¹ Ngokuti vanhu vazhinji vakaedza kurongedza tsamba ngendaa yezviro zvakaitika pakati pedu, ² kudai ngezvezvakapuwa kwetiri ngaavo kubvira pakutanga vaiya zvapupu zvakaona ngemadziso nevashandi veizwi, ³ kwakandinakira ininiwo, apo ndaiya ndanasa kuringisisa ngokwakaperera zviro zveshe kubvira pakutanga, kuti ndinyore ngokuteererana kwomuri, imwimwi makosi Theofirusi, ⁴ kuti muzie gwinyiso remazwi awo emwakadzidziswa. ⁶ Ngamazuva aHerodhi, mambo weJudhia, waiyapo mupristi waizwi ndiZekharia, webingo raAbhia, waiya nomukadzi wake waiya mukunda weverudzi rwaAroni, nezina rake raiya Erizabhethi. ⁵ Navo veshe vaiya vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vechingwarira mipango nezviemeso zveshe zvaMambo Mwari vasina ndaa., ⁷ Navo vaiya vasina mwana, ngokuti Erizabhethi waiya ngomwa, navo vaiya vakura yaamho veshe. ⁸ Zvino achaita mushando woupristi pamberi paMwari ngokuteererana kwebingo rake, ⁹ kudai ngomushuma woupristi, bingo rake raiya rokupotera muTemperi raMambo Mwari nokupisha mutombo unegwema rakanaka., ¹⁰ Nembungano yeshe yevanhu yaikumbira kubanze ngeawa rokupisha mutombo unegwema rakanaka. ¹¹ Kwakaoneka kwaari ngirosi yaMambo Mwari yakaema ngokumuryo wearita rokupishira mutombo unegwema rakanaka. ¹² Zekharia wakatambudzika ngokuiona, nokutya kwakamugumira. ¹³ Asi ngirosi yakati kwaari, “Usatya, Zekharia, ngokuti kukumbira kwako kwakazwika, nomukadzi wako Erizabhethi unozokubarira mukororo, newe unozodudza zina rake kuti Johani. ¹⁴ Newe unozodakara nokudakadzwa, navazhinji vanozodakara ngokubarwa kwake;, ¹⁵ ngokuti iye unozoita mukuru mukuona kwaMambo Mwari, naye aazomwi vhini nokuti zvinoradzisa, naye unozozadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, eya kubvira mundani yamai ake. ¹⁶ Naye unozotenderudzira vazhinji vevana vaIsuraeri kunaMambo Mwari wavo, ¹⁷ naye unozohamba pamberi pehope yake ngomweya nesimba raErija, kutenderudzira mwoyo yemadzibaba kunevana, nevasikapurutani kuti vahambe mukungwara kwevakarurama, kunasirira vanhu kuti vaite vakanasirirwa Mambo Mwari”. ¹⁸ NaZekharia wakati kunengirosi, “Ndinozozia ngenyi ichi? Ngokuti ndakura yaamho nomukadzi wangu wakura yaamho”. ¹⁹ Nengirosi yakamupingura yechiti kwaari, “Ndiri Gabhurieri, uwo unoema pamberi paMwari, neni ndatumwa kuti ndierekete kwouri nokukuunzira aya mashoko akanaka. ²⁰ Penya, unozoita chimbungumbungu usikakoni kuereketa metsa rigume zuva iro rezvinozoitika izvi, ngokuti auzi kugonda mazwi angu, awo anozoitika ngenguva yawo”. ²¹ Nevanhu vechigarira Zekharia vakashamiswa ngokunonoka kwake muTemperi. ²² Naapo abuda, waiya asikachakoni kuereketa kwavari, navo vakazia kuti iye waiya aona chioniso ari muTemperi; naye wakaereketa kwavari ngenyara, akagara ari chimbungumbungu. ²³ Naapo mazuva okushanda kwake apera, wakaenda kanyi kwake. ²⁴ Naapo