ULUKA 2:39-52

Bakuba ke bezifezekisile zonke izinto ngokomthetho weNkosi, babuyela eNazarete, idolophu yakowabo kwelaseGalili. Ke kaloku uYesu wakhula, waya esomelela, enobulumko obukhulu, ubabalo lukaThixo lunaye. Abazali bakhe babehambela eJerusalem minyaka le, besiya kwitheko *lePasika. Kuthe ke xa uYesu wayeminyaka ilishumi elinambini ezelwe, baya ePasikeni eJerusalem ngokwesiqhelo. Zakuba zigqithile iintsuku zelo theko, bagoduka, kanti uYesu usele eJerusalem. Phofu babengaqondi abazali bakhe. Babeba usemxukuxeleni wabahambi, baza bahamba uhambo lwamini-nye. Bamana bemfuna ke phakathi kwezizalwane nabazana nabo. Bathe bakungamfumani babuyela eJerusalem bemfuna. Kwathi ke emva kweentsuku ezintathu bamfumana *endlwini kaThixo, ehleli nabafundisi, ebaphulaphula, ebabuza nokubabuza. Bonke abamváyo babemangalisiwe yingqondo yakhe naziimpendulo zakhe. Abazali bakhe bakumbona bathi manga, unina wathi kuye: “Mntanam, yini na ukuba usenjenje? Uyabona, uyihlo nam besikufuna sixhalabile.” Wathi kubo uYesu: “Benindifunela ntoni na? Beningazi na ukuba ndimelwe kukuba sendlwini kaBawo?” Ke bona abayiqondanga into awayeyithetha kubo. Wahamba nabo, waya kufika eNazarete. Wayebalulamela abazali bakhe. Wazigcina unina ezo zinto entliziyweni yakhe. UYesu ke wakhula ngesithomo nangobulumko, ebabalwa nguThixo, ethandwa ngabantu.