2 GUX Bi den diani la ki ŋoadi yaaba n den laa laa bonla leni bi nuni ŋali mi cilima, ki tua o laabaaliŋamo wangikaaba n den togidi ti maama. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 GUX N den tagidi ki bandi laa bonla kuli boŋanla ki cili ŋali li cilima. Min bandi li kuli yeni, n moko sua ke li ŋani min diani apo ki ŋoaŋoadi li fuuli, 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 GUX ki teni ŋan bandi ke ŋan den baa ya bangima tie moamoani cain. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 GUX Bani bonba lie yeni kuli den tiegi U Tienu nintuali. Bi den ŋua o Diedo balimaama leni o mabilikaama kuli cain kaa pia tagili. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 GUX Ama baa den pia biga, kelima Elisabeta den tie ŋoaliga. Bani bonba lie kuli den kpeligi. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 GUX Sakali den tuuni o kopadician-tuonli U Tienu nintuali kelima wan den ye ya cagili nni n baa soani ya yogunu pundi. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 GUX Bi den toani tiatia nani U Tienu kopadicianba n maani ki tiendi maama, ki gandi o ke o baa kua o Diedo dieli nni ki sia a dugibila. 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 GUX Ban den juugi a dugibila ya yogunu, U Tienu niba nitaanli kuli den ye niini ki jaandi. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 GUX Lani o Diedo maleki den sedi a dugibila padibinbinli jienu po ki doagidi o yuli Sakali kani. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 GUX Sakali n den laa o, o yama den yagi ke ti jawaandi cuo o. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 GUX Ama maleki den yedi o: “Sakali, ŋan da jie, U Tienu ga a miabu, a pua Elisabeta baa ma apo bonjaga, ŋan yini o Jan. 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 GUX O baa tie apo pamancianli, yaaba n baa mangi bi pala kelima o madi po baa yaba. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 GUX O baa tie niciamo o Diedo nintuali, o kan ño duven leni ya daama n bia kuli. O baa gbie leni U Tienu Fuoma Yua ŋali ki daa ye o naa tugu nni. 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 GUX O baa gobidi ki guani Isalele buolu yaaba boncianla o Diedo bi Tienu kani. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 GUX Sakali den yedi maleki: “N baa bandi lede ke lankuli tie moamoani? Kelima n kpeligi n pua mo podi.” 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 GUX Maleki den goa ki yedi o: “Mini Gabiyeli, yua n ye U Tienu kani ki tuuni opo. O soani nni ke min maadi a ki waani a laa laabaaliŋamo. 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 GUX Nani ŋan ki dugi n maama po yaama n baa tieni mi yogunu yaa pundi yeni, a baa tua muulo ki kan go fidi ki maadi ŋali laa bonla n baa tieni ya daali.” 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 GUX Bi niba yaaba n den ye niini yeni den ji Sakali ke li paki ba leni wan waagi U Tienu diegu nni maama. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 GUX Wan den ñani, waa fidi ki maadi leni ba. Lane bi den bandi ke o laa li bonlekaala U Tienu diegu nni. O den maadi leni ba leni o nii, ki ji tie muulo. 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 GUX Sakali tuonli U Tienu diegu nni dana n den gbeni, o den kuni o denpo. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 GUX Yogunuba n den pendi, o pua Elisabeta den punbi. O den ye deenni yogunu kuli ŋali ŋmaali muu, ki maadi leni o yuli ki tua: BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 GUX “O Diedo tieni npo line wan jagi ke o baa ñani npo i fe ya yogunu bi niba siiga.” 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 GUX O den soani o li powandiali kani. Yua n den tie ya joa n yi Josefi ya toginaa ki tie Dafidi diegu nni yua. Li powandiali yeni den yi Maliyama. 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 GUX Maleki yeni den cua o kani ki yedi o: “N fuondi a, fini yua n baa li ŋanbili U Tienu kani. O diedo ye leni a.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 GUX Maliyama yama den yagi boncianla laa maama po, ke o buali o yuli laa fuondi n bua ki yedi yaala. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 GUX Maleki den yedi o: “Maliyama, ŋan da jie, kelima a baa li ŋanbili U Tienu kani. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 GUX Diidi, a baa punbi ki maa bonjaga. Han yini o Jesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 GUX O baa tie niciamo, bi baa yini o tanpojoma Tienu Bijua. O Diedo U Tienu n baa kaani o o yaaja Dafidi gbandi po, 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 GUX wan ya die Jakobo buolu yaaba ŋali ya yogunu kuli, o diema kan baa juodima ŋali abada.” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 GUX Maleki den goa yedi o: “U Tienu fuoma yua baa cua a kani, tanpojoma Tienu paalu baa yini apo. Lanyaapo bi baa yini ŋan baa maa ya bigagidikaaga yeni U Tienu Bijua. 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 GUX Diidi, a kpiilo Elisabeta, o moko punbi bonjaga o pociandi nni. Ban den tua yua ke o tie ŋoaliga o ji ye o ŋmaluobilo nni. 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 GUX Kelima U Tienu ki pia wan kan fidi yaala.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 GUX Laa yogunu Maliyama den fii ki jaligi ki gedi ya dogu n ye a juana po, Jude diema nni. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 GUX O den kua Sakali deni ki fuondi Elisabeta. