Luke 1
1 Go tsala e e ratang Modimo. Dipolelo tse dintsi kaga Keresete di setse di kwadilwe di dirisiwa ka maitshegeletso a tsone jaaka dipolelo mo go rona go tswa mo barutweng ba pele le ba bangwe ba ba di boneng ka matlho.
Seeing that many took in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,
as they delivered to us, who from the beginning became eyewitnesses, and officers of the word,
3 Le fa go ntse jalo, go ne ga diragala mo go nna gore go ka siama fa nka boelela dipolelo tse gape go simolola ka palo ya ntlha go ya kwa go ya bofelo morago ga tlhotlhomiso tota ke be ke lo bolelela polelo e.
it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to you in order, most noble Theophilus,
4 Go lo tlhomamisetsa boammaaruri kaga se lo se rutilweng.
that you may know the certainty of the things wherein you were instructed.
5 Polelo ya me e simologa ka Moperesiti wa Sejuta, ebong Sakarea yo o tshedileng ka lobaka lwa Herode e le kgosi ya Judea. Sakarea e ne e le leloko la batsamaisi ba Tempele ya ga Abija, (mosadi wa gagwe Elisabetha le ene o ne a tshwana le ene e le leloko la baperesiti ba morafe wa Sejuta, wa losika lwa ga Arone.)
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth;
6 Sakarea le Elisabetha e ne e le batho ba ba boifang Modimo, ba tlhokometse go utlwa melao yotlhe ya Modimo mo moweng le mo lokwalong.
and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,
7 Mme ba ne ba sena bana, gonne Elisabetha e ne e le moopa; mme ka bobedi jwa bone ba bo ba tsofetse thata.
and they had no child, because that Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
8 Ka letsatsi lengwe ya re Sakarea a tsamaisa tiro ya gagwe mo Templeng, gonne lesomo la gagwe le ne le le mo tirong mo bekeng eo, tlotlego ya mo tlela ya go tsena mo felong ga Boitshepo go ya go fisa mashwalo fa Pele ga Modimo.
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make incense, having gone into the temple of the LORD,
10 Ka lobakanyana, bontsi jwa kokoano ya batho jwa emela kwa ntle ga Tempele, ba rapela jaaka ba tle ba dire fa mashwalo a fisiwa.
and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
11 Sakarea o ne a le mo felong ga boitshepo fa ka tshoganetso Moengele a iponatsa mo go ene, a eme ka fa letsogong le legolo la sebeso sa ma-shwalo! Sakarea o ne a tshogile ebile a gamaregile.
And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
13 Mme moengele a mo raya a re, “Se boife, Sakarea! Gonne ke tletse go go bolelela gore Modimo o utlwile thapelo ya gago le mosadi wa gago Elisabetha o tlaa tshola ngwana wa mosimane! Mme o tlaa mo raya leina o re Johane.
and the messenger said to him, “Do not fear, Zacharias, for your supplication was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you will call his name John,
14 Ka bobedi jwa lona lo tlaa nna le boipelo jo bogolo le boitumelo ka botsalo jwa gagwe, mme ba le bantsi ba tla ipela le lona.
and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 Gonne e tlaa nna mongwe wa batho ba bagolo ba Morena. A se ka a nwa mofine kgotsa seno se se tagisang-gonne o sa le a tladitswe ka Mowa o o Boitshepo, le e leng pele ga a tsalwa!
for he will be great before the LORD, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and he will be full of the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb;
16 Mme o tlaa tlhotlheletsa Bajuta ba le bantsi go sokologela mo go Morena Modimo wa gagwe.
and he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God,
17 E tlaa nna motho yo o mowa o makgawekgawe a nonofile jaaka Elija, moporofiti yo mogolo; mme o tlaa etelela pele go tla ga ga Mesia, a baakanyetsa batho go goroga ga gagwe. O tlaa ba ruta go rata Morena fela jaaka bagolwane ba bone ba ne ba dira, le go tshela jaaka batho ba ba boifang Mo-dimo.”
and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”
18 Hong Sakarea a raya moengele a re, “Mme mo ga go kgonege! Ke setse ke le monna mogolo jaanong, le mosadi wa me le ene o tsofetse.”
