30 It came upon the midnight clear

1

Lyaishile Ubushiku,

Ilandwe lya kale,

Lyafumine ku bangeli

Abasoso kuti:

"Mutende ube mu calo

"Ufume ku mulu,"

'Bantunse babe tondolo,

Bomfwe abangeli.

2

Ku fyabipa ne fya bulwi

'Bantunse bacula,

Imyaka yapite ingi

Lya fyabipisha.

Abelelwa te ba kumfwa

Ulwimbo lwa luse;

Shitalaleni mwe bantu,

Mumfwe abangeli.

3

Mwe bafininwa ku fibi,

Mwe basakamikwa,

Mwe baleenda ubulendo

Lubomba lubomba.

Inukeni inshita ipya

Yaiso lubilo;

Tusheni muno mu nshila

Mumfwe abangeli.

4

Moneni nshiku shaisa,

Ishalesobelwa

Na kasesema wa kale,

Inshiku shawama.

Elyo mutende ukesa

Fika konse konse;

Ne fyalo fyonse fikemba

'Lwimbo lwa bangeli.

29 While shepherds watched their flocks by night

1

Bakakumba bapempwile

Mpanga Ubushiku;

Umungeli aikile,

'Lulumbi lwa mulu.

2

"Mwilantina," asoseshe

Abali no mwenso,

"Namuletelafye bonse

"Ilandwe lya nseko:"

3

"Mu mushi wakwa Dabidi,

Afyalilwe lelo,

"Mfumu Kristu, Mupusushi;

"E bulangilio:"

4

Mwana munono wa mu mulu

"Mulemusangamo;

"Alemoneka ku bantu,

"Ali mu mukondo."

5

Efyo asosa wa ntanshi,

Efyo lyamoneka

Ibumba lya abangeli,

Balumbanye Lesa:

6

"Ululumbi kuli Lesa,

"Umutende mu calo,

"Fya busuma fyatendeka

"Nomba no kupwa 'yo,"

28 Hark! the Heralds Angels sing

1

Umfweni aba ku mulu

Balelumbanye Mfumu

Ilelo yatufyalilwa

Ukutuwikishanya.

Imeni mwe bena fyalo,

Ne ndimi imbeni nasho;

Atufyalilwa Kristu,

Mu mushi Bethlehemu

Umfweni ba ku mulu,

Balelumbanye Mfumu

2

Mukankala Kristu Mfumu,

Bamulumba ku mulu;

Ali Lesa wa bapalwa,

Ku mushimbe afyalwa;

Aba ni Lesa mu bantu,

Aba fye muntu munensu;

Posheni Mfumu nkulu

Yesu, Lesa mu bantu

3

Ya mu mulu, ya mutende,

Yamulanga ya cine;

Ukutemwa ne fya luse;

Yaletela fwe bonse;

Yasho mucinshi wa m'mulu

Tube fwe abatuntulu,

Tube no mweo wa pe,

Tupalame no Mwine.

4

Mwe bafwaikwa ku bantu,

Mwikale kuno mwesu,

Ni mwe Mwana wa mushimbe,

Mutwanshishe ifibi.

Twimbe nabwa balubulwa;

Imfumu ya tufyaliwa,

"Ululumbi mu mulu,

"No mutende pa bantu.

27 O come, O come Immanuel

1

Shiseni, mwe Immanuel,

Mwise lubula Israel,

Ku bunkole alelosha

Asuke 'se Mwana Lesa.

Anga! Anga! Immanuel

Aleisa we Isreal.

2

'Seni, Nkoto ya kwa Yese,

Iseni, benu mutashe;

Batuleni ku Gehena,

Bacimfye imfwa ne ciwa

3

Shiseni, mwe kasuba,

Tubutisheni mitima;

Ikumbi 'li' litamfiwe,

No bushiku bwa mfwa bupwe.

4

Shiseni, mwe Lufunngulo,

Mutwiswileko ku mulu;

muwamishe mu nshila ine,

Ya ku bucushi munshile.

