1 Weeyo Tiyoofilu woohishimiwa, atthu a waatta aajilipisiye waatikha hatiithi ya vitthu ziviriyeeyo vakatthi vetthu. 2 Apale aari mashaahiti ooniyeeyo omwanzweene zirettikhanaka, khwiiya anamalaleya a hapari zooshapweya za nttakhuzi la Nnyizinku, atthaapo pi anifiseliyeeyo fweeyo. 3 Na miiyo zaamu yaka khusala kitholathola woohilazeli varanka epile zirettikhaniyeezo zaazaka, khulakela owaatikhela zooshi woolotteyavo, 4 yoori wiiyane nroromelo khwa mattakhuzi apa a haakhi osiiliyeeyo.
Onlaleyiwa ovokoliwa wa Yaahaya Namoosa
5 Wakathi Herooti ari nsatoro wa Yudeya, aarivo haakhimu wa tiini mmote wa khuntti ya Abiiya aari wiitthiwaaye Zakariiya. Muukhaawe aari wiitthiwa Elizabeeti aari woojama wa mahaakhimu a tiini. 6 Oowiiri aya aari atthu ookhweele nkatthi wa mwentto wa Nnyizinku na ooshututela wa waamineyavo kano na oruma wooshi wa Mbwana. 7 Elizabeeti khaarina mwaana mwaasa woohiina mavokozi na oowiiri aya aari awuuluvala.
8 Siikhu moote Zakariiya aari okhola khaazi yoohaakhimu wa tiini Nnyuupa wa Nnyizinku Yeruzaleemu, mwaasa yoori yaari zwaamu ya khuntti yawe okhola khaazi yaya etile. 9 Nkhama etthiipo aazowereliyeeyo attunkhulu a tiini, ye aathawuliwe nkatthi wa nasipu yoori asala akhoza ovupa puuro ttakatthiifu ya Mbwana. 10 N'oofiya wakathi wookhoza ovupa, atthu ooshi apale aari vaje aari ovira alompaka.
11 Aphano nlayikha la Mbwana khunteela Zakariiya nkhono-nlume vaalitaari onkhoziwaavo ovupa. 12 Wakathi ye ooniyeevo nlayikha ntthile, khwiiya wooshanka na wa woova channu. 13 Nlayikha khumuuza yoori: “Ohoove Zakariiya! Nnyizinku asiila lompa yawo; muukhaawo Elizabeeti onteela ompattha mwaana. Weeyo onteela ontthaja nzina la Yaahaya. 14 Ye onttela wiiya furaha yootuveliwa wawo, atthu a waatta anteela ofurahela ovokoliwa wawe, 15 maana ye onteela wiiya nttunkhulu mmakhono wa Mbwana Nnyizinku. Khanteela onywa viinyu wala onywa vitthu zoohapala. Onttela wiiya wa wiitaazaniwa Rooho Ttakatthiifu ari mwiirukulu wa mamaawe. 16 Onteela owaatana atthu awaatta a Ezirayeele wa Mbwana Nnyizinku aya. 17 Onteela operekhiwa ti Mbwana na onttela wiiya wookhomaala na woowahi nkhama napiyu Aliyaasi, yoori azukulise rooho za apaapa eeyane osiilana na aanaaya, na yoori awaazukuluse anamakhijili eettettise haakhi, toowo phi anttelaavo ozukulisa rooho zaya yoori ampokherele Mbwana ataaka.”
35 Nlayikha khujipu liraka: “Rooho Ttakatthiifu ontta owiishukhela, owahi wa Nnyizinku Nwulu wa Pinkuuni onttela wuufinikha na mwiivuuli awe. Ti eto Mwaana onttelaaye ompattha, onteela wiitthiwa Ttakatthiifu, Mwaana wa Nnyizinku. 36 Omoone jamaayo Elizabeeti, otule yaari oriwakaaye khanvokola, ila apha na wuuluvala wawe nasaapi eti eemittha opu mweezi wasiitha. 37 Maana, mmakhono wa Nnyizinku khayiivo etthu moote ehinwaheyaaye.”
38 Mariyamu khuri: “Kiri raati miiyo karumeya wa Mbwana; mattakhuzi apa onlupaaye phi arettikhane khwa miiyo.” Nlayikha ntthile khulaavo khulawa.
Mariyamu oninthotola Elizabeeti
39 Ziviriyeevo siikhu, Mariyamu khujilokotthela khusala alawa na waakuva sitati moote yaari nti wa nnyaako za Yudeya. 40 N'oofiya khuvira nnyupa owawe Zakariiya khunchelisa Elizabeeti. 41 Ye n'oosiila mwacheliwa etile ya Mariyamu, mwaana aari mwiirukulu mwawe khujisakhinya. Elizabeeti khwiiya wa wiitaazaniwa Rooho Ttakatthiifu. 42 Khukhuwa na kuvu araka:
“Wooparikhiyiwa ti weyo Mariyamu
vakatthi wa aakha,
na wooparikhiyiwa mwaana oto
ariiye mwiirukulu mwawo!
43 Miiyo ki paani wooteela wooniwa ti maama wa Mbwanaaka? 44 N'oosiila mwacheliwa yawo, mwaana ariiye mwiirukulu mwaka eetta ojisakhinya wafurahavo. 45 Wooparikhiyiwa ti weyo okhupaliyeeyo yoori anteela orettikhana mattakhuzi apa wuuziweeyo a phantte ya Mbwana.”
Oshukhuru wa Mariyamu
46 Aphano Mariyamu khuri:
“Nafusi yaka enlaleya owula
wa Mbwana,
47 Rooho yaka ti yomfurahela
Nnyizinku namuusuru aka,
48 mwaasa yoori Ye akuupuwela
miiyo karumeyaawe woohiitaali mmaasho.
Waaza attaapha, peewu za atthu ooshi
zinttela okiittha yoori muukha wooparikhiyiwa,
49 mwaasa yoori Nnyizinku Woowahi
aretta vitthu khuluzeene muuhaayi mwaka;
nzina lawe ttakatthiifu.
50 Ye oniwaahurumiya atthu a peewu zooshi apale animoovaaye.
51 Aretta vitthu khuluzeene na makhono awe,
khuwaamwaza apale oojikhupali khwa shawuri za nroho mwaya.