1 Nuulemekezegwa Tiyofelasi, mbuli bayingi mbubakalipeda ambubakalemba makani azintu munzila yeelede zyakachitika akati kesu, 2 ✝ bakalemba eezyo nzibakaambilwa abakamboni bamakani aaya kuzwa kumatalikilo alimwi abakambawusi bajwi eeli, 3 ✝ ndazibona kazili zibotu lubo kulindime kuti ndikulembele aaya makani munzila yeelede, nkaambo kakutobelezya oobotu zyoonse zintu kuzwa kumatalikilo, nuyandwa Tiyofelasi 4 ✝ kuchitila kuti uzibe kasimpe atala azintu eezi nzimwakayisigwa.

5 ✝ Mumazuba Herodi naakali mwami waJudiya, kwaakali mupayizi izina lwakwe wakali Zakkariya, * wakali wamukowa waAbbija; alimwi Zakkariya wakalijisi mukayintu izina lyakwe wakali Elizabbeti, wakali mwana waAroni. 6 Aaba babili bakaliluleme kuli Leza, kabeenda kabatakwe kampenda amumalayilile woonse aMwami. 7 Pesi teebakalijisi mwana, nkaambo mukayintu wakwe Elizabbeti wakali ngomwa, aaba babili bakali bachembala.

8 Lino muchiindi Zakkariya naakali kubeleka mumulimu wabupayizi kunembo lyaLeza aawo inkamu yakwe niyakali amulimu, 9 mbuli muchiyanza chamulimu wabupayizi, wakali kunjila muŋanda yaMwami mulimu wakwe wakali wakuumpilizya tununkilizyo achipayililo. 10 Alimwi inkamu yabantu yakali kukomba aanze mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza muchiindi chakuumpa tununkilizyo. 11 ✝ Mpawawo kwakaliboniya mpaakalibede mungelo waMwami, kayimvwi kulubazu lwakululyo lwachipayililo chatununkilizyo. 12 Mpawo Zakkariya naakabona mungelo, zyakamukatazya alimwi wakazula kuyoowa. 13 ✝Pesi mungelo wakati, "Zakkariya, utayoowi! Nkaambo kukomba kwako Leza wakumvwa, alimwi mwanakazi wako Elizabbeti uyootumbuka mwana mulombe, uyoomulika* zina lyaJoni. 14 Alimwi uyooba alukondo akubotelwa, mpawo bantu bayingi bayoobotelwa kukutumbukwa kwakwe; 15 ✝ nkaambo uyooba mupati kunembo lyaMwami, alimwi takwe kuyoonywa nikuba chikola, mpawo inguzu zyaMuuya Usalala ziyooba alinguwe, nikuba kuzwa mwida lyabayina. 16 Alimwi uyoopilusya bantu bayingi babana baIzirayeli kuMwami Leza wabo, 17 alimwi uyoomuzulwida muMuuya amunguzu zyaElayija, kusandula myoyo yamawisi kubana, abataswiilili kubusongo bwabaluleme, kubambila bantu kuza kwaMwami."

18 ✝ Alimwi Zakkariya wakati kumungelo, "Ndilakuziziba biyeni eezi? Nkaambo ime ndachembala alimwi mwanakazi wangu wayindilila muminyaka."

19 ✝Mpawo mungelo, wakamuvwiila wati, "Ndime Gabburiyeli, wiimikila kubusyu bwaLeza; alimwi ndakatumwa kuti ndizokwaambile, akukweetela makani mabotu aaya. 20 Alimwi laanga, uyooba chimuumu takukwe nutakakonzye pe kwaambuula mane kubuzuba oobo zintu eezi mpuziyo zuzikizigwa, nkaambo teewakasyoma majwi angu, aayo ayoozuzikizigwa muchiindi chawo."

21 Alimwi bantu bakalindila Zakkariya, mpawo bakagamba kuti nkaamboonzi Zakkariya kunonoka muŋanda yaLeza. 22 Mpawo naakazwa anze, takukwe naakakonzya kwaambuula aabo pe, alimwi bakabonaanga wabona chilengano muŋanda yaLeza; mpawo wakachita zitondezyo kulimbabo alimwi wakakkala kali chimuumu.

