Kwathi sekufikile usuku oluhle, lapho uHerode ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe ezenzela idili izikhulu zakhe, nezinduna zempi, nabanumzane baseGalile,

Kepha ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaHerode indod akazi kaHerodiya yasina phambi kwabo, yamjabulisa uHerode,

UHarana wafa phambi kukayise uThera ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe , i-Uri lamaKaledi.

UJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu owangikhipha endlini kababa nasezweni lokuzalwa kwami wakhuluma kimi , wafunga kimi , wathi: Ngiyakulinika inzalo yakho leli zwe ; uzakuthuma ingelosi yakhe phambi kwakho , ukuze ungitholele khona indodana yami umfazi.

NginguNkulunkulu waseBethele , lapho wagcoba khona insika na lapho wenza isithembiso kimi ; manje vuka , usuke kuleli zwe , ubuyele ezweni lokuzalwa kwakho.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu , usuku lokuzalwa kukaFaro , wazenzela izinceku zakhe zonke idili , waphakamisa ikhanda lenduna yabaphathizitsha nelenduna yabaphekizinkwa phakathi kwezinceku zakhe.

Ekuzalweni kwakho inkaba yakho ayinqunywanga ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho, awugezwanga ngamanzi ukuba uhlambuluke , awuhlikihlwanga nakanye ngosawoti, awusongwanga nokusongwa.

Awuhawukelwanga yiso ukuba kwenziwe lokhu kuwe, uphathwe ngobubele, kepha waphonswa endle, lokhu wanengeka ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho.

funa ngimhlubule abe nqunu , ngimenze njengasosukwini lokuzalwa kwakhe, ngimenze ihlane , ngimbeke abe njengezwe elomile yo, ngimbulale ngokoma.

Ningakhaleli ofileyo , ningamlileli, kepha nimkhalele nokumkhalela omukayo, ngokuba akasayikubuya, kasayikubona izwe lokuzalwa kwakhe.

Wakhubekisa abaningi, yebo, bawa omunye phezu komunye, bathi: Sukani, sibuyele kubantu bakith i nasezweni lokuzalwa kwethu , sisuke enkembeni ecindezelayo.

UBowazi waphendula, wathi kuye: Kubikiwe kimi konke omenzele khona unyokozala selokhu afa umyeni wakho nokuthi ushiyile uyihlo nonyoko nezwe lokuzalwa kwakho, weza kubantu ongabazanga ngaphambili.

Igama elihle lingcono kunamafutha amahle , nosuku lokufa lungcono kunosuku lokuzalwa.