2 DOV mbuli mbuzyakayinzigwa kizosika kulindiswe abaabo kuzwa chiindi bakali bakamboni alubo kabali bala bejwi. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 DOV Chakabaanga nchibotu kulindime ambebo - nkaambo ndakachita mfunkununo izulide aatala azeezyo zyakachitika kuzwa kumatalikilo - kuti ndikulembele lugwalo, webo nomusongo Tiofilasi. 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 DOV Kuti uzibe choonzyo aatala azintu nzuwakayiisigwa. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 DOV Bakaliluleme boonse kunembo lya Leza, kabalemeka milawu yoonse anzyatalide Mwami. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 DOV Pesi tebakalikwe mwana pe nkaambo Elizabetji wakali ngomwa, alubo bakali bachembaala boonse mulechi chiindi. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 DOV Lino kwakasika aachiindi Zekkaliya mpakali mubuliwo bwa Leza, kalikuchita milimu ya bupayizi mbuli mumabambe aakwe. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 DOV Mbuli munzila yachiyanza yakusala mupayizi utabeleke, wakali wasaligwa achisolo kuti anjile muchikombelo cha Leza kuti akatente tununkilizyo. 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 DOV Choonse chibunga chabantu chakali kukomba aanze kuhola eelyo tununkilizyo nitwakali kutentwa. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 DOV Mungelo wa Mwami wakalibonia kuli nguwe alimwi wakayima kubbazu lyakululyo lyachipayililo, BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 DOV Zekaliya, naakamubona wakateketa nkaambo kuyoowa kwakamujata. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 DOV Pesi mungelo wakati kulinguwe, “Utayoowi, Zekaliya, nkaambo nkombyo yako yamvwika. Mukako Elizabetki ulakuzyalila mwana mulombe. Uzomuuzika kuti ngu Joni 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 DOV Uyooba aakukondwa akusekelela, alubo banji bayoobotelwa akuzyalwa kwakwe. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 DOV Nkaambo uyooba mupati kubusyu bwa Mwami. atazonywi wayini na zinywigwa zilula, alubo unozwide Muuya Uusalala kuzwa mwida lyabanyina. 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 DOV Biingi bana ba Izilayili bayobweeda ku Mwami Leza wabo. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 DOV Zekaliya wakati kumungelo.”Ndilaziziba biyeni eezi? Nkaambo ndachembaala abanangu bachembaala.” 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 DOV Mungelo wakamusandula wati kulinguwe, “Ndime Gabbuliyeli, wiima mububewo bwa Leza. Ndatumwa kuti ndizowambule aanduwe, ndikweetele majwi mabotu aaya. 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 DOV Langa, uyowumuna, tokoyokonzya kwaambula pe, kuyosika zikachitike zintu eezi. Eezi zyachitika nkaambo taakwe niwasyoma majwi aangu, ayoozuzikizigwa muchiindi cheelede.” 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 DOV Lino bantu bakalikulinda Zekaliya, bakagamba kuti nkaambonzi naatola chiindi chilamfu chiloobu kachili muchikombelo. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 DOV Pesi naakazwida aanze takachili kukonzya pe kwaambula. Bakakubona kuti wakabona chilengaano nakali muchikombelo. Wakalikwaambuula katondeeka biyo muchuumunizi. 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 DOV Chiindi chakumana kwamulimu wakwe nichakasika wakabweeda kung'anda yakwe. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 DOV Musule lyamazuba aaya, mukayintu wakwe Elizabeti wakajata da. Wakalisisa kwamyeezi musanu. Wakaamba kuti, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 DOV “Eechi nchaandichitila Mwami naakandilanga wandimvwida luzyalo kuti andigwisye mawuse kunembo lyabantu. 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 DOV kuya kuli nakalindu wakatangidwe kumwaalumi wakalikutegwa Jozefu. Wakali walunyungu lwa Devidi, alubo pzina lyamusimbi lyakali Meli. 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 DOV Wakasika kulinguwe wati, “Wapona iwe noopedwe luzyalo lupati. Mwami uli aayebo.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 DOV Pesi wakanyonga kapati amajwi aamungelo alwimwi wakagamba kuti nkujuzigwa kulibiyeni ooku. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 DOV Mungelo wakati kulinguwe, “Utayoowi, Meli, nkaambo wajana luzyalo kuli Leza. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 DOV Langa uzoojata da uzoozyale mwana mulombe. uzomuuzika zina lyakuti, 'Jesu'. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 DOV Unooli mupati alubo unoyitwa kuti Mwana wa Simajulu. Mwami Leza uyomupa chuuno chabwami bwa syanyinakulu Devidi. 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 DOV Uzooyendelezya ng'anda ya Jakobo mane kukabe kutamani, alimwi bwami bwakwe tabukozoomana pe. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 DOV Mungelo wakatgi kulinguwe, “Muuya Uusalala uzoosika kulinduwe, alubo nguzu zya Simalelo zizoosika alinduwe. Aboobo ooyo uusalala uutazozyalwe uzootegwa Mwana wa Leza. 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 DOV Langa munakwenu Elizabeti ulaada lyamwana mulombe mubuchembele bwakwe, lino wanba mumweezi wamusanu awumwi, ooyo wakalikutegwa ningomwa. 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 DOV Nkaambo taakwe chimukachila pe Leza. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 DOV Mpawo mumazuba aayo Meli wakanyamnpuka watgozya kubusena bwazilundu, kudolopo lya Judiya. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 DOV Wakanjila mung'anda ya Zekaliya wakujuzya Elizabeti. