Kyapita 1
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Abengi balibulile umulimo uwakubeka ifintu pamo ifyakichilwe ifibonekele muli fwebo.
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Kwati fyenka fyaishile kuli fwebo nabo abakulilapo imboni ababomfi ba shiwa.
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Kashi kyalibonekele kuli nemo, pantu nalifwailishe fyonse bwino ukufuma kukutanga, ukumilembeleni bwino mwebo, ukucila makosa Teofila,
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Ukwebati mwingeshiba bwino ifintu ifyo bamisambilisheni.
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Mushiku sha mfumu Helodi waku Yuda kwali umupapatilishi uwe shina lyakwe Zakaliya ukufuma ku Abiya. Ne mukashi wakwe Elizabeti wamukifyashi kya kwa Aroni.
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Bonse bali abalingeme kuli Lesa, balukwenda abakubula umulandu mumafunde onse abaShikulu.
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Lomba takwetepo umwana pantu Elizabati ali ningumba, kabili bonse babakulu mu myaka.
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Kyalibonekele ati Zakaliya aliku menso aba Lesa ili alupyunga umulimo wabupapatilishi uyo apelwe.
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Ukulingana ne kifyalilwa musala wisa mupapatilishi ufwile ukupyunga afwile ukusalwa nobubale mukwingila mwitempele lya baShikulu mukocha ifyakufutumana.
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Ibumba lyonse lyalibele pesonde mukutembela papindi balukocha ifya kufutumuna.
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Penka inkalamba yaba Shikulu yalibonekele kuli ye ne kwimakana kululyo kwa kyonto.
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Ili Zakaliya amubwene, alikatashiwe, kabili alifwile umwenso.
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Lomba inkalamba kailabila kuliye ati, ''Wiufwa umwenso, Zakaliya pakuti itembelo lyobe lyaufwika. Umukashi wobe Elizabeti ali nokufyala umwana umalalume, mukamwita inshina ati Yoane.
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Mukaba ne kusangalala kabili nabengi bali ne kusangalala pakufyalwa kwakwe.
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Ali ne kuba umukulu pa menso abaShikulu. Ekanwapo ifisunga ifibilile makosa, kabili ali ne kwisushiwa ne mupashi uswetele ukufuma mumala muli nyina.
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Abengi abamukifyashi kyakwa Isaeli bali ne kwalulucila kuli Shikulu Lesa wako.
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Ali ne kuya kumenso aba Shikulu mumupashi ne makosa akwa Elaijah mukupilibula imitima yaba wishabo kubana babo naba kulengulula amano abalungeme ukuba abantu abalibambile ukwisa kwaba Shikulu.''
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Eli Zakaliya alabile ku ba malaika ati, ''kuti naishiba shani"Pantu ndimukulu kabili ne mukashi wangi pamo naye''
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Penka ba malaika nkayasuka ne kulabila kuliye ati,' ''Ninemo Gabulyelo uwimakaninako kumenso aba Lesa nalituminwe mukulabila kabili mwebo, mukumileteleni amashiwi ayaweme.
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Mona! uli ne kubacibulu, ukufilwa ukulabila, ukufikile kasuba ifi fintu fikaboneke. Pamulandu wakwebati tamwasumine amashiwi yangi, ali ne kufikilishiwa papindi iyiweme.''
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Lomba abantu balukupembelela Zakaliya kakumya pakuti aliposele impindi itali mwitempele.
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Pakuti ili afuminemo talukulabilapo kulibo. Kabanukisha ati abona ikimonwa ili ali mwitempele katwalilila mufyakubwonako kulibo kabili ne kushala kibulu.
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Kyalibonekele ukwebati ili inshiku shakwe shapwile isha mulimo, alifumine muñanda.
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Panuma yashilye nshiku, umukashi wakwe Elizabeti kaimita kabili pamyenshi isanu alifishile alilabile ati,'
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''Ífi efyo ba Shikulu bakita kuli nemo ili bandoleshe ne nkumbu pakumfumya insoni ku bantu.''
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Mu mwenshi wa busanu ne umo, ba malaika Gabulyele alituminwe kufuma kuli Lesa ku mushi wa Ngalili uwitwa ati Nazarete,
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Kumwanakashi na kisungu uwakobekelwe kumuntu weshina lya Yosefu, uwamukifyashi kyakwa Dafidi nakisungu weshina lya Maliya.
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Alishile kuli ye umwanakashi ne kalabila ati, ''Umutende weukebelwe bwino! Shikulu ali na webo.''
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Alikatashiwe makosa na ayo mashiwi kabili kakumya umusango wakuposha uyo kwingaba.
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Malaika kalabila kuli ye, ''wiumfwa umwenso, Maliya, wasanga kukebwa bwino na Lesa.
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Bona, uli ne kwimita ne kufyala umwana umwalalume muli ne kumwita ati, 'Yesu.'
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Ali ne kuba umukulu kabili aketwa ali umwana wauchilile makosa. Ba Lesa bakamupela ilya kwa Wishi Dafidi.
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Ali ne kutangilila abamuñanda yakwa Yakobo inshiku shonse kabili takwakabe mpelo kubufumu bwakwe.''
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Maliya kalabila kuli malaika ati,'' ngefi fikakichika shani, ili shishibelepo umwalalume uli onse?''
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Penka malaika kayasuka ne kumwebati, ''umupashi wamushilo ali ne kwisa pali webo, kabili ne makosa amwine uchilile akoisa pali webo. Kanshi uswetele uli ne kufyalwa aline kwitwa umwana wakwa Lesa.
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Mona, umulongo wobe Elizabeti aimita umwana mwalalume mubukote bwakwe. Uyu emwenshi wa busanu na umo kuli ye, pakuti alitilwe ñumba.