abuda, waiya asikachakoni kuereketa kwavari, navo vakazia kuti iye waiya aona chioniso ari muTemperi; naye wakaereketa kwavari ngenyara, akagara ari chimbungumbungu., ²⁵ “Ndizvo Mambo Mwari wakaita ichi kwendiri ngamazuva awo aakandiringira ndiwo, kuti aduse chimene changu pakati pevanhu”. ²⁶ Ngomwedzi wechitanhatu ngirosi Gabhurieri yakatumwa kubva kunaMwari kuenda kudhorobha reGarire raizwi Nazaretha, ²⁷ kumhandara yaiya yakaemeserwa munhu zina rake raizwi ndiJosefa, worudzi rwaDhavhidha, nezina remhandara iyo raizwi Maria. ²⁸ Nayo yakapotera kwaari ikati, “Mwauya, iwewe waona nyasha, Mambo Mwari unewe!”. ²⁹ Asi iye wakatambudzika kakurutu ngokuereketa kwayo, akapinimidza kuti uku kuchingamidza kunoronzenyi. ³⁰ Nengirosi yakati kwaari, “Usatya, Maria, ngokuti iwewe waona nyasha kunaMwari., ³¹ Penya, unozoita mimba newe unozobara mukororo, unozodudza zina rake kuti Jesu., ³² Naye unozoita mukuru, unozozwi Mukororo woUwo Uripadera pazveshe; naMambo Mwari unozomupa dendemaro rababa ake Dhavhidha, ³³ naye unozotonga padera pemhatso yaJakobe mhera nariini; noumambo hwake ahutongozoa nemagumo”. ³⁴ Maria wakati kunengirosi, “Ichi chingaita maitikirenyi ndisina mwamuna?” ³⁵ Ngirosi yakapingura, ikati kwaari, “Mweya Wakachena unozouya padera pako, ndizvo uwo unozobarwa unozozwi wakachena, Mukororo waMwari. ³⁶ Penya, Erizabhethi hama yako unemimba yomukororo, akura yaamho; nouyu waamwedzi wechitanhatu kwaari uwo waizwi ingomwa. ³⁷ Ngokuti kunaMwari apana chinokorereka”. ³⁸ NaMaria wakati, “Penya, ndiri murandakadzi waMambo Mwari; ngakuitike kwendiri kudai ngeizwi rako.” Nengirosi yakabva kwaari. ³⁹ NaMaria wakamiruka ngaawo mazuva, wakaenda ngokukasira kunyika yezvimitunhu, kuguta reJudhia, ⁴⁰ naye wakapotera mumhatso yaZekharia, akachingamidza Erizabhethi. ⁴¹ Kwakaitika apo Erizabhethi azwa kuchingamidza kwaMaria, mwana wakanyanduka mundani mwake; naErizabhethi wakazadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena. ⁴² naye wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru echiti, “Unomuchena iwewe pakati pevakadzi. Unomuchena uwo unozobarwa mundani mwako ⁴³ :Chaitika ngenyi ichi kwendiri, kuti mai aMambo wangu auye kwendiri? ⁴⁴ RNgokuti penya, apo izwi rokuchingamidza kwako razwika munzee dzangu, mwana wakanyanduka mundani mwangu ngokudakara. ⁴⁵ :Unomuchena uwo wakatenda kuti kunozoapo kuitika kweizvo zvakaereketwa kwaari zvechibva kunaMambo Mwari”. ⁴⁶ Maria wakati, “Mweya wangu unokurisa Mambo, ⁴⁷ nomweya wangu unodakara kukurutu kuna Mwari, Muponesi wangu, ⁴⁸ ngokuti iye wakaringira upashi hwomurandakadzi wake. Ngokuti ringira, kubvira zvinopano yeshe mibarirwana inozondierenga kuti ndinomuchena. ⁴⁹ ngokuti uwo unesimba wakaita zvikuru kwendiri, nezina rake riri rakachena. ⁵⁰ Nenyasha dzake dziri padera pavo vanomutya kubvira kumubarirwana