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Kʉlyʉve mwoghopua Tiofilo:

Avaanhu vinga valembile imhola isa Yesu Kɨlɨsite, ndavʉle silyavombiike kʉlyʉsue. 2 Valembile imhola isi ndavʉle tʉlyapangilue na vano valyalolile na maaso ghaave, na kʉkʉsipʉlɨsia kuhʉma vʉ vʉtengʉlɨlo vwake. 3 Mwoghopua Tiofilo, ʉlwakʉva nɨlondile vʉnono ʉvwakyangʼhaani vwa mhola sa Yesu kuhʉma kʉvʉtengʉlɨlo, lɨno na jʉʉne nɨvwene lʉnono kʉkʉkʉlembela isi sooni mʉ vʉtavɨke, 4 kuuti ʉvʉkagʉle ʉvwakyangʼhaani vwa mhola sooni sino ʉvʉlanɨsivue.

Ʉvʉvɨli ʉvwa mhola ɨja kʉholua ʉYohani ʉMwofughi

5 Ifighono fino ʉHelode alyale ntwa ghwa kʉ Yudea, kwealyale ʉntekesi jʉmonga jʉno akatambʉlwagha Sakalia. Ʉjuo alyahʉmile mʉ kɨpʉgha ɨkya kɨtekesi ɨkya Abia. Ʉnʼdala ghwa Sakalia akatambʉlwagha Elisabeti. Ʉjuo alyahʉmile mʉ kɨkolo ɨkya kɨtekesi ɨkya Aloni. 6 ɄSakalia nʉ Elisabeti valyale vagholofu pamaaso gha Ngʉlʉve, vakavɨngɨlɨlagha vʉnofu indaghɨlo sooni isa Mʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve. 7 Avaanhu ava valyale vasila mwana, ʉlwakʉva ʉElisabeti alyale mʉghʉmba, kange valyale vaghogholo.

8-9 Kwevʉlyale ʉvʉtavɨke ʉvwa vatekesi ʉvwa kʉvomba ɨmbombo mʉ nyumba ɨnyɨmɨke ɨja kufunyila. Ʉnsiki ghʉmonga, mʉ vʉtavɨke ʉvuo lwale lwa kɨpʉgha kya Abia. Neke ɨkɨghono kɨmonga, akasalʉlua ʉSakalia kukwingila mʉ nyumba ɨnyɨmɨke ɨja Mʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve, kuuti anyaanye ʉvʉfumba, pa kɨtekelelo ndavʉle lwale lwiho lwa vatekesi. 10 Ye alɨ mʉnkate inyaanya, avaanhu vinga valyale kʉ lʉvɨɨka lwa nyumba ɨnyɨmɨke vikufuunya.

11 Pepano ʉnyamhola ghwa Mʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve akamʼbonekela ʉSakalia. Ʉnyamhola ʉjuo alyɨmile ʉlʉbale ʉlwa ndio ʉlwa kɨtekelelo kɨla. 12 ɄSakalia ye ɨkʉmwagha ʉnyamhola jʉla, lʉkamwagha ʉlʉdwesi. 13 Neke ʉnyamhola jʉla akamʼbʉʉla akati, “Nʉngoghopaghe Sakalia, ʉNgʉlʉve apʉliike ʉlʉsʉʉmo lwako, ʉlwakʉva ʉnʼdala ghwako ʉElisabeti ɨkʉkʉpapɨla ʉmwana, neke ʉmwana ʉjuo ʉmpelaghe ɨlɨtavua avisaghe ghwe Yohani. 14 Apuo ghuvisagha nʉ lʉkeelo, kange avaanhu vinga vivisagha nʉ lʉkeelo pano apapilue, 15 ʉlwakʉva iliiva nʉ vʉvaha kuhʉma kwa Mʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve. Ʉjuo naanganywisaghe nambe kɨmonga kɨno kighasia, looli ingʉfu isa Mhepo ʉMwɨmɨke siiva nʉ mwene kuhʉma pano alɨ mʉ lɨleme lya ngʼina. 16 Ilikʉvagomosyagha aVaisilaeli vinga kwa Ngʉlʉve ʉMʉtwa ghwave. 17 Ʉjuo ilikʉmʉlongolela ʉMʉtwa mʉ ngʉfu nɨ nhumbula ndavʉle alyale ʉEliya, kusambania avapaafi na vaana vaave, avagalʉsi vaave nʉ vʉkagʉsi ndavʉle avagholofu. Kange, ilikʉvalɨngʼhania avaanhu kʉkʉmwʉpɨla ʉMʉtwa.”

