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1 Teofilo Walemekwa, bantu bangi balelekesha kwambeti balembe sha makani abintu ibyo byalenshika pakati petu,
Vazhinji vakaedza kurondedzera nhoroondo dzezvinhu zvakaitika pakati pedu,
2 balalemba mbuli ncobalambilwa kuli bakamboni balabona bintu ibyo mpobyalatatikila kwinshika. abo ebalikukambauka Mulumbe uwo.
sokuturirwa kwazvakaitwa kwatiri neavo vakazviona kubva pakutanga naivozve vari varanda veshoko.
3 Pabintu byonse ibi ndalepushisha mwabuya, kufuma pacindi ncobyalatatika kwinshika, neco ndayeye kwambeti ndimulembele mbuli mobyakonkanilana.
Naizvozvo, sezvo neniwo ndakanyatsoongorora zvose kubva pakutanga, ndakati zvakanakawo kuti ndikunyorerei imi Tiofiro mune mukurumbira, nhoroondo ndichinyatsotevedzanisa,
4 Ndenshici kwambeti mwinshibe cakubinga pali byonse mbyobalamwambila.
kuitira kuti mugoziva chokwadi chezvinhu zvamakadzidziswa.
5 Pacindi mwami Helode mpwalikuba muleli wacishi ca Yudeya kwalikuba shimilumbo walikukwiweti Sakaliya, wamukalikoto ka beshimilumbo ka Abija. Mukashendi Sakaliya walikuba Lisabeti wa mumukowa wa Aloni.
Panguva yaHerodhi mambo weJudhea kwakanga kuno muprista ainzi Zekaria, akanga ari weboka rouprista hwaAbhija; mukadzi wake Erizabheti akanga ari chizvarwa chaAroni.
6 Bonse babili balikuba bantu beshikunyumfwila Lesa, kayi bali kukonkela Milawo ne byonse Lesa mbyalikuyandeti babinse.
Vose vakanga vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vachichengeta mirayiro yaShe yose nezvaakatema, vasina zvavangapomerwa.
7 Nomba nkabalikukutepo mwana, pakwinga Lisabeti walikuba cumba kayi balikuba balacekulu.
Asi vakanga vasina vana, nokuti Erizabheti akanga asingabereki; uye vose vari vaviri vakanga vachembera kwazvo.
8 Busuba nabumbi, Sakaliya walikusebensa ncito yakendi yabushimilumbo mu Ng'anda ya Lesa. Pakwinga bwalikuba busuba bwalikoto lyakendi.
Mumwe musi Zekaria akati ari pabasa reboka rake achibata somuprista pamberi paMwari,
9 Lino kwelana ne cinga ca beshimilumbo, balasala Sakaliya kwambeti ayenga mu Ng'anda ya Lesa kuya kutenta lubani.
akasarudzwa nomujenya, maererano netsika youprista, kuti aende andopisa zvinonhuhwira mutemberi yaShe.
10 Pacindi Sakaliya mpwalikutenta lubani, likoto lya bantu balikuba pansa kabapaila.
Uye nguva yokupisa zvinonhuhwira yakati yasvika, vanamati vose vakaungana panze vachinyengetera.
11 Lino mwakutayeyela Sakaliya walabona mungelo wa Mwami, kali wemana kulubasu lwalulyo lwanteme pali kutentelwa lubani.
Ipapo mutumwa waShe akazviratidza kwaari, akamira kurutivi rworudyi rwearitari yezvinonhuhwira.
12 Sakaliya walakankamana nekutina.
Zekaria akati achimuona, akavhunduka uye akabatwa nokutya.
13 Nsombi mungelo uyo walamwambileti, “Kotatina Sakaliya, Lesa lanyumfu kupaila kwakobe, neco mukashobe lisabeti nakakusemene mwana mutuloba ukamutumbe lineti Yohane.
Asi mutumwa akati kwaari, “Usatya, Zekaria; munyengetero wako wanzwikwa. Mukadzi wako Erizabheti achakuberekera mwanakomana, uye unofanira kumutumidza zita rokuti Johani.
14 Nakakukondweleshe ne kukusangalasha cikamba, kayi bantu bangi naboyo nibakakondwe pacebo cakusemwa kwakendi.
Achava mufaro nokufarisisa kwamuri, uye vazhinji vachafara nokuda kwokuberekwa kwake,
15 Pakwinga mwana uyo nakabe mukulene pamenso a Lesa, kayi nteshi akanwenga waini nambi byeshikukola. Nakakutenga ngofu sha Mushimu Uswepa nkacili mulibunda.
nokuti achava mukuru pamberi paShe. Haafaniri kutongonwa waini kana zvinonwiwa zvose zvakaviriswa, uye achazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene kunyange kubva pakuberekwa kwake.
