2 ZTP Ta xata mbwiꞌ xaꞌ xa mdobtey, tata mbloꞌ xaꞌy lonꞌ nde mke xaꞌ sinꞌ mdej xaꞌ xkiꞌs Dios lo men. BSB BSB: just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
3 ZTP Jwanꞌ nasa nogaꞌ na jwin mnabdiꞌs na a xata ngokpa reta jwanꞌ reꞌ lo xa mdobtey nde lo ngolo jwin mnabdiꞌs nay, ngwiꞌn wen naka keꞌ ney lo ye's xata ngokpay, sa tel' nay loa Teoj xa' ntak toz, 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 ZTP sa jwin yoloa re jwanꞌ li ta mte'd la. BSB BSB: so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
6 ZTP Nde rop xaꞌ galꞌ nak lo Dios, nxoꞌbyek xaꞌ xkiꞌs Dios dib nzo lazoꞌ xaꞌ nde re jwanꞌ nyebeꞌ Dios. BSB BSB: Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
7 ZTP Per ngenta xinꞌ xaꞌ, tak Elizabeth xa' nij xa' nde ngoxla ropta xaꞌ. BSB BSB: But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
8 ZTP Thib wiz senꞌ mdinꞌ re xaꞌ nak grup nglweyꞌ chanꞌ Zacarias li xaꞌ sinꞌ lo Dios len' yodoꞌ. BSB BSB: One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
9 ZTP nde mod chanꞌ re nglweyꞌ nak ndlibe' xa' nyenꞌ cho ndinꞌ na, nde mdinꞌ Zacarias yote xaꞌ ten' nayon lenꞌ yodoꞌ chanꞌ Dios sa tolꞌ xaꞌ xtarak lo Dios. 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 ZTP nde hor jwan' nchol xtarak, reta men toz tir nzi le, nzi todiꞌsno xaꞌ Dios. BSB BSB: And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
11 ZTP Zyasa mbroꞌto thi anj chanꞌ Dios lo Zacarias, ndoli lad ban tenꞌ ndoyol xtarak. BSB BSB: Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 ZTP Senꞌ mbwiꞌ Zacarias anj, nzoyen xa' nde mzyeb xa'. BSB BSB: When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
13 ZTP Le' anj nchab: —Zacarias, naꞌzyebta la, tak Dios mbinla jwanꞌ mnaꞌb la lo Dios, nde xaꞌ got la Elisabet tyan thi mbed biꞌ nde tob lea or Juan. 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 ZTP Nde nale toz yo lazoꞌa nde lyen la nde nale toz yo lazoꞌ bro men senꞌ gal or, BSB BSB: He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 ZTP tak le' or ak thi xa' ntak toz lo Dios. Nde naꞌgud or nit bin nekla nit xtus, ben' tera gal or Mbi Nayon chanꞌ Dios nyebeꞌla lazoꞌ or. 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 ZTP Nde li or sa bro men Israel bere xa' lo Dios xa', Xa' Nyebe' lo xa'. BSB BSB: Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
18 ZTP Zacarias mnabdiꞌs lo anj: —¿Xamod mnen ke li jwanꞌ reꞌ? Tak na ngoxla na nde xaꞌ got na no xaꞌ ngoxla xaꞌ. 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 ZTP Leꞌ anj mkab: —Na nak Gabriel, nde ndlin sinꞌ lo Dios; Xaꞌ mtelꞌ na sa todiꞌsnon la, tej na diꞌs wen chanꞌ Xaꞌ loa. 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 ZTP Per naya, ta nandlid lazoꞌa jwanꞌ nin loa, yanꞌ ngup la, nde naꞌgakta nia axta wiz ak reta jwanꞌ reꞌ. 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 ZTP Laja re men nzi le ngembed xa' Zacarias nde ndli xa' xgab kwan liy ndolen' toz Zacarias ten' nayon len' yodo'. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
22 ZTP Senꞌ mbroꞌte Zacarias tya, naꞌgakta ni xa', zyasa mbyen re men ke ti jwanꞌ mbroꞌto lo xaꞌ ten' nayon lenꞌ yodoꞌ, nde benꞌta señ ndli xaꞌ lo men, tak mbyan' ngup xa'. 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 ZTP Senꞌ ngoxob wiz mne rsinꞌ Zacarias len' yodoꞌ, ndya xaꞌ liz xaꞌ. BSB BSB: And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
24 ZTP Tudla ndate, Elisabet ngol xa' mkelo xinꞌ na', nde nandroꞌd ngol liz ngol dib gayꞌ mbeꞌ nde mbli ngol xgab: BSB BSB: After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared,