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Pakuti tapalipo ichikosele kuli ba Lesa.
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Maliya kalabila ati, ''Mona, ninemo kana kashi umusha wa ba Shikulu, kakibe fyenkefyo ukulingana ne mashiwi enu.'' Penka ne malaika kaiya ne kumusha umwanakashi.
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Penka Maliya kaima muli shilye nshiku kabili ne kubutukila ku kyalo kyampili, umushi uwa mu Yuda.
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Kaya muñanda yakwa Zakaliya ne kumuposha Elizabeti.
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Kabili kyalibonekele ati ili Elizabeti aumfwile ukuposha kwakwe Maliya, umwana mwipafu lyakwe kafunka, kabili Elizabeti aliswilwe ne mupashi uswetele.
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Penka kaimya ishiwi lyakwe ne kubilika ati, ''ulishukile mubanakashi bonse, kabili fishukile ifitwalo ifya mwifumo lyobe.
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Mbanindo kyabonekela ikyakwebati nyina ba Shikulu bengesa kuli nemo.
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Pakuti bona ili kilulumu kya ufwanikile kya kuposa ukwisa mumatwi angi, umwana mwipafu lyangi kafunka.
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Alishukile umwanakashi uwasumine ukwebati kuli ne kufikilishiwa ifintu ifya labilwe kuli ye kufuma kuli ba Shikulu.
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Maliya kalabila ati umweo wangi alimya ba Shikulu.
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Ne mupashi wangi asangalala muli ba Lesa umupusushi wangi.
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Pakuti alolesha ubwikoshi bwa mwanakashi uwamulimo ubunini. Lomba moneni, kufuma luno abantu abengi bbangita ushukile.
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Pantu uwamakosa akita ifikulu kuli webo ne shina lyakwe uswetele.
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Inkumbu shakwe shafuma kukifyashi na kukifyashi kuli babo abamuchina.
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Alangisha amakosa akwe ne kuboko kwakwe.
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Afumya abana bamafumu pafitibe fyabo kabili ne kwimya abali panshi.
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Aikutisha abali nensala ne fintu ifiweme pakuti abanoshi abatamfya ne nsala yabo.
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Apela ukofwa kuli Isaeli uwa mulimo wakwe. Kwati ni mukwibukisha mukulangisha inkumbu
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(kwati fintu alabile kuba Wishi) kuli Abulama ne kifyashi kyakwe inshiku shonse.
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Maliya alikele na Elizabet imyeshi itatu kabili eli abwelele kwakwe.
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Kabili ili impindi yafikile kuli Elizabetiiya kufyala umwana wakwe kabili alifyele umwana mwalalume.
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Penka abo ekala nabo ne balongo kobofwa ati ba Shikulu bamukichila nkumbu ishikulu makosa, kabili kabasangalala pmo nakwe.
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Kabili kyalibonekele pa bushiku bwa busanu na atatu kabaya mu kumusembulula umwana. Bali ne kumwita ishina lya Wishi ''Zakaliya,''
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Lomba nyina kalabila ati, ''Yowo aketwa Yoane.''
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Kabalabila kuli ye ati, ''Takulipo nangu umo mukifyashi kyenu ukwetepo ili shina.''
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Kabalangisha Wishi ifishibilo ifyo alukufwayo ukumwinika ishina.
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Penka Wishi kaipusha mulemba pebwe ne kulemba ati, ''Ishina lyakwe ni Yoane.'' Bonse kabakumya pali kiki.
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Penka ne kanwa kakwe kalisukile ne lulimi kalukakulwa. Kalabila ne kutasha ba Lesa.
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Ne mwenso kabekata bonse abo aleikala nabo pamo. Ifi fyonse kafisampukila mukyalo kyonse ikya mpili mu Yuda.
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Bonse aba bofwile kabafilama mu mitima yabo, ne kulabila ati, ''ngo uyu mwana ali ne kuba uwa shani?'' Pantu ukuboko kwaba Shikulu kwali pali ye.
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Wishiye Zakaliya kalisulwe no mupashi uswetele no kusesema, kalabila,
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''Balemeshiwe ba Shikulu, Lesa wa Isaeli, pakuti aisa mukofwa kabili ne kushilisha ukupususha abantu bakwe.
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Atwimishila ulusengo lwakupulusha munga ya musha wakwe Dafidi.
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(kwati nififi lya alaabile ne kanwa kakwe palwa ba kasesema bakwe kufuma kukale)
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Ukupulusha ukufuma kubalwani besu kabili naku maboko abapate besu.
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Ni ulya ulangisha nkumbu kuba fyashi besu ne kwibukisha ukulaya na kwakwe ukuswetele.
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Ukulapa uko alabile kuli Abulama umufyashi wesu.
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Kalapa ukutupela fwebo ukwebati, ili twapokololwa mu maboko abalwani besu, tukamibombela ukwakubula ukutina.
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Mukusweshiwa ne kulungama kuntanshi yakwe inshiku shesu shonse.
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Ee, na webo, umwana, aketwa kasesema wa ukililepo makosa, pakuti mukaya ku menso akwe Shikulu mukulungika inshila shakwe, ne kupekanya kukwisa kwakwe.
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Mukupela akalango kakupusuka ku bantu bakwe mukufitulukilwa kwa fibipile fyabo.
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Filine ne kucifwa pamulandu wa nkumbu shakwe ishikulu ishaba Lesa wesu.
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Mukutumbisha bonse abali mufifi na mukishingwa kyamfwa, Ali ne kukita fi mukutangilila amolu esu munshila ya mutende.
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Penka umwana alikulile ne kuba ukusele mumupashi, kabili alikele mumpanga ukufika ne mpindi ya kubonekela kuli Isaeli.