Luka 1
1 Bi niba boncianla jagi ke ban diani, ki togdi ya bontienkaala n tieni ti siiga nni,
BECAUSE many have willed to record histories of those transactions of which we are persuaded, according to that which they have delivered to us,
2 ti kpaagi yaaba n tie kasiednba leni bi nuni hali micilma, ki tua U Tienu maama tuonsɔla.
(they) who from the first were eye-witnesses and ministers of his doctrine;
3 Lan wani, n mo kali, ki jagi, ki buali, ki bandi bonŋanla yaali n tieni hali mi cilma, ki ba diani, ki togdi a leni mi kpaagma, fini, n buado leni n nicɔlnka Teofili.
it appeared also to me, that having been intimately near to them all, I should record every thing in its order for thee, illustrious Theophile,
4 Yeni, a ba bandi ŋan ga ya bangima mɔmɔni cain.
that thou mayest know the truth of those doctrines in which thou hast been instructed.
5 herodi ṅ bo tie Jude badciamo ya yogu, salga yidka bo ye, ki yi Sakali, ki tie Abia salga yidkaaba cagli yua. O denpua bo tie Aron puolŋuanu, ki yi Elisabeti
THERE was in the days of Herodes, king of the Jihudoyee, a certain priest whose name was Zakaria, of the service of the house of Abia, and his wife (was) of the daughters of Aharun; her name was Elishaba.
6 Bi kuli bo tie nitegnkaaba U Tienu nintuali; bi kuli bo cɔlni U Tienu ñɔmabona, leni o yobdaano bali maama kuli, kaa pia kpiadma.
And they were both just before Aloha, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without blame.
7 Bi bo ki pia biga kelima Elisabeti bo tie ŋɔlga, ke bani bilie kuli ji bo podi o.
But they had no son because Elishaba was barren, and both had become many in their days.
8 Dayeli, Sakali den yidi salga U Tienu dieli nni, li den tie bi cagli salga yidma yogu i;
But it was while he was acting-as-priest in the order of his ministry before Aloha,
9 bi den cɔlni salga yidkaaba danbogda, ki lugdi o ke wan kua salga yidkaanu, ki ŋubni li ŋubli.
according to the custom of the priesthood he came to set on incense, and entered into the temple of the Lord.
10 Li ŋubli salga yidma yognu, ku niwulgu kuli den se niipo, ki jaandi.
And all the congregation of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
11 O diedo maleki den ludi o, ki legdi, ki sedi li ŋubli salga binbinli jienu po.
And there appeared to him, to Zakaria, the angel of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense.
12 Sakali ṅ la o, o yama ṅ pudi, ti jawaandi ṅ cuo o.
And Zakaria trembled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
13 Ama, maleki ṅ maadi o: “Da jie, Sakali, ki dugni, U Tienu gbadi a jaandi. A denpua Elisabeti ba punbi, ki mali a po bonjaga, ŋan yini o Jan.
And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zakaria, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elishaba shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Juchanon.
14 O ba tua a po pamancianli, ke bi niba boncianla ba mangi bi pala o madi po.
And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:
15 O ba tua niciamo O Diedo nintuali. O kan ñu daamɔngu, ki nan buali daapaama. O ba ya gbie leni U Tienu foŋanma, ki da ŋaani mi biima.
for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong liquor shall he not drink, and with the Spirit of Holiness shall he be filled, from the womb of his mother.
16 Isayeli yaaba boncianla ba guani O Diedo, bi tienu kani.
And many of the sons of Isroel shall he convert to the Lord their Aloha.
17 O ba sɔni o tuonli ki dudi U Tienu nunbu nni leni Elia fuoma leni o paaciamu, ki cedi bibaanba leni bi bila ṅ guani ki mangi leni bi yaba, ki todi yaaba n ki tie nicɔlnkaaba, ban togdi bi nitegnkaaba maalma, ki ji bobni, ki tua ya nibuolu n ye U Tienu po.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and the power of Elia the prophet, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and those who believe not to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people.
18 Sakali ṅ buali maleki: “Be n ba teni min bandi? Kelima mini nba n ciandi, ke n denpua mo podi boncianla”.
And Zakaria said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife many in her days.
19 Maleki ṅ guani ki jiini o: Mini n tie Gabiyeli, ki ye U Tienu kani, ki tuuni o po. Wani n sɔni nni ke min caa u tondu, ki pa ŋa ya laabaalŋamo ne.
