¹ Pacati wa zinji wadada culonguedzera mumumwazvo chibodzi chinalanga padzaulu pazvidaitica cuti zvidaithwa pacati pathu_ ² ninga zvathu tida zvidziwa pacutanga wakali wapupuli wacuwona wacudzipira pa Mulungu wabati wamasoco-, ³ nadyano cudadzandiuira muche cupfunza kwacudekerhwa cucula kwazva culonzeca zvense zvinhu izvi cubudira kwacutanga, kwa zv culonzeca kwacutowezeca kwa muculu Tiyofilo, ⁴ pactiuti tidziwise kwa kwacunyanya thangwera zvinhu zvacuti tidapfunzisiwa. ⁵ Munsicu za herodhi mambo wacu Djudhiya mukana muphrist mbodzi akabvi iye Zacalya pautongui hwa Bia. mukadzi watche akali wacudzinza la Arau akadaidziwa Izaberi. ⁶ Wense wakali wacu languica padetcha pa Mulungu wa nsimba yense mimitemo yawo wanacumbirhwa na Tchangamire. ⁷ ese iye hakana wana thangwera cuti Izaberi haka bala lini nawanse wanga wadi nkalamba pangani inei. ⁸ Zvidaitica cuti Zacalya akli pamberi pa Mulungu, atchitoweza mabasa atche amu phrisita nacutowezewr dzinza latche. ⁹ Napenepo iye ad sankuliwa na laki tgangwera caitiro ya mabasa ya uphrisita cuti yapinde munyumb yacunamatira ya Mulungu cuti apitse nsembe. ¹⁰ Wense wanhu wakanamata cu kundu la cunza napangani yathu nsembe ikapitsica. ¹¹ Napenepo muzimu Changamire uda uya kwaiye cukundu latche lacumdyo pa guwa la nsembe. ¹² Patche Zacaliya adabva adakala wacupinguizica futi cuthya pacati patche. ¹³ Ese muzimu Wacutchena udati usthye Zacaliya thangwe cunamata kwatche kwabviwa. Mucadzi wco Izaberi anabala mwana wamwamuna mubodzi, dzina latche ana daidziwa Juwau. ¹⁴ Iwepa unanagala namupfanso nama combolero cuna wanhu wazinji wanadekerhwao pacubala kwaco. ¹⁵ Napenepo iye anadzagala muculu pa matso ya Tchangamire . Hadzamwi vinyu ne hahwa wansimba ese mumimba mwamai watche iye anagala nacukodziwa na Muzimu Watchena. ¹⁶ Nwacuwanda pacati pa mbumba ya Izirayeri wana hirira cuna tchangamire Mulungu wawo. ¹⁷ Iye anadzagala pambetri pa Tchangamire na Muzimu na nsimba ya Eriya cuti ahirinze moyo wa baba cuna wana watche nacutola waculeca waculeca cubva cuti wafambe ninga wana wacudziwa. Iye andzaita izvi pacubuda culonguedza mbumba yaculonguedzeca ya Mulungu. ¹⁸ Zacaliya adati cuna nguirozi: "ndina kala tani nacutendera zvenezvi? Nacuti ine ndine wacuseya namucadzi wangu adi na thunga liculu" ¹⁹ Muzimu Wacutchena udati: "udati gabhriyeri, ndina lambirira pana Mulungu ndutumwa cuti ndi langue na iiwe na cucudziwisa zvacudeca ninga izvi. ²⁰ pazvino pano unakala tchimumu cuswica izvi zvaitica thangwe lacuti hauna cutenda namasoco anguya amuche. ²¹ Pacuti wanhu wricumuyerera Zacaliya, iwo wada bvunzana thambweranyi iye atola ngani ijinji mu nyumb yacunamatira. ²² Patche iye abuda hatchalangui napenepo ada tekenyesa manja cuti hathakwanisi cuwatsikimiza ntswanyi zvaitica. ²³ Nadyano wadabva cuti zvatche aona