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.
© Oshikwanyama Bible Revised © Bible Society of Namibia, 2008, 2012.
