1 Mumazuba aayo Silutwe mupati wanyika yabaRoma, utegwa Agasitasi Siza wakapa malayilile, kuti kube kulembwa kwabantu boonse, munyika yoonse yabaRoma. 2 Ooku kwakali kulembwa kutaanzi kwakachitika. Aawo Kwiniriyasi naakali mweendelezi waSiriya. 3 Alimwi boonse bakayinka umwi awumwi kukulembwa, kugunzi lyakwe.

4 Lino Jozefu wakeenda alubo kuzwa muGalili, muchisi chaNazareti, wakaya kuJudiya, kuchisi chaDevidi, chitegwa Bbetelehemu, nkaambo wakali waŋanda yamukowa waDevidi, 5 kuchitila kuti bakaakulembwe amwanakazi wakwe Meri, ngwakali watangila, mpawo wakali waamba kutumbuka. 6 Mpawo nibakachili nkukooko, chiindi chakazulila chakuti mwana atumbukwe. 7 Wakatumbuka mwana mutaanzi mulombe, wamuputila amudabba, wamulazika muchilyido chaŋombe nkaambo tekwakali busena muŋanda yabanakweenda.

8 Alimwi mugundu eelyo kwakali beembeli bakali mumyuunda, kabalokulanga butanga bwabo mansiku. 9 Alimwi mungelo waMwami wakaliboniya kulimbabo abulemu kwaMwami bwakabamwinikila; eelyo bakazula kuyoowa. 10 Alimwi mungelo wakati kulimbaabo, "Mutabi akuyoowa! Amulange, ndamweetela makani mabotu alukondo lupati, atakabe kubantu boonse; 11 nkaambo mubuzuba obuno mwazyalilwa muchisi chaDevidi Mufutuli, nguKkirisitu utegwa Mwami! 12 Alimwi eechi chiyooba chitondezyo kulindinywe; muyojana mwana kaputidwe, amudabba, kalede muchilyido chaŋombe."

13 Mpawawo kwakali inkamu yabaangelo bakujulu yakaliboniya kiili aamwi amungelo mutaanzi kabatembawula Leza, kabati,

14 "Ngapegwe bulemu Leza simajulu,

alimwi luumuno lube akati kabantu munyika akuli baabo mbabotelwa!"

15 Eelyo baangelo nibakabweeda kujulu, beembeli bakaambilana bati "Katuya kuBbetelehemu tukaakubone chintu eechi chachitika, azeezi Mwami nzyatuyubunwida."

16 Mpawo bakeenda chakufwambaana, alimwi bakajana Meri aJozefu, amwana kalede muchilyido chaŋombe. 17 Alimwi beembeli nibakabona bakalungununa kapati eezyo zyakaambulwa atala ayooyu mwana; 18 alimwi boonse bakamvwa bakagamba kuli zyakaambwa abeembeli. 19 Pesi Meri wakabamba aaya majwi woonse, kalokuzilikila mumoyo wakwe. 20 Mpawo beembeli bakabweeda, kabalokulumbayizya akutembawula Leza atala azyoonse zintu nzibakamvwa akubona, mbuli mbubakaambilwa.

21 Alimwi mubuzuba bwamusanu aatatu, muchiindi chakupalulwa nichakazulila, wakategwa nguJesu, izina ndyaakawunikwa amungelo katanamitwa pe mwida.

22 Mpawo nikwakasika chiindi chakusalazigwa kwabo mbuli kumulawu waMozesi, bakamweeta kuJerusalemu kuzomupeda kuMwami 23 ✝ (mbuli mbukulembedwe mumulawu waMwami, "Woonse mwana mulombe mutaanzi ujula izyalilo uyootegwa ulasalala kuMwami") 24 akupa chipo chachipayizyo mbuli mbuwaamba mulawu waMozesi, "inziba zibili naakuti itwana twankwilimba tubili."

