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2 Mu ntsiku zimwezire, Seza Agusto, adapereka lamulo lakuti wanthu wentse wa mu dzikolo, ayende kukacita kanembera. 2 (Kanembera wakuyambayu adacitika pomwe Kirino akhali mtongi wa cigawo ca Siriya.) 3 Ndipo wanthu wentse adayenda kukabzinembesa, ali-wentse ku mzinda wace omwe adabadwira. 4 Na tenepo, Zuze adacokambo ku Galileya, mu mzinda wa Nazareti, aciyenda ku Djudeya mzinda wa Davide wakucemeredwa Betelehemu, thangwe iye akhali wa dzinza la Davide. 5 Iye adayenda kukabzinembesa pabodzi na Mariya, omwe akhadalowolana naye ndipo pa nthawe imweyi, Mariyayo akhadasala pang’ono kuti abereke. 6 Pomwe iwo akhali kumweko, idakwana nthawe yakuti iye abereke. 7 Iye adabereka mwana wace wakuyamba wacimuna, ndipo adamuvunyizira pa nguwo, acimugonesa mwakudyera bzifuwo, thangwe nyumba za alendo zikhalibe mbuto yakuti iwo akhale.
8 Ndipo ku mphimpha imweyo, akhalipombo amakabusa omwe akhambaphuphudza kubusa kuti ambalindire mabira yawo. 9 Mwadzidzidzi, anjo wa Yahova adawonekera kwa iwo, ndipo pomwe pakhana iwopo padangwerewera thangwe ra ulemerero bwa Yahova, ndipo iwo adabva mantha kwene-kwene. 10 Tsono anjoyo adawauza kuti: “Lekani kugopa! Thangwe ndabwera kudzakuuzani mafala yabwino ya cikondweso cikulu, comwe wanthu wentse an’dzakhala naco. 11 Pakuti lero, wakubadwirani mpulumusi mu mzinda wa Davide, omwe ni Kristu Mbuya. 12 Ndikukupasani cizindikiro ici: Mun’kagumana katcece komwe kadavunyiziridwa pa nguwo, ndipo kadagonesedwa mwakudyera bzifuwo.” 13 Mwadzidzidzi kudabwerambo thimu la anjo,* ndipo lidayamba kutumbiza Mulungu kuti: 14 “Ulemerero kuna Mulungu kudzulu, ndipo pantsi pano, mtendere kwa wanthu omwe Iye ambawafuna.”
15 Pomwe anjowo adacoka pamwepo acibwerera kudzulu, amakabusawo adayamba kumbauzana kuti: “Mbatiyendeni tsapanopapa ku Betelehemuko, tikawone bzomwe bzacitikabzo, mwakubverana na bzomwe Yahova watidziwisabzi.” 16 Iwo adayenda mwakamfulumize ndipo adakagumana Mariya na Zuze, ndipo katceceko akhadakagonesa mwakudyera bzifuwo. 17 Pomwe iwo adawona bzimwebzi, adawafotokozera mafala yomwe akhadauzidwa pakulewa bza mwanayo. 18 Ndipo wentse omwe adabva bzimwebzo, adadabwa kwene-kwene na bzomwe amakabusawo adawauza. 19 Tsono Mariya akhambakoya mafala yentseneya mu mtima mwace, acimbakumbukira bzomwe mafalayo yakhathandauza. 20 Patsogolo pace, amakabusawo adabwerera acimbatenda Mulungu na kumutumbiza, thangwe ra bzentse bzomwe akhadabva na kuwona, bzidacitika ndendende ninga momwe akhadauzidwira.
21 Pa ntsiku yaci 8 kucokera pomwe mwanayo adabadwa, iwo adagwata khanda lakumaso kwace, acimupasa dzina lakuti Jezu. Limweri ni dzina lomwe Anjo adamupasa, pomwe Mariya akhanati kukhala na pathupi.
22 Pomwe nthawe ya kucenesedwa kwawo idafika mwakubverana na Malamulo ya Mozeji, iwo adatenga mwanayo aciyenda naye ku Jeruzalemu kuti akamupereke kwa Yahova, 23 ninga momwe bzidanembedwera mu Lamulo la Yahova lakuti: “Mwana ali-wentse wacimuna wakuyamba kubadwa, an’funika kuperekedwa kwa Yahova.”* 24 Ndipo iwo adapereka ntsembe mwakubverana na bzomwe Lamulo la Yahova likhalewa: “Njiwa ziwiri ayai tuwana tuwiri twa nkhangaiwa.”
