LUKA 2:20-46

²⁰Waja iwachunga wabwela kuno womuyenzi na kumtogola Mulungu, kwavija gaja gawahulike na kugona gawa kamba vija msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga viyawalongele.

²¹Vigabitile mazua manane, kipigiti cha kumwingiza kumbi vikivikile, wamgwaa twaga Yesu, twaga dayagweleligwe na msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kipigiti mamaake hanapata inda.

²²Kipigiti cha Usufu na Maliamu kutaulwa vikivikile kamba Malagizo ga Musa vigalagize, Usufu na Maliamu wamsola imwana wachola na heyo Yelusalemu wamwike mmakono ga Mndewa.

²³Muna Gamalagizo ga Mndewa yandikigwa, “Wana mbigalo wose wa udele wobagulwa na kwikigwa sama ya Mulungu.”

²⁴Vivija wachola kulava nhosa kamba viilagizwe Mmalagizo ga Mndewa, hua wabili ama makinda mabili ga njiwa.

²⁵Kipigiti kija kukala na munhu imwe twaga jake Simioni yakalile yokala Yelusalemu. Kakala yomdumba Mulungu, yotenda gamnogele Mulungu na kakala yololela kukombolwa kwa Islaeli. Na Loho wa Mulungu kakala na heyo.

²⁶Loho wa Mulungu kamgubulila kamba heza kudanganhika mbaka yamone Kilisto Mndewa.

²⁷Kuno yolongozwa na Loho wa Mulungu, Simioni kachola Kuing'anda ya Mulungu. Usufu na Maliamu viwamgalile Yesu Kung'anda ya Mulungu wamtendele kamba viilagizigwe muna Gamalagizo ga Musa,

²⁸Simioni kamsola Yesu mmakono gake kuno yomuyenzi Mulungu yolonga,

²⁹“Avino, Mndewa, kugavikiza gaja gautulongele, avo muleke nyakadala wako yachole mditindiwalo.

³⁰Kwavija nyona ukombola wako na meso gangu mwenyego,

³¹awo uugalile sama ya wanhu wa isi zose.

³²Mulenge wondauwagubulile Wamhazi gaja gaulonda, na kugala yenzi mwa wanhu zako wa Islaeli.”

³³Tata na mama wa imwana wakala wokanganya mbuli ziyalongile Simioni yomulonga Yesu.

³⁴Simioni kawamoteza, kamulongela Maliamu mamaake imwana, “Tegeleza, mwana ino kavumbuka giladi yawe kilamso cha kuhumuluswa kwa wanhu bwando na kwinuligwa kwa wanhu bwando muna iisi ya Islaeli. Kowa kilaguso kilawa ha Mulungu chondakilemigwe na wanhu,

³⁵avo ngelegeza za wanhu bwando zili mgati zokoneka. Na gweye mwenyego usungu uli kamba zele wokuhoma mmoyo wako.”

³⁶Vivija kukala na muhokozi imwe mtwanzi m'vyele ng'hani twaga jake Ana, mndele wa Fanueli wa mtala wa Asheli. Kakala yakalile na mbigalo milao saba songela viyasoligwe,

³⁷songela aho kakala kizuka mbaka viyakalile m'vyele wa milao malongo manane na mine. Kipigiti hicho chose kakala Kung'anda ya Mulungu yomtambikila Mulungu misi na kilo, yofunga na kutambika.

³⁸Kipigiti kikija keza, na kusonga kamuyenzi Mulungu na kulonga mbuli za ija imwana mmagwiti ga wanhu wose wakalile wololela kukomboligwa kwa Yelusalemu.

³⁹Usufu na Maliamu viweshile kutenda gose galagizwe muna Gamalagizo ga Mndewa, wabwela ukae yao kukiwambo cha Nazaleti muisi ya Galilaya.

⁴⁰Mwana ija kakula, kongezeka mhiko na ng'hungwe, na Mulungu kammoteza.

⁴¹Milao yose Usufu na Maliamu wokwelaga wochola Yelusalemu mkipigiti cha lusona lwa Wayahudi lukemigwa Pasaka.

⁴²Yesu viyakalile mmhale wa milao longo dimwe na mibili, wachola kuna ulusona kamba vowotendaga milao yose.

⁴³Ulusona vulwishile, wasonga mwanza wa kubwela kumwao, ila Yesu kasigala Yelusalemu. Usufu na Maliamu hawavitangile.

⁴⁴Wagiza kakala mdale da wanhu mnzila, wachola mwanza wa zua dimwe, abaho, wasonga kumzahila mwa wandugu na wambwiga zao.

⁴⁵Hawamonile, avo wabwela Yelusalemu kumzahila.

⁴⁶Zua da ikadatu wam'vika Kung'anda ya Mulungu, kakala na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa, yowategeleza na kuwauza.