2 AWK Yanti bo ġearun kin bara ġukulla, unnoa tara nakillikan kurri-kurri kabiruġ ġatun mankillikan wiyellikanne koba. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 AWK Murrȧrȧġ tia kȧtan yantibo, koito baġ ba tuiġ ko ġirouġ, Teopolo murrȧrȧġ ta, BSB BSB: Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
4 AWK Ġurra-uwil koa bi tuloa, unnoa tara wiyatoara banuġ ba. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 AWK Buloara bula kakulla murrȧrȧġ Eloi kin, mikan ta ġurraiyelléu̇n bula Yehóa-ko noa ba wiyellikanne yarakai ma korien. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 AWK Keawaran bula wonnai korien kulla, bountoa Elidhabet ġurrauwai; ġatun bula ba ġurróġbai kakulla. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 AWK Ġatun yakita kakulla, umulliela noa ba Eloi kin makan ta, yirruġ ka ġikouġ kin hiereu koba, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 AWK Yanti kiloa hiereu koba uman, yirruġ ka ġikoúmba ta upulliko bon porapora koiyuġ ko uwá noa ba nao koba Yehóa kai koba. BSB BSB: he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
10 AWK Ġatun yanti bo yantinto konara ku̇ri wiyelliela warai ta yakita winelliela ba porapora. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 AWK Ġatun paipéa noa aġelo Yehóa-úmba ġikouġ kin, ġarokilliela noa túġkaġkirri ka koiyuġ kón ta porapora ka. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 AWK Ġatun nakulla bon noa ba Dhakaria ko, unma bon noa ba, kinta ġaiya noa ba kakulla. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 AWK Wonto ba aġelo wiya noa, Kinta kora bi kauwa, Dhakaria; kulla ġurra ta wiyellikanne ġiroúmba, ġatun nukuġ ko ġiroúmba ko wonnai kȧnu̇n ġiroúmba, ġatun wiyȧnu̇n bi ġiakai yitirra Ioanne. BSB BSB: But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
14 AWK Ġatun pitȧl bi kȧnu̇n, pitȧl kauwȧlkan kȧnu̇n pórkullinu̇n ġikouġ kinbiruġ. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 AWK Kauwȧl wal noa kȧnu̇n, mikan ta Yehóa kin, ġatun keawai wal noa wain pitȧnu̇n, keawai tarere, ġatun warakaġ wal noa witellinu̇n Marai yirriyirri kan biruġ ko, waraka biruġ tunkán ta biruġ. BSB BSB: for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 AWK Ġatun noa wiyȧnu̇n wal barun kauwȧl-kauwȧl wonnai Ithȧrael-úmba Yehóa-kin ko Eloi ta barúnba. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 AWK Ġatun noa Dhakariako wiya bon aġelonuġ, Yakoai kan baġ ġurrȧnu̇n unni? kulla baġ ġurroġbai, ġatun nukuġ emmoúmba ġurróġ ġéen. BSB BSB: “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
19 AWK Ġatun noa aġeloto wiya bon, Ġatoa Gabriel, ġakillin Eloi kin mikan ta; ġatun yuka tia wiyelliko ġirouġ, ġatun túġunbilliko ġali tara ko pitȧlmullikanne ko. BSB BSB: “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 AWK A! ġurrulla bi, ġóġ ko wal bi kȧnu̇n, ġatun kaiyu korien wal bi kȧnu̇n wiyelli ta, yaki-kȧlai tako purreȧġ kako unni tara kȧnún ba, kulla bi ba ġurra korien wiyellikanne emmoúmba, kabo kȧnu̇n wal unni tara. BSB BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
21 AWK Ġatun bara ku̇ri ko mittia Dhakarianuġ, ġatun kotelliela minnuġ-bulliela noa tunkéa noa nao ka. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 AWK Ġatun noa ba paikulléún warrai ta, kaiyu korien noa wiyelli ko barun; ġatun bara ġurra Marai noa nakulla nao ba; kulla noa wauwȧl-wauwȧl umá barun ġatun, ġarokilliela noa ġóġ ko. BSB BSB: When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 AWK Ġatun kirun kabulla purreȧġ ġikoúmba umullikanne, waita ġaiya noa uwá kokerá ko ġikouġ ka tako. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 AWK Ġatun yukita purreȧġ ka Elidhabet ġikoúmba nukuġ warakȧġ bountoa, ġatun yuropulléu̇n bountoa warán yellenna ka, wiyelliela bountoa, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 AWK Yanti noa tia Yehóako umá nakulla noa tia ba purreȧġ ka, mankilliko barun ba béelmulli tin ku̇ri tin. BSB BSB: “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
