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1Wolemekezeka Teofilo, wandhu ambili ayesa kulemba bwino nghani za vindhu vijha vidachitika pakati pathu.2Adayalemba ngati umo tidafotokozeledwa ni wandhu wajha adali amboni, yawo adaziona nghani zimenezo ni maso yawo ni kuuzila uthenga.3Ine nane yapo nafunafuna mosamala ni kuujhiwa uzene, naona bwino kukulembelani kwa utalatibu kila kandhu olemekezeka Teofilo, nghani zimenezo ngati umo zidachitika,4nichita chimwecho kuti nawenjho ukhoze kuujhiwa uzene wa nghani zijha udayaluzidwa.
Kubadwa kwa Yohana m'batizi kuuzidwa
5Pa ndhawi ya Helode mfumu wa Kuyudea, kudali mjhukulu wa Mnungu mmojhi uyo wamatanidwa Zakaliya, wochokela kugulu la anjhembe la Abiya. Nayonjho Elizabeti, mkazake Zakaliya wamachokela kukhamu la wanjhembe la Aloni.6Zakaliya ni mkazake Elizabeti adali wandhu yawo wovemelezeka pamaso pa Mnungu. Amakhala kochata malamulo ni thauko la Mnungu.7Anyiiwo adalibe wana pakuti Elizabeti wadali wambende, ni wonjhe awili adali azee kupunda.8Siku limojhi yapo idali zamu ya Zakaliya kuchita njhito ya njhembe Mnyumba ya Mnungu,9ngati umo lili khalidwe, Zakaliya wadasanghidwa kwa gudugudu, kulowa Mnyumba ya Mnungu kuti watutumuche ubani.10Yapo iye wamabucha ubani, wandhu ambili adali kubwalo naapembhela.11Ndiipo mtumiki wakumwamba wa Ambuye wadamtulukila Zakaliya mkati mmenemo, wadaima bendeka lakwene la guwa lotutumuchila ubani.12Yapo Zakaliya wadamuona mtumiki wakumwamba wa Ambuye, wadaopa.13Nambho mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu wadamkambila, “Zakaliya Usadaopa, pakuti Mnungu wavela mapembhelo yako, ni mkazako Elizabeti siwakubalile mwana wammuna, ni iwe siumpache jhina Yohana.14Nawe siusekelele ni kukondwela kupunda, ni wandhu ambili sakondwele chifuko cha kubadwa kwake.15Ambuye samchite kukhala wamkulu, ni siwamwa divayi kapina chakumwa chilichonjhe cholojhelecha, siwajhazidwe ni Mzimu Woyela kuyambila siku lakubadwa kwake.16Yohana siwaabweze wandhu ambili Akuizilaeli kuti abwele kwa Ambuye Mnungu wao.17Ni iye siwachogolele pachogolo pa Ambuye ni siwachogozedwe ni mzimu ni mbhavu ngati za Eliya. Siwaing'anamuche mitima ya achatate kuti yaaganizile achanawao, ni kwachita osavela kuti akhale ni maganizo yabwino, ni kwaika wandhu wake tayali pakujha kwa Ambuye.”18Zakaliya wadamfunjha mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu, “Chindhu ichi sichikhozeke bwanji? Ine ni mzee, ni mkazanga nayonjho wazeeka!”19Mtumiki wakumwamba wa Mnungu wadamuyangha Zakaliya, “Ine Gabilieli, mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu, uyo niima pachogolo pa Mnungu, natumidwa kuti nikambe ni iwe, ni kukukambila uthenga uwu wabwino.20Chipano, siukhale bubu, ndande siudavechele yayo nakukambila, siukhoza kukamba mbaka yapo siyachokele yameneyo nakukambila.”21Ndhawi imeneyo, wandhu wonjhe amamlindilila Zakaliya, anyiiwo amadabwa ndandeyanji wachedwa mnyumba ya Mnungu.22Yapo Zakaliya wadatuluka kubwalo siwadakhoze kukamba. Anyiiwo adajhiwa kuti walangizidwa chindhu mkati mwa Nyumba ya Mnungu. Pakuti wadaendekela kukamba nao kwa vizindikilo, ndande siwamakhoze kukamba mawu.23Yapo yadatha masiku yake yochita njhito ya unjhembe, Zakaliya wadabwela kukhomo lake.24Pambuyo pake, mkazake wa Zakaliya uyo watanidwa Elizabeti wadali ni pathupi. Siwadachoke pakhomo pake kwa ndhawi ya miezi isano, wadakamba,25“Umu ndeumo anichitila Ambuye. Aniona ni kunichhitila ubwino, ni kunichochela njhoni zanga pamaso pa wandhu.”Kubadwa kwa Yesu kuuzilidwa
