2 LYN Kanyi omo ana kutwambelela awo ana kwikalanga kumatatekelo ana kwimona mi aambi no liywi. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 LYN Kame imonahala wino kwa mene muku kon̄a einu wino mu nako ina kubwa, okun̄ola eliywi kwa wene no kutompeha Teufilasi. 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 LYN Nji cwale olimuke ouniti okukumanena ni inu ona kwambeliwa. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 LYN Onje neli ano kuluka balubala lwa Nyambe, okuyoya oku nambulwa okunyazahala okukumanena ku titaelo tonje ni milawo ya Mbumu. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 LYN Kono kasi kwikalanga ni mwana kakuli Elizabeta neli muumba, mi onje naku kulubala. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 LYN Cwale yo sebeza kanyi mupulisata balubala lwa Nyambe abo esikwata saye esili ba nako no kusebeza. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 LYN Okukumanena ku sizo no upulisita, kame ana kuketiwa okwingena mu keleke ya Mbumu okacin̄a eisense. 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 LYN Cwale aanu no kupula kame ana kulapelelanga bandee ba nako no kucin̄a einsense. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 LYN Ababo cwale sebeli kumonahala kwa yonyene elingeloi lya Nyambe, eli imanine ku silyo no aletale no insense. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 LYN Cwale Zakaliya kame ana kuziyeleha aba ana kumona elingeloi, sebeli okucila. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 LYN Kono elingeloi sebeli lyamba kwa yonyene nji, “Olese kucila Zakaliya! Kakuli etapelo yowe naiyupiwa, mi mukatowe Elizabeta mbaku leyele omwana no ndumbana mi mbomu tumbu elitina lya Jowani. 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 LYN Mi mbu wabelelwa nuukutumela mi ano kupula mba wabelelwe ba kuleiwa kwaye! BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 LYN Kakuli mbatende woyo no kuneneba balubala lwa Mbumu. Mi katamba okunwa ewaine simba amalopu cwale mba iyala ni Mebo No Kukena simba okutunda mu lipumo lya inawaye. 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 LYN Mi mba usu aanu no kupula no Isilaele kwa Mbumu Nyambe woo, BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 LYN Zakaliya sebeli wamba ku lingeloi nji, “Ngasibine sani limuke eyi? Kakuli mene nakulubala kale ni mukatange nakulubala ku myaka.” 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 LYN Elingeloi sebeli limutambula nji, “Time Gabiliyele woyo oimanine mu sibaka sa Nyambe mi kame nina tumiwa okwamba kwa wene mane nuukulitela amaywi no kuwaba. 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 LYN Cwale komone, kame sondoke ni kuulwa okwamba okutwala ba liywaa elyo aba saiyele einu eyi. Kakuli kawasi pumena amaywi ange awo saiyatetetwe mu nako yawo.” 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 LYN Cwale aanu sebeli atatelela Zakaliya ni kukomoka okuliyeha kwaye mu keleke. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 LYN Cwale aba ana kubanena bandee kasi kutwesa okwamba kwa onyene, mi sebeli anahana nji namono epono mu keleke. Zakaiya sebeli wamba noo mu kuyuleka yooli esimumu. 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 LYN Cwale Zakaliya enako yaye no kusebeza aba ina kubwa, sebeli ota ku ndoo yaye. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 LYN Munyima no maywaa awo mukataye Elizabeta sebeli oimana mu mundi (oukushimba) mi sebeli okushweeka mu ndoo ba tikweti no kukwana titanu ni kwamba nji, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 LYN “Eyi yokame ana tende Nyambe kwa mene mu maywaa ona likete, okutundisa elikenyi lyange mukaci no aanu!” 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 LYN Kwa mukatana no naluleya woyo ona kubeleziwa ku mulume oisaniwa Josefa, no lusika lwa Dabida. Woyo naluleya elitina lyaye neli Maliya. 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 LYN Mi selbeli oiya kwa yonyene ni kwamba nji, “Olumele, wene no kufuyaulwa! Nyambe kame ali ni wene!” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 LYN Kono kame ana komokisiwa ku maywi aye ni kumakala kumukwa no kuketiwa kwaye. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 LYN Cwale Elingeloi sebeli lyamba kwa yonyene nji, “Olese kucila, Maliya, kakuli nuwana omuhau kwa Nyambe. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 LYN Cwale komone kame sokushimbe mu lipumo lyowe ni kuleya omwana no ndumbana, mi mbumu tumbu elitina lya Jesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 LYN Mba tende wuyu no kuneneba mi mba isaniwa Omwana a Nyambe OMWAMBAKANI onene mane Ombumu Nyambe mba mubi olubona lwa nyakulyaye Dabida, 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 LYN mba busu endoo ya Jakobo okuta oku no kwaabwa mane ni mubuso waye no kwaabwa!” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 LYN Elingeloi sebeli lyamba kwa yonyene nji, “Emebo No Kukena mba iiyi kwa wene, mi amaata a Nyambe OMWAMBAKANI mba kufuku. Cwale abo omwana woyo soleiwa mba isaniwa nji wa kukena Omwana Nyambe. 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 LYN Cwale komone, mwabowe Elizabeta mu nako yaye no ku kulubala naku shimbi omwana no ndumbana, mi okweti uno sebeli ou no utanu ni kamweya, woyo ona kutoiwa nji muumba. 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 LYN Kakuli kwa Nyambe kakwisa esi sikwangwiwa” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 LYN Mu maywaa awo Maliya sebeli okutukiseta okuta mu naha no malundu mu mulenen̄i no Judeya. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 LYN Cwale sebeli okaingena mu ndoo ya Zakaliya niku keeta Elizabeta. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 LYN Cwale Elizabeta aba ana kuyupa okukeetiwa kwa Maliya, omwana sebeli weenda mu lipumo. Mi Elizabeta sebeli oiyala Emebo No Kukena BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 LYN mi sebeli okuweleza ni liywi no kuneneba nji, “Nufuyolwa mukaci no akati onje, mi embuyoti nimbuya no lipumo lyowe. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 LYN Mi iikene eyi aba ina tendahala kwa mene, nji inawaye Mbumu wange aiye kwa mene? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 LYN Kakuli komone, abo eliywi lyowe no kuni keeta aba lina keela mu litwi lyange, ababo omwana oli mu lipumo lyange sebeli weenda mulibaka no kuwabelelwa. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 LYN Cwale embuyoti niya woyo opumena nji mba kwiyatetwe eso sina kwambiwa kwa yonyene okutunda kwa Mbumu.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 LYN mi emebo yange kame iwabelelwa mwa Nyambe omuyoyisi wange, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 LYN kakuli wuyu no kuneneba Nyambe nani tendele esinu sinene. Mi okukena lyokame elitina lyaye, BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 LYN cwale amakeke aye kame ali kwaawo amucila okutunda ku lusika okuta ku lusika. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 LYN Namonisa amaata ni lyoko lyaye nahasanya oukuyeema koo mu mihupulo no micima yoo. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 LYN Natulula ano kuneneba ba mabona oo, mi natuleke awo no ukushuwa. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 LYN Naiyata ano kuyomba ni inu no kuwaba, ni kucita asikufuma oku nambulwa simweya. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 LYN Natusu omubika waye Isilaele, mu kupuluka amakeke aye. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 LYN Kanyi aba ana kwamba kwa njekulyetu kwa Abulahama ni ku masika aye okuta oku no kwabwa.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 LYN Cwale Maliya aba ana kusiyalelwa etikweti tin̄atu sebeli ouka ku mundi waye. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 LYN Cwale enako sebeli ikeela eyi no kuleya kwa Elizabeta, mane sebeli oleya omwana no ndumbana. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 LYN Cwale awo ayakile noo ku nyonga nabaaye aba ana kuyupa Ombumu namonisa amakeke no kuneneba kwa yonyene, sebeli awabelelwa naye. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 LYN Cwale ba liywaa no mutanu ni twaatu sebeli atwala olukeke ku mupato, mi kame ana kusinga nji amutumbe Zakaliya elitina lya sitaye. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 LYN Kono inawaye sebeli wamba nji, “Kokuulwa! mbaisaniwa nji Jowani.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 LYN Cwale sebeli aamba kwa yonyene nji, “Kakwisa kwasi mukowa wowe oisaniwa ni litina eli!” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 LYN Cwale sebeli ambela sitaye ni tiponiso, nji aasimwete elitina elyo asinga okubeeka mwanaye. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 LYN Zakaliya sebeli okumbela akabala ni ku n̄olabo nji, “Elitina lyaye ni Jowani.” Mi onje sebeli akomoka! BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 LYN Cwale ababo akanwa kaye sebeli kayatuluka ni lulimi lwaye sebeli lunungutuka, ni kwamba, oku lumbeka Nyambe. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 LYN Cwale awo onje ayakile amabapa noo sebeli alemiwa okucila, mi etaba eyo sebeli ihasana mu naha yonje no malundu no Judeya. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 LYN Cwale onje awo ana kwiyupa sebeli aiteula mu micima yoo ni kwamba nji, “Cwale uyu mwanukana kame sa kule oku tenda anyine?” Kakuli elyoko lya Mbumu kame lina kwikala ni yonyene. 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 LYN Cwale Zakaliya sitaye sebeli oiyala ni Mebo No Kukena, ni kunuha okwamba nji, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 LYN “Ku lumbiwe Ombumu Nyambe no Isilaele! Kakuli na poto ni ku liulula aanu aye. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 LYN Mi na tulitele omuyoyisi no maata, mu ndoo ya mubika waye Dabida. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 LYN Kanyi omo ana kwambela ni tunwa no anuhi aye no kukena oku tunda ku kale BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 LYN nji kame sa tuyoyisiwe ku ila yetu, ni mu maoko no awo atu timbile. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 LYN Oku monisa amakeke ana kusepisiwa kwa anjekulyetu ni ku puluka oulikani waye no kukena BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 LYN oluci ana kweeta kwa sitetu Abulahama BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 LYN na ku tusepisa nji aba tuna mana oku lamulelwa mu maoko no iila yetu, tu mu sebeleze mu kwaacila, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 LYN me tuli ano kukena ni kuluka balubala lwaye amaywaa onje no mooyo wetu. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 LYN Cale weene, olukeke, kame soisaniwe nji omunuhi wa Nyambe OMWAMBAKANI kakuli kame sote balubala lwa Mbumu okalukisa endila yaye, 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 LYN okuba ezibo no kuyoya kwaanu aye mu ku lemenwa eibi yoo, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 LYN mulibaka no mukekecima wa Nyambe wetu. abo eliywaa aba saliiye beulu yetu okutunda ku wilu BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 LYN okuba eliseli kwawo ali mu uwi ni mu mwiinda no lifu, oku simweta amakondo etu mu ndila no kozo.” 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 LYN Cwale omwana sebeli okula ni koongola mu Mebo, mi kame ana kwikala mu lihalaupa okutwala ba liywaa elyo ana kumonahala mu Isilaele. 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.