Luka 1
1 Vangi vachi vava liki ku vika i nswanelo lye kande lyezo indava zichi zive zuzilizwa mukati ketu,
Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,
2 uvu vo vulyo mu vava zituheli mi avo kuzwila ku matangizo ivali impanki ni vahikana ve ñusa.
just as they reported them to us, who were from beginning eye- witnesses and ministers of the word,
3 Cwale kwangu name ivali kuvoneka kuva hande - kuganisisa hande inzila ye indava yezo zintu kuzwila kuma tangizo - kuñola indava ye nswanelo yako iwe, Theophilus yo sepahala.
it seemed good to me also accurately, from the very beginning, to write them to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,
4 Ili ku pangila kuti mwi zive vuniti vwezo zintu zimu va lutwa.
so that you may know the certainty of the story which you have been taught by the word of mouth.
5 Muma zuva a Heroda, simwine wa Judeya ku vali kwina mu purisita we zina lya Zakariya, ya vali kuzwa kwi inkauhanyo ya Abija. Mwi hyavwe avali kuzwa kuvana vechi kazana va Arunì, Izina lyakwe ivali nji Elizabeta.
In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named Elizabeth,
6 Vonse vo vele vava shieme ha vusu vwa Ireza, ku kuteka zonse intaezo za Simwine.
who was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous in the sight of the Lord, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law, blameless.
7 Kono kana vavena mwana kakuli Elizabeta kana vena luzalo, mi hape vonse chi vava supele ahulu he iyi inako.
Now they had no child, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in years.
8 Mi kuvezi kuchita kuti Zakaria avena mukwina kwa Ireza, kwi chilila ni kupanga iyo mintendo yovu purisita yava hewa mwi nswanelo ye inkauhanyo ya kwe.
Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,
9 Kuya ke chizo choku keta kuti njo zuhi mu purisita yese a tende, ava ketwa kwa loto kuti e njile mwi tempele ya Simwine kuti a hise minunkiso.
to enter into the sanctuary of the Lord and to burn incense.
10 Chonse chichava cha vantu chiva kwete ku lapela hanze heyo inako minunkiso iva hiswa.
And the whole multitude of the people were without, praying at the hour of incense.
11 Mi iñiloi lya Simwine livezi kuvoneka ha vusu vwake ni ku zimana ku vulyo vwe alutare ye minunkiso.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 Zakaria ha muvona, ava tilimuki mi lyowa livezi hali.
And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 Kono i ñiloi chi lya ti kwali, “sanzi uvi ni lyowa, Zakaria, kakuti intapelo yako iva tekwa. Mwi hyenu Elizabeta mwa pepe mwana o mwisisu. Kamu sumpe izina lyakwe Johani.
But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
14 Ka muve ni ntabo ni kusanga, mi vangi vese va sangilile he mpepo yakwe.
"And he shall be to you a joy and an exultation, and many shall rejoice over his birth.
15 Kakuli mwave muntu mukando mu menso a Simwine. Sanzi na nywi i waine kapa zinywiwa zi kolete, mi mwe zule ni Luhuho lu Jolola ku zwilila mwi vumo li ba nyina.
"For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, "He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, "He shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the hour of his birth,
16 Mi vantu vangi va Isiraele kava sandulwe kwali Simwine wavo Ireza.
"And shall win many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God.
17 Mwa yende havusu bwe chifateho cha Simwine muluhuho ni ziho za Eliya. Mwa pange vovuti kupangila kuti a sandule inkulo za bashemi ve chikwame ku vana, ku pangila kuti vasa kuteki kava yende mu vutali vwa vantu va lukite - ku litukiseza kwa Simwine vantu valukisezwe iye.
"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."
18 Zakariya cha wamba kwi ñiloi, “Ni wola kuzi ziva vule izi? kakuli chili ni Mukwame yo supele mi ni mwihyetu naye cho supele ahulu.
"How shall I be sure of this?" said Zachariah to the Angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
19 Mi iñiloi chila mwi taba ni ku wamba kwali, “njime Gaburiyele yo zimene mwikwina Ireza.”Nivaka tumwa ku kwiza kuwamba nawe, kukuletela aa makande ma lotu.
"I am Gabriel," answered the angel, "who stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring and to bring you this good news.
20 “Cwale uvone, mo tontole, kese uwole kuwamba heisi izuva izi zintu hese nizi pangahale. Ichi nji kuti kana uva zumini manzwi angu, ese e zuzilizwe he nako i swanezi.
"And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words - Words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."
21 Cwale vantu vava lindile Zakariya. Vava komeketwe kakuli avali kwi kele inako ingi mwi tempele.
Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.
22 Kono haka zwa mo, kana vali ku wola ku wamba navo. Chiva bonisisa kuti ava voni i pono havali kwina mwi tempele. Ava zwili ku panga zi supo kuvali na shele u tontwele.
And when he came out he could not speak to them, and then they knew that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained dumb.