18 Pe ʉSakalia akati kwa nyamhola, “Ndepoonu kɨɨnu kɨki kɨno kɨkʉmhelela ʉne nɨkagʉle kuuti, amasio agha gha kyangʼhaani? Ʉlwakʉva ʉne nʉ nʼdala ghwango ifighono filʉtile.” 19 Ye ajovile ʉluo, ʉnyamhola akamʼbʉʉla akati, “Ʉne neene Gabilieli, ne jʉno nikwɨma pamaaso gha Ngʉlʉve, ʉjuo ghwe jʉno asungʼhile ʉne kʉkʉkʉvʉʉla ʉve ɨmhola ɨjɨ ɨnofu. 20 Lɨno, ʉlwakʉva naghwɨtiike sino nɨkʉvʉlile, ghuuva kɨnuunu. Naghujovagha kuhanga ɨkɨghono pano siliiva sivoneka isi, kyangʼhaani silivoneka ye ghʉfikile ʉnsiki ghwake!”

21 Ʉnsiki ʉghuo avaanhu vala vano valyale kʉ lʉvɨɨka, vakava vikʉmʉghulila ʉSakalia kʉmo videgha, ʉlwakʉva alikalile nsiki mʉ nyumba ɨnyɨmɨke ɨja kufunyila. 22 Ye ihʉma, akakunua kujova navo, pe aveene vakakagʉla kuuti, lʉvoniike lʉmonga mʉ nyumba ɨnyɨmɨke ɨja Ngʉlʉve. Neke ʉmwene akava ihʉfia lʉmonga na mavoko, akajigha kɨnuunu. 23 Ye fisilile ifighono fyake ifya kʉvomba ɨmbombo ɨja kɨtekesi, akavuja kʉ kaaja.

24 Pambele ʉnʼdala ghwa mwene ʉElisabeti, akava nkunue, akifisa mʉ nyumba ameesi ghahaano. Akijovasyagha mwene iiti, 25 “Ʉlʉ lwe lʉno ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ambombiile ʉne, anyaghile na kʉkʉmbʉsɨkɨsia isoni pamaaso gha vaanhu.”

Ʉvʉvɨli ʉvwa mhola ɨja kʉholua ʉKɨlɨsite

26 Ye ghʉfikile ʉmwesi ʉghwa ntanda mʉ vʉkunue vwa Elisabeti, ʉNgʉlʉve akansuungʼha ʉnyamhola ʉGabilieli mʉ kɨkaaja ɨkya Nasaleti, kɨno kyale mʉ kɨghavo ɨkya Galilaya, 27 kwa mhɨnja jʉno akatambʉlwagha Maliya. Ʉmhɨnja ʉjuo alyatunilue nʉ Yosefu ʉmhʉma mʉ kɨkolo kya ntwa ʉDavɨdi. 28 Ʉnyamhola ye afikile kwa Maliya, akati, “Nɨkʉkʉhʉngɨla ʉve ghwe jʉno ʉsʉngʉkilue, ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve alɨ nuuve.”

29 Ʉmwene ʉMaliya akahangajɨka kyongo mʉ mwojo ghwake, akiposia akati, “Ʉlʉhʉngɨlo ʉlʉ, kwekʉti kɨki!” 30 Pepano ʉnyamhola akati, “Maliya, nʉngoghopaghe, ʉlwakʉva ʉNgʉlʉve akʉsʉngʉkiile. 31 Lolagha, ghuuva nʉ vʉkunue, neke ghulipaapa ʉmwana ʉnʼdɨɨmi, ʉmpelaghe ɨlɨtavua avisaghe ghwe Yesu. 32 Ʉmwana ʉjuo iliiva mʼbaha, kange itambʉlwagha Mwana ghwa Ngʉlʉve ʉMʼbaha ghwa fyoni. Neke ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ilikʉmpeela ʉvʉtavʉlɨlua ʉvwa kɨtwa, ndavʉle alyale ʉnkʉʉlʉ ghwake ʉntwa ʉDavɨdi. 33 Kange, itemagha aVaisilaeli jaatu, ʉVʉtwa vwake navʉlasila lʉsiku.”

