The Protevangelion CHITSAUKO 1 1 Munhoroondo yemarudzi gumi nemaviri aIsraeri tinoverenga kuti kune mumwe murume ainzi Joakimi, akanga akapfuma kwazvo, akapira zvipiriso zvakapetwa kaviri kuna Jehovha Mwari, akaita chisarudzo ichi: pfuma yangu ichabatsira vanhu vose. , uye kuti ndiwane nyasha kubva kuna Ishe Mwari kuti ndikanganwirwe zvivi zvangu. 2 Asi pane mumwe mutambo mukuru waJehovha, vana vaIsraeri pavakauya nezvipo zvavo, uye Jehoakimi akapawo zvake, Rubheni muprista mukuru akamupikisa, achiti hazvitenderwi kuti upe zvipo zvako, zvausina kupiwa. akabereka chero dambudziko muIsraeri. 3 Zvino Jehoakimi wakanetseka kwazvo, wakaenda kunobvunza vakaverengwa vemarudzi gumi nemaviri, kuti aone kana ari iye ega asina kubereka mbeu. 4 Asi akati abvunza, akawana kuti vakarurama vose vakanga vamutsa vana muna Israeri. 5 Zvino wakarangarira tateguru Abhurahamu, kuti Mwari pakupera kweupenyu hwake wakamupa Isaka mwanakomana wake; akatambudzika zvikuru pamusoro pazvo, asingadi kuonekwa nomukadzi wake; 6 Asi akaenda kurenje, akadzika tende rakepo, akatsanya mazuva ana makumi mana nousiku hunamakumi mana, achizviti, 7 Handingaburuki kundodya kana kunwa, kusvikira Jehovha Mwari wangu anditarira pasi, asi munyengetero uchava zvokudya zvangu nokunwa. CHITSAUKO 2 1 Zvichakadaro, mukadzi wake Ana akatambudzika uye akakanganisika pamusoro pezvinhu zviviri, akati ndichachema zvose zviri zviviri nokuda kwouchirikadzi hwangu uye nokushaya kwangu mbereko. 2 Zvino mutambo mukuru waIshe wakaswedera, Judhiti murandakadzi wake akati: Uchatambudza mweya wako kusvikira rinhiko? Mutambo waJehovha wasvika, usingatenderwi kuti munhu acheme. 3 Naizvozvo torai chifukidzo ichi chakapiwa neunoita zvinhu zvakadai; nekuti hazvina kufanira kuti ini, ndiri muranda, ndipfekedzwe nazvo, asi zvakafanira umwe munhu mukuru pakati penyu. 4 Asi Ana akapindura akati, Ibvai kwandiri, handina kujaira zvinhu zvakadai; asi Jehovha akandininipisa zvikuru. 5 Ndinotya kuti mumwe munhu anofungira mano akaipa akakupa izvozvo, zvino mauya kuzondisvibisa nechivi changu. 6 Judhiti murandakadzi wake akapindura, akati, Ndichakuitireiko zvakaipa, zvamusingadi kunditeerera? 7 Handingakupei kutukwa kukuru kupfuura pauri pasi, nekuti Mwari akazarira chizvaro chako, kuti urege kuva mai pakati paIsiraeri. 8Hana akatambudzika zvikuru, uye akanga akapfeka nguo yake yesvitsa, akafamba nenguva inenge yechitatu masikati kuti afambe mubindu rake. 9 Zvino akaona murairi, akagara pasi pawo, akanyengetera kuna Jehovha, achiti: 10 Mwari wemadzibaba angu, ndiropafadzei uye mutarise munamato wangu sekuropafadza kwamakaita chibereko chaSarah, uye mukamupa mwanakomana Isaka.
