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1 prathamatO yE sAkSiNO vAkyapracArakAzcAsan tE'smAkaM madhyE yadyat sapramANaM vAkyamarpayanti sma
Sezvo vazhinji vakabata kuronga nhoroondo yezvinhu zvakavimbika zvizere pakati pedu,
2 tadanusAratO'nyEpi bahavastadvRttAntaM racayituM pravRttAH|
sezvavakapa kwatiri ivo kubva pakutanga vakazvionera, uye vari varanda veshoko,
3 ataEva hE mahAmahimathiyaphil tvaM yA yAH kathA azikSyathAstAsAM dRPhapramANAni yathA prApnOSi
zvakaonekwa zvakanaka kwandiriwo, ndanyatsoongorora zvinhu zvese kubva pakutanga, kuti ndikunyorerei nekutevedzanisa, imwi Teofiro changamire,
4 tadarthaM prathamamArabhya tAni sarvvANi jnjAtvAhamapi anukramAt sarvvavRttAntAn tubhyaM lEkhituM matimakArSam|
kuti muzive chokwadi chezvinhu zvamakadzidziswa.
5 yihUdAdEzIyahErOdnAmakE rAjatvaM kurvvati abIyayAjakasya paryyAyAdhikArI sikhariyanAmaka EkO yAjakO hArONavaMzOdbhavA ilIzEvAkhyA
Kwaivapo nemazuva aHerodhe mambo weJudhiya umwe mupristi wainzi Zakaria, weboka raAbhiya; nemukadzi wake waibva kuvanasikana vaAroni, nezita rake riri Erizabheti.
6 tasya jAyA dvAvimau nirdOSau prabhOH sarvvAjnjA vyavasthAzca saMmanya IzvaradRSTau dhArmmikAvAstAm|
Uye vari vaviri vakange vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vachifamba nemirairo yese nezviga zvaIshe, vasina chavangapomerwa.
7 tayOH santAna EkOpi nAsIt, yata ilIzEvA bandhyA tau dvAvEva vRddhAvabhavatAm|
Uye vakange vasina mwana, nokuti Erizabheti wakange ari mhanje, uye vakange vaenda pamakore vari vaviri.
8 yadA svaparyyAnukramENa sikhariya IzvAsya samakSaM yAjakIyaM karmma karOti
Zvino zvakaitika kuti wakati achiita ushumiri hweupristi pamberi paMwari, pachidanho cheboka rake,
9 tadA yajnjasya dinaparipAyyA paramEzvarasya mandirE pravEzakAlE dhUpajvAlanaM karmma tasya karaNIyamAsIt|
maererano netsika yeushumiri hweupristi, wakabatwa nemujenya kuti apise zvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira apinda mutembere yaIshe.
10 taddhUpajvAlanakAlE lOkanivahE prArthanAM kartuM bahistiSThati
Zvino chaunga chese chevanhu chakange chichinyengetera kunze nenguva yezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira.
11 sati sikhariyO yasyAM vEdyAM dhUpaM jvAlayati taddakSiNapArzvE paramEzvarasya dUta Eka upasthitO darzanaM dadau|
Zvino kwakaonekwa kwaari mutumwa waIshe, amire kurutivi rwerudyi rwearitari yezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira.
12 taM dRSTvA sikhariya udvivijE zazagkE ca|
Zvino Zakaria wakati achimuona akanetseka, kutya kukamuwira.
13 tadA sa dUtastaM babhASE hE sikhariya mA bhaistava prArthanA grAhyA jAtA tava bhAryyA ilIzEvA putraM prasOSyatE tasya nAma yOhan iti kariSyasi|
Asi mutumwa wakati kwaari: Usatya Zakaria; nokuti munyengetero wako wanzwikwa, nemukadzi wako Erizabheti achakuberekera mwanakomana, ugotumidza zita rake Johwani.
14 kinjca tvaM sAnandaH saharSazca bhaviSyasi tasya janmani bahava AnandiSyanti ca|
Uye uchava nemufaro nekupembera, nevazhinji vachafarira kuberekwa kwake.
15 yatO hEtOH sa paramEzvarasya gOcarE mahAn bhaviSyati tathA drAkSArasaM surAM vA kimapi na pAsyati, aparaM janmArabhya pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNaH
Nokuti achava mukuru pamberi paIshe, haangatongonwi waini kana zvinodhaka; uye achazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene kunyange kubva padumbu ramai vake.