25 ZTP "Wen toz nak Dios lon, mkib Xa' yantho ndyak na, na'wi'naraxtra' men na ta na'yod xin' na." 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 ZTP tenꞌ nzo thi mzaꞌ yenꞌ ndole Mari, jwanꞌ tera gaxno mbiꞌ, jwan' nak di'sla selyaꞌ kon thi xaꞌ biꞌ ndole Jose, jwanꞌ nde lo bin rey David. 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 ZTP Nde ngote anj ten' ndo mzaꞌ, mni anj dyux lo mzaꞌ nchab anj: —¡Maa Mari, wen toz ngwiꞌ Dios la! Mbli leyꞌ Dios la xij re ngol nde ndono Dios la. BSB BSB: The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 ZTP Per senꞌ mbin Mari jwanꞌ nchab anj nyaga nzoyen Mari, mbli Mari xgab, kwan ta mbez anj. BSB BSB: Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 ZTP Zyasa nchab anj lo Mari: —Naꞌzyebta la Mari, tak wen toz ngwiꞌ Dios la. BSB BSB: So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 ZTP Nde naya kelo xinꞌ la nde kaa thi mbed biꞌ nde tob lea or Jesus. BSB BSB: Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
32 ZTP Nde or ak thi xaꞌ ntak toz, nde ryoꞌ le or Xinꞌ Dios ro, nde Dios Xaꞌ Nyebeꞌ ta' ten' mnebe' rey David nyebe' or, lo bin David tenꞌ nde or. 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 ZTP Sa nyebeꞌ or lo reta men Israel thibtane, nde yalnyebeꞌ chanꞌ or naꞌluxtay. BSB BSB: and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
35 ZTP Zyasa mkab anj lo Mari: —Mbi Nayon yeꞌd xis la, nde yalne chanꞌ Dios ro ba lya xis la xaja xkala. Jwanꞌ nasa or gal loa, nayon or, nde Xinꞌ Dios ko'le men or. 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 ZTP Mbay na noga Elisabet xa' taa ka thi mbed, tenye ngoxla xaꞌ, nde naya ndola xaꞌ xop mbeꞌ lo yis tan, xaꞌ jwanꞌ mbez men nak xa' nij. 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 ZTP Tak par Dios na'ngyenta nekthib jwan' na'akta li Dios. BSB BSB: For no word from God will ever fail.”
39 ZTP Nde lenꞌ wiz ya mken Mari, ngwa Mari thi yez nax lo yiꞌ xyon Judea, BSB BSB: In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40 ZTP senꞌ mzin Mari liz Zacarias, mni Mari dyux lo Elisabet. BSB BSB: where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 ZTP Lo senꞌ mbin Elisabet dyux mni Mari, mbwin mbed lenꞌ Elisabet, nde mde' Mbi Nayon chanꞌ Dios xa'. BSB BSB: When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 ZTP Zyasa ne mni xa' nchab xaꞌ: —¡Mbli leyꞌ Dios la xij re ngol, nde mbli leyꞌ Dios xinꞌ la. BSB BSB: In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 ZTP ¿Cho nak na sa ndetna xnaꞌ Xaꞌ Nyebe' lon, na? BSB BSB: And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 ZTP Nde leꞌ mbin na mnia dyux lon, mbwin mbed lenꞌ na, tak leꞌka nale ngo lazoꞌ or. BSB BSB: For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
45 ZTP Nabe'z toz ndaa, tak mbli lazoꞌa xkiꞌs Dios, nde ak reta jwanꞌ ne Dios loa. BSB BSB: Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
47 ZTP nde xbin na nale toz nzo lazo'n lo Dios, Xaꞌ li sa lya'n. BSB BSB: and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
49 ZTP Tak Dios ta ngeno dib yalne, mbli yalnaro toz lon, nayon nak le Dios. BSB BSB: For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
50 ZTP Nde Dios thibla' ndlat lazonꞌ reta men jwanꞌ nzeb lazon' Dios. BSB BSB: His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 ZTP Naro nak re jwanꞌ ndli Dios kon yalne chanꞌ Dios, nde mcha's Dios re xa' nchak naro. BSB BSB: He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 ZTP Mkib Dios yalnyebeꞌ lo re rey nchak naro, nde mbli naro Dios re xaꞌ nadoꞌ nak. BSB BSB: He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
53 ZTP Re xaꞌ ndyak win mdaꞌ Dios bro jwan' lo xaꞌ, Le' re xaꞌ ngeno bro jwanꞌ, tatanya xa' mse're Dios xaꞌ. BSB BSB: He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
54 ZTP Dios mblasto xaꞌ Israel xa' ndli sin' lo Dios, nde nanchajta yek Dios ndlat lazoꞌ Dios xaꞌ, BSB BSB: He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
55 ZTP ta xa thibtane mda' Xa' xki's Xa' lo re xa' gox lon' pola, lo Abraham nde lo re xa' nde lo bin Abraham. BSB BSB: as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
