1 Eshi vahapu va hovela okutunga ehepaululo loinima ei ya ningwa mokati ketu, 2 ongaashi venya va li tete ovamoni, novalongi veendjovo ve di tu fiila, 3 naame yo, eshi nda konakona shili aishe ngaashi ya shikulafana kehovelo, nda hala ndi ku shangele, Teofilus, omufimanekwa, 4 opo u shiive nawa oshili shomahepaululo oo we a longwa.
Exunganeko lokudalwa kwaJohannes
5 Opomafiku aHerodes, ohamba yOvajuda, okwa li ku nomupristeli edina laye Sakaria, wetanga laAbia, nomukainhu waye womoludalo laAron, edina laye Elisabet. 6 Ndele vo aveshe vavali ova li ovayuki koshipala shaKalunga nokweenda moipango aishe nomeenghedi dOmwene, ndele va li vehe na oshipo. 7 Ndele vo ova li vehe na okaana, osheshi Elisabet okwa li ongadji naaveshe vavali va kulupa.
8 Ndele fimbo kwa li ta longo oilonga youpristeli koshipala shaKalunga omolufo letanga laye,…Sakaria okwa li ta longo oilonga youpristeli koshipala shaKalunga omolufo letanga laye. 9 okwa hoololwa panghedi yovapristeli, a ka twimine motembeli yOmwene. 10 Ndele ongudu aishe yovanhu oya li pondje, tai ilikana pefimbo letwimino. 11 Opo nee omweengeli wOmwene okwe mu holokela a kala ofika kolulyo loaltari yokutwimina. 12 Ndele Sakaria okwa haluka eshi e mu mona, noumbada we mu kwata. 13 Ndelenee omweengeli okwa tya kuye: “Sakaria, ino tila, osheshi eilikano loye ola udika, nomukainhu woye Elisabet ote ku dalele okamati, ndele to ka luku Johannes.
14 Ndele ye ota ka kala ehafo nenyakuko kwoove,
ndele vahapu otava ka hafela edalo lako.
15 Osheshi ye ota ningi omunene koshipala shOmwene,
omaviinyu nomeva keshe haa kolwifa ite a nu,
ota yadifwa Omhepo Iyapuki
fimbo e li medimo laina.
16 Ndele vahapu vomovana vaIsrael
ote va alulile kOmwene Kalunga kavo.
17 Ndelenee ye ote mu tetekelele
momhepo nomeenghono daElia,
nomitima dooxe ote di alulile kovana,
novahaduliki keendunge dovayuki,
opo a longekidile Omwene oshiwana sha pwa.”
18 Sakaria okwa tya komweengeli: “Eshi ohandi shi dimbulukwa koshike? Osheshi ame onda kula nomukainhu wange okwa kulupa.” 19 Ndele omweengeli okwe mu nyamukula ta ti: “Aame Gabriel, ou handi kala ofika koshipala shaKalunga, ndele onda tumwa ndi ku popife, ndi ku udifile ondaka ei yehafo. 20 Ndele tala, ove to fiti ondaka, ito shiiva okupopya fiyo efiku olo eshi tashi ningwa, shaashi ino itavela eendjovo odo dange, tadi wanifwa shili pefimbo lado.”
21 Ndelenee ovanhu ova li kuteelela Sakaria, ndele ova kumwa eshi a kala mo unene motembeli. 22 Ndelenee eshi a dja mo, okwa nyengwa okupopya kuvo, ndele vo ova koneka kutya ye okwa mona emoniko motembeli, ye okwe va lapa ndele ta kala a fita ondaka.
23 Ndele opo nee omafiku aye okulonga oilonga youpristeli eshi a pwa ko, okwa shuna nee keumbo. 24 Ndele omafiku enya eshi a pita po, Elisabet okwa ninga omufimba, ndele okwa hondama eehani nhano ndele ta ti: 25 “Osho ngaha Omwene okwa ningila nge pomafiku enya eshi a tala kwaame a kufe nge okudinwa kwovanhu.”
