UMatewu 2 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

2 ¹Akuba uYesu ezelwe eBhetelehem yelakwaYuda, ngemihla kaHerode ukumkani, kwafika izazi zasempumalanga eYerusalem, ²zisithi: “Uphi na lowo uzelwe engukumkani wamaYuda? Kuba siyibonile inkwenkwezi yakhe ngasempumalanga, size kuqubuda kuye.” ³Akukuva oku uHerode ukumkani, wakhathazeka, nayo yonke iYerusalem kunye naye. ⁴Wabahlanganisa bonke ababingeleli abakhulu nababhali babantu, ebabuza ukuba uKrestu uza kuzalelwa phi na. ⁵Bathi kuye: “EBhetelehem yelakwaYuda, kuba koku okwabhalwayo ngomprofeti, kusithiwa: ⁶“Kanti wena, Bhetelehem, kwelizwe lakwaYuda, awunguye nakanye oyena mncinane phakathi kwabalawuli bakwaYuda; kuba kuwe kuya kuvela umlawuli oya kuwalusa amaSirayeli, isizwe sam.”

⁷Waza uHerode wazibizela ngasese izazi, waqonda kuzo ixesha kanye eyavela ngalo inkwenkwezi. ⁸Waza wazithuma eBhetelehem, esithi: “Hambani, nimfune ngenyameko umntwana. Xa nimfumene, buyani nindixelele, ukuze nam ndiye kuqubuda kuye.”

⁹Zathi zakuba zimvile ukumkani, zahamba; yaza inkwenkwezi eziyibone ngasempumalanga yahamba phambi kwazo, yada yema phezu kwendawo awayekuyo umntwana. ¹⁰Zathi zakuyibona inkwenkwezi, zavuya ngovuyo olukhulu kunene. ¹¹Zithe zakungena endlwini, zambona umntwana ekunye noMariya unina, zawa phantsi zaqubuda kuye. Zazivula iingobozi zazo zobutyebi, zamnika izipho: igolide, nentlaka emhlophe, nemore. ¹²Zathi zakuyalwa ephupheni ukuba zingabuyeli kuHerode, zabuyela kwelakowazo ngenye indlela.

UBawo Ukhusela uNyana wakhe

¹³Zithe zakumka, isithunywa sikaBawo wethu sabonakala kuYosefu ephupheni, sisithi: “Vuka, uthabathe umntwana nonina, ubalekele eYiputa, uhlale khona ndide ndikuxelele—kuba uHerode uza kumfuna umntwana ukuba ambulale.”

¹⁴Wavuka ke, wamthabatha umntwana nonina ebusuku, wemka waya eYiputa,

¹⁵wahlala khona wada wafa uHerode, ukuze kuzaliseke oko uBawo wethu wakuthethayo ngomprofeti, esithi: “Ndambiza unyana wam ephuma eYiputa.” ^a a v15 UMateyu la mazwi kaHoseya uwabhekisa kuYesu: uNyana wokwenene ozalisa oko amaSirayeli, awabizwa ukuba aphume eYiputa, awangazange akwazi ukukuzalisa.

¹⁶Waza uHerode, akubona ukuba izazi zimqhathile, wavutha ngumsindo kunene, wathuma amadoda ukuba abulale onke amakhwenkwe angominyaka mibini nangaphantsi eBhetelehem nakuwo wonke ummandla wayo, ngokwexesha awayeliqondile kwizazi. ¹⁷Ngoko kwazaliseka oko kwathethwayo ngoYeremiya umprofeti, kusithiwa: ¹⁸“Kwavakala izwi eRama, ukulila nesijwili esikhulu, nguRakeli elilela abantwana bakhe; wala ukuthuthuzeleka, kuba bengasekho.”

UBawo Umbizela Ekhaya

¹⁹Kodwa akuba efile uHerode, isithunywa sikaBawo wethu sabonakala ephupheni kuYosefu eYiputa, ²⁰sisithi: “Vuka, uthabathe umntwana nonina, uye kwelakwaSirayeli, kuba bafile ababefuna ubomi bomntwana.”

²¹Wavuka ke, wamthabatha umntwana nonina, waya kwelakwaSirayeli. ²²Akuva ukuba uArkelawo walawula kwelakwaYuda esikhundleni sikayise uHerode, woyika ukuya khona. Wathi akuyalwa ephupheni, wemka waya kummandla waseGalili. ²³Waya wahlala emzini ekuthiwa yiNazarete, ukuze kuzaliseke amazwi abaprofeti, athi: “Uya kubizwa ngokuba ngumNazarete.”