16 san isrAyElvaMzIyAn anEkAn prabhOH paramEzvarasya mArgamAnESyati|
Nevazhinji vevana vaIsraeri achatendeusira kuna Ishe Mwari wavo;
17 santAnAn prati pitRNAM manAMsi dharmmajnjAnaM pratyanAjnjAgrAhiNazca parAvarttayituM, prabhOH paramEzvarasya sEvArtham EkAM sajjitajAtiM vidhAtunjca sa EliyarUpAtmazaktiprAptastasyAgrE gamiSyati|
uye iye achafamba pamberi pake mumweya nesimba raEria, kutendeusira moyo yemadzibaba kuvana, nevasingateereri kuuchenjeri hwevakarurama, kugadzirira Ishe vanhu vakagadzirwa.
18 tadA sikhariyO dUtamavAdIt kathamEtad vEtsyAmi? yatOhaM vRddhO mama bhAryyA ca vRddhA|
Zakaria akati kumutumwa: Izvozvi ndichazviziva nei? Nokuti ini ndava mukweguru, nemukadzi wangu waenda pamazuva ake.
19 tatO dUtaH pratyuvAca pazyEzvarasya sAkSAdvarttI jibrAyElnAmA dUtOhaM tvayA saha kathAM gadituM tubhyamimAM zubhavArttAM dAtunjca prESitaH|
Mutumwa achipindura akati kwaari: Ini ndini Gabhirieri, anomira pamberi paMwari; ndatumwa kuti nditaure kwauri, ndikuparidzire mashoko awa akanaka.
20 kintu madIyaM vAkyaM kAlE phaliSyati tat tvayA na pratItam ataH kAraNAd yAvadEva tAni na sEtsyanti tAvat tvaM vaktuMmazaktO mUkO bhava|
Zvino tarira, uchava chimumumu, usingagoni kutaura, kusvikira zuva rinoitika zvinhu izvi, nokuti hauna kutenda mashoko angu, achazadziswa nenguva yawo.
21 tadAnIM yE yE lOkAH sikhariyamapaikSanta tE madhyEmandiraM tasya bahuvilambAd AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
Vanhu vakange vakamirira Zakaria, vakashamisika nekunonoka kwake mutembere.
22 sa bahirAgatO yadA kimapi vAkyaM vaktumazaktaH sagkEtaM kRtvA niHzabdastasyau tadA madhyEmandiraM kasyacid darzanaM tEna prAptam iti sarvvE bubudhirE|
Zvino wakati abuda, akakonewa kutaura kwavari; vakaziva kuti akange aona chiratidzo mutembere; iye akavaninira nemaoko, akaramba ari chimumumu.
23 anantaraM tasya sEvanaparyyAyE sampUrNE sati sa nijagEhaM jagAma|
Zvino zvakaitika kuti mazuva okushumira kwake akati achangopera, akaenda kumba kwake.
24 katipayadinESu gatESu tasya bhAryyA ilIzEvA garbbhavatI babhUva
Zvino shure kwemazuva iwayo, mukadzi wake Erizabheti akatora mimba, akazvivanza mwedzi mishanu, achiti:
25 pazcAt sA panjcamAsAn saMgOpyAkathayat lOkAnAM samakSaM mamApamAnaM khaNPayituM paramEzvarO mayi dRSTiM pAtayitvA karmmEdRzaM kRtavAn|
Ishe wandiitira saizvozvi nemazuva aakanditarira, kuti abvise ruzvidzo rwangu pakati pevanhu.
26 aparanjca tasyA garbbhasya SaSThE mAsE jAtE gAlIlpradEzIyanAsaratpurE
Zvino nemwedzi wechitanhatu mutumwa Gabhirieri wakatumwa naMwari kuguta reGarirea rinonzi Nazareta,
27 dAyUdO vaMzIyAya yUSaphnAmnE puruSAya yA mariyamnAmakumArI vAgdattAsIt tasyAH samIpaM jibrAyEl dUta IzvarENa prahitaH|
kumhandara, yakange yatsidza kuwanikwa nemurume zita rake raiva Josefa, weimba yaDhavhidhi; uye zita remhandara riri Maria.
28 sa gatvA jagAda hE IzvarAnugRhItakanyE tava zubhaM bhUyAt prabhuH paramEzvarastava sahAyOsti nArINAM madhyE tvamEva dhanyA|
Mutumwa akapinda kwaari akati: Hekanhi, iwe une nyasha! Ishe anewe, wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pevakadzi.
29 tadAnIM sA taM dRSTvA tasya vAkyata udvijya kIdRzaM bhASaNamidam iti manasA cintayAmAsa|
Iye wakati achimuona akanetseka neshoko rake, akafunganya kuti uku kukwazisa rudzii kwakadai.