CHITSAUKO 3 1 Zvino wakati achitarira kudenga, akaona dendere reshiri murutanda. 2 achizvichema mukati make, akati: Ndine nhamo, ndiani wakandibereka? uye ndechipi chizvaro chakandibereka, kuti nditukwe pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri, uye kuti vandishore nokundiseka mutemberi yaMwari wangu, vachiti, Ndine nhamo, ndingaenzaniswa neiko? 3 Handingaenzani nemhuka dzenyika, nokuti kunyange mhuka dzenyika dzinobereka zvibereko pamberi penyu, Ishe! Ndine nhamo, ndingaenzaniswa neiko? 4 Handingaenzaniswi nemhuka dzesango, nokuti kunyange mhuka dzesango dzinobereka zvibereko pamberi penyu, Ishe! Ndine nhamo, ndingaenzaniswa nei? 5 Ini handingafananidzwi nemvura iyi, nokuti kunyange mvura zhinji inobereka zvibereko pamberi penyu, Ishe! Ndine nhamo, ndingaenzaniswa neiko? 6 Handingaenzaniswi namafungu egungwa; nekuti ava, kana vakanyarara, kana vachifamba, nehove dziri mukati madzo, vanokurumbidzai, Jehovha; Ndine nhamo, ndingaenzaniswa neiko? 7 Handingafananidzwi nenyika, nokuti nyika inobereka zvibereko zvayo, uye inokurumbidzai imi Ishe! CHITSAUKO 4 1 Zvino mutumwa waIshe wakamirapo akati: Ana, Ana, Ishe wanzwa munyengetero wako; uchabata pamuviri uye ugozvara, uye chizvarwa chako chichataurwa nezvacho munyika yose. 2Ana akapindura akati, “NaJehovha Mwari wangu mupenyu, chose chandichabereka, angava murume kana mukadzi, ndichachipa kuna Jehovha Mwari wangu, uye chichamushumira pazvinhu zvitsvene, upenyu hwacho hwose. 3 Zvino tarira, vatumwa vaviri vakaonekwa vachiti kwaari: Tarirai Joakimi murume wako unouya nevafudzi vake. 4 Nekuti mutumwa waIshe wakaburukirawo kwaari, ndokuti: Ishe Mwari wanzwa munyengetero wako, kurumidza ubve pano; nekuti tarira, Ana mukadzi wako uchava nemimba. 5 Jehoakimu akaburuka, akadana vafudzi vake, akati, Uyai kwandiri namakwayana gumi asina gwapa kana kuremara, kuti ave aJehovha Mwari wangu. 6 Mundivigire mhuru dzine gumi nembiri dzisina kuremara, nemhuru dzine gumi nembiri dzichava dzavapristi navakuru. 7 Ndiunzireiwo mbudzi dzine zana, uye mbudzi zana dzingave dzevanhu vose. 8 Jehoakimi akaburuka navafudzi, Ana akamira pasuwo, akaona Jehoakimi achiuya navafudzi. 9 Ipapo akamhanya, akarembera pamutsipa wake, akati, Zvino ndinoziva kuti Jehovha wandiropafadza zvikuru; 10 Nokuti tarisai, ini ndakanga ndiri shirikadzi handichisiri shirikadzi, uye ini ndakanga ndiri mhanje ndichabata pamuviri. CHITSAUKO 5 1 Zvino Jehoakimi akagara mumba make nezuva rokutanga, asi mangwana akauya nezvipo zvake, akati, 2 Kana Ishe akandinzwira tsitsi, ngairatidze ndiro iri pahuma yomupristi. 3 Akabvunza pandiro yakanga yakapfekwa nomupristi, akaiona, zvino tarira, kwakanga kusina chivi maari. 4 Jehoakimu akati, Zvino ndinoziva kuti Jehovha unondinzwira tsitsi, akabvisa zvivi zvangu zvose. 5 Zvino akaburuka kubva mutembere yaIshe aruramiswa, akaenda kumba kwake.
6 Mwedzi mipfumbamwe yakati yapera kuna Ana, akasununguka, ndokuti kuna nyamukuta: Ndakaberekerei? 7 Akamuudza, akanga ari musikana. 8 Ipapo Ana akati, Nhasi Jehovha akurisa mweya wangu; iye ndokumuradzika pamubhedha. 9 Mazuva ekunatswa kwake akati apera, akayamwisa mwana, akatumidza zita rake Maria. CHITSAUKO 6 1 Mwana akawedzera simba zuva rimwe nerimwe, zvokuti paakanga ava nemwedzi mipfumbamwe okuberekwa, mai vake vakamuradzika pasi kuti vamuedze kuti amire here? akafamba nhanho pfumbamwe, akadzokera pamakumbo amai vake. 2 Ipapo mai vake vakamubata, vakati, NaJehovha Mwari wangu mupenyu, hauchazofambizve panyika, kusvikira ndakupinza mutemberi yaJehovha. 3 Naizvozvo akaitira imba yake yokurara nzvimbo tsvene, akasabvumira chinhu chisina kujairika kana chisina kuchena kuti chiswedere pedyo naye, asi akakoka vamwe vanasikana vakanga vasina kusvibiswa vaIsraeri, uye vakamukwevera parutivi. 