili
Ukukhanya kufika kummandla owathotywa kuqala, iingubo zemfazwe ezinethe igazi ziyatshiswa, kunikwa umntwana obizwa ngokuba nguBawo Ongunaphakade. Emva koko ilizwi liba lukhuni: uEfrayim uphendula intshabalalo ngokuqhayisa ngezixhobo zokwakha ezingcono, iinkokeli ziyalahlekisa, umzalwana udla umzalwana, kwaye isandla esoluliweyo asibuyi.
9 1Kodwa akuyi kubakho sithokothoko kuyo leyo yayisembandezelweni. Kuqala wakuthoba ilizwe lakwaZebhulon nelakwaNafetali, kodwa kamva walizukisa indlela yaselwandle, phesheya kweYordan, iGalili yeentlanga. a a v1 UMatewu usebenzisa esi siprofeto kubulungiseleli bukaYesu eGalili — Mat 4:15-16. Ukukhanya okuphumela kwaZebhulon nakwaNafetali nguYesu ngokwakhe. 2Abantu abahamba ebumnyameni babona ukukhanya okukhulu; kwabo babehleli ezweni lobumnyama obukhulu, kubengezela ukukhanya. b b v2 UMatewu usixelela ukuba oku kukhanya kwaphumela kuYesu — usebenzisa la mazwi kanye ekuqaleni kobulungiseleli bakhe eGalili (Matewu 4:15-16). 3Ulwandisile uhlanga; uluyandisile uvuyo lwalo. Bavuya phambi kwakho, njengovuyo lokuvuna, njengoko amadoda echwayita akwaba amaxhoba. 4Kuba idyokhwe yomthwalo wakhe, nomvalo osegxalabeni lakhe, intonga yomcinezeli wakhe, uziphulile njengangemini yamaMidiyan. 5Kuba zonke iimbadada zegorha elinyathelayo esiphithiphithini semfazwe, nazo zonke iingubo ezinethe igazi, ziya kutshiswa zibe ngamalahle omlilo. 6Kuba sizalelwe umntwana, sinikwe unyana; ulawulo lube segxalabeni lakhe. Igama lakhe liya kubizwa ngokuthi nguMcebisi Obalulekileyo, uThixo Onamandla, uBawo Ongunaphakade, iNkosana yoXolo. 7Akuyi kubakho siphelo kukwanda kolawulo lwakhe noxolo lwakhe, etroneni kaDavide naphezu kobukumkani bakhe, ukuyimisa, nokuyixhasa ngesigwebo nangobulungisa, kususela ngoku kuse ephakadeni. Ikhwele likaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini liya kukwenza oku. c c v7 Itrone kaDavide ifumana uKumkani wayo ongunaphakade kuYesu — Luka 1:32-33. UBawo wethu, uNdikhoyo wemikhosi yonke yasezulwini, uzisa into engenokwenziwa nakumkani wasemhlabeni: ubukumkani besigwebo nobulungisa obungenasiphelo.
Ilizwi Elichasene Nekratshi likaYakobi
8INkosi uBawo ithumele ilizwi elichasene noYakobi, laza lawela phezu kwamaSirayeli. 9Baya kulazi bonke abantu —uEfrayim nabemi baseSamari—abathi, ngeentliziyo ezinekratshi nezikhukhumeleyo: 10“Ziwile izitena, kodwa thina siya kwakha ngamatye aqingqiweyo; igawuliwe imithombe, kodwa thina siya kufaka imisedare endaweni yayo.” 11Ngoko uBawo wethu uvusa abachasi bakaRetsin nxamnye nabo, aze axhokonxe iintshaba zabo. 12Ama-Aram avela empumalanga namaFilisti avela entshonalanga awadlile amaSirayeli ngomlomo uvulekile. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga, nesandla sakhe sisolukile.
13Noko abantu ababuyelanga kulowo wababethayo, abamfunanga uBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini. 14Ngoko uBawo wethu wayinqumla kumaSirayeli intloko nomsila, igqabi lesundu nengcongolo, ngemini-nye, 15ingwevu nendoda ebekekileyo yiyo intloko, umprofeti ofundisa ubuxoki ngumsila. 16Kuba abo bakhokela aba bantu babalahlekisa, nabo bakhokelwa ngabo bayaginywa. 17Ngenxa yoko iNkosi uBawo ayibavuyeli abafana babo, ayinamfesane ngeenkedama zabo nabahlolokazi babo; kuba bonke ngabangahloneli Thixo nabenzi bobubi, nawo wonke umlomo uthetha ubudenge. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awubuyanga, nesandla sakhe sisolukile.
18Kuba okungendawo kuvutha njengomlilo; kudla iinkunzane nameva; kulumeka izihlahla zehlathi, zize zinyuke zibe ngumqulu womsi. 19Ngengqumbo kaBawo wemikhosi yasezulwini, ilizwe litshile, baza abantu baba njengenkuni zomlilo; akukho namnye omconga umnakwabo. 20Basika ngasekunene, kodwa basalamba; badla ngasekhohlo, kodwa abahluthi; elowo udla inyama yengalo yakhe. 21UManase udla uEfrayim, noEfrayim udla uManase, baze bobabini bachasene noYuda. Kuko konke oku umsindo wakhe awujikanga, isandla sakhe sisolukile.
