1 N gee a nyatɛ Tiyofolos:

Shɔzɛ waanɛ gbeteyi ã yuu i bee vigbete Ɗalapa pɛli au tete yɛ. 2 I bee vigbete shɔ geliuyɛ a shɔ gbete i zɛ viu ai nɔɔ a gɨngɨn a shɔ gbeteyi i waanɛ nya ruuba yɛ. 3 kɛɗɔn ma shɔwɛrɛ Tiyofolos aru gbetenkɔ, n ang yuu n bili vim tɛttɔ piti kpai yunɛ au gɨn-gɨn, n zɛrɛ tɔ̃tɔ n bee vi sɔ̃njo aa yuuni. 4 N pɛli vim aru gbete a zɛ vitɔ̃vɨng piti kpai a vigbete shɔ mataa yɛ.

5 Aɗagbete Hiridu usi kpati a Yahudiya yɛ, shɔ nyawaanɛ siɗɔn u nii nɛ Zakariya, shɔ gbete i shovi a Abija; ɓeso nii nɛ Elizobe; tɛu a Haruna laduru. 6 I ziti piti kpai i shɔ tɔ̃vɨn a Ɗalapa ɗekɨn ni, i gɨn Uɓeyelapa nya ruubii lalas au nya-ãsinɛni. 7 I jaa si ɓa aru Elizobe u si sutɔri, Elizobe a ɓɛvɔ Zakariya ni siyi kpẽ tɛttɔ. 8 Lewɔɔ Zakariya u ɗɔgbete pɛliu vishonɛ nyawaanɛ a jaa Ɗa gakinɛ, sijou lee arɛ. 9 Ji shɔ nyawaanɛ a jaa Ɗa i vi pɛlinɛ, Loti lɔurɛ nɛu bu zɨriya laakusɨn ayuu lazãa. Kɛɗɔn Zakariya yɛ Uɓeyelapa jaa Ɗa rɛ. 10 Aɗagbete Zakariya u ɗɔɔ zɨriya laakusɨn bunɛ, mɔɔ i shi a ɓili i ɗɔɔ Ɗa gakinɛ. 11 Ɗa jashonɛ lapa shɛ au ɗekɨn, a ka-nakn lazãa aɗɔgbete bu zɨriya laakusɨn ɗɔnyɛ. 12 Naa Zakariya zɛutɛ, a zaa waanɛ. 13 Ama Ɗa jashonɛ lapa geliu nɛ: <<Mɔkɔ nta setinɛ, Zakariya! Ɗalapa nta a gakinɛtɛ, mɛsou Elizobe yɛ yeraa javɔshɔ. A ãu nii nɛ Yɔhana. 14 A yɛ nta binyatɔ̃nɛtɔ a sisɨn puruni waanɛ, shɔzɛ waanɛ i yɛ nta binyatɔ̃nɛtɔ naa shɔ kɛ yeunɛ yɛ! 15 Jau yɛ ɔ̃ shɔ pẽniba a Uɓeyelapa ɗekɨn ni. Yɛ ɓoo mii gbete u kaka ɗɔnyɛ ɓa, yunɛ au lee yenɛ yɛ ɔ̃ a Ɗa suruni, 16 Ukɔ yɛ sɔri shɔ Isireila waanɛ a Uɓeyelapa Ɗalapa ɗɔbii. 17 Ukɔ yɛ, yɛ a Uɓeyelapa ɗekɨn, yɛ ɔ̃ shɔgbete vitɛu kaka ɓa naa Ɗa jashonɛ Iliya. Yɛ musi jaayi yuu a ɓeye ni nyazɔ, yɛ pɔ̃ shɔgbete i gɨn Ɗa nya ãsinɛ ɓa i lɛri ayuu vi wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ pɛlinɛ; yɛ toli Uɓeyelapa shɔ nya ɗɔgbete u kpayi a ɗɔgbete i gauyɛ.>>

18 Zakariya geli Ɗa jashonɛ nɛ,<< kɛ ɔ̃nɛ nankɔ n yɛn zɛ kɛpi koviya? N kpẽtɛttɔ, maso kpẽ sɔ̃ntɛ jo.>> 19 Ɗa Jashonɛ lapa kasiu nyanɛ,<<N kɔn Jibirilu, N shi a Ɗalapa ɗekɨn, ukɔ shonrɛ n nwanya a mokɔni n gelaa ruu tɔ̃vɨn. 20 Ama a ji ã sisɨn ɓa aru gbete n gelaa yɛni ɓa, yɛ ɔ̃ nizɛ a dɔɔɗa tɔ̃vɨn. Aru gbete a jo ã sisɨn ɓa a yɛ nwanya dɔɔɓa see leegbete ang gelaami ɔ̃tɛ nizɛ.>> 21 Shɔ ga Zakariya rɛ ji shɛ ɓa tɛ̃ɛti niɓa i ji zɛ vigbete zãriu shɛnɛ yɛti jaa Ɗa yɛ ɓa. 22 Naa shɛ ɓilitɛ jaa Ɗa ni ji nwari nya ɓa. I kpaa sisɨnrɛ nɛ Ɗalapa ɓeliu nɔɔ mintɛ a yɛti jaa Ɗa ni, tasiyi vi a naa ama ji nwanya ɓa. 23 Aɗagbete Zakariya u ɗaa vi pɛlinɛ yisi nyatɛ a jaa Ɗa ni sɔɔ wɛrɛ-rɛ. 24 A kɨntiuni ɓeso Elizobe tosi jaarɛ, ji ya wɛrɛu ɓa shɛlɛ maani. 25 Elizobe shanɛ<<Dɔdɔrim Uɓeyelapa pɔ̃sin naatɛ, shɛshintɛ a yusẽni a shɔ ɗekɨn ni!>>

