LUKA 1:28-69

²⁸Pomwe adafika pana Maliyapo adalewa kuti: “Kondwa ndiwe, wankhombo. Mbuya ana iwepo!”

²⁹Maliya adaneseka kwene-kwene na mafalayo. Ndipo adakumbukira mumtima mwace mamukoyo.

³⁰Anjo ule adapitiriza kulewa aciti: Maliya! Leka kubva mantha! Iwepo wasimbidwa na Mulungu.

³¹Un'dzatenga mimba ucidzabala mwana omwe un'dzam'cemera kuti Jezu.

³²Iye an'dzakhala mkulu acidzacemeredwa Mwana wa Iye Wakudzulu. Ndipo Mbuya Mulungu an'dzam'pasa umambo bwa babace Davide.

³³An'dzatonga na kuyenderera azukulu wa Jakobi. Umambo bwace bun'dzamala lini.

³⁴Maliya adabvundza anjoyo aciti: “Kodi bzingacitike tani terepoyo? Nakuti ine-pano ndikanati kuphatidwa na mwamuna.”

³⁵Ndipo 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.

³⁶Na m'bale wakombo Zabere ana mimba ya minyezi mitanthatu uko iye ni nkhalamba, napo wanthu akhalewa kuti iye ni ngomwa.

³⁷Nakuti palibe comwe cingatazike kuna Mulungu.

³⁸Maliya adati: “Ndiri pano ine nyabasa wanu Mbuya. Mbabzicitike ninga momwe mwaleweramo.” Ndipo anjo ule adayenda.

³⁹Pantsiku zimwezo, Maliya adayenda na kamkulumize kumui omwe ukhali mmapiri ya mzinda wa Juda.

⁴⁰Ndipo adafika pamui paZakaliya adamusana na Zabere.

⁴¹Pomwe Zabere adabva mamuko ya Maliya, mwana omwe akhali mmimba mwaceyo adapfukunyuka. Zabere adagwaniridwa na Mzimu Wakucena

⁴²acilewa na kukuwa aciti: Wakusimbidwa ndiwe kuposa akazi wentse! Wakusimbidwa pomwe ni mwana omwe un'dzabalayo!

⁴³Kodi ine-pano ndine yani kuti mai wa Mbuya abwere kudzandiwonambo?

⁴⁴Pomwe ndabva mamuko yakoya, mwana omwe ali mmimba mwangumuyu wapfukunyuka na kukondwa.

⁴⁵Wakusimbidwa ngule omwe adabvuma kuti bzentse bzomwe Mbuya adalewa bzin'dzacitika.

⁴⁶Ndipo Maliya adalewa kuti: Mtima wangu uli kutumbiza Mbuya

⁴⁷ucikondwera Mulungu Mpulumusi wangu.

⁴⁸Thangwe iye adandibvera ntsisi na kubzicesva kwangu ine nyabasa wace! Kuyambira lero mpaka kutsogolo wanthu wentse an'dzandicemera wakusimbidwa.

⁴⁹Thangwe Iye Nyamphambvu wandicitira bzinthu bzikulu kwene-kwene! Na tenepo dzina lace ndakucena.

⁵⁰Ntsisi zace n'zakuyenderera kuna madzindza yentse yomwe yambamulemekeza.

⁵¹Iye adaimisa boko lace la mphambvu, acithotha wanthu wakusamwa mmitima mwawo.

⁵²Adagwesa atongi mmipando yawo acikwizika wakubzicesva.

⁵³Adapasa bzinthu bzabwino anyanjala, acithotha anyakudala cimanja-manja.

⁵⁴Iye adakumbuka ntsisi zace acithandiza Ijirayeri, nyabasa wace,

⁵⁵ninga momwe adauzira azibabathu Abramu na azukulu wace wentse na kuyenderera.

⁵⁶Maliya adakhala naye minyezi mitatu, ndipo adabwerera kumui.

⁵⁷Pomwe zidakwana ntsiku, Zabere adabala mwana wa mwamuna.

⁵⁸Wanthu wa pafupi na abale wace adakondwa pomwe adabva kuti Mbuya adamubvera ntsisi.

⁵⁹Pomwe zidapita ntsiku zisere, wanthu adabwera kumsinda wakucosa mcikuta, ndipo iwo akhafuna kum'pasa dzina la babace, Zakaliya.

⁶⁰Tsono mai wace adatawira aciti: “Ne-ne-ne, bzingacitike lini na pang'onopo. Maka Juwau.”

⁶¹Ndipo iwo adamuuza kuti: “Palibe munthu kudzindza lako omwe ana dzina limweri.”

⁶²Na tenepo iwo adabvundza na manja babace kuti iye akhafuna kum'pasa dzina lanyi.

⁶³Ndipo iye adakumbira katabwa kuti anembe. Ndipo adanemba kuti: “Dzina lace ni Juwau.” Na tenepo wanthu wentse adadabwa.

⁶⁴Panthawe yomweyo, mulomo wace udafunguka na lirime lace licitsudzuka. Ndipo iye adayamba kusimba Mulungu.

⁶⁵Na tenepo wanthu wentse wa pafupi wace adabva mantha. Ndipo nkhaniyo idabveka kumii yentse ya kumapiri ya kuJudeya.

⁶⁶Wanthu wentse omwe akhaibva akhanyamala nayo, acimbalewa kuti: “Kodi mwana omweyu an'dzakhala yani?” N'cadidi kuti boko la Mulungu likhana iye.

⁶⁷Ndipo babace Zakaliya adagwaniridwa na Mzimu Wakucena acikuza Mbuya aciti:

⁶⁸Wakusimbidwa ndiye Mbuya Mulungu wa kuIjirayeri, thangwe iye adabwera kudzawona wanthu wace aciwapulumusa.

⁶⁹Iye watipasa mpulumusi mkulu kudzindza la nyabasa wace Davide,