Okudalwa kwaJesus
1 Ndele momafiku enya opa ningwa omhango ya dja komukesari Augustus, ounyuni aushe u lishangife u yandje oifendela. 2 Elishangifo eli olotete, nola ningwa Kirenius eshi a li omwene waSiria. 3 Ndele aveshe ova ya ko, ve ke lishangife, keshe ou moshilando shavo. 4 Ndele osho yo Josef a fikama muGalilea moshilando shaNasaret nokwa ya kuJudea koshilando shaDavid sha ifanwa Betlehem, osheshi ye owomeumbo nomepata laDavid, 5 e ke lishangife pamwe nomuputulwa waye Maria, ou a li omufimba. 6 Ndele pa ningwa, eshi va li ko, efiku lokudala le mu hanga. 7 Ndele ye okwe livelipa oshiveli shaye okamati ndele okwe ka tonyena momalapi, ndele okwe ka nangeka mepeta lokulila oimuna, osheshi inava mona onhele mongulu yovaenda.
Ovaengeli novafita
8 Ndele oko kwa li ovafita va nangela oimuna yavo oufiku moixwa. 9 Ndele omweengeli wOmwene e uya noshinge shOmwene she va minikila, ndele vo ova haluka nehaluko linene. 10 Ndele omweengeli wOmwene okwa tya kuvo: “Inamu tila, taleni ame ohandi mu udifile ehafo linene tali ningi lovanhu aveshe. 11 Onena tuu eli mwa dalelwa Omukulili moshilando shaDavid, Oye tuu ou Kristus Omwene. 12 Nedidiliko mu mu koneke oleli: otamu ka mona okaana ka tonyenwa momalapi, ndele taka nangekwa mepeta lokulila oimuna.”
13 Ndelenee ohaluka, pomweengeli opa holoka ongudu inene yovakwaita vomeulu, ova hambelela Kalunga tava ti: 14 “Efimano olaKalunga mokombadambada nombili kombada yedu movanhu e va hokwa.” 15 Ndele ovaengeli eshi va dja po puvo va shuna meulu, ovafita ova tongafana tava ti: “Tu yeni hano kuBetlehem tu ka tale eshi sha ningwa ko, Omwene e shi tu hololela.” 16 Ndele vo ova ya nokweendelela, ndele va mona Maria naJosef nokaana ka nangala mepeta lokulila oimuna. 17 Ndele eshi ve ka mona, ova hepaulula apeshe eendjovo odo ve di lombwelelwa okaana aka. 18 Ndele aveshe ava ve di uda ova kuminwa odo ve di hepaululilwa kovafita. 19 Ndele Maria okwa tuvikila eendjovo odo adishe momutima waye. 20 Ndele ovafita ova shuna nokuhambelela nokufimaneka Kalunga omolwaaishe ei ve i uda nove i mona, ngaashi va lombwelwa.
Jesus ta twalwa motembeli
21 Ndele eshi pa pita omafiku ahetatu, okaana ka pita etanda nedina lako ola lukwa Jesus, olo tuu olo ke li lukwa komweengeli fimbo inaka holoka medimo laina.
22 Nomafiku avo elikosho opamhango yaMoses eshi a wana, ove ka twala kuJerusalem, ve ka twale koshipala shOmwene; 23 ongaashi sha shangwa momhango yOmwene: Okalume keshe taka yeulula oshidalelo shaina naka yapulilwe Omwene, 24 nokuyandja eyambo omalyamono avali ile ounghutyona vavali opanghedi yomhango yOmwene.
