1Anona nemaf anona aman gavman dembinai esis Romi Sisar Ogastus nape, nandaꞌ anona miꞌuli gavmani naꞌama. Anan naꞌi nofaꞌ agofa esis amam nematawa hiesi sape etap hiagoma esis Rom sumafiagoma mil buk gavmani.
2Nemaf anama dambadamba anan naliꞌ nofaꞌ agof. Nemaf anama anona aman Kwirinius nape gavman dembinai ma etap hiagoma Siria.
3Eaꞌ amam nematawa hiesi safeꞌ wambel ofagama asasima ma sondaꞌ agof asasimi.
4Josep anan aman wambota Deviti. Eaꞌ nakwaha Nasaret nape etap hiagoma Galili, nondowasaꞌ nafeꞌ wambel Deviti Betlehem. Wambel anama nape etap hiagoma Judia.
5Eaꞌ Josep nafeꞌ naloma anoꞌw nemataꞌw Maria, esis sandandepanaꞌw saꞌi neseꞌakw ma esis bias sondaꞌ agof asasimi. Eaꞌ akwaꞌw opafuꞌw.
6Esis bias ataꞌ sapani etin wambel Betlehem, nemaf akwaꞌw kolanefi aꞌ nataga.
7Eaꞌ kwaliꞌ kola awani aman akoꞌuni naliꞌi. Ipat saꞌohanai asiꞌina. Eaꞌ deiꞌ kowaꞌana lowaf kwalana nomon bokis gwaꞌaimi bulmakauwi malama.
8Felefeleꞌma wambel anama anom amam mumafi sipsipi mape waꞌol mumafi sipsip mape owamb.
9Eaꞌ anona ensel nafiꞌi nalumai howalogon Dembinai, howalama amam eaꞌ umbamaham endilisi.
10Eaꞌ ensel anama naꞌipam naꞌi, “Ipeꞌ ina umbamohepa, owaꞌ. Pemeꞌ, aeꞌ ifaꞌmipei basef buꞌwami ipeꞌ, amama mondaꞌ amam nematawa hiesi hiꞌilas sondanifal endilisi.
11Deiꞌ nemaf anaeꞌ anoꞌw nemataꞌw kwape Betlehem wambel Deviti kola enin awani aman. Anan aman anama nokwahomepa waf aonai nofaꞌepa peatanimani. Anan Krais, God nandandepana nasapaꞌana nafiꞌi, anan Dembinai.
12Ipeꞌ pefeꞌ piti awani inima pegawan naꞌama. Piti sandaꞌ lowaf soꞌunai sowaꞌana salana naꞌoh bokis isima sala gwaꞌaimi bulmakauwi malami.”
13Ensel anama naꞌias naꞌama ma eaꞌ, mehip anom ensel hiami siꞌi ami misilaꞌi gani heven mataga maloma ensel anama eaꞌ mandagala mafela agel Godi maꞌi,
14“Apeꞌ mafela agel God nape gani ilif endilisi luꞌuna. Pepel howalogon ananinai atona. Eaꞌ epes emi sape etapi God okom boꞌona ma esis, opalef asasimi mope awanem.”
15Eaꞌ amam ensel makwaha amam mumafi sipsipi motanima malata heven. Eaꞌ amam mumafi sipsipi mandaꞌipama etin maꞌi, “Wale, ataꞌ ofeꞌ Betlehem uti amamaga anama Dembinai nihiꞌambafami.”
16Eaꞌ mohafel mehip mafeꞌ mati Maria kwaloma Josep sape. Awani salana naꞌoh bokis nomon sala gwaꞌaimi bulmakauwi malami.
17Amam matolona eaꞌ mawalapa basef ensel naꞌipamami ma awani inima.
18Eaꞌ amam nematawa sameꞌ basef amama amam maꞌiami, esis hiesi sameꞌ basef amama gegelalasis eaꞌ nomonas matamea.
19Eaꞌ Maria kwameꞌ basef amama hiami okokomam mape okom akwaꞌunai.
20Eaꞌ amam amama motanima mafeꞌ mafela agel Godi luꞌuna maꞌi anan dembinai buꞌunai. Amam mandanifela amamaga amama hiami mameꞌam matulumi mataga siꞌi ensel naꞌipamami.
21Nemaf nafeꞌma 8i nataga, nemaf anama amam maꞌi motopaꞌmana alop awani. Eaꞌ matopaꞌmana alop awani inima amani. Eaꞌ sofalana agel Jisas siꞌi ensel naliꞌ naꞌipakwanai nogota anama owaꞌ ataꞌ kofaꞌ opaf.
