1 Kunawi Tiyofilasi.

Kojoba banhu banji bakaba batabo unshingo wokukwala iNdebo iMbuya belungulula iNdebo iMbuya jozwunhu zwakatikana pakati pedu. 2 Sezwatakatambula kunaabo bakaba beli basumikiji bakazwibona pakutanga, akale beli ibo bakwendesi bewhi, 3 zwakaboneka zwili zwibuya kwandili, ndakazwishakisisa zwose zwinhu, kuva kumatangisilo, kuti ndikukwalile zwitobekejana, iwi unokujwa Tiyofilasi, 4 kutila kuti uzibe ichokomende nezwo zwinhu zwiwakalayijwa.

5 Mumazhuba aShe Helodi wokuJudiya kwakaba kuli nontebuji, waluwhi Zakaliya izina lilye, eli wengumba yaAbhija, unkaji uwe neebo wakabezwalwa kubana bechinhukajana baAloni, izina lilye ewhi ndiElizabeti. 6 Bakaba bekalulama bubili bwabo pambeli paMwali, belondota yose milawo nezwisungo zwaShe besina chibi. 7 Asi abajakabeli nomwana, nokuti Elizabeti aajakabebhata imimba, bose bakaba bakwegula.

8 Kwakati kuli igwi lyechipani chiche chokubhata unshingo wobutebuji kuna Mwali, 9 sontilo wobutebuji, imfumbefumbe yakawila kuna iye, kuti ebe unongwina muTempeli lyaShe kunofhungaija imfhungaijo. 10 Ibunga lyose lyabanhu lyakabenamata pazhe nonshaji weawa yompilo wefhungaijo. 11 Ingilozi yaShe yakaboneka kwaali kubhazu lyechokululyi kwedebulilo lyefhungaijo. 12 Paakaibona, Zakaliya wakashushikana, akakatamuka. 13 Asi ingilozi yakati kwaali, "Usitye, Zakaliya, nokuti unamato uwo wawhikana, nokudalo unkaji uwo Elizabeti unookuzwalila mwananhulumyana, akale undundike izina kuti ndiJoni. 14 Unooba nolushanto nokunakilwa akale banji, banooshantilwa nokuzwalwa kukwe; 15 nokuti unooba unkulwana mumesho aShe, aatobenwa iwaini nezwinwiwa zwinokola, unoozhajwa noMpepo uNchena echimuntumbu wamai babe. 16 Unoobachingunulila kunaShe Mwali wabo bana baIzilayeli banji, 17 unoonda mbeli kukwe nompepo nesimba lyaElija, mukuchingunula myoyo yamatate kubana babo, nabasinowhilila banoobuzwa, kumaano nokuwhilila muzwinokwelela kubambilwa She."

18 Zakaliya wakati kungilozi, "Ndinozwiziba chini yezwi? Nokuti imi ndakwegula, nonkaji wangu makole awanda."

19 Ingilozi yakonshandula ikati, "Ndimi Gabhuliyeli, ndinoma mbeli kwaMwali, ndatumwa kuti ndooleba kwauli mawhi mabuya yaya. 20 Iwha unooba chimumu akale ukonwe kulebeleka, kujine kwoswika yelyo izhuba pazwichatikana yezwi, zwitiswa nokuti aujadimbwa mawhi angu koga yezwi zwinoozhajikijwa nonsi wazwo."

21 Banhu bakabakondindila Zakaliya, bakachenamiswa nokujilwa kukwe muTempeli. 22 Paakati abhuda, wakakonwa kulebeleka nabo, bakaziba kuti wabona chibono muTempeli, wakashingisa maboko kulebeleka, akagala elichimumu.

23 Kwakati kwapela mazhuba egwi lilye lyokutebula, wakenda kungumba yiye. 24 Mushule mwamazhuba yaya, unkaji uwe Elizabeti wakabhata imimba, koga akazwisisa kwemyeji mishanu, eti, 25 "She wata ali kwandili mumazhuba aandilinga nawo, wata ali kutila kupeja kusekwa kwangu mukati mwabanhu."

26 Nomweji washanu nomwempela ingilozi Gabhuliyeli yakatumwa naMwali kuGalili muguta linowhi Nazaleta, 27 kumhandala yakaba yahwayiwa nonzhuzha unowhi Josefa, wengumba yaDavidi, izina lyemhandala iwhi Mariya. 28 Akale yakezha kwaali ikati, "Shanta iwi ulodikana! She una nawi."

29 Koga wakaba nolutyo lukulwana newhi yeli, akayeya kuti kumusa kuli chini yoku. 30 Ingilozi yakati kwaali, "Usitye Mariya, nokuti wawana ishe kunaMwali. 31 Jowha, unooba nemimba, unoozwala mwananhulumyana wauchoopa izina kuti ndiJesu. 32 Iye unooba unkulwana, akale unooshobwa ewhi Mwananhulumyana wooyo wopeZhuluzhulu, She Mwali unoumpa chigalo chobushe chatate babe Davidi, 33 akale unootonga ingumba yaJakobe nokusinopela, nobushe bubwe bunooba ipo kusinopela."

34 Mariya wakati kungilozi, "Zwinotikana chini yezwi, nokuti andina undume?"

35 Ingilozi yaMwali yakati kwaali, "UMpepo uNchena unoozha pezhulu papo, akale isimba lyoupo pezhulu kasa linokufukatija, nokudalo mwana uchoochilwa unowhi uNchena, Mwananhulumyana waMwali. 36 Iwha igamu lilyo Elizabeti, wakwegula, naiye wakabhata imimba yomwananhulumyana, yaba nemyeji mishanu nomwempela, iye wakaba ewhi aana inzwalo. 37 Nokuti kunaMwali apana chinokona."