16 Uyu muntu nakenshisheti ba Isilayeli bangi bakabwele kuli Mwami Lesa wabo.
Achadzorera vanhu vazhinji vaIsraeri kuna She Mwari wavo.
17 Yohane nakabe kuntangu kwa Mwami, kayi nakabe ne Mushimu nengofu mbuli shali kuba ne mushinshimi Eliya. Nakalete lunyufwano pakati pabana neba meshabo.” “Nakasandule bantu batanyumfwili Lesa kwambeti bakabe ne miyeyo ya bantu balulama. Nakabambe bantu ba Mwami kwambeti babenga balibambila.”
Uye achafamba pamberi paShe, mumweya nomusimba raEria, kuti adzorere mwoyo yamadzibaba kuvana vavo uye kuti vasingateereri vadzokere kuuchenjeri hwavakarurama, kuti agadzirire vanhu vakagadzirirwa kugamuchira Ishe.”
18 Sakaliya walepusha mungelo uyo, “Nomba nganjishibaconi kwambeti ncolambanga nicikenshike? Pakwinga ame ndacekulu neye mukashame lacekulu.”
Zekaria akabvunza mutumwa akati, “Ndichazviziva seiko izvi? Ini ndava murume mutana uye mukadzi wangu achembera kwazvo.”
19 Mungelo usa walakumbuleti, ame njame Gabiliyeli. Nkute kwimana pamenso a Lesa cindi conse. Nendi elantumu kwambeti nkwambile bintu ibi.
Mutumwa akapindura akati, “Ndini Gabhurieri. Ndinomira pamberi paMwari, uye ndatumwa kuti ndizotaura newe, ndizokuudza nhau dzakanaka idzi.
20 Nomba pakwinga uliya kushoma mulumbe uyu ngondamba weti ukenshike pacindi celela, nube cibulu nteti ucikonshenga kwamba, mpaka ibi bintu bikenshike.
Uye iye zvino uchava chimumumu uye uchatadza kutaura kusvikira pazuva razvichaitika, nokuti hauna kutenda mashoko angu, iwo achaitika nenguva yawo.”
21 Pacindi ico bantu balikupembelela Sakaliya balakankamana nkabepushanyeti nicani lamanta cindi citali mu Ng'anda ya Lesa?
Zvichakadaro, vanhu vakanga vakamirira Zekaria vakashamiswa kuti akanga atora nguva yakareba kudai seiko ari mutemberi.
22 Lino mpwalapula pansa nkalikucikonsha kwamba nabo. Nomba nabo balenshiba kwambeti labono cimboni mboni, popelapo walatatika kwamba ne makasa mbuli cibulu, neco walapitilisha kuba cibulu.
Akati abuda, akasagona kutaura navo. Vakazviona kuti akanga aona chiratidzo mutemberi, nokuti akaramba achitaura navo namaoko, uye akaramba ari chimumumu asingagoni kutaura.
23 Mpwalapwa masuba akusebensa mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, Sakaliya walaya kucomwabo.
Nguva yokushumira kwake yakati yapera, akadzokera kumba kwake.
24 Panyuma pakendi Lisabeti walemita, lino nkalikupulapula mu ng'anda kwamyenshi isanu nkambeti,
Shure kwaizvozvo, mukadzi wake Erizabheti akava nemimba uye akazvivanza kwemwedzi mishanu.
25 “Lesa lino lanyumfwili inkumbo pakunyinshileci lafunyu insoni shakame pamenso abantu.”
Akati mumwoyo make, “Ishe andiitira izvi. Mumazuva ano akaratidza nyasha dzake uye akabvisa kunyadziswa kwangu pakati pavanhu.”
26 Mumwenshi wacisanu ne umo kufuma mpwalemita Lisabeti, Lesa walatuma mungelo Gabiliyeli ku munshi naumbi waku Galileya, walikukwiweti Nasaleti.
Mumwedzi wechitanhatu, Mwari akatuma mutumwa Gabhurieri kuNazareta, guta riri muGarirea,
27 Walaya ku mulindu walikukwiweti Maliya. Maliya walikuba wamamikilwa kumutuloba lina lyakendi ni Yosefe wa mumukowa wa Dafeti.
kumhandara yakanga yatsidzirwa kuwanikwa nomurume ainzi Josefa, chizvarwa chaDhavhidhi. Zita remhandara iyi rainzi Maria.