22Nemaf anama nataga eaꞌ ma esis sondaꞌ awani inima noloma mamaꞌwana sondolali sondaꞌ ofa setaga boꞌwes siꞌi basef mail miꞌuli anama fowaꞌ God nasoꞌ Mosesanai naꞌiam. Eaꞌ esis mamasana saoꞌwana safeꞌ sondowasaꞌ Jerusalema soseꞌana awani inima Dembinai Goda naep ananimi.
23Esis sandaꞌam naꞌama siꞌi basef mape buk Baibeli maꞌiama miꞌuli Dembinai maꞌi, “Awasi amam waliꞌ dambadamba olami, amama ipeꞌ pefalam piꞌi amam dembinai Godi atom.”
24Eaꞌ bias saꞌi sondolalima God sila basef mail miꞌuli anama Dembinai fowaꞌ gani naꞌipa Moses naꞌi, “Esis bias sofaꞌ amiguf maiꞌunamb biam, o sofaꞌ ambegof saꞌumi biam.” Eaꞌ sefaꞌam sandaꞌam naꞌama.
25Eaꞌ anona aman nape Jerusalemi agilinama Simeon. Anan naila waf buꞌunai Godi andeandeꞌ. Anan nape nahafa nogota anama God nifiꞌi nigiambama esis Israel nokwaha waf aonai esis sandaꞌanai. Eaꞌ ambal buꞌunai Godi nape okom ananinai nihiꞌambana anan ina nambimb nogaꞌ ulal, owaꞌ. Anan ataꞌ nepe niti Krais, Dembinai nandandepana nosapaꞌana nafiꞌi.
27Ambal Buꞌunai Godi nafelana nafeꞌ nawis ipat luꞌunai Godi. Eaꞌ esis mamasana Jisasi saoꞌwana safiꞌi sandolalimana siꞌi miꞌuli Godi naꞌiam.
28Eaꞌ sandaꞌam etin, Simeon nandalombasana lagof ananimi nanifela God nafela agel ananinai luꞌuna naꞌiam naꞌama naꞌi,
29“Dembinai, nahapila pepel hianai aeꞌ andaꞌ opeha ineꞌ. Deiꞌ ineꞌ nendaꞌ opaf aeꞌanai nupe awanena eaꞌ egaꞌ efoꞌo siꞌi basef endilisi atomi fowaꞌ gani naꞌiami.
30Naep aeꞌami atilin eaꞌ awani aman inima ineꞌ nasapaꞌana nafiꞌi nofaꞌapa meatanimani. Naꞌama deiꞌ ineꞌ nekwaha aeꞌ egaꞌ efoꞌo.
31Ineꞌ nandaꞌ awani inima natagama amam nematawa hiesi satolona eaꞌ.
32Soꞌusoꞌwin inima siꞌi anona howalagon howalama epes isima sololama Godi nihiꞌambas. Ama nondaꞌ amam nematawa ineꞌisi Israel sofaꞌ agof luꞌwami.”
33Eaꞌ mamasana Jisasi gegelalasis ukup asasimi matamea ma basef amama Simeon naꞌiami.
34Eaꞌ Simeon naꞌipasa basef buꞌwami nandaꞌas laꞌifis eaꞌ naꞌipa mamaꞌwana Jisasi naꞌama naꞌi, “Ineꞌ nemeꞌ. Awani inima God nandandepan eaꞌ ma nahambombaga enis amam nematawa Israel sowaꞌ alafugaha enini. Eaꞌ enis epes nofaꞌas sokwaha waf aonai siefiꞌmai enin. Enin siꞌi anona ikwaf God nandaꞌanai ma enis epes hiesi sosambala basef ananimi sondaiwaꞌmana.
35Awani inima napoma newalapa nomonas hiami mape mandambahiꞌi motaga alihim. Maria, ineꞌ nambimb okom nimanina siꞌi anona bainat hiꞌalinai notopaꞌ okom ineꞌinai.”
36Eaꞌ anoꞌw nemataꞌw profet agiliꞌwa Ana kwape kwalomas. Ahalomaꞌw akoꞌunai Fanuel. Wambota luꞌunai akunamaꞌwi Asa. Akwaꞌw ahageꞌw endilisi. Fowaꞌ kwaseꞌ aman kwalomana sape afagof 7-peleim.
