1 Mudiami Theophile:

Tshieyi wu batu ukadieseshi bu kufunda mikanda yi malu akadika bilendi kanyikanyi mukakatshi muetu. 2 Batu bakafunda malu bu mukatuambilebu nawu kudi baka amona katshi ku dishina diawu bo kudi bakahebu ngudu yi kuamba diyi di Tshiambi. 3 Kabukayi, buami mimi, nakadieseshi biabitshi biabitshi bukulubuka biosu bikadu katshi ku dishina ku kangebu ne biateta kuayangishi, mudiami Theophile buku kufundila. 4 Nabiasesa bu wewu kulubuka bulelela bu mayishi akaheta.

5 ✝Tshitshietshi tshikadu Helode nkolomo wu mu Yuda,* kukadu mulambuishi wu mulambu dina diandi Sakayi ukaduadu wu mukakatshi mu Abiya, mukashandi Elisabeta, ukadu umu wu mukakatshi mu bana ba babakashi ba Alona muyishi wu biadi. 6 Bosu babidi bakadu balengela kubushi ku Tshiambi neku bakadu banemeka meyi bo mikandu bi Shashendi kabadu bo musahu mubodu bi. 7 Neku kabadu bo bana, bualu Elisabeta kadu walela, bakadu bosu babidi bateyi babakulu.

8 Mutshila munga, Sakayi ukadu wasesa mudimu wandi ukoshi milambu kubushi ku Tshiambi, bualu tshikadu tshitshietshi tshiandi tshikuwesa. 9 Bu mudi tshilela tshi bakuidi, bakata mukala ukamukuata bu kubuela mu subu wu Shashendi neku ukadu washoshi kabatu. 10 Tshieyi wu batu bosu ukadu kushi wabila kulomba Tshiambi, ha tshitshietshi tshikaduebu bashoshi kabatu.

11 Muyakulu wu Shashendi ukamonyekela Sakayi; ukadu muamana ku dikatshi di babalumi mu subu wu Tshiambi mukaduebu bashoshi kabatu. 12 Hakamumona Sakayi, bongu buka mududuka, ukofu bowu. 13 Neku muyakulu ukamuambila ne: "Sakayi, kofu buowu bi, bualu Tshiambi ufofu kumuabila kuebi, mukashebi Elisabeta uyakuladiela muana wu babalumi, uyamuenyeka ne Yone. 14 Uyakuakala musahu wu diyangi diebi, batu bosu muena baya yangila bu kulediebu kuandi. 15 ✝Bualu yeyi uyakuakala ulema kubushi ku Shashendi. Kananu malufu akola, uyakowola sebi bo Nyinga Ulengela katshi munda mu mamandi, 16 uyahingishi tshieyi wu bena Isalela kudi Shashendi Tshiambi wabu. 17 Uyakuenda bo ngudu yi Tshiambi bo manyinyi a mupolofete Eliyi, bu kuhingishi mitshima yi ba Teta kudi bana, bo kuhingishi badi yi matshu akola ku lukanyi lulendiela bu kuyongediela Shashendi batu badi hahiehi bu kumuataba."

18 Sakayi ukokoshi muyakulu ne: "Nayalubuka bitshi ne diyi dinambiambiledi didi dikokuakokue? Bualu mimi nateyi tshinunu ibo mukashami biandi uteyi muamukulu."

19 ✝Neku Muyakulu ukamukudumuna ne: "Mimi nadi Gabiliele, namamana kubushi ku Tshiambi buku muesela mudimu, bahutuma bu kutueyi nebi bo kukutshuadila musahuewu ulengela. 20 Kadi mutashi kuataboshi, meyi ami ayadieshi ha tshitshietshi tshiawu; neku wewu uyashala tshimiemi, kunatueyi huaa yi hanadieshi maluawu." 21 Ha tshitshietshiatshi, batu bosu bakadu bakundi Sakayi, bakadu bakema ne wakodi mu subu wu Tshiambi neku bitshie. 22 Kadi hakatambukeyi, kadu mu kutueyi nabu, neku batu bakalubuka ne wamona tshihingu, bualu ukadu wabebeshi bo minu ukashala tshimiemi.

