¹Zvino zvakaitika nemazuva iwayo, chiga chakabuda kubva kuna Kesari Agasto, kuti nyika yose inyorwe.

¹Ande kodia vriama iek baro manush kai busholas Ceasar Augustus dia ordina te dikhen sode narodo sas ando them.

²Kunyorwa uku kwaiva kwekutanga kwakaitwa Kuriniosi ari mutungamiriri weSiria.

²Kana jinde le narodos e pervo data kana inker aver manush kai busholas Cyrenius sas baro pe them kai busholas Syria.

³Vose ndokuenda kunonyorwa, umwe neumwe kuguta rekwake.

³Savorhe gele te ramonpe ando foro kai kerdiol.

⁴NaJosefawo akakwira achibva Garirea muguta Nazareta, akaenda Judhiya kuguta raDhavhidhi, rinonzi Bhetirehemu, nekuti waiva weimba nedzinza raDhavhidhi,

⁴O Josef gelotar anda kado foro Nazareth kai sas ande Galilee te zhal ande Judea, andek foro kai busholas Bethlehem, kai kerdilo o amperato David. Ke wo sas andai vitsa le Davidoski.

⁵kunonyorwa naMaria mukadzi wakange atsidzira kuwanikwa naye, ava nemimba.

⁵Gelo vi wo te ramol pe la Mariasa, kodia kai sas tomnime pala leste.

⁶Zvakaitika kuti vachipo, mazuva okusununguka kwake akazadzisika;

⁶Woi azhukerelas iek glata, kana sas ando Bethlehem e vriama avili kai o shav trobulas te kerdiol.

⁷ndokuzvara mwanakomana wake wedangwe, akamuputira nemicheka, akamuvanzarika muchidyiro, nekuti makange musina nzvimbo yavo muimba yevaeni.

⁷O Shav kerdilo, o pervo andai lake glate, pachardia les andel poxtan ai thodia les ande liagano pel suluma ke nas than lenge ando hotelo.

⁸Zvino kwakange kune vafudzi munyika iyoyo vaigara kuuragu vachichengetedza nguva dzekurinda mapoka avo usiku.

⁸Ande kodo foro sas pastuxuria kai nakhavenas e riat pel kimpuria te garaven le bakriorhan.

⁹Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe akamira pedo navo, nekubwinya kwaIshe kukapenya kwakavakomba; vakatya nekutya kukuru.

⁹Ek angelo le Devlesko sikadilo lenge, ai o barimos le Devlesko strefial pe lende: ai won daraile,

¹⁰Zvino mutumwa akati kwavari: Musatya; nekuti tarirai, ndinokuparidzirai mashoko akanaka emufaro mukuru, uchava kuvanhu vose;

¹⁰Numa o angelo phendia lenge, "Na daran! Ke me anav tumenge ek lashi viasta, kai raduila zurales sa le narodos.

¹¹nekuti mazvarirwa nhasi Muponesi, unova Kristu Ishe, muguta raDhavhidhi.

¹¹Kadia dies ando foro le Davidosko ek skepitori kerdilo, wo si o Kristo le Devles.

¹²Zvino ichi chiratidzo kwamuri: Muchandowana mucheche akaputirwa nemicheka, avete muchidyiro.

¹²Sar te prinzharen les arakhena iek tsinorho kai si pachardo andel poxtan ai ande liagano."

¹³Uye pakarepo kukavapo pamwe nemutumwa chaunga chehondo yekudenga vachirumbidza Mwari, vachiti:

¹³Strazo angelosa but aver angeluria anda cheri luvudinas le Devles ai mothonas,

¹⁴Rumbidzo kuna Mwari kumusoro-soro, norugare panyika; chishuwo chakanaka kuvanhu.

¹⁴"O barimos ka Del ke si ando rhaio, ai leski pacha dinila pe phuv kal manush kai si leske drago!"