30 tatO dUtO'vadat hE mariyam bhayaM mAkArSIH, tvayi paramEzvarasyAnugrahOsti|
Zvino mutumwa akati kwaari: Usatya Maria; nokuti wawana nyasha kuna Mwari.
31 pazya tvaM garbbhaM dhRtvA putraM prasOSyasE tasya nAma yIzuriti kariSyasi|
Zvino tarira, uchava nemimba, ugozvara mwanakomana, uchatumidza zita rake kuti Jesu.
32 sa mahAn bhaviSyati tathA sarvvEbhyaH zrESThasya putra iti khyAsyati; aparaM prabhuH paramEzvarastasya piturdAyUdaH siMhAsanaM tasmai dAsyati;
Iye achava mukuru, achanzi Mwanakomana weWekumusoro-soro; Ishe Mwari achapa kwaari chigaro cheushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi.
33 tathA sa yAkUbO vaMzOpari sarvvadA rAjatvaM kariSyati, tasya rAjatvasyAntO na bhaviSyati| (aiōn g165)
Achatonga pamusoro peimba yaJakobho kusvikira narinhi, neushe hwake hahungavi nemugumo. (aiōn g165)
34 tadA mariyam taM dUtaM babhASE nAhaM puruSasaggaM karOmi tarhi kathamEtat sambhaviSyati?
Maria ndokuti kumutumwa: Izvi zvingava sei, nokuti handizivi murume?
35 tatO dUtO'kathayat pavitra AtmA tvAmAzrAyiSyati tathA sarvvazrESThasya zaktistavOpari chAyAM kariSyati tatO hEtOstava garbbhAd yaH pavitrabAlakO janiSyatE sa Izvaraputra iti khyAtiM prApsyati|
Mutumwa akapindura akati kwaari: Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro pako, nesimba reWekumusoro-soro richakudzikatira; naizvozvo icho chitsvene chichaberekwa newe chichanzi Mwanakomana waMwari.
36 aparanjca pazya tava jnjAtirilIzEvA yAM sarvvE bandhyAmavadan idAnIM sA vArddhakyE santAnamEkaM garbbhE'dhArayat tasya SaSThamAsObhUt|
Uye tarira, Erizabheti hama yako, iyewo wava nemimba yemwanakomana pakuchembera kwake; nemwedzi uno wava wechitanhatu kuna iye wainzi mhanje.
37 kimapi karmma nAsAdhyam Izvarasya|
Nokuti naMwari hakuna chinhu chisingazogoneki.
38 tadA mariyam jagAda, pazya prabhErahaM dAsI mahyaM tava vAkyAnusArENa sarvvamEtad ghaTatAm; ananataraM dUtastasyAH samIpAt pratasthE|
Maria ndokuti: Tarirai, murandakadzi waIshe; ngazvive kwandiri seshoko renyu. Mutumwa ndokubva kwaari.
39 atha katipayadinAt paraM mariyam tasmAt parvvatamayapradEzIyayihUdAyA nagaramEkaM zIghraM gatvA
Zvino Maria akasimuka nemazuva iwayo akaenda kunyika yezvikomo nekukurumidza, kuguta raJudha;
40 sikhariyayAjakasya gRhaM pravizya tasya jAyAm ilIzEvAM sambOdhyAvadat|
akapinda mumba maZakaria, akakwazisa Erizabheti.
41 tatO mariyamaH sambOdhanavAkyE ilIzEvAyAH karNayOH praviSTamAtrE sati tasyA garbbhasthabAlakO nanartta| tata ilIzEvA pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNA satI
Zvino zvakaitika kuti Erizabheti wakati achinzwa kukwazisa kwaMaria, mwana akatamba mudumbu rake; naErizabheti akazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene,
42 prOccairgaditumArEbhE, yOSitAM madhyE tvamEva dhanyA, tava garbbhasthaH zizuzca dhanyaH|
akadanidzira nenzwi guru, akati: Wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pevakadzi, uye chakaropafadzwa chibereko chedumbu rako!
43 tvaM prabhOrmAtA, mama nivEzanE tvayA caraNAvarpitau, mamAdya saubhAgyamEtat|
Ko zvandibvira nepi, kuti mai vaIshe wangu vauye kwandiri?
44 pazya tava vAkyE mama karNayOH praviSTamAtrE sati mamOdarasthaH zizurAnandAn nanartta|
Nokuti tarira, inzwi rekukwazisa kwako rangoti richisvika munzeve dzangu, mwana watamba mudumbu rangu nemufaro.
