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1 Biingi bakatola mulimu wakubikka antoomwe zintu zyakazuzikizigwa akati kesu,
2 mbuli mbuzyakayinzigwa kizosika kulindiswe abaabo kuzwa chiindi bakali bakamboni alubo kabali bala bejwi.
3 Chakabaanga nchibotu kulindime ambebo - nkaambo ndakachita mfunkununo izulide aatala azeezyo zyakachitika kuzwa kumatalikilo - kuti ndikulembele lugwalo, webo nomusongo Tiofilasi.
4 Kuti uzibe choonzyo aatala azintu nzuwakayiisigwa.
5 Mumazuba aHelodi mwami waku Judiya, kwakali umwi mupaizi wakalikutegwa Zekaliya, wakali kwakulubazu lwa Abija. Mukayintu wakwe Elizabeti alubo wakali walunyungu lwa Aaloni.
6 Bakaliluleme boonse kunembo lya Leza, kabalemeka milawu yoonse anzyatalide Mwami.
7 Pesi tebakalikwe mwana pe nkaambo Elizabetji wakali ngomwa, alubo bakali bachembaala boonse mulechi chiindi.
8 Lino kwakasika aachiindi Zekkaliya mpakali mubuliwo bwa Leza, kalikuchita milimu ya bupayizi mbuli mumabambe aakwe.
9 Mbuli munzila yachiyanza yakusala mupayizi utabeleke, wakali wasaligwa achisolo kuti anjile muchikombelo cha Leza kuti akatente tununkilizyo.
10 Choonse chibunga chabantu chakali kukomba aanze kuhola eelyo tununkilizyo nitwakali kutentwa.
11 Mungelo wa Mwami wakalibonia kuli nguwe alimwi wakayima kubbazu lyakululyo lyachipayililo,
12 Zekaliya, naakamubona wakateketa nkaambo kuyoowa kwakamujata.
13 Pesi mungelo wakati kulinguwe, “Utayoowi, Zekaliya, nkaambo nkombyo yako yamvwika. Mukako Elizabetki ulakuzyalila mwana mulombe. Uzomuuzika kuti ngu Joni
14 Uyooba aakukondwa akusekelela, alubo banji bayoobotelwa akuzyalwa kwakwe.
15 Nkaambo uyooba mupati kubusyu bwa Mwami. atazonywi wayini na zinywigwa zilula, alubo unozwide Muuya Uusalala kuzwa mwida lyabanyina.
16 Biingi bana ba Izilayili bayobweeda ku Mwami Leza wabo.
17 Uzoya kunembo lya Mwami mumuuya amumanguzu aa Elija. Uzoochita eezi kuti azosandule myoyo yamataata kuti ibweede kubana babo, kuchitila kuti batalemeki mulawu bazoyende mubusongo bwabaluleme - kuchitila kubambila Mwami bantu babambilidwe nguwe.”
18 Zekaliya wakati kumungelo.”Ndilaziziba biyeni eezi? Nkaambo ndachembaala abanangu bachembaala.”
19 Mungelo wakamusandula wati kulinguwe, “Ndime Gabbuliyeli, wiima mububewo bwa Leza. Ndatumwa kuti ndizowambule aanduwe, ndikweetele majwi mabotu aaya.
20 Langa, uyowumuna, tokoyokonzya kwaambula pe, kuyosika zikachitike zintu eezi. Eezi zyachitika nkaambo taakwe niwasyoma majwi aangu, ayoozuzikizigwa muchiindi cheelede.”
21 Lino bantu bakalikulinda Zekaliya, bakagamba kuti nkaambonzi naatola chiindi chilamfu chiloobu kachili muchikombelo.
22 Pesi naakazwida aanze takachili kukonzya pe kwaambula. Bakakubona kuti wakabona chilengaano nakali muchikombelo. Wakalikwaambuula katondeeka biyo muchuumunizi.
