2 VID Nawandika vinhu vyotulonjelwe na awala waviwene avyo kwa meho ga hewo kulawa kwaluche na kudamla Mbuli Inojile. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 VID Ahyo mkulu Teofili, lekachoni na heni ndola goya vinhu avyo vyeng'ha kulawa kwaluche, nambona hata heni ndikwandichile goya vila vilawile. 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 VID Ndangudita hino leka hegwe nagwe uvizele kukomya kweng'ha kuli vinhu vyoulanguswe. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 VID Weng'ha weli watanganiche hali meho ga Nguluwi, wochikala kwa kuwinza vyoyolonga na kulajiza Mkulu Nguluwi. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 VID Nawalihela mwana, lekachoni Elisabeti nayali mhende, na weng'ha weli wali walalile lukami. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 VID Zuwa limwe Sakaliya nayali yodita mijito ja kutambika kuli Ng'handa ya Nguluwi, lekachoni nayali nzamu ya heye ya kulavya nhambiko. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 VID Kota vyoili chihendo cha watambika, simbi imgubuchila Sakaliya kwinjila Ng'handa ya Mkulu kufunyiza ubani. 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 VID Wanhu wenji wali wamemile kunze wolanda Nguluwi mhela awo wa kufunyiza ubani. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 VID Hamba mhilisi wa Mkulu Nguluwi kamlawila Sakaliya, kema kudilo kwa honhu ha kulavila nhambiko ha kufunyiza ubani. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 VID Sakaliya loyamuwene, nakatinuka vibi, yokakama aku yodumba. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 VID Ila mhilisi wa kilanga nakamlonjela, “Sakaliya, uleche kudumba! Nguluwi kahulika kulanda kwa hegwe. Mdala wa hegwe Elisabeti kokulelela mwana mlume, hegwe kompa itagwa Yohani. 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 VID Hegwe kosangalala na kusechelela ng'hatu, na wanhu wenji wosechelela kuleligwa heye. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 VID Kowa mng'hangala hali Mkulu. Honwa divai wala chinhu chigazaga. Komema Muhe Yelile kulawa mmunda mwa mamo wa heye. 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 VID Kowahilusa wanhu wenji wa Isilaeli wampale Mkulu, Nguluwi wa hewo. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 VID Sakaliya nakamuuza ayo mhilisi wa kilanga, “Hino ndovizela ndaze kota mbuli ayi yakukomya? Heni ndala, na mdala wa heni kalala.” 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 VID Yula mhilisi wa kilanga nakamlonjela, “Heni Gabulieli, ndilingwima hali Nguluwi. Heye ndo yanhumile kuya kulonga na hegwe na kukulonjela mbuli ayi inojile. 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 VID Ila kwa vila hambe ukunde mbuli ayi yoilawila kwa mihela jake, kolemwela kulonga mbaka ago gondikulonjele, galawile.” 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 VID Mhela awo, wala wanhu wali wombeta Sakaliya, wabubuwala vyoyali yokawila kulawa mli Ng'handa ng'hulu ya Nguluwi. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 VID Vyoyalawile kunze ya Ng'handa ya Nguluwi, nakalemwela kulonga nawo, ahyo nawavizela kona maono mla mng'handa ya Nguluwi. Kwa vila nayali yolemwela kulonga, ila yaliyolajila na moko. 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 VID Mhela wa heye wa kudita mijito kuli Ng'handa ng'hulu ya Nguluwi lo umalile, kahiluka kaye. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 VID Hamba kuli mazuwa mado, mhazwa wa heye Elisabeti kawa na himila, kekala haluga mg'handa myezi jihano. Kalonga, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 VID “Mkulu kanditila aga. Sambi kandajila isungu lya heye. Kambusila soni iwele na heni hali wanhu.” 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 VID Nakoya kwa mhinza yumwe yalinguchemigwa Maliya, yabanichilwe na munhu yumwe itagwa lyake Yusufu wa lukolo lwa mndewa Daudi. 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 VID Mhilisi wa kilanga nakaluta kwa heye, kamlamusa, “Kulamka! Mkulu Nguluwi kahamwe na hegwe, naheye kakutambichiza ng'hatu!” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 VID Maliya loyahuliche luzi awo, nakesinza lukami, kaza ngijesa mnhumbula ya heye, kulamsa aku kwa ndaze? BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 VID Ila yula mhilisi wa kilanga nakamlonjela, “Maliya, uleche kudumba! Nguluwi kakugalila kunoga kwa heye. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 VID Ahino, kowa na himila, hamba kolela mwana wa udewele mlume na komchemela itagwa Yesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 VID Heye kowa mng'hangala na kochemigwa Mwana wa Nguluwi nayali kuchanya ng'hatu. Mkulu Nguluwi komdita yawe mndewa kota vyoyali sekulu wa heye Daudi. 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 VID Kowa mndewa wa lukolo lwa Yakubu kolutilila, na undewa wa heye wowa hela kuduma!” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 VID Yula mhilisi wa kilanga nakamlonjela, “Muhe Yelile kokudulichila, na mong'ho wa Nguluwi lokugubika. Kwa mbuli ayo, mwana yelile yoleligwa kochemigwa, Yelile mwana wa Nguluwi. 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 VID Ulole, Elisabeti mng'holoze heye! Wanhu nawamchemile mhende, leka sambi kana himila ya myezi sita, nakulala koyalalile. 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 VID Mina kwa Nguluwi kuduhuli mbuli iwele ngulemwelwa.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 VID Logakolile mazuwa mado, Maliya nakawoha majendo kuluta himahima mbaka mji umwe, uwele mchidunda cha Yuda. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 VID Ako nakenjila mng'handa ya Sakaliya, kamlamsa Elisabeti. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 VID Elisabeti lowahuliche kulamusa kwa Maliya, chali chitigasika mmunda mwa heye. Elisabeti kamemezwa Muhe Yelile, BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 VID na heye kalonga kwa lizi likulu, “Kutambichizwa kusinda wadala weng'ha, na mwana youmulela kotambichizwa. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 VID Heni nda whaani, leka mamo wa Mkulu wa heni yanjendele? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 VID Lonyhuliche ulamso wa hegwe, chali mmunda mwa heni chitagasika kwa kusangalala. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 VID Kutambichizwa ng'hatu hegwe kwa kukunda mbuli ya Mkulu, kwa vila yowa ikomya kwa gala Mkulu goyakulonjile hegwe!” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 VID na muhe wa heni wangusangalala kwa Mbuli ya Nguluwi mlohozi wa heni, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 VID kwa vinhu vikulu Nguluwi vyoyaditile. Itagwa lya Nguluwi lyela. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 VID Kulawa ulelo awu na kulutilila, kawalajila Isungu weng'ha walingumdumba heye. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 VID Kadita mbuli ng'hulu kwa moko wa heye. Kawasambalula wali na mnvimnvi majesa ga mnhumbula za hewo. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 VID Kawadulisa wandewa kulawa mvigoda vya hewo vya undewa, nakawakwiniza wala waholile. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 VID Wali na nzala kawagutiza vinhu vinojile, wali na lufufu kawaleka walute moko yeng'ha. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 VID Kambochela Isilaeli chitumagwa wa heye, yokumbuka isungu lyake. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 VID Kota vonawalongane na wakulu wa hetwe, Abulahamu na ulelo wa heye mazuwa gose.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 VID Maliya nakekala na Elisabeti myezi jidatu, hamba kahiluka kaye kwa heye. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 VID Mhela wa Elisabeti kulela naufika, kalela mwana mlume. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 VID Wanhu wahabehi na haluga hake nawahulika Mkulu Nguluwi kamonela isungu ng'hatu, nawasangalala hamwe na heye. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 VID Hamba mazuwa nane nagafika ga kumwinjiza yula mwana ikumbi, wazangugana kumchemela itagwa lya mhaza wa heye, Sakaliya. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 VID Ila mayake kalonga, “Hebu! Kochemigwa Yohani.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 VID Wamlonjela, “Lekachoni haduhu munhu mlukolo lwenu, yalinguchemigwa itagwa ali?” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 VID Wamgodeza mhaza wa mwana yalonje, mwanage yapegwe itagwa lyachi. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 VID Heye kalanda chibao cha kwandika kandika hino, Yohani ndo itagwa lyake, weng'ha wekala wabubuwale. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 VID Bahala umyango na mlomo wa Sakaliya ugubuka kazangulonga kahi yomtogola Nguluwi. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 VID Woga nauwenjila wanhu weng'ha wa hala habehi, na mbuli azo zenela chila honhu mchidunda cha Yudeya. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 VID Weng'ha wahuliche mbuli ayo, nawejesa mnhumbula zawo wolonga, mwana ayu kowa ndaze? Mana loneka ludali lwa Mkulu Nguluwi lwali hamwe na heye. 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 VID Sakaliya, mhaza wa Yohani, kamemezwa Muhe Yelile, kazangulonga lizi lya Nguluwi. BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 VID Yatogolwe Mkulu Nguluwi wa Isilaeli, kawoyela na kuwagombola wanhu wa heye. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 VID Katugalila mlohozi mkulu nayali na ludali, lukolo lwa Daudi mtumigwa wa heye. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 VID Na katulonjela aho katali kukolela kuli waloli wa heye welile. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 VID Hino kotulohola mmoko mwa watwihilwe hetwe, na kulawa mmoko mwa wanhu weng'ha wehile. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 VID Kalonga kowonela isungu wakulu wa hetwe, na kukumbuchila ilagano lyelile. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 VID Kamlahila Abulahamu sekulu wa hetwe. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 VID Kutulohola mmoko mwa wanhu watwihilwe, tuwafugamile ne kudumba, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 VID Tuwe welile na watanganiche hali heye, mazuwa geng'ha ga ukomu wa hetwe. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 VID Na hegwe go mwana wa heni, kochemigwa mloli wa Mkulu Nguluwi nayali kuchanya ng'hatu, komlongola Nguluwi mwana komgongomanyila nzila, 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 VID kowatagusila wanhu kota woloholigwa, na kusilwa gehile gowaditile. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 VID Nguluwi wa hetwe kana isungu. Kotusomolela lumuli lya ulohozi lituyila kulawa kuchanya. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 VID Nakuwamwesela weng'ha wekale kutitu kuli kwaga, na yalongoze migulu ja hetwe mnzila ya kikala goya. 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 VID Mwana kakula na ludali mli Muhe. Nekekala kugunuche mbaka loyelajile kwa wanhu wa 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.