LUKA 1:55-75

⁵⁵Kakumbukila kumonela bazi Ablahamu na ng'holo zake zose milongo yose kamba viwailagane na wahenga zetu!”

⁵⁶Maliamu kakala na Elizabeti kamba milenge midatu vino, abaho, kabwela ukae yake.

⁵⁷Kipigiti cha Elizabeti kulela kivika, kamulela mwana mbigalo.

⁵⁸Wanhu wa mmambwegambwega na walawile mulukolo lwake viwahulike mbuli zija zinogile za mkanganyo Mndewa ziyamtendele, wose wadeng'helela hamoja na heyo.

⁵⁹Zua da nane weza kumwingiza kumbi imwana, walonda kumgwaa twaga da tataake, Zakalia.

⁶⁰Mamaake kalonga, “Ndema! Twaga jake dokemigwa Yohana.”

⁶¹Wanhu wamulongela, “Ila mulukolo lwenu haduhu munhu yali na twaga hijo.”

⁶²Abaho, wamuuza tataake mkumulagusila na makono, womuuza kamba twaga dilihi doyolonda yagweleligwe mwanage.

⁶³Kawapula kibanzi cha kwandikila, kandika vino, “Twaga jake Yohana.” Wanhu wose wakanganya.

⁶⁴Baho mulomo na lulimi lwake Zakalia vifunguligwa, kasonga kulonga, kamuyenzi Mulungu.

⁶⁵Bwembwe diwengila wanhu wose wa mmambwegambwega na mbuli hizo zisimulilwa ng'ambu zose za isi ya vigongovigongo ya Yudea.

⁶⁶Wose wahulike mbuli hizo wagelegeza mmioyo yao, wolonga, “Mwana ino kowa munhu wa vilihi? Kwavija mhiko za Mndewa za hamoja na heyo.”

⁶⁷Zakalia tataake imwana kamemezwa Loho wa Mulungu, na kulonga usenga uno wa Mulungu,

⁶⁸“Yayenzigwe Mndewa, Mulungu wa Islaeli! Kwavija keza kuwataza wanhu zake na kuwakombola.

⁶⁹Katugwelela Mkombola mkulu, wa lukolo lwa mtumigwa wake Daudi,

⁷⁰kamba vija vayailagane na wahokozi zake wang'alile umwaka,

⁷¹kamba kotukombola tulawe mmakono ga wadumuka, na kulawa mmakono ga wose watwihile.

⁷²Kalonga kowonela bazi wahenga zetu na kudikumbukila lagano jake ding'alile.

⁷³Kamduilila Ablahamu tata wetu,

⁷⁴kailagana na heyo kamba kotukombola kulawa mmakono ga wadumuka, na kututenda tweye tumsang'hanile heyo bila bwembwe,

⁷⁵giladi tuwe wanhu wang'alile na tulibule uzenzeleganye haulongozi wake, mazua gose ga ugima wetu.