2 YOM banga bubatukambila mawu kuidi batu bobo baba bambangi bamona mesotona vana thonono ayi baba bisadi bi mambu ma Nzambi. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 YOM A mueni Tewofile, ndimona ti didi dimbote, sumbu ndifiongunina bumbotemambu moso tona vana thonono mu kusonikina mawu boso bu malandikinini 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 YOM muingi wuzaba kiedika ki mambu momo wulongu. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 YOM Bawu buadi baba batu basonga va meso ma Nzambi ayi baba kinzikangazithumunu zioso ayi mina mioso mi Pfumu mu kambu tsembolo. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 YOM Basia buta bana ko bila Elizabeti wuba sita ayi bawu buadi baba banuna ngolo. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 YOM Lumbu kimosi Zakali kaba sala kisalu kiandi ki kinganga Nzambi va ntuala Nzambi bila yiba thangu yi dikabu diandi ; BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 YOM landila bu bela kifu ki zinganga Nzambi, niandi wubuilu tsombo mu kota mu vinga ki nlongo ki Pfumu mu diambu di yoka ansa. 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 YOM Mu thangu yinyokongo ansa, nkangu woso wu batu widi mu lusambulu ku nganda. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 YOM Tumbu zimbukila mbasi yi Pfumu yintotukila, buna yitelimini va koko ku lubakala lu diziku di banyokilanga ansa. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 YOM Zakali bu kammona, weka ntita ayi weka mona tsisi. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 YOM Vayi mbasi yinkamba : —A Zakali, bika mona tsisi bila Nzambi wuwilu lusambulu luaku, diawu nketoꞌaku Elizabeti wela kubutila muana wu bakala ayi wela kuntedilanga Yowani. 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 YOM Wala ba tho yi khini ayi di tsaya kuidi ngeyo ayi batu bawombo bela mona khini mu mbutukulu andi. BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 YOM Wela ba wunneni va ntuala Pfumu, kalendi nua kadi vinu ko, kadi malavu mankolosongo ko. Wela ba wufuluka mu Pheve Yinlongo tona mu vumu ki nguandi. 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 YOM Wela vutula bana ba Iseli bawombo kuidi Nzambi awu. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 YOM Buna Zakali wuyuvula mbasi : —A buevi ndiela bu zabila e ? Bila minu veka ndieka nunu ki ngolo ayi nketo ama mimvu miwombo keka. 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 YOM Mbasi yimvutudila : —Minu ndidi Ngabi, minu nditelamanga va ntuala Nzambi, thumunu mu kuyolukila ayi ku kamba minsamu miami mimbote. 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 YOM Vayi weka kituka dibaba ayi wulendi baka bu buela yolukilanga ko nate lumbu kioki mambu mama mela vangama. Bobo buela bela bila wusi wilukila ko mambu mama, momo mela vangama mu thangu yifuana. 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 YOM Vayi mu thangu beni, nkangu wu batu wuba vingila Zakali. Batu basimina bu bamona ti wulembu zingila muna vinga ki nlongo. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 YOM Bu katotuka, kasi baka bu yolukila ko batu bobo bakutakana. Buna basudika ti tsongolo kamueni muna vinga nlongo. Niandi mu bidimbu kaba kuba yolukila ayi wusiala dibaba. 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 YOM Bu kamanisa bilumbu biandi bi kisalu, buna wuvutuka ku nzoꞌandi. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 YOM Bilumbu bina bu bivioka, nketo andi Elizabeti weka mu buemba. Vayi zingondi zitanu kasuamina bila wukamba ti : BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 YOM —Tala maphangidi Pfumu ! Niandi wumbengudidi thalu yimbote ayi botudi zitsoni ziama va meso ma batu boso. 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 YOM kuidi muana ndumba wumosi wuwizana makuela ayi bakala dimosi, diba mu nkuna Davidi. Dizina di bakala beni Zefu ayi dizina di muana ndumba Maliya. 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 YOM —Mboti aku e ! Ngeyo wumonokono nlemvo kuidi Nzambi ! Pfumu widi yaku ! BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 YOM Maliya weka mona boma bu kawa mambu momo. Wuba ku kiyuvula tsundu yi mbote yoyo. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 YOM Buna mbasi yinkamba : —Bika mona tsisi Maliya bila Nzambi wumueni kiadi. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 YOM Tala : wela ba mu buemba ayi wela buta muana wu bakala ; wela kuntedilanga Yesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 YOM Wela ba wunneni. Wela tedudulungu “Nzambi yizangama” ayi Pfumu Nzambi wela kumvana kundu ki kipfumu ki nkulu andi Davidi. 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 YOM Wela biadilanga, mu zithangu zioso, batu batotukila mu Yakobi ayilubialu luandi lulendi suka ko. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 YOM Mbasi yimvutudila : —Pheve Yinlongo yela kuluka mu ngeyo ayi kitsusula ki lulendo lu Nzambi wuzangama kiela kufukidila. Diawu wunlongo wela butuka, wela tedudulungu Muana wu Nzambi. 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 YOM Tala khombꞌaku Elizabeti, mamvandi widi mu buemba bu muana wu bakala mu bununu buandi. Niandi baba tedilanga sita weka mu ngondi andi yi nsambanu. 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 YOM Bila kuisi ko diambu diela lembakana vanga Nzambi. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 YOM Mu bilumbu bina, Maliya wuyenda nsualu-nsualu ku divula didiku miongo, mu zunga ki Yuda. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 YOM Wukota mu nzo Zakali ayi wuvana Elizabeti mboti. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 YOM Thangu Elizabeti kawa mbote yi Maliya muanꞌandi wunikuka mu vumu kiandi. Buna wuwala mu Pheve Yinlongo. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 YOM Ayi wuyamikina mu mbembo yingolo : —Ngeyo widi wusakumunu va miudi baketo ayi muana widi mu vumu kiaku widi wusakumunu. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 YOM Buna kuevi kubedi diambu diadi ti ngudi yi Pfumu ama kiza kuidi minu e ? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 YOM Bila mu thangu nguilu mbotiꞌaku mu matu mama buna muana wunikukini mu vumu kiama mu diambu di khini. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 YOM Khini kuidi nketo wowo wuwilukila bila mambu momo makamba Pfumu mu diambu diandi mela vangama. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 YOM ayi mpeve yama yilembo mona khini mu diambu di Nzambi, Mvulusi ama. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 YOM Bila Nzambi yi zingolo zioso wuphangidi mambu manneni Dizina diandi didi dinlongo. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 YOM Ayi mamboti mandi mela zingilanga mu tsungi ka tsungi, kuidi bobo ba kunkizikanga. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 YOM Wumonikisidi zingolo ziandi mu koko kuandi, wusasikisidi batu badi luniemo mu mintima miawu BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 YOM Wukuludi batu ba lulendo mu bikundu biawu bi kipfumu ayi wunangikidi batu bobo badi balembama BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 YOM Wuyukutisidi batu bobo baba nzala mu bima bimbote. Wusindika bamvuama mioko yi mioko BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 YOM Wusadisidi kisadi kiandi Iseli mu thebukulu yi moyo mu mambote mandi. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 YOM Banga buididi tsila yi kavana bakulu beto kuidi Abalahami ayi kuidi nkunꞌandi mu zithangu zioso. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 YOM Tezo ki zingondi zitatu Mliya kavuandila kuidi Elizabeti, bosi wuvutuka ku nzoꞌandi. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 YOM Lumbu ki Elizabeti ki buta bu kifuana, wubuta muana wu bakala. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 YOM Bakundi bandi ayi bibutu biandi bu bawa phila Pfumu kamonisina mambote mandi, bamona khini va kimosi ayi niandi. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 YOM Muana bu kadukisa dinana di bilumbu, bayiza mu diambu di nzengulu yi nitu yi kibakala. Bawu boso bazola kuntedila Zakali banga dizina di siandi, BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 YOM vayi nguandi wukamba ti : —Nana, dizina diandi Yowani. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 YOM Vayi bawu bankamba : —Kadi mutu wumosi mu dikanda diaku kasi ko dizina diodi. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 YOM Buna bayuvula dise, mu bidimbu, mu zaba dizina mbi katidi vana muana. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 YOM Wulomba tini ki dibaya ; muna kasonika ti : —Dizina diandi Yowani. Buna batu boso basimina. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 YOM Muna thangu yina, munu andi wuzibudidi ayi ludimi luandi luniangukidi. Wuyolukidi ayi wukembisidi Nzambi. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 YOM Batu babo bafikasana yawu bamona tsisi, ayi, bayolukilamambu beni mu tsi yoso yi miongo mi Yuda. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 YOM Babo bawa nsamu beni balunda wawu mu mintima miawu ayi batuba : “A buna muana beni buevi kela bela e ?” Bila Pfumu wuba yandi. 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 YOM Dise diandi Zakali wufuluka mu Pheve Yinlongo, diawu kabikudila ti : BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 YOM Nkembo kuidi Pfumu, Nzambi yi Iseli Bila wuyiza tala batu bandi ayi wuba kudidi BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 YOM Wututotudidi nkudi wu lulendo mu nkuna Davidi, kisadi kiandi. BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 YOM Banga bu kayolukila tona vana thonono mu miunu mi mimbikudi miandi minlongo : BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 YOM ti wela ku tukula mu mioko mi bambeni zieto ; mu mioko mi batu bobo ba kutulendanga. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 YOM Mu diambu di dukisa mambote kuidi bakulu beto ayi mu diambu di tebukila nguizani andi yinlongo moyo ; BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 YOM ayi tebukila moyo ndefi yoyo kalevila nkulu eto Abalahami BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 YOM mu kutuvana diluaku di kunsadila mu kambu tsisi bu kameni kutukula mu mioko mi bambeni zieto BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 YOM mu bunlongo ayi mu busonga, mu bilumbu bieto bi luzingu, va ntualꞌandi. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 YOM Ngeyo muana, wela tedudulungu Mbikudi wu Nzambi yizangama bila ngeyo wela tuaminina Pfumu ku ntualꞌandi mu diambu di kubika nzilꞌandi ; 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 YOM mu diambu di zabikisa kuidi batu bandi ti Nzambi wumveni phulusu ayi wunlemvukidi masumu andi. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 YOM Bila Nzambi eto fulukidi mu diadi ayi mu mambote Diawu mbuetete yi nsuka yela totukila ku yilu mu diambu dieto BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 YOM mu diambu di kienzula bobo badi mu tombi ayi bobo badi mu kini ki lufua, ayi mu diambu di diaisa zithambi zieto mu nzila yi ndembama. 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 YOM Muana wuyunduka ayi wukinda mu mpeve. Bosi wuzingila mu bibuangu bisuama nate mu lumbu kioki kakimonisa va meso ma batu ba Iseli. 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.