26Mumwezi wa sita wa pathupi pa Elizabeti, Mnungu wadamtuma mtumiki wake Gabilieli kupita kumujhi wa Galilaya, uwo utanidwa Nazaleti,27wapite kwa mwalimbeta uyo wamatanidwa Maliya, uyo wadapachidwa chilipa ni wammuna uyo wamatanidwa Yusufu, wa mbadwa wa Daudi.28Mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu wadamchokela ni kumlonjela ni kumkambila, “Iwe wapachidwa mwawi, Ambuye ali pamojhi ni iwe!”29Maliya yapo wadavela moni imeneyo wadaiganizila kupunda niwadakamba kuti moni iyi mate yake chiyani.30Nambho mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu wadamkambila, “Maliya usadaopa, pakuti Mnungu wakupacha mwawi.31Vechela, siupate pathupi ni kubala mwana wa mmuna, niiwe siumpache jhina Yesu.32Iye siwakhale mundhu waulamulilo, ni siwatanidwe mwana wa Uyo wali kumwamba kupunda. Ni Ambuye Mnungu sampache ufumu ngati umo wadali Daudi, tate wake.33Chimwecho iye siwalamulile mbadwa wa Yakobo muyaya, ni ufumu wake siukhala ni mathelo!”34Maliya wadamuyangha ni kumfunjha mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu, “Sivikhozekane bwanji vindhu ivi, pakuti sinidapezane chithupi ni wammuna?”35Mtumiki wa kumwamba wa Mnungu wadamuyangha Maliya, “Mzimu woyela siukujhele iwe, ni mphavu zake uyo wali kumwamba kupunda sizikuvinikile iwe ngati chitunjhi. Chimwecho, ni Woyela uyo siwabadwe siwatanidwe Mwana wa Mnungu.36Ata mbale wako Elizabeti uyo wamatanidwa wambende, chipano wali ni pathupi pa miyezi sita, ingakhale iye ni mzee kupunda.37Mate yake palibe chindhu icho sichikhozeka kwa Mnungu.”38Maliya wadayangha, “Ine ni mbowa wa Ambuye, mawu yaya yachitike ngati umo mwakambila.” Ndiipo mtumiki wa kumwamba wadachokapo.Maliya wamuyendela Elizabeti
39Pa masiku yamweyo, Maliya wadapita kwa msanga kujhiko la mapili la Yudeya.40Kumeneko Maliya wadalowa mnyumba ya Zakaliya, ni kumlonjela Elizabeti.41Elizabeti yapo wadavela mvekelo wa Maliya, mwana wadavina kwa chimwemwe mmimba mwake. Ni iye Elizabeti wadajhazidwa ni Mzimu Woyela.42Wadakweza mvekelo ni kunena, “Iwe wapachidwa mwawi kupunda ni Mnungu kupitilila wachikazi wonjhe, ni wali ni mwawi mwana uyo siubale!43Ndande yanji chindhu ichi chinichokele ine, mbaka maye wa Ambuye wanga aniyendele ine?44Yapo nidavelape moni yanu, mwana uyo wali mmimba wadavina kwa chimwemwe.45Uli ni mwawi iwe wakhulupilila kuti siyachitike yameneyo Ambuye akukambila!”Maliya waimba kumkweza Mnungu
