Bethé nje ke abaninzi bazamela ukucacisa ibali lezo zinto ziziziganeko phakathi kwethu, njengoko basinikeláyo abo, bathi kwasekuqaleni baba ngababoneli nabakhonzi balo ilizwi: kwabonakala kulungile nakum, ndizilandile nje ngokucokisekileyo zonke, ndizekela kwasentloko, ukuba ndikubhalele ngokucacileyo, Tiyofilo odume kunene, ukuze uyazi kakuhle ingqiniseko yamazwi owafundisiweyo ngomlomo.
Ngemihla kaHerode ukumkani wakwaYuda, kwaye kukho umbingeleli othile, ogama linguZekariya, engoweqela lika-Abhiya, nomfazi wakhe engowasezintombini zika-Aron, igama lakhe linguElizabhete. Bebengamalungisa ke bobabini emehlweni kaThixo, behamba ngayo yonke imithetho nemimiselo yeNkosi, bengenakusoleka. Baye bengenamntwana, ngokokuba uElizabhete ebengazali, kanjalo bobabini babesebekhulile.
Kwathi ke kaloku, ekubuphatheni ububingeleli bakhe ngexesha leqela lakhe phambi koThixo, ngokwesiko lobubingeleli, kwaba liqashiso lakhe ukuba aqhumise ubulawu, akuba engene endaweni engcwele yeNkosi. Yaye yonke inkitha yabantu ithandaza ngaphandle ngelixa lesiqhumiso.
Kwabonakala ke kuye isithunywa seNkosi, simi ngasekunene kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso. Wakhathazeka uZekariya, akusibona, wangenelwa kukoyika. Sathi ke isithunywa eso kuye, Musa ukoyika, Zekariya, ngokokuba isikhungo sakho siviwe; wóthi ke umfazi wakho uElizabhete akuzalele unyana, umthiye igama elinguYohane. Ùya kuba nokuvuya nokugcoba, bathi nabaninzi bakuvuyele ukuzalwa kwakhe. Kuba úya kuba mkhulu emehlweni eNkosi, angakhe asele wayini nasiselo sinxilisayo; úya kuzaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele kwasekuzalweni kwakhe. Nento eninzi ke yoonyana bakaSirayeli úya kuyibuyisela eNkosini uThixo wabo. Yena úya kuhamba phambi kobuso bayo, enomoya enamandla kaEliya, ukuba azibuyisele iintliziyo zooyise kubantwana, nabangevayo kuko ukuqonda kwamalungisa, alungisele iNkosi abantu abalungisiweyo.
Wathi uZekariya kuso isithunywa, Ndiya kukwazi ngani na oko? Kuba mna ndimdala, waye nomfazi wam selekhulile. Saphendula ke isithunywa, sathi kuye, Mna ndinguGabriyeli,• oma phambi koThixo. Ndithunyiwe ukuba ndithethe kuwe, ndikushumayeze ezi ndaba zilungileyo. Uyabona, ùya kuba sisidenge, ungabi nako ukuthetha, kude kube yimini eziya kuthi zenzeke ngayo ezi zinto, ngenxa enokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi am; aya kuzalisekiswa wona ngexesha lawo.
Baye abantu bemlindile uZekariya, bemangalisiwe kukulibala kwakhe endaweni engcwele leyo. Uthe ke akuphuma, akaba nako ukuthetha kubo; baqonda ukuba ubone umbono endaweni engcwele apho, waye yena emana ukunqwala kubo, wahlala engathethi.
Kwathi yakuzaliseka imihla yombuso wakhe, wemka waya endlwini yakhe.
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