¹ Mumayuva ghanya, avi yakara ashi Caesar Augustus atumini mpangera yakuvarura shivaro shavantu navantje vamuudjuni. ² Lino ndyo livaruro lyamuhovo varughanine ruvede oro Quirinius ghuye nguuru waSyria. ³ Kehe ghuno mpo ayendire kushitata shendi vakamutjange kulivaruro linya. ⁴ Josef naye akanduka kuGalileye, yamushitata sha Nazareti ayende kuJudeya kushitata shaDavid,osho vatwenyanga ashi Bethlehem, mukonda shi uye kwakalire wandjugho na liro lya David. ⁵ Ayendi nkoko ghakakutjangite naMaria, oghu vamuvandikilire ntani ghuye opo marutu maviri. ⁶ Shirugho sho vavo shimpe mpovali nkoko, ruvede arutiki rwaku wana mukeke wendi. ⁷ Awana mona wamukafumu, mbeli yendi, ntani amudingiri pamakeshe ghamare ntani amurangeke mushilyero vimuna mukonda shi kapi mwakalire nkonda yavo munda. ⁸ Muruha shirongo munya kwakalire mo vashita ovo va kaliro mumafuva, vakunge utanga wandjwi davo matiku. ⁹ MuEngeli waHompa ava monekere, ntani ghukenu waHompa aghutwedere kuvakundurukida, ava kara nka vana yura woma waghunene. ¹⁰ Makura muEngeli avatantere ashi, '' mwasha kara nawoma, mukonda shi ame kuna muyitiri mbudi yayiwa oyo yikayito ruhafo rwarunene kuvantu navantje. ¹¹ Namuntji Muyogholi kuna mushampurukiri mushitata shaDavid! Ghuye ndje Kristus Hompa! ¹² Shino ntjo shiyivito nakamupa: Kumukawana mukeke vanadinga-dingiri pamakeshe ghanararo mushilyero shavimuna." ¹³ Mpopo tupu kwakalirepo kumwe namuEngeli nambunga yayinene yakuwiru, ava tangauka Karunga nakughamba ashi, ' ¹⁴ ''Ghukenu kwaKarunga wamuliwiru-wiru, ntani ndi pakare mpora palivu mukatji kavantu ovo ghahafera''. ¹⁵ Apaya ruvede opo atundirepo muEngeli pavo ayende muliwiru, vashita ava kughambita vavene ashi: ''Tokwenu ngoli tuyende kuBetelehemu tukakenge ovyo vinashoroko, ovyo ghana tuyivita Hompa.'' ¹⁶ Ava kwangura kuyenda makura ava kawana Maria, Josef, ntani na mukeke, ogho araliro mushilyero. ¹⁷ Kuruku yakumumona, ava yivita ovyo vavatantilire kuhamena mwanuke ghuno. ¹⁸ Navantje vanya vaviyuviro kwatetukire kovyo vavatantilire vashita. ¹⁹ Ngoli Maria ghuye kwakughayalire ngudu kuvininke vinya ayuvire avi pungura mumutjima wendi. ²⁰ Vashita vanya avakavyuka, vavo kuna kupongora nakutanga Karunga kuvininke navintje vayuvire nakumona, moomu tupu vavi vatantilire. ²¹ Opo watikire ghuhura waliyuva lyaghu nta ntatu, opo vamu ruwanine vyavamba, avamuruku Jesus, lidina ghamupire muEngeli kumeho yakumupaka mulira. ²² Opo apwire mayuva ghatumbukiliro likenito lyavo, kutwara kuveta daMoses, avamuyita kuntembeli muJerusalem vayamu tape kwaHompa. ²³ Yira moomu tupu vavitjanga muveta daHompa ashi: ''Kehe mukafumu wakuharura lira ngava mutulire ntere ghakare waHompa mwene.'' ²⁴ Makura ghava djamba ndjambo kutwara moomu movyo vaghamba muveta daHompa, '' lipando lyavankuti ndi maputukuwa ghona maviri.'' ²⁵ Pakalire mukafumu ghumwe muJeruselem walidina Simioni, mukafumu ghuno kwakalire muhungami ntani mukupakimo. ghuye kwashana-shanine lishengawido lya Israyeli, ntani Mpepo Mupongoki yakalire pendi. ²⁶ Oyo yamushorweliro ashi kapi ngamona