34 ɄMaliya akamposia ʉnyamhola akati, “Ʉne nanɨmmanyile ʉmʉghoosi, lɨno ʉlʉ kyande luuva ndaani?” 35 Ʉnyamhola akamwamʉla akati, “ɄMhepo ʉMwɨmɨke ɨkʉkwisila, nasi ngʉfu sa Ngʉlʉve ʉMʼbaha ghwa fyoni sikʉkʉkupikila hwene lʉsulua, neke ʉmwana jʉno ilipapua iiva Mwɨmɨke, itambʉlwagha Mwana ghwa Ngʉlʉve. 36 Lolagha, ghwope ʉnyalʉkolo ghwako ʉElisabeti mʉ vʉghogholo vwake alɨ nʉ vʉkunue vwa mwana ʉnʼdɨɨmi. Lɨno, ʉghʉ mwesi ghwake ghwa ntanda, kwa jʉno vatisagha mʉghʉmba! 37 Ʉlwakʉva ʉNgʉlʉve nakwekɨlɨ kɨno kɨmʉlemile.” 38 Pepano ʉMaliya akati, “Lolagha, ʉne nɨlɨ mʼbanda ghwa Mʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve, fye lʉʉve kʉlyʉne ndavʉle ʉjovile.” Pe ʉnyamhola jʉla akavʉʉka ilʉta.

ɄMaliya ilʉta kʉkʉmhʉngɨla ʉElisabeti

39 Ye fikilile ifighono ndafilɨngi, ʉMaliya akavʉʉka ilʉta ngʼhaningʼhaani kʉ lɨkaaja lɨmonga, lɨno lyale kʉ ɨɨsi ɨja fidunda ɨja Yudea. 40 Ʉkuo akingila mʉ nyumba ɨja Sakalia, akamhʉngɨla ʉElisabeti. 41 ɄElisabeti ye apʉliike ʉlʉhʉngɨlo lwa Maliya, ʉmwana akaneena nkate mʉ lɨleme lya mwene. Pepano ingʉfu isa Mhepo ʉMwɨmɨke sikamwisila ʉElisabeti, 42 pe akatengʉla kujova kʉ ngʉfu akati, “Ʉfunyilue ʉve kukila avakɨjʉʉva vooni, kange afunyilue najʉ mwana jʉno ghulipaapa. 43 Ʉne neene veeni pano najʉ ngʼina ghwa Mʉtwa ghwango isile kʉlyʉne? 44 Ʉlwakʉva ye nipʉlɨka ʉlʉhʉngɨlo lwako, ʉmwana mʉ lɨleme lyango, anenile nʉ lʉkeelo. 45 Kʉba ʉve ghwɨtiike kuuti, isio sino ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ajovile kʉlyʉve, sivombeka.”

Ʉlwɨmbo ʉlwa Maliya ʉlwa kʉmʉghinia ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve

46 Pe ʉMaliya akati,

“Nɨkʉmʉghinia ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve,

nʉ mwojo ghwango ghwoni.

47 Ʉmwojo ghwango ghʉlɨ nʉ lʉkeelo

mwa Ngʉlʉve ʉMpoki ghwango.

48 Ʉlwakʉva avwaghile ʉvʉkotofu

vwa mʼbanda ghwake.

Lolagha, kutengʉlɨla lɨno avaanhu ava fisina fyoni,

vikʉnhambʉlagha ʉne kuuti nɨlɨ mfunyua.

49 ɄMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ʉnya ngʉfu sooni

ambombiile isa kʉdegha,

ɨlɨtavua lyake lyɨmɨke.

50 Ʉvʉkoola vwake vwa fighono fyoni,

kʉ vooni vano vikʉmwɨmɨka.

51 Ʉlʉvoko lwake ʉlʉnya ngʉfu,

lʉvombile imbombo imbaha,

avanya lughinio mʉ moojo ghaave, avapalasinie.

52 Avavʉsisie avatwa mʉ fitengo fyave,

neke avinwile avakotofu.

53 Avapeliile avanya njala ifiinu ifinofu,

neke avamofu avadagile valʉtaghe mavoko gheene.

54 Avatangile avavanda vaake aVaisilaeli,

kukʉmbʉka ʉlʉfingo lwake ʉlwa kʉvasʉngʉkɨla,

55 ndavʉle alyajovile kʉ vakʉʉlʉ viitu,

ʉAbulahamu ni fisina fyake fyoni amasiki ghooni.”

56 Pe ʉMaliya akikala nʉ Elisabeti ameesi ghatatu ndɨɨkɨ, pambele akavuja kʉvanave.

Kupapua kwa Yohani ʉMwofughi

57 Ʉnsiki ʉghwa Elisabeti kupaapa ghʉkafika, pe akapaapa ʉmwana ʉnʼdɨɨmi. 58 Avabadɨngʼhani na vanyalʉkolo vaake ye vapʉliike kuuti, ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ansʉngʉkiile, vakava nʉ lʉkeelo palɨkɨmo nʉ mwene.