¹⁵Zvino kwakaitika kuti vatumwa vabva kwavari vaenda kudenga, vanhu vafudzi vakataurirana, vachiti: Ngatiende ikozvino Bhetirehemu, tinoona chinhu ichi chakaitika, Ishe chaatizivisa.

¹⁵Kana le angeluria geletar katar le pastuxuria te zhantar ando rhaio, le pastuxuria denas pe duma mashkar pende, "Aven ando Bethlehem ke trobul te dikhas so si so O Del phendia amenge."

¹⁶Zvino vakakurumidza kusvika, vakawana vose Maria naJosefa, nemucheche avete muchidyiro.

¹⁶Grebisaile te zhan ai kotse arakhle la Maria ai Josefos, ai dikhle o tsinorho kai sas ande liagano.

¹⁷Vakati vaona, vakazivisa kose shoko ravakange vaudzwa maererano neucheche uyu.

¹⁷Kana dikhle les phende so phendiasas lenge o angelo pai glata.

¹⁸Zvino vose vakanzwa vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakange zvataurwa kwavari nevafudzi.

¹⁸Savorhe kai ashunde le pastuxuria chudisaile so phendesas lenge.

¹⁹Asi Maria wakachengeta zvinhu izvi zvose, achifungisisa mumoyo make.

¹⁹Numa e Maria garavelas kodola dieli ande peske goji ai delas pe goji ande peste.

²⁰Zvino vafudzi vakadzokera, vachikudza nekurumbidza Mwari pamusoro pezvinhu zvose zvavakange vanzwa nekuona, sezvakange zvataurwa kwavari.

²⁰Porme le pastuxria geletar palpale khere, jilabenas pa drom o barimos le Devlesko ai naisinas leske anda so ashunde ai dikhle; ke swako diela kerdili sar o angelo phendiasas lenge.

²¹Mazuva masere akati apera kuti mucheche adzingiswe, zita rake ndokunzi Jesu, raakange atumidzwa nemutumwa asati agamuchirwa mudumbu.

²¹Ek kurko pala kodia, kana e vriama avili te shinen lesko boriko, ai dine les o anav kai si Jesus, o anav kai phendiasas lenge o angelo te thon leske mai anglal sar te avel e Maria phari.

²²Zvino mazuva ekunatswa kwake nemurairo waMozisi akati apera, vakauya naye kuJerusarema, kuti vamukumikidze kuna Ishe,

²²Porme e vriama avili le Josefoske ai la Mariake te keren so o zakono le Mosesoske sas te vuzharenpe, antunchi andine o tsinorho ando foro kai si ando Jerusalem te sikaven o tsinorho ka Del.

²³(sezvazvakanyorwa pamurairo waIshe kuti: Chirume chose chinozarura chizvaro, chichanzi chitsvene kuna Ishe),

²³Ke ramome ando zakono le Devlesko, swako mursh glata o pervo kai kerdilo avela thodino rigate le Devlesko."

²⁴uye vabayire chibayiro sezvazvakarehwa pamurairo waIshe, hangaiwa mbiri, kana njiva mbiri duku.

²⁴Ai mai kerde vari so kai o zakono le Devlesko mangelas te den dui terne golumburia. (Turtledoves vai pigeons)

²⁵Zvino tarira, kwakange kune munhu muJerusarema, zita rake raiva Simioni, ndiyewo munhu waiva akarurama akazvipira kushumira Mwari, akamirira kunyaradzwa kwaIsraeri, neMweya Mutsvene wakange uri pamusoro pake.

²⁵Sas ando Jerusalem iek manush kai busholas Simeon. Kodo manush lasho sas ai respektilas le Devles, ai azhukerelas pala e vriama kana le Zhiduvuria avena skepime, ai O Swunto Duxo sas lesa.

²⁶Zvino zvakange zvaratidzwa kwaari neMweya Mutsvene, kuti haangaoni rufu asati aona Kristu waIshe.