25 Ndipo ku Jeruzalemuko, kukhana munthu munango wakucemeredwa Simiyoni. Iye akhali wakulungama na wakubzipereka kwa Mulungu ndipo iye akhadikhira nthawe yomwe Jirayeri angadadzatsangalazidwa, ndipo mzimu wakucena ukhali pa iye. 26 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, Mulungu akhadamuzimbulira mwakuphatisa basa mzimu wace wakucena, kuti iye angadadzafa lini anati kuwona Kristu wa Yahova. 27 Tenepo, mwakutsogoleredwa na mzimu wakucena, iye adayenda mu templo. Ndipo pomwe abereki wa Jezu adabweresa mwanayo kuti adzacite mwambo wakubverana na Lamulo, 28 Simiyoniyo adatambira mwanayo m’manja mwace aciyamba kutumbiza Mulungu kuti: 29 “Imwe Mbuya Mkululetu, tsapano kapolo wanu angafe mwa mtendere, mwakubverana na bzomwe imwe mudalewa. 30 Pakuti maso yangu yawona njira yanu yakupulumusira 31 yomwe mwaikonzeratu pamaso pa wanthu wentse. 32 Maso yangu yawona ceza comwe cin’dzacosa mdima omwe umbampsinkha mitundu ya wanthu na ulemerero bwa wanthu wanu, Ajirayeri.” 33 Ndipo abereki wa mwanayo, adapitiriza kudabwa na bzinthu bzomwe bzikhalewedwa pakulewa bza iye. 34 Ndipo Simiyoni adawasimba, aciuza Mariya mai wa mwanayo kuti: “Mwanayu, adasankhulidwa kuti agwese na kulamusa Ajirayeri azinji, ndipo an’dzakhala cizindikiro comwe wanthu an’dzatsutsa 35 na cakulinga cakuti bzomwe wanthu azinji akukumbuka mu mtima mwawo, bziwonekere padeca. Tsono pakulewa bza iwepo, un’dzabonera ninga munthu omwe walasidwa na xipada itali.”
36 Kumweko, akhalipombo mpolofeta wacikazi wakucemeredwa Ana, mwana wa Fanuwere, wa mu dzinza la Aseri. Mkaziyu akhadakalamba kwene-kwene, ndipo pambuyo pakulowodwa adandokhala magole 7 m’banja na mwamuna wace,* 37 iye akhali mamsiwa, ndipo akhana magole 84 yakubadwa. Iye akhaleka lini kuyenda ku templo kukacita basa lakupambulika usiku na masikati, acimbabzimana kudya na kumbapemba mwakudandaulira. 38 Pa nthawe imweyo, iye adafendera, aciyamba kutenda Mulungu na kumbalewa bza mwanayo kwa wanthu wentse omwe akhadikhirira cipulumuso ca Jeruzalemu.
39 Na tenepo, pomwe Mariya na Zuze adamala kucita bzinthu bzentse mwakubverana na Lamulo la Yahova, adabwerera kwawo ku Nazareti, omwe ukhali mzinda wa ku Galileya. 40 Ndipo mwanayo adapitiriza kukula acikhala wamphanvu na wa nzeru zizinji, ndipo Mulungu adapitiriza kukomedwa naye.
41 Abereki wace akhana cizolowezi cakumbayenda ku Jeruzalemu gole liri-lentse ku phwando la Paskwa. 42 Ndipo pomwe iye akhana magole 12, iwo adayenda ku phwandoko mwakubverana na cizolowezi cawo. 43 Pomwe phwandolo lidamala, iwo adayamba kucita ulendo bwakubwerera, tsono Jezu adasala ku Jeruzalemu koma abereki wace alibe kuzindikira bzimwebzo. 44 Pakukumbuka kuti Jezuyo akhali pakati pa thimu la wanthu omwe akhacita nawo ulendobo, iwo adafamba ulendo bwa ntsiku ibodzi ndipo adayamba kumunyang’ana pakati pa adzinza na kwa wanthu omwe akhadziwana nawo. 45 Tsono pomwe alibe kumugumana, iwo adabwerera ku Jeruzalemu ndipo adakamunyang’ana ku mbuto iri-yentse. 46 Tsono pambuyo pa ntsiku zitatu, iwo adakamugumana mu templo adakhala pakati pa apfunzisi, acimbawabvesera na kumbawabvunza mibvunzo. 47 Tsono wanthu wentse omwe akhamutetekerawo, akhambadabwa kwene-kwene na mitawiro yace pabodzi na kubvesesa kwace bzinthu. 48 Pomwe abereki wace adamuwona adadabwa kwene-kwene, ndipo mai wace adamubvunza kuti: “Mwanangu, thangwe ranyi watiboneresa tenepayu? Inepano na pai wakowa tikhana thupo kwene-kwene ndipo tikhakunyang’ana.” 49 Tsono iye adawatawira kuti: “Thangwe ranyi mukhandinyang’ana? Kodi mun’dziwa lini kuti nin’funika kukhala m’nyumba ya Baba wangu?” 50 Tsono iwo alibe kubvesesa bzomwe iye akhawauzabzo.
51 Patsogolo pace, iye adabwerera nawo pabodzi ku Nazareti, acipitiriza kumbawabvera. Ndipo mai wace akhakoya mu mtima bzentse bzomwe iye akhalewa. 52 Jezu akhapitiriza kukula msinkhu na nzeru, ndipo Mulungu na wanthu akhapitiriza kukomedwa naye.