And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”
19 Hong moengele a mo raya a re, “Ke Gabariele ke eme sentle fa pele ga Modimo. Ke one o o ntho-mileng kwa go wena ka mafoko a a molemo a!
And the messenger answering said to him, “I am Gabriel, who has been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim this good news to you,
20 Mme jaanong, ka gore ga o a ka wa ntumela, o tlaa dirwa semumu, o tlaa palelwa ke go bua go fitlhelela ngwana a tsholwa. Gonne mafoko a me a tlaa diragala ka nako e e leng yone.”
and behold, you will be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things will come to pass, because you did not believe my words that will be fulfilled in their season.”
21 Ka lobakanyana kokoano ya batho kwa ntle ba bo ba letile Sakarea go boa, ebile ba gakgametse gore ke eng fa a diegile.
And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his lingering in the temple,
22 Ya re a tswa a bo a palelwa, ke go bua nabo, jalo ba lemoga fa a bonye ponatshegelo mo tempeleng. Ene a nna a ba gwetlha fela a ntse.
and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, and he was beckoning to them, and remained mute.
23 Hong a nna mo Tempeleng selekanyo sa malatsi a a setseng a tiro ya gagwe ya Tempele mme morago a boela gae.
And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,
24 Ka bonako morago ga lobaka Elisabetha mosadi wa gagwe a ithwala a nna a le nosi selekanyo sa kgwedi tse tlhano.
and after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25 “A goa” a re, “Morena o pelotlhomogi mo go kae, go ntsha tlotlologo ya me ya go tlhoka bana!”
“Thus the LORD has done to me, in days in which He looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.”
26 Kgwedi e e latelang Modimo wa roma moengele Gabariele kwa Nasaretha, motse wa Galalea,
And in the sixth month the messenger Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
27 kwa kgarebaneng, Marea, yo o neng a beeletswe go nyalwa ke monna yo o neng a bidiwa Josefe, wa lotso lwa ga Kgosi Dafide.
to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.
28 Gabariele a iponatsa mo go ene a re, “A go nne boitumelo kgarebane e e rategang! Morena o na le wena!”
And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
29 Marea o ne a tshwenyegile thata fa a leka go akanya se moengele a ka neng a se raya.
and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.
30 Moengele a mo raya a re, “Se tshoge Marea, gonne Modimo o thata.
And the messenger said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God;
31 Ka bonako jaanong o tlaa ithwala mme o tlaa nna le ngwana wa mosimane, mme o tlaa mo raya leina o re ‘Jesu’
and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
32 O tlaa nna mogolo thata mme o tlaa bidiwa Morwa Modimo. Mme Morena Modimo o tlaa mo naya setilo sa bogosi sa mogolwagolwane wa gagwe Dafide.
He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,
and He will reign over the house of Jacob for all ages; and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (aiōn g165)
34 Mme Marea a botsa moengele a re, “Ke ka nna jang le ngwana? ke le kgarebane.”
And Mary said to the messenger, “How will this be, seeing I do not know a husband?”
35 Moengele a mo fetola a re, “Mowa o o Boitshepo o tlaa tla mo go wena, le nonofo ya Modimo e tlaa go apesa, jalo ngwana yo o tlaa mo tsholang o tlaa ba a le boitshepo e le Morwa Modimo.
And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
36 Mo godimo ga moo, Elisabetha ntsalao wa ‘moopa’ jaaka a bidiwa-o setse a na le dikgwedi di le thataro a ithwele mo botsofeng ja gagwe!
and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
37 Gonne tsholofetso nngwe le nngwe e e tswang mo Modimong e tlaa diragala.”
because nothing will be impossible with God.”
