¹ Ntsiku inango wakwanda wadhaessera kabhodzi kuronguedza ngano pazvindhu zvikaita iwo na ife. ² Na zvire zvikazvunzvua ife na wandhu wakazviona wanyabhassa wamassoko-, ³ Nadharo ndakaona ninga zviri deretu, kuringa udhathereka zvidhu izvi pakutoma kwazvo,wadharemba na kundendemera kwadherethu,anakuzwa Teofilo, ⁴ Kuti udziwe ndizvozvene zwafhundziswa imwezvi. ⁵ Ntsiku za Herodi, nkuru waku Judeya, kudhakana Prista, munango akadhaindzwa Zakaria,padzinza ra abias. Mukazi wache akary wakudzinza ra Arau akadhainzhua Zaberi. ⁶ Wentse wakary wakururama pamberi pa Mulungu wachithunda mitemo ya Jhessu Kristu. ⁷ Napenepo iwo awazi khana wana tangwe Zaberi akhari mbhanje iwo wakari wentse nkharamba pa ngani yenei. ⁸ Zwidhaitika kuti Zakaria akari pabhodzi na Mulungu, achitiyta bhassarache muprista pamberi pa jhessu; ⁹ dharo iye adhassanankhurua na kudzoererwa kwa Oficio pa prista, pakupinda munhumba ya Mulungu muapitsa kupindiridza. ¹⁰ Rentse dhungwe rakanamata kunza ngani yakupitsa zvindhu. ¹¹ Nadharo muzimu wa Mulungu wabhudhikira kwaiye waymira kundhu ramudhye paguwa ra nhumba ya mulungu. ¹² Padhazviuona Zakaria adhanhangarirwa kutshya kwa uiya kuna iye. ¹³ Nadharo muzimu wakuchena wamubvunza ussathye, Zakaria tangwe munamato wako waveka. Mukazi wako ,Zaberi anabhara mwana mbhodzi iwe unamuthudza Joao. ¹⁴ Iwe una dzadhekerwa na nakutsanzaiya, wandhu wakuwanda wanadhekerwa nakubharwa kwache. ¹⁵ Iye anadzagara nkuru pamatso Hamulungu; Iye hamwi vinho ,ne harkwa wakwanga, mumimba mwa mai wache, iye anagara adhakuta muzimu wakuchena, ¹⁶ Wandhu wakuwanda waku Israel wana hirira kuna mulungu waho. ¹⁷ Iye anaenda pamberi pa mbuiya munzimo na simba ra Eria, kuti ahirire mumoio wa wabhambo kwa wana, wachitora wanhakureka kutenda kuti wafambe na wanhakudzississa. Iye anadzaita zvenezvi kwakumalissa kurondzerera wandhu wa kuenda kuna mbuiya". ¹⁸ Zakaria adharonga kuna mutumwa: ndina zvidziwa tini zvenezvi? Ine ndine nkaramba ,mukazi wangu ana zvaka zvakwanda". ¹⁹ Mutumwa adhadhaira:" Ine ndine Gabrieri, ndinakara pamberi pa Mulungu ndatumwa kudzalonga na ywe na kuissa zvidhu zvakudheka zvanhuwani. ²⁰ Unadzakhara chimumu hauiti kulonga kufikira zvauoneka, tangwe hauzi kuzvera massoko angu, munadzazvessera na ntsiku zakukwana". ²¹ Wandhuwa pakagarira iwo zakaria wakazvunzissana iwo thangwerai iye ananguwa yakuwanda ari munhumba ya Mulungu. ²² padhabhudha iye hazi kadha kulonga nawo, dharo adha zunguza manzha ache cuti alongue ntswai zwaitika. Nadharo wadhazvivessessa kuti iye adhachengera pakari iye mukati. ²³ zvidhaitika kuti nmtsiku zache zabhassa zapera, iye adhahirira kwenda kunhumba kwache. ²⁴ Pakupera kwantsiku zenezi, mukazi wache Zaberi adhatora mimba adhafissa mwezi michanu, achilonga. ²⁵ Zvenezvi ndizvo zvidhaita mbuia kuna ine padhandidzeza iye na hussissi wakudhussa manhadzo hangu passogoro pawandhu. ²⁶ Pa mwezi wachitandhatu wakuzunguzwa, muzimu wakuchena Kabrieri udhatumwa na Mulungu kuia pathaundi la Galileia, lakudzikanika na Nazare, ²⁷ Pakana nsicacana nhamwari akari nkazi wa Jose. Jose wakunhumba iya Davide ndzina la nhamwari ndi Maria. ²⁸ Muzimu wamulungu watshwika kuna iye walonga: kwechane, hudhakomborerwa! Mulungu ana iwe.! ²⁹ Iye adhakhara wakudzudzumika na massoko iyeneia adzizvundzissa ndi chobo wai wenei wakumussana. ^{30 33} Mutumwa adharonga kuna iye. "Ussathyebha, Maria, waitwa maitabhassa na Mulungu. ³¹ Unadzaita mimba uchibhara mwana. iwe unadzampassa dzina la Djessu. ³² Iye anadzagara nkuru, anadzadhainzwa mwana wa nkulu. Mbuia Mulungu anapassa chigaro cha bhambo wache Davidi.Iye anadzalonga munhumba ya Jakobo kwenda na kwenda, kulonga kwache hakudzaperibha". ³⁴ Maria adhazvundza mutumwa:""Zvinaitikatini zvenezvi, in e ndine nhamwari? ³⁵ Mutumwa adhadhaira achimuzvunza: Muzimu wakuchena una uya kuna iwe, Umambo ukulu unadzakukhumbhatira. Nakudhyaro ule waderetu anadzabharwa achidhainzwa mwana wa Mulungu. ³⁶ Ninga Izaberi na mphare watshe adhabhaqrawo mwana mbhodzi paukaramba kwatshe. Iye akadhainzwa Esteri akhana mwezi mitandhatu iya mimba iyatshe. ³⁷ Na penepo hapana zwinachimwanika kuna Mulungu. ³⁸ Maria alonga: Nndipano pambuto iya Mbuiya. Izvi ngazvitike kuna ine pabhodzi na mafala hanu".penepo mutumwa amussiya. ³⁹ Ntsiku zenezi, Maria adhabhudha nakukassika kwenda kutchissa tcha mabhango,ku thaundi la Judeia. ⁴⁰ Iye apinda munhumba iya Zakaria aita kwetcha Izaberi.

⁴¹ Padhaitika izvo zvenezvi pakuitwa kwetchani Izaberi na Maria, mimba iyache iya thaura, Izaberi adhagara kudzara na muzimu wakuchena. ⁴² Iye adhadhainzira na fara rikuru achilonga; Iwe hudhakomborerwa pa wakazi wentse. Iyachenessua ndi mbeu iri mimba mwako. ⁴³ Zwinaitika tini kuti mai wa mbuia auye kudzandiwona? ⁴⁴ Dharo pava ine kwetchani wanu, mwana adhadzussa ine mumimba athaura nakudhekerwa. ⁴⁵ Adhakomborerwa ule anamudha tangwe anatoerera zventse zvindhu zvinazvunzwa iye na Mbuia. ⁴⁶ Maria alonga: Mwiya wangu udhabhata kuna Mbuiya. ⁴⁷ Muzimu wangu udhadhekerwa kuna Mulungu,Mponessi wangu. ⁴⁸ Napenepo iye adhaona kudzichepessa kwangu, bhudhira chinchino, hentse madzinzaiya wanadzandidhaindza wakakomborerwa, ⁴⁹ Tangwe nhassimba adhaita zvidhu zvikulu kuna ine, dzina rako ndiwe Santo. ⁵⁰ Ussissi whuanu huna famba dzinza na madzinza kuna ware wanamudha. ⁵¹ Iye apanguizira simba na bhoko rache, adhabhudhissa ware wakadzikuza pamanherezero hamu moiyo mwawo. ⁵² Adhabhudhissa maprissiti pa zvigaro zwawo adhaiga wandhu wakudzichepessa. ⁵³ Adhadzaza hufhumi kuna watcherengui