Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His Mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Simioni a vha shudufhadza a konou amba na Maria mme a ṅwana a ri, "Hoyu ṅwana o nangiwa nga Mudzimu uri a vhe tshiwisi na tshivusi tsha vhathu vhanzhi vha Israele; u ḓo vha tshiga tsha Mudzimu tshine tsha ḓo landulwa nga vhathu.