42 Sa Malembo akwe Lesa taambi ayi, ‘Usalitwe wakwe Lesa ulaakuswa mulunyungu lwakwe Defedi alimwi ulaakushalilwa mundabala ya Betileemu umo mwakalinga kwikala mwaami Defedi?’ ”
Saluma uyo wakayaka ndabala ya Betileemu alimwi aAlefi uyo wakayaka ndabala ya Beti Gada.
Mwaami Lesa wakashomesha cakulumbila kuli Defedi. Kushomesha uko nkweshi akabule kupilula. Wakashomesha ayi, “Womwi pakati ka bana bako basankwa ulaakulela kuswa ndiwe.
‘Bwaami bulaakwikalilila pabamulunyungu lwako. Ndaakulengesha ayi buleelo bwako bukabule kumana mumashalane oonse acisa.’ ”
Ono pacishiko ca buJese palaakusonsa musampi. Musampi uyo ulaakucata shisepo kuswa kumiyanda.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Ciindi cilaakushika ndyeshi nkasale wamulunyungu lwakwe Defedi ululeme kuba mwaami. Mwaami uyo ulaakulela cabusongo akucita shintu shiluleme akoombolosha cakutanyengelela mucishi.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Sombi webo Betileemu Efulata, nabi uli ndabala iniini mucishi ca Juda, kuswa muli ndiwe, ndaakuleta muleli wa bene Isilaeli. Mukowa wakwe wakatalikabo kalekale, ee, kuswa kunshiku sha kumatalikilo.”
Jesu Klistu wakashalwa mulunyungu lwakwe Defedi aAbulaamu.
Abalo bakamulwiita ayi, “NkuBetileemu mucishi ca Judeya. Kweelana ambwaakalemba mulaluki mukulukulu ayi,
‘Webo Betileemu wa mucishi ca Judeya, toobete ndabala iniini pamandabala oonse a muJudeya, ceebo muli ndiwe mulaakuswa mutanjilili eshi akeembele bantu bangu bene Isilaeli anga ngumweembeshi.’ ”
Sunu mundabala yakwe Defedi mwashalwa Mupulushi wanu uyo ngoKlistu Mwaami.
Josefu alakwe wakanyamuka kuswa kuNasaleti mucishi ca Galili kuya kundabala yakwe Defedi iyo yakalinga kwiitwa ayi Betileemu, mucishi ca Judeya, mukwiinga wakalinga ngwa mulunyungu lwakwe Defedi.
Sombi swebo tulishiiko uyu muntu nkwaaswa. Ono Usalitwe wakwe Lesa ndyeshi akese, taaku ngweshi akashibe nkweshi akaswe.”
Mwaami Lesa wakaambila Samwelo ayi, “Utootola ciindi cilaamfu buyani kuungumana ceebo cakwe Saulo? Nebo ndamukaka kale kunoocili mwaami wa cishi ca Isilaeli. Susha lwiica lwako amafuta a maolifi unooya. Ntookutuma kuli Jese wa kuBetileemu. Ndasalaawo womwi pabana bakwe basankwa kuba mwaami.”
Mpeeke womwi pakati ka basebenshi wakakumbula ayi, “Ndibweneewo mwaana musankwa wakwe Jese mwine Betileemu ucishi kulisha kabotu kalumbu. Ngumusankwa utacite boowa, shilumamba mubotu, ucishi kubandika alimwi uboneka kabotu abuumbi. Mwaami Lesa uli anguwe.”
Mpeeke Samwelo wakacita cakamulwiita Mwaami Lesa. Ndyaakashika kuBetileemu, bamaloba ba mundabala bakalinga kunootutumabo ndibakalinga kumukumanya. Bakalinga kwiipusha ayi, “Sa kuli cabica?”
Lyalo Saulo wakamwiipusha ayi, “Webo ocikula bwangu, anu uli mwanaakwe ni?” Defedi wakakumbula ayi, “Nebo nkambo, ndi mwanaamusebenshi wanu Jese wa kuBetileemu.”