25 Lino kwakali mwaalumi muJerusalemu, zina lwakwe wakali kutegwa Simiyoni, alimwi mwaalumi ooyu wakali musalali mpawo wakali lipedelede, inguzu zyaMuuya Usalala zyakali alinguwe, akuumbulizigwa kwaIzirayeli. 26 Alimwi chakayubununwa kulinguwe aMuuya Usalala kuti takoyoofwa pe katana kubona Mwami Mesiya ooyo wakasyomezegwa. 27 Alimwi Simiyoni kazwide aMuuya Usalala wakanjila mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza; alimwi aawo bazyaali nibakamweeta mwana Jesu, kuti bamuchite mbuli chiyanza chamulawu, 28 Mpawo Simiyoni wakatumbatila mwana mumaboko mpawo wakalongezya Leza mpawo wati,

29 "Mwami, lino leka mulanda wako kuti

ayinde muluumuno, mukwiinda mujwi lyako;

30 nkaambo meso angu abona lufutuko lwako

31 oolo ndwakabamba kunembo lyabantu boonse,

32 mumuni wachiyubunuzyo kuli bantu batali baJuda pe,

alimwi abulemu kubantu bako baIzirayeli."

33 Mpawo wisi abanyina bakagamba azyakaambwa anguwe; amakani aSimiyoni ngakaamba atala amwana. 34 Mpawo Simiyoni wakabalongezya mpawo wati kuli Meri banyina amwana,

"Laanga, ooyu mwana ulachoolwe akubambililwa kuwa akubuka kwabayingi muIzirayeli.

Alimwi uyooba chitondezyo chiliikwambuulwa atala anguwe.

35 (Alimwi kuusa kupati kuyooyasa muuya wako),

kuti mizeezo yamyoyo myiingi ikayubununwe."

36 Alimwi kwakali mwanakazi musinsimi, zina lyakwe wakali kutegwa Ana, mwana waFanuweli, wamukowa waAsa; wakali wachembala kapati, kaliwapona amulumi wakwe kwaminyaka ilimusanu ayibili kuzwa kubunakalindu bwakwe, 37 mpawo kali mukamufu kwaminyaka ilimakumi alimusanu aatatu alaminyaka iine. Taakwe naakazwa pe mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza, wakatembawula kalyiimya akukomba mansinku asikati. 38 Mpawo wakasika achiindi nchinchecho wapakulumba kuli Leza, mpawo waambuula atala anguwe kuli boonse bakalaabulangilizi bwakunununwa kwaJerusalemu.

39 Alimwi Jozefu aMeri nibakamana kuchita zyoonse zyakaleelede mbuli mulawu waMwami, bakabweeda kuGalili kuchisi chabo chitegwa Nazareti. 40 Lino mwana wakakomena alimwi wakaba mukozu, kazwide busongo; alimwi achoolwe chaLeza chakali alinguwe.

41 Lino bazyali bakwe bakali kwiinka kuJerusalemu minyaka yoonse kupobwe lyakwiindilila lyabaJuda. 42 Mpawo naakasisya minyaka ilikkumi ayibili, bakayinka kupobwe mbuli muchiyanza chabo. 43 Alimwi nilyakamana pobwe, aawo bazyali bakwe nibakali kuyabubweeda, mwana mulombe Jesu wakachaala musule muJerusalemu. Bazyali bakwe tebakaziziba pe. 44 Pesi bakali kuyeeya kuti balaamwi, bakeenda lweendo lwabuzuba bumwi. Mpawo bakamuyanduula koonse akati kababunyina abeenzunyina. 45 Nibakamubula, bakabweeda kuJerusalemu, kabamuyanduula. 46 Nikwakayinda mazuba aatatu bakamujana mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza, kakkede akati kabayiisi, kali kubaswiilizya akubabuzya mibuzyo. 47 Mpawo boonse bakamumvwa bakagamba kukumvwisisisya kwakwe ansandulo zyakwe. 48 Alimwi nibakabona, bakagamba; mpawo banyina bakati kulinguwe, "Mwanaangu, nkaamboonzi niwatupenzya oobu? Laanga, wuso andime twalikukuyanduula loko."

49 Mpawo Jesu wakabuzya wati, "Nkaamboonzi nimundiyanduula? Tamuzi na kuti ndeleede kuba muŋanda yaTaata?" 50 Alimwi bazyali bakwe tebakaamvwisisisya pe nzyakali kwaamba kulimbabo.

51 Alimwi wakeenda aabo mpawo baya kuNazareti, alimwi wakalibombya kulimbabo; mpawo banyina bakabamba majwi woonse mumoyo wabo. 52 Alimwi Jesu wakakomena mubusongo amuchiimo amuchoolwe kuliLeza akubantu.