1 Yayo mahuku ayo naholheheriya nlhove ni Akaisari Augusto no waahimeria attu onkhaye aari imwene yo Rumi wiira aalhakelhiye. 2 Waalhakelhiya attu wo upacha waari ikatema Akurenio vaari aya atawaraka ilhapo yo Usiriya. 3 Kila ntu nkaarwa urii iwani awe wiira aalhakelhiye.

4 Nayusufu ni ayo ahottuka nkwaha ukhuma iwani yaakhalha aya yo Unazareti Ugalilaya ni ukelha Ubethelehemu ilhapo yo Uyudea, waayarelhe aya Amwene Adaudi. Aarweelhe wowo ukhalhawaya yaari o iyari ya Adaudi. 5 Aarweelhe uwaalhakelhiyani vamoka ni Amariamu, ahanu aavekilhe aya aari ve iruttuni, 6 vaari aya Ubethelehemu uwo, ikatema aya yo wiithaphulha yahophiya. 7 Nkayeethaphulha nttara naya, mwaana mwanlhopwana, nkayanvilhikelha ikuwo ni umwaathalhelha nnikulhani mwaalhiheriya ashinama nhiilhini ukhalhawaya khayapantte nipuro nhina inupa ya alheto.

8 Vakhiviru ni yeyo iwani iyo ahokhalha attu aashunga mihuwo ashelhelhihaka mwiithuphini, alhitelhelhaka mihuwo chaya. 9 Nnepa wo wiirimu wa Athithi nkawaakhumelhelha, ni nthimicho wa Athithi nkawaamwalheelha kila vakittu. Nkayoovacha chinene, 10 nansho nnepa wo wiirimu nkaweera, “Nhoove mwaatti! Kinouhimiacherani nttenga wo urera, unohalha waateelhiha mirima attu onkhaye. 11 Ukhalhawaya lhelho nna iwani ya Amwene Adaudi Moopolhi inyu hoyaria, Athithi Kuristo aalhehiye ni Nlhuku! 12 Ni nna phi nthonyero nnohalha inyu uhimiechesha, nnokoomwoona mwaana navilhikelhelhiye ikuwo che inamwane ni waathalhelhiya nhiilhini.”

13 Wo uhipicha nlhoko mulhupalhe wo minepa o wiirimu nkawaawa vamoka ni nnepa ulhe, chiipaka ichipo cho untotopelha Nlhuku.

15 Minepa vaathamme aya ni uhokolhia wiirimu, ashunga alhe nkeerelhana ashineneru wiira, “Ngwee etu Ubethelehemu noonecheshe chikhumelhenlhe, chi ninohimeriya ihu na Apwiiya chi.”

16 Paahi etu nkayaakuviacha ni waaphwanya Amariamu ni Nayusufu ni umwoona mwaana naathalhelhiye nhiilhini. 17 Ashunga vaamwonne aya, nkayaahimeria mwaha waahimeriye aya ni nnepa. 18 Attu onkhaye yeewa ahoshanga choolhumachiya na ashunga. 19 Amariamu nkaathepa wuupuwelha mwaha wonkhaye munrimani mwaya. 20 Ashunga nkayaahokolhia eepachaka ichipo cho untotopelha Nlhuku wo mwaha weewilhe aya ni woonechesha, waari thoko chaahimeriye aya ni nnepa.

21 Yavireke mahuku nane, vaayilhe aya ikatema yo wiinelhiya unyawo mwaana, nkaavahiya nchina nawe Yesu, nchina naakumihiye ni nnepa wo wiirimu hinaya urupalhiya.

22 Mahuku nkaaya wo Nayusufu ni Amariamu urwaa uttukuriyani, thoko chaalheheriya ni Malhehero a ashinna Musa. Paahi etu nkayankusha mwaana unrweeha Uyerusalemu, uttukuriyani wa Athithi, 23 thoko chaalhepiye aya nhina Malhehero a Athithi, “Kila nttara nilhopwana niihaniyeke ntakatifu a Athithi.” 24 Yaarweelhe tho uukumihani isadaka ya akaulha elhi ama makhandi o ikhunda melhi, thoko chaalheheriya ni malheheriyo a Athithi.