38 Mme Marea a re, “Ke motlhanka wa Morena e bile ke batla go dira sengwe le sengwe se o se batlang. A sengwe le sengwe se o se buileng se diragale.” Hong moengele a nyelela.
And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.
39 Morago ga malatsi a se kae Marea a itlhaganelela kwa makhubung a Judea kwa motseng o Sakarea o neng a nna mo go one, go etela Elisabetha.
And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,
and entered into the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.
41 Mme ya re Elisabetha a utlwa tumediso ya ga Marea, ngwana a tlola mo sebopelong sa gagwe mme Elisabetha a tlala Mowa o o Boitshepo.
And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the baby leapt in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 A tshega ka boitumelo a raya Marea a re, “o ratilwe ke Modimo mo basading botlhe, le ngwana, wa gago, o tlhologeletswe kgalalelo ya Modimo e kgolo.
and spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the Fruit of your womb;
43 Ana ke tlotlo e kgolo thata jang, e Mma-Morena wa me o nketetseng ka yone!
and from where [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come to me?
44 Erile fa ke utlwa lentswe la gago ka nako e o neng o ntumedisa ka yone, ngwana a tlola mo sebopelong sa me ka boitumelo!
For behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the baby in my womb leapt in gladness;
45 O dumetse gore Modimo o tlaa dira se o se buileng; ke ka moo o go neileng letlhogonolo le le gakgamatsang le.”
and blessed [is] she who believed, for there will be a completion to the things spoken to her from the LORD.”
46 Marea a fetola a re, “Ao, ke galaletsa Morena jang.
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the LORD,
47 Ke itumela jang mo Modimong Mmoloki!
And my spirit was glad on God my Savior,
48 Gonne o tlhokometse motlhanka wa one wa morweetsana, le jaanong kokomana morago ga kokomana go ya bosakhutleng ba tlaa mpitsa mosegofadiwa wa Modimo.
Because He looked on the lowliness of His maidservant, For behold, from now on all the generations will call me blessed,
49 “Gonne ene yo mogolo yo o boitshepo, o ntiretse dilo tse dikgolo.
For He who is mighty did great things to me, And holy [is] His Name,
50 Boutlwelo-botlhoko jwa gagwe bo tsamaya go tsweng kokomaneng go ya kokomaneng, mo go botlhe ba ba o boifang:
And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him;
51 “Nonofo ya letsogo la gagwe e kgolo jang! O faladitse baikgantshi le ba ba ikgodisang.
He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
52 O digile dikgosi tse di kgolo mo ditilong tsa tsone tsa bogosi mme o godisitse ba ba ingotlileng.
He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,
53 O kgorisitse dipelo tse di bolailweng ke tlala mme o busitse bahumi ba sa tsaya sepe.
He filled the hungry with good, And the rich He sent away empty;
54 Ebile o thusitse motlhanka wa gagwe Iseraele jang! Ga a ka a lebala tsholofetso ya kutlwelo-botlhoko.
He has taken hold of His servant Israel, To remember kindness,
55 “Gonne o solofeditse bo rraarona-Aberahame le bana ba gagwe go nna kutlwelo-botlhoko mo go bone go ya bosakhutleng.” (aiōn g165)
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed—throughout the age.” (aiōn g165)
56 Marea a nna le Elisabetha selekanyo sa dikgwedi tse tharo mme a boela kwa legaeng la gagwe.
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.
57 Ka nako e, tebelelo ya ga Elisabetha e ne e setse e wetse, ka gore lobaka lo ne lo setse lo fitlhile lwa ngwana gore a tsholwe mme ya bo e le mosimane.
And to Elizabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bore a son,
58 Mme lefoko la anamela ka bonako kwa go bangwe ka ene le ba losika gore Morena o mo diretse molemo go le kae, mme mongwe le mongwe a itumela.
and the neighbors and her relatives heard that the LORD was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 E rile fa ngwana a na le malatsi a fera bobedi botlhe ba losika le ditsala ba tla modirong wa thupiso. Botlhe ba ne ba ithaya ba re leina la ngwana e tlaa nna Sakarea, a reelelwa rraagwe.
