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Kungaba yisikhathi lapho iNkosi uHerodi eyabopha khona abanye ababe ngabebandla eqonde ukubahlukumeza.
Wabulalisa uJakhobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲉ.
Wathi esebone ukuthi lokho kwakuwathabisa amaJuda, wabopha loPhethro njalo. Lokho kwenzakala ngezinsuku zoMkhosi weSinkwa esingelaMvubelo.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
Esembophile wamphosela entolongweni, wamnikela ukuba alindwe ngamaviyo amane amabutho, ngalinye lilamabutho amane. UHerodi wayefuna ukuthi ngemva kwePhasika amkhuphele obala athonisiswe phambi kwabantu.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
Ngakho uPhethro wagcinwa entolongweni, kodwa ibandla lamkhulekela njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
Ngobusuku obandulela ukuthonisiswa kukaPhethro nguHerodi, uPhethro wayelele ephahlwe ngamabutho amabili, ebotshwe ngamaketane amabili, kumi abalindi emnyango wentolongo.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲧⲃ̅ⲥⲡⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙ̅ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ.
Masinyane ingilosi yeNkosi yavela, kwabakhona ukukhanya kulelokamela lentolongo. Yathinta uPhethro ohlangothini, yamvusa yathi, “Phangisa, vuka!” Amaketane akhithika ezingalweni zikaPhethro.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈.
Ingilosi yasisithi kuye, “Gqoka, ufake lamanyathela akho.” UPhethro wenzenjalo. Ingilosi yamtshela yathi, “Yembatha ijazi lakho ungilandele.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ. ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
UPhethro wayilandela ngaphandle kwentolongo, kodwa wayedidekile engakwazi ukuthi lokho ingilosi eyayikwenza kwakusenzakala ngempela; wayekhumbula ukuthi ubona umbono.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ (ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ) ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Bedlula kubalindi, owokuqala lowesibili bafika esangweni lensimbi elaliphumela edolobheni. Lazivulekela baphuma. Kwathi sebehambe baphutsha umgwaqo wedolobho, ingilosi yamtshiya.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
Kwayikhona uPhethro enanzelela, wathi, “Khathesi sengisazi kungelakuthandabuza ukuthi iNkosi ithume ingilosi yayo yangihlenga ezibotshweni zikaHerodi lakukho konke obekufiswa ngamaJuda.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ.
Sekumkhanyele kuhle lokhu, waqonda endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane, owayethiwa nguMakho njalo, khona lapho abantu abanengi babebuthene bekhuleka.
UPhethro waqoqoda entubeni yangaphandle, kwathi incekukazi eyayithiwa nguRoda yayabuza ukuthi ngubani owayesemnyango.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ. ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ.
Isilizwile ilizwi likaPhethro yathaba kakhulu, yagijimela phakathi ingasawuvulanga, yabika yathi, “UPhethro usemnyango!”
Bathi, “Uyahlanya wena.” Kwathi ngoba wala elokhu ephikelela ukuthi liqiniso, bathi, “Kutsho ukuthi yingilosi yakhe.”
Kodwa uPhethro wala elokhu eqoqoda, bathi bevula umnyango bambona, bamangala kakhulu.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ.
UPhethro wabatshengisa ngesandla ukuthi bathule, wasebalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe kanjani entolongweni. Wathi, “Libotshela uJakhobe labazalwane ngalokhu.” Wasesuka waya kwenye indawo.
Ekuseni kwaba lokunyakazela okukhulu phakathi kwabebutho. Babuza bathi, “Kambe ngabe uPhethro wenzenjani?”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅(ⲛ)ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
Kwathi uHerodi esemthungathe waze wabeka phansi, wathonisisa abalindi wasesithi kababulawe. UHerodi wasuka eJudiya waya eKhesariya wayahlala khona okwesikhathi esithile.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ·
Wayekade exabana labantu beThire labeSidoni; basebehlangana ndawonye bacela ukukhuluma laye. Sebezuze ukusekelwa nguBhlastu inceku ethembekileyo enkosini, bacela ukuthula ngoba ukudla kwabo babekuthola elizweni lenkosi.
Ngosuku olumisiweyo, uHerodi wagqoka izigqoko zobukhosi wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wasekhuluma ebantwini.
Bamemeza bathi, “Leli yilizwi likaNkulunkulu, hatshi elomuntu.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ.
Masinyane nje, ngenxa yokuthi uHerodi wayengamkhonzi uNkulunkulu, ingilosi yeNkosi yamtshaya yamlahla phansi, wadliwa zimpethu wafa.
Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu laqhubeka likhula njalo lisanda.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ.
Kwathi uBhanabhasi loSawuli sebewuqedile umlandu wabo, babuyela besuka eJerusalema, bahamba loJohane, owayethiwa nguMakho.