23 Ku vezi kuva kuti mazuva akwe oku tenda ha amana, cha yenda kwi nzuvo yakwe.
As soon as his term of priestly service was ended he went home;
24 Kuzwa aa mazuva, mwi hyavwe Elizabeta ava hi menzi ma hya. Avali zwisi ku vantu ka mwezi i hinda iyanza. Cha wamba,
and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.
25 “Izi za vani pangili Simwine ha vani loli ni chishemo ku pangila kuti a zwise maswavisisa angu ha vusu bwa bantu.”
"This has the Lord done for me. He has now deigned to take the away my reproach among men."
26 Mu Mwezi we yanza ni kamwina, I ñiloi Gaburiyele liba tumwa ku zwa kwa Ireza kwi tolopo mwa Galileya i sumpwa Nazareta,
Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 kwa kamwale yaba vikilizwe ku mukwame we zina lya Josefa. A vali ku wila ku luzuvo lwa Davida, kamwale izina lyakwe i vali nji Maria.
to a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.
28 Cheza kwali ni kuwamba, “Lumele, iwe yo shemuvitwe ahulu, Simwine wina nawe.”
The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."
29 Kono ava lyangene ahulu cha manzwi akwe, ava hupuli kuti iwola kuva mulumelisezo nzi uwu.
Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 Iñiloi chila wamba kwali, “Sanzi utiyi, Maria kakuli cho va wani chishemo ni Ireza.”
when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 Mi u vwene, mo pange mwana mwi vumo mi mo pepe muswisu. Mo sumpe izina lyakwe “Jesu.”
"And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 Mwa ve mukando mi mwa sumpwe kuti Mwana wa Sikwiwulu. Simwine Ireza mwa muhe chipula chavu simwine chika zwilila ku vasikulwe vave sikulwe Davida.
"He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. "And the Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather David,
"and he shall reign over the House of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (aiōn g165)
34 Maria cha wamba kwi ñiloi, “Kai pangahale vule, kuvona kanini ku kopana ni mukwame?”,
And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"
35 Iñiloi chilye tava niku wamba kwali, Luhuho Lujolola ka lwize hako, miziho za Sikwiwulu ka zize hako. Cwale iye uzo yo jolola yenke yese apepwe mwa sumpwe Mwana wa Ireza.
"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.
36 Mi ubwene, mukwako Elizabeta naye aba pepi mwana o muswisu mu busupali. Uwu mwezi we yanza ni konke wali, uzo yabali kusumpwa kusa pepa.
"And behold your kinswoman, Elizabeth, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this was the sixth month with her that was called barren.
37 Kakuli kakwina chese nichi sa woleki ni Ireza.
"For no word of God shall be void of power."
38 Maria chati “ubwene, ni muhikana wo mwanakazana wa Simwine.” Kuve vulyo kwangu kakuya che ñusa lyako. Mi iñiloi chilya musiya.
Then Mary said. "Behold I am Lord’s slave. Let it be to me as you have said." Then the angel departed from her.
39 Linu Maria ava vuki mwa awo mazuba, mi cha hwelela kuya kwi nkanda ye ziwulu, kwi tolopo mwa Judeya.
Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;
40 Ava yendi mwi nzuvo ya Zakariya mi chaka lumelisa Elizabeta.
and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Cwale kuva pangahali kuti Elizabeta ha zuwa mulumelisezo wa Maria, mbumbu mwi vumo lyakwe ava shili, mi Elizabeta ave zulwa Luhuho lu Jolola.
And when Elizabeth heard her salutation, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 Cha koza inzwi lyakwe ni kuwamba kaku huwa “Iwe njo fwiyoletwe mukati kavanakazi, mi ni muselo we vumo lyako ufuyoletwe.”
and called out with a loud cry. "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!
43 Mi chinzi hayi va pangahali kwangu kuti vanyina va Simwine wangu va swanela kwiza kwangu?
"But why is this honor done me, that the mother of my Lord should come me?
44 Mu vwene, mulumo we ntumeliso zako ha ziza ku matwi angu, mbumbu yo wina mwi vumo lyangu ava shili nche intabo.
"For behold when the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped with joy within my womb.
45 Mi uzo u fwiyoletwe yaba zumini kuti ka kuve ni kwizuzilizwa kwezo zintu ziva wambwa kwali ku zwilila kwa Simwine.
"And blessed is she who believed that the Lord’s words spoken to her would be fulfilled."
46 Maria cha wamba, “Luhuho lwangu lu temba Simwine”,
And Mary said. "My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 mi luhuho lwangu lusanga mwe Ireza mutusi wangu.
"My spirit exults in the God, who is my Saviour,
48 Chaba loli ha mazimo avolele hansi a muhikana wakwe wo mwanakazana. Cwale mu vone, ku zwila hahanu onse masika ka a nisumpe kuti ni fwiyoletwe.
"For he has regarded the humiliation of his slave, And from this hour all ages will count me blessed.
49 Kakuli iye yo wina ziho chavani pangili zintu zikando mi izina lyakwe li jolola.
"For he who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is his name.
50 Chishemo chakwe chikalilile ku mahasi ni mahasi kwabo vamu tiya.
"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.