45 yA strI vyazvasIt sA dhanyA, yatO hEtOstAM prati paramEzvarOktaM vAkyaM sarvvaM siddhaM bhaviSyati|
Uye wakaropafadzwa anotenda, nokuti zvakataurwa naIshe kwaari zvichazadziswa.
46 tadAnIM mariyam jagAda| dhanyavAdaM parEzasya karOti mAmakaM manaH|
Maria akati: Moyo wangu unokudza Ishe,
47 mamAtmA tArakEzE ca samullAsaM pragacchati|
nemweya wangu unofara muna Mwari Muponesi wangu;
48 akarOt sa prabhu rduSTiM svadAsyA durgatiM prati| pazyAdyArabhya mAM dhanyAM vakSyanti puruSAH sadA|
nokuti wakatarira kuninipiswa kwemurandakadzi wake; nokuti tarira, kubva zvino mazera ese achati ndakaropafadzwa.
49 yaH sarvvazaktimAn yasya nAmApi ca pavitrakaM| sa Eva sumahatkarmma kRtavAn mannimittakaM|
Nokuti ane masimba wakandiitira zvinhu zvikuru; nezita rake idzvene.
50 yE bibhyati janAstasmAt tESAM santAnapaMktiSu| anukampA tadIyA ca sarvvadaiva sutiSThati|
Netsitsi dzake dziri kuna avo vanomutya kubva kumazera kusvika kumazera.
51 svabAhubalatastEna prAkAzyata parAkramaH| manaHkumantraNAsArddhaM vikIryyantE'bhimAninaH|
Wakaita zvine simba neruoko rwake; wakaparadzira vanozvikudza mundangariro dzemoyo yavo.
52 siMhAsanagatAllOkAn balinazcAvarOhya saH| padESUccESu lOkAMstu kSudrAn saMsthApayatyapi|
Wakaburusa vane masimba pazvigaro zvoushe, akasimudza vakaderera.
53 kSudhitAn mAnavAn dravyairuttamaiH paritarpya saH| sakalAn dhaninO lOkAn visRjEd riktahastakAn|
Vane nzara wakavagutsa nezvinhu zvakanaka, asi vafumi wakavaendesa vasina chinhu.
54 ibrAhImi ca tadvaMzE yA dayAsti sadaiva tAM| smRtvA purA pitRNAM nO yathA sAkSAt pratizrutaM| (aiōn g165)
Wakabatsira Israeri muranda wake kuti arangarire tsitsi,
55 isrAyElsEvakastEna tathOpakriyatE svayaM||
sezvaakataura kumadzibaba edu, kuna Abhurahama nekumbeu yake kusvikira rinhi narinhi. (aiōn g165)
56 anantaraM mariyam prAyENa mAsatrayam ilIzEvayA sahOSitvA vyAghuyya nijanivEzanaM yayau|
Maria akagara naye mwedzi inenge mitatu, akadzokera kumba kwake.
57 tadanantaram ilIzEvAyAH prasavakAla upasthitE sati sA putraM prAsOSTa|
Zvino nguva yaErizabheti yekusununguka kwake yakazara; akabereka mwanakomana.
58 tataH paramEzvarastasyAM mahAnugrahaM kRtavAn Etat zrutvA samIpavAsinaH kuTumbAzcAgatya tayA saha mumudirE|
Zvino vavakidzani nehama dzake vakati vanzwa kuti Ishe wakange amuitira tsitsi dzake huru, vakafara naye.
59 tathASTamE dinE tE bAlakasya tvacaM chEttum Etya tasya pitRnAmAnurUpaM tannAma sikhariya iti karttumISuH|
Zvino zvakaitika kuti nezuva rerusere vakauya kuzodzingisa mucheche, vakamutumidza maererano nezita rababa vake Zakaria.
60 kintu tasya mAtAkathayat tanna, nAmAsya yOhan iti karttavyam|
Asi mai vake vakapindura vakati: Kwete, asi achanzi Johwani.
61 tadA tE vyAharan tava vaMzamadhyE nAmEdRzaM kasyApi nAsti|
Vakati kwaari: Hakuna munhu kuhama dzako anodaidzwa nezita iri.
62 tataH paraM tasya pitaraM sikhariyaM prati sagkEtya papracchuH zizOH kiM nAma kAriSyatE?
Vakataura nemaoko kuna baba vake, kuti vanoda kuti anzi ani.
63 tataH sa phalakamEkaM yAcitvA lilEkha tasya nAma yOhan bhaviSyati| tasmAt sarvvE AzcaryyaM mEnirE|
Vakakumbira chinyorero, vakanyora vachiti: NdiJohwani zita rake; vakashamisika vese.
