2 MSC Mɛnilu ka wo bɛɛ kɛni yen ii ɲa la ka sereya kɛbi a damira waati la, a ni mɛnilu kelayani wo kibaro lasela, woilu ka a bɛɛ lase an ma. Ii ka a lase ɲa mɛn ma, a sɛbɛbailu ye a sɛbɛla wo ɲa le ma. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 MSC N tericɛ ɲuma Teyofili, n fanan da ko wo bɛɛ fɛsɛfɛsɛ kɛbi a damira waati. Wo le rɔ, n da a yen ko n ka kan ka a bɛɛ sɛbɛ koɲuma ka a lawa i ma, 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 MSC kosa i ri a lɔn ko i karanni ko mɛn na, wo ye tuɲa jɛrɛ jɛrɛ le ri. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 MSC Sakariya ni a muso, ii fila tɛrɛ ye mɔɔ telennin de ri Alla ɲakɔrɔ. Ii tɛrɛ ye Maari Alla la sariyailu ni jamari bɛɛ bonyala. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 MSC Kɔni den tun tɛ ii bolo, baa Elisabɛti tɛrɛ ye densɔrɔnbali le ri. Ii fila tun da kɔrɔya. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 MSC Lon do rɔ, dakun sera Sakariya la sarakalasela dɛkuru ma ko ii ye wa sarakalase diya Allabatobonba la. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 MSC Ka bɛn ii la namun ma, Sakariya suwandira ko a ye don Allabatobonba la ka wusulan janin yɔrɔ sɛniman kɔndɔ. 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 MSC Wusulan wa kɛ janinna waati mɛn na, jama ba ye Alla matarala kɛnɛ ma Allabatobonba kɔma. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 MSC Wo tuma, Maari Alla la mɛlɛka nara i lɛnkɛnɛmaya Sakariya ɲakɔrɔ. Mɛlɛka wo ka i lɔ wusulan saraka janin diya bolokinin fɛ. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 MSC Sakariya ka mɛlɛka yen tuma mɛn na ka a magban. A silanda kojuuya. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 MSC Kɔni mɛlɛka ka a fɔ a yɛ ko: «Sakariya, i kana silan. I ra mɛn ɲinin matarali rɔ, Alla ra wo mɛn. I muso Elisabɛti ri dencɛ sɔrɔn i yɛ. I ye den tɔɔ la ko Yaya. 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 MSC Den wo ri i diya kosɛbɛ. A wa sɔrɔn, mɔɔ siyaman di sɛwa bakɛ wo, BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 MSC baa den wo kɛtɔ mɔɔ ba le ri Maari ɲakɔrɔ. A tɛ rɛsɛnji wala dɔlɔ su su min habadan. Kɛbi a na kɔnɔ ma ye a la Alla la Nii Sɛniman ye a fɛ. 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 MSC A ri kɛ sababu ɲuma ri, mɛn di Isirayɛlikailu siyaman lasɛ Maari Alla ma. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 MSC Sakariya ka mɛlɛka maɲininka ko: «N di la wo la ɲa ɲuman de ma? I ma a lɔn ko n da kɔrɔya wa? N muso fanan da kɔrɔya.» 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 MSC Mɛlɛka ka Sakariya jabi: «Jibirila ye nde ri. N ye n lɔla Alla dafɛ. Ale jɛrɛ ra n kelaya i ma ko n ye na kibaro ɲuma ɲin lase i ma. 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 MSC Awa n da kelaya mɛn fɔ i yɛ, i ma la wo la. Wo rɔ, i kɛtɔ bobo ri fo n na kela wa ban dafala lon mɛn na. Wo lon wa se, kela wo ri dafa fewu!» 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 MSC Nba, mɔɔilu tɛrɛ ye Sakariya makɔnɔ la kɛnɛ ma. Ii kɔndafilira ka a masɔrɔn a tun da mɛn yɔrɔ sɛniman kɔndɔ. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 MSC Sakariya bɔ mɛn kɛni kɛnɛ ma, a ma se kumala ii yɛ. Ii ka a yen ko Sakariya ra fen do yen yɔrɔ sɛniman kɔndɔ, baa a tɛrɛ ye kuma tɔɔmasereyala a bolo le la jama ɲana, kɔni a mɛnda boboya rɔ. 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 MSC Sakariya la baara waati banda tuma mɛn na, a ka kɔsɛ a wara. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 MSC A ma mɛn bakɛ wo kɔ, a muso ka kɔnɔ ta. Wo kɔ, Elisabɛti ka karo loolu kɛ a ma bɔ a la wara. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 MSC A ko: «A ragbɛ! Maari ka ko mɛn kɛ n yɛ waati mɛnna, a ka miriya ta ka maloya bɔ n na mɔɔilu ɲana.» 