¹Nto'u toe, rata hawa' ngkai Kaisar Agustus, mpohawai' bona hawe'ea tauna hi humalili' kamagaua' Roma ra'uki' hanga' -ra bona ra'inca kadea-ra.

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

²Pobilaa' tauna to lomo' -na tohe'i rababehi nto'u-na Kirenius jadi' gubernur hi tana' Siria.

²Kunyorwa uku kwaiva kwekutanga kwakaitwa Kuriniosi ari mutungamiriri weSiria.

³Hawe'ea tauna hilou mpope'uki' hanga' -ra, hore-hore hi ngata totu'a-ra.

³Vose ndokuenda kunonyorwa, umwe neumwe kuguta rekwake.

⁵Wae wo'o Yusuf me'ongko' ngkai ngata Nazaret, mpo'ema' Maria kamae' -na to bula-na motina'i-mi. Me'ongko' -ramo ngkai tana' Galilea, manake' hilou hi tana' Yudea, mpotoa' ngata Betlehem, ngata kaputua Magau' Daud owi. Yusuf kana mpope'uki' hanga' -na hi ria, apa' hi'a muli Magau' Daud.

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

⁶Nto'u-ra hi Betlehem toe, rata-mi tempo-na Maria mo'ana'.

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

⁷Mo'ana' mpu'u-imi, hadua ana' tomane, ana' ulumua' -na. Ana' -na toei naputu' pai' napopoturu hi rala paiwa', apa' ihia' -mi tomi torata.

⁶Zvakaitika kuti vachipo, mazuva okusununguka kwake akazadzisika;

⁸Hi mali ngata Betlehem, ria ba hangkuja dua topo'ewu. Bula-ra mpodoo bima-ra hi papada ngkabengia toe,

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

⁹muu-mule' mehupa' -mi hadua mala'eka Pue' mpohirua' -raka, pai' kabaraka' Pue' mehini mpohinii-ra, alaa-na me'eka' lia-ramo.

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

¹⁰Na'uli' mala'eka toei mpo'uli' -raka: "Neo' -koi me'eka', apa' katumai-ku toi mpokeni kareba lompe' hi koi', kareba to mpakagoe' lia hawe'ea tauna.

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

¹¹Eo toe lau hi ngata Magau' Daud, putu-mi Magau' Tompohore-koi ngkai huku' jeko' -ni, Hi'a-mi Kristus, Pue'.

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

¹²Toi-mi pompetonoi-na bona ni'inca kamakono-na lolita-ku: mporua' -koi mpai' hadua ana'lei raputu' pai' rapopoturu hi rala paiwa'."

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

¹³Hampinisi mata mehupa' wo'o-mi wori' mala'eka to ngkai suruga dohe mala'eka to lomo' -na we'i. Mpo'une' -ra Alata'ala, ra'uli':

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

¹⁴"Mai-tamo mpo'une' Alata'ala to hi suruga! Pai' hi dunia', tauna to napokono mporata kalompea' tuwu'."

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

¹⁵Ngkai ree, nculii' -ramo mala'eka hilou hi suruga, pai' mohawa' -ramo topo'ewu toera, ra'uli': "Kita-mi hilou hi Betlehem mpohilo kajadia' to na'uli' -taka Pue'."

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

¹⁶Kahilou-rami, pai' rarua' mpu'u-mi Maria pai' Yusuf, hante ana'lei-ra to turu hi rala paiwa'.

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

¹⁷Karahilo-na ana' toei, ralolita-mi napa to na'uli' -raka mala'eka mpotompo'wiwi-i.

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

¹⁸Konce omea tauna to mpo'epe lolita topo'ewu toera.

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

¹⁹Aga Maria mpotimamahi hawe'ea to jadi' toe hi rala nono-na, pai' ntora napenonoi.

¹⁸Zvino vose vakanzwa vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakange zvataurwa kwavari nevafudzi.

