27 Kumweko kukhana dende lomwe likhadabvundziridwa na mwamuna dzina lace Zuze wa dzindza la Davide. Dzina lace akhali Maliya.
28 Pomwe adafika pana Maliyapo adalewa kuti: “Kondwa ndiwe, wankhombo. Mbuya ana iwepo!”
29 Maliya adaneseka kwene-kwene na mafalayo. Ndipo adakumbukira mumtima mwace mamukoyo.
30 Anjo ule adapitiriza kulewa aciti: Maliya! Leka kubva mantha! Iwepo wasimbidwa na Mulungu.
31 Un'dzatenga mimba ucidzabala mwana omwe un'dzam'cemera kuti Jezu.
32 Iye an'dzakhala mkulu acidzacemeredwa Mwana wa Iye Wakudzulu. Ndipo Mbuya Mulungu an'dzam'pasa umambo bwa babace Davide.
33 An'dzatonga na kuyenderera azukulu wa Jakobi. Umambo bwace bun'dzamala lini.
34 Maliya adabvundza anjoyo aciti: “Kodi bzingacitike tani terepoyo? Nakuti ine-pano ndikanati kuphatidwa na mwamuna.”
35 Ndipo anjo ule adamutawira aciti: Mzimu Wakucena un'dzakubulukira. Ndipo mphambvu za Iye Wakudzulu zin'dzakugwanankhira ninga mtambo. Na tenepo mwana omwe an'dzabadwayo an'dzacemeredwa Mwana wa Mulungu.
36 Na m'bale wakombo Zabere ana mimba ya minyezi mitanthatu uko iye ni nkhalamba, napo wanthu akhalewa kuti iye ni ngomwa.
37 Nakuti palibe comwe cingatazike kuna Mulungu.
38 Maliya adati: “Ndiri pano ine nyabasa wanu Mbuya. Mbabzicitike ninga momwe mwaleweramo.” Ndipo anjo ule adayenda.
39 Pantsiku zimwezo, Maliya adayenda na kamkulumize kumui omwe ukhali mmapiri ya mzinda wa Juda.
40 Ndipo adafika pamui paZakaliya adamusana na Zabere.
41 Pomwe Zabere adabva mamuko ya Maliya, mwana omwe akhali mmimba mwaceyo adapfukunyuka. Zabere adagwaniridwa na Mzimu Wakucena
42 acilewa na kukuwa aciti: Wakusimbidwa ndiwe kuposa akazi wentse! Wakusimbidwa pomwe ni mwana omwe un'dzabalayo!
43 Kodi ine-pano ndine yani kuti mai wa Mbuya abwere kudzandiwonambo?
44 Pomwe ndabva mamuko yakoya, mwana omwe ali mmimba mwangumuyu wapfukunyuka na kukondwa.
45 Wakusimbidwa ngule omwe adabvuma kuti bzentse bzomwe Mbuya adalewa bzin'dzacitika.
46 Ndipo Maliya adalewa kuti: Mtima wangu uli kutumbiza Mbuya
47 ucikondwera Mulungu Mpulumusi wangu.
48 Thangwe iye adandibvera ntsisi na kubzicesva kwangu ine nyabasa wace! Kuyambira lero mpaka kutsogolo wanthu wentse an'dzandicemera wakusimbidwa.
49 Thangwe Iye Nyamphambvu wandicitira bzinthu bzikulu kwene-kwene! Na tenepo dzina lace ndakucena.
50 Ntsisi zace n'zakuyenderera kuna madzindza yentse yomwe yambamulemekeza.
51 Iye adaimisa boko lace la mphambvu, acithotha wanthu wakusamwa mmitima mwawo.
52 Adagwesa atongi mmipando yawo acikwizika wakubzicesva.
53 Adapasa bzinthu bzabwino anyanjala, acithotha anyakudala cimanja-manja.
54 Iye adakumbuka ntsisi zace acithandiza Ijirayeri, nyabasa wace,
55 ninga momwe adauzira azibabathu Abramu na azukulu wace wentse na kuyenderera.
56 Maliya adakhala naye minyezi mitatu, ndipo adabwerera kumui.
57 Pomwe zidakwana ntsiku, Zabere adabala mwana wa mwamuna.
58 Wanthu wa pafupi na abale wace adakondwa pomwe adabva kuti Mbuya adamubvera ntsisi.
59 Pomwe zidapita ntsiku zisere, wanthu adabwera kumsinda wakucosa mcikuta, ndipo iwo akhafuna kum'pasa dzina la babace, Zakaliya.
60 Tsono mai wace adatawira aciti: “Ne-ne-ne, bzingacitike lini na pang'onopo. Maka Juwau.”
61 Ndipo iwo adamuuza kuti: “Palibe munthu kudzindza lako omwe ana dzina limweri.”
62 Na tenepo iwo adabvundza na manja babace kuti iye akhafuna kum'pasa dzina lanyi.
63 Ndipo iye adakumbira katabwa kuti anembe. Ndipo adanemba kuti: “Dzina lace ni Juwau.” Na tenepo wanthu wentse adadabwa.
64 Panthawe yomweyo, mulomo wace udafunguka na lirime lace licitsudzuka. Ndipo iye adayamba kusimba Mulungu.
65 Na tenepo wanthu wentse wa pafupi wace adabva mantha. Ndipo nkhaniyo idabveka kumii yentse ya kumapiri ya kuJudeya.
66 Wanthu wentse omwe akhaibva akhanyamala nayo, acimbalewa kuti: “Kodi mwana omweyu an'dzakhala yani?” N'cadidi kuti boko la Mulungu likhana iye.
67 Ndipo babace Zakaliya adagwaniridwa na Mzimu Wakucena acikuza Mbuya aciti:
68 Wakusimbidwa ndiye Mbuya Mulungu wa kuIjirayeri, thangwe iye adabwera kudzawona wanthu wace aciwapulumusa.
69 Iye watipasa mpulumusi mkulu kudzindza la nyabasa wace Davide,
70 ninga momwe iye adafotokozera kale-kale na mulomo wa apolofeta wace wakucena.
71 Kuti adzatipulumuse kuna anyamadulanthaka na kuna anyakutinyosa.
72 Kuti abvere ntsisi azibabathu, kuti akumbuke pomwe cipangano cace cakucena,
73 na kulumbira komwe adacita kuna babathu Abramu.
74 Kuti iye atipulumuse mmanja mwa anyamadulanthaka wathu, kuti timuphatire basa na kusaya mantha ntsiku zentse za moyo wathu,
75 wakucena na kulungama kuna iye.
76 Na iwe kamwanawe, un'dzacemeredwa mpolofeta wa Iye Wakudzulu. Nakuti un'dzabakapita kutsogolo kwa Mbuya kuti ukamukondzere njira zace.