5

Shiseni, mwe Mfumu Nkulu,

Mwe bapela 'Bantu benu.'

Mafunde yene pa Sinai,

Mu kutinya no mucinshi.

26 Hark! the glad sound

1

Umfweni baleaula,

Katula aisa;

'Mitima yonse imbile

'Kumupokelela.

2

Aisa kakula babi,

'Bakakwa na Ciwa,

'Fikakilo aputula,

Na fyonse fya fyela.

3

Aisa fuma ku mulu,

Kubomba mu calo;

Na pamenso ya shampofu

Abiko lubuto.

4

Aisa ndapwa balaswa,

No bupe bwakwa cikuku,

Apela bapina

5

Malumbo yesu Shikulu

Yamucelele pe

Ne ng'omba shonse mu mulu

Shimwimbile shonse.

25 O come all ye faithful

1

Mwise mutote,

Mwe ba busumino,

Iseni ku mwine ku Betlehemu;

Tuye tumone

Mwine waku mulu.

mwise tumutotele.

Mwise tumutotele,

Mwise tumutotele Kristu 'Mfumu.

2

Lesa wa bumi,

Mwine wa lubuto,

Uyo wafyalilwe mu bethlehemu;

Tata no Mwana,

No buteko bonse;

Mwise tumutotele.

3

Toteni bonse,

Mwe bali mu mulu

Yangileni lelo

mu Bethlehemu;

Mulumbanyeni,

E mwine wa fyonse;

Mwise tumutotele.

4

Mwe Mfumu nomba

Ifwe twamuposha,

Imwe mwafyalilwe mu

Bethlehemu;

Ni mwana-Lesa

Aishilyo muntu;

Mwise tumutotele.

24 The King of love my shepherd is

1

'Mfumu ya luse kacema,

Musuma, talendaba;

Te'ti nkabile, andama

No ko ndi eko aba.

2

Ku menshi ya mweo na ko

Antwala alanwensha;

Na ku mulemfwe wabako
Andisha no kunyensha;

3

Naluba fye no kucula;

Amfwayafwaya ansanga

Anango luse, ambula,

Ku mushi ayayanga.

4

Nshitina ku mfifi ya mfwa.

Mwe Mfumu mwe babako,

Nkonto yenu ilenjafwa;

Mulembalikilako.

5

Mwantebete ifyacila,

No luse mwalufima;

Mwaleko kwango kwashila

Kwisushe umutima.

6

Ku cikuku muncitila,

'Busuma bwafulisha;

Ku mwenu ko nkamwimbila."

"Mwe Mfumu, mwandubula

23 The Lord's my shepherd

1

Lesa ekacema wandi,

Nshakakabike pe,

Ku mulemfwe alentwala,

Ku menshi ya bumi.

2

Umutima ambwesesha,

Mu lwendo angafwa,

Mu nshila sha bololoke,

Pe shina lya kwe fye.

3

'Lintu nkenda mu mfwa ine

Nshakatine kantu,

Pantu imwe mulensunga,

No kunsansamusha.

4

Cintamba mwanungikila,

Mu cinso ca babi,

Umutwe wandi mwansuba,

'Nkombo shaisula.

5

Busuma bweka no luse,

Fyakulankonka pe,

Na munga'nda ya kwa Lesa,

Nkekalililamo.

22

1

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi

mpususheni ine

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi

mpususheni ine

Mwishina lya kwa Yesu Kristu,

Wakutemwa, wa cikuku,

mpususheni ine,

2

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi njeleleni ine

Mwi shina Lya kwa Yesu Kristu,

M'lopa wakwe unsambishe ku

Kubifya kwandi.

3

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi,

pokeleni ine

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi,

pokeleni ine.

Mwi shina lya kwa Yesu Kristu

Mfumu yandi, Mwine luse,

pokeleni ine,

4

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi,

bakisheni ine,

Lesa wandi, Lesa wandi,

bakisheni ine,

Mwi shina lya kwa Yesu Kristu,

Mbakisheni ku fya bubi,

mbakisheni ine