Exunganeko lokudalwa kwaJesus
26 Ndele mohani onhihamano omweengeli Gabriel okwa tumwa kuKalunga a ye koshilando shomuGalilea, edina lasho Nasaret, 27 okokakadona ka putulwa komulumenhu edina laye Josef, womepata laDavid, nedina lokakadona oMaria. 28 Ndele omweengeli eshi e uya mo kuye okwa tya: “Kundwa, oove omufilwanghenda! Omwene oku li naave. Oove omunangekwa noupuna mokati kovakainhu.”
29 Ndele ye okwa halukifwa keendjovo odo nokwe lipula kutya ekundo olo otali ti ngahelipi. 30 Ndele opo omweengeli okwa tya kuye: “Maria, ino tila, osheshi ove owa mona onghenda kuKalunga. 31 Ndele tala, ove to ningi omufimba ndele to dala okamati, ndele to ka luka edina lako Jesus.
32 Ye ota ningi omunene,
ndele Ye e nokwiifanwa Omona waau wOkombadambada.
Kalunga Omwene ote mu pe olukalwa louhamba waxe David;
33 ndele Ye ota ningi ohamba yeumbo laJakob fiyo alushe,
nouhamba waye kau na apa tau xulu po.”
34 Opo Maria ta ti komweengeli: “Eshi otashi ka ningwa ngahelipi, osheshi omulumenhu nghi mu shii?” 35 Ndele omweengeli okwe mu nyamukula ta ti: “Omhepo Iyapuki otai ku dile kombada, neenghono daau wOkombadambada otadi ku tuvikile, onghee hano omudalwa ou omuyapuki ota ka lukwa Omona waKalunga. 36 Ndele tala, naElisabet, omukweni, ou kwa tiwa ongadji, okwa ninga omufimba wokamati moukulupe waye, nohani ei yaye oyo onhihamano, 37 osheshi Kalunga iha nyengwa kusha.” 38 Ndele Maria okwa tya: “Tala, aame omupiya wOmwene, nandi ningwe ngaashi wa tya.” Ndele omweengeli okwa dja po puye.
Maria ta talele po Elisabet
39 Ndele pomafiku enya Maria okwa fikama ndele ta i nokweendelela komukunda wokeemhunda, okoshilando shonhumba shomuJudea. 40 Ndele okwa fika meumbo laSakaria, ndele ta kundu Elisabet. 41 Ndele opa ningwa nee, Elisabet eshi a uda ekundo laMaria, okaana oka nhuka medimo laye, ndele Elisabet okwa yadifwa Omhepo Iyapuki. 42 Ndele okwa popya mokule ta ti: “Oove omunangekwa noupuna mokati kovakainhu, ndele nakudalwa ou womwoove omunangekwa noupuna! 43 Ndele osha dila nge peni, ina yOmwene wange te uya kwaame? 44 Osheshi ondaka yekundo loye eshi ya fika momatwi ange, okaana oka nhuka kehafo medimo lange. 45 Ndele omunelao oyou ta itavela kutya osho te shi lombwelwa kOmwene, otashi ka wanifwa.”
Eimbilohambelelo laMaria
46 Opo Maria a popya, ta ti:
“Omwenyo wange otau hambelele Omwene pombada,
47 nomhepo yange otai nyakukilwa Kalunga, Omukulili wange,
48 eshi a tala ouxupi womupiya.
Tala, okonena omapupi aeshe otaa fimaneke nge ndimunelao.
49 Osheshi Omunaenghono a ningila nge oinima inene,
nedina laye olo oliyapuki,
50 nefilonghenda laye otali kala koludalo nokomaludalo,
okwaava have mu tila.
51 Okwa longa oilonganghono kokwooko kwaye,
ndele okwa halakanifa po
ava va li ve nomadiladilo elinenepeko momitima davo.
52 Ovapangeli okwe va undula ko komalukalwa
ndele okwa nenepekifa ovaxupi.
53 Ovanandjala okwe va kutifa nouwa,
noipuna okwe i lekela ongaho.
