2 NCR Ba gɛ̀ saŋ mwɛɛ munɛ gɛh yɛɛŋyɛɛŋ no bee gɛ̀ yu wa a bamii ba gɛ̀ yɛde bɛ ajii aboo, bo ka feeji saaka wɛɛ no mu gɛ̀ kɛ. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 NCR No nle njo wa kife ki ntaa mwɛɛ munɛ munchii kɛge fɛŋkɛɛ, mo n'yɛŋ lɛ, fi joŋe lɛ mbanyɛ nsaŋ tɛ fɛ wo le a je yì kooji le. 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 NCR Ŋge finɛ lɛ wo kɛ̂ɛ kinchiɛɛŋ wu mwɛɛ mù ba gɛ̀ fejɛ wa wo le. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 NCR Bamii ba bafɛɛ banɛ gɛ̀ bee bamii ba chaaŋ a Nyo jii, bo gɛɛde banchi ba Tada bachii, bo kɛme gɛ jialɛ gɛ. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 NCR Geenɛ, bo gɛ̀ kɛme gɛ mwa gɛ, nje Alisabɛ gɛ̀ bee kaa, bo bachii gɛ̀ bee bo juŋ wa. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 NCR Kife gɛ̀ to ki kojɛ, ki kinchvu ki Sakiya bo lɛne yeh yi kintanyɛ yi Tada le. Wu gɛ̀ bee chiji kintanyɛ a Nyo jii abvu, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 NCR bo gɛ̀ baa wu, bii no bo to bo baade bachiji kintanyɛ yi kinche kiboo le. Wu mo wu lee yeh yi kintanyɛ le, ki wu tôŋ jiiŋ. 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 NCR Kife gɛ̀ kojɛ kì wu toŋ jiiŋ, bamii bachii ba gɛ̀ bee akfuuŋ, buune. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 NCR Nchɛndaa wu Tada ja wu bunɛ a wu jii, wu lɛɛŋ kibo kinchiɛɛŋ ki kitana ki jiiŋ le. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 NCR Sege Sakiya gɛ̀ yɛŋ wu le, njaŋ koo wu, wu kɛmɛ nfaaŋ baaŋ. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 NCR Geenɛ, nchɛndaa wɛɛ jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Keefɛ wo fâane gɛ. Nyo le wu yu wa buunɛ chuŋ. Kwoo, wu Alisabɛ lé wu tô wu bôo mwa wù jwɛŋsɛ, wo nya jee che lɛ Joŋ. 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 NCR Wu lé wu gê wu tô bɛ kinlaŋye fɛ wo le, bamii ba duude le bo yuge njoŋ nje boyɛ che. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 NCR Wu lé wu gê wù nyû muh wù baaŋ a Nyo jii. Keefɛ wu yu wu to wu muu mbvuuŋ gɛ, fɛ nyume mo ma tɛɛme gɛ. Kiyo ki Yuude lé ki gê ki yîsɛ ye ye le wu baaŋ a bwee shɛŋ. 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 NCR Wu lé wu gê bamii ba Ishwala ba duude bo kusɛ muntele muboo bo kaasɛ bo tu bɛ Tada wù Nyo wuboo. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 NCR Sakiya biih nchɛndaa wu Nyo le lɛ, “Fiɛɛ fì yu fi ge ŋkɛɛ, besa kwaaŋ nyu bee juŋ wa nɛ, le la?” 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 NCR Nchɛndaa Nyo wɛɛ chvuu lɛ, “Le mɛ wù Gabliya, nlɛme bvushi bvu Nyo le segechii, nyu wu wù tuŋ mɛ ki nto nsɛɛŋ wo saaka wù joŋe wunɛ. 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 NCR Bîjɛ yɛ̂ŋ, no wo baaŋ bɛɛŋ gɛ̀ saaka wunɛ le gɛ, kife lé ki tô ki kojɛ kì fi kɛmɛ ki fi kooshɛ, wo lé wo tû kinchifɛ, wo gɛ ka wo jɛme gɛ, gɛɛŋ bu sege fiɛɛ finɛ lé fi kôoshɛ.” 