23 Chiindi chakumana kwamulimu wakwe nichakasika wakabweeda kung'anda yakwe.
24 Musule lyamazuba aaya, mukayintu wakwe Elizabeti wakajata da. Wakalisisa kwamyeezi musanu. Wakaamba kuti,
25 “Eechi nchaandichitila Mwami naakandilanga wandimvwida luzyalo kuti andigwisye mawuse kunembo lyabantu.
26 Mumweezi wamusanu awumwi, mungelo Gabbuliyeli wakatumwa kuzwa kuli Leza kuya kudpolopo lyaku Galilii litegwa Nazaleta,
27 kuya kuli nakalindu wakatangidwe kumwaalumi wakalikutegwa Jozefu. Wakali walunyungu lwa Devidi, alubo pzina lyamusimbi lyakali Meli.
28 Wakasika kulinguwe wati, “Wapona iwe noopedwe luzyalo lupati. Mwami uli aayebo.”
29 Pesi wakanyonga kapati amajwi aamungelo alwimwi wakagamba kuti nkujuzigwa kulibiyeni ooku.
30 Mungelo wakati kulinguwe, “Utayoowi, Meli, nkaambo wajana luzyalo kuli Leza.
31 Langa uzoojata da uzoozyale mwana mulombe. uzomuuzika zina lyakuti, 'Jesu'.
32 Unooli mupati alubo unoyitwa kuti Mwana wa Simajulu. Mwami Leza uyomupa chuuno chabwami bwa syanyinakulu Devidi.
33 Uzooyendelezya ng'anda ya Jakobo mane kukabe kutamani, alimwi bwami bwakwe tabukozoomana pe.
34 Meli wakati kumungelo, “Ziyoochitika biyeni eezi nkaambo nsinaziba mwaalumi pe?”
35 Mungelo wakatgi kulinguwe, “Muuya Uusalala uzoosika kulinduwe, alubo nguzu zya Simalelo zizoosika alinduwe. Aboobo ooyo uusalala uutazozyalwe uzootegwa Mwana wa Leza.
36 Langa munakwenu Elizabeti ulaada lyamwana mulombe mubuchembele bwakwe, lino wanba mumweezi wamusanu awumwi, ooyo wakalikutegwa ningomwa.
37 Nkaambo taakwe chimukachila pe Leza.
38 Meli wakati, “Langa ndimulanda waMwami, azibe kulindime mbuli majwi aako.” Mpawo mungelo wakamusiya.
39 Mpawo mumazuba aayo Meli wakanyamnpuka watgozya kubusena bwazilundu, kudolopo lya Judiya.
40 Wakanjila mung'anda ya Zekaliya wakujuzya Elizabeti.
41 Aawo Elizabeti naakamvwa kujuzya kwa Meli, mwana wakali mwida lyakwe wakasotoka, mpawo Elizabeti wakazuzigwa aMuuya Uusalala.
42 Wakoompolola ajwi pati wati, “Ulilongezezegwe iwe akati kabamwi banakazi, alubo ulilongezezegwe muchelo weda lyako.
43 Nkamboonzi nikchachitika kuti banyina aMwami wangu basike kulindime?
44 Nkaambo langa, majwi aako akundijuzya naanjila mumatwi aangu mwana uulimwida lyangu wasotoka alukondo.
45 Aboobo ulilongezezegwe ooyo uuyoosyoma kuti kuyooba kuzuzikizigwa kwazintu eezi nzyaakambilwa kuzwa kuMwami.”
46 Meli wakati moyo wangu ulalumbayizya Mwami,
47 alubo muuya wangu ulalumbayizya Leza mufutuli wangu.
48 Nkaambo wakalanga chiimo chaansi chamulanda wakwe. Nkaambo amulange, kuzwa lino mazyalane woonse ayondiijta kutghi ndili longezezegwe.