54 Okwa tambula Israel, omupiya waye,
opo a dimbulukwe efilonghenda laye
55 kuAbraham nokoludalo laye fiyo alushe,
ngaashi a lombwela ootate.”
56 Ndele Maria okwa menekela puye eehani nhatu ndele okwa shuna keumbo lavo.
Okudalwa kwaJohannes
57 Ndele efimbo laElisabet lokudala la fika, nokwa dala okamati. 58 Ndele ovashiinda vaye novakwao eshi va uda Omwene e mu ningila onghenda inene, ova hafa pamwe naye. 59 Ndele efiku etihetatu ve uya va ka pitife okaana etanda, ndele ova hala ve ka lukile edina laxe Sakaria. 60 Ina okwa nyamukula ta ti: “Ahowe, edina lako otali lukwa Johannes.” 61 Ndele vo ova tya kuye: “Mepata leni kamu na nande umwe e na edina eli.” 62 Ndele ova lapa xe, edina lilipi ngeno a hala oku ka luka. 63 Ye okwa indila okapelende, ndele ta shange mo ngaha: “Edina lako oJohannes.” Aveshe ova kumwa. 64 Opo tuu opo okanya kaye nelaka laye ola fituluka, ye okwa popya ndele ta hambelele Kalunga. 65 Ndele aveshe vomoushiinda ova kwatwa kehaluko, nokomukunda aushe wokeemhunda daJudea okwa hepaululwa aishe ei ya ningwa, 66 ndele aveshe ava ve di uda ove di lipula momitima davo ndele ova tya: “Okaana aka otaka ningi okashike?” Osheshi eke lOmwene ola li naye.
Eimbilohambelelo laSakaria
67 Ndele xe Sakaria okwa yadifwa Omhepo Iyapuki, nokwa xunganeka ta ti:
68 “Omwene Kalunga kaIsrael na fimanekwe,
osheshi e uya okutala oshiwana shaye,
ndele okwe shi longela ekulilo,
69 ndele okwe tu tumbila oluvinga lexupifo
omeumbo laDavid, omupiya waye,
70 ngaashi a lombwelifa omakanya ovaxunganeki vayapuki
momafimbo ounyuni wonale,
71 oku tu xupifa movanaita nafye
nomomake aaveshe ovo ve tu tonda,
72 a monifile ootate olukeno,
Ye a dimbulukwe ehangano laye liyapuki,
73 eano olo e li anenene tate yetu Abraham,
74 e tu pe omhito,
opo eshi twa xupifwa momake ovatondi vetu,
tu mu longele tuhe na oumbada
75 omouyuki nomouyapuki koshipala shaye omafiku etu aeshe.
76 Ndele ove okaana,
oto ka ifanwa omuxunganeki waau wOkombadambada,
osheshi ove u nokutetekelela Omwene noku mu palela eendjila daye,
77 u longe ovanhu vaye okushiiva exupifo
nedimepo lomatimba avo,
78 omolwefilonghenda lomomutima waKalunga ketu,
omo eluwa lokombada tali tu tendele,
79 li tu minikile ava hatu kala omutumba momulaulu
nomomudidimbe wefyo,
ndele li yukifile eemhadi detu mondjila yombili.”
80 Ndele okaana oka kula ndele oka pama momhepo, ndele oka kala meembuwa fiyo efiku olo a holokela Israel.
Embo ku Teofilus
1 Musuverwa Teofilus: Ovandu ovengi va kondja tjinene okutjanga omaserekarerero woviṋa mbya tjitwa mokati ketu. 2 Owo va tjanga imbi eṱe mbi twa serekarererwa i imba mba muna oviṋa mbi okuza komautiro wavyo, nu mba zuvarisa ombuze ndji. 3 Muingona Teofilus, ami tjinga amba konḓonona oviṋa avihe mbi nawa okuza komautiro wavyo, otjinga ambe ripura kutja okokuwa okukutjangera omahungi nga nawa. 4 Ami me tjiti nai kokutja u tjiwe imbwi ouatjiri auhe womambo aehe ngu wa hongwa.