Ekundo lomuxungu Simeon
25 Ndele tala, muJerusalem omwa li mu nomunhu edina laye Simeon, omuyuki nokwa tila Kalunga, onakuteelela ehekeleko laIsrael, nOmhepo Iyapuki ya kala muye. 26 Ndele okwa hololelwa kOmhepo Iyapuki kutya, ye ita mono efyo fimbo ina mona Kristus Omwene. 27 Ndele ye okwa etwa kOmhepo Iyapuki motembeli. Hano ovakulunhu eshi va eta mo okaana Jesus ve ka ningile panghedi yomhango, 28 naye yo okwe ka ukata momaoko aye, ndele ta hambelele Kalunga ndele ta ti:
29 “Omwene, paife oto lekele omupiya woye, a ye nombili
ngaashi wa tile,
30 osheshi omesho ange a mona exupifo loye,
31 we li longa moipafi yoiwana aishe,
32 ouyelele okuminikila ovapaani
nefimano loshiwana shoye Israel.”
33 Ndele xe naina ova kuminwa eendjovo odo de mu popilwa. 34 Ndele Simeon okwe va nangeka noupuna ndele okwa tya kuina yako Maria:
“Tala, ou okwa tulwa po okupundula nokuyambula vahapu vomuIsrael
nedidiliko eli tali twilwa eemhata,
35 naave mwene yo, eongamukonda otali tyuula omutima woye,
omadiladilo avahapu opo a hololwe.”
Ekundo lomukainhu Hanna
36 Ndele omo mwa li yo Hanna, omuxunganeki, omona waFanuel womepata laAsser. Okwa li a kula. Eshi a hombolwa okakadona, okwa kala nomulumenhu waye omido heyali, 37 ndele pefimbo olo okwa li omufiyekadi e nomido omilongo hetatu nanhee. Ye ina dja mo nandenande motembeli, ndelenee okwa longela mo Kalunga oufiku nomutenya nokulidilika nokwiilikana. 38 Ndele opefimbo tuu olo okwe uya po, okwa hambelela Kalunga nokwe ka hepaulula kwaaveshe ovo va teelela ekulilo laJerusalem.
Eputuko laJesus
39 Ndele eshi va wanifa aishe pamhango yOmwene, ova shuna kuGalilea koshilando shavo kuNasaret. 40 Ndele okaana oka kula ndele oka pama momhepo noka yada ounongo, nonghenda yaKalunga ya kala kombada yako.
Okaana Jesus motembeli
41 Ndele ovakulunhu vako ova li hava i kuJerusalem keshe omudo koshivilo shaPaasa. 42 Ndele ye eshi a wanifa omido omulongo nambali ova ya ko vali panghedi yoshivilo. 43 Ndelenee omafiku oo eshi a pita po, ndele va dja ko, okaana Jesus oka fyaala muJerusalem, ndele Josef naina yako va li inave shi shiiva. 44 Ndelenee ova li ve shii oku li mongudu yovaendi, ndele ova enda oshikako shefiku limwe, ndele ove mu konga mokati kavakwao naava ve lishii navo, 45 ndele eshi inave mu mona mo, ova shuna kuJerusalem oku mu konga. 46 Ndele eshi pa pita omafiku atatu, opo nee ove ka hanga nee motembeli, ke li omutumba mokati kovalongindjovo noku va pwilikina noku va pula. 47 Ndele aveshe ovo ve ka uda ova kuminwa eendunge dako nomanyamukulo ako. 48 Ndele eshi ve ka mona ngaha ova haluka, ina okwe ka lombwela: “Omumwange, oshike we tu ningila ngaha? Tala, fye naxo twe ku konga nokuyehama.” 49 Ndele Ye okwa tya kuvo: “Oshike mwa konga nge? Kamu shi shii hamba, Ame ndi nokukala mwaai yaTate?” 50 Ndele vo ova li vehe udite ko eendjovo odo e di va lombwela. 51 Ndele Ye okwa dja mo navo, nokwe uya kuNasaret ndele okwa li ha dulika kuvo. Ndele ina okwa tuvikila eendjovo odo adishe momutima waye.
52 Ndele Jesus okwa kula mounongo nomoukulunhu nomonghenda puKalunga nopovanhu.
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