²⁰Nculii' -ramo topo'ewu toera, pai' halengko ohea mpo'une' pai' mpobila' Alata'ala-ramo, apa' hawe'ea to ra'epe pai' to rahilo, bate hewa to na'uli' -raka mala'eka.

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

²¹Ntuku' ada-ra to Yahudi, kahono' -na walu eo umuru-na, Ana' toei ratini' pai' rahanga' -i Yesus, hanga' to nahanga' -ki mala'eka kako'ia-na napotina'i-ki tina-na.

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

²²Oti toe, rata-mi tempo-na Yusuf pai' Maria kana mpobabehi ada ka'oti-na mo'ana', ntuku' Atura Pue' to na'uki' Musa. Nto'u toe, ana'lei-ra toe rakeni hilou hi Yerusalem bona ratonu hi Pue',

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

²³hewa to te'uki' hi rala Buku Atura Pue': "Butu dua ana' tomane to ulumua' kana ratonu hi Pue' bona jadi' bagia-na."

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

²⁴Rakeni wo'o pepue' -ra, ntuku' hawa' to te'uki' hi rala Buku Atura Pue': hamoko korokou ba roma'a ana' mangkebodo.

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

²⁵Hi Yerusalem nto'u toe, ria hadua tauna to rahanga' Simeon. Simeon toei, tau monoa' to mengkoru hi Alata'ala. Inoha' Tomoroli' mpodohei-i, pai' -i ncarumaka kaneo' -na rata-mi tempo-na Alata'ala mpotulungi muli Israel.

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

²⁶Hangkani, Inoha' Tomoroli' mpo'uli' -ki hewa toi: "Ko'ia-ko mate ane ko'ia nuhiloi Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Pue' Ala."

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.

²⁷Jadi', nto'u-na Yusuf pai' Maria mpokeni Yesus ana'lei-ra hi Tomi Alata'ala bona ratonu hi Alata'ala ntuku' Atura Musa, Inoha' Tomoroli' mpopakeni Simeon mesua' hi Tomi Alata'ala.

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

²⁸Kana'ala' -nami ana'lei toei, napanawi pai' -i mpo'une' Alata'ala, na'uli':

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

²⁹"O Pue', nau' mate-ama, uma-pi beiwa. Oha-mi nono-ku, apa' madupa' -mi janci-nu.

²⁸iye akamutora mumaoko ake, akavonga Mwari, achiti:

³⁰Hante mata-ku moto-mi mpohilo Topetolo' to ngkai Iko Pue',

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

³¹to nuporodo hi hawe'ea manusia'.

³⁰nekuti meso angu aona ruponeso rwenyu,

³²Topetolo' toei, hewa baja to mponotohi nono tauna to bela-ra muli Israel. Pai' -i mpokeni karabilaa' hi kai' muli Israel to nupobagia."

³¹rwamakagadzirira pamberi pezviso zvevanhu vose;

³³Tina pai' tuama ana' toei konce mpo'epe lolita Simeon mpotompo'wiwi ana' -ra.

³²chiedza chekuzarurira vahedheni, nekubwinya kwerudzi rwenyu Israeri.

³⁴Simeon mpogane' -ra, pai' na'uli' -ki Maria: "Ngkai Ana' -nu toii, wori' mpai' muli Israel monawu' mporata silaka, aga wori' wo'o to tehore bona mporata kalompea'. Hi'a-mi to napelihi pai' nasuro tumai Pue' Ala, aga wori' tauna mposapuaka-i mpai',

³³Josefa namai vake vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakarehwa pamusoro pake.

³⁵alaa-na telohu-mi ihi' nono-ra. Hiaa' iko Maria, narumpa' -ko-hana mpai' kasusaa' nono, hewa to rajalo piho'."