46Maliya wadakamba, “Mtima wanga umkweza Ambuye,47ni mtima wanga ukondwela ndande ya Mnungu Muomboli wanga.48Pakuti Mnungu wanikumbukila kwa lisungu ine mbowa wake wojhichicha. Kuyambila chipano mibadwa yonjhe siinitane wamwawi.49Pakuti Mnungu wambhavu zonjhe wanichitila vavikulu, jhina lake ni woyela.50Lisungu lake kwa anyiyawo amulemekeza kupunda ni lolimba kwa mibadwa ni mibadwa.51iye wachita vindhu vavikulu kwa mbhavu zake, wayamwaza maganizo ya wandhu ambwinya yayo yali mmitima yawo,52iye waachicha alamuli kuchokela mmipando yawo ya chifumu, nambho waakweza yawo ajhichicha.53Anjala wakhuticha vindhu vabwino, ni wandhu wopata watopola manja yachajhe.54Iye wamthangatila Izilaeli mbowa wake, ni wakumbukila ahadi yake yomlengela lisungu,55ngati umo wadakambila kwa anyambuyathu, Ibulahimu ni mibadwa yake yonjhe muyaya.”56Maliya wadakhala ni Elizabeti kwa miyezi itatu, ni pambuyo pake wadabwela kukhomo lake.57Ndhawi yobala yapo idakwana Elizabeti wadabala mwana wammuna.58Wandhu apafupi ni achabale wake adavela kuti Ambuye alangiza lisungu lalikulu, adakondwela pamojhi ni iye.59Yapo lidakwana siku la nane kuyambila kubadwa kwa mwana, adapita kumdula jhando, ni achabale wake amafuna kumpacha jhina la atate wake ilo limatanidwa, Zakaliya.60Nambho amake adakana, ni kukamba, “Notho! Watanidwe jhina Yohana.”61Anyiiwo adamuyangha, “Palibe mundhu ata mmojhi pa khamu lako uyo wali ni jhina limenelo.”62Ndiipo anyiiwo adaafunjha atate wake kwa vizindikilo kuti wakambe jhina ilo wafuna kumpacha mwana wake.63Iye wadatanicha chithabwa ni wadalemba chimwechi, “Jhina lake ni Yohana.” Wandhu wonjhe adazizwa.64Ndhawi imweyo Zakaliya wadakhoza kukamba ni kumtamanda Mnungu.65Wandhu apafupi wao wonjhe adadabwa kupunda, mbaka nghani zijha zidafika jhiko lonjhe la mapili ya Kuyuda.66Wandhu wonjhe yawo adavela nghani zimenezo adadabwa kupunda ni kujhifunjha, “Bwanji, mwana mmeneyo siwakhale wamtundu wanji?” Mate yake, zenedi mbhavu za Mnungu zidali pamojhi ni iye.Ulosi wa Zakaliya
67Ndiipo Zakaliya, tate wa Yohana wadajhazidwa ni Mzimu Woyela, ni wadakamba ulosi,68“Akwezedwe Ambuye Mnungu aku Izilaeli, pakuti wajha kwaombola wandhu wake.69Iye watipacha muomboli wambhavu, Wochokela mbadwa wa Daudi mbowa wake.70Ngati umo Mnungu wadakamba kuyambila kale, kupitila alosi wake woyela,71kuti siwatilamiche ife kuchokela kwa adani ni kuchokela mmanja mwa wandhu yawo atiipila ife.72Wadakamba kuti siwachitile ubwino achambuyathu, ni kukumbukila chipangano chake choyela.73Ngati umo wadamuahidi tate wathu Ibulahimu kwa kulumbila, kuti siwatipache ife mwawi,74Siwatichoche ife mmanja mwa adani wathu, watikhozeche kumtumikila iye popande mandha,75moyela ni kuvomelezeka pamaso pa Mnungu, masiku yonjhe ya umoyo wathu.76Ni iwe mwana wanga siutanidwe mlosi wa uyo wali kumwamba kupunda. siwachogolele Ambuye kwakonjela njila yao,77ni siwauzile wandhu wao kuti sialamichidwe kwa njila ya kwalekelela machimo yao.78Ndande ya lisungu ni upole wa Mnungu wathu, ni dangalila la kulamicha kwake sikutiwalile kuchokela kumwamba,79kuti lamulikile wandhu wojhe yawo akhala kumdima waukukulu wa nyifa, nikutichogoza munjila ya mtendele.”80Mwana yujha wadakula ni kujhala mbhavu muuzimu. Wadakhala mphululu mbaka yapo wadajhilangiza kwa wandhu ku Izilaeli.The Word for the World International