2 GOFWFTW He taarikiya entti xaafiday koyroppe doomidi ayfe markkatinne qaala haggaazeyssati nuus odidayssa. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 GOFWFTW Takka ta baggara koyroppe akeeka xeellidaappe guye, he taarikiya hanotaa maarayada new xaafoy taw lo77o gidi benttis. 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 GOFWFTW Hessika, ne tamaaridabay tuma gideyssa erisanaassa. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 GOFWFTW Nam77ayka Godaa woganne kiita ubbaa naagidi borey baynna Xoossaa sinthan xillotethan de7idosona. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 GOFWFTW Hanoppe attin Elsabeexa maynthi gidida gisho enttaw na7i baawa. Nam77ayka qassi cimidosona. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 GOFWFTW Issi gallas Zakkariyaasi ba gishuwa maaran Xoossaa sinthan kahinetethan haggaazees. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 GOFWFTW Kahinetetha wogan Xoossa Keethi gelidi ixaane cuyisanaw iya saami gakkis. 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 GOFWFTW Ixaaney cuya wode asay karen woossees. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 GOFWFTW Godaa kiitanchchoy yarshshuwa yarshshiya bessaafe ushachcha baggara eqqidi benttis. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 GOFWFTW Zakkariyaasi iya be7ida wode dagammidi daro yayyis. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 GOFWFTW Shin kiitanchchoy iyaakko, “Zakkariyaasa yayyofa; ne woosay si7ettis. Ne machchiya Elsabeexa adde na7a yelana, iya Yohaannisa gada ne sunthana. 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 GOFWFTW I new injjenne ufayssi gidana; daroti iya yeletethan ufayttana. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 GOFWFTW Godaa sinthan I gita gidana woyne ushshaa gidin hara mathoya ushshaa uyenna. Ba aaye ulon de7ishe Geeshsha Ayyaanan kumana. 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 GOFWFTW Isra7eele asatappe darota bantta Godaa, Xoossaakko zaarana. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 GOFWFTW Zakkariyaasi kiitanchchuwako, “Ta hessa aybin eranee? Taaranne ta machcheera cimida” yaagis. 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 GOFWFTW Kiitanchchoy zaaridi, “Taani Xoossaa sinthan eqqiya Gabreele. Ha mishirachchuwa new odanaw Xoossaafe kiitetas. 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 GOFWFTW Hekko, wodiya naagidi polettiya ta qaala ne ammanonna ixxida gisho, hayssi polettana gakkanaw neeni muume gidana, odettanawukka dandda7akka” yaagis. 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 GOFWFTW He wode Zakkariyaasi Xoossa Keethi gelidi gam77ida gisho, aybi hanide gidi asay karen naagishe gam77is. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 GOFWFTW I kare keyidi enttana odisanaw dandda7ibeenna. Malli besoppe attin odettanaw dandda7onayssa be7ida wode qonccethi be7idayssa eridosona. 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 GOFWFTW Zakkariyaasi ba haggazuwa polidi soo simmis. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 GOFWFTW Hessafe guye, iya machchiya Elsabeexa qanthatasu. Ichchashu ageena kumethi bana geenthada gam77asu. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 GOFWFTW Iya, “Goday ba maarotan ta boriya asaa giddofe digganaw be7idi ha wodiyan hayssa oothis” yaagasu. 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 GOFWFTW Kawuwa Dawite sheeshaappe gidida Yoosefa giya uraas oyshettida geela7eekko kiittis. He geela7iya Mayraamo geetettawusu. 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 GOFWFTW Kiitanchchoy iikko bidi, “Daro dosettidare, saroy new gido, Xoossay neera de7ees” yaagis. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 GOFWFTW Mayraama iya odan daro dagammada, “Hayssi aybi sarotho” gada heetasu. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 GOFWFTW Kiitanchchoy zaaridi, “Mayraame babbofa; neeni Xoossaa sinthan saba demmadasa. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 GOFWFTW Hekko neeni qanthatana adde na7a yelana, iya sunthaaka Yesuusa gada sunthana. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 GOFWFTW I gita gidana, Ubbaafe Bolla Xoossaa na7aa geetetti xeegettana. Godaa Xoossay iya aawa Dawite araata iyaw immana. 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 GOFWFTW I Yayqooba sheeshaa bolla merinaw kawotana; iya kawotethaas zawi baawa” yaagis. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 GOFWFTW Kiitanchchoy zaaridi, “Geeshsha Ayyaanay ne bolla wodhdhana, Ubbaafe Bolla Xoossaa wolqqay ne bolla kuyattana. Hessa gisho, yelettiya geeshsha na7ay Xoossaa Na7aa geetettana. 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 GOFWFTW Hekko, ne dabbiya Elsabeexa ba cimatetha laythan adde na7a qanthatasu. Iya maynthi geetettidaaro, shin ha77i usuppuntha ageena oykkasu. 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 GOFWFTW Xoossaa xooniyabay baawa” yaagis. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 GOFWFTW Mayraama he saaminttan denddada Yihuda biittan de7iya issi geze katama basu. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 GOFWFTW Zakkariyaasa soo gelada Elsabeexo sarothasu. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 GOFWFTW Elsabeexa Mayraami sarothuwa si7ida wode I uluwan de7iya na7ay ufayssan guppis. Elsabeexa Geeshsha Ayyaanan kumada, BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 GOFWFTW ba qaala dhoqqu oothada, “Neeni maccasaa giddofe anjjettidaaro, ne qanthatida na7aykka anjjettidayssa. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 GOFWFTW Hanoshin, ta Godaa aaye, neeni taakko yaana mela taani oonee? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 GOFWFTW Hekko ne sarothuwa ta si7ida wode ta uluwan de7iya na7ay ufayssan guppis. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 GOFWFTW Goday polana gidi immida qaala ammanidaara, iya anjjettidaaro” yaagasu. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 GOFWFTW ta Ayyaanay dhaliya Xoossan ufayttees. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 GOFWFTW Ays giikko, wolqqaama gidida I, taw gitabaa oothis. Iya sunthay Geeshshaa. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 GOFWFTW Iya bonchcheyssata bolla, iya maarotethay merinaappe merinaa gakkanaassa. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 GOFWFTW Ba qesiyan minobaa oothis, bantta wozanan otortteyssata laallis. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 GOFWFTW Wolqqaama kawota araataappe kawushshis; banttana kawushshidayssata kabboys. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 GOFWFTW Koshattidayssata lo77oban kalssis, shin dureta mela kushe yeddis. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 GOFWFTW Ba maarota qoppidi, Ba aylliya Isra7eele maaddis. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 GOFWFTW Hessika nu aawatas odida qaalaa, Abrahamesinne iya sheeshas gidayssa merinaw polanaassa” yaagasu. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 GOFWFTW Mayraama Elsabeexi matan heedzu ageena mela gam77ada ba soo simmasu. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 GOFWFTW Elsabeexis yelo qammay gakkin adde na7a yelasu. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 GOFWFTW I shoorotinne I dabboti Goday gita maarota oothidayssa si7idi, iira issife ufayttidosona. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 GOFWFTW Hosppuntha gallasan yooga na7a qaxxaranaw yidosona. Iya aawa sunthan Zakkariyaasa gidi sunthanaw koyidosona. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 GOFWFTW Shin aayiya, “Akkay, Yohaannisa geetettanaw bessees” yaagasu. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 GOFWFTW Enttika, “Ne dabbotappe ha sunthan xeegettiday oonikka baawa” yaagidosona. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 GOFWFTW Iya aaway oona gidi sunthaneekko eranaw koyidi iya malla oychchidosona. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 GOFWFTW I xaafiyabaa oychchi ekkidi, “Iya sunthay Yohaannisa” gidi xaafis. Ubbay I xaafidayssa be7idi malaalettidosona. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 GOFWFTW Iira Zakkariyaasa inxarssay bilettis, Xoossaa galatishe odetethi oykkis. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 GOFWFTW Shooroti ubbay yashshan kumidosona. Ha hanidabay geze Yihuda biittan odettis. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 GOFWFTW Hessa si7ida ubbay, “Ha na7ay ay hananddeshsha” gidi bantta giddon odettidosona. Godaa kushey iyara de7ees. 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 GOFWFTW Yohaannisa aaway Zakkariyaasi Geeshsha Ayyaanan kumidi hayssada yaagidi tinbbite odis. BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 GOFWFTW “Isra7eeliya Goday galatetto, yidi ba asaa wozis. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 GOFWFTW Ba aylliya Dawite keethan atotethaa kaciya denthis. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 GOFWFTW Hessika beni wode geeshsha nabeta doonan odettidayssa mela, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 GOFWFTW Iya ashoy nu morkketappenne nuura eqettiya ubbaa kushiyappe. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 GOFWFTW Hessa I oothiday nu aawatas ba maarota bessanaasinne, ba geeshsha caaquwa naaganaassa. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 GOFWFTW Nu aawa Abrahames caaqqida caaquwa qoppanasinne BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 GOFWFTW nu morkketa kusheppe kessidi yashshi baynna iya haggaazana melassa. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 GOFWFTW Nu laytha ubban geeshshatethaninne xillotethan ba sinthan nuna essanaassa. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 GOFWFTW Qassi laa na7aw, neeni Ubbaafe Bolla Xoossaa nabe geetettana. Godaa ogiya loythanaw ne iya sinthan baana. 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 GOFWFTW Entta nagaray qushettin, entti atotethi demmanayssa ne Godaa deriyas odana. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 GOFWFTW Nu Xoossaa lo77o maarotethaafe denddoyssan wontta xalqey nuus saluwappe keyis. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 GOFWFTW Hessika dhumaninne, hayqo kuya garssan de7eyssatas poo7isanaassa, nu tohuwakka saro ogiyakko zaaranaassa” yaagis. 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 GOFWFTW Na7ay diccis, Ayyaanan minnis, Isra7eele asaas qonccana gakkanaw bazzo biittan de7is. 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.