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 GUX Elisabeta n den gbadi Maliyama fuondi ya yogunu, o biga den jeli o tugu nni, U Tienu Fuoma Yua den gbieni Elisabeta BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 GUX ke kpaani: “A baa li seli ki cie bi puoba kuli a tugu nni biga mo baa li seli. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 GUX Be n teni ke n baa ke fini n Diedo naa cua n kani? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 GUX Diidi, min gbadi a fuondi ya yogunu liga, ki biga ban jeli n tugu nni leni li pamancianli. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 GUX Li pamanli ye leni a fini yua n daani ke wani o diedo n soani ke bi yedi a ya bonla baa tieni.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 GUX n pali mani ŋali boncianla kelima wani U Tienu n candaano po, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 GUX Kelima wani U paaciamu kuli daano tieni npo ya bonla n pia pakili o yeli gagidi ki ŋani. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 GUX O baa gba mi niŋima yaaba n fangi o nifiima n tu nifiima kuli po. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 GUX O doagidi o nu paalu, ki yadi ti yantia-japaadi danba. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 GUX O jiini i paaciami danba bi balikalikaani po ki fiini taliginba. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 GUX O guoni a konkonba li bonŋanla, ki cabi a piada u nukuomu. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 GUX O todi o naacenba Isalele yaaba. Waa sundi ki doagidi o niŋigbadima, BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 GUX nani wan den yedi ti yaajanba maama, Abalaŋama leni o puoliŋuani po ya yogunu kuli. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 GUX Maliyama den kali Elisabeta kani ke li bua ki pundi ŋmaalita, ki goa ki kuni o denpo. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 GUX Elisabeta mayogunu den pundi ke o mali bonjaga. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 GUX O yegininlieba leni o kpiiba den gbadi ke o diedo gbadi opo mi niŋicianma, ki taani ki mangi bi pala leni o. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 GUX Li daniili daali bi den cua ki baa kuani ki canpandiga ku koanciagu. Bi den bua ki yini o o baa yeli Sakali. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 GUX Ama o naa den yedi: “Yeni ka, o baa yi Jan.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 GUX Bi den yedi o: “A kpiiba siiga ki pia yua n yi laa yeli.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 GUX Bi den maadi o baa mi muulima, ki bua ki bandi wan bua ki biga n ya yi maama. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 GUX Sakali den mia wan baa diani naani, ki diani lipo: “o yeli yi jan.” Li den paki bikuli. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 GUX Lanyogunu lanyogunu Sakali lanbu den tabidi, ke o fidi ki yaadi ki pagi U Tienu. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 GUX Ti jawaandi den cuo bi yieninlieba kuli. Yaaba n den ye Jude diema nni kuli den maadi laa bonla kuli bi siiga. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 GUX Yaaba n den gbadi likuli den kubi la bi pala ki tua: “Ki naa biga baa tua be.” Moamoani, o Diedo nu den kubi o. 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 GUX Ki baa Sakali den gbie leni U Tienu Fuoma Yua ki pua sawali ki yedi: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 GUX “O Diedo Isalele Tienu n baa ti pagidi, kelima o laa o niba po ki da ki faabi ba. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 GUX Ki fiini tipo o naacemo Dafidi diegu nni ya candaano n pa. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 GUX O tieni wan den teni ke o sawalipua-gagidikaaba maadi yaala ŋali yogu. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 GUX O den niani ke o baa ga ti ti yibalinba nuu nni. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 GUX Yeni o gbadi ti yaajanba po mi niŋima, ki tiadi o ŋantaado yua n gagidi ki ŋani po, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 GUX Wan den poli ki kuani yua leni ti yaaja Abalaŋama, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 GUX Ke o baa ga ti ti yibalinba nuu nni ki teni tin ya jaandi o kaa jie, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 GUX Ki ya cuoni o nintuali leni mi gagidiŋanma leni mi teginma ŋali ti miali dana kuli. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 GUX Fini ki canpandiga bi baa yi ŋa Tienu yua n ye ŋali tanpolijoma ya sawalipualo Kelimaa baa ga o Diedo liiga, ki ya ŋanbidi o sani, 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 GUX Ki teni o niba n la o tindima, Kelima o tieni bi po sugili bi tuonbiadi po, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 GUX Kelima ti Tienu ya niŋigbadima yaapo o teni ke o yenma ñani tanpoli Ki yendi tipo nani u yienu n pudi maama yeni, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 GUX Ki baa yendi yaaba n ye li biigili nni Leni mi kuuma nni jinjingu nni po, Ki gobidi ti ke tin kua ki ya cuoni Mi yanduama sanu nni.” 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 GUX Ki biga yeni den kpedi ki fandi bonŋanla, ki ye li fuali nni ŋali ya daali ke o den ti doagidi o yuli Isalele yaaba po. 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.