Ruka
2:1 Zvino zvakaitika nemazuva iwayo, kuti chirevo chakabuda kubva
Kesari Agasto, kuti nyika yose inyorwe.
2:2 (Kunyorwa uku kwekutanga kwakaitwa Kuriniosi ari mubati weSiria.)
2:3 Vose ndokuenda kunonyorwa, umwe neumwe kuguta rekwake.
2:4 NaJosefawo wakakwira achibva Garirea, achibva kuguta reNazareta, akaenda
Judhiya, kuguta raDhavhidhi, rinonzi Bhetirehemu; (nokuti iye
aiva weimba nedzinza raDhavhidhi.)
2:5 kunonyorwa naMaria mukadzi wakange atsidzira kuwanikwa naye, ava nemimba.
2:6 Zvino zvakaitika kuti vachiripo, mazuva akapera
kuti asununguke.
2:7 ndokuzvara mwanakomana wake wedangwe, akamuputira nemicheka
akamufuka, akamuradzika muchidyiro; nokuti makanga musina nzvimbo
imba yevaeni.
2:8 Zvino kwakange kune vafudzi munyika iyoyo vaigara kumafuro.
vachifudza makwai avo usiku.
2:9 Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe akamira pamusoro pavo, nekubwinya kwaIshe
Akapenya akavapoteredza; vakatya zvikuru.
2:10 Zvino mutumwa akati kwavari: Musatya; nekuti tarirai, ndinokuunzirai zvakanaka
mashoko emufaro mukuru uchava kuvanhu vose.
2:11 nekuti mazvarirwa nhasi Muponesi muguta raDhavhidhi
Kristu Ishe.
2:12 Uye ichi chichava chiratidzo kwamuri; Muchawana mucheche akaputirwa
nguo dzomuchato, avete muchidyiro.
2:13 Pakarepo kukavapo pamwe nemutumwa chaunga chehondo yekudenga
vachirumbidza Mwari, vachiti.
2:14 Kubwinya kuna Mwari kumusoro-soro, nerugare panyika, tsitsi kuvanhu.
2:15 Zvino zvakaitika vatumwa vakati vabva kwavari vachienda kudenga.
vafudzi vakataurirana vachiti: Ngatiende zvino kuBheterehemu;
tarirai chinhu ichi chakaitika, chakaziviswa naJehovha
kwatiri.
2:16 Zvino vakakurumidza kusvika, vakawana Maria naJosefa, nemucheche avete
muchidyiro chezvipfuwo.
2:17 Vakati vaona, vakazivisa kose shoko rakange riri
akavaudza nezvemwana uyu.
2:18 Zvino vose vakanzwa vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakange zvataurwa kwavari
navafudzi.
2:19 Asi Maria wakachengeta zvinhu izvi zvose, achifungisisa mumoyo make.
2:20 Zvino vafudzi vakadzokera, vachikudza nekurumbidza Mwari pamusoro pevose
zvavakanga vanzwa nekuona, sezvavakanga vaudzwa.
2:21 Mazuva masere akati apera kuti mucheche adzingiswe.
zita rake rainzi Jesu, raakange atumidzwa nemutumwa asati avapo
abatwa mudumbu.
2:22 Zvino mazuva ekunatswa kwake nemurairo waMozisi akati asvika
zvino vakati vapedza, vakauya naye kuJerusarema, kuti vamukumikidze kuna Ishe;
2:23 (sezvazvakanyorwa pamurairo waJehovha, zvichinzi: Varume vose vanozarura mukova
Chizvaro chichanzi chitsvene kuna Jehovha.
2:24 uye kubayira chibayiro maererano nezvakataurwa mumutemo we
Ishe, nenjiva mbiri, kana njiva mbiri duku.
2:25 Zvino tarira, kwakange kune murume muJerusarema, wainzi Simioni; uye
Murume uyu akanga akarurama uye akazvipira kushumira Mwari, akamirira kunyaradzwa kwaIsraeri.
uye Mweya Mutsvene akanga ari pamusoro pake.
