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.
Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a narrative of those things, which have been accomplished amongst us,
as they, who were from the beginning, eye-witnesses, and afterwards ministers of the word, delivered them to us;
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.
I have also determined, having exactly traced everything from the first, to write a particular account for you, most excellent Theophilus;
4 Go lo tlhomamisetsa boammaaruri kaga se lo se rutilweng.
that you might know the certainty of those matters wherein you have been 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.)
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah; and his wife, named Elizabeth, was of the daughters of Aaron.
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.
They were both righteous before God, blameless observers of all the Lord's commandments and ordinances.
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 Elizabeth was barren, and they were advanced in years.
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.
Now when he came to officiate as priest in the order of his course,
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to offer incense in the sanctuary.
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 while the incense was burning, the whole congregation were praying without.
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.
Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
And Zacharias was discomposed at the sight, and in great terror.
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.
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias; for your prayer is heard, and Elizabeth your wife shall bear you a son, whom you shall 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.
He shall be to you matter of joy and transport; and many shall rejoice because of 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 shall be great before the Lord; he shall not drink wine nor any fermented liquor; but he shall be filled with 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 many of the sons of Israel he shall bring back 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.”
Moreover, he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and by the wisdom of the righteous, to render the disobedient a people well disposed for the Lord.
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 angel, How shall I know this: for I am old man, and my wife is advanced in years?
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!
The angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who attend in the presence of God, and am sent to tell you this joyful news.
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.”
But know that you shall be dumb, and shall not recover your speech, till the day when these things happen, because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in due time.
21 Ka lobakanyana kokoano ya batho kwa ntle ba bo ba letile Sakarea go boa, ebile ba gakgametse gore ke eng fa a diegile.
Meanwhile the people waited for Zacharias, and wondered that he staid so long in the sanctuary.
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.
But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; for he made them understand by signs, and remained speechless.
23 Hong a nna mo Tempeleng selekanyo sa malatsi a a setseng a tiro ya gagwe ya Tempele mme morago a boela gae.
And when his days of officiating were expired, he returned home.
24 Ka bonako morago ga lobaka Elisabetha mosadi wa gagwe a ithwala a nna a le nosi selekanyo sa kgwedi tse tlhano.
Soon after, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and lived in retirement five months, and said,
25 “A goa” a re, “Morena o pelotlhomogi mo go kae, go ntsha tlotlologo ya me ya go tlhoka bana!”
The Lord has done this for me, purposing now to deliver me from the reproach I lay under among men.
26 Kgwedi e e latelang Modimo wa roma moengele Gabariele kwa Nasaretha, motse wa Galalea,
Now, in the sixth month, God sent Gabriel his angel, to Nazareth, a city of Galilee;
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 called Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 Gabariele a iponatsa mo go ene a re, “A go nne boitumelo kgarebane e e rategang! Morena o na le wena!”
When the angel entered, he said to her, Hail, favorite of heaven! the Lord be with you, happiest of women!
29 Marea o ne a tshwenyegile thata fa a leka go akanya se moengele a ka neng a se raya.
At his appearance and words, she was perplexed, and revolved in her mind what this salutation could mean.
30 Moengele a mo raya a re, “Se tshoge Marea, gonne Modimo o thata.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, 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 shall conceive and bear a son, whom you shall 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 shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give him the throne of David his Father.
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever: his reign shall never end. (aiōn g165)
34 Mme Marea a botsa moengele a re, “Ke ka nna jang le ngwana? ke le kgarebane.”
Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, since I have no intercourse with man?
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.
The angel answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will descend upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore the holy progeny shall be called the 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 lo! your cousin Elizabeth also has conceived, a son in her old age; and she who is called barren, is now in her sixth month;
37 Gonne tsholofetso nngwe le nngwe e e tswang mo Modimong e tlaa diragala.”
for nothing is 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 handmaid of the Lord. Be it to me according to your word. Then the angel departed.
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.
In those days Mary set out, and traveled expeditiously into the hill country; to a city of Judah;
where having entered the house of Zacharias, she saluted 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.
As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's salutation, the babe leaped 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 cried with a loud voice, You are the most blessed of 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!
But how have I deserved this honor, to be visited by the mother of my Lord!
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 know, that as soon as the sound of your salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 O dumetse gore Modimo o tlaa dira se o se buileng; ke ka moo o go neileng letlhogonolo le le gakgamatsang le.”
And happy is she who believed that the things which the Lord has promised her, shall be performed.
