ULukha 2

UJesu Uyethulwa EThempelini

22 Kwathi lapho sesiphelile isikhathi sabo sokuhlanjululwa ngokomthetho kaMosi, uJosefa loMariya bamusa eJerusalema ukuyamnikela eNkosini 23 (njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni weNkosi ukuthi, "Lonke izibulo lesilisa kumele linikelwe eNkosini"*2.23 U-Eksodasi 13.2, 12), 24 njalo kwenziwe umhlatshelo kulandelwa lokho okutshiwo nguMthetho weNkosi othi: "amajuba amabili loba inkwilimba ezisesezincane ezimbili."*2.24 ULevi 12.8

25 Kwakukhona eJerusalema indoda eyayithiwa nguSimiyoni, yayilungile njalo ikholwa. Yayilindele ukududuzwa kuka-Israyeli, njalo uMoya oNgcwele wawuphezu kwayo. 26 Kwakwambuliwe kuye nguMoya oNgcwele ukuthi wayengayikufa engakaboni uKhristu weNkosi. 27 Waholwa nguMoya wangena emagumeni ethempeli. Kwathi abazali sebemlethile umntwana uJesu ukumenzela lokho okwakufunwa ngumkhuba woMthetho, 28 uSimiyoni wamgona ngezingalo zakhe wadumisa uNkulunkulu esithi:

29 "Thixo, Nkosi, njengoba wavele wathembisa,

manje-ke iyekele ihambe ngokuthula inceku yakho.

30 Ngoba amehlo ami aseyibonile insindiso yakho,

31 oyilungisileyo phambi kwezizwe zonke,

32 ukukhanya kokwambulela abeZizwe

lokwenkazimulo yabantu bakho bako-Israyeli."

33 Oyise lonina womntwana bamangala kakhulu ngalokho okwakukhulunywa ngaye. 34 USimiyoni wasebabusisa, wathi kuMariya unina: "Umntwana lo umiselwe ukuwa lokuvuka kwabanengi ko-Israyeli, lokuba yisibonakaliso esizagconwa, 35 ukwenzela ukuthi imicabango yabanengi ivele obala. Njalo inkemba izawugwaza umphefumulo wakho lawe."

36 Kwakukhona njalo umphrofethikazi, u-Ana, indodakazi kaFanuweli, owesizwana sika-Asheri. Wayesemdala kakhulu: wayephile lomkakhe okweminyaka eyisikhombisa ngemva kokwenda kwakhe, 37 wasesiba ngumfelokazi waze waba leminyaka engamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane. Kazange lanini asuke ethempelini kodwa wayekhonza ubusuku lemini, ezila njalo ekhuleka. 38 Wabuya kubo ngalesosikhathi wabonga kuNkulunkulu, wakhuluma ngomntwana kubo bonke ababelindele ukuhlengwa kweJerusalema.