And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,
60 Mme Elisabetha a re, “Nnyaa! O tshwanetse go bidiwa Johane!”
and his mother answering said, “No, but he will be called John.”
61 Mme ba gakgamala ba re, “Wa reng? Ga go na ope mo go ba gaeno wa leina leo.”
And they said to her, “There is none among your relatives who is called by this name,”
62 Jalo ba botsa rangwana, ba bua le ene ka diatla.
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
63 Mme a kopa pampiri e e kwalelang mme mo kgakgamalong ya mongwe le mongwe a kwala a re, “Leina la gagwe ke Johane!”
and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name”; and they all wondered;
64 Ka bonako Sakarea a kgona go bua gape, mme a simolola go baka Modimo.
and his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
65 Kgakgamalo ya wela botlhe ba ba agileng gaufi, mme mafoko a se se diregileng a anama le dithota tsa Judea.
And fear came on all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,
66 Mme batho botlhe ba ba utlwileng kaga gone, ba akanya ka boleele ba ipotsa ba re, “Re a gakgamala gore ngwana yo o tsile go nna eng? Gonne letsogo la Morena ruri le mo okame ka mokgwa mongwe wa botlhokwa.”
and all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the LORD was with him.
67 Hong rraagwe ebong Sakarea a tlala Mowa o o Boitshepo mme a ntsha polelopele e e reng:
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68 Bakang Modimo, Morena wa Iseraele gonne o tsile go etela batho ba gagwe mme o ba golotse.
“Blessed [is] the LORD, the God of Israel, Because He looked on, And worked redemption for His people,
69 O re romeletse Mmoloki yo o senatla a tswa mo losikeng lwa motlhanka wa gagwe Dafide,
And raised a horn of salvation to us, In the house of His servant David,
70 fela jaaka a solofeditse ka baporofiti ba gagwe ba ba boitshepo mo lobakeng lo lo fetileng (aiōn g165)
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; (aiōn g165)
71 gore o tlaa re romelela mongwe yo o tlaa re gololang mo babeng ba rona, le mo go botlhe ba ba re ilang.
Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
72 “O na a le kutlwelobotlhoko mo bagolwaneng ba rona, ee, mo go Aberahame ka bo ene, ka go gakologelwa tsholofetso ya gagwe e e boitshepo mo go ene,
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
An oath that He swore to Abraham our father,
74 le go re naya tshwanelo ya go direla Modimo kwa ntle ga poifo, re golotswe mo babeng ba rona.
To give to us, without fear, Having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
75 Le go re dira boitshepo le go amogelesega, re siametse go ema fa pele ga one ka bosakhutleng.
To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
76 “Mme wena morwaaka yo mmotlana, o tlaa bidiwa moporofiti wa Modimo o o galalelang, gonne o tlaa baakanya ditsela tsa ga Mesia.
And you, child, Prophet of the Highest will you be called; For you will go before the face of the LORD, To prepare His ways.
77 O tlaa bolelela batho ba one ka fa ba ka bonang poloko ka teng ka boitshwarelo jwa dibe.
To give knowledge of salvation to His people In forgiveness of their sins,
78 Gotlhe mo go tlaa nna ka ntlha ya gore boutlwelo-botlhoko jwa Modimo wa rona bo bonolo thata, e bile bosa jwa legodimo bo tlaa re sela.
Through the yearnings of our God, In which the rising from on high looked on us,
79 Go bonesetsa ba ba ntseng mo lefifing la moruti wa loso, le go re goga mo tseleng ya kagiso.”
To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.”
80 Mme e rile ngwana a sena go gola a rata Modimo thata. A nna kwa ntle mo sekakeng a le esi go fitlhelela a simolola thuto ya gagwe mo Iseraele.
And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