27 AWK Mirrȧl lako wiyatoara ko, ku̇ri kako Yothep kinko yitirra ko, wonnai taro noa Dabidúmba; ġatun mirrȧl ġiakai yitirra Mari. BSB BSB: to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 AWK Ġatun noa aġelo uwa bounnoun kin, ġatun wiyelliela, A! murrȧrȧġ umatoara bi Yehóa kȧtan ġirouġ katoa ba; murrȧrȧġ umatoara bi nukuġ ka. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 AWK Ġatun bountoa ba nakulla bon, kinta bountoa kakulla wiyellita ġikouġ kin, ġatun kotelliela bountoa minariġ unni totóġ kȧtan. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 AWK Ġatun aġeloko wiya bounnoun, Kinta kora bi, Mari: kulla bin pitȧlmatoara Eloito noa. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 AWK A, ġurralia bi, warakáġ bi kȧnu̇n, wonnai kan ġirouġ kin pika ka, ġatun yinal pórkullinu̇n, ġatun bi ġiakai yitirra IETHU. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 AWK Ġatun wal noa kauwȧl kȧnu̇n, ġatun wal bon wiyȧnu̇n ġia kai Yinal ta wokka ka ko; ġatun noa Yehóako Eloito gúnu̇n wa bon yellawollikanne biyuġbai koba Dabidúmba ġikoúmba: BSB BSB: He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
33 AWK Ġatun noa wiyȧnu̇n wal yanti-katai barun Yakobúmba; ġatun ġikoúmba piriwȧlkanne keawai wal kȧnu̇n wirán. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 AWK Ġatun noa aġeloko wiya bounnoun, Tanan wal noa uwȧnu̇n Maraikan murrȧrȧġkan ġirouġ kinko, ġatun kaiyuko wokka tinto wutinu̇n wal ġirouġ, koito ba unnoa ta murrȧrȧġ pórkullinu̇n ġirouġ kin; wiyȧnu̇n ġiakai yinal ta Eloi koba. BSB BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 AWK A, ġurralia, ġiroúmba wuġgunbai Elidhabet, warakaġ bountoa yinal ġurroġéen koba bounnoun ba; ġatun unni ta yellenna hek ta bounnoun-kai-kan wiyatoara ġurra-uwai. BSB BSB: Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
37 AWK Kulla ġurakito ke noa Eloito kaiyukanto ke. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 AWK Ġatun bountoa Mari buġkulléu̇n unti-tara purreȧġ ka, ġatun uwa bountoa karakai bulkȧra kolaġ, kokerá ko Yuda kako; BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 AWK Ġatun bountoa uwa kokera ko Dhakaria-úmba kako, ġatun búġbúġ ka bounnoun Elidhabetnuġ. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 AWK Ġatun yakita ġaiya ġurrá bountoa ba Elidhabetto pulli Mariúmba, tulutilléu̇n ġaiya wonnai bounnoun kin pika ka; ġatun warapál bounnoun ba Elidhabet kin Maraikanto murrȧrȧġko: BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 AWK Ġatun bountoa wiyelléu̇n pulli wokka wiyelliela, murrȧrȧġ umatoara bi nukuġ ba; ġatun murrȧrȧġ umatoara peil ġiroúmba pika koba. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 AWK Ġatun minariġ tin tia unni, tanan uwa tunkan piriwȧl koba emmoúmba? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 AWK Kullȧ baġ ba ġurrá pulli ġiroúmba ġurréuġ ka emmouġ kin, wonnai ġaiya tia tulutilléu̇n emmouġ kin pika ka pitȧl ko. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 AWK Ġatun murrȧrȧġ umatoara bountoa ġurrá; kulla unnoa tara kȧnu̇n umatoara, wiyatoara bounnoun kin Yehóa kinbiruġ. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 AWK Ġatun maraito emmoúmba ko pitȧl umulléu̇n Eloi kin Miroma emmoúmba. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 AWK Kulla noa tia kaiyukanto unnoa tara kauwȧl uma; ġatun yitirroa ġikoúmba murrȧrȧġ upatoara kȧtan. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 AWK Ġatun murrai ġikoúmba barun kinba kintakan bon kȧtan willuġġél ku̇ri kabiruġ tarai ku̇ri kabiruġ. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 AWK Túġunbilléu̇n noa kaiyukan turruġ ġikoúmba; wupéa noa barun ġaruġ ġara yaroyaro búlbúl ban kotellikanne. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 AWK Upéa noa barán parrán kaiyukan yellawolliġél labiruġ barúnba, ġatun wupéa noa barun mirrȧl wokka laġ. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 AWK Ġukulla noa kapirrikan ko mu̇rrȧrȧġ ta, ġatun noa barun parólkan yuka mirrȧl ko. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 AWK Umulléu̇n noa ġikoúmba umullikan Ithȧraelnuġ, ġurrulli biruġ ġikouġ kinbiruġ murrai ta ġikoúmba; BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 AWK Yanti wiya noa ba barun biyuġbai to ġearúnba, Abȧramnuġ, ġatun barun wonnai tara ġikoúmba yanti katai.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 AWK Ġatun Mari bountoa kakulla bounnoun katoa ġoro ka yellenna ka, ġatun willuġ ba ġaiya bountoa bounnoun ka tako kokera ko. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 AWK Yakita ġaiya Elidhabetúmba kakulla wonnai pórkullinu̇n; ġatun yinal bounnoun ba pórkulléu̇n. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 AWK Ġatun ġurra bara kótita ko bounnoun bako, yanti Yehóako noa ba murrȧrȧġ umá bounnoun kin; ġatun bara pitȧl kakulla ġatun bountoa BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 AWK Ġatun yakita ġaiya purreȧġ ka, uwa ġaiya bara kullabulliko wonnai ko; ġatun bara wiya bon ġiakai Dhakaria, biyuġbai tin yitirra tin BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 AWK Ġatun tunkanto wiya bountoa, Yanoa; kulla bon wiyȧnu̇n ġiakai Ioanne. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 AWK Ġatun bara bounnoun wiya, Keawaran ġiroúmba kótita wiya ba ġiakai unni yitirra BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 AWK Gatun bara túġa umulléu̇n bon biyuġbai ko ġikoúmba ko, wonnén noa bon yitirra wiyȧnu̇n? BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 AWK Ġatun noa wiya upulliġél ko, ġatun noa upa wiyelliela, Yitirra noa ġiakai Ioanne. Ġatun bara yantinto kota. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 AWK Ġatun tanoa-kȧl-bo kurraka buġkulléu̇n ġikoúmba, ġatun bon ġikoúmba tállȧġ balbal kakulla, ġatun noa wiya, ġatun noa wiya murrai Eloinuġ. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 AWK Ġatun bara kinta kakulla yantin ta untakȧl; ġatun unni tara wiyellikanne totóġ kakulla yantin ta kaloġ koa bulkaroa Yuda ka. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 AWK Ġatun bara yantinto unnoa tara ġurra wúnkulla barun kin búlbúl la, wiyelliela, Yakoai unni ta wonnai kȧnu̇n! Ġatun mȧttȧra Yehóa-úmba ġikouġ kin kȧtan. BSB BSB: And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 AWK Ġatun noa Dhakaria ko biyuġbai ġikoúmba, warapal bon wupéa Marai to yirriyirri to, ġatun noa wiyelliela ġiakai, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 AWK “Kȧmu̇nbilla bon Yehóanuġ Eloinuġ Ithȧrael koba pitȧlliko; kulla noa uwa barun nakilliko, ġatun wirrilliko kúri ko ġikouġ kaiko. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 AWK Ġatun bouġbuġġa noa nulka-nulka ġolomullikan ġearun, kokerá Dabid-úmba ka ġikoúmba mankillikan; BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 AWK Yanti noa ba wiya kurraka ko propet koba ko yirriyirrikan to yantin to, purrai yantin kurrikurri kabiruġ: BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 AWK Ġoloma-uwil koa ġearun ġearúnba bukka tukulla biru̇ġ, ġatun mȧttȧra biruġ barun kinbiruġ yantin tabiruġ yarakai willuġ kabiruġ, BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 AWK Umulliko murrai ko wiyatoara barun kin biyuġbai ko ġearúnba, ġatun ġurrulliko ġikoúmba wiyatoara yirriyirri ta; BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 AWK Pirral-man noa ġali wiyelliela bon Abȧramnuġ biyuġbai ġearúnba, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 AWK Ġúwil koa ġearun noa, mankilliko ġearun mȧttȧra biruġ bukkakan tabiruġ ġearúnba, ġurra-uwil koa ġéen bon kinta korien ko, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 AWK Yirriyirrikan ġatun murrȧrȧġkan mikan ta ġikouġ kin, yantin ta purreȧġ ka moron ġearúnba. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 AWK Ġatun ġintoa, wonnai ta, wiyȧnu̇n bin yitirra propet ta wokka kako; kulla bi uwȧnu̇n ġanka mikan ta Yehóa kin, upulliko yapuġ ko ġikoúmba; BSB BSB: And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 AWK Ġukilliko ġurrulliko moron ko ġikouġ kaiko ku̇ri ko, warewarekan yarakai barúnba, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 AWK Murrai tin kanwollin Eloi koba tin ġearúnba, ġurrakan wokka kabiruġ tanan uwa ġearun kinko, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 AWK Ġukilliko purreȧġ barun ko yellawolli ta ba ko ġoroġorȧ ba ko, ġatun komirra kaba tetti koba, yutilliko tinna ko ġearúnba ko yapuġ koa pitȧl koba koa.” BSB BSB: to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 AWK Ġatun wonnai poaikulléu̇n, ġatun ġuraki noa maraikan ko, kulla noa koruġ koa yakita ko purreȧġ kako paipéa noa ba Ithȧrael kinko. BSB BSB: And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.