28 Mungelo mpwalashika kuli Maliya walambeti, mitende obe walelekwa ne Lesa. Lesa uli ne njobe.
Mutumwa akasvika kwaari akati, “Kwaziwa, iwe wakanzwirwa nyasha zvikuru! Ishe anewe.”
29 Maliya mpwalanyumfwa maswi a mungelo walatilimuka walipusha mumoyo wakendi eti, “Nikupa mitende kwamushobo cini uku?”
Maria akatambudzika zvikuru namashoko ake uye akashamiswa kuti kukwazisa kwakadai ndekworudzii.
30 Popelapo mungelo walamwambileti, “Kotatina, Maliya; Pakwinga Lesa lakunyumfwili inkumbo.
Asi mutumwa akati kwaari, “Usatya, Maria, iwe wanzwirwa nyasha naMwari.
31 Bona nukemite ne kusema mwana mutuloba ukamutumbeti Yesu.
Uchava nomwana uye uchazvara mwanakomana, ugomutumidza zita rokuti Jesu.
32 “Nakabe mukulene kayi nakakwiweti mwanendi Lesa wakwilu wapitapo. Mwami Lesa nakamupe cipuna ca bwami ca Dafeti.
Achava mukuru uye achanzi Mwanakomana weWokumusoro-soro. Ishe Mwari achamupa chigaro choushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi,
33 Nakabe Mwami wa ba Islaeli kucindi conse ne bwendeleshi bwakendi nteshi bukapwepo!” (aiōn g165)
uye achatonga pamusoro peimba yaJakobho nokusingaperi; umambo hwake hahungatongogumi.” (aiōn g165)
34 Lino, Maliya walamwipusha Mungelo eti, “Nomba ici ngacinshika econi ame nkana nkumanapo ne mutuloba?”
Maria akabvunza mutumwa akati, “Ko, izvi zvichaitika seiko sezvo ini ndiri mhandara?”
35 Mungelo walakumbuleti, Mushimu Uswepa nukese palinjobe nengofu sha Lesa wapita byonse nishikakufwekelele. Neco mwana eshi akasemwe nakakwiweti waswepa, Mwanendi Lesa.
Mutumwa akapindura achiti, “Mweya Mutsvene achauya pamusoro pako, uye simba reWokumusoro-soro richakufukidza. Saka mutsvene achazvarwa achanzi Mwanakomana waMwari.
36 “Bona mukwenu Lisabeti usa walikwambweti nkaseme, lino lapembelenga kuya kuba ne mwana mutuloba mubucembele bwakendi. Pakwinga ukute myenshi isanu ne umo kakute libunda.
Kunyange hama yako Erizabheti achava nomwana pamazuva okukwegura kwake, uye mwedzi uno ndowechitanhatu kuna iye ainzi asingabereki.
37 Pakwinga paliya ceshi cikamwalile Lesa.”
Nokuti hakuna chinhu chisingagonekwi naMwari.”
38 Maliya walakumbuleti, “Kacinshika mbuli momulambili, pakwinga ame ndemusha wa Mwami.” Lino mungelo usa walamushiya.
Maria akati, “Ini ndiri muranda waShe. Ngazviitike hazvo kwandiri sezvamareva.” Ipapo mutumwa akabva paari.
39 Mpopalapita masuba ang'ana, Maliya walanyamuka bulwendo bwakufwambana kuya kumusena wa milundu, kumunshi wa Yudeya.
Panguva iyoyo Maria akagadzirira ndokukurumidza kuenda kune rimwe guta romunyika yezvikomo yeJudhea,
40 Walengila mung'anda ya Sakaliya nekumupa mutende Lisabeti.
uko kwaakasvikopinda mumba maZekaria akakwazisa Erizabheti.
41 Pacindi Lisabeti mpwalanyumfwa mutende wa Maliya, mwana walatatika kunyanyala mwakukondwa mulibunda mwakendi. Lisabeti walesushiwa ne ngofu sha Mushimu Uswepa,
Erizabheti akati anzwa kukwazisa kwaMaria, mwana akakwakuka mudumbu make, ipapo Erizabheti akazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene.
42 kayi walolobesha ne kwambeti, “Ukute colwe pakati pa batukashi bonse, kayi mwanobe weshi akasemwe walelekwa.
Akadanidzira nenzwi guru achiti, “Wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pavakadzi, uye akaropafadzwa mwana wauchazvara!
43 Anu njame bani kwambeti mfwakashilwe ne banyina Mwami wakame?
Asi ini ndanzwirwawo nyasha seiko, zvokuti mai vaShe wangu vauye kwandiri?
44 Pakwinga mpondalanyumfowa mutende wenu, mwana walatatika kunyanyala mwakukondwa mulibunda mwakame.
Pangosvika inzwi rokukwazisa kwenyu munzeve dzangu mwana ari mudumbu mangu abva akwakuka nomufaro.