4 Asi mwana wakati ava negore, Jehoakimu akaita mabiko makuru, akakoka vapristi, navanyori, navakuru, navanhu vose vaIsiraeri; 5 Ipapo Jehoakimu akabayira musikana kuvapristi vakuru, vakamuropafadza, vachiti: Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaaropafadze musikana uyu, amupe zita rine mukurumbira, rinogara kusvikira kumarudzi ose. Vanhu vose ndokupindura vachiti, Ameni. 6 Joakimu akamuisazve rwechipiri kuvapristi, ivo vakamuropafadza, vachiti, Mwari Wekumusoro-soro, rangarirai musikana uyu, mumuropafadze namaropafadzo asingaperi. 7 Ipapo mai vake vakamusimudza, vakamupa chipfuva, vakaimbira Jehovha rwiyo runotevera. 8Ndichaimbira Jehovha Mwari wangu rwiyo rutsva, nokuti akandishanyira, akabvisa kwandiri kuzvidzwa kwavavengi vangu, akandipa zvibereko zvokururama kwake, kuti zvino vaRubheni vazoudzwa. ,akadaro Anna achiyamwa. 9 Ipapo akaviga mwana muimba yaakanga atsaura, akabuda, akavashumira. 10 Mutambo wakati wapera, vakaenda vachifara uye vachirumbidza Mwari waIsraeri. CHITSAUKO 7 1 Asi musikana akakura, ava namakore maviri, Jehoakimu akati kuna Ana, Ngatimuperekedzei kutemberi yaJehovha, kuti tiite mhiko yedu, yatakapikira Jehovha Mwari, kuti arege kupiwa mhiko. akatitsamwira, uye chipiriso chedu ngachive chisingagamuchirwi. 2 Asi Ana akati, "Ngatimirirei mugore rechitatu, zvimwe angarasikirwa nekuziva baba vake." Joakimu akati, "Ngatimirirei." 3 Zvino mwana wakati asvika makore matatu, Jehoakimu wakati: Ngatikoke vakunda vevaHebheru vasina kusvibiswa, uye ngavatore umwe neumwe mwenje, vavheneke, kuti mwana arege kudzoka, uye vagotora mwenje. pfungwa dzake dziri pamusoro petemberi yaJehovha. 4 Uye vakaita izvi kudakara vakwira mutemberi yaIshe. Zvino mupristi mukuru akamugamuchira, akamuropafadza, akati: Maria, Ishe Mwari wakakudza zita renyu kumarudzi ose;
5 Akamuisa pachitsiko chechitatu cheatari, Jehovha akamuitira nyasha, akatamba netsoka dzake, imba yose yaIsiraeri ikamuda. CHITSAUKO 8 1 Zvino vabereki vake vakaenda vachishamisika, vachirumbidza Mwari, nekuti musikana haana kudzokera kwavari. 2 Asi Maria wakaramba ari mutembere senjiva achidzidziswa, achigamuchira chikafu kubva muruoko rwemutumwa. 3 Wakati ane makore gumi nemaviri, vapristi vakaungana padare remakurukota, vakati: Tarirai, Maria ane makore gumi nemaviri; tichaitei naye, tichitya kuti nzvimbo tsvene yaJehovha Mwari wedu ingasvibiswa? 4 Ipapo vapristi vakapindura Zakaria mupristi mukuru, vachiti: Iwe mira paaritari yaIshe, ugopinda panzvimbo tsvene, uchimukumbirira, uye chipi nechipi Ishe chaachakuratidza, ita. 5 Ipapo mupristi mukuru akapinda panzvimbo tsvene-tsvene, akatora hombodo yechipfuva yokutonga, akamunyengeterera; 6 Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakasvika kwaari, akati: Zakaria, Zakaria, Buda undodana chirikadzi dzose pakati pevanhu, uye umwe neumwe ngaauye netsvimbo yake, uye uyo Ishe waacharatidza neruoko rwake. chiratidzo chichava murume waMaria. 7 Zvino varidzi vakabuda muJudhiya rose, hwamanda yaIshe ikarira, vanhu vose vakamhanya vakandosangana pamwechete. 8 Josefa akarashawo ngowani yake kure, akabuda kundosangana navo; vakati vasangana vakaenda kumupristi mukuru, mumwe nomumwe akatora tsvimbo yake. 9 Muprista mukuru akati agamuchira tsvimbo dzavo, akapinda mutemberi kundonyengetera. 10 Zvino wakati apedza kunyengetera, akatora tsvimbo, akabuda, akaigovera; 11 Tsvimbo yekupedzisira yakabatwa naJosefa; zvino tarira, njiva yakabuda patsvimbo, ikabhururukira pamusoro waJosefa; 12 Muprista mukuru akati, Josefa, ndiwe wakasarudzwa kuti utore Mhandara yaShe, kuti umuchengetere; 13 Asi Josefa akaramba, achiti, Ini ndava mukweguru, vana vana, asi iye achiri mudiki, ndinotya kuti zvimwe ndingaitwa benzi pakati paIsiraeri. 14 Ipapo muprista mukuru akapindura, akati, Josefa, itya Jehovha Mwari wako, urangarire kuti Mwari wakaitira Dhatani, naKora, naAbhiramu sei, kuti nyika yakashama, ikavamedza, nokuda kwokukakavadzana kwavo. 