59 Ɨkɨghono ɨkya lekelakwoni kuhʉma ipapua ʉmwana, vakiisa kʉ kɨvʉngo ɨkya kʉdumula ɨngola ɨja kɨdɨɨmi, ndavʉle lwale lwiho mʉ ndaghɨlo isa Ngʉlʉve kʉ Vayahudi. Neke vakalondagha pikʉmpeela ʉmwana ɨlɨtavua ɨlya viise, ɨlɨ Sakalia. 60 Looli ʉngʼina ghwa mwana akavavʉʉla akati, “Ndali! Itambʉlwagha Yohani.” 61 Aveene vakamʉla vakati, “Mʉ kɨkolo kyako nakwale nambe muunhu ʉnya lɨtavua ɨlio.” 62 Pe vakamposia ʉviise piiti ɨkʉmpeela ʉmwana ɨlɨtavua iiva ghwe veeni. 63 ɄSakalia akasʉʉma ɨkɨseghu ɨkya kʉlemba, akalemba ndɨɨkɨ, “Ɨlɨtavua lyake iiva ghwe Yohani.” Avaanhu vooni vakadegha. 64 Pala pala ʉlʉmili lwake lʉkavopoka, akatengʉla kujova na kʉkʉmʉghinia ʉNgʉlʉve.

65 Apuo avabadɨngʼhani vooni ava Sakalia, lʉkavavona ʉlʉdwesi. Imhola isi sikakwɨla mʉ ɨɨsi jooni ɨja fidunda ɨja Yudea. 66 Neke avaanhu vooni vano valyapʉliike, vakasaghagha mʉ moojo ghaave piiti, “Lɨno, ʉmwana ʉjʉ iliiva ghwa ndaani?” Vakasaghagha ʉluo, ʉlwakʉva valyalʉtangʼhinie kuuti ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve alɨ nʉ mwene.

Ʉlwɨmbo ʉlwa Sakalia ʉlwa kʉmʉghinia ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve

67 Pepano ingʉfu isa Mhepo ʉMwɨmɨke sikamwisila ʉSakalia, ʉviise ghwa mwana, pe akatengʉla kuvɨla akati,

68 “Aghinwaghe ʉMʉtwa ʉNgʉlʉve ghwa Isilaeli,

ʉlwakʉva isile na kʉkʉvavanga avaanhu vaake.

69 Atʉpeliile ʉMpoki ʉnya ngʉfu,

kuhʉma mʉ kɨkolo kya mʼbombi ghwake ʉDavɨdi.

70 Ndavʉle ʉNgʉlʉve alyajovile kuhʉma mʼbʉkʉʉlʉ,

kukilila avavɨli vaake avɨmɨke kuuti,

71 alatʉpoka kʉ valʉgʉ viitu,

na kuhʉma mʉ mavoko gha vaanhu vooni vano vikʉtʉkalalɨla.

72 ɄNgʉlʉve atʉsʉngʉkiile

ndavʉle alyafingiine na vakʉʉlʉ viitu,

ikʉmbʉka jaatu ʉlʉfingo lwake ʉlwɨmɨke.

73 Ndavʉle alyajɨghile kwa nkʉʉlʉ ghwitu ʉAbulahamu kuuti,

ɨkʉtʉsʉngʉkɨlagha ʉsue,

74 neke atʉpoke mʉ mavoko gha valʉgʉ viitu,

tʉmʼbombelaghe ʉmwene kɨsila vwoghofi,

75 mʉ vwɨmɨke na mʉ vʉgholofu,

mʉ fighono fyoni ifya vwʉmi vwitu.

76 Lɨno ʉve mwanango,

ghutambʉlwagha mʼbɨli ghwa Ngʉlʉve ʉMʼbaha ghwa fyoni,

ʉlwakʉva ʉkʉmʉlongolelagha ʉMʉtwa kuuti,

ʉnnosekesyaghe ʉmwene ɨsɨla,

77 kʉkʉvavʉʉla avaanhu vaake kuuti,

vikava ʉvʉpoki pano ʉNgʉlʉve ɨkʉvapyanɨla amakole ghaave.

78 Ʉlwakʉva ʉNgʉlʉve ghwitu nya lʉsʉngʉ kʉlyʉsue,

ʉlʉmuli lwake kuhʉma kʉkyanya, lutapɨkʉtʉmulikila,

79 kʉkʉtʉmulikila ʉsue tweni,

ʉlwakʉva tʉlɨ mʉ ngʼhiisi ɨja vʉhɨghi vwa vʉfue,

na kʉkʉtʉlongosia mʉ sɨla ɨja lʉtengaano.”

80 Neke ʉYohani akava ikʉla, na kughina kuuva ni ngʉfu mwa Mhepo ʉMwɨmɨke. Alikalile kʉ lɨhaka kuhanga ʉnsiki ghʉno akavoneka kʉ Vaisilaeli.