25 Yayo mahuku ayo ahokhalha ntu eehaniya Nasimeoni aakhalha Uyerusalemu. Yaari ntu orera nrima aapanga chaathanana awe Nlhuku awehereraka woopolhiya wo Israeli, Iphumu ya Nlhuku akhalhaka ni ayo. 26 Iphumu ya Nlhuku aari anaahimiachenre wiira khanokhwa ahinaya umwoona Kuristo aalhehiye ni Athithi. 27 Aholhelhiyaka ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku, Nasimeoni ahorwaa Inupa ya Nlhuku. Ni yeyo ikatema iyo manyanaangoro ahommwiiha mwaana Yesu wi Inupa ya Nlhuku uttukuriyani thoko chaalheheriya ni Malhehero a ashinna Musa. 28 Nasimeoni yahompochera mwaana mmiononi mwaya ni untotopelha Nlhuku,

33 Manyanaangoro o mwaana aahanlhe anoomiye uwanoni wo chittu chaahimiya ni Nasimeoni chimwaachaka mwaana. 34 Nasimeoni nkaalhepelhelha ibarakha ni weerelha Amariamu anumwanawe, “Mwaana inyu ulha hothanlhiya ni Nlhuku wo nlhatu no upotera ni uhihimulhiya wa attu enchi o Uisraeli. Nohalha ukhalha ithikineha yo uvengiya ni attu 35 chiicho wuupuwelha wa attu enchi unowa uchuwania. Ni inyu mwaanene nnowa ukelhiya ihuzuni yo uweria thoko uphanga wo wiithia, inoohomani munrimani.”

36 Ahokhalha anamilhohi anankhwelhi o wulhuvalha, eehaniya Ana abiti Fanueli o nikosho ni Naasheri. Aakhanlhe ni owannyaya iyaakha saba tu. 37 Aari o wulhuvalha, aaphiya iyaakha makhumi nane ni ncheshe, ni mahuku onkhaye yaari alhokelhaka wi Inupa ya Nlhuku uthana ni uhiyu, anthimichaka Nlhuku, attukaka ni unlhapelha. 38 Yeyo ikatema iyo yaari anawiilhe unthimichani Nlhuku olhumachaka malhove anomwaacha mwaana wa attu onkhaye aaweherera woopolhiya wo Yerusalemu.

39 Nayusufu ni Amariamu vaamalhinhe aya upanga thoko chaalheheriye aya ni Malhehero a Apwiiya, yahohokolhia uwani Unazareti ilhapo yo Ugalilaya. 40 Mwaana nkonnuwa ni upatta machiri, nkaachara irusho, ni nnema wa Nlhuku waari vamoka ni uyo.

41 Kila iyaakha manyanaangoro a Yesu yaari arwaaka Uyerusalemu unlhiani Pasaka. 42 Yesu vaari awe ni malhipa o iyaakha khumi khuwa miilhi, yahorwaa unlhiani Pasaka thoko cheera aya mahuku ene. 43 Pasaka vaamanlhe awe, nkayaachokholha nkwaha wo uhokolhia uwani, nansho mwaana mwanhima Yesu aahanlhe Uyerusalemu. Manyanaangoro awe yaari ahichuwelhaka, 44 yaari aanyiheraka wiira aari munkwahani mmo, paahi etu nkayeeta nkwaha wo nihuku phi yaachokhonlhe aya umwaavia mwaashilhoko aya ni manyampwana aya. 45 Khayaamwoonne, paahi nkayaahokolhia tho Uyerusalemu umwaaviani.

46 Nihuku no neraru, nkayamphwanya nari wi Inupa ya Nlhuku, nakhanlhe vamoka ni owiittuchiha e Iyahudi, eewelhelhaka ni waakoha chookohiya. 47 Attu onkhaye yaamwiiwa ahoshanga cheera awe wo waakhulha wo irusho. 48 Manyanaangoro nkayoomiya uwanoni vaamwonne aya, ni anumwanawe nkayeera, “Mwaamwanaka, nlhatu waani wo upanga chiicho? Athumwana ni mii naari nuwaaviaka ninashannge.” 49 Nkaakhulha, “Mwaakavierani? Khamwaachuwenlhe wiira ihokiphwanelha ukhalha nnupani mwa Athithi?” 50 Nansho khayaachuwenlhe maana o malhove olhumacha awe.

51 Paahi etu Yesu nkahokolhia Unazareti vamoka ni manyanaangoro awe, nkeewelhelha ni wiitimarikha. Anumwanawe nkayaashunga mwaha wonkhaye uyo munrimani mwaya. 52 Yesu nkonnuwa nchusha ni ukhalha o irusho, athepaka uttuniya ni Nlhuku vamoka ni attu.