15 Naizvozvo zvino, Josefa, itya Mwari, zvimwe zvakadaro zvingaitika paimba yako; 16 Josefa achitya, akamuisa kumba kwake; Josefa akati kuna Maria: Tarira, ndakubvisa mutembere yaIshe, uye ikozvino ndichakusiya mumba mangu; Ndinofanira kuenda kurangarira basa rangu rekuvaka. Ishe ngaave newe. CHITSAUKO 9 1 Zvino zvakaitika padare revapristi, zvakanzi: Ngatigadzirire tembere chidzitiro chitsva. 2 Mupristi mukuru akati: Ndikokerei mhandara nomwe dzisina kusvibiswa dzorudzi rwaDhavhidhi; 3Varanda vakaenda, vakavaisa mutemberi yaJehovha, muprista mukuru akati kwavari kanda mijenya pamberi pangu, ndianiko pakati penyu acharuka rwonzi rwendarama, neshinda yebhuruu, nomucheka mutsvuku, nomucheka wakaisvonaka. , uye ndiani wepepuru yechokwadi. 4 Zvino mupristi mukuru wakaziva Maria, kuti waiva werudzi rwaDhavhidhi; akamudana, uye mujenya weruvara rwehute wechokwadi ukaruka mujenya wake, akaenda kumba kwake.
5 Asi kubva panguva iyo Zakaria muprista mukuru akava chimumumu, Samueri akagariswa panzvimbo yake, kusvikira Zakaria ataurazve. 6 Asi Maria akatora ruvara rwehute rwechokwadi akaruruka. 7 Akatora hari, akabuda kundochera mvura, akanzwa inzwi richiti kwaari: Hekanhi iwe une nyasha! Ishe anewe; wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pavakadzi. 8 Zvino wakaringa-ringa kurudyi nekuruboshwe (kuona) pakabva inzwi iro; zvino kudedera ndokupinda mumba make, ndokugadzika chirongo chemvura, akatora ruvara rwehute, akagara pachigaro chake kuti arumwe. . 9 Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe akamirapo akati: Usatya Maria; nekuti wawana nyasha pamberi paMwari; 10 Iye wakati achinzwa, akafunga mukati make kuti kukwazisa kwakadai chii. 11 Mutumwa akati kwaari: Ishe unewe, uye uchava nemimba; 12 Iye akapindura akati, Chii! Ndichabata pamuviri naMwari mupenyu here, kuti ndibereke sezvinoita vamwe vakadzi vose? 13 Asi mutumwa wakapindura akati: Kwete Maria, asi Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro pako, nesimba reWokumusoro-soro richakudzikatira; 14 Naizvozvo icho chichaberekwa newe chichava chitsvene, uye uchanzi Mwanakomana waMwari mupenyu, uye uchatumidza zita rake Jesu; nokuti ndiye uchaponesa vanhu vake pazvivi zvavo. 15 Uye tarira, Erizabheti hama yako, iyewo wava nemimba yemwanakomana pakuchembera kwake. 16 Zvino mwedzi uno wava wechitanhatu kuna iye, wainzi mhanje; nokuti kuna Mwari hakuna chisingagoneki. 17 Maria ndokuti: Tarirai, murandakadzi waIshe; ngazvive kwandiri seshoko renyu. 18 Zvino wakati aruka nguvo yake yepepuru, akaiisa kumupristi mukuru, mupristi mukuru akamuropafadza, achiti: Maria, Ishe Mwari wakakudza zita rako, uropafadzwe pamarudzi ose enyika. . 19 Ipapo Maria akazadzwa nomufaro, akaenda kuna Erizabheti, hama yake, akagogodza pamukova. 20 Erizabheti wakati achinzwa, akamhanya, akazarura kwaari, akamuropafadza, akati: Izvi zvabvepi kwandiri, kuti mai vaShe wangu vauye kwandiri? 21 Nokuti, tarira! inzwi rokukwazisa kwenyu rakangoti richisvika munzeve dzangu, zviri mukati mangu zvakakwakuka ndokukuropafadzai. 22 Asi Maria, asingazivi zvakavanzika zvose, zvaakanga audzwa nomutumwa mukuru Gabrieri, akatarira kudenga, akati: Ishe! Ini ndini ani, kuti marudzi ose enyika anditi ndakaropafadzwa? 23 Asi wakati achiona kuti ari kukura zuva rimwe nerimwe, achitya, akaenda kumba kwake, akandovanda pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri; uye wakange ane makore gumi nemana pakaitika zvinhu izvi. CHITSAUKO 10 1 Zvino mwedzi wake wechitanhatu wakati wasvika, Josefa akadzoka pakuvaka dzimba dzake kunze kweimba yake yaaisishambadzira, akapinda mumba, akawana Mhandara yakura; 2 Akarova chiso chake, akati, Ndingatarira kuna Jehovha Mwari wangu nechiso chei? kana, ndichati kudini pamusoro pomusikana uyu? 3 Nokuti ndakamugamuchira seMhandara kubva mutemberi yaJehovha Mwari wangu, uye handina kumuchengetedza akadaro.