patche akali mucatimo. zvinawoneca cuti pansicu zamabasa yathu zapera iye adhirira cumui watche. ²⁴ Cubudira pa nsicu zenezo mucadzi watche Izaberi adagala napamuwiri adazera panmwezi michanu, atchilanga: ²⁵ Izvi ndizvo zvaita Tchangamire cuna ine patche adandiwona, atchibvandibudisira cunyara kwangu pambwri pawanhu. ²⁶ Pamwezi watchinomwe, wamimba Muzimu Wacutchena uda tumwa na Mulungu culuwani la Galileiya, lina daidziwa ²⁷ Nazarleta, cuna nyamankunda wacuti akali mucadzi wamamuna akadaidziwa Djosefa . Djosefa akada wacudzinza la Dhavidhi, dzina la nyamankunda uyu likali Maliya. ²⁸ Muzimu Wacutchena uda uya cuna iye udamubvunza. " Kwaiwani, iwepa ndiwe muculu wabvenekerhwa na Mulungu . ²⁹ Ese iye adagala wacupatica namasoco aya adabvunzisa ukali cukwaidzisa kwanyi kweneco ³⁰ Namuzimu Wacthena uda langa cuna iye " tai Mariya, wacombolerhwa na Mulungu. ³¹ Utchait pamuwiri unadzbala mwana utchimuthudza dzina lacuti Djeso. ³² Anagala muculu anadzadaidziwa wacjudzaulu Tchangamire Mulungu anadzamupasa cudziwa kwababa watche Dhavidhi. ³³ Iye ana dzakala muculu pambumba dzinza la Djacobho pacjuyenderera na uculu cuti hwadzperi." ³⁴ Maliya adati cuna mMuzimu Wacuthena zvina itica tani zvenezvi natngwe nditchiri nyamankunda? Muzimu Wacutchena uda mudaira cuti: ³⁵ "Muzimu Wacutchena unauya cuna iwepa, nansimba ya cudzaulu ina dzadaira. Emerera adatchena cuti anadzadaidziwa Mwana wa Mulungu. ³⁶ Iye Izaberi mubale waco anamimbao podi zvatche adaseya pauseye hwatche. Iye adbvunziwa cuti habali ana pamuiri pamwezi minomwe. ³⁷ Na Mulungu hapa tchinalamba." ³⁸ Maliya adati ndirinyamubasa wa Mulungu zvenezvi zvinaitiwa cunaimwe cubuda cumasoco anu, Muzimu Wacutchena uda musiya. ³⁹ Pansicu zenezo Maliya adayenda nacutchimbiza cumbuto yamabango, cu luwani la Djudhiya. ⁴⁰ Iye adpinda munyumba ya Zacaliya adkwidza Izaberi. ⁴¹ Pzvo izvi zvikaitica atchibva Izaberi cukwaidzisiwa na Mariya mwana mumimba adabvwa nacjuderhwa Izaberi adakala wacudzala na Muzimu Wacutchena. ⁴² Iye ada langa na cudekerhwa atchikwiza pfala: " Iwepa uli pacutendeca pacatu pawacadzi wense alimumimba mwanu. ⁴³ Zvai tani cu mai na baba wqngu auya cudzandiwona. ⁴⁴ Nacudyano ndabva cukwaidza kwaco wangu adadzusa ine mumimba mwangi athaula nacudekerhwa. ⁴⁵ Namupfanso nacuti anabuda thangwera ctowezera zvense zvidalanguihrwa ife na Tchangamire. ⁴⁶ Maliya dati Muzimu wangu wafemerhwa na Mulungu, ⁴⁷ namuzimu wangu adekrrhwa cuna Mulungu, muponesi wangu. ⁴⁸ Ese iye aona cuznitchepesa kwangu, pau mai ntchintchino madzinza yense yatchandidaidza namupfanso, ⁴⁹ Thangwera nyansimba aita zvinhu zviculu cuna ine namu dzina Latche. ⁵⁰ Midzaidzai yatche ina yenderera cuna dzinza namadzinza kwa wenewale wana muthya. ⁵¹ Iye apanguiza nsimba namanja Yatche ya tendeusa wadekerhwi munzeru na