Yesu bamusakumuni mu nzu ya Nzambi
22 Amana tangwa ha dyálungila ndangu Yozefu yi Madiya balungisa lukanu lwa kudisemisa bwosu buna myakala lomba mitsiku mya Moyize. Hanga bamunati mwana ku nzu ya Nzambi ya Yelusalemi ndangu bamutambika kwena Pfumu, 23 kikuma básonika mu mitsiku mya Pfumu: «Mwana wosu wa yakala wa theti wabútuka, kakála watoma kikuma kya Pfumu.» 24 Bibuti byandi bisa tambika mukhayilu bwosu bwakala lomba mu mitsiku mya Pfumu, mbwela boodi holo phombu boodi ba matuku.
25 Kwákala, kuna Yelusalemi, mutu mosi khumbu yandi Simeyoni. Kákala mutu wasungama; kákala muzitisa Nzambi, kákala hingila yandi wafwana kwisa mu kuhulula Kiseledi. Kitembu Kyatoma kákala yi yandi. 26 Amana Kitembu Kyatoma kátekila muzimbwala ni kakhanaku fwa kedi, konda kumona Kidisitu wa Pfumu. 27 Kitembu wumunatisi Simeyoni, wénda ku nzu ya Nzambi. Muna tangwa meni dina, bibuti bya Yesu bamunati ndangu balungisa lukanu bwosu milombini mitsiku, 28 Simeyoni wumuzangudi muna moku mandi, wuvutudi matondu kwena Nzambi mu kuzonza bwabu:
29 «Buthwena, Pfumu, wulungisi lusilu lwaku: wufwani
wamuyambula muhika waku kafwa mu ngemba.
30 Mukuma mesu mama mamoni luhulusu lwaku,
31 luhulusu luna wátekila yidika ku thwala ya bikanda byosu:
32 lwenina mutemu wa kuzayikisa kwena batu ba tsi yosu;
wawuna wákala lukumu lwa kikanda kyaku kya Kiseledi.»
Mbikutulu ya Simeyoni
33 Tata yi ngudi wa Yesu báyituka mu mambu mamana kázonza Simeyoni kikuma kya yandi. 34 Simeyoni wábasakumuna, wuzonzi phi kwena Madiya, ngudi wa Yesu: «Nzambi wámusola mwana yandu kikuma kya yandi, batu ba lawu bábwa, bahika phi bátombuka, mu Kiseledi. Kakala kidimbu kya Nzambi kaasi batu ba lawu bamubwisa, 35 amana mabanza ma batu ba lawu máswama mu mbundu, kalúbulama ha tseki. Kwena ngeyi, Madiya, phasi za lawu wáyuka ku mbundu hanga ngumba yikutubudi mbundu.»
Ana mbikudi
36 Kwákala hika yi mbikudi mosi wa mukhetu, khumbu yandi Ana, mwana mukhetu wa Phanuwedi, mukwa kikanda kya Asidi. Wanuna kákala, kázinga yi yakala dyandi wa kingunza, mvula tsambwadi, 37 ku nima, wasala mufwidi, kánanga mvula makumi nana yi ya. Kakalaku tina nzu ya Nzambi, kaasi kakala sadila Nzambi phipha yi mwini mu kuzila kudya yi mu kulombila. 38 Yandi phi wátula mu tangwa medina, yandiki kuvutula matondu kwena Nzambi. Wumuzonzidi mwana kwena batu boosu, bana bakala hingila ni Nzambi kahulula Yelusalemi.