2 LDB Atsɛng abinkɛ umɛn iki igũ ra angwĩ abika anyã abin hã ra asumbɔ ri inggbaashia na awe agãrhã isarhe Arherhu-Num. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 LDB Nggee, a uteiya Utiyofirhu, umum iki ingwɛ̃dzɛn ni irhisa abina kishoo aka atirhi ri inggbaashia, umum inyã azea ikɛi umum itsɛnga ungo agbɛgbɛra. 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 LDB Ngge itsú ungo uma uhwɛng idzidzɛrhe abinkɛ umbɔ aka amesuwa ungo. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 LDB Uzakariya nggu Uarhisabatu arhika ra asu Unum, adɔsi Ikpem Uteijee kishoo asi igbambɔ. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 LDB Bɔr umbɔ ashimbɔ nu ungwɛ̃, ubinkutsu Uarhisabatu awu ukpirh, umbɔ ikivarhambɔ aka akɔ̃mbɔ. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 LDB Ivanga niyɔ ukpui ukpumbɔ Uzakariya awe ri itser, nu Uzakariya atɔ̃ itser iyi uner uwuku udzowe idɛm-Num ra asu Unum. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 LDB Ru nyaka umbɔ aki itang avii asɛng abika adzowe idɛm-Num, umbɔ asɛng Uzakariya azĩ akpĩĩ abin isung ri Iya Uteijee. 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 LDB Ivang iyiki ikpĩĩ abin isung hã iki iwe, anera abika adzowe igɔng ru Unum akɔng ru awiya anu ifɛn-Num. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 LDB Mɔcɛ ipfu itser Uteijee ha akapɛɛng ra asunga, idɛ̃ɛ̃ udiku ubok ugha ubeu isung hã. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 LDB Ivang Uzakariya aka anyã unga, unga agbipa, iwei ifɛr unga. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 LDB Bɔr ipfu itser-Num hã igɔr unga igɛ, <<A Uzakariya, niba ugũo iwei, aka agũmbɔ ifɛn-Numngo. Utsɛ̃ngo Uarhisabatu awuri imara ungo uwɛkutsa, ungo utar itsoknga igburh Uyohana. 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 LDB Unga awuri iwu ubin anggɔm nu itɛnamɛn ru ungo, imarnga iwuri itsu anera arhɛrhɛ agɔm anggɔm. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 LDB Unga awuri iwu uner ukugɔng ra asu Uteijee. Awu ufang unga asi íhwaa adɛ nu abin aka atsu afĩrhã, awuri itsuke unga Ipfu Isarsatangge ri imarnga. 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 LDB Anera arhɛrhɛ ru Uisrairha unga awuri idzipa umbɔ azĩ ru Uteijee Unummbɔ. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 LDB Uzakariya arhusu ipfu itser-Num hã agɛ, <<Umum ikorhu uguse ni ihwɛng rimi hã? Umumwi iki ikɔ̃mum, nu imɛk utsɛ̃mum iyɛ iki irhɛirhɛ.>> 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 LDB Ipfu itser-Num hã igɔr unga igɛ, <<Awu umum Ujibrairhu. Umum idɛ̃ɛ̃ ra asu Unum, awu unga adena umum ĩba irherha arherhe nggu ungo ni idɛyiwa ungo isarhe iyiki ize iyɛrɛ. 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 LDB Ungo ucɛrɛ, unu ukutata usi ídɛ̃ɛ̃ urherhungo arherhe utsɛku unumkpi akɛrɛ ha aka ikorhe, ubinkutsu ungo ushiɔ ru imangmang ru irhɛm arherhamum, arherha ha awuri iweke ri ivangyɛ ngge iki imɛ̃ ngge iwe.>> 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 LDB Ri ivang hã, anera aka adɛ̃ɛ̃ adzɛu Uzakariya adzeidzeu ri ididãrhãnga ri Iya-Num. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 LDB Unga aka adzeka, unga afɔr irherha arherhe adaka nggu umbɔ. Umbɔ adiki ihwihwɛng agɛ anyãã irhi ri Iya-Num, ubinkutsu unga akpurha akũ aboka akorhu utsara na afɔr irhirherhe adaka. 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 LDB Ivang itsernga iki imaa, unga abvui azĩã ri iya. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 LDB Inum hã iki imaa, utsɛ̃nga Uarhisabatu adzur anaa, afɛ̃ɛ̃ atɔ̃ɔ̃ asei ri iya, anera asi ihwɛngmbɔ. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 LDB Uarhisabatu agɛ, <<Uteijee akorhuwa umum rimi. Ri inumyɛ unga aka amutuwa umum na atsũwã atsak ru umum ra asu anera!