Umfana UJesu EseThempelini
41 Iminyaka yonke abazali bakhe baya eJerusalema belanda uMkhosi wePhasika. 42 Kwathi eseleminyaka elitshumi lambili baya emkhosini njengenjayelo. 43 Kwathi uMkhosi usuphelile, abazali bakhe sebebuyela ekhaya, umfana uJesu wasala eJerusalema, kodwa bona belibele. 44 Bazihambela ilanga lonke bona becabanga ukuthi ukhona edwendweni lwabo. Basebeqalisa ukumdinga phakathi kwezihlobo zabo labangane. 45 Bathi sebemswele babuyela eJerusalema bayamdinga. 46 Ngemva kwensuku ezintathu bamfumana emagumeni ethempeli ehlezi phakathi kwabafundisi elalele njalo ebabuza imibuzo. 47 Wonke umuntu owamuzwayo wamangala ngokuzwisisa kwakhe kanye lempendulo zakhe. 48 Abazali bakhe bathi bembona bamangala kakhulu. Unina wathi kuye, "Ndodana, kungani usinqinekisa kangaka? Uyihlo lami besesikhathazekile sikudinga."
49 Yena wabuza wathi, "Belivele lingidingelani kanti? Belingazi yini ukuthi bekumele ngibe sendlini kaBaba?" 50 Kodwa kabazwisisanga lokho ayekutsho kubo.
51 Wasehamba labo eNazaretha wahlala ebalalela. Kodwa unina wazenza igugu zonke lezi izinto enhliziyweni yakhe. 52 UJesu wakhula ngenhlakanipho, langomzimba langokuthandwa nguNkulunkulu labantu.
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