Ongwatero ya Johanes Omupapitise mai zuvarisiwa
5 Oruveze Herodes tja ri ombara ya Judea, mwa ri omupristeri wena Sakaria, nu ngwa ri oworupa rwa Abija roupristeri. Ena romukazendu we ra ri Elisabet; eye wina wa zire meṱunḓu ra Aron roupristeri. 6 Owo aveyevari va ri ovasemba komurungu wa Ndjambi, nu aave ṱakamisa nawa inga omatwako nomaraerero aehe wa Muhona. 7 Nu kava ri novanatje, Elisabet tjinga a ri ongandji; nu aveyevari wina va kurupire tjinene.
8 Eyuva rimwe Sakaria ngunda ama ungura oviungura vyoupristeri komurungu wa Ndjambi, moruveze rwotjimbumba tjawo okuungura, 9 otja kongaro youpristeri, eye otja toororwa nozohanga kutja a hite mondjuwo ya Muhona, nu a katwimise ovyomoro omuwa. 10 Imbi ovyomoro omuwa ngunda amavi twimisiwa, tjandje nao ihi otjimbumba atjihe tjovandu tji ri pendje matji kumbu.
11 Omuengeri wa Muhona we riraisa ku ye, a kurama kokunene kwotjipunguhiro tjomatwimisiro wovyomoro omuwa. 12 Nu Sakaria tje mu muna, wa uruma nu a tira tjinene. 13 Nungwari ingwi omuengeri wa tjere ku ye: “O tira, Sakaria, Ndjambi wa zuvire ongumbiro yoye, nu omukazendu woye Elisabet me ku pandukire omuatje omuzandu, nena re mo mu ruku Johanes. 14 Eye ma rire enyando nondjorokero kove, nu ovengi mave nyandere ongwatero ye; 15 orondu eye ma rire omunene komurungu wa Muhona, nu kamaa nu ko omavinu nomanuwa omazeu; nu me urisiwa nOmbepo Ondjapuke ngunda e ri mezumo raina. 16 Eye ma kotora Ovaisrael ovengi ku Muhona Ndjambi wawo; 17 nu ma tengere po Muhona mombepo na momasa otja omuprofete Elia, kokutja a hanganise ooihe novanatje, nokutanaurira ovehinanḓuviro kounongo wovasemba, nokuṱuna otjiwaṋa kutja tji rirongerere omeero wa Muhona.”
18 Sakaria wa tjere komuengeri: “Ihi ami me tji tjiwa vi? Ami mba kurupa, nomukazendu wandje wina wa kurupa.”
19 Omuengeri wa zira a tja: “Owami Gabriel! Ami mbi kurama komurungu wa Ndjambi, neye ongwe ndji hindi okuyekuhungira kuna ove, nokukuraera ombuze ombwa ndji. 20 Tara, ove mo pata eraka, nu komoo sora okuhungira nga keyuva ndi oviṋa mbi tji mavi tjitwa, mena rokutja ove kokamburire momambo wandje ngu maye rire ouatjiri moruveze nduriro.”
21 Ihi otjiwaṋa tjandje nao matji undju Sakaria, nu otja rira otjihimise ku tjo kutja eye wa wombere tjike nai mondjuwo ya Muhona. 22 Neye tja pita ka sorere okuhungira kuna wo, nowo otji va muna kutja eye wa munu otjirimunikise mondjuwo ya Muhona, orondu eye wa uta okutjita ovisanekero nomake uriri nu a rire otjikume.
23 Nomayuva we wokukarera Muhona mondjuwo ye tji ya manuka, Sakaria arire tja yaruka koye. 24 Kombunda yomayuva ngo, omukazendu we Elisabet wa rira otjingundi, nu we rihorekere oure womieze vitano. Ama tja: 25 “Nambano Muhona we ndji vatere, notja isa mo ohoṋi yandje mokati kovandu!”