²⁶Ai O Swunto Duxo phendia leske ke chi merela mai anglal sar te dikhel le skepitores kai si tradino katar O Del.

²⁷Wakapinda mutembere neMweya; zvino vabereki vakati vachiuisa mucheche Jesu, kuti vaite pamusoro pake netsika yemurairo,

²⁷O Swunto Duxo sikavelas leske kai te zhal, o Simeon gelo ande tampla. O dat ai e dei le Kristoske andine pengo Shav O Jesus ande tamplo te keren so mangelas o zakono.

²⁸iye akamutora mumaoko ake, akavonga Mwari, achiti:

²⁸O Simeon lia le Kristos ande peske vas ai naisilas le Devles, ai motholas:

²⁹Tenzi, ikozvino regai muranda wenyu aende nerugare, seshoko renyu;

²⁹"Devla, akana so phendian kerdilia, ai sai mekes man te merav pachasa.

³⁰nekuti meso angu aona ruponeso rwenyu,

³⁰Ke dikhlem murhe iakhensa cho skepimos, kai dian ka sa le thema:

³¹rwamakagadzirira pamberi pezviso zvevanhu vose;

³²Vediara te sikavel sa le themenge kai si ande lumia, ai dela barimos ande Israel kai si cho narodo."

³²chiedza chekuzarurira vahedheni, nekubwinya kwerudzi rwenyu Israeri.

³³O dat ai e dei le Kristoske chudisaile so motholas o Simeon pa Jesus.

³³Josefa namai vake vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakarehwa pamusoro pake.

³⁴O Simeon swuntsosardia le ai phendia la Mariake e dei le Kristoski, O Del alosardia kadala glata te pherel ai te vazdel buten kai si ande Israel. Wo avela katar O Del kai le manush chi mangena.

³⁴Zino Simioni akavaropafadza, akati kuna Maria mai vake: Tarira, uyu wakaisirwa kuwa nekumuka kwevazhinji kuna Israeri, nekuva chiratidzo chichapikiswa;

³⁵Ai kadia sikavela le ginduria kai si garade ando lengo ilo. Numa tu zhuvlio, e dukh dukhavela cho duxo sar ek sabia."

³⁵uye newe, munondo uchapinda nemweya wako pachako; kuti ndangariro dzemoyo mizhinji dzifukurwe.

³⁶Sas ek profeti, Anna busholas, woi sas e shei le manusheske kai busholas Phanuel, ande vitsa kodolenge kai bushon Asher. Phuri sas, traiisardiasas efta bersh le manushesa kai ansurisailisas lesa kana sas terni.

³⁶Zvino kwakange kuna Ana muporofitakadzi, mukunda waFanueri, wedzinza raAsheri; wakange akwegura kwazvo, wakararama nemurume makore manomwe kubvira paumhandara hwake.

³⁷Ai akana kai si phivli areslisas kal bersh kai sas oxtovardesh tai shtar bersh. Chi zhalastar anda tampla, numa podailas le Devles e diese ai e riate chi xalas ai rhugilaspe.

³⁷Uye ari chirikadzi yemakore angava makumi masere nemana, wakange asingabvi mutembere, achishumira nemitsanyo neminyengetero usiku nemasikati.

³⁸Ande kodia momento aresli ai naisilas le Devles, ai delas duma pai glata sa kodolenge kai azhukerenas te skepil O Del o Jerusalem.

³⁸Naiye wakati achisvika nenguva iyoyo akatenda Mwari, akataura pamusoro pake kuna vose vakange vachitarisira kusunungurwa muJerusarema.

³⁹kana kerde so godi mangelas o zakono le Devlesko geletar palpale ande Galilee, ande pengo foro kai bushol Nazareth.

³⁹Zvino vakati vapedza zvinhu zvose zvaienderana nemurairo waIshe, vakadzokera Garirea kuguta ravo Nazareta.

