27 kuya kuli nakalindu wakatangidwe kumwaalumi wakalikutegwa Jozefu. Wakali walunyungu lwa Devidi, alubo pzina lyamusimbi lyakali Meli.
28 Wakasika kulinguwe wati, “Wapona iwe noopedwe luzyalo lupati. Mwami uli aayebo.”
29 Pesi wakanyonga kapati amajwi aamungelo alwimwi wakagamba kuti nkujuzigwa kulibiyeni ooku.
30 Mungelo wakati kulinguwe, “Utayoowi, Meli, nkaambo wajana luzyalo kuli Leza.
31 Langa uzoojata da uzoozyale mwana mulombe. uzomuuzika zina lyakuti, 'Jesu'.
32 Unooli mupati alubo unoyitwa kuti Mwana wa Simajulu. Mwami Leza uyomupa chuuno chabwami bwa syanyinakulu Devidi.
33 Uzooyendelezya ng'anda ya Jakobo mane kukabe kutamani, alimwi bwami bwakwe tabukozoomana pe.
34 Meli wakati kumungelo, “Ziyoochitika biyeni eezi nkaambo nsinaziba mwaalumi pe?”
35 Mungelo wakatgi kulinguwe, “Muuya Uusalala uzoosika kulinduwe, alubo nguzu zya Simalelo zizoosika alinduwe. Aboobo ooyo uusalala uutazozyalwe uzootegwa Mwana wa Leza.
36 Langa munakwenu Elizabeti ulaada lyamwana mulombe mubuchembele bwakwe, lino wanba mumweezi wamusanu awumwi, ooyo wakalikutegwa ningomwa.
37 Nkaambo taakwe chimukachila pe Leza.
38 Meli wakati, “Langa ndimulanda waMwami, azibe kulindime mbuli majwi aako.” Mpawo mungelo wakamusiya.
39 Mpawo mumazuba aayo Meli wakanyamnpuka watgozya kubusena bwazilundu, kudolopo lya Judiya.
40 Wakanjila mung'anda ya Zekaliya wakujuzya Elizabeti.
41 Aawo Elizabeti naakamvwa kujuzya kwa Meli, mwana wakali mwida lyakwe wakasotoka, mpawo Elizabeti wakazuzigwa aMuuya Uusalala.
42 Wakoompolola ajwi pati wati, “Ulilongezezegwe iwe akati kabamwi banakazi, alubo ulilongezezegwe muchelo weda lyako.
43 Nkamboonzi nikchachitika kuti banyina aMwami wangu basike kulindime?
44 Nkaambo langa, majwi aako akundijuzya naanjila mumatwi aangu mwana uulimwida lyangu wasotoka alukondo.
45 Aboobo ulilongezezegwe ooyo uuyoosyoma kuti kuyooba kuzuzikizigwa kwazintu eezi nzyaakambilwa kuzwa kuMwami.”
46 Meli wakati moyo wangu ulalumbayizya Mwami,
47 alubo muuya wangu ulalumbayizya Leza mufutuli wangu.
48 Nkaambo wakalanga chiimo chaansi chamulanda wakwe. Nkaambo amulange, kuzwa lino mazyalane woonse ayondiijta kutghi ndili longezezegwe.
49 Nkaambo ooyo wandichitila zintu zipati, alimwi zina lyakwe lilasalala.
50 Luzyalo lwakwe luyoozulila kuzwa kuzyalane kuya kulilimbi zyalane kuli aabo bamuyoowa.
51 Wakatondeezya nguzu ejanza lyakwe; wakasansaanya aabo balisumpula aatala amizeezzo yamyoyo yabo.
52 Wakagwisya bana babaami kuzwa kuzyuno zyaabo alimwi wakasumpula aabo bali aachiimo chilaansi.
53 Wakakutya basinzala azintu zibotu, pesi bavubi wakabaanda kabatakwe chintu.
54 Wakapa lugwasya kuli Izilayeli mulanda wakwe, kuti ayeeye kutondeezya luse
55 (mbuli mbakaamba kuli basikale besu) kuli Abraham alunyungu lwakwe.”
56 Meli wakakkala a Elizabeti kwamyeezi yotatwe mpawo wabweda kung'anda yakwe.
57 Lino chakasikachiindi chakuti Elizabeti atumbuke aboobo wakatumbuka mwana mulombe.
58 Basimabambanwa antoomwe abasinzubo zyakwe bakamvwa kuti Leza wakamutondeezya luzyalo, mpawo bakabotelwa aamwi anguwe.
59 Mpawo mubuzuba bwamusanu aatatu bakasika kuzopalula mwana. Bakalikuyanda kumuuzika kuti “Zekaliya” zina lyawisi.
60 Pesi banyina bakasandula bati “Pe. ulayitwa kuti ngu Joni.”
61 Bakati kulinguwe, taakwe pe kuluzubo lwesu loonse ulazina eeli.”
62 Mpawo bakaambuula awisi anzila yakutondeeka kababuzya kuti uyanda kuti mwana awuzikwe zina lili.
63 Wisi wakakumbila aakulembela, mpawo wakalemba kuti, “Izina lyakwe ngu Joni.” Boonse zyakabagambya eezi.
64 Mpawaawo mulomo wakwe wakajulika mpawo lulimi lwakwe lwakaangunuka. Wakaambula akulumbayizya Leza.
65 Kuoyoowa kwakabasikila boonse bakalikukkala afwiifwi ambabo. Impuwo yoonse eeyi yakazula kumalundu achisi cha Judiya.
66 Boonse bakazimwa bakazibamba mumyoyo yabo, kabati, “Ooyu mwana uzooba nyamaanzi?” Nkaambo kuboko kwa Leza kwakali aanguwe.
67 Wisi Zekaliya wakazula Muuya Uusalala mpawo wakasinsima, kati,
68 “Atembawulwe Mwami, Leza wa Izilayeli, nkaambo wasika kuzogwasya alimwi weeta lufuko kubantu bakwe.
69 Wakatunyampwida lwija lwalufutuko mung'anda yamulanda wakwe Devidi,
70 mbuli mbakaambula amilomo yabasinsimi bakwe basalala bakale.
71 Ulatufutula kuzwa kulibasinkondoma akulibaabo batusulide.
72 Uzoochita eezi mukutondezya luzyalo kumataata esu akuyeeya chizuminano chakwe chisalala,
73 chikonke nchaakachita kuli Abbulahamu taatesu.
74 Wakakonka kuti swe, nitwakafutgulwa kuzwa kumaanza abasinkondoma, tuzomubelekele kaututayoowi pe,
75 mubusalali amubululami kunembo lyakwe mumazuba esu woonse.
76 Iyii, anduwe, nomwana, uzoyitwa kuba musinsimi waSimajulu, nkaambo uzoyhinda kunembo lya Mwami koyabubamba nzila, kobambila bantu mukusika kwakwe,