23 Alimwi chiindi chamulimu wakwe nichakazulila, wakabweeda kumunzi wakwe. 24 Naakayinda mazuba aayo Elizabbeti mukayintu wakwe wakamita, alimwi wakayuba kwamyeezi ilimusanu, 25 kaamba kuti, "Mwami nzyakandichitila mumazuba aayo naakandicheba, kuti agwisye masampu angu akati kabantu."

26 Mumweezi wamusanu awumwi wakumita kwaElizabati mungelo Gabburiyeli wakatumwa aLeza kuya chisi chaGalili chitegwa Nazareti. 27 Mungelo wakatumwa kuli nakalindu wakali watangilwa kumwaalumi utegwa Jozefu, waŋanda yaDevidi; izina lya nakalindu wakali kutegwa Meri. 28 Mpawo wakaza kuli nguwe alimwi wati, "Luumuno lube anduwe, ulaachoolwe kapati, Mwami ulaanduwe!"

29 Pesi wakalikatazya kapati kumakani aakwe, mpawo wakalilya mumizeezo yakwe wati nkujuzya kuli biyeni ooku. 30 Alimwi mungelo wakati kulinguwe, "Utayoowi, Meri, nkaambo wajana choolwe kuli Leza. 31 Alimwi laanga, uyoomita mubula bwako alimwi uyootumbuka mwana mulombe, nguyoowulika zina lyaJesu. 32 Uyooba mupati, alimwi uyootegwa Mwana Mulombe waSijulu waMajulu, alimwi Mwami Leza uyoomupa chuuno chabwami bwawisi Devidi, 33 mpawo uyooyendelezya kuŋada yaJakkobbu kwalyoonse; abwami bwakwe butakwe kuyoomana."

34 Mpawo Meri wakati kuli mungelo, "Eechi ngachiyooba biyeni, mbukunga ndilinakalindu?"

35 Mpawo mungelo wakati kulinguwe, "Muuya Usalala uyooseluka alinduwe, anguzu zyaSijulu waMajulu ziyokuvumba; nkikaako mwana uyootumbukwa uyootegwa ulasalala, Mwana waLeza. 36 Alimwi laanga, munakwanu Elizabbeti mubuchembele bwakwe alakwe ulimitide mwana mulombe; alimwi ooyu mweezi wamusanu awumwi ooyo wakali kutegwa ningomwa. 37 Nkaambo aLeza takukwe nchaamba chikachila pe."

38 Mpawo Meri wakati, "Laanga, ndilimulanda waMwami; ngakube kulindime mbuli kujwi lyako." Mpawo mungelo wakeenda kuzwa kulinguwe.

39 Mumazuba aayo Meri wakabuka chakufwambana waya kunyika ya muchilundu, kumuunzi waJuda, 40 alimwi wakanjila muŋada yaZakkariya, mpawo wajuzya Elizabbeti. 41 Mpawo Elizabbeti naakajuzya Meri, wakamvwa mwana mwida wasobana; mpawo Elizabbeti wakazuzigwa aMuuya Usalala 42 alimwi wakoompolola ajwi pati, "Ulaachoolwe akati kabanakazi, amwana nguyoozyala! 43 Alimwi chambaanzi eechi kulindime kuti banyina aMwami wangu bandiswaye? 44 Nkikaako laanga, muchiindi nindamvwa kujuzigwa, mwana wangu wasobana mubula chakukondwa. 45 Alimwi ulaachoolwe mwanakazi ooyo usyoma kuti kuyooba kuzuzikizigwa kwazeezyo Mwami nzyakamwaambila."

46 Mpawo Meri wakamba wati,

"Muuya wangu awutembawule Mwami;

47 alimwi muuya wangu wakondwa muli Leza Mufutuli wangu,

48 nkaambo wasumpula mulanda wakwe ulifwiinsya.

Nkaambo laanga kuzwa lino mazyalani woonse ayoondiita kuti ulaachoolwe;

49 nkaambo ooyo Singuzu wandichitila zintu zipati,

alimwi lila salala izina lyakwe.

50 Alimwi luse lwakwe luli alibaabo bamuyoowa

kuzwa kumazyalani amazyalani.

