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.