4 Ndianiko akandinyengera kudai? Ndianiko akaita chinhu ichi chakaipa mumba mangu, nokunyengedza Mhandara kubva kwandiri, nokuisvibisa? 5 Nhoroondo yaAdhamu haina kunyatsozadziswa mandiri here? 6 Nokuti nenguva yekubwinya kwayo, nyoka yakasvika, ikawana Evha ari oga, ikamunyengera. 7 Zvino zvakaitika kwandiri saizvozvo. 8 Ipapo Josefa akasimuka pasi, akamudana, akati, Iwe wakanzwirwa nyasha zvikuru naMwari, waitireiko izvozvo? 9 Sei wakazvidzikisira mweya wako kudaro, iwe wakadzidziswa muNzvimbo Tsvene Tsvene, uye ukagamuchira chikafu chako kubva mumaoko engirozi? 10 Asi iye akapindura achichema nemisodzi, akati: Handina mhosva, uye handizivi munhu. 11 Ipapo Josefa akati, Haiwa, wava nemimba sei? 12 Maria akapindura akati: NaIshe Mwari wangu mupenyu, handizivi kuti nei. 13 Ipapo Josefa akatya kwazvo-kwazvo, akabva kwavari, achifunga zvokuita naye; akafunga saizvozvo mumwoyo make. 14 Kana ndikavanza mhosva yake, ndichawanikwa ndine mhosva nomurayiro waJehovha; 15 Uye kana ndikamuzarurira kuvana vaIsraeri, ndinotya kuti zvimwe iye wava nepamuviri nemutumwa, ndingawanikwa ndatengesa upenyu hwomunhu asina mhosva. 16 Naizvozvo ndichaitei? Ndichamudzinga ndega. 17 Zvino usiku hwakava pamusoro pake, zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakazviratidza kwaari muchiroto, ndokuti: 18 Usatya kutora musikana uyo, nokuti izvo zviri mukati make ndezveMweya Mutsvene; . 19 Uye uchazvara Mwanakomana, ugotumidza zita rake Jesu, nekuti iye uchaponesa vanhu vake pazvivi zvavo. 20 Josefa akamuka pahope dzake, akarumbidza Mwari waIsiraeri, wakange amuitira tsitsi dzakadai, akachengeta Mhandara. CHITSAUKO 11 1 Zvino Anasi munyori wakasvika, ndokuti kuna Josefa: Nemhaka yei tisina kukuonai kubva pakudzoka kwenyu? 2 Josefa akati, Nokuti ndakanga ndaneta norwendo, ndikazorora nezuva rokutanga; 3 Asi Anasi akatendeuka akaona Mhandara yakanga yava nemimba. 4 ndokuenda kumupristi, ndokuti kwaari: Josefa wamakavimba zvikuru naye, une mhosva yakaipisisa, nokuti asvibisa Mhandara yaakagamuchira kubva mutemberi yaIshe, uye akawana chinyararire. iye, asina kuzvizivisa kuvana vaIsraeri. 5 Mupristi akati, Josefa ndiye wazviita izvozvo here? 6Anasi akapindura akati, Kana mukatuma mumwe wavaranda venyu, muchawana kuti wava nemimba. 7 Varanda vakaenda vakandowana sezvaakareva. 8 Shure kwaizvozvo vose naJosefa vakamiswa pamberi pedare. mupristi akati kwaari: Maria, waiteiko? 9 Wakatadzireiko mweya wako, ukakanganwa Mwari wako, zvawakarerwa panzvimbo tsvene-tsvene, ukagamuchira zvokudya zvako kubva mumaoko engirozi, ukanzwa nziyo dzavo? 10 Makaitireiko izvozvo? 11 Iye akapindura, akati kwaari nemisodzi, NaJehovha Mwari wangu mupenyu, handina mhosva pamberi pake, zvandisingazivi munhu. 12 Mupristi akati kuna Josefa, Waitireiko izvozvo?