37Eaꞌ waulunamaꞌw nagaꞌ. Eaꞌ kwape etin, kwafeꞌ kwafeꞌ deiꞌ afagof akwaꞌumi mataga 84-peleim. Akwaꞌw ina kwakwaha ipat luꞌunai Godi anom nimeguf, owaꞌetin. Akwaꞌw kololama gwaꞌaimi kwape kwandaꞌ beten eaꞌ kwandaꞌ lotu kwahapila opeh Godi kwandaꞌam kwafeꞌ owamb alip.
38Nemaf anama deiꞌ atef akwaꞌw kwafiꞌi anama Simeon naloma Josep Maria saituma kwanifela God. Enis wapotiꞌ saitu naꞌama sape sehafa nemaf anama nambimb God nigiambama esis sape Jerusalemi nofaꞌas setanimani seape wafifis. Eaꞌ akwaꞌw wapotiꞌ kwaꞌipasa basefa soꞌusoꞌwin inima.
39Esis Josep naloma Maria sandaꞌam sailam eaꞌ opeh ahalomana siꞌi Dembinai fowaꞌ gani naꞌiama miꞌuli ananinai eaꞌ satanima safeꞌ Nasaret asasima ofagama etap hiagoma Galili.
40Eaꞌ soꞌusowin Jisas nataga dambena laꞌifina ma gawa hianai. Eaꞌ God okom nainailana nagiambamana etin nandaꞌana laꞌifina.
41Afagof danda mamasana Jisasi sondowasaꞌ safeꞌ Jerusalema sandaꞌ gwaꞌaimi luꞌwami sofalam saꞌi Pasova.
42Afagof Jisasi deiꞌ mataga 12-peleim mahapeꞌana eaꞌ saoꞌwana sondowasaꞌ Jerusalem saila waf asasinai siꞌi afagof danda sandaꞌanai.
43Ama nimeguf amama Pasovaimi hiꞌalam, esis mamasana satanima safeꞌ. Eaꞌ saꞌusaꞌwin ina nafeꞌ nalomas, owaꞌ. Sakwahona napani Jerusalem. Esis ina sagawa anan napani, owaꞌ.
44Saꞌi naliꞌ nafeꞌ naloma enis epes safeꞌ. Esis safeꞌ anona nemaf siꞌina hiꞌalana, eaꞌ sagolopana laꞌafena esis wambota atona saloma esis alupisi.
45Esis mamasana sagolopana sati owaꞌetin, eaꞌ satanima safeꞌ Jerusalem sagolopana.
46Esis bias sagolopana safeꞌ nimeguf wanom. Eaꞌ satolona nape nomon ipat luꞌunai Godi. Anan nape naloma amam Juda gawaimi mawalipasa miꞌuli Godi. Nape nagahembeꞌma basef amomumi eaꞌ nahaliꞌ amam.
47Amam dambami maloma esis hiesi sameꞌ basef ananimi, gegelalasoma basef maloma gawa ananinai nagwamama basef amam.
48Eaꞌ mamasana satolona nape laꞌafena amam dembemi nalomam mape eaꞌ gegelalasam kwapeteꞌ. Eaꞌ mamaꞌwana kwaꞌipana kwaꞌi, “Nogalome, deiꞌ maina ineꞌ nandaꞌ naꞌama ma afaꞌ? Ahalomena naloma aeꞌ opalef afaꞌimi nimanim endilisi ma wagolopena.”
49Eaꞌ anan nagwamas naꞌipas naꞌi, “Deiꞌ maina ipeꞌ bipa pagolope pafeꞌ hiꞌalagon? Aeꞌ deiꞌ ape andaꞌ opeh ipat Ahalome Godi, amama ipeꞌ pegawam o owaꞌ?”
50Eaꞌ esis ina sogawa basef anan naꞌipasami ofagema, owaꞌ.
51Eaꞌ Jisas nafeꞌ naloma esis bias safeꞌ Nasaret, nameꞌ esis naila abasef asasimi nimeguf hiami. Eaꞌ mamaꞌwana ananiꞌwi okom napoma basef hiami ma amamaga amama matagama saꞌusaꞌwin akwaꞌuni nape okom akwaꞌunai.
52Jisas eaꞌ nataga dambena. Eaꞌ gawa ananinai nataga luꞌuna andeandeꞌ boꞌona, eaꞌ God naloma epes wapotiꞌ satolona amboꞌona endilisi.