2:26 Zvino zvakange zvaratidzwa kwaari neMweya Mutsvene, kuti haangaoni
rufu, asati aona Kristu waShe.
2:27 Wakapinda mutembere neMweya; vabereki vakati vachiuya
mumwana Jesu, kuti vamuitire netsika yomurairo;
2:28 Ipapo akamufungatira mumaoko ake, akarumbidza Mwari, akati.
2:29 Ishe, zvino matendera muranda wenyu kuenda norugare, sezvamakafanira
izwi:
2:30 Nokuti meso angu aona ruponeso rwenyu.
2:31 zvamakagadzirira pamberi pezviso zvevanhu vose;
2:32 chiedza chekuvhenekera vahedheni, nekubwinya kwerudzi rwenyu Israeri.
33 Josefa namai vake vakashamisika nezvinhu zvakarehwa
iye.
34 Simioni akavaropafadza, akati kuna Maria mai vake: Tarira, uyu!
Mwana agadzirirwa kuwa nokumuka kwevazhinji pakati paIsiraeri; uye kwa
chiratidzo chichapikiswa;
2:35 (Hongu, munondo uchapinda nemweya wakowo pachako), iyo mifungo
zvemoyo mizhinji zvingaratidzwa.
Ruka 2:36 Zvino kwakanga kuna Ana muporofitakadzi, mukunda waFanueri, weimba yamambo
worudzi rwaAsheri; wakange akwegura kwazvo, akanga agere nomurume
makore manomwe kubva paumhandara hwake;
2:37 Uye akanga ari chirikadzi makore anenge makumi masere namana, iye akaenda
kwete mutembere, asi vaishumira Mwari nekutsanya neminyengetero usiku ne
zuva.
2:38 Naiye wakati achisvika nenguva iyoyo akavonga kuna Ishe, uye
akataura pamusoro pake kuna vose vakanga vachitarisira kusunungurwa muJerusarema.
2:39 Zvino vakati vapedza zvinhu zvose maererano nemurairo waIshe.
vakadzokera Garirea kuguta ravo Nazareta.
2:40 Mucheche akakura, akasimba mumweya, akazara nenjere;
nyasha dzaMwari dzakanga dziri pamusoro pake.
Ruka 2:41 Zvino vabereki vake vaienda kuJerusarema makore ose pamutambo waShe
Pasika.
Ruka 2:42 Akati ava namakore gumi namaviri, vakakwira kuJerusarema mushure mokupedza chikoro
tsika yomutambo.
43 Vakati vapedza mazuva, pakudzoka kwavo, mwana Jesu
vakasara paJerusaremu; asi Josefa namai vake havana kuziva.
2:44 Asi vaimufungira kuva mune vamwe vevakange vachifamba navo, vakafamba zuva rimwe chete
journey; vakamutsvaka pakati pehama nekuvazikanwi.
2:45 Asi vakati vasingamuwani, vakadzokera kuJerusarema.
vachimutsvaka.
2:46 Zvino zvakaitika kuti shure kwemazuva matatu, vakamuwana mutembere.
agere pakati pavarapi, achivanzwa, achivabvunza
mibvunzo.
Ruka 2:47 Vose vakanga vachimunzwa vakashamiswa nokunzwisisa kwake nemhinduro dzake.
2:48 Zvino vakati vachimuona vakakatyamara; mai vake vakati kwaari.
Mwanakomana, waitireiko zvakadai kwatiri? Tarira, baba vako neni tinavo
ndakakutsvaka neshungu.
49 Akati kwavari: Munonditsvaka sei? makanga musingazivi kuti ndini
Zvingava zvaBaba vangu here?
50 Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa shoko raakataura kwavari.
51 Zvino akaburuka navo, akasvika Nazareta; akazviisa pasi
asi mai vake vakachengeta mashoko iwayo ose mumoyo mavo.
2:52 Jesu akawedzera panjere nekukura, nepakudiwa naMwari ne
murume.