1 Mumazhuba yayo, chishomejo chakawhika chiva kunaKesali Agasitasi kuti banhu bwose munyika banokwelela kuti bekwaliswe. 2 Yoku kukwaliswa kwakabeli kwotanga kutiwa nonshaji Kiliniyasi eli untongi weSiliya. 3 Bose bakenda kuti benokwaliswa, umwe noumwe kuguta lyokunaibo.

4 Josefa neebo wakanyamuka eva kuGalili, kuzhe kweguta lyeNazaleti, engwina munyika yeJudiya, akenda kuguta lyaDavidi linowhi Bhetelehema, nokuti wakabeli wengumba akale eli inzwalo yaDavidi, 5 kuti enokwaliswa naMariya, wakaba ahwaywa, akale iye elinemimba. 6 Kwakati beli kwakale yoko mazhuba akaba aswika okuti echile. 7 Wakachila imbano mwananhulumyana, akomputilija nemicheka, akondajika muchilyilo chemhuka, nokuti bakabashayiwa bugalo mujingumba jabezi.

8 Kunyika yeyo kwakaba kuli nabalyisi bemhwizi belyisa akale belinda imhwizi jabo kumachelelo busiku. 9 Akale ingilozi yaShe yakaboneka kwabali, kungaima kwaShe kwakapenya yopo pabakabeli, bakatya kasakasa. 10 Ingilozi yakati kwabali, "Musitye, nokuti ndimumubuzila inyaya imbuya ina lushanto lukulwana luchaba kubanhu bose. 11 Nokuti muguta lyaDavidi nasi mwazwalilwa uNchiji, ndiKristo, Tezi. 12 Yechi ndicho chichaba chitondejelo kwamuli: monowana mwana uncheche ekaputilijwa mumicheka, ekalajikwa muchilyilo chemhuka."

13 Pakalepo kwakaba nebunga lyezwibumbwa zwaMwali zwokudenga nengilozi zwikuja Mwali zwiti, 14 "Lukujo kunaMwali wopezhulu, nolunyalalo munyika, banhu begalike!"

15 Kwakati ingilozi jenda jabwilila kudenga, balyisi bakalebelekesana beti, "Andeni kuBhetelehema, tinozwibonela yechi chinhu chatikana, chatazibiswa naShe."

16 Bakenda nokambija, bakawana Mariya naJosefa, nomwana elilele muchilyilo chemhuka. 17 Pabakombona bakazibisa zwibakababujwa nezwomwana yoyu, 18 bose bakawha bakachenamiswa nezwakabelebwa naba balyisi kwabali, 19 Koga Mariya wakalondota zwose yezwi ezwiyeya mumwoyo uwe. 20 Balyisi bakabwilila, bekuja nokuboka Mwali munezwo zwose zwibakawha nezwibakabona, somuzwakaba zwalebwa kwabali.

21 Mushule kweviki, unshaji wokumhalajwa kwomwana wakaswika, akawhi ndiJesu, izina lyakaba lyalebwa nengilozi amai besanhu babhata imimba.

22 Unshaji wakaswika wokushampulujwa kwaJosefa naMariya, kutobelejwa mulawo waMozesi. Bakombuza kuJelusalema kuti epilwe kunaShe, 23 sezwilokwalwa mumulawo waShe kuti, "Mwananhulumyana wose wotanga ulokwelela kuwhi unchena kunaTezi." 24 Nokupila umpilo kutobelejwa zwilolebwa mumulawo waShe, injiba imbili kana inyunyana jenkwilimba imbili.

25 Kwakaba kuli nonhulume muJelusalema waluwhi ndiSimiyoni. Unhulume yoyu wakaba ekalulama etya Mwali, ekamilila kunyalajwa kweIzilayeli, noMpepo uNchena wakaba uli mwaali. 26 Wakaba atondejwa noMpepo uNchena kuti aatoofa asanu abona She Kristo. 27 Wakatungamililwa noMpepo engwina mutempeli, bazwali pabakabuza mwana Jesu, kuti etiwe sezwinotiwa mumulawo, 28 wakontola mumaboko awe, akakuja Mwali eti:

29 "She feno mungata kuti undanda

wenu ende mulunyalalo sokubimbisa kwenu,

30 nokuti mesho angu abona luchijo lwenu,

31 lumwakabamba mumesho abanhu bose,

32 ndiwo mwenje wokumunikila bokuzhe,

nolukujo lwabanhu benu baIzilayeli."

33 Tate naamai babe bechakashamiswa nezwo zwakabelebwa nezwizwe, 34 Simiyoni wakabakombolela akati kuna amai babe Mariya, "Ilingani yoyu mwana ulomilila kuwila pasi nokumuka kwabanji muIzilayeli, akale ndiye chitondejelo chichalebelekwa bubi nezwacho 35 akale igwalabaza linoobhaya umpepo wenu, kutila zwimuyeywa mumyoyo yabanji zwitondejelwe pachena."

36 Kwakaba kuli naAna umpolofeti wechinhukaji, mwananhukajana waFanuwelu, woluji lwaAsha, wakaba akwegula, wakabagala nondume uwe kwamakole mashanu ana mabili kuva kubumhandala bubwe, 37 akaba inchilikaji inamakole makumi mashanu ana makumi matatu namakole mana. Aajakabebhuda muTempeli, ekuja nokuzwiminya kulya, akale enamata busiku namasikati. 38 Eswika panoyo unshaji, wakaboka Mwali, akale wakalebeleka nezwizwe kuna ibo bose bakabemilila kuchijwa kweJelusalema.

39 Pabakati bapeja zwose zwinotobelejwa mumulawo waShe, bakabwilila kuGalili kuguta lyabo lyeNazaleti. 40 Nomwana wakakubuka, akasima mumpepo akaba namaano nechipiwo chaMwali chakaba pezhulu pape.

41 Bazwali babe bakabenda kuJelusalema makole ose pemilya yePasika. 42 Paakaba namakole igumi lina mabili bakenda kuJelusalema kumilya sezwinokwelela pamulawo, 43 payakapela milya, bakabwilila kusha kwabo asi umbisana Jesu wakasala mushule kuJelusalema, bazwali babe besinozwiziba, 44 bakabona sokuti bana naye bakakwenda lwendo lwezhuba limwempela, bakonshaka mukati mwamakamu nabakwaina babo; 45 bakati bonshayiwa, bakabwilila kuJelusalema kunoumpota. 46 Mushule mwamazhuba matatu, bakongwana muTempeli eligele pakati pabalayiji elimukubawhilila akale ebabhuza mibhuzo, 47 bose bakawha elebeleka, bakachenamiswa namaano awe nokushandula kukwe. 48 Pabakombona bakachenama, amai babe bakati kwaali, "Mwanangu ini uta ali kwatili? Linga tate babo nami tabekupyanga tikahetela."

49 Wakabashandula akati, "Mwaba mundipotelani? Amujabeziba na kuti ndokwelela kuba ndili mungumba yaTate bangu?" 50 Asi abajakawhisisa mawhi aakaleba kunaibo.

51 Wakenda nabo, bakaswika kuNazaleti, wakagala nabazwali babe ebawhilila, asi amai babe bakazwilondota zwose yezwi mumwoyo mwabo. 52 Jesu wakendila mbeli ekubuka mumaano, nombili nokudikana kunaMwali nokubanhu.