Lukka 2:25-36

²⁵Amubone kwakali mwalumi muJelusalema ula zina litegwa Simiyoni, alumwi oyo mwalumi wakali luleme a kulipeda. Wakali kalangilila kumbilizigwa kwabaIzilayeli, alubo muuya usalala wakala tala anguwe.

²⁶Zyakali zyayubununwa kuli nguwe amuya usalala kutitakozobona lufu katanakubona uNanikidwewaMwami.

²⁷Kazulwidwa aMuuya, Simiyoni waka sika muchikombelo. Elyo bazyali bakanjizya mukati mwana Jeso, kulo muchitila mbuli chiyanza chabo chamulawo.

²⁸Wakamubweza mumaboko aakwe alimwi walumbaizya Leza, alimwi wakati,

²⁹“Lino leka mulandawako ayiinde mulumuno, mwami, mbuli ijwi lyako.

³⁰Nkaambo menso angu abona lufutuko lwako,

³¹olo mbwakambilwa abuliwo bwabantu boonse.

³²“Mumuni wachiyubunuzyo kuli bamasi alimwi bulemu kubantu bako izilayeli.”

³³Wisi abanyina, bakagambilwa aatala azintu zyakalikwaambulwa aatala amwana wabo.

³⁴Simiyoni wakabalongezya mpawo wakati kuli banyina, “Amulange mwana ooyu ulisalidwe kuti kube kuwa akusumpulwa kwabamwi bantu biingi muli Izirayeli achitondeezyo chikakidwe -

³⁵alimwi ipanga liyoyasa muuya wako - kuchitila kuti myoyo myiingi ikayubununwe.”

³⁶Musinsimi mwanakazi uutegwa Ana wakaliwo. Wakali mwana musimbi waFanuwelo kuzwa kumukowa wa Asha. Wakali wapona amulumi wakwe minyaka ili musanu ayibili kuzwa kubusimbi bwakwe.