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 NCR No fi gɛ̀ kooshi noo, bamii ba gɛ̀ lɛme akfuuŋ bo chiɛɛne Sakiya bo kɛmɛ lo ŋgha laa le la fì ge wu she yu baaŋ nɛ lɛ. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 NCR Sege wu gɛ̀ bu yu, wu ka kee gɛ ki wu jɛ̂me bo le gɛ. Bo mo bo kɛɛ lɛ Nyo le wu dunyɛ fiɛɛ fì ghage wu le yu. Wu mo wu fege lo mwɛɛ bɛ chiaaŋ, wu ya jɛme gɛ. 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 NCR Sakiya gɛ̀ mɛsɛ lɛme che yeh yi kintanyɛ le, wu mo wu kaasɛ wu tu jiŋ fɛ wu kfuuŋ. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 NCR Aju gɛ̀ fe, kwɛɛ wu Alisabɛ kɛmɛ fwe, wu mo wu nyume yeh yeh yi kii le yitɛŋ. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 NCR Alisabɛ mo wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Mɛɛse Tada le wu koo wa yii fɛ mɛne, wu bvusɛ bvuya yi kikwɛɛ kaŋ le.” 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 NCR Wu gɛ̀ gɛɛŋ bɛ ntuŋ fɛ ŋgooŋ kwɛse wumu le jee che nyume lɛ Mɛɛle, wu baaŋ mwa wuchile. Wu ge bee ba seesɛ wa lɛ wu lé wu nyûme kwɛ Yosɛf wu a kfuu chi Nfoŋ Dabi le. 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 NCR Nchɛndaa wu Nyo wɛɛ gɛɛŋ wu yɛŋ Mɛɛle le, wu jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “N'yɛsɛ wo le! Tada le wu baa wo wu ka nyume bɛ wo.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 NCR Mɛɛle yu fi ya wu baaŋ, wu tu wu maŋe laa kfuu chi wunɛ n'yɛsɛ le wu nɛɛ nɛ lɛ. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 NCR Geenɛ, nchɛndaa wu Nyo jɛmɛ wu le lɛ, “Mɛɛle fɛ wo fâane gɛ, Nyo le wu cha wo. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 NCR Bîjɛ yɛ̂ŋ, wo lé wo gê wo kɛ̂me fwe, wo boo mwa wù jwɛŋsɛ, wo nya jee lɛ Jiso. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 NCR Wu lé wu gê wu nyû muh wù baaŋ, ba lé ba tɛ̂ŋe wu lɛ Mwa Nyo, Nyo wu le Kikwɛɛ ki Mwɛɛ Munchii. Tada Nyo lé wu gê wu shîishɛ wu yi kala wu Nfoŋ Dabi wu chiji kfuu chiboo le. 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 NCR Wu lé wu sâge kfuu chi Yakob segechii, gɛ bvunfoŋ bwe nyu bvu to bvu ka gɛ.” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 NCR Nchɛndaa wu Nyo chvuu wu le lɛ, “Kiyo ki Yuude lé ki tô yi ye yo le, bvuŋga bvu Nyo wu le Kikwɛɛ ki Mwɛɛ Munchii ki ge ki yisɛ yi ye yo le. Noo, mwa wu wo lé wo gê wo bôo le wu yuude, ba mo ba tɛŋe wu lɛ Mwa Nyo. 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 NCR Bîjɛ wo yɛ̂ŋ, mwa bwee chijo wù Alisabɛ wu le wu nyuufɛ wa wu juŋ ba chi tɛŋe wu lɛ kaa, wu le mɛɛse bɛ fwe kii bvusoo, wu lé wu bôo mwa wù jwɛŋsɛ. 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 NCR Gɛ fiɛɛ nyu yu fì taŋlo fi ya Nyo gɛ.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 NCR Gɛh aju ayu le, Mɛɛle seesɛ wu ja wu mo wu yaŋse wu gɛɛne ntɛ wumu wu woŋ wu mbegɛ wu Juda le, BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 NCR wu gɛɛŋ wu bu yo, wu lee a Sakiya ye wu yɛsɛ kwɛɛ wù Alisabɛ le. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 NCR No Alisabɛ gɛ̀ yu n'yɛsɛ wu Mɛɛle, mwa jaŋɛ a wu shɛŋ baaŋ. Kiyo ki Yuude yisɛ yi ye ye le. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 NCR Wu mo wu wulɛ fɛwɛɛwe, wu jɛmɛ lɛ, “Kimbonɛ ki Nyo le yi ye yo le fede bikɛse bachii, kimbonɛ ke le yi mwa wu wo lé wo bôo le. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 NCR Finɛ fiɛɛ fì baaŋ jiɛnyi nɛɛ nɛ, lɛ bwe Tada waŋ le wu la jigɛ a mɛne? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 NCR Bîjɛ wo yɛ̂ŋ, sege mbe n'yu n'yɛsɛ wo, mwa mo wu jaŋɛ a mɛ shɛŋ bɛ kinlaŋye kì baaŋ. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 NCR Kinlaŋye kì baaŋ le fɛ wo le, nje wo le wo bɛɛŋ lɛ ŋka wù Nyo gɛ̀ ka wo lé wu tô wu kôjɛ.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 NCR shɛ́ŋ yaŋ yuge njoŋ nje Nyo wu le Mbvusɛ waŋ. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 NCR nje Nyo wu Bvuŋga Bvuchii le wu ge wa mwɛɛ mù baaŋ baaŋ fɛ mɛne. Gɛ jee che taŋlo ba beji bɛ chimi gɛ. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 NCR Wu koode yii fɛ bamii ba ŋgvuune wu le. Yii yinɛ le fɛ kiŋgogɛ le kichii. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 NCR Wu le wu dunyɛ bvuŋga bvu kibo ke, wu taashɛ bamii ba chiaase ye, bantaŋ baboo bo laayɛ. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 NCR Wu le wu shwa wa banfoŋ ba baaŋ baaŋ yi bakala le, wu bɛɛŋsɛ nyu bamii ba nchɛ nchɛ. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 NCR Wu le wu nyaŋɛ wa bamii ba jɛŋ yuu bo, bo fuu bɛ mwɛɛ mù joŋe, wu kuŋ ba kwa bo gɛɛŋ chiaaŋ chiaaŋ. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 NCR Wu le wu fi muh we wu lɛme wù Ishwala, wu kwajɛ ki wu kôo yii fɛ Ablaham bɛ kfuu che le, gɛɛne mɛɛse gɛh no wu gɛ̀ ka wa bɛ bachiji chiji besa.” BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
56 NCR No Mɛɛle jɛmɛ noo, wu che bɛ Alisabɛ kii yi tɛdɛ fɛ wu kaasɛ wu tu jiŋ fɛ wu kfuuŋ. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 NCR Kife ki Alisabɛ ki boyɛ gɛ̀ to ki kojɛ, wu boo mwa wu jwɛŋsɛ. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 NCR Kfuu che, bɛ bamii ba gɛ̀ chee kimbe kɛɛ le, yu lɛ Tada le wu koo yii fɛ wu le baaŋ, bɛ bo tu bo laŋeye. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 NCR Aju gɛ̀ to a bu nyaaŋ, ba to lɛ ba chvuu mwa yeh, bo mo bo goone ki bo chu jee lɛ Sakiya nyu jee chi chiji, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 NCR geenɛ bwee faŋ, wu jɛmɛ lɛ ba tɛ̂ŋe wu lɛ Joŋ. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 NCR Bo jɛmɛ wu le lɛ “Gɛ muh nyu yu a kfuu chena le bɛ jee chinɛ gɛ.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 NCR Bo ja bo fege bɛ chiaaŋ chiji mwa le, ki bo kɛɛ laa wu be goone lɛ ba chu jee chi mwa lɛ yɛɛŋ la. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 NCR Wu mo wu fe tɛ, lɛ ba to bɛ fiɛɛ wu saŋ yu we. Lɛ ba to bɛ fi wu mo wu saŋ lɛ, “Jee che le Joŋ.” Bo yɛŋ noo jwe yuŋ bo. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 NCR Kimimia, jwe wu Sakiya mo wu gwenyɛ, lɛmɛ che yaafɛ, wu kaasɛ wu tu wu jɛme. Wu mo wu kɛ wu tume maŋkuŋ ma Nyo. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 NCR Bamii ba ntɛ wuyu le kɛmɛ ŋgha baaŋ. Saaka wu mwɛɛ munɛ munchii saaŋe wu gɛɛŋ woŋ wu mbegɛ wu Judia wuyu le wuchii. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 NCR Bamii bachii ba gɛ̀ yu mwɛɛ munɛ munchii bo kɛmɛ faaŋ bo biide laa wunɛ mwa lé wu yu wu tô wu nyume nɛɛ lɛ, nje fi gɛ duunyi lɛ kimbonɛ ki Nyo le yi ye ye le. 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 NCR Kiyo ki Yuude ja ki yisɛ ye yi Sakiya wu chiji Joŋ le, wu mo wu kɛ wu jɛme njɛ muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo, wu duu lɛ, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 NCR “Besabɛŋ bɛ̂ɛŋse Tada Nyo wu bamii ba Ishwala. Wu le wu to wa ki wu sûuŋ bamii be yi ŋgɛ le. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 NCR Wu le wu gɛɛ wa muh we wu bvuŋga wù lé wu gê besabɛŋ bônɛ, wu bu kfuu chi muh we wu lɛme wù Nfoŋ Dabi le. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 NCR Finɛ le no wu gɛ̀ ka wa jwe wu bamii be ba ntuŋ ba yuude le baaŋ lo nchensɛŋ no wu gɛ̀ gɛlɛ, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 NCR lɛ wu lé wu bvûsɛ bee chiaaŋ yi bamii ba goone ki bo lɛɛshɛ bee le, mo bamii besa ba kimbanɛ. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 NCR Wu gɛ̀ ka lɛ wu lé wu kôo yii fɛ bachiji chiji besa le, wu mo wu chee wu kwaji maŋkaŋ mɛ mà wu gɛ̀ gwo bɛ Nyo. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 NCR Wu gɛ̀ ka fɛ Ablaham wù chiji bachiji besa wu ji leh lɛ, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 NCR wu lé wu gê wu bvûsɛ bee chiaaŋ yi bamii besa ba kimbanɛ le, lɛ besabɛŋ lɛ̂ne wu le bee ya faane gɛ, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 NCR besabɛŋ chêe kinche kì yuude bɛ kì chaaŋ a wu jii aju achii yi nshilɛ wese le. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 NCR Wo wù mwa yaŋ ba lé ba tɛ̂ŋe wo lɛ muh wu ntuŋ wu Nyo, Nyo wu le Kikwɛɛ ki Mwɛɛ Munchii, nje wo lé wo sâ fwe a Tada ki wo sêesɛ je ye. 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 NCR Wo lé wo fêeji bamii be je yì taŋlo bo kɛmɛ mbvusɛ yu, fì le nlɛɛshɛ wù Nyo lé wu gê wu lɛ̂ɛshɛ bimbefɛ biboo, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 NCR nje yii yì baaŋ yì wu kole fɛ bamii le. Wu lé wu chîiŋsɛ Mbvusɛ wu shiide wu too we gɛh njɛ juu fɛ chi le chi saaŋ. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 NCR Wu lé wu nyâ n'yuu bamii ba le yi kijibɛ le mo bamii ba le jwe wu kwe le, wu mo wu gɛɛ besabɛŋ je yì kimbonɛ le.” 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 NCR Mwa Sakiya wɛɛ mo wu tu wu kuu yi nyaŋ yi ye le, wu kuu tɛ a kiyo le. Wu mo wu ja wu gɛɛŋ wu tu wu chee nyu nchvuuŋ, gɛɛŋ bu juu chì wu gɛ̀ bu ki wu dûnyɛ kikwɛɛ ke bamii ba Ishwala le. 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.