13 Josefa akapindura, akati, NaJehovha Mwari wangu mupenyu, ndakanga ndisine hanya naye. 14 Asi mupristi akati, Usareva nhema, asi taura chokwadi; Wamuwana pakavanda, ukasazvizarurira kuvana vaIsiraeri, wakazvininipisa pasi poruoko rune simba rwaMwari, kuti vana vako varopafadzwe. 15 Josefa akanyarara. 16Ipapo muprista akati kuna Josefa, “Unofanira kudzorera kutemberi yaJehovha Mhandara yawakatora ikoko. 17Asi akachema zvinorwadza, muprista akati, "Ndichakunwisai mvura yaJehovha, imi vaviri, iyo inofanira kuedzwa, uye zvakaipa zvenyu zvichazarurwa pamberi penyu." 18 Ipapo mupristi akatora mvura, akamwisa Josefa, akamutumira kugomo; 19 Akadzoka akanyatsokwana, uye vanhu vose vakashamiswa kuti mhosva yake yakanga isina kuonekwa. 20 Naizvozvo mupristi akati, Sezvo Jehovha asina kuita kuti zvivi zvenyu zvionekwe, neni handikupi mhosva. 21 Naizvozvo akavaendesa. 22 Zvino Josefa akatora Maria, akaenda kumba kwake, achifara nokurumbidza Mwari waIsiraeri. CHITSAUKO 12 1 Zvino zvakaitika, kuti chirevo chakabuda kubva kuna mambo Agasto, kuti vaJudha vose vaibva kuBheterehemu muJudhiya vanyoreswe; 2 Josefa akati, Ini ndichachengeta kuti vana vangu vanyorwe; asi ndichaita seiko nomusikana uyu? 3 Ndinonyara kuti anyorerwe ave mukadzi wangu; uye kana ndikamutora somukunda wangu, vaIsiraeri vose vachaziva kuti haazi mukunda wangu. 4 Kana nguva yakatarwa naJehovha yasvika, ngaaite sezvaanoda; 5 Zvino akaisa chigaro pambongoro, akamuisa pamusoro payo; Josefa naSimoni vakamutevera, vakasvika Bhetirehemu mamaira matatu. 6 Zvino Josefa akatendeuka wakaona Maria, achishungurudzika, akati mukati make: Zvimwe unorwadziwa nemukati make. 7 Asi paakatendeuka akamuona achiseka, akati kwaari. 8 Maria, zvinoitika sei, kuti dzimwe nguva ndinoona kusuwa, uye dzimwe nguva kuseka nerufaro muchiso chako? 9 Maria ndokuti kwaari: Ndinoona vanhu vaviri nemeso angu, umwe achichema nekuchema, umwe achiseka nemufaro. 10 Zvino wakayambukazve mhiri kwenzira, Maria ndokuti kuna Josefa: Ndiburusire pambongoro, nekuti ini ndinomanikidza. 11 Josefa akati, Ndokuendepiko? nekuti nzvimbo iyi irenje. 12 Maria ndokutizve kuna Josefa: Ndiburutse, nekuti zviri mukati mangu zvinondimanikidza. 13 Josefa akamuburusa; 14 Akawanapo bako, akamupinza mukati maro. CHITSAUKO 13 1 Josefa akamusiya navanakomana vake mubako, akabuda kundotsvaka nyamukuta muHebheru pamusha weBheterehemu. 2 Asi pandakanga ndichifamba, akadaro Josefa, ndakatarira mudenga, ndikaona makore achishamiswa, neshiri dzokudenga dzichimira pakati pokubhururuka kwadzo. 3 Zvino ndakatarira pasi, zvino tarira, tafura yakawaridzwa, nevanhu vanoshanda vagere vakaipoteredza, asi maoko avo ari pamusoro petafura, uye vaisazununguka kuti vadye.