23 Neku hakamana Sakayi tshitshietshi tshiandi tshikuesa mudimu mu subu wu Tshiambi, ukahinga ku subu kuandi. 24 Kunyima ku tshitshietshi, Elisabeta mukashandi ukembeta difu ukasokoma bula bu ngondu isambombu wabila kuamba ne: 25 "Monayi mu hunesela Shashendi; uhutambula ku malu asheyi anafofueshi bundu ku mesu ku batu."

26 Mu ngondu muisambombu wu difu di Elisabeta, Tshiambi ukatuma muyakulu Gabiliele mu bula bu Galela mu tshitshinyi tshi bula tshi Nasaleta. 27 ✝Kudi muana wu babakashi utalubukila mbayi, mubangila kudi muamulumi dina diandi Yosefu umu bulungu bu nkolomo Dafidi; dina di muana wu babakashi Maliyi. 28 Muyakulu ukabuela mukadu Maliyi ukamba ne: "Umanabike, Tshiambi wakofuela muengu, Shashendi udi nebi, wakutshuamika kubushi ku babakashi bosu!"

29 Neku, bongu bukaduduka Maliyi bu musahuewu ukamuambilebu, ukadiela lukanyi ne kubishi kuku kuafofueshi kaye? 30 Muyakulu ukamuambila ne: "Maliyi kutshinyi bi, bualu Tshiambi wakofuela muengu. 31 ✝Hitshiowu uyakuembeta difu bo uyalela muana wu babalumi, neku uyamuenyeka ne Yesu. 32 ✝Uyakuakala ulema, bayamuela ne: "Muana wu Tshiambi muena kulu, neku Shashendi Tshiambi uyamuha bushashendi bu tatandi Dafidi, 33 Uyakuakala Shashendi wu mu subu mu Yakobu kokuakoku, bu Shashendi buandi kabuna kuakala bo kusula!"

34 Maliyi ukambila muyakulu ne: "Bualu bubu buyakueseka bitshie, mimi tshiayila mulubuki muamulumie?"

35 Muyakulu ukamuambila ne: "Nyinga Ulengela uyadu hambidi hebi, ngudu yi Tshiambi iyakushibika bu mududumbi. Kabukayi muana wu tshishila uyalela, baya muenyeka ne Muana wu Tshiambi. 36 Moona Elisabeta munenu wumu bulungu uyalela muana wu babalumi ku buabukulu buandi, yeyi ukaduebu bambamba ne kasulela, ngondu yewu wandi muisambombu. 37 ✝Bualu kakuena tshidi mukudika Tshiambi ngudu."

38 Neku Maliyi ukamba ne: "Nadi muena mudimu wu Tshiambi, Wanesela bu muanangeyi." Kunyima Muyakulu ukamushiyi ukayi.

39 Mu tshitshietshiatshi, Maliyi ukamata mu shila manyangumanyangu mu bula bu hongu yi mu Yudayi bukuyamona Elisabeta mu bula bu Yudayi. 40 Ukabuela mu subu wu Sakayi, neku ukambila Elisabeta ne wabike. 41 Hakofu Elisabeta kubishi ku Maliyi, muana ukadu mu difu ukabukuka, Elisabeta ukowola sebi bo Nyinga Ulengela 42 neku ukela diyi dikola ukamba ne: "Bakuela manyi mukakatshi mu babakashi bosu ibo muana udi mu difu diebi bamuela manyi! 43 Elisabeta ukamba ne, mimi nadi ngenyi bune mamandi wu Shashendi uduaka kuamie? 44 Neku hanafofu kubishi kuebi, muana udi mu difu diami wabukuka. 45 Diyangi didi kudi ukataboshi, bualu Shashendi uyadiesheshi bitu biosu bika kulayeyi!"

46 ✝Neku Maliyi ukamba ne:

"Mutshima wami osu watshuamika bulema bu Sheshendi;

47 neku mutshima wami wayangila mu Tshiambi ukasulula,

48 ✝bualu uhuataboshi kuhuekeshi disu diandi bu kuatshioboka, mimi mutu uhashi bo muena mudimu wandi;

Neku kubangishi hitshiowu, batu bosu bayanamba ne udi bo dikasa dilengela,

49 bualu Tshiambi muena ngudu yosu uhunesela malu alema;

Dina diandi didi di tshishila;

50 neku ku bitshietshi ibo bitshietshi,

Udi mowola sabi bo muengu kudi bamuatshuamika.