38 Mariya wakati, "Linga imi ndindandakaji waShe, ngazwibe kwandili sokuleba kuko." Ingilozi yakabhuda ikenda.

39 Mumazhuba yayo, Mariya wakanyamuka, akenda kunyika yamatunhu ekambija enda muguta limo muJudiya, 40 akanongwina mungumba yaZakaliya, akamusa Elizabeti. 41 Elizabeti wakati awha kumusa kwaMariya, mwana wakatumuka muntumbu mumwe, ndipo Elizabeti wakazhala noMpepo uNchena, 42 akashomeja newhi lyopezhulu eti, "Ulokombolelwa pakati pabanhukaji bose, ulokombolelwa unchelo wemimba yiyo! 43 Ani kwaba chini kuti amai baShe wangu bezhe kunami? 44 Ilinga, palyangowhika munzebe iwhi lilyo undimusa, mwana watumuka muntumbu mwangu nolushanto. 45 Ulokombolelwa iye unodimbwa nokuti, kunooba nokuzhajikijwa kuna zwakalebwa naShe."

46 Mariya wakati,

"UMpepo wangu unokuja She,

47 akale nompepo wangu unoshanta kunaMwali, uNchiji wangu,

48 nokuti wabona chimilo changu chobunhu koga akandilinga neshe, ndili undandakaji uwe,

hezwo kuvila ngweno zwizwalwa zwose zwinotobela zwinondishoba zwiti ndilokombolelwa;

49 nokuti iye wamasimba wanditila zwinhu zwikulwana, akale nezina lilye ijena.

50 Ishe jije jiko kunaabo banontya

kuvila kuchizekululu kunda kuchizekululu.

51 Watondeja isimba lyoluboko lulwe,

wapalaja banozwifufumula mumyoyo yabo.

52 Wabhuluja bamasimba pezwigalo zwabo,

wanyamula pezhulu babeli pasi.

53 Wagutisa banenzhala nezwinhu zwibuyanana,

akale bafumi wabatata besina zwibananazwo.

54 Wabhancha undanda uwe Izilayeli,

ekumbulukwa ishe jije,

55 sezwaakaleba kumatate edu, kunaAbhulahamu,

nokunzwalo yiye kujine kube lini."

56 Mariya wakagala naye kwemyeji ingaba mitatu, akabwilila kunsha uwe.

57 Wakaswika unshaji wokuti Elizabeti echile, akachila mwananhulumyana. 58 Babakijani babe, namakamu awe pabakazwiwha kuti She wontila ishe ihulwana, bakashanta naye.

59 Kwakati kwapinda mazhuba mashanu anamatatu, bakezha kwomhalaja mwana, bamwe bakada kundundikila izina lyatate babe Zakaliya, 60 koga amai babe bakati, "Mane pe, unokwelela kuwhi ndiJoni."

61 Asi bakati kwaali, "Kuluji lwenu akuna unoshobwa nezina yeli." 62 Bakazibisa tate babe nezwitondejelo kuti ibo bebazibise izina libanoda kuti eshobwe nalyo.

63 Wakakumbila chikwalilo, akakwala kuti, "Izina lilye ndiJoni." Bose bakachenama. 64 Pakalepo undomo uwe wakazhulika, nolulimi lulwe lukasupulika, akalebeleka ekuja Mwali. 65 Bakaba nolutyo bose babakijani babo, zwikalebelekwa mubugalo bose bwenyika yamatunhu yeJudiya, 66 yabo bose bakazwiwha bakazwilondota mumyoyo yabo beti, "Unooba mwana ulichini yoyu?" Luboko lwaShe lwakaba luli naye.

67 Tate babe Zakaliya bakazhajwa noMpepo uNchena, bakapolofita beti.

68 "Ngakujwe She Mwali waIzilayeli,

nokuti washanyila akamunula banhu babe,

69 watinyamulila lubizho lwoluchijo mungumba yaDavidi undandalume uwe,

70 sezwaakaleba nondomo wabapolofeti bachena bantolo,

71 kuti unootichija kubabengi bedu,

nomumaboko abanhu bose banotibenga.

72 kutila ishe matategulu edu,

nokukumbulukwa chivumilano chiche chichena,

73 nekowhe yaakata kuna tate bedu Abhulahamu,

74 kuti betipe kusupulwa mumaboko ababengi bedu,

akale tiunamate tisinotya,

75 nomubuchena nobululami mbeli kukwe

mazhuba ose obupenyu bwedu.

76 Akale iwi Mwana, unooshobwa uwhi umpolofeti woPezhuluzhulu,

nokuti unookwenda mbeli kwaShe kunobambanyila inzila jije,

77 unoopa luzibo lwoluchijo kubanhu,

nokulekejelwa kwoluchinyo lwabo,

78 neshe inyolonyolo jaMwali wedu, izhuba yelyo palicheja kunasu liva zhezhulu

79 kupa lumuniko kunaabo bagele munhilima nomuntuzi wolufu,

nokutungamila makumbo edu munzila yolunyalalo."

80 Mwana wakakubuka, akasima mumpepo, wakagala mugwegulu kujine kukaswika izhuba lyaakazwitondejela kubaIzilayeli.