And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, I stand before Aloha, and I have been sent to speak with thee and to announce to thee these things.
20 Lanwani, lan ba tieni maama n ne: A ba tua muulo, ki kan fidi ki maadi, hali ki tuoni ya daali ke min puni a ya laabaalŋamo ne yogu ba pundi, lan tieni ki dudi.
From henceforth thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be able to speak, till the day when these things shall be done, because thou hast not believed these words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21 Lan kuli ṅ den tie ya yognu, bi niba den guu Sakali, ke li pagi ba leni wan waagi salga binbinli dieli nni.
But the people were standing, and expecting Zakaria. and were wondering at his delay in the temple.
22 Wan ji den ñani, o ji den kan fidi ki maadi leni li nitaanli. Bi ji den bandi ke o la bonlegdikaali salga binbinli dieli nni. Wani ji den tua muulo, ki ji maadi leni o nui.
But when Zakaria had come forth, he could not speak to them; and he made them understand that he had seen a vision in the temple, and signing he signed to them, and remained dumb.
23 Wan gbeni o salga yidma dana, ke o guani, ki kuni o denpo.
And when the days of his service were fulfilled, he came to his house.
24 Lan tieni danaba, o denpua Elisabeti ṅ punbi, ki tieni ŋmaali mu, ki ye deni, kaa ña. O den maadi o pali nni,
And it was after those days Elishaba his wife conceived, and she secluded herself five months.
25 “Ne tie O Diedo tuonli i. O diidi nni leni mi yanbuama, ki piini yaali n den tie n po fee, bi niba kuli siiga.
And she said, These things hath the Lord done for me in the days of my desolation, to take away my reproach from among the children of men.
26 ŋmaali luoba ṅ pendi, Elisabeti tugpunbdi puoli, U Tienu ṅ sɔni maleki Gabyeli Galile dociamu nni, ke bi yi li dogu Nasareti.
BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,
27 jifaano kani, ke o tie ja cikpenga, ke bi yi o Josefi, ke o tie o badciamo, Davidi puolŋuanu. Li jifaano den yi Maari.
unto a Virgin espoused to a man whose name was Jauseph, of the house of David, and the name of the Virgin was Mariam.
28 Maleki ṅ kua o kani, ki yedi o: “Mangi a pali, fini yua ke U Tienu cabi a o ŋanbili; O Diedo ye leni a.”
And the angel entered to her, and said to her, Peace to thee, full of grace! our Lord is with thee, thou blessed among women!
29 Mari yama ṅ yagi boncianla, li maama po; wan buali o pali nni lan ya fuodi niima nni.
But she, when she saw, was troubled at his words, and reasoned what this salutation was.
30 Maleki ṅ maadi o: Da jie, Maari, kelima U Tienu n cabi a o ŋanbili.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mariam, for thou hast found favour with Aloha.
31 Yaali n ba tieni n ne: Li kan kandi dana, a ba punbi, ki mali bonjaga, ki yini o Jesu.
For, behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jeshu.
32 O ba tua niciamo, ban yini o “Tanpojoma Tienu Bijua” O Diedo U Tienu ba teni o o yaja, o badciamo Dafidi badkpagli.
He will be great, and the Son of the Most High shall he be called, and Aloha the Lord shall give unto him the throne of David his father.
And he shall reign over the house of Jakub for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (aiōn g165)
34 Maari ṅ maadi maleki, li ba tieni ledi, kelima n tie powandiali i, n ki bani ja?
And Mariam said to the angel, How shall this be, because a man is not known to me?
35 Maleki ṅ guani ki jiini o, “U Tienu foŋanma ba jiidi a po, ke Tanpojoma Tienu paaciamu ṅ fibni a leni o junjungu. Lan ya po i, ke bi ba yini ŋan ba mali ya biga U Tienu Biga.
The angel answered and said to her, The Spirit of Holiness shall come, and the Power of the Most High shall shadow over thee; on account of this He who (shall be) born from thee is the Holy, and the Son of Aloha shall be called.
36 Diidi, a kpiilo Elisabeti mo punbi, ki guu bonjaga yeni wan ciandi maama kuli, ke bi tua ke o ji kan baa biga; o ji ye o ŋmaaluobidi n yeni.
And behold, Elishaba thy kinswoman, she also beareth a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her, -to her who is called the barren.