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 DOV Aawo Elizabeti naakamvwa kujuzya kwa Meli, mwana wakali mwida lyakwe wakasotoka, mpawo Elizabeti wakazuzigwa aMuuya Uusalala. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 DOV Wakoompolola ajwi pati wati, “Ulilongezezegwe iwe akati kabamwi banakazi, alubo ulilongezezegwe muchelo weda lyako. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 DOV Nkamboonzi nikchachitika kuti banyina aMwami wangu basike kulindime? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 DOV Nkaambo langa, majwi aako akundijuzya naanjila mumatwi aangu mwana uulimwida lyangu wasotoka alukondo. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 DOV Aboobo ulilongezezegwe ooyo uuyoosyoma kuti kuyooba kuzuzikizigwa kwazintu eezi nzyaakambilwa kuzwa kuMwami.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 DOV alubo muuya wangu ulalumbayizya Leza mufutuli wangu. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 DOV Nkaambo ooyo wandichitila zintu zipati, alimwi zina lyakwe lilasalala. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 DOV Luzyalo lwakwe luyoozulila kuzwa kuzyalane kuya kulilimbi zyalane kuli aabo bamuyoowa. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 DOV Wakatondeezya nguzu ejanza lyakwe; wakasansaanya aabo balisumpula aatala amizeezzo yamyoyo yabo. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 DOV Wakagwisya bana babaami kuzwa kuzyuno zyaabo alimwi wakasumpula aabo bali aachiimo chilaansi. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 DOV Wakakutya basinzala azintu zibotu, pesi bavubi wakabaanda kabatakwe chintu. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 DOV Wakapa lugwasya kuli Izilayeli mulanda wakwe, kuti ayeeye kutondeezya luse BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 DOV (mbuli mbakaamba kuli basikale besu) kuli Abraham alunyungu lwakwe.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 DOV Meli wakakkala a Elizabeti kwamyeezi yotatwe mpawo wabweda kung'anda yakwe. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 DOV Lino chakasikachiindi chakuti Elizabeti atumbuke aboobo wakatumbuka mwana mulombe. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 DOV Basimabambanwa antoomwe abasinzubo zyakwe bakamvwa kuti Leza wakamutondeezya luzyalo, mpawo bakabotelwa aamwi anguwe. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 DOV Mpawo mubuzuba bwamusanu aatatu bakasika kuzopalula mwana. Bakalikuyanda kumuuzika kuti “Zekaliya” zina lyawisi. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 DOV Pesi banyina bakasandula bati “Pe. ulayitwa kuti ngu Joni.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 DOV Bakati kulinguwe, taakwe pe kuluzubo lwesu loonse ulazina eeli.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 DOV Mpawo bakaambuula awisi anzila yakutondeeka kababuzya kuti uyanda kuti mwana awuzikwe zina lili. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 DOV Wisi wakakumbila aakulembela, mpawo wakalemba kuti, “Izina lyakwe ngu Joni.” Boonse zyakabagambya eezi. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 DOV Mpawaawo mulomo wakwe wakajulika mpawo lulimi lwakwe lwakaangunuka. Wakaambula akulumbayizya Leza. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 DOV Kuoyoowa kwakabasikila boonse bakalikukkala afwiifwi ambabo. Impuwo yoonse eeyi yakazula kumalundu achisi cha Judiya. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 DOV Boonse bakazimwa bakazibamba mumyoyo yabo, kabati, “Ooyu mwana uzooba nyamaanzi?” Nkaambo kuboko kwa Leza kwakali aanguwe. 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 DOV Wisi Zekaliya wakazula Muuya Uusalala mpawo wakasinsima, kati, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 DOV “Atembawulwe Mwami, Leza wa Izilayeli, nkaambo wasika kuzogwasya alimwi weeta lufuko kubantu bakwe. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 DOV Wakatunyampwida lwija lwalufutuko mung'anda yamulanda wakwe Devidi, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 DOV mbuli mbakaambula amilomo yabasinsimi bakwe basalala bakale. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 DOV Ulatufutula kuzwa kulibasinkondoma akulibaabo batusulide. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 DOV Uzoochita eezi mukutondezya luzyalo kumataata esu akuyeeya chizuminano chakwe chisalala, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 DOV chikonke nchaakachita kuli Abbulahamu taatesu. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 DOV Wakakonka kuti swe, nitwakafutgulwa kuzwa kumaanza abasinkondoma, tuzomubelekele kaututayoowi pe, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 DOV mubusalali amubululami kunembo lyakwe mumazuba esu woonse. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 DOV Iyii, anduwe, nomwana, uzoyitwa kuba musinsimi waSimajulu, nkaambo uzoyhinda kunembo lya Mwami koyabubamba nzila, kobambila bantu mukusika kwakwe, 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 DOV kupa luzibo lwalufutuko kubantu bakwe akulekelelwa kwazibi zyabo. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 DOV Eezi zizoochitika nkaambo kaluzyalo lwa Leza wesu, nkambo mukuyozwa kwazuba uzoosika kuzotugwasya, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 DOV likabamunikile bakkede mumudima amumweenzule walufu. Uyoochita eezi kuti akazulwide mawulu eesu munzila yaluumuno.” 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 DOV Lino mwana wakakomena wasima mumuuya, alimwi wakakkala munkanda kuyoosika buzuba mbwakalitodeezya kuli Izirayeli. 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.