2 ZAJ Wandika kamba vija vuzikalile zisimulilwa na waja wazonile na meso gao songela haichanduso, awo wakalile wozipeta. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 ZAJ Avo na nie, Mkulu, avija vunizilolile goya mbuli zino zose songela ichanduso chake, nivigesa vinoga nikwandikile vinogile. 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 ZAJ Notenda vino giladi na gweye uitange ikweli ya mbuli zija zuufundizigwe. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 ZAJ Wose wabili wakala womnogela Mulungu na wawinza ndagizi zose za Mndewa bila kusigaza. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 ZAJ Zakalia na Elizabeti wakala wabule wana, kwavija Elizabeti kakala bule sambo, na hewo wose wabili wakala wavyele ng'hani. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 ZAJ Zua dimwe Zakalia kakala yosang'hana sang'hano za watambika Mng'anda ya Mulungu, kwavija dale jake da watambika dikala mzamu. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 ZAJ Kamba viwazoele kutenda watambika, kula imgwila Zakalia yachole kufusha ubane kuna ikilingo cha kulavila nhosa. Avo kengila Mng'anda ya Mndewa, 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 ZAJ wanhu wose wakala wakiilundize hanze wotambika kipigiti hicho cha kufusha ubane. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 ZAJ Msenga wa Mndewa wa kuulanga kamulawilila, kema ng'ambu ya ukulume ya ikilingo cha kufushila ubane. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 ZAJ Zakalia viyamuwene, kasinhuka, bwembwe dimwingila. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 ZAJ Msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kamulongela, “Zakalia, sambiudumbe kwavija Mulungu kazihulika nhambiko zako, avo Elizabeti mtwanzi wako kokulelela mwana mbigalo, na gweye umgwelele twaga dikemigwa 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 ZAJ Kosekelela na kudeng'ha ng'hani, na wanhu bwando woitoela ng'henze mvumbuka yake! BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 ZAJ Kowa mkulu hameso ga Mndewa. Hang'wa ugimbi ama kinhu chochose cha kukola. Komemezigwa Loho wa Mulungu songela mmunda mwa mamaake. 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 ZAJ Kowabweza wanhu bwando wa Islaeli kuli Mndewa Mulungu wao. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 ZAJ Zakalia kamuuza msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga, “Novitangaze kamba mbuli zino zowa avo? Kwavija nie na mtwanzi wangu tose twa wavyele.” 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 ZAJ Msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kamwidika, “Nie iyo Gabulieli, mtumigwa nimaga haulongozi wa Mulungu, nitumigwa nikugalile usenga uno unogile. 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 ZAJ Ila kwavija huzitogole mbuli zangu zondazivikile mumsimu wake, kowa bubui, hudaha kulonga mbaka zua dija gano gose ganikulongele vondagalawilile.” 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 ZAJ Kipigiti hicho wanhu wakala wom'beta Zakalia kuno wokanganya habali kokawa muja Mng'anda ya Mulungu. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 ZAJ Viyalawile hanze, kakala hadaha kulonga nao, avo wavitanga kamba kakala yonile nzozi Mng'anda ya Mulungu. Kakala hadaha kulonga, kakala yolonga mkulagusa na makono. 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 ZAJ Kipigiti chake cha kusang'hanika Muing'anda ya Mulungu vukimalile, kabwela ukae. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 ZAJ Mkipigiti kiguhi mtwanzi wake kapata inda, avo kakala hakae yake milenge mitano. BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 ZAJ Kalonga, “Hakimambukizo, Mndewa kanyonela bazi, kanisegezela kinyala changu mwa 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 ZAJ Kakala na usenga wa mndele imwe mhambe, mkasano wa munhu imwe twaga jake Usufu kulawa mulukolo lwa Mndewa Daudi. Twaga jake Maliamu. 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 ZAJ Msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kamcholela kamulongela, “Nokulamsa! Mndewa ka hamoja nagwe na kakumoteza ng'hani!” BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 ZAJ Maliamu kazanywa ng'hani sama ya mbuli zija za msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga na kugelegeza choni nhegulo ya mbuli zija. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 ZAJ Msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kamulongela, “Sambiudumbe, Maliamu, kwavija Mulungu kanogelwa nagwe. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 ZAJ Kopata inda, komulela mwana mbigalo, na gweye kolondigwa umgwelele twaga dikemigwa Yesu. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 ZAJ Heyo kowa mkulu na kokemigwa Mwana wa Mulungu Mkulu Ng'hani. Mndewa Mulungu komgwelela kigoda cha undewa kamba tataake 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 ZAJ Avo kowa Mndewa wa lukolo lwa Yakobo milongo yose, Undewa wake hauziga!” BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 ZAJ Msenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga kedika kalonga, “Loho wa Mulungu kokuhumulukila, na mhiko za Mulungu Mkulu Ng'hani zokugubika. Avo mwana yondayavumbuke kowa mwana yang'alile, kokemigwa Mwana wa Mulungu. 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 ZAJ Mgelegeze lumbu jako Elizabeti wamulongile kabule sambo, ila sambi kana inda ya milenge sita hamoja na uvyele wake. 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 ZAJ Kwavija haduhu mbuli haidahika ha Mulungu.” BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 ZAJ Kipigiti kidodo hamwande Maliamu kaisasala, hima kachola kuna ikiwambo kili muisi ya vigongovigongo ya Yudea. BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 ZAJ Kengila muna ing'anda ya Zakalia, kamulamsa Elizabeti. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 ZAJ Elizabeti viyahulike ndamsa ya Maliamu, chana king'hele kizumha mkudeng'ha muinda ya Elizabeti. Na Elizabeti kamemezigwa Loho wa Mulungu, BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 ZAJ na kenula dizwi kalonga, “Kumota gweye kubanza watwanzi wose, na imwana yondaumulele kamota! BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 ZAJ Vilihi mbuli zino ng'hulu zindawilile nie, hata mama wa Mndewa wangu yeze kumwangu? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 ZAJ Mhunde vinihulike ndamsa yako, chana king'hele muinda yangu kizumha mkudeng'ha. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 ZAJ Kumota gweye utogole kamba gaja gayalongile Mndewa kumwako golawilila!” BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 ZAJ Loho yangu yomdeng'helela Mulungu Mkombola wangu. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 ZAJ mmbuli zija ng'hulu Mulungu Mkulu zayanitendele. Twaga jake ding'ala. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 ZAJ Kulawa wanhu wa mulelo umwe mbaka mulelo uyagwe kowonela bazi awo womdumba heyo. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 ZAJ Kaugolosa mkono wake mkulu na kawapwililisa awo woitopela ngelegeza zao. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 ZAJ Kawahumulusa wandewa wali na mhiko walawe muna ivigoda vao va undewa, na kawenula iwakumbulu. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 ZAJ Wali nzala kawegutiza vinhu vinogile, na wagoli kawaleka wachole bila kinhu. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 ZAJ Kakigoga kilagano chayailagane na wahenga zetu, avo keza kumtaza mtumigwa wake Islaeli. BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 ZAJ Kakumbukila kumonela bazi Ablaham na lukolo lake lose milongo yose kamba viwailagane na wahenga zetu!” BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 ZAJ Maliamu kakala na Elizabeti kamba milenge midatu vino, abaho, kabwela ukae yake. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 ZAJ Kipigiti cha Elizabeti kulela kivika, kamulela mwana mbigalo. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 ZAJ Wanhu wa mmambwegambwega na walawile mulukolo lwake viwahulike mbuli zija zinogile za mkanganyo Mndewa ziyamtendele, wose wadeng'helela hamoja na heyo. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 ZAJ Zua da nane weza kumwingiza kumbi imwana, walonda kumgwaa twaga da tataake, Zakalia. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 ZAJ Mamaake kalonga, “Ndema! Twaga jake dokemigwa Yohana.” BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 ZAJ Wanhu wamulongela, “Ila mulukolo lwenu haduhu munhu yali na twaga hijo.” BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 ZAJ Abaho, wamuuza tataake mkumulagusila na makono, womuuza kamba twaga dilihi doyolonda yagweleligwe mwanage. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 ZAJ Kawapula kibanzi cha kwandikila, kandika vino, “Twaga jake Yohana.” Wanhu wose wakanganya. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 ZAJ Baho mulomo na lulimi lwake Zakalia vifunguligwa, kasonga kulonga, kamuyenzi Mulungu. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 ZAJ Bwembwe diwengila wanhu wose wa mmambwegambwega na mbuli hizo zisimulilwa ng'ambu zose za isi ya vigongovigongo ya Yudea. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 ZAJ Wose wahulike mbuli hizo wagelegeza mmioyo yao, wolonga, “Mwana ino kowa munhu wa vilihi? Kwavija mhiko za Mndewa za hamoja na heyo.” 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 ZAJ Zakalia tataake imwana kamemezwa Loho wa Mulungu, na kulonga usenga uno wa Mulungu, BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 ZAJ “Yayenzigwe Mndewa, Mulungu wa Islaeli! Kwavija keza kuwataza wanhu zake na kuwakombola. BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 ZAJ Katugwelela Mkombola mkulu, wa lukolo lwa mtumigwa wake Daudi, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 ZAJ kamba vija vayailagane na wahokozi zake wang'alile umwaka, BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 ZAJ kamba kotukombola tulawe mmakono ga wadumuka, na kulawa mmakono ga wose watwihile. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 ZAJ Kalonga kowonela bazi wahenga zetu na kudikumbukila lagano jake ding'alile. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 ZAJ Kamduilila Ablaham tata wetu, BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 ZAJ kailagana na heyo kamba kotukombola kulawa mmakono ga wadumuka, na kututenda tweye tumsang'hanikile heyo bila bwembwe, BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 ZAJ giladi tuwe wanhu wang'alile na tulibule uzenzeleganye haulongozi wake, mazua gose ga ugima wetu. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 ZAJ “Na gweye, mwanangu, kokwiza kukemigwa muhokozi wa Mulungu Mkulu Ng'hani. Kolongola haulongozi wa Mndewa kumtandila nzila yake, 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 ZAJ kowalongela wanhu zake avija vondawakomboligwe mkusegezelwa vilozo vao. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 ZAJ Mulungu wetu kogatenda higo sama ya bazi jake kulu, na ukombola wake kulawa kuulanga wotuhumulukila kamba zua da imitondo BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 ZAJ na kuwamulikila wose wokala mdiziza na awo wakala mdisisila da kudanganhika, na kugalongoza magulu getu muna inzila ya tindiwalo.” 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 ZAJ Mwana ija kakula na kuwa na mhiko muloho. Kakala muluwala mbaka zua dija viyalawilile mwa wanhu wose wa Islaeli. 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.