Ongwatero ya Jesus mai zuvarisiwa
26 Momueze outjahamboumwe, Elisabet tja ri otjingundi, Ndjambi wa hindire omuengeri Gabriel kotjihuro tji tja ri mehi ra Galilea, tjena Nasaret. 27 Eye wa etere ombuze komusuko ngwa varekerwe i omurumendu wena Josef, ondekurona yombara David. Nu indi ena romusuko ra ri Maria. 28 Omuengeri weya ku ye na tja: “Minikwa, ove ngu wa ingonekwa notjari. Muhona u ri puna ove!”
29 Maria wa urumisiwa tjinene i ombuze yomuengeri ndji na himwa kutja omambo nga maye hee tjike. 30 Omuengeri wa tjere ku ye: “O tira, Maria, ove wa munu ondjingonekero komurungu wa Ndjambi. 31 Tara, mo rire otjingundi, nu mo panduka omuatje omuzandu, nu ena re mo mu ruku Jesus. 32 Eye ma rire omunene, nu ma isanewa Omuna wa Ndjambi wOkombandambanda. Muhona Ndjambi me mu pe otjihavero tjouhona tjaihe mukururume David. 33 Nu eye ma honaparere ozondekurona za Jakob otja ombara nga aruhe; nouhona we kamaau yanda ko!”
34 Maria wa tja komuengeri: “Otjiṋa hi matji tjitwa vi ami ambi hiya rora okuhakaena nomurumendu?”
35 Omuengeri wa zira a tja: “Ombepo Ondjapuke mai ya kombanda yoye, nomasa wa Ndjambi wOkombandambanda maye ungura move. Nu ingwi omuatje omuyapuke ngu ma zu move opu ma zu okuisanewa Omuna wa Ndjambi. 36 Tara, omuhoko woye Elisabet wina nai otjingundi tjomuatje omuzandu mongurupiro ye, neye ngu ku za ongandji nambano u nezumo romieze hamboumwe. 37 Orondu Ndjambi ke notjiṋa tji tje mu ura.”
38 Maria wa tja nai: “Owami omukarere wa Muhona; ngape tjitwe ku ami otja punga awa hee.” Nomuengeri arire tja zu po pu ye.
Maria ma kavarura Elisabet
39 Kombunda yanao Maria wa hakahana okuyenda kotjirongo tji tja ri mehi rovivanda ra Judea. 40 Eye wa kahita mondjuwo ya Sakaria na minike Elisabet. 41 Nu Elisabet tja zuva ombinika ya Maria, okanatje arire tji ka nyinganyinga mezumo re; nu ingwi Elisabet omuini we urisiwa nOmbepo Ondjapuke, 42 nu a ravaere neraka enene a tja: “Oove omuṋingandu mokati kovakazendu, nu nga serwe ondaya ingwi omukwatwa wezumo roye! 43 Otjiṋa otjinene hi matji tjitirwa tjike ku ami kutja ina yo Muhona wandje me yokundjivarura? 44 Orondu tara, tjimanga tji mba zu nokuzuva ombinika yoye okanatje otji ka nyinganyinga nenyando mezumo randje. 45 Tjiri, oove omuṋingandu ngu wa kambura kutja avihe mbya hungirwa i Muhona kove mavi yenenisiwa!”
Eimburiro ra Maria rondjoroka
46 Maria wa tja:
“Omuinyo wandje mau hivirike Muhona,
47 nombepo yandje mai yoroka mu Ndjambi,
Omuyame wandje,
48 Eye tjinga a tara komukarere
we omuhinanḓengu.
Tara, okuzamba omihoko avihe
mavi ndji isana omuṋingandu,
49 tjinga amba tjitirwa oviṋa ovinene
i Ndjambi Omunamasa,
Ena re oro eyapuke;
50 otjari tje tji karerera okuza
kozondekurona nga kozondekurona
ku imba mbe nondira ku ye.
51 Eye wa ungura oviṋa ovinene nokuoko kwe,
nu wa piza imba mbe ritongamisa
momeripuriro womitima vyawo.