37 Kelima U Tienu ki pia wan gbali yaala.
For nothing is difficult to Aloha.
38 Maari ṅ maadi: “N tie O Diedo tuonsɔnlo i, ŋan yedi nni yaala ṅ tieni ki dudi nani lan buali maama. Ke maleki ñani ki ŋa o.
And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.
39 Li ki waagi ke Maari fii, ki ŋmaa tonma, ki gedi Jude juana dociamu nni.
AND Mariam arose in those days, and went with haste to the mountain to a city of Jehud;
40 Ki kua Sakali deni, ki fuondi Elisabeti.
and she entered into the house of Zakaria, and saluted Elishaba.
41 Wan gbadi Maari fuondi ya yognu, ke o biga yugi ki ciidi o tugu nni, ke Elisabeti gbie leni U Tienu foŋanma.
And it was that when Elishaba heard the salutation of Mariam, the infant leaped in her womb. And she was filled with the Spirit of Holiness;
42 Ke o fiini u nialu, ki kpaandi, ki yedi: “A baa mi yedŋanma bi puoba kuli siiga, ke a tugu nni biga mo gbie leni mi yedŋanma.
and she cried with a loud voice, and said unto Mariam, Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb!
43 Be n teni ke n dagdi yeni li seli, ke O Diedo naa cua n kani ki bua la nni.
Whence unto me is this, That the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Kelima diidi min gbadi ke a fuondi nni ya yognu, ke n biga jeli leni li pamanli n tugu nni.
For, lo, as fell the voice of thy salutation on my ears, For great Joy leaped the infant in my womb.
45 U yenyienŋamu (mi yedŋama) ye leni fini yua n dugi ke U Tienu ṅ sɔni a po ya tondu ba tieni ki dudi”
And happy is she who hath believed, For there is a fulfilment of those things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
46 Lan yognu, Ke Maari yedi: “N naano yiini O Diedo kpiagdi.
And Mariam said: My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 Ke n yantiali mangdi li pali, O Diedo U Tienu, n candaano po.
And my spirit rejoiceth in Aloha my Saviour,
48 Kelima o tuo ki tibni ki diidi mini talga, o tuonsɔnlo. Lan ya po, lan fii lan faa, leni yogu kuli, bi ba yini nni o cabŋandaano.
Who hath looked upon the lowliness of his handmaid: For, behold, from now all generations shall give blessedness to me.
49 Kelima U Tienu, U Paaciamu daano tieni n po yaali n yabi.
Because he hath done for me great things, he who is mighty, And holy is his name.
50 O ŋanma ba tandi nifiima ṅ tuu nifiima yaaba n cɔlni o po.
And his grace is for ages and generations Upon those who fear him.
51 O tandi o nuu leni u paaciamu, ki yadi yaaba ya pala n gbie leni ti japaadi'
He hath wrought victory with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 O tudi ki jiini bi paadanba bi badkpaga po. ki nan duoni talganba.
He hath overturned the mighty from their thrones, And hath exalted the humble.
53 O gbieni a konkonba leni a bonŋana, ki nan deli ki yaani bi ŋalmandanba i nuukuomi.
The hungry he hath satisfied with good things, And the rich he hath sent away empty.
54 Nn, O puni Isayeli, mi todma o pakɔnli kuli po, ki waani o ŋanma ya nibuolu n tie o tuonsɔnba po.
He hath helped Isroel his servant, And hath remembered his mercy;
55 (Nani wan bo niani ti yajanba) Abalahama leni o puolŋuani hali ya yogu n ki pia gbenma. (aiōn g165)
As he spake with our fathers, With Abraham and with his seed for ever. (aiōn g165)
56 Maari kali leni Elisabeti nani ŋmaali taa yeni, ki guani ki kuni o denpo
And Mariam stayed with Elishaba three months, and returned to her house.
57 Elisabeti madi ji bo nagi n yeni, ke o mali bonjaga.
BUT to Elishaba had come the time that she should give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
58 O kuantalieba leni o kpiiba den bandi O Diedo ṅ tieni o po ya ŋanbli. ki tieni u badu leni o, ki waani bi pamanli ṅ dagdi maama.
And her neighbours and the sons of her family heard that Aloha had magnified his grace upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 O madi n ́pendi daaniili daali, ban cua ki ba kuani ki canpandga ku kɔnciagu. Bi den bua ban yini ki biga “Sakali” nani o báa n ́yi maama,
And it was the eighth day, and they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zakaria.