mfa kumeho ngamone Hompa Kristus. ²⁷ Mulipititiro lya Mpepo, Simioni aya muntembeli. Opo vamuyitilire vakurona mukeke Jesus, ghamuruwane kukwama omu vya wapera paveta, ²⁸ Amutura pamawoko ghendi nakutangauka Karunga, makura aghamba ashi: ²⁹ '' Weno pulitira ngoli mukareli ghoye ayende mumbili, Hompa, kutwara munkango yoye. ³⁰ Mbyovyo shi mantjo ghande ana mono liyoworo lyoye, ³¹ Olyo wawapayikira mulikaropo lyavantu navantje: ³² Shite shalitoghoro kuvapagani naghukenu kuvantu voye vaIsrael''. ³³ Vashe navawina kwatetukire kovi vatantilire kumukeke. ³⁴ Simioni ghava tungiki nakughamba kwaMaria vawina ashi:, '' Kenga, mwanuke ghuno kwamutoghorora liwo nalirambuko lyavantu vavangi muIsrael, ntani nakushineghedito shinya vashwena- ntani rufuro oro ngaruka tomono monyo wanaumoye- ³⁵ mpo ashi maghayadaro gha dimutjima dadingi ngagha kare paghukenu.'' ³⁶ Muporofete-kadi walidina Anna mpo ghakalire. Ghuye kwakalire mona-kadi waPhanuel mulira lyaAsher. Akara anatundu pamayuva ghendi. Ghuye kwa parukire namukafumu wendi ghure wamwaka ntambiri kunyima yakupira kukundama mukafumu kwendi, ³⁷ ntani ghuye kwakalire mufita vyendi mwaka rontantatu nane. Kapi katundanga mo muntembeli ngoli kakareranga oku kuna kudilira nandapero, matiku na mwi. ³⁸ Paviri ndjoyo ava shweghenene papepi, makura ghatameke kutapa mpandu kwaKarunga, ntani ghuye atantilire kehe ghuno kuhamena mwanuke ghunya lyatatilire liyoworo lyaJerusalem. ³⁹ Opo vamanine navintje ovyo vyawapiliro kurughuna kutwara muveta daHompa, avavyuka kuGalileye, kumbara yavavene yaNazareth. ⁴⁰ Mwanuke aya kuru nakupama, ukonentu aghukuwederere ntani ghufenkenda waKarunga aukara papendi. ⁴¹ Vakondi vendi kavayendanga kehe mwaka kuJerusalem kushilika shapaska. ⁴² Opo akalire mwaka ro nambiri, avayendi nka kuruvede rwavo rwakehepano rwa shilika. ⁴³ Kuruku yakukakarako mayuva ghashivaro shakuyulilira kulifeste, ava tameke kuvyuka-vyuka kumundi. Ano ngoli mumati-ghona Jesus akara muruku muJerusalem vavo vakondi vendi vahana kuviyivira. ⁴⁴ Avavitura ashi ghuye kwakalire mumbunga yinya vayendire nayo, ava yendi ruyendo rwa liyuva limwe. Makura ava tameke kumushana-shana mukatji kavakaliro navaholi. ⁴⁵ Opo vapilire kumuwana, ava vyuka kuJerusalem vakamushane nkoko. ⁴⁶ Makura papo mayuva matatu ghanapito avayamuwana muntembili, ghuye kuna shungiri mukatiji kavashongi, kuna kuvategherera naku vapura mapuro. ⁴⁷ Navantje vanya vamuyuviro kwatetukire kulikwato lighano lyendi ntani kumalimbururo ghendi. ⁴⁸ Apa vamumonine, ava tetuka. Vawina ava ghamba kwendi ashi: ''Monande, vinke ghuna turuwanene ngoli? Kenga, vasho name kunakukushana-shana nashinka.'' ⁴⁹ Aghamba kwavo ashi: ''Kuntjana-ntjanena nke? kapi munayiva ashi ame ndi nahepa kurughana virughana vyavavava? ⁵⁰ Ngoli vavo kapi vakwatire lighano ovyo atambire munkango dinya. ⁵¹ Makura avyuka navo kuNazareth nka alimburukwa kukwavo. Vawina ava pungura vininke navintje vino mumutjima wavo. ⁵² Ene ngoli Jesus atwikiri kukura mughukonentu namutika, ntani ghakuwederere mughuwa naKarunga naVantu.