⁴⁰O tsinorho bariolas, ai zuriavolas ando duxo; ai gojaver sas e goji, ai o mishtimos le Devlesko sas po leste.

⁴⁰Mucheche akakura, akasimba mumweya, akazara nenjere; nenyasha dzaMwari dzakange dziri pamusoro pake.

⁴¹Swako bersh o dat ai e dei le Kristoske zhanas ando Jerusalem pala O Dies O Baro le Zhidovongo.

⁴¹Zvino vabereki vake vaienda kuJerusarema makore ose pamutambo wepasika.

⁴²Kana O Jesus pherdilo desh u do bershengo gele te xan O Baro Dies le Zhidovongo sar keren swako bersh.

⁴²Zvino wakati ava nemakore gumi nemaviri, vakakwira kuJerusarema zvichienderana netsika yemutambo,

⁴³Kana getosaile le diesa kana xanas O Baro Dies le Zhidovongo geletar, numa O Jesus beshlo ande Jerusalem, ai lesko dat ai leski dei chi zhanenas.

⁴³vakati mazuva apera, pakudzoka kwavo, mwana Jesu akasara kuJerusarema, asi Josefa namai vake vasingazvizivi,

⁴⁴Won gindinas ke O Jesus sas penge vortakonsa kai zhanas pa drom, phirde iek dies, porme rodenas les ka penge naimuria ai ka penge vortacha.

⁴⁴asi vaimufungira kuva mune vamwe vevakange vachifamba navo, vakafamba mufambo wezuva, vakazomutsvaka pakati pehama nekuvazikanwi.

⁴⁵Numa chi arakhle les, pale gele ande Jerusalem te roden les.

⁴⁵Asi vakati vasingamuwani, vakadzokera kuJerusarema vachimutsvaka.

⁴⁶O trito dies arakhel les ande tampla, beshelas tele mashkar le Zhiduvuria kai sicharenas o zakono le Devlesko, O Jesus ashunelas lende ai phushelas le vari so.

⁴⁶Zvino zvakaitika shure kwemazuva matatu, vakamuwana mutembere, agere pakati pavadzidzisi, achivateerera, achivabvunza.

⁴⁷Ai sa kai ashunde les chudinaspe che gojaver sas ai sar delas le atweto.

⁴⁷Vose vakange vachimunzwa vakavhiringidzika nekuziva nemhinduro dzake.

⁴⁸Lesko dat ai leski dei chudisaile zurales kana dikhle les. Leski dei phendia leske, "Murho shav, sostar kerdian kadia? Cho dat ai me nekezhisas ai rodasas tu."

⁴⁸Zvino vakati vamuona vakakatyamara; mai vake vakati kwaari: Mwana, waitirei zvakadai kwatiri? Tarira, baba vako neni tanga tichikutsvaka tichishungurudzika.

⁴⁹Ai wo dia le atweto, "Sostar roden ma? Pate tume chi zhanen ke trobul te avav ando kher murho Dadesko?"

⁴⁹Akati kwavari: Munonditsvaka sei? Manga musingazivi kuti ndinofanira kuva pazvinhu zvaBaba vangu here?

⁵⁰Numa won chi haliarde so motholas lenge.

⁵⁰Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa shoko raakataura kwavari.

⁵¹Porme O Jesus gelotar palpale lensa ande Nazareth, ai pachalas lenge mui, leski dei garavelas sa le vorbi ande pesko ilo.

⁵¹Zvino akaburuka navo, akasvika Nazareta; akazviisa pasi pavo. Asi mai vake vakachengeta mashoko iwayo ose mumoyo mavo.

⁵²O Jesus bariolas ande pesko stato ai vi leski goji, ai bariolas ande dragostia le Devleski ai le manushengi.

⁵²Jesu akawedzera panjere nekukura, nepakudiwa naMwari nevanhu.