51 Wakatondezya nguzu muluboko lwakwe,

wakasansaniya balisumpula mumiyeeyo yamyoyo yabo,

52 waselusya aansi chuuno chabwami chabeendelezi aabo bajisi nguzu,

wasumpula balangilwa aansi;

53 ukkutya basinzala azintu zibotu,

abavubi wabatanda kabatakwe chintu pe.

54 Wagwasya mulanda wakwe Izirayeli,

mukuyeeya luse lwakwe,

55 mbuli mbwakaambula kumataata eesu,

kuli Abburahamu akulunyungu lwakwe kwalyoonse."

56 Alimwi Meri wakachaala wakkala aElizabbeti kwamyeezi itatu, mpawo wakabweeda kumuunzi wakwe.

57 Lino chiindi cha Elizabbeti chakutumbuka nichakazulila, wakatumbuka mwana mulombe. 58 Alimwi mbakayakilene aabo abanakwabo bakamvwa luse lupati Mwami ndwakamuchitila, mpawo bakakondwa aamwi anguwe.

59 ✝Mpawo mubuzuba bwa musanu aatatu nibwakasika bakaza kukupalula mwana, alimwi mwana bakali bayanda kumuuzika izina lyawisi bakamuti nguZakkariya, 60 Banyina bakavwiila bati, "Tee mbukubede pe; pesi ulategwa Joni."

61 Bakamwaambila bati, "Pesi kumukowa wanu, takukwe ulaazina lyamusyobo ooyu." 62 Bakaambula awisi kababelesya kutondeka aminwe kuchitila kuti wisi abape zina ndyayanda kupa mwana wakwe.

63 Wakakumbila chakulembela, mpawo wakalemba waamba wati, "Izina lyakwe nguJoni." Boonse bakagamba. 64 Kuzwa aawo Zakkariya wakaasama mulomo wakwe alimwi lulimi lwakwe lwakaangunuka waambuula, mpawo wapa choolwe Leza. 65 Bayakilani boonse bakazula kuyoowa kupati mubusena bwakalundu muJudiya, alimwi impuwo yakazulila atala amakani aaya. 66 Nkabela boonse bakamvwa aaya makani bakaabamba mumyoyo yabo, bakati, "Mpoo ooyu mulombe uyobaanzi?" Nkaambo luboko lwaMwami luli alinguwe.

67 Mpawo wisi Zakkariya wakalizwide aMuuya Usalala mpawo wakaamba eezyo Leza nzyaakayubununa kulinguwe wati,

68 "Alumbwe Mwami Leza waIzirayeli,

nkaambo watuswaya tubantu bakwe alimwi watunununa,

69 alimwi wabusya kwija kwalufutuko,

kuzwa kulunyungu lwamulanda wakwe Devidi,

70 mbuli mbwakaamba mukwiinda kubasinsimi bakwe basalala kuzwa kuchiindi chakale,

71 kuti tufutulwe kuzwa kuli basinkondoma,

alimwi akunguzu zyabaabo batusulide;

72 wakati uzotondezya luse kuli bamataata besu,

mpawo akuyeeye chizuminano chakwe chisalala,

73 achikonke nchaakakonka kuli Abburahamu taata wesu,

74 wakatusyomezya kuti iswe uyootuvuna kuzwa kuluboko lwabasinkondoma,

kuti tukonzye kubeleka akukomba Leza chakutayoowa pe,

75 kuti tweende mubusalali katululeme kubusyu bwakwe,

mazuba woonse abuumi bwesu.

76 Lino anduwe, mwanaangu uyooba musinsimi waSijulu lyaMajulu;

nkaambo uyooba simwiinda nembo waMwami

kuti ukakukule inzila yakwe,

77 mpawo akape luzibo lwalufutuko kubantu bakwe

mukwiinda mukulekelelwa kwazibi zyabo,

78 mukwiinda muluse ndwakatutentwida lwaLeza wesu,

uyoochita kuti mumuni wakujulu ukatupaswide,

79 uyoopa mumuni kuli boonse bakkede mumudima amumunzwiide walufu,

kuzulwida mawulu eesu munzila yaluumuno."

80 Lino mwana wakakomena muchiwa alimwi wakaba mukozu muMuuya, wakali munkanda kusikila mane mumazuba naakaliboniya antangalala kubantu baIzirayeli.