64 tatkSaNaM sikhariyasya jihvAjAPyE'pagatE sa mukhaM vyAdAya spaSTavarNamuccAryya Izvarasya guNAnuvAdaM cakAra|
Muromo wake ukazarurwa pakarepo, nerurimi rwake rukasununguka, akataura, achirumbidza Mwari.
65 tasmAccaturdiksthAH samIpavAsilOkA bhItA EvamEtAH sarvvAH kathA yihUdAyAH parvvatamayapradEzasya sarvvatra pracAritAH|
Kutya kukawira vese vaigara vakavakomba; nemashoko awa ese akataurwa kunyika yese yezvikomo yeJudhiya.
66 tasmAt zrOtArO manaHsu sthApayitvA kathayAmbabhUvuH kIdRzOyaM bAlO bhaviSyati? atha paramEzvarastasya sahAyObhUt|
Zvino vese vakanzwa, vakazviisa mumoyo mavo, vachiti: Mucheche uyu achazova ani? Uye ruoko rwaIshe rwakava naye.
67 tadA yOhanaH pitA sikhariyaH pavitrENAtmanA paripUrNaH san EtAdRzaM bhaviSyadvAkyaM kathayAmAsa|
Zvino Zakaria baba vake vakazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene, vakaporofita, vachiti:
68 isrAyElaH prabhu ryastu sa dhanyaH paramEzvaraH| anugRhya nijAllOkAn sa Eva parimOcayEt|
Ngaarumbidzwe Ishe Mwari waIsraeri, nokuti wakashanyira nekuita rudzikunuro kuvanhu vake;
69 vipakSajanahastEbhyO yathA mOcyAmahE vayaM| yAvajjIvanjca dharmmENa sAralyEna ca nirbhayAH|
akatisimudzira runyanga rweruponeso mumba maDhavhidhi muranda wake;
70 sEvAmahai tamEvaikam EtatkAraNamEva ca| svakIyaM supavitranjca saMsmRtya niyamaM sadA|
sezvaakataura nemuromo wevaporofita vake vatsvene, vakange varipo kubva pasichigare; (aiōn g165)
71 kRpayA puruSAn pUrvvAn nikaSArthAttu naH pituH| ibrAhImaH samIpE yaM zapathaM kRtavAn purA|
ruponeso pamhandu dzedu, neparuoko rwavese vanotivenga;
72 tamEva saphalaM karttaM tathA zatrugaNasya ca| RtIyAkAriNazcaiva karEbhyO rakSaNAya naH|
kuitira madzibaba edu tsitsi, nekurangarira sungano yake tsvene,
mhiko yaakapika kuna Abhurahama baba vedu;
74 yathOktavAn tathA svasya dAyUdaH sEvakasya tu|
kutipa, kuti tasunungurwa muruoko rwevavengi vedu, timushumire tisingatyi;
75 vaMzE trAtAramEkaM sa samutpAditavAn svayam|
muutsvene nekururama pamberi pake mazuva ese eupenyu hwedu.
76 atO hE bAlaka tvantu sarvvEbhyaH zrESTha Eva yaH| tasyaiva bhAvivAdIti pravikhyAtO bhaviSyasi| asmAkaM caraNAn kSEmE mArgE cAlayituM sadA| EvaM dhvAntE'rthatO mRtyOzchAyAyAM yE tu mAnavAH|
Newe mucheche, uchanzi muporofita weWekumusoro-soro, nokuti uchatungamira pamberi pechiso chaIshe, kugadzirira nzira dzake;
77 upaviSTAstu tAnEva prakAzayitumEva hi| kRtvA mahAnukampAM hi yAmEva paramEzvaraH|
kupa ruzivo rweruponeso kuvanhu vake mukanganwiro yezvivi zvavo;
78 UrdvvAt sUryyamudAyyaivAsmabhyaM prAdAttu darzanaM| tayAnukampayA svasya lOkAnAM pApamOcanE|
netsitsi dzemoyo dzaMwari wedu, mauri mambakwedza anobva kumusoro anotishanyira;
79 paritrANasya tEbhyO hi jnjAnavizrANanAya ca| prabhO rmArgaM pariSkarttuM tasyAgrAyI bhaviSyasi||
kuvhenekera vagere murima nemumvuri worufu, nekururamisa tsoka dzedu munzira yerugare.
80 atha bAlakaH zarIrENa buddhyA ca varddhitumArEbhE; aparanjca sa isrAyElO vaMzIyalOkAnAM samIpE yAvanna prakaTIbhUtastAstAvat prAntarE nyavasat|
Mucheche akakura, akasimba mumweya, akava mumarenje, kusvikira zuva rekuratidzwa kwake kuna Israeri.