4 Avo vakanga vane nyama mukanwa havana kuidya. 5 Ivo vakasimudza maoko avo kumusoro, havana kuvadzosera shure; 6 Asi vaiasimudza kumiromo yavo havana kuisa chinhu; 7 Asi zviso zvavo zvose zvakatarira kumusoro. 8 Ndakaona makwai achipararira, asi makwai akamira. 9 Mufudzi ndokusimudza ruoko rwake kuti azvirove; ruoko rwake rukaenderera mberi. 10 Zvino ndakatarira kurwizi, ndikaona mbudzana miromo yadzo dziri pedyo nemvura, uye dzakaibata, asi hadzina kunwa. CHITSAUKO 14 1 Zvino ndakaona mukadzi achiburuka mumakomo, akati kwandiri, Iwe murume unoendepi? 2 Ndikati kwaari, Ndiri kuenda kundobvunza nyamukuta muHebheru; 3 Akandipindura, akati, Aripiko mukadzi uchazvara? 4 Ndikapindura, ndikati, Mubako, zvino iye watsikwa neni. 5 Nyamukuta ndokuti: Haazi mukadzi wako here? 6 Josefa akapindura akati: NdiMaria, wakadzidziswa muNzvimbo Tsvene-tsvene, mumba maIshe, uye wakagoverwa mugove wangu; uye haazi mukadzi wangu, asi wava nemimba neMweya Mutsvene. 7 Nyamukuta ndokuti: Ndizvo here? 8 Akapindura akati: Uyai muone. 9 Nyamukuta akaenda naye, akandomira mubako. 10 Ipapo gore rinopenya rakafukidza bako, nyamukuta akati, Nhasi mweya wangu wazvikudza, nekuti meso angu aona zvinhu zvinoshamisa, uye ruponeso rwabudiswa kuna Isiraeri. 11 Pakarepo gore rakava chiedza chikuru mubako, zvokuti meso avo akanga asisagoni kurigamuchira. 12 Asi chiedza chakadzikira, kusvikira mucheche aoneka, ndokuyamwa zamu ramai vake Maria. 13 Ipapo nyamukuta akadanidzira, akati, Izuva rinobwinya sei, randakaona nameso angu chishamiso ichi! 14 Nyamukuta akabuda mubako, uye Sarome akasangana naye. 15 Nyamukuta ndokuti kwaari: Sarome, Sarome, ndichakuudza chinhu chinoshamisa chandaona; 16 Mhandara yakazvara izvo zvinopesana nemasikirwo emunhu. 17 Sarome akapindura akati, NaJehovha Mwari wangu mupenyu, kana ndikasagamuchira chinhu chimwe pamusoro peshoko iri, handingatendi kuti mhandara yabereka. 18 Ipapo Sarome akapinda, uye nyamukuta akati: Maria, chizviratidza hako, nekuti nharo huru dzamuka pamusoro pako. 19 Uye Sarome akawana kugutsikana. 20 Asi ruoko rwake rwakanga rwakawonyana, akagomera neshungu. 21 akati, Ndine nhamo nokuda kwezvakaipa zvangu! nokuti ndakaedza Mwari mupenyu, uye ruoko rwangu rwatopera. 22 Ipapo Sarome akakumbira kuna Jehovha, akati, Mwari wamadzibaba angu, ndirangarirei henyu, nokuti ndiri wembeu yaAbhurahama, naIsaka, naJakobho. 23 Regai kundiita munhu anoshorwa pakati pavana vaIsiraeri, asi mundidzosere kumadzibaba angu. 24 Nokuti imi munoziva kwazvo, Ishe, kuti ndakaita mabasa mazhinji erudo muzita renyu, uye ndikagamuchira mubairo wangu kubva kwamuri. 25 Ipapo mutumwa waShe akamira pedyo naSarome akati, “Ishe Jehovha anzwa munyengetero wako. 26 Sarome azere nomufaro mukuru, akaenda kumwana akati, Ndichamubata.
27 Iye akafunga kumunamata, nekuti akati, Ndiye mambo mukuru, wakazvarwa pakati paIsiraeri. 28 Pakarepo Sarome akaporeswa. 29 Ipapo nyamukuta akabuda mubako, afarirwa naMwari; 30 Uye tarira! inzwi rikasvika kuna Sarome richiti: Usareva zvinhu zvinoshamisa zvawaona, kusvikira mwana asvika Jerusarema. 31 Naizvozvo Sarome akaendawo, apupurirwa naMwari. CHITSAUKO 15 1 Zvino Josefa akanga achigadzirira kuenda, nokuti paBhetrehema pakava nenyonganyonga huru, pakauya vachenjeri vokumabvazuva, 2 ivo vakati: Uripi Mambo wevaJudha wakazvarwa? Nekuti takaona nyeredzi yake kumabvazuva, uye tauya kuzomunamata. 3 Zvino Herodhe wakati anzwa, akatambudzika zvikuru, akatuma nhume kuvachenjeri nevapristi, akavabvunzisisa mukati meguta; 4 Akati kwavari: Makanyorepi pamusoro paKristu Mambo, kana kuti achazvarirwa kupi? 5 Zvino vakati kwaari: MuBhetirehemu reJudhiya; nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Newe Bhetirehemu renyika yaJudha, hausi mudukusa pakati pamachinda aJudha; 6 Zvino wakati aregedza vapristi vakuru, akabvunza varume vaiva mukati meguta, akati kwavari: Maone chishamiso chamakaona pamusoro pamambo uchazvarwa? 