kuenda kumubarirwana. ⁵¹ Iye wakaonisa simba rake ngomuoko wake, wakaparadza avo vanodzikudza ngokupinimidza kwomwoyo yavo. ⁵² Wakadzasa pashi vane simba kubva pamadendemaro avo, akakurisa avo varipashi, ⁵³ wakagutisa avo vanenzara ngezvakanaka, akaendesa makurudza asina chiro. ⁵⁴ Wakadetsera muranda wake Isuraeri, kuti akarakadze nyasha dzake, ⁵⁵ kudai ngezvaakaereketa kunemadzibaba edu, kunaAbrahama nokurudzi rwake mhera nariini”. ⁵⁶ NaMaria wakagara naye kwaida kuita mwedzi mitatu, naye wakapetuka kanyi kwake. ⁵⁷ Zvinopano mukuwo waErizabhethi wakasvika wokuti abare, naye wakabara mukororo. ⁵⁸ Nevaakirwana vake nehama dzake vakazwa kuti Mambo Mwari waiya akurisa nyasha dzake kwaari, navo vakadakara pamwepo naye. ⁵⁹ Kwakaitika ngezuva rechisere kuti vakauya kuzocheka mwana, navo vaida kumududza zina rake kuti ndiZekharia, kudai ngezina rababa ake., ⁶⁰ Asi mai ake vakapingura vakati, “Haiwa; asi unozodudzwa kuti Johani”. ⁶¹ Navo vakati kwaari, “Apana naumwe wehama dzenyu wakambodudzwa ngeiro zina”. ⁶² Navo vakakopera kunababa ake, kuti vazwe kuti ungada kuti adudzwe kutinyi. ⁶³ Naye wakakumbira pokunyorerapo, wakanyora kuti, “Zina rake ndiJohani.” Navo veshe vakashamiswa. ⁶⁵ Paripo muromo wake wakabeurwa norurimi rwake rwakasunhurwa, naye wakaereketa, echikudza Mwari ⁶⁴ . Nokutya kwakagumira avo veshe vaigara pasinde pavo. Nemashoko eizvi akashumirwa munyika yeshe yezvimitunhu zveJudhia, ⁶⁶ navo veshe vakazvizwa vakazvingwarira mumwoyo yavo vechiti, “Uyu unozoita mwana wakaitawani?” Ngokuti nyara yaMambo Mwari yaiya naye. ⁶⁷ Nababa ake Zekharia wakazadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena, naye wakaprofeta echiti. ⁶⁸ “Unomuchena Mambo Mwari waIsuraeri, ngokuti iye wakahambira nokuripira vanhu vake. ⁶⁹ naye wakatimirudzira runyanga rworuponeso mumhatso yomuranda wake Dhavhidha, ⁷⁰ kudai ngezvaakaereketa ngomuromo wevaprofeti vakacheneswa vake vekaretu, ⁷¹ kuponeswa kubva kumagaa edu nokubva kunyara yaavo veshe vanotinyenya. ⁷² kuonisa nyasha kunemadzibaba edu, nokukarakadza chitenderano chake chakachena,, ⁷³ mhiko iyo yaakapika kunababa edu Abrahama, ⁷⁴ yokuti isusu, techinunurwa kubva munyara yemagaa edu, timushandire tisina chokutya, ⁷⁵ mukucheneswa nomukururama pamberi pake mazuva eshe okurarama kwedu. ⁷⁶ Iwewe, mwana, unozozwi muprofeti woUwo Uripadera pazveshe; ngokuti iwewe unozohamba pamberi pehope yaMambo Mwari kunasirira njira dzake, ⁷⁷ kupa ruziyo rworuponeso kuvanhu vake ngokurekererwa kwezvishaishi zvavo. ⁷⁸ Ngendaa yokupfaa kwenyasha dzaMwari wedu, naapo kuedza kwezuva kunobva mudenga kunozotihambira, ⁷⁹ kujeka padera paavo vanogara muchidima nomubvute rokufa, kutungamirira tsoka dzedu munjira yokunyarara''. ⁸⁰ Mwana wakakura, wakagwinya mumweya, waiya mushango metsa rorooguma zuva rokuoniswa kwake kunevaIsuraeri.