>> 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 LDB Azĩ ru unakugbĩrhĩ anasi ihwɛngnga ukutsa aka awu ukarh unerwi aka agburh Uyusuf, unang Udauda. Itsok unakugbĩrhĩ hã igburh Umaryamu. 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 LDB Ipfu itser-Num hã izĩ igɔr unga igɛ, <<Umum ighwe ungo unamata ukugɔng, Uteijee awu nggu ungo.>> BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 LDB Amɛn Umaryamu agũ ighong akarhãrhã ru urhɛm ighwe ha, na akaifɛrhkɔ ugɛ awu use ighwea iwe rimi. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 LDB Bɔr ipfu itser-Num hã igɔr unga igɛ, <<A Umaryamu, niba ugũa iwei. Unum unga amutuwa ungo. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 LDB Ungo uwuri ikɔ̃ anaa umar ungwɛ̃, nu utar itsoknga igburh Uyesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 LDB Unga awuri iwu ukugɔng na awuri iyisa unga Ungwɛ̃ Nggaa Uwuku Ugɔng. Unum Uteijee awuri idzowuka unga anang isei iyɛrhe utɛnga Udauda, 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 LDB nu unga awuri iwu uyɛrhe iya Uyakubu ugbagbaa, iyɛrhanga isi ímaangge.>> BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 LDB Ipfu itser-Num hã igɔr igɛ, <<Ipfu Isarsatangge iwuri icipuwa ru ungo, nu ijee iyi Nggaa Uwuku Ugɔng itsira uzirhzĩnga nu ungo. Ngge itsú usarkasar ungwɛ̃ hã ungo uku imar awuri iyisa unga Ungwɛ̃ Unum. 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 LDB Nggayɛ unapumbi Uarhisabatu awu ra anaa uwɛkutsa afɛ̃ɛ̃ utɔ̃ĩ nggu ikɔ̃nernga, umbɔ iki iyisa unga ukpirh. 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 LDB Ubin usi ínangkpɔ Unum.>> BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 LDB Ivang hã Umaryamu asok iki ifefetem azĩã ri igũ abĩ Uyahudiya. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 LDB Unga atsĩ ri iya Uzakariya na aghwe Uarhisabatu. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 LDB Uarhisabatu aka agũ ighwe Umaryamu, irheng ungwɛ̃ iso iniir ra ananga. Uarhisabatu awu nggu Ipfu Isarsatangge. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 LDB Unga atsu ivum agɛ, <<Ungo uwe ru idorh ru akatsɛrh, nu idorh iwe nggu ungwɛ̃wi ungo iki imar! BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 LDB Awu use utsu umum ikpo umata rimi, uyisa Uteijeemum asok aba ru umum? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 LDB Ivangyɛ umum iki igũ irhak ighwengo ra atomum, irheng ungwɛ̃ ra anaamum iso idɛ̃ɛ̃ anggɔm. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 LDB Idorh iwe nggu unga, aka awe ru imangmang agɛ arherhu Uteijee aka arherhe nggu unga awuri itsuafɛrke.>> BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 LDB nu ipfumum igɔmanggɔm Unum aka awu uwuku ufɔrh umum, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 LDB ubinkutsu Uner Igɔng hã aka akorhe abin akagɔng ru umum. Itsoknga isarsatake. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 LDB Atorhnga atɛ̃rhã ru undana kishoo, ra abika agũ iwei unga. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 LDB Unga aka akũ aboknga akorhi ifɛrhɛ iyiki igɔng. Unga aka asituwe abi aberi itsi ri ifɛrhkɔmbɔ. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 LDB Unga aka acipuwe ayɛrhe ra anang iseimbɔ, na aberuwe abika arhɛrhi itsi afafã. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 LDB Unga aka atsu abi imerh ashuurmbɔ nggu abin aka aze, na adene abi ubin nggu abok akatãrhã. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 LDB Unga aka ayikuwe ugãrhãnga Uisrairha, na acorhuwe BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 LDB Uibrahim nu anangnga ugbagbaa, ru nyaka unga aka arherhe nggu atokamɛn.>> BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 LDB Umaryamu asei nggu Uarhisabatu ayoka afɛ̃ɛ̃ ataar na adɔrha abvui azĩ ri iya. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 LDB Ivang Uarhisabatu aka imar, unga amar uwɛkutsa. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 LDB Andɔkanga nu abi iyambɔ agũ ugɛ Uteijee acorhuwe unga akarhãrhã, umbɔ agɔm anggɔm nggu unga. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 LDB Ru unum ukpu utɔrɔk umbɔ aka aba isorhuwe ungwɛ̃ɛ̃, na abee itare itsok utɛnga ru unga ugɛ Uzakariya, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 LDB bɔr uyisa agɛ, <<Ĩ'ĩ! Awuri iyisi itsoknga Uyohana.>> BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 LDB Umbɔ agɔr unga agɛ, <<Umbi ashimbi nu unera ru ikarmbi aka awe ru itsok ikɛrɛ ha.>> BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 LDB Mɔcɛ umbɔ akũ abok akorhu utsara nu utesa abee ihwɛng utesa awuri itar itsok ungwɛ̃ɛ̃ igburh ungaa. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 LDB Unga arhusa umbɔ adzowe ubin itsɛng, nu anera kishoo adzeidzeu unga aka atsɛng, <<Itsoka igburh Uyohana.>> BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 LDB Kanying angwĩnga ayanga urhɛmnga ugarhe nu unga atirhunga arherhe na akpoi Unum. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 LDB Iwei ifɛr umbɔ, ikɛi umbɔ atsĩmbɔ irherha arherhe ha amaa inanga kishoo ra abĩ ampfũwã Uyahudiya. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 LDB Ubɛn unera aka igũ arherhe ha, unga akaifɛrhkɔ na arhusa agɛ, <<Ungwɛ̃wi awuri iwe agusenga?>> Ubinkutsu ubok Uteijee uwe nggu unga. 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 LDB Utɛ ungwɛ̃ hã Uzakariya awu nggu Ipfu Isarsatangge na asɔm Arherhu-Num agɛ, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 LDB <<Umɛn ikpoi Uteijee, Unum uwu Uisrairha! Ubinkutsu unga aka iba ibvure anernga. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 LDB Unga aka aberunga utsom ififɔrh ru umɛn ri iya ugãrhãnga Udauda, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 LDB ru nyaka unga aka arherhe ra angwĩ asarkasar abika asɔm Arherhu-Numnga ishaisha. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 LDB Afɔrh umɛn ru ubok anggamtsakmɛn, nu kishoo abika akpɛ̃na umɛn. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 LDB Adɛyiwe atorhnga ra atokamɛn na ayitu usarkasar ibibemuwenga. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 LDB Uyirhkpi unga aka ayirhe utɛmɛn Uibrahim, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 LDB unga aka ifɔrh umɛn ru ubok anggamtsakmɛn, na atsu umɛn isi ígũmɛn iwei itɔ̃ itsernga, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 LDB ri isisar nu irhirhika ra asunga ri inummɛn kishoo. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 LDB <<Ungo ungwɛ̃mum, awuri iyisa ungo uner uwuku usɔm Arherhu-Num uwu Nggaa Uwuku Ugɔng. Ubinkutsu ungo uwuri igbaashia uzĩ ugbishuwe utsĩndĩ Uteijee, unga adɔrha aba. 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 LDB Ungo uwuri idzowe anernga ihwihwɛng ififɔrh ri itsũwe arhimmbɔ. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 LDB Ubinkutsu atorh Unum aka adzaa umɛn, unga atsu irhirhang ishaa unum iwuri idzeka afã iba ru umɛn, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 LDB izĩ irhange abika awe ru uzĩ nu abika awe ru uzirhzĩ akpe, na adarh umɛn izãrhã nu utsĩndĩ uwuku udɔɔr.>> 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 LDB Uyohana aseng aba awu akerketawɔ ri ipfu, na aseisa arhum utsɛku unumkpi unga aka adzek ra asu abi Uisrairha. 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.