13 Wathi esesukile eNazaretha wafika wahlala eKhaphenawume+ duze kolwandle, ezigabeni zakoZebhuloni lezakoNafithali, 14 ukuze kugcwaliseke lokho okwakhulunywa nguNkulunkulu esebenzisa umphrofethi u-Isaya owathi: 15 “O lizwe lakoZebhuloni lelakoNafithali, wena osemgwaqweni oya elwandle ngaphetsheya kukaJodani, Galile yabezizweni! 16 Abantu abahlezi emnyameni sebebone ukukhanya okukhulu njalo abahlezi esabelweni sethunzi lokufa sebethole+ ukukhanya.”+

78 ngenxa yokuthi yena unguNkulunkulu olozwelo olukhulu. Uzwelo lolu oluvela ezulwini luzakhazimula phezu kwethu njengelanga liphuma 79 ukuze kukhanyiselwe abahlezi emnyameni lasethunzini lokufa,+ lenyawo zethu zikhokhelwe endleleni yokuthula.”

30 ngoba amehlo ami aseyibonile indlela ozayisebenzisa ukuthi usindise abantu,+ 31 oyilungise izizwe zonke zikhangele,+ 32 njalo eyinkazimulo yabantu bakho bako-Israyeli kanye lokukhanya+ okususa iveyili eyembese amehlo ezizwe.”+

9 Ukukhanya kweqiniso okukhanyisela yonke imihlobo yabantu kwasekuzafika emhlabeni.+

8 12 UJesu waphinda wathi kubo: “Mina ngiyikukhanya komhlaba.+ Loba ngubani ongilandelayo kasoze ahambe emnyameni loba sekutheni kodwa uzakuba lokukhanya+ okunika impilo.”