mumoyo. ⁵² Ada fudza mitemo waprinsipi +auculu hwatche. ⁵³ Wadadzaza zvacudeca futi atchigoneca wapfumi ne cuwapasa zvinhu. ⁵⁴ Ada batsira wa Izirayeri watoweri watche nacutslacanisa midzaidzai yatche. ⁵⁵ Ningsa zvatche ada langa cuna baba pakundu la Abhurahama na dzinza latche kwenda nakwenda ⁵⁶ Mariya ada lambirira cu Izirayeri pa mwezi mitatu ese ada dzahirira cumui watche. ⁵⁷ Payo idaswica ngani ya Izaberi yacubereca mwana watche, iye adabala mwana muphale. ⁵⁸ Wakali padhuze naiwo adabva cuti Mulungu macombolero kwa iye wadagala wacudekerhwa. ⁵⁹ Napenepo zvidaitica cuti na tsicu ya tchisere iwo wada yeurisa mwana iwo wakada vudaidz Zacaliya ninga dzina lababa watche. ⁶⁰ Ese mai watche ada tambila pfala adati: ⁶¹ "Wadati cuna iye hacuna mudzi mubale wanu ana dzina lineri." ⁶² Iwo wada langa cuna baba wamwana cuti wawone, cuti iye ana daidziwa tani. ⁶³ Baaba watche ada cumbira phulanga lidoco ada nemba. " dzina latche ndi Juwau". wense wadakala wacupatica nazvo zvoizvi ⁶⁴ Pabodzibodzipo, mulumo watche uda funguca, lulime latche, futi iye adathanga culanga atchitenda Mulungu. ⁶⁵ Nadyano cudauya cuthapacati panse wakali paduze naiye na zvense zvida itica zvidabvica mbuto yense na colina ya Djudhiya. ⁶⁶ Wense ewnewale wacuti wadabva izvi adakala ewacupatica nazvo mumoyo mwawo watchilnga wani mwana wenei. Nadyano manja a Tchangmire akali muna iye. ⁶⁷ Baba watche Zacaliya akada dzala na Muzimu Wacutchena futio adapolofita, adati: ⁶⁸ nganamatiwe Tchangamire, Mulungu wa Izirayeri, tjhangwe mamusira nacutsula mbumba yanu. ⁶⁹ Iye adamusa kwaife nyanga yanu yacupoinesa mumbumba ya Dhavidhi, mutendi watche, ⁷⁰ nacuda kwacuti makadati thenbesa cubudira cale nacuda kwa M uzimu Wacutchena watche. ⁷¹ Iye adadzaipasa cupoina kwanyamarhwa wanu namanja ya ense wana muzonda. ⁷² Iye ada dzaita izvi cuti apanguize midzaidzai yatche cuti wababa wanu watsalacanecuchinga cuchinga kwacuthembesiwa. ⁷³ Cuthembesa ucu ndico cuchinga kwacuti Iye ada Abhrahamu, bambo wathu, ⁷⁴ cuitira cuti titsudzurhwe mumanza yawanyamahwa wathucuti tikwanise cuwatambira naculeca cuthya ⁷⁵ nacutchena na umboo cuna iye tsicu zathu zense. ⁷⁶ Ande, na iwepa muphale unadzadziwa mupolofita wacudzaulu thangwera iwe una dzakala pameri pa Tchangamire, cuti ulonguedzere Kwathu kwacuuya kwathe, ⁷⁷ nacuita cudziwa cuponesa cumbmba yaco cubudira paculekelerhwa cunyangaza kwathu. ⁷⁸ Izvi zvina dzaitica na thangwera mucati mwamidzadidzai ya Tchangamire Mulungu. Pacati paiye aorora wacudzaulu anadzauya cuna ife, ⁷⁹ cuti adza bvenekere wenewale wacuti wali mumudima namumibvuli yacufa; Iye ana dzaita izvi cuti atiyendese munjira yamutendere". ⁸⁰ Nadyano muphale adacula wacuzvisimbisa muMuzimu Wacutchena iye ada langa mumboto zacuwoma cusewikira cudziwica padetcha nambumba yamu Izirayeri.