7 Vakamupindura vachiti: Takaona nyeredzi huru isingaenzaniswi ichipenya pakati penyeredzi dzekudenga, ichipenya kupfuura dzimwe nyeredzi dzose, zvekuti hadzionekwi; uye takaziva nazvo kuti mambo mukuru wakazvarwa pakati paIsraeri; tauya kuzomunamata. 8 Ipapo Herodhe akati kwavari: Endai mubvunzisise; kana mukawana mwana uyu, mundiudze, kuti ndiuyewo ndimunamate. 9 Zvino vachenjeri vakabuda, zvino tarira, nyeredzi yavakaona kumabvazuva yakavatungamirira, kusvikira yandomira pamusoro pebako makanga muine mwana naMaria mai vake. 10 Ipapo vakabudisa zviyo pafuma yavo, vakamupa ndarama, nezvinonhuhwira, nemura. 11 Vakati vanyeverwa mukurota nemutumwa, kuti varege kudzokera kuna Herodhe neJudhiya, vakabva vakaenda kunyika yavo neimwe nzira. CHITSAUKO 16 1 Zvino Herodhe wakati achiona kuti wanyombwa nevachenjeri, akatsamwa zvikuru, akaraira vamwe kuti vaende kunouraya vana vose vaiva paBheterehemu, vanamakore maviri navaduku. 2 Asi Maria achinzwa kuti vana vourawa akatya zvikuru, akatora mwana, akamuputira nemicheka, akamuvanzarika muchidyiro chemombe, nekuti makange musina nzvimbo yavo muimba yevaeni. 3 Zvino Erizabheti wakati anzwa kuti mwanakomana wake Johwani waizotsvakwa, akamutora, akakwira mumakomo, akaringa-ringa nzvimbo yekumuvanza; 4 Uye pakanga pasina nzvimbo yakavanda yaiwanikwa. 5 Akagomera mukati make, akati: Iwe gomo raShe, gamuchira mai vane mucheche. 6 Nokuti Erizabheti akanga asingagoni kukwira. 7 Pakarepo gomo rikatsemuka rikavagamuchira; 8 Zvino kwakaonekwa kwavari mutumwa waIshe, kuti avachengetedze.
9 Asi Herodhe wakatevera Johwani, akatuma varanda kuna Zakaria, achishumira paaritari, akati kwaari: Makavanzapi mwanakomana wenyu? 10 Akapindura akati kwavari: Ini ndiri muranda waMwari, nemuranda paaritari; ndoziva sei pane mwana wangu? 11 Naizvozvo varanda vakadzokera, vakaudza Herodhe zvose; Ipapo akatsamwa, akati, Ko uyu haazi mwanakomana wake pakubata ushe pakati paIsiraeri here? 12 Naizvozvo akatumazve varanda vake kuna Zakaria, achiti: Tiudzei chokwadi, mwanakomana wenyu aripi, nekuti munoziva kuti upenyu hwenyu huri muruoko rwangu. 13 Saka varanda vakaenda vakandomuudza zvose izvi. 14 Asi Zakaria wakapindura akati kwavari: Ini ndiri chapupu chaMwari, uye kana akateura ropa rangu, Ishe uchagamuchira mweya wangu. 15 Uyezve, zivai kuti munoteura ropa risina mhosva; 16 Asi Zakaria wakaurawa pamukova wetembere, nepaatari, neparutivi rwakaparadzana; 17 Asi vana vaIsiraeri havana kuziva nguva yaakaurawa. 18 Zvino nenguva yokukwazisa, vapristi vakapinda mutembere; asi Zakaria haana kuvachingamidza, akavaropafadza; 19 Kunyange zvakadaro vakaramba vakamumirira kuti avakwazise; 20 Zvino vakati vachimuwana kuti haana nguva refu auya, umwe wavo akapinda panzvimbo tsvene, paiva nearitari, akaona ropa rakatendawo pasi; 21 Zvino tarira, inzwi richibva kudenga richiti: Zakaria unourawa, uye ropa rake haringatongopuswi, kusvikira mutsivi weropa rake auya. 22 Asi wakati anzwa, akatya, akabuda, akandoudza vapristi zvaakanga aona nezvaakanzwa; vakapinda mukati vakaona chokwadi. 23 Ipapo matenga etembere akachema, akatsemuka kubva kumusoro kusvikira pasi. 24 Vakashayiwa mutumbi, asi ropa rakanga raoma sebwe. 25 Vakaita zvakaipa, vakaudza vanhu kuti Zakaria wakaurawa, marudzi ose aIsiraeri akazvinzwa, akamuchema, akamuchema mazuva matatu. 26 Vapristi vakarangana pamwechete pamusoro pomunhu ungamutevera. 27 Zvino Simioni navamwe vapristi vakakanda mijenya, mujenya ukawira pana Simioni. 28 Nekuti wakange avimbiswa neMweya Mutsvene, kuti haaizofa, asati aona Kristu achiuya panyama.