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 MSC A wara se sunkurun do ma ye, mɛn tɔɔ ko Mariyamu. Mariyamu wo tun ma cɛɛ lɔn fɔlɔ. A mamirani tɛrɛ ye cɛɛ do bolo la, mɛn tɔɔ ko Yusufu. Yusufu tɛrɛ ye Mansa Dawuda bɔnsɔn de ri. 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 MSC Mɛlɛka donda Mariyamu kan ka a fɔ a yɛ ko: «N na tuwali ye i yɛ, ile, barakaden. Alla ye ile fɛ.» BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 MSC Tuwali kan wo ka Mariyamu kɔndafili kosɛbɛ. A ma a kɔrɔ lɔn. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 MSC Mɛlɛka ka a fɔ a yɛ ko: «Mariyamu, i kana silan. I la ko ra diya Alla yɛ. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 MSC Awa i ri kɔnɔ ta ka dencɛ sɔrɔn. I ye a tɔɔ la ko Isa. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 MSC A ri kɛ mɔɔba ri. Mɔɔilu ri a fɔ ale ma ko Alla Kɔrɔtaninba Dencɛ. Maari Alla ri a benba Mansa Dawuda la mansaya di a ma. 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 MSC A ri i sii Yakuba bɔnsɔn kun na fɔɔ habadan. A la mansaya ti ban fewu!» BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 MSC Mɛlɛka ka a jabi: «Alla la Nii Sɛniman di jii i ma. Alla Kɔrɔtaninba sebaya ri birin i kun na. Wo bolo ma, i ye dencɛ mɛn sɔrɔnna a ye den sɛniman de ri, a ri kili ko Alla Dencɛ. 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 MSC I badenma muso Elisabɛti ra harijee dencɛ la a la musokɔrɔbaya waati rɔ. Ale tun da jate densɔrɔnbali le ri, kɔni a kɔnɔ karɔ wɔɔrɔna le ten. 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 MSC Alla bali ko sa ye.» BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 MSC A ma mɛn bakɛ wo kɔ, Mariyamu ka a rabɛn ka a kaliya ka wa so do la Jude mara koyinkɛ yɔrɔ rɔ. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 MSC A se mɛn kɛni ye, a donda Sakariya la bon na ka Elisabɛti tuwa. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 MSC Elisabɛti ka Mariyamu tuwali kan mɛn tuma mɛn na, a den ka a lamaa bakɛ a kɔnɔ rɔ. Wo tuma, Alla la Nii Sɛniman jiira Elisabɛti rɔ. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 MSC Elisabɛti ka a kan nabɔ wo baraka rɔ ka a fɔ Mariyamu yɛ ko: «Alla ra ɲumaya kɛ i yɛ ka tamin muso bɛɛ la. I harijeene den mɛn na, Alla ra ɲumaya kɛ wo fanan yɛ!» BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 MSC Elisabɛti ka a fɔ ikɔ tuun ko: «Nde ye mɔɔ su ɲuman de ri fo n Maari na jɛrɛ ra nabɔ n fɛ yan? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 MSC I ma a yen? N ka i tuwali kan mɛn tuma mɛn na, n den sɛwara ka a lamaa bakɛ n kɔnɔ rɔ. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 MSC Maari Alla ka mɛn fɔ i yɛ wo lon, i lani a la ko wo ri dafa. Wo bolo ma, muso barakanin de ile ri.» BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 MSC N nii da sɛwa ka ɲaalen n Kisiba Alla ko rɔ. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 MSC baa Alla Sebɛɛtii ra ko ba kɛ n yɛ. A tɔɔ sɛniman dɛ! BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 MSC Alla ri kininkinin mɔɔilu ma mɛnilu ka a bonya, a ni ii denilu ni ii mamarenilu. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 MSC A ra ko ba siyaman kɛ a la fanka rɔ. A ra doilu gbɛn a rɔ, mɛnilu ye jɛrɛdaba ri. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 MSC A ra mansaya bɔ mansailu bolo, kɔni a ka mɔɔ fanmajiininilu kɔrɔta. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 MSC A ra kɔnkɔtoilu sɔ dɔɔnnin ɲuma rɔ fɔɔ ka iwasa, kɔni a ka nanfulutiilu gbɛn ka ii lawa bolokolonya rɔ. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 MSC A ma ɲina a la kininkinin mɔɔilu kɔ. Wo rɔ, a ra a la jɔnilu dɛmɛn, Isirayɛlikailu kɔnin. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 MSC A tun ka wo lahidi ta an benba Iburahima ni a bɔnsɔn yɛ fɔɔ ka wa kadawu.» BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 MSC Nba, Mariyamu mɛnda Elisabɛti tɔrɔfɛ ye. A ka karo sawa ɲɔɔn kɛ, ka ban ka wa a wara. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 MSC Nba, Elisabɛti moyi lon sera. A moyira dencɛ la. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 MSC A siiɲɔɔilu ni a badenmailu ka a mɛn ko Maari Alla ra kininkinin a ma ka ko ba kɛ a yɛ. Ii bɛɛ sɛwara. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 MSC A sɔrɔn tele seyin, ii bɛɛ nara ka den kojiiya kɛ. Ii tɛrɛ ye a fɛ ka a tɔɔ la a fa Sakariya la. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 MSC Kɔni a na ka ii jabi: «Wo tɛ bɛn. A tɔɔ le ko Yaya.» BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 MSC Ii ka a sɔsɔ ko: «Ai badenmailu rɔ mɔɔ si tɔɔ tɛ Yaya.» BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 MSC Ii ka kuma Sakariya yɛ ii bolo la, ka a maɲininka den tɔɔ ma. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 MSC Sakariya ka ii jabi a la kuma la a bolo la ko ii ye walan do don a bolo. Ii ka do don a bolo. A ka a ta ka sɛbɛli kɛ a ka a fɔ ko: «Den tɔɔ le Yaya.» Ii bɛɛ ka wo yen ka kabannakoya. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 MSC I kɔrɔ ye, Sakariya da lakara. A sera kumala ikɔ tuun. A ka Alla tando bakɛ. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 MSC Wo ka ye mɔɔilu bɛɛ masilan. Mɔɔilu bɛɛ tɛrɛ ye a barola ko ɲinilu kan Jude koyinkɛ yɔrɔ wo fan bɛɛ rɔ. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 MSC Mɛnilu ka kibaro wo lamɛn, woilu tɛrɛ ye i mirila ko: «Den wo ri kɛ mɔɔ su ɲuman di?» Baa, ii ka Alla la baraka yen den kan. 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 MSC Alla la Nii Sɛniman jiira Sakariya rɔ, ka kelaya ko: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 MSC «Tandoli ye Isirayɛlikailu Maari Alla yɛ, baa a ra na ka a la mɔɔilu hɔrɔya. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 MSC A ra Kisiba di an ma ka bɔ a la jɔncɛ Mansa Dawuda bɔnsɔn dɔ. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 MSC A ra wo kɛ ikomin a la nabi sɛnimanilu ka a fɔ ɲa mɛn ma kɛbi waati jan. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 MSC Kisiba wo ri an kisi an juuilu ma, ka an bɔ an kɔniyabailu bɛɛ bolo. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 MSC A ra hina an failu la, baa a ra a janto a la teriya sɛniman dɔ, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 MSC a ka mɛn sidi an benba Iburahima yɛ kɔnin. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 MSC A ko: ko a ri an kisi an juuilu fanka ma. Kosa an kana silan mɔɔilu kɔrɔ, fo ka Alla bato BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 MSC sɛninya rɔ, a ni telenbaya rɔ. An di baara kɛ a ɲana wo ɲa ma, haan ka an si tele bɛɛ ban.» BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 MSC «N den, mɔɔilu ri i kili ko: ‹Alla Kɔrɔtaninba la nabi.› Ka a masɔrɔn i ri wa Maari ɲɛ, ka a la sila rabɛn a yɛ. 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 MSC A ri kisi ko lɔnninya di a la mɔɔilu ma, tuma mɛn na ii julumun ye a makotola, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 MSC baa an na Maari Alla ye hina tii le ri. Wo bolo ma, a ri kɛnɛ labɔ an yɛ ikomin tele bɔtɔla. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 MSC Sa mɛnilu ye Alla lɔnbaliya dibi rɔ, a ni mɛnilu silanni saya dibi yɛ, woilu ri bɔ dibi wo bɛɛ rɔ. Sa an di se ka jususuma sila taama.» 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 MSC Nba, den wo bonyara ka kɛ mɔɔ ri, ka sɛɛbɛ sɔrɔn a nii dɔ. A wara to wula kɔndɔ fɔɔ a ka a jɛrɛ yiraka Isirayɛlikailu la lon mɛn. 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.