45 Ukute colwe pakwinga walashoma kwambeti makani Lesa ayo ngowalambilwa nakubinga nakenshike.”
Akaropafadzwa iye akatenda kuti zvakataurwa kwaari naShe zvichaitika!”
46 Popelapo Maliya walalumbaisha nekwambeti, “Ndalumbu Mwami mumoyo mwakame,
Maria akati: “Mwoyo wangu unokudza Ishe
47 Kayi mushimu wakame wakondwa muli Lesa Mupulushi wakame.
uye mweya wangu unofara muna Mwari Muponesi wangu,
48 Pakwinga labono kulicepesha kwakame ndemusha wakendi kufuma lelo, bantu bonse pacishi ca panshi nibakankuweti walelekwa.
nokuti akanga ane hanya nokuninipiswa kwomurandakadzi wake. Kubva zvino marudzi ose achanditi ndakaropafadzwa,
49 Pakwinga nendi Lesa wangofu shonse lanjinshili bintu binene, lina lyakendi lyaswepa.
nokuti Iye Wamasimba andiitira zvinhu zvikuru, zita rake idzvene.
50 Kayi inkumbo shakendi shili pali bonse bantu abo bakute kumulemeka kufuma kumusemano kushika kumusemano naumbi.
Ngoni dzake dzinosvika kuna avo vanomutya, kubva kune chimwe chizvarwa kusvikira kune chimwe chizvarwa.
51 Likasa lyakendi lilenshi bintu binene byangofu byeshi kukankamanisha, lamwaya bantu bakute miyeyo ya kulisumpula.
Iye akaita mabasa esimba noruoko rwake; akaparadzira avo vanozvikudza mundangariro dzemwoyo yavo.
52 Lafunyu Bami bangofu shinene pabipuna byabo, nekusumpula abo beshi kulicepesha.
Akabvisa vatongi pazvigaro zvavo, asi akasimudzira vanozvininipisa.
53 Lapa bantu bakute nsala bintu bingi kwambeti bekute, Lababweshe babile kwakubula kubapapo kantu kalikonse.
Akagutsa vane nzara nezvinhu zvakanaka, asi akadzinga vapfumi vasina chinhu.
54 Lanyamfwa Islaeli musebenshi wakendi kayi uliya kuluba kumwinshila inkumbo
Akabatsira muranda wake Israeri, achirangarira kuva nengoni,
55 mbuli ncalalaya bamashali betu bakulukulu, Abulahamu ne bashikulu bakendi mpaka muyayaya.” (aiōn g165)
kuna Abhurahama nezvizvarwa zvake nokusingaperi, kunyange sezvaakareva kumadzibaba edu.” (aiōn g165)
56 Maliya walekala ne Lisabeti myenshi yanda kukwana itatu, panyuma pakendi walabwelela kucomwabo.
Maria akagara naErizabheti kwemwedzi inenge mitatu uye mushure maizvozvo akazodzokera zvake kumusha.
57 Lino cindi cakwambeti Lisabeti atumbuke calakwana, walasema mwana mutuloba.
Nguva yakati yasvika yokuti Erizabheti ave nomwana, akazvara mwana mukomana.
58 Beshikamukowa ne banendi mpobalanyufwa mbuli Mwami ncalamubela inkumbo Lisabeti balakondwa pamo bonse ne ndiye.
Vavakidzani vake nehama dzake vakanzwa kuti Ishe akanga amunzwira ngoni huru, vakafara pamwe chete naye.
59 Mwana usa mpwalakwanisha nsondo ne busuba bumo balesa kwambeti bamwelule, kayi bamutumbe lina lyabaishi ba Sakaliya,
Pazuva rorusere vakauya kuzodzingisa mwana, uye vakanga vachizomutumidza zita rababa vake Zekaria,
60 nsombi banyina balakana kwambeti, “Welela kukwiweti Yohane.”
asi mai vake vakati, “Kwete! Anofanira kunzi Johani.”
61 Balo bantu balamukumbuleti, “Nomba kuliyawa ukute lina lyamushoboyo kubeshi kamukowa.”
Ivo vakati kwaari, “Pakati pehama dzenyu hapana munhu ane zita iroro.”
62 Lino balambila baishi ne makasa, ne kubepusheti, “Mulandanga tumutumbe lina cini?”
Ipapo vakaninira namaoko kuna baba vake, kuti vazive zita raaida kupa mwana.
63 Popelapo Sakaliya walasebensesha makasa pakusenga cakulembelapo, ne kulembeti, “Lina lyakendi ni Yohane.” Bantu bonse balakankamana.