51 Wasesa malu alema bo ngudu yi diboku diandi,

bo wadudula bosu muena bakadu bo lukanyi luku dibandishi mu mitshima yabu.

52 ✝Wahindula ba nkolomu ha bishiku biabu bi butshuami,

neku wateka batu ba hashi mu mulongu ukubushi.

53 Wakokotshieshi bakadu yi sala bo bitu bilengela,

neku wahingishi bena budiyi makatshi buashi.

54 Uhudu bu kukuatshishi Isalela batu bandi,

neku kashifilamina malengela andi

55 ✝Bu mukambileyi ba mukuetu,

Katshi ku Abalahama huaa iku bakana bandi yoyoyo!"

56 Maliyi ukashakama bo Elisabeta bu tshitayi tshi ngondu isatu, kunyuma ukahingana kuandi.

57 Hakadieshi tshitshietshi tshi Elisabeta bu kulela, ukalela munandi wu babalumi. 58 Bena hashi bo bena bulungu bakofu ne Tshiambi wamuesela malu alengela, neku bakayangila nandi.

59 ✝Mutshila wu muanda mukulu kunyuma ku kulediebu kuandi, bakadu bu kuela muana buadi; bakadu batshieba kumuenyeka dina di tatandi, Sakayi. 60 Kadi mamandi ukamba ne: "Bii! Bayamuenyeka ne Yone."

61 Bakamuambila ne: "Kadi mu bulungu buenu kamuena mutu bo dina didi!" 62 Neku, bakokoshi tatandi wu muana bo minu bu kulubuka ne wananga ne bamuenyeka ngenye.

63 Sakayi ukalomba ditadi; ukafunda ne: "Dina diandi Yone." Bundi buabu bakakema! 64 Anu hahu, Sakayi ukabulula mukanu, ludimi lukomboloka, ukatueyi neku ukatshuamika Tshiambi. 65 Neku bena hashi bundi buabu bakatshina, bo bena Yuda bosu ba mu luhongu bakatuatueyi bu malu’awu akeseka. 66 Bosu bakofu meyi awu, bakela lukanyi yi kudiokoshi ne: "Muana yewu uyakuakala bitshie?" Bualu ukadu mowola sabi bo ngudu yi Shashendi.

67 Sakayi tatandi wu Yone, ukadu mowola sabi bo Nyinga Ulengela, neku ukabangishi kutueyi malu atesekala ukamba neku: 68 "Butshuami buakala kudi Shashendi, Tshiambi wu bena Isalela!

Bualu uhudu buku kuatshishi bo kusulula batu bandi.

69 Watuha musungi wu ngudu

Mu subu mu Dafidi muena mudimu wandi.

70 Kabiobi bikalayeyi mukanu mu bapolofete bandi ba bilendi kanyi,

71 ukalayi luhandu lu kutuhandula nalu kudi batashi tunanga,

bo kudi batu batashinanga ne tuakala malonga.

72 Ukebeshi malengela andi kudi bamukuetu

bo kashi filamina tshilaka tshikakandeyi nabu.

73 Neku ha tshilaka tshikakandeyi bo Abalahama mukuetu,

74 ukatulayi kunyuma ku kutusulula ku bushashendi bu batu babodu,

uyatufikishi bu kumuesela mudimu wu kokuakoku katuakadi bo bowu bi,

75 bune tuakala balengela bo batshishila kubushi kuandi

mu bitshietshi biosu bi moyi wetu.

76 ✝"Neku wewu, muana muamutshi, bayakuela ne mupolofete wu Tshiambi muena kulu.

Bualu uduayi kubushi ku Shashendi

bu kumuyongediela shila yandi,

77 bo bukulubukishi batu bandi ne Tshiambi kaduadu bu kubaha moyi

bo kubofuela muengu ku malu mabodu abu.

78 Bu muengu bo malengela bi Teta Tshiambi;

Biya tukubukishi bu sesa yi diba,

79 ✝buku kubukishi badi bashakama mu muediema bo mu mududumbi wu lufu,

bo kushekeshi makasa etu mu shila wu holu."

80 Muana ukadiunda bo uka kasakana mu lukanyi. Ukashakama mu miaba miomu huaa hakadueyi kudua diebeshi kubushi ku bena Isalela hakubuka.