Ukukhanya Kuphumela eGalile
Ukukhanya kufika esifundeni esathotshiswa kuqala, izembatho zempi ezinegazi ziyashiswa, futhi kunikwa umntwana obizwa ngokuthi uBaba Waphakade. Bese izwi liba lukhuni: u-Efrayimi uphendula incithakalo ngokuziqhayisa ngezinto zokwakha ezingcono, abaholi bayadukisa, umfowethu udla umfowabo, futhi isandla eselulekile asibuyiswa.
9 1Kodwa ngeke kube khona ubumnyama kulowo owayesosizini. Ekuqaleni wathobisa izwe lakwaZebuloni nelakwaNafetali, kodwa kamuva walihlonipha indlela yaselwandle, ngaphesheya kweJordani, iGalile yezizwe. a a v1 UMathewu usebenzisa lesi siprofetho enkonzweni kaJesu eGalile — Math 4:15-16. Ukukhanya okuphumela kwaZebuloni nakwaNafetali nguJesu ngokwakhe. 2Abantu abahamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu; kulabo ababehlala ezweni lobumnyama obukhulu, kukhanye ukukhanya. b b v2 UMathewu usitshela ukuthi lokhu kukhanya kwaphumela kuJesu — usebenzisa lawa mazwi kanye ekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe eGalile (Mathewu 4:15-16). 3Usandisile isizwe; wenyuse injabulo yaso. Bayajabula phambi kwakho njengokujabula ngesikhathi sokuvuna, njengabantu abathokozayo lapho behlukanisa impango. 4Ngokuba ijoka lomthwalo wakhe, nomshayo ophezu kwehlombe lakhe, induku yomcindezeli wakhe, usuphihlizile njengasosukwini lwakwaMidiyani. 5Ngokuba zonke izicathulo zeqhawe elinyathelayo emsindweni wempi, nazo zonke izingubo ezigcwele igazi, ziyakushiswa zibe yikuni lomlilo. 6Ngokuba sizalelwe umntwana, siphiwe indodana; nombuso uyakuba sehlombe lakhe. Igama lakhe liyakubizwa ngokuthi uMeluleki Omangalisayo, uNkulunkulu Onamandla, uBaba Waphakade, iNkosana Yokuthula. 7Ngeke kube khona ukuphela kokwanda kombuso wakhe nokuthula, esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavida naphezu kombuso wakhe, ukuwumisa nokuwusekela ngokwahlulela nangokulunga kusukela manje kuze kube phakade. Ukushiseka kukaBaba wamabutho asezulwini kuyakukwenza lokhu. c c v7 Isihlalo sobukhosi sikaDavida sithola iNkosi yaso engunaphakade kuJesu — Luka 1:32-33. UBaba wethu, uSimakade wamabutho onke asezulwini, uletha lokho inkosi yasemhlabeni engenakukwenza: umbuso wokwahlulela nokulunga ongenasiphelo.
Izwi Elimelene Nokuzigqaja kukaJakobe
8INkosi uBaba ithumele izwi elimelene noJakobe, lawela phezu kuka-Israyeli. 9Bonke abantu bayakukwazi lokhu—u-Efrayimi nabahlali baseSamariya— abathi ngezinhliziyo ezizidlayo neziqholoshayo: 10“Izitini ziwile, kodwa siyakwakha kabusha ngamatshe abaziweyo; imikhiwane inqunyiwe, kodwa siyakufaka imisedari esikhundleni sayo.” 11Ngakho uBaba wethu uphakamisela phezu kwabo izitha zikaRezini, avuse izitha zabo. 12I-Aramu livela empumalanga namaFilisti avela entshonalanga adle u-Israyeli ngomlomo ovulekile. Nakuba kunjalo konke, intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyanga, nesandla sakhe siseluliwe.
13Nokho abantu ababuyelanga kulowo owabashaya, futhi abamfunanga uBaba wamabutho asezulwini. 14Ngakho uBaba wethu wanquma ku-Israyeli ikhanda nomsila, igatsha lesundu nomhlanga, ngasuku lunye, 15umdala nendoda ehloniphekileyo bayikhanda, nomprofethi ofundisa amanga ungumsila. 16Ngokuba labo abahola lesi sizwe bayabadukisa, nalabo abaholwa yibo bayagwinywa. 17Ngakho-ke iNkosi uBaba ayijabuli ngezinsizwa zabo, futhi ayinasihawu ezintandaneni zabo nakubafelokazi babo; ngokuba wonke umuntu akamhloniphi uNkulunkulu futhi ungumenzi wobubi, nawo wonke umlomo ukhuluma ubuwula. Nakuba kunjalo konke, intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyanga, nesandla sakhe siseluliwe.
18Ngokuba ububi buyavutha njengomlilo; buqeda ukhula nameva; buthungela izixuku zehlathi, zenyukele phezulu njengensika yentuthu. 19Ngolaka lukaBaba wamabutho asezulwini, izwe liyashiswa, nabantu baba njengokuni komlilo; akekho ohawukela umfowabo. 20Basika ngakwesokunene, kodwa basalambile; badla ngakwesokhohlo, kodwa abasuthi; yilowo nalowo udla inyama yengalo yakhe. 21UManase udla u-Efrayimi, no-Efrayimi udla uManase, futhi bobabili bamelene noJuda. Nakuba kunjalo konke, intukuthelo yakhe ayibuyanga, nesandla sakhe siseluliwe.