Akavakumbira pokunyorera, akanyora kuti “Zita rake ndiJohani” uye vose vakashamiswa nazvo.
64 Mpwalapwishowa kulemba Sakaliya walatatika kwamba, nekutatika kulumbaisha Lesa.
Pakarepo muromo wake wakazarurwa uye rurimi rwake rukasunungurwa, akatanga kutaura, achirumbidza Mwari.
65 Bantu bonse balatina abo balikuba bekala pepi nendiye. Neco lulumbi ulo lwalamwaika mucishi conse ca tulundu twa mu Yudeya.
Vavakidzani vose vakazadzwa nokutya, nomunyika yose yezvikomo yeJudhea vanhu vakataura pamusoro pezvinhu izvi zvose.
66 Bonse abo balanyufwa mulumbe uyo bali kabayeya mumyoyo yabo kayi ne kulipusheti, “Uyu mwana nakabe wamushobo cini?” Pakwinga cilabonekelenga limo kwambeti ngofu sha Lesa shili pali endiye.
Vanhu vose vakazvinzwa vakashamiswa nazvo, vakati, “Mwana uyu achava akadiniko?” Nokuti ruoko rwaShe rwaiva naye.
67 Lino Sakaliya baishi Yohane, walesushiwa ne ngofu sha Mushimu Uswepa nekutatika kwambeti,
Zekaria baba vake vakazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene uye vakaprofita vachiti:
68 “Alumbaishiwe Mwami Lesa wa ba Islaeli, Pakwinga Lesa lanyamfwa bantu bakendi ne kubapulusha.
“Ishe, Mwari waIsraeri ngaakudzwe, nokuti akauya akadzikinura vanhu vake.
69 Latupa mupulushi ukute ngofu, walafuma mulibunda lya Dafeti musebenshi wa Lesa.
Akatisimudzira runyanga rworuponeso muimba yomuranda wake Dhavhidhi,
70 Ibi walabyambila limo kupitila mubashinshimi bakendi baswepa bakeendi, (aiōn g165)
sezvaakataura kubudikidza navaprofita vake vatsvene vekare, (aiōn g165)
71 Kwambeti nakatupulushe kufuma mumakasa abalwani betu, ne kuli abo bonse batupata.
iko kuponeswa kubva kuvavengi vedu naparuoko rwavose vanotivenga,
72 Walambeti, nakanyumfwile inkumbo bamashali betu bakeendi, kayi nteshi akalubeko cipangano cakendi caswepa.
kunzwira madzibaba edu ngoni nokurangarira sungano yake tsvene,
73 Ncalalumbila kumushali wetu Abulahamu ne kumushomesheti,
mhiko yaakapikira baba vedu Abhurahama:
74 nakatupulushe mumakasa abalwani betu, kwambeti tukamusebensele mwakubula buyowa,
kutinunura kubva muruoko rwavavengi vedu, uye kutigonesa kuti timushumire tisingatyi,
75 Kayi tube baswepa nekuba balulama pamenso akendi, masuba onse abuyumi bwetu.
muutsvene nokururama pamberi pake mazuva edu ose.
76 Lino mwana obe, nukakwiweti mushinshimi wa Lesa wa wangofu shonse, Pakwinga obe nukabe pantangu pa Mwami, akumubambila nshila.
“Uye iwe, mwana wangu, uchanzi muprofita weWokumusoro-soro; nokuti uchatungamira pamberi paShe kuti umugadzirire nzira,
77 Nukenshibishe bantu bakendi kwambeti, nibakapulushiwe kayi nekulekelelwa bwipishi bwabo.
kuti ape vanhu vake ruzivo rworuponeso kubudikidza nokuregererwa kwezvivi zvavo,
78 Mwami Lesa wetu ukute nkumbo nakatupe mumuni wa kwilu ulyeti kutubuluka kwa kumaca.
nokuda kwomwoyo munyoro waMwari wedu, naye zuva richatibudira richibva kudenga,
79 nukabe mumuni weti ukamunikile bantu bonse bekala mu mushinshe wa lufu, nekututangunina mulumuno.”
kuti rivhenekere pamusoro paavo vagere murima nomumumvuri worufu, uye kuti usesedze tsoka dzedu munzira yorugare.”
80 Usa mwana Yohani walakula nekushimpa mumushimu. Walekala mucinyika kushikila busuba mpwalabonekela patuba kubantu mu Isilaeli.
Uye mwana akakura akava nesimba mumweya; uye akagara mugwenga kusvikira azoonekwa pachena kuvaIsraeri.

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