49 Nkaambo ooyo wandichitila zintu zipati, alimwi zina lyakwe lilasalala.
50 Luzyalo lwakwe luyoozulila kuzwa kuzyalane kuya kulilimbi zyalane kuli aabo bamuyoowa.
51 Wakatondeezya nguzu ejanza lyakwe; wakasansaanya aabo balisumpula aatala amizeezzo yamyoyo yabo.
52 Wakagwisya bana babaami kuzwa kuzyuno zyaabo alimwi wakasumpula aabo bali aachiimo chilaansi.
53 Wakakutya basinzala azintu zibotu, pesi bavubi wakabaanda kabatakwe chintu.
54 Wakapa lugwasya kuli Izilayeli mulanda wakwe, kuti ayeeye kutondeezya luse
55 (mbuli mbakaamba kuli basikale besu) kuli Abraham alunyungu lwakwe.”
56 Meli wakakkala a Elizabeti kwamyeezi yotatwe mpawo wabweda kung'anda yakwe.
57 Lino chakasikachiindi chakuti Elizabeti atumbuke aboobo wakatumbuka mwana mulombe.
58 Basimabambanwa antoomwe abasinzubo zyakwe bakamvwa kuti Leza wakamutondeezya luzyalo, mpawo bakabotelwa aamwi anguwe.
59 Mpawo mubuzuba bwamusanu aatatu bakasika kuzopalula mwana. Bakalikuyanda kumuuzika kuti “Zekaliya” zina lyawisi.
60 Pesi banyina bakasandula bati “Pe. ulayitwa kuti ngu Joni.”
61 Bakati kulinguwe, taakwe pe kuluzubo lwesu loonse ulazina eeli.”
62 Mpawo bakaambuula awisi anzila yakutondeeka kababuzya kuti uyanda kuti mwana awuzikwe zina lili.
63 Wisi wakakumbila aakulembela, mpawo wakalemba kuti, “Izina lyakwe ngu Joni.” Boonse zyakabagambya eezi.
64 Mpawaawo mulomo wakwe wakajulika mpawo lulimi lwakwe lwakaangunuka. Wakaambula akulumbayizya Leza.
65 Kuoyoowa kwakabasikila boonse bakalikukkala afwiifwi ambabo. Impuwo yoonse eeyi yakazula kumalundu achisi cha Judiya.
66 Boonse bakazimwa bakazibamba mumyoyo yabo, kabati, “Ooyu mwana uzooba nyamaanzi?” Nkaambo kuboko kwa Leza kwakali aanguwe.
67 Wisi Zekaliya wakazula Muuya Uusalala mpawo wakasinsima, kati,
68 “Atembawulwe Mwami, Leza wa Izilayeli, nkaambo wasika kuzogwasya alimwi weeta lufuko kubantu bakwe.
69 Wakatunyampwida lwija lwalufutuko mung'anda yamulanda wakwe Devidi,
70 mbuli mbakaambula amilomo yabasinsimi bakwe basalala bakale.
71 Ulatufutula kuzwa kulibasinkondoma akulibaabo batusulide.
72 Uzoochita eezi mukutondezya luzyalo kumataata esu akuyeeya chizuminano chakwe chisalala,
73 chikonke nchaakachita kuli Abbulahamu taatesu.
74 Wakakonka kuti swe, nitwakafutgulwa kuzwa kumaanza abasinkondoma, tuzomubelekele kaututayoowi pe,
75 mubusalali amubululami kunembo lyakwe mumazuba esu woonse.
76 Iyii, anduwe, nomwana, uzoyitwa kuba musinsimi waSimajulu, nkaambo uzoyhinda kunembo lya Mwami koyabubamba nzila, kobambila bantu mukusika kwakwe,
77 kupa luzibo lwalufutuko kubantu bakwe akulekelelwa kwazibi zyabo.
78 Eezi zizoochitika nkaambo kaluzyalo lwa Leza wesu, nkambo mukuyozwa kwazuba uzoosika kuzotugwasya,
79 likabamunikile bakkede mumudima amumweenzule walufu. Uyoochita eezi kuti akazulwide mawulu eesu munzila yaluumuno.”
80 Lino mwana wakakomena wasima mumuuya, alimwi wakakkala munkanda kuyoosika buzuba mbwakalitodeezya kuli Izirayeli.