19 Tsono Maliya adanyamala nabzo bzentsenebzo, acimbabzikumbukira mumtima mwace.
20 Ndipo amakabusa wale adabwerera, acimbakuza na kupasa mbiri Mulungu pabzentse bzomwe adabva na kubziwona ninga momwe akhadauzidwira.
21 Pomwe mwanayo adapfitsa ntsiku zisere, adacita msinda wakucosa mcikuta, acimupasa dzina kuti ni Jezu lomwe anjo akhadam'pasa kale pomwe mamace akhanati kutenga mimba.
22 Panthawe ya msinda wawo wakutsukidwe ninga momwe ukhalewera mtemo wa Mozeji, azibaba wa Jezu adayenda naye kuJeruzalema kuti akamupereke kuna Mbuya,
23 (ninga momwe udanembedwa mtemo wa Mbuya kuti: “mwana wakuyamba kubadwa wacimuna bzin'funika kuti adzaperekedwe kuna Mbuya.)
24 acipereka pomwe ntsembe ninga momwe ukhalewera mtemo wa Mbuya kuti: “njiwa ziwiri ayai nkhangaiwa ziwiri.”
25 Akhalipo munthu m'bodzi kuJeruzalema, dzina lace Simiyau omwe akhali wakulungama na wakulemekeza kuna Mulungu. Iye akhadikhira Mulungu adzapepese Ijirayeri. Ndipo Mzimu Wakucena ukhana iye.
26 Mzimu Wakucenayo ukhamudziwisa kuti an'dzafa lini acisaya kudzawona Krixtu wa Mbuya.
27 Mzimu udamuyendesa kunyumba ya Mulungu. Pomwe adabwera azibaba wa Jezu kudzacita msindayo
28 ndipo Simiyauyo adamutesa mmanja acitenda Mulungu aciti:
29 “Mbuya, tsapano mulekeni nyabasa wanu ayende na ufulu ninga momwe limbalewera fala lanu!