52 Wa herura ozombara ozonauvara
kovihavero vyazo vyouhona,
nu wa tongamisa imba ovehinanḓengu.
53 Eye we kutisa ovanandjara noviṋa oviwa,
novatumbe wa yarura make nge ri tjo.
54 Wa yenenisa omakwizikiro nga
tjitire kootate mukururume,
nu wa vatere Israel, omukarere we.
55 Eye wa zemburuka okuṱotjari na Abraham
nozondekurona ze nga aruhe!”
56 Maria wa kara oure womieze mangara vitatu puna Elisabet, tjazumba arire tja yaruka koye.
Ongwatero ya Johanes Omupapitise
57 Nambano oruveze rwa Elisabet rwokupanduka arire tji rwa yenene, neye wa panduka omuatje omuzandu. 58 Ovararanganda novazamumwe ve tji va muna kutja Muhona we mu raisire otjari tje otjinene, arire tji va yoroka pamwe na ye. 59 Nu meyuva oritjahambondatu owo ve ya okusukareka okanatje nu ave vanga okukeruka ena ra ihe Sakaria. 60 Nungwari ingwi ina wa tja: “Kako! Eye ma rukwa ena Johanes!”
61 Owo va tja nai ku ye: “Kape na umwe momuhoko woye ngu nena ndo!” 62 Tjazumba va ṋanga ihe nave mu pura kutja omuatje eye ma vanga okumuruka tjikwaye.
63 Sakaria wa ningira otjitjangero nu a tjanga nai: “Ena re oJohanes!” Nowo avehe arire tji va himwa! 64 Tjimanga otjinyo tja Sakarias tja paturuka, neye wa hungira a tanga Ndjambi. 65 Ovararanganda na ye avehe arire tji va hara omburuma, nombuze aihe ndji ya zuvaka mehi arihe rovivanda vya Judea. 66 Auhe ngwa zuva oviṋa mbi, we ripura na vyo na pura a tja: “Omuatje ngwi ma rire omukwatjike?” Orondu okuuoko kwa Muhona okunamasa tjiri kwa ri kombanda ye.
Eimburiro rondangero ra Sakaria
67 Sakaria, ihe ya Johanes, we urisiwa nOmbepo Ondjapuke, neye wa hungira ombuze ya Ndjambi a tja:
68 “Nga tangwe, Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel,
eye tjinga eya okuvatera otjiwaṋa tje nokutjikutura.
69 Eye we tu yetere Omukuture omunamasa,
ondekurona yomukarere we David.
70 Otja tja kwizikire rukuru novinyo
vyovaprofete ve ovayapuke
71 kutja eye me tu yama kovanavita na eṱe,
na kouvara wa imba avehe mbe tu tonda.
72 Eye wa tjere ma raisa otjari kootate mukururume,
nu ma zemburuka omerikutiropamwe we omayapuke.
73 Wa zikamisa noruyano oruṱakame ku
tate Abraham kutja me tu pe
74 okutukutura momake wovanavita na eṱe,
tu mu karere nokuhina okutira
75 kutja tu rire ovayapuke novasemba komurungu we
omayuva aehe ngunda atu nomuinyo.
76 “Nove, muatje wandje, mo isanewa omuprofete
wa Ndjambi wOkombandambanda.
Ove mo tengere po Muhona
okumuṱunina ondjira ye,
77 nokuraera otjiwaṋa tje kutja otjo matji yamwa
mokuisirwa ourunde watjo.
78 Mena rotjari tja Ndjambi wetu,
ondjerera yeyuva pokupita mai yere
kombanda yetu okuza meyuru.
79 Okuyandja ondjerera ku imba avehe mbe ri
monḓorera na momuzire wonḓiro,
nokuyatisa ozombaze zetu mondjira yohange.”
80 Nu ingwi omuatje we kura na hara omasa morutu na mombepo. Eye wa kara mokuti onguza nga keyuva ndi eye nda raisiwa kotjiwaṋa tja Israel.
