2 XSN nangka waze o bora andaaka ne laka ka yizi, ka azara o baala angmǝ a Ashili ne nya ro. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 XSN A wa kang rere a mi, nangka ma tare epame aza Yeso a be ting, kang wele a kap a deya ara au ondooka aromo gonte o gongnga wai. 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 XSN Ma ye nyimia adorana o rose edang angmǝ aka a baalo. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 XSN Pate one a leere neya sangsang a begeshe be Ashili, ane tare angmǝ a Ateokora ka makili ma wai a kap. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 XSN Pate ka nyimi neta neye ka kena ne, aza o bena Alisabatu ta ngmenza ne, a pate one a leere ne kang onga a shenai. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 XSN A were aka Zakariya waya gole ka andaane akora Abija o makili ma Ashili. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 XSN Nangka makili ma na magame ma Ashili maze, na zake wai na wa lyǝ ba akwilǝ a Ashili adorana wa ese mapapa ma o waze o lebo ara o esaza o mai. 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 XSN A were o esaza mapapa ma o waze o lebo, aromo a cake neya o yangga a beya angmǝ ka Ashili. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 XSN Na otoma Ashili o zaa shili oyende wa deya wai, na wa itǝ a sara ore o esaza mapapa ma o waze o lebo. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 XSN Nangka Zakariya wa laka wai na wa kerke, a boome meke wai. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 XSN Na otoma Ashili o zaa shili me bekaana, “Kana o kone boome ne, Zakariya, o beya angmǝ ka Ashili au, a kona, ondaye o Alisabatu wayo ngmenga kena ka lome, ka oyo nya kai leze na Yohana. 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 XSN Oyo kona o leba, ocǝ lenyong le lebo, aromo a cake neyo kona o leba ka ongmenga wai, BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 XSN aza o bena Ateokora a yo ote wai kawa itǝ ondo ogong a nyimia aromo. Kana wa se oloo ne, ka pate epa eka e era e wongze aromo nangka o loo eze, a obere Ashili wayo tare wa kai zongka a ngmeng wai. 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 XSN A Yohana me wayo kuriyǝ ying maYahuda ba cake ara Ateokora Ashili ane. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 XSN Na Zakariya pirkǝ otoma Ashili o zaa shili ka o dera o kabare na, “Ma wanea ang rose epa ena? Ka ma samba o onga, a shenai se ondaye ong se lipǝ kanza.” 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 XSN Na otoma Ashili o zaa shili kabare wai na, “Mea Jibrailu, ondo itǝzǝ ba begeshe ba Ashili, a tongang kang beke angmǝ ka bo ang kang belo angmǝ a lebo na. 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 XSN Nannamena ongmǝ o wayo pate oto kang ama o bekaa ngmǝ ne se ngmeeka ba laka epa eka ma belo a e pena, aza o bena ota ba kabare ka angmǝ aka ma bekaa a bo ne, aka a yo pena a were aka ma Zaka.” 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 XSN A aromo amea neya aza o enda Zakariya, ka madoola ma epa eka e ote wai na wa rabo ba akwilǝ Ashili. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 XSN nangka wa suri o yangga, wa ta wa ama o beya angmǝ ka ne ne, na ne rose o bena Ashili a wore wai eyapa a nyimi name. A wa lya izi ka lerakare awata ama o beya eyapa ne. 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 XSN Nangka wa mare ogole o wai akwilǝ a Ashili a were name, na wa kuri akwilǝ. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 XSN Malo tomore tome na Alisabatu ondaye wai waye tumǝ, naka baasa o mareka esu, BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 XSN Aka bekaana, “Ateokora wa yang epa ena, a wereena ka wa lakang ka egonegone na wa kwizǝng e zǝng ba nyimi aromo.” 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 XSN ara kagala kamea kata ka tukǝ o mora ka ondaleme ne. Ka Yusupu waya caasa kai, Yusupu ondo abuudu ana Daoda. Leze le kagala kamea Mariya. 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 XSN Nawa de a kai a wa bekaana, “A beyo ko bo ka ba cǝ o sana ara Ashili. A Ateokora waye legwa ka bo.” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 XSN Na Mariya kone o burǝ aza ngmǝ me, aka dambaraza aza obela o ko name. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 XSN Na otoma Ashili o zaa shili bekaa kai na, “Tana o kone boome ne Mariya, ba cǝ o sana ara Ashili. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 XSN Oyo ya e tumǝ ka ongmeng kena ka lome, ka oyo nya kai leze na Yeso. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 XSN Kena kame kayo itǝ ondo o gongnga a rare kai na kena ka ondo kala o gongnga. A Ateokora Ashili wayo nya kai ara o cikǝ togomo te abuudu ate a kai Daoda, 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 XSN aka eze togomo te bedake ba za akora a Yakub. Togomo te kai teto ya ka bekazo ne.” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 XSN Na o otoma Ashili o zaa shili kabare na, “Obere Ashili o rere wayo lyǝ a bo, kanza a legoone le ondo kala o gongnga leyo panzau. Aza nyimi kena ka lome kamea oyo ngmenga a yo rara kai na Kena ka Ashili. 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 XSN Kanza, Alisabatu kamea e gwaara eyapa kaye ka e tumǝ a nyimi le'ona lekai, kando kamea bezena kato ngmenga ne e tumǝ ekai eya nyimi oreka o taashe. 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 XSN A begeshe ba Ashili eyapa ta girǝzǝ ai ne.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 XSN A nyimi tomore tonname zora rabo, na Mariya ere a saseya naka meke orona o ale a kapeng ka yende a nyimi mayara o makeke ma Yahudiya. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 XSN Ka o dukǝ kapeng kame, naka lyǝ akwilǝ Zakariya na ka beye Alisabatu ko. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 XSN Nangka Alisabatu ka kone oko o Mariya, na kena kamea ka ya lebangi lekai cokomarono, a obere Ashili wa kang tare ka kai. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 XSN Naka ara lengmelo a jǝng aka bekaa Mariya na, “Boa ondo o kona o leba a nyimi andaye, ondo kona o leba kai kena kamea oyo ngmenga. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 XSN Eyaka mima ma sana ka iini Ateokora ka deya mi? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 XSN Rosa o bena, a were ka oko o wa dukǝ teto teng, kena kamea kaya lebangi leng ka cokomarono ko kona o leba. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 XSN Bo kando ka o kona o leba kai ka ba kabare o bena Ateokora yo ya epa eka wa beka.” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 XSN a mi okpwe ong zante o bena Ashili aya ondo boza ong, BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 XSN aza o bekaana ondoogong me wa ezeng epa e gong. Ashili aya ondo o sangsang. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 XSN Egonegone ai kanza eya kazo ondooka wa tare ai, a ale a pate aromo. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 XSN Wa ezeze ma gole ma moole ka legoone le wai. Wa bacakareze ana o ara okpwe a nyimi madoola mane. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 XSN A wa jǝpǝrǝzǝ agomo ana o arsaza tokpwe aza togomo tone andaaka ne jipǝrǝzǝ tokpwe tone a wa zalaraza ne. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 XSN Wa nya ana o kona e komo etii ka magogoro ma rere a wa tarangga ana ocǝ zora eyapa a taara tene. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 XSN Wa kankama azara a wai abuudu a Yakubu, o bena wa rintǝ ne egonegone wai. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 XSN Nangka wa beke anate aro, o era a Ibraheng ka andaame ne tare wai ba dimǝ zora bekazo.” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 XSN Na Mariya cikǝ ka Alisabatu mareka ma taaro, a malo nyimi aka kuri akwilǝ kai. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 XSN Nangka tomore to ngmenga Alisabatu te dukǝ, naka ngmeng kena ka lome. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 XSN Ana o tokwilǝ to ting kai ka ana o gbaara eyapa ka kai kone o bena Ateokora wa wore kai egonegone cak, na ne kone o leba ka kai. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 XSN A lengme lo riiru ka o ngmenga nane de a core kena kame, a neya nya kai leze na Zakariya, leze le ate a kai, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 XSN na iini me beke angmǝ na, “Nyimi taza ne. A yo nya kai leze na Yohana.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 XSN Na ne kabare kai na, “Ondo a nyimi akwilǝ aying ta zene ka leze le name ne.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 XSN Nane beye erara ka ate kena kame, aza o gera nangka a yo rara kena kame. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 XSN Na wa pirkǝ epa o daara e wela a wa wele na, “Leze le kai ya Yohana.” Na pate epa eme tere ne okpwe. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 XSN Malo nyimi na ongmǝ wai pǝrnu a leleng le wai dingarnu, na wa lya izi ka o beya angmǝ o saba Ashili. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 XSN Na epa eme tere ana o tokwilǝ to ting one okpwe, na pate aromo a topepeng te eeno to mayara ma o makeke ma Yahudiya ne be ngmǝ epa ena ane kone ane kang laka. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 XSN Pate andaaka ne kone nane eke anyong ane, ane bekaana, “Kena kaana kayo ya nannia?” Ka legoone le Ateokora leye azaa kai. 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 XSN Na obere o rere tare ka ate a kai Zakariya aka beke letoma le Ashili na: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 XSN “O saba itǝ a Ateokora, Ashili aromo aro abuudu a Yakubu, kawa de na wa boze ro aromo a ai. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 XSN A wa ara ondo legoone lo boza a nyimi akwilǝ ozara ai Daoda, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 XSN (nangka Ashili a beke a tongmǝ te andaaka ne beya a ngmǝ ka mawo ma ai ka o rabo). BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 XSN O boza a taara te ana o nyana oro ka aza legoone le ana o nyalang kaaro. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 XSN Ka wa sǝǝrǝ ondo legoone lo boza adorana wa wore egonegone ana magonggong maro. A wa kang panza o tono wai o sangsang, BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 XSN o tono ka wa ye ogonggong oro Ibraheng. BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 XSN O bekaana, a boze ro ba taara te ana o nyana oro, adorana te tare ai zora o kona boome. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 XSN A nyimi be sangsang ka o cikǝ oka Ashili a kone o leba a begeshe be ai kazo tomore tero. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 XSN “A bo kena kang, aromo neyo rarau na, ondo o beya a ngmǝ ka mawo ma Ashili ondo kala o gongnga o bena oyo kala izi a Ateokora ka o babare orona o deya kai. 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 XSN O nya o rosa o boza aromo au nangka wa kwizǝ madinǝ ma ne, BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 XSN aza egonegone e jǝng Ashili aro. Aza egonegone ai ongme zaale ba ro a suri azaa shili BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 XSN ka wa nya masanto ba andaame ne cikǝ a maring nyimia ana o cikǝ a boome be o ululu gbwǝ, ka wa tare ka tobona tero a nyimi be cammo.” 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 XSN A kena kame gong aka itǝ ka legoone a nyimi obe re Ashili, a ka ya nyimi o wake zongka ka wore okpwe kai ba buudu a Yakubu. 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.