2 REG Lwakutyo eswe chayabhwilwe na bhanu bhajilolele na ameso kwambila kubhwambilo bhali bhakosi bho Omusango gwa Nyamuanga. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 REG Kulwejo anye ona, nejile namala okukengela kisi obhwambilo bhwe emisango jona- nalola ati nikisi nikwandikile kubhwitondi bhwajo-Teofilo owechibhalo. 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 REG Koleleki utule okumenya echimali che emisango jinu weigisibhwe. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 REG Abho bhone bhaliga bhali bhalengelesi imbele ya Nyamuanga bhagwatiliye ebhilagilo byona ebhyo Omukama na jindamu jaye. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 REG Nawe bhaliga bhatana mwana, kulwokubha Elizabethi aliga alimugumba, na bhaliga bhakokoye muno. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 REG Kakingile akatungu ko olubho lwa Zakaria okubha imbele ya Nyamuanga nakolaga emilimu jobhugabhisi, BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 REG Mbe nibhamusola okwingana lwa kutyo bhasolwaga mumilimu jo obugabhisi, agende mwiyekalu okututa omuchumulilo. 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 REG Katungu nibhatuta omuchumulilo elikofyanya lyaliga lilianja nilisabhwa. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 REG Mbe Malaika wo Omukama amufulumukiyeko nemelegulu mukubhoko kwe ebhulyo okwe ebhigabhilo bhokututila. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 REG Ejile Zakaria amulola natinyuka nabhamo nobhubha. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 REG Nawe malaika namubhwila ati, “Wasiga kubhaya Zakaria, kulwokubha lisabhwa lyao lyongwibhwa. Omugasi wao Elijabeti kaja okwibhulila omwana we echilume. Risina lyaye umutoge Yoana. 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 REG Ulikondelwa nokusandabha, na bhanfu bhalikondelelwa ukwibhulwa kwaye. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 REG Kulwokubha alibha mukulu imbele ya meso go Omukama. Atalinywa omulamba gwa majabhibhu amwi echinu chinu echitamisha, na alijusibhwa Mwoyo Mweru kusokelela munda ya nyilamwene. 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 REG Alubhasubhya bhanu bhafu bha Isiraeli kumukama Nyamuanga webhwe BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 REG Zakaria nabhwila malaika ati, “Omusango gunu enigumenya kutiki? Kulwokubha anye nakokoye ke emyaka jo omugasi wani ona jabheye myafu muno.” 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 REG Malaika nasubhya namubhwila ati, “Anye nanye Gabhulyeli, unu nimeleguyu imbele ya Nyamuanga. Nitumilwe okuja nikubhwile omusango gunu ogwekisi. 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 REG Mbe lola oubha mujibhi, utakwaika kukingila kulusiku olwo jinu jilikumila. Kulwokubha walemele okwikilisha emisango jani ejojilikumila mukatungu akene. 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 REG Mbe abhanu bhaliga bhamulindiliye zakaria. Nibhalugula okulola namala omwanya mulela ali mwiyekalu. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 REG Nawe ejile auluka atatule kwaika nabho. Nibhamenya ati aliga alolele chiroro mwiyekaru. 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 REG Nijibha ati ejile amala emilimu jo obhugabhisi nemuka okusubha ika owaye. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 REG Ejile Zakaria amala okusubha ika okusoka kumilimu jaye eja muyekalu, omugasi waye nagega inda. Mbe namala mesi gatanu obhutasoka ika owaye. Naika ati, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 REG “Linu nilyo Lata Bhugenyi amankolelea ejile ansima koleleki ansosheko jinswalo imbele ya abhanu.” 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 REG ku muyalajuma unu asandwaga obhuko no mulume natogwa Yusufu. Omumula oyo aliga wamuluganda lwa Daudi, na lisina lyo omuyalajuma aliga natogwa Mariamu. 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 REG Ejile amukingako naika ati, “Uno omu! embe, unu Uyabhilwe libhando enene! Omukama ali amwi nawe.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 REG Nawe emisango ja malaika nijimusobhela nalema okumenya obhukesha obhwokulugusha bhunu bhuna nsongaki ku mwene. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 REG Malaika namubhwila ati “Utobhaya, Mariamu, obha wabhwene ribhando ku Nyamuanga. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 REG Rora ougega inda Munda yao no owibhula omwana na lisina ryae oumutoga Yesu. omwene BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 REG alibha mukuru alitogwa omwana wa unu ali inguru muno Lata Bhugenyi Nya Daudi esemwene 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 REG Alikama oruganda lwa Yakobo kajanende no bhukama bhwaye bhutaliwao. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 REG Malaika namubhira “moyo mweru alikwijila inguru yao, namanaga unu aliinguru muno Anja inguru yao. ku nokubha omwana unu kebhulwa alitongwa omwana wa Nyamuanga 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 REG Lola, omuili wao Elijabheti ali na inda yo mwana mu bhulame bhae obhwo bhukaluk. Kunu ni kwesi kwa sita kwa inda yae, unu aliga natogwa mugumba. 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 REG Kulwokubha litalio linu elimusinga Nyamuanga.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 REG Nio kunsiku ejo Mariamu nagenda bhwangu mu chalo chebhima, mu musi mu nsi ya Yudea. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 REG Agendele nengila munyumba ya Jakalia namukesha Elijabheti. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 REG Oli yabhonekene ati Elijabheti ejile inkesha ya Maliamu, omwana munda yae nejunga, na Elijabheti nejushwa no mwoyo mwelu. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 REG Naikila ingulu kwo bhulaka bhunene,”una libhando agati ya bhagasi bhona, no mwana unu ali munda yao ona abhonekewe. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 REG Jabhakutiki kwanye ati, nyila wa Latabhugenyi jimwiile aje kwanye? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 REG Kulwokubha lola, anu nongwo obhulaka bhwo kukeshyanya kwao, omwana munda yani nejunga ku lwokusandabha. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 REG Na abhonekeweomugasi oyo unu ekilisishe ati jakabhonekene jinu jaikilwe jili ja chimali jinu abhwiliwe okusoka ku Latabhugenyi.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 REG No mwoyo gwani gukondelewemu Nyamuanga omukisha wani. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 REG Kulwokubha omwene owobhutulo amakola amgambo manene kwanye, na lisina lyae ni lyelu. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 REG Nechigongo chae chilio okusoka maimbo na maimbo ku bhanu bhanu abhamwikilisha. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 REG Olesishe amanaga kwo kubhoko kwae, anyalambuye bhanu bhekushaga ingulu yo bhwiganilisha bhwe mioyo jebhwe. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 REG Abhatelemusishe ansi abhana bha bhakama okusoka kubhitebhe bhyebhwe ebhyobhukama no kubhakusha bhanu bhaliga bhagailwe. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 REG Abhegusishe bhanu bhaliga bhana omweko gwe bhinu bhyekisi, tali abhanibhi abhabhilimishe bhatali na chinu. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 REG Asosishe obhusakisi ku Israel omukosi wae, koleleki okwichuka okwolesha echigongo BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 REG (lwakutyo aikile ku bhalata bheswe) ku Abrahamu no lwibhulo lwae kajanende.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 REG Maliamu ekae na Elijabheti kwa mwanya gwa mesi gasatu kutya nio nasubha ika ewae. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 REG Woli omwanya gwaliga gweile ogwa Elijabheti okwibhula omwana wae na nebhula omwana we chilume. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 REG Abhekashanya bhae na bhaili bhae bhonguhywe kutyo Latabhugenyi amwikisishe echigongo kumwene, nibhakondelelwa amwi nage. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 REG Woli jasokene ku lusiku lwa nane ati bhejile okumtenda omwana. Jaliga jibheile okumtoga lisina lyae,“Jakaliya,”kwo kulubha lisina lye esemwene, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 REG Tali nyila wae nasubhya naikati,”Payi; kabhilikilwa Yowana.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 REG Nibhamubwilati, atalio na umwi amwi mubhaili bhao unu kabhilikilwa lisinaelyo.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 REG Nibhamukolela echijejekanyo esemwene wae okususanyisha omwene aliga nenda atogwe niga. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 REG Esemwene nenda olubao lwo kwandikila, na nandikati,”Lisina lyae ni Yowana.”Bhona nibhalugusibhwa nelyo. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 REG Aonao omunwa gwae nigwiguka no lulimi lwae nilusulumuka. Naloma nakumukusha Nyamuanga. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 REG Nibhobhaya bhona bhanu bhaliga bhekae ayeyi nabho. Emisango ejo nijiswila muchalo chona echa mabhanga ga Yudeya. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 REG Bhona bhanu bhagonguhye nibhagabhika mumitima jebhwe, nibhaika ati, “Omwana unu ni wakutiki?” Kulwokubha okubhoko kwa Nyamuanga kuliamwi nage. 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 REG Esemwene wae Jakaliya ejusibhwe no Mwoyo Mwelu nasosha obhulagi, naikati, Asimwe BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 REG Latabhugenyi, Nyamuanga wa Isilaeli, kulwokubha amasakila na amafulubhendela omwelulo gwa bhanu bhae. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 REG Amachinamusisha liyembe elyomwelulo mu nyumba yo mukosi wae Daudi, okusoka mubhamwi bho luganda lwo mukosi wae Daudi, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 REG Lwakutyo aikile kwo munwa gwa bhalagi bhae bhanu bhaliga bhalio ku mwanya gwa kala. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 REG Kaja ochikisha okusoka kubhasoko bheswe no kusoka mumabhoko gabhanu bhachiyatile. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 REG Alikola kutya okwolesha echigongo kubhalata, nokwichuka lilagano lyae lyo bhwelu, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 REG no mulayi gunu aikile ku lata weswe Aburamu. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 REG Alaiye okwolesha ati jakatulikene okumukolela Omwene atali na bhubuha, chisanga chamalile okuchungulwa okusoka mumabhoko ga bhasoko bheswe. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 REG Mubhwelu no bhulengelesi lmbele yaye munsiku jeswe jona. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 REG Yee, aona mwana, oubhilikilwa mulagi wa Unu ali ingulu muno, kulwokubha ouja okugenda mubhusu bhwa Latabhugenyi koleleki okumuchumila injila, okubhamenyesha abhanu kulwokuja kwae, 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 REG Okubhamenyesha abhanu bhae ati, bhalichungulwa kwo kwiswalililwa ebhibhibhi bhyebhwe. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 REG Linu libhonekene kulwainsonga ye chigongo cha Nyamuanga weswe, kulwainsonga ati lisubha okusoka ingulu lilichijila, BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 REG Okumulikila bhanu bhanu bhekae muchisute na mwilengesi lyo lufu. Kakola kutyo okutangasha amagulu geswe mu njila yo mulembe.” 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 REG Woli, omwana oyo nakula nabha namanaga ge chinyamwoyo na ekae mwibhala kukinga olusiku lwo kubhonekana kwae ku Isilaeli. 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.