46 Marea a fetola a re, “Ao, ke galaletsa Morena jang.
Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 Ke itumela jang mo Modimong Mmoloki!
and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour;
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 has not disdained the low condition of his handmaid; for henceforth, all posterity will pronounce me happy.
49 “Gonne ene yo mogolo yo o boitshepo, o ntiretse dilo tse dikgolo.
For the Almighty, whose name is venerable, has done wonders for me.
50 Boutlwelo-botlhoko jwa gagwe bo tsamaya go tsweng kokomaneng go ya kokomaneng, mo go botlhe ba ba o boifang:
His mercy on them who fear him, extends to generations of generations.
51 “Nonofo ya letsogo la gagwe e kgolo jang! O faladitse baikgantshi le ba ba ikgodisang.
He displays the strength of his arm, and dispels the vain imaginations of the proud.
52 O digile dikgosi tse di kgolo mo ditilong tsa tsone tsa bogosi mme o godisitse ba ba ingotlileng.
He pulls down potentates from their thrones, and exalts the lowly.
53 O kgorisitse dipelo tse di bolailweng ke tlala mme o busitse bahumi ba sa tsaya sepe.
The needy he loads with benefits; but the rich he spoils of everything.
54 Ebile o thusitse motlhanka wa gagwe Iseraele jang! Ga a ka a lebala tsholofetso ya kutlwelo-botlhoko.
He supports Israel his servant, ever inclined to mercy,
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 promised to our fathers) toward Abraham and his race. (aiōn g165)
56 Marea a nna le Elisabetha selekanyo sa dikgwedi tse tharo mme a boela kwa legaeng la gagwe.
And Mary, after staying with Elizabeth about three months, returned home.
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.
When the time for Elizabeth's delivery was come, she brought forth 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 her neighbors and relations who heard that the Lord had shown her great kindness, rejoiced 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, on the eighth day, when they came to the circumcision of the child, they would have called him by his father's name, Zacharias.
60 Mme Elisabetha a re, “Nnyaa! O tshwanetse go bidiwa Johane!”
And his mother interposed, saying, No; but he shall be called John.
61 Mme ba gakgamala ba re, “Wa reng? Ga go na ope mo go ba gaeno wa leina leo.”
They said to her, There is none of your kindred of that name.
62 Jalo ba botsa rangwana, ba bua le ene ka diatla.
They, therefore, asked his father by signs, how he would have him 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!”
He, having demanded a table-book, wrote upon it, His name is John, which surprised them all.
64 Ka bonako Sakarea a kgona go bua gape, mme a simolola go baka Modimo.
And his mouth was opened directly, and his tongue loosed. And he spoke, praising God.
65 Kgakgamalo ya wela botlhe ba ba agileng gaufi, mme mafoko a se se diregileng a anama le dithota tsa Judea.
Now all in the neighborhood were struck with awe; and the fame of these things spread throughout all the hill country of Judea.
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 these things, pondering them in their hearts, said, What will this child hereafter 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:
Then Zacharias, his father, being filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying,
68 Bakang Modimo, Morena wa Iseraele gonne o tsile go etela batho ba gagwe mme o ba golotse.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people;
69 O re romeletse Mmoloki yo o senatla a tswa mo losikeng lwa motlhanka wa gagwe Dafide,
and has raised a Prince for our deliverance in the house of David his servant;
70 fela jaaka a solofeditse ka baporofiti ba gagwe ba ba boitshepo mo lobakeng lo lo fetileng (aiōn g165)
(as anciently he promised by his holy prophets) (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.
for our deliverance from our enemies, and from the hands of all who hate 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,
in kindness to our forefathers, and remembrance of his holy institution;
the oath which he swore to our father Abraham,
74 le go re naya tshwanelo ya go direla Modimo kwa ntle ga poifo, re golotswe mo babeng ba rona.
to grant to us, that being rescued out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve him boldly,
75 Le go re dira boitshepo le go amogelesega, re siametse go ema fa pele ga one ka bosakhutleng.
in piety and uprightness all our days.
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, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the Lord, to prepare his way,
77 O tlaa bolelela batho ba one ka fa ba ka bonang poloko ka teng ka boitshwarelo jwa dibe.
by giving the knowledge of salvation to his people, in the remission 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 tender compassion of our God, who has caused a light to spring from on high to visit us,
79 Go bonesetsa ba ba ntseng mo lefifing la moruti wa loso, le go re goga mo tseleng ya kagiso.”
to enlighten those who abide in darkness and in the shades of death; to direct our feet into the 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.
Meantime the child grew, and acquired strength of mind, and continued in the deserts, until the time when he made himself known to Israel.