56 ZTP Nde ngo Mari mer son mbeꞌ liz Elisabet, seraꞌ ndya Mari liz Mari. BSB BSB: Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 ZTP Senꞌ ngoxob be' gal xinꞌ Elisabet, thi mbed biꞌ ngol lo xaꞌ. BSB BSB: When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
58 ZTP Lo mbin reta men nzo gax liz xaꞌ nde re ta xaꞌ plopa yalwen mbli Dios mblat lazoꞌ Dios xaꞌ, ngwatna re men xaꞌ nde nale toz ngo lazoꞌ reta men kon xaꞌ. BSB BSB: Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59 ZTP Nde senꞌ ngoxo'b xon wiz ngol mbed, mbeꞌ xaꞌ or sa tob xaꞌ beꞌ lad or, tenꞌ nadan lad men biꞌba, nde ncholaꞌs xaꞌ kole xaꞌ or Zacarias xa ndole xud or. BSB BSB: On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
60 ZTP Per xnaꞌ mbed nchab: —Naꞌryoꞌled mbed tamod, leꞌ mbed ryoꞌle Juan. BSB BSB: But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
61 ZTP Zyasa nchab xaꞌ: —¿Kwan liy? Ngen cho ta ndole Juan. BSB BSB: They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
62 ZTP Zyasa kon señ mnabdiꞌs xaꞌ lo xud mbed, sa tej xaꞌ xamod nchola's xa' ryoꞌle mbed. BSB BSB: So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
63 ZTP Le' xud mbed mna'b thi ble tab, nde mkeꞌ xaꞌ lo tab: "Mbed ndole Juan." Nde reta men nzoyen toz xaꞌ. BSB BSB: Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
64 ZTP Nde hor yaga taxa ngok mni Zacarias tedib gob, nde mdaꞌ Zacarias dyux lo Dios. BSB BSB: Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 ZTP Nde reta xaꞌ jwanꞌ nzo gax liz Zacarias jwanꞌ toz nzoyen xaꞌ, nde mbrya's jwanꞌ na reta yez jwanꞌ nzi lo yiꞌ lo xyon Judea. BSB BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
66 ZTP Nde reta xaꞌ jwanꞌ mbin jwanꞌ na mbli xaꞌ xgab: —¿Cho kwan ak mbed reꞌ senꞌ xyen or? Tak ndloꞌpa ndo yalwen chanꞌ Dios kon or. 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 ZTP Zyasa Zacarias xud mbed, mde' Mbi Nayon xa' nde mdej xaꞌ re jwanꞌ ak, nchab xaꞌ: BSB BSB: Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 ZTP ¡Naro toz nak Dios, chanꞌ re naꞌ, xa' Israel, tak mbyedtna Xaꞌ naꞌ nde mtolaꞌ Xaꞌ naꞌ, naꞌ jwanꞌ nak men yez Xaꞌ! BSB BSB: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 ZTP Mtelꞌ Dios thi or jwanꞌ ngeno bro toz yalne, sa tolaꞌ or naꞌ, Thi or jwanꞌ nde lo bin rey David xaꞌ jwanꞌ mbli sinꞌ lo Dios, BSB BSB: He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
70 ZTP ta xa nchab Dios lo re profet nayon Dios ngo pola. BSB BSB: as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
71 ZTP Tolaꞌ Dios naꞌ lo re xaꞌ ndli jwanꞌ narax nde lo re xaꞌ nayi' lon'. BSB BSB: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 ZTP Nde tagaꞌ mdaꞌ Xaꞌ xkiꞌs Xaꞌ lyat lazoꞌ Xaꞌ reta xaꞌ gox lonꞌ, nde li Xaꞌ jwanꞌ nchab Xaꞌ lo re xaꞌ gox lonꞌ. BSB BSB: to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
73 ZTP Re jwanꞌ mdaꞌ Dios xkiꞌs Dios li Dios lo Abraham xaꞌ gox lonꞌ: BSB BSB: the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 ZTP Ke Dios tolanꞌ lo yaꞌ re xaꞌ ndebeyonon', sa naꞌzyebta naꞌ linꞌ sinꞌ lo Dios. BSB BSB: deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
75 ZTP Nayon nde galꞌ ketenꞌ lo Dios reta wiz naban naꞌ. BSB BSB: in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 ZTP Nde lu xinꞌ lud na, ryoꞌlea profet Dios ro, tak lu kwiblo lo Xa' Nyebe', sa xalꞌ la ned rid Xaꞌ. 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 ZTP Sa tej la lo reta men yez Dios, Dios tonꞌ xken xaꞌ nde tolaꞌ Dios xaꞌ. BSB BSB: to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 ZTP Tak Dios naꞌ, jwanꞌ toz mblat lazoꞌ Xaꞌ men, mtelꞌ Xaꞌ thi Xaꞌ nak xaja thi xni wiza lo naꞌ. BSB BSB: because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
79 ZTP Sa toxni Xaꞌ lo reta men ngete lo yalꞌ kow, nde we Xaꞌ men lo ned nzo yalnabeꞌz. 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 ZTP Nde or luda ndoxen or, nde taja ndoxen yalnchak chan' or, nde ngo or re izyo nagan axta wiz senꞌ mbro' to or lo men Israel. 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.