60 ama ke o naá jiini ki maadi, “N N, O baa yi Jan i.”
And his mother answered and said to them, Not so; but he shall be called Juchanon.
61 Ama ke bi maadi o, “Nilo ki ye i diegu nni ki gaani lan ya yeli”
And they said to her, No man in thy kindred is called by this name.
62 Lan wani, ke bi buali bibáa mi muulma nni, wan bua yini ki biga maama.
And they signed to his father (to show) how he willed they should call him.
63 O báa ń buali, ban teni o ki kpagdiankaaga (walga), wan diani ya lanbona ne, “O yeli tie Jan.” Lan tua bi kuli ya po pagili.
And he requested a tablet, and wrote, and said, Juchanan is his name. And every man wondered.
64 Lan yognu liga, o ñɔbu ń mubdi, o lanbu ń tabdi. Wan ji ya maadi, ki kpiagdi U Tienu.
And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spake, and blessed Aloha.
65 Ti jawaandi den cuo yaaba n den gaani ki lindi ba. Li laabaali den yadi i kaani kuli, Jude juana dogi nni.
And there was fear upon all around them; and in all the hill country of Jehud were these things spoken.
66 Yaaba n den gbadi li maama den maadi: “Ya biga ne ba tua be?” kelima U Tienu den ye leni o.
And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Sakali ki biga báa den gbie leni U Tienu foŋanma, ke o pua sawali, ki yedi:
And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:
68 Dondi mani O Diedo, Isayeli tienu, kelima, o todi o buolu, ki faabi u.
Blessed be the Lord, the Aloha of Israel; For he hath visited his people, and wrought for him redemption,
69 Ti ya po, o candaano yua n gbie leni u paaciamu mali o tuonsɔnlo, o badciamo Dafidi puolŋuani siiga.
And hath raised up for us the horn of redemption In the house of David his servant;
70 Wan den sɔni o sawalpuaba yaaba n gbie leni U Tienu foŋanma, ke bi niani ti yajanba yaala hali mi cilma, tieni ki dudi. (aiōn g165)
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Who have been from of old, (aiōn g165)
71 Ke o ba faabi ti ti yibalinba nui nni, leni ti nantieba gbanmanu kani.
That we should be delivered from our adversaries, And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 O tie bonli kuli ke li wangi o ŋancianma ti yajanba po, ki gɔa ki tiadi o n̄ɔnianu.
To perform his grace with our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
73 Wan den niani ti yaja, Abalahama yaali tieni ki dudi.
The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, -
74 O poli ke o ya fie ti ti yibalinba nui nni, o ba cabi ti ki nunmanga, tin ya jaandi o kaa jie
That to us he would grant That, being delivered from the hand of our adversaries, Without fear we might serve before him
75 Ki tuuni o tuona, ki tie o buolŋamu, ki tie nitegnkaaba o nintuali daali kuli ti yenyienu nni.
All our days in righteousness.
76 Nn, Ke fini, ki biñidga, bi ba yini a Tanpojoma sawalpualo, kelima, a ba ga sanliiga, ki cuoni U Tienu nintuali, ki bobni o sanu
And thou, child, the Prophet of the Most High Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, And thou shalt prepare his way;
77 Ki teni o buolu ń bandi ke U Tienu puni u mi faabma, ki tieni u tuonbiidi po sugli.
To give the knowledge of salvation to his people In the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Kelima ti tienu gbie leni ti niñinpadi leni mi ŋanma. Lanyapo, ku yenpudkaagu ba ña tanpoli, ki yendi ti po.
Through the compassions of the grace of our Aloha; Whereby the morn-splendour shall visit us from on high,
79 Ki yendi yaaba kuli n ye li biigli nni leni mi kuuma junjungu nni, ki pegdi ti taaŋmaadi mi yanduanma (li yanŋaali) sanu po
To illumine those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death. And to direct our feet into the way of peace.
80 Ki biga den yabdi, ke o yantiali mo paagdi ki pugdi. O den ti juodi ki ye ki tinkuonga nni i, hali yeni ya yogu ke o ti legdi ki waani o yuli Isayeli buolu po.
And the child grew, and was strong in the spirit, and was in the desert till the day of his manifestation unto Isroel.