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

³⁷Nto'u karata-ra Yusuf pai' Maria hi Tomi Alata'ala toe, ria wo'o-hawo hi ree hadua nabi tobine to tu'a lia-mi. Hanga' -na Hana, ana' Fanuel, ngkai posantina-na Asyer. Nto'u toe, umuru-na walu mpulu' opo' mpae. Pitu mpae-i-wadi motomanei. Ngkai ree, balu-imi pai' uma-ipi motomanei. Tida oa' -i hi Tomi Alata'ala, hi eo-na hi bengi-na ntora mosampaya pai' mopuasa' -i mepue' hi Pue' Ala.

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

³⁸Jadi', nto'u Yusuf pai' Maria hi Tomi Alata'ala toe, rata wo'o-imi-hawo Hana, mpo'uli' tarima kasi hi Alata'ala, pai' ntora mpotompo'wiwi Ana' toei hi hawe'ea tauna to mpopea tempo-na Alata'ala mpobahaka to Yerusalem ngkai bali' -ra.

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

³⁹Ka'oti-ra Yusuf pai' Maria mpobabehi hawe'ea to ratuntu' hi rala Buku Atura Pue', nculii' -ramo hilou hi ngata Nazaret hi tana' Galilea.

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

⁴⁰Ana' -ra toei, kaboo-bohea pai' karoo-rohoa. Monoto lia nono-na, pai' Alata'ala mpogane' -i.

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

⁴¹Butu mpae-na, tina pai' tuama-na Yesus hilou hi Yerusalem mpokaralai eo bohe to Yahudi to rahanga' Eo Paskah.

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

⁴²Hono' -mi hampulu' rompae umuru-na Yesus, hilou wo'o-ramo ngkaralai eo bohe toe hewa kabiasaa-ra.

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

⁴³Katimpaliu-na eo bohe toe, nculii' -ramo hilou mpotoa' ngata-ra. Aga Yesus-hana, uma-i mpotuku' -ra. Hi ria-i-pidi hi Yerusalem, aga uma ra'incai totu'a-na.

⁴¹Zvino vabereki vake vaienda kuJerusarema makore ose pamutambo wepasika.

⁴⁴Ra'uli' -rawo, metuku' moto-i dohe doo hampomakoa' -ra. Ha'eo-ramo momako', lako' rapali' -idi hi doo-ra pai' ompi' -ra.

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

⁴⁵Aga uma-i raruai'. Toe pai' nculii' -ra hi Yerusalem mpopali' -i.

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

⁴⁶Tolu eo-ramo mepali', lako' rarua' -idi hi Tomi Alata'ala. Mohura-i hi laintongo' guru agama, mpe'epei pai' mepekune'.

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

⁴⁷Hawe'ea tauna to mpo'epe-i mpo'uli': "Uma mowo kapante-nae'! Uma mowo kamonoto tompoi' -na!"

⁴⁵Asi vakati vasingamuwani, vakadzokera kuJerusarema vachimutsvaka.

⁴⁸Konce tina pai' tuama-na mpohilo-i. Na'uli' tina-na: "Uto', napa-di-kona pai' nupohewa toe-kaie! Kai' tuama-nu, sese' -kai mpopali' -ko!"

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

⁴⁹Na'uli' -raka: "Ha napa pai' nipali' -a? Ha uma ni'incai kana hi rala tomi Tuama-kua?"

⁴⁷Vose vakange vachimunzwa vakavhiringidzika nekuziva nemhinduro dzake.

⁵⁰Tapi' uma rapaha batua lolita-na.

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

⁵¹Oti toe, hidohea-ramo nculii' hilou hi Nazaret, pai' bate mengkoru-i hi hawa' tina pai' tuama-na. Tina-na mpotimamahi hawe'ea to jadi' toe hi rala nono-na.

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

⁵²Yesus kaboo-bohea pai' kamonoo-notoa nono-na. Alata'ala mpokono-i, wae wo'o manusia'.

⁵⁰Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa shoko raakataura kwavari.

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

⁵²Jesu akawedzera panjere nekukura, nepakudiwa naMwari nevanhu.