owagoneka wafhumi hana kuwapassa zvidhu iwo. ⁵⁴ Israel atessa ,nhabhassa watshe, pamanherezero haussissi watshe. ⁵⁵ Ninga mazvilonguera iye kuna wabhambo wathu, na ussissi wa Abrahamu ussissi watshe nkwa kwenda na kwenda. ⁵⁶ Maria adhagara na Izaberi muezi mitatu adhadzahirira kunhumba kuache. ⁵⁷ Padhashwika ngani kuti Izaberi abhare mwana wache, iye apassiwa mwana wa mamuna. ⁵⁸ Pashigarissano shao na ubhare wao adhava kuti mbuya adhatimizira ussissi wao kuna iye wadhadhekerwa na iye. ⁵⁹ Zwino zwidhaitika kuti pantsiku yashissere, wadhauya kudzagwandissa ndhembe mwana. Iwo wakadha kumuthudza Zakaria ninga bhambo wao. ⁶⁰ Dharo mai wache adhalonga: "Nkhabhe, iye anadzidhaindza Juau". ⁶¹ wadhamubvunza iye: "Hapana mundhu mudzinza mwathu anadhainzva na dzina reneri". ⁶² Iyo wadhamudzussa kwenda kuna bhambo wao wakadha kudziwa dzina rakadha kudhainzwa iye. ⁶³ Bhambo wache akumbira tabhwa idhoko aremba:Dzina lache ndi Juau, wentse wadhagara nakudzudzumika nazvo. ⁶⁴ Nakukassika, mulomo wache wafunguka, shililime tchatche chidhadzwika, iye aadhatoma kulonguessa, kunamata Mulungu. ⁶⁵ Napenepo kudhauiya kutshiya kwa wentse wakakhara mukhundu mwatche ,zwentse zvidhaitika zwabhararika chentse chissatshi chambuto iya Judeia. ⁶⁶ Wentse wale wadhabva zwenezvi, wakhara na kuzvuzvumika mumoiomwao, wachilongaÇ Ntswai zvinadzauya mbhare uyu?Napenepo mandza ambuiya akhari panaiye. ⁶⁷ Bhambo wako, Zakaria , akhadha dzara na nzimu wakutchena aphorofeta achilonga: ⁶⁸ Waderetu ndi Mbhuiya, Mulungu waku Israel, tangwe adhaona achirekerera wandhu watche. ⁶⁹ Iye adhamukira ife na nhanga yakuponessa panhumba ya David, mussenzi watche, ⁷⁰ Ninga zvidhalonga iye kare, na kudha kwamaprofeta akutchenessua. ⁷¹ Iye anati_uissira kupossua kwa wanhamarwa wathu mumanza mwa wentse wanatizonda. ⁷² Iye anadzdita zvenezvi kupanguizira ussissi kuna wabhambo wathu kunherezeressa chitenderano tchakutchena. ⁷³ Chitenderano tchenessi nkudhumbira kwaita iye na Abrahamo, bhambo wathu, ⁷⁴ kuti ife tirekererwe mumanza mwa nhamarwa wathu kuti ife timussenzere ne kutcha, ⁷⁵ wakutchenessua na kururama, pamberi pa iye, pantshiko zathu zentse. ⁷⁶ Ande, iwe, mphare, unadzadhainzwa mprofita wakudzauru, tangwe iwe unadzaenda passogoro pa mbuiya, kiaronzerera wadhu pa kuia kwatche. ⁷⁷ kuitira kudzikanike kuponessua kwa wadhu watche nakudha kwa kurekererwa kunhangaza kwao. ⁷⁸ Izvi zvinaitika nakudha kwa ussissi wa Mulungu wathu, na pakati pa izvo nhakudzuru anauiya kwa ife. ⁷⁹ Kudzavhenekera ware wari padhima na panvhuri wa kufa; Iye anaita zvenezvi kuti atifambisse mathanho athu munzira iyamutendere. ⁸⁰ Zvino mphare akura apasswa simba na mwiya wakutchena. Iye adhagara mutchecety kushwikira abhudhikira pabhene kuna wadhu wa Israel.