51 Chava tondezi ziho zakwe kache yanza: chaba hasani avo vavali kulikumuseza mihupulo ye nkulo zavo.
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
52 Chava soheli hansi vaana vavene simwine vechi kwame ha vuyendisi vwavo. mi chava nyamuni avo ba mazimo mavi.
"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.
53 Chave zuzi avo va fwile inzala ni zintu zilotu, kono va humite avava tumini kule niva sena chintu.
"The hungry he has filled with good things, But the rich he has sent empty away.
54 Chava hi intuso kwa Isiraele muhikana wakwe, kupangila ku hupula ku tondeza chishemo
"He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,
"As he spoke to our forefathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever." (aiōn g165)
56 Maria ave kali ni Elizabeta ka miezi yo tatwe mi cha volela kwi nzuvo yakwe.
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and returned home.
57 Hanu inako chi iva sikite ya Elizabeta kuti ahwizumuke muchiche mi ava pepi mwanaswisu.
Now when the time of Elizabeth’s delivery was come, she gave birth to a son;
58 Va vambene naye niva kwakwe vava zuwi kuti Simwine ava mutondenzi chishemo chakwe chikando kwali mi vava sangi naye.
and her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her,
59 Hanu kuvezi kupangahala he zuva li hinda iyanza ni to tatwe vava kezi njeva muchite mupato muchiche. Ni vava musumpi “Zakariya,” ku zwila izina li vesi.
and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,
60 Kono va nyina chive tava ni kuwamba “Ne, mwa sumpwe Johani.”
when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."
61 Chiva wamba kwali, “kakwina yenke mukati kava mwenu yo sumpwa keli zina.”
Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"
62 Vava pangi zi supo kuvesi kupangila kuti vesi ve zive muvavali kusakila kuti a hewe izina.
Then they asked his father by signs what he wished to call the child.
63 Vesi chiba kumbila chiñolelo mi chiva ñola, “izina lyakwe nji Johani”. Vonse vava komokwa.
So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."
64 Haho vulyo kaholo kakwe kave yalulwa mi lulimi lwake luva lukululwa. Ava wambi niku lumba Ireza.
Every one was surprised, and at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65 Lyowa livezi havo vavali kwi kala muma bali avo. Zonse izi zintu ziva twala monse mwi inkanda za ziwulu za Judeya.
And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.
66 Mi vonse vava vazuwi vava ziviki mwi nkulo zavo, kuwamba, “cwale uzu muhwile mwave chi?” Kakuli iyanza lya Simwine livena naye.
All the story laid it up in their hearts, saying "What, then, will this child be?" For the Lord’s hands was with him.
67 Vesi Zakariya ave zwile ni Luhuho lu Jolola mi cha polofita, kuwamba,
And his father, Zachariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying.
68 “Simwine a lumbwe, Ireza wa Isiraele, kakuli avezi kwiza ku tusa mi ava kwanisi kuvozekezwa kwa bantu bakwe”
"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and redeemed his people,
69 Chava tuzimikili luziya lwo kuhaza mwi nzuvo yo muhikana wakwe Davida,
"And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for us In the house of his servant David,
"As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets Which have been since the world began (aiōn g165)
71 Mwa lete vu hazo vuzwilila ku zila zetu mi ni ku mayanza avo batu toyete.
To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.
72 Mwa pange vovuti ku totendeza chishemo chakwe ku veshetu mi ni ku hupula ku jolola kwe ntumelelano yakwe,
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
73 ku lisumina kwava wambi kwa Aburahama ishe etu.
"The oath which he swore to Abraham, our forefather,
74 Ava sepisi kutuha kakuli tuba zwiswa muma yanza e zila zetu, katu mutendele niku sena lyowa,
"That he we should be delivered out of the Hand of our enemies, And should serve him without fear,
75 muku jolola ni muku shiama ha vusu bwake onse mazuva etu.
"In holiness and righteousness before him All our days.
76 Eni, nawe, mwana, mo sumpwe mupolofita wa Isiwulu, kakuti moye ha vusu bwe chifateho cha Simwine kuli tukisa inzila zakwe, ku lukisa bantu cha kukeza kwakwe,
"And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Most High, For thou shalt go before the Lord to prepare the way
77 kwiza kuha inzivo yo kuhazwa ku vantu vakwe kaku swalelwa kwa zivi zavo.
"To give to his people a knowledge of salvation Through the remission of their sins,
78 Ichi kachi pangahale bakeñisa chishemo cha Ireza wetu, bakeñisa ke zuva lizwa kule lyese lize kuku tutusa.
"Through the heart of mercy of our God, Whereby the Dayspring from on high shall visit us,
79 Ku venya havo ve kele mwi fifi navo vena mu munzunde we fu. Mwa pange vovuti kutondeza matende etu mwi nzila ye nkozo.
"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."
80 Hanu mwana ava kuli niku kola mu luhuho, mi avena mumu zuka heisi izuva hali vonekisa kwa Isiraele.
And the child grew, and became strong in the Spirit, and remained in the desert till the day of his showing to Israel.