26 Aɗagbete Elizobe usi shɛlɛ maangbete a jaani yɛti yɛ, Ɗalapa sho Ɗa jashonɛ lapa Jibirilu a komɔɔ Galili gbete shɔ ɓaanɛ Nazara. 27 Ɗa jashonɛ lapa ruu shanɛ ɗɔn a nyara gbete i maruu nɛi tɛzɔ a shɔwɔ u nii nɛ Yusufu, upɛ kpati Dauda shɔ laduru. Nyarau u nii nɛ Mariyamu. 28 Ɗa jashonɛ lapa au ɗɔbiirɛ a shanɛ, a ɔ̃ ɔ̃nɛ binyatɔ̃nɛ! Uɓeyelapa u a mokɔni, Ɗa tasaa vɔɔ susãritɛ biini waanɛ!

29 Mariyamu yɔri yuutɔ waanɛ aru Ɗa jashonɛ lapa ruumni, ji zɛ vigbete u ruu shayɛ ɓa. 30 Ɗa jashonɛ lapa geli Mariyamu nɛ, <<Mɔkɔ nta setinɛ Mariyamu; a kpaa tɔ̃vɨntɛ a Ɗalapa ɗekɨn ni. 31 A yɛ kpaa yɛti a yee jaa, a ãu nii nɛ Yesɔ. 32 Yɛ ɔ̃ pẽniba, shɔ yɛ ɓaunɛ shɔgbete pẽniba vitɛu kaka ɓa ɓɛjaa. Uɓeyelapa Ɗalapa pɔ̃urɛ u ɔ̃ kpati nagbete ɓɛwuru Dauda ɔ̃ yɛ. 33 Ukɔ yɛ roo kpati a Yakubu laduru dandang; u kpati roonɛ yɛ sɔ̃nya ɓa!>>

34 Maryamu geli Ɗa jashonɛ lapa nɛ,<<N pɛ nyarã, vim yɛ ɔ̃ kɛpikoviya?>> 35 Ɗa jashonɛ lapa kasi nya nɛ,<< Ɗa suru yɛ no aa yuu, Ɗalapa kaka yɛ ɔ̃ moni. Aruumkɔ Ɗa suru shɔyɛ ɓaunɛ Ɗa jaa. 36 Kpaa sisɨn pɛ a mɛzɔ̃u Elizobe bi. Shɔ shanɛ yɛ kpaa jaa ɓa, ama u a yɛtini shɛlɛ maangbete, piti au kpẽnɛni kpai. 37 Aruumkɔ viwɔɔ tɛ Ɗalapa kaka ɓa.>> 38 Mariyamu kasi nyanɛ,<<N pɛ Uɓeyelapa jawɛrɛ, Mɛnɛ u ɔ̃ kɔɔ nankɔ.>>A Ɗa jashonɛ lapa yaurɛ a yɛrɛ.

39 A ɗɔukɔ Mariyamu yuu gbãgbã yɛnɛ tipi wɔɔ adɔɔ kɔpɔ a ɓuzɨn komɔɔ tipi Yahudiya. 40 A to Zakariya wɛrɛ gee Elizobe nyarɛ. 41 Naa Elizobe nta Mariyamu nya geenɛtɛ, u jaɓẽreti ribii au yɛti. Ɗa suru kuki Elizobe nyawu. 42 Elizobe ɓeli nya a kaka nɛ: <<Mɔkaa ɔ̃rɛ shɔ gbete Ɗa tasiu susãri a bi atete soroyi, jaa gbete aa yɛtim Ɗa u tasiu susãri a biniǃ 43 Pɛvi tɔ̃vɨn shɔpi kpanrɛ viya, Uɓeyelapa ɓini ang ɗɔ nyageenɛ viya? 44 Naa nta nyageenɛtɛ, jaa gbete ang yɛti nta sisɨn puru a guli bi rɛ. A sisɨn puru yɛ ɔ̃ kɛpikovi 45 a sisɨn puru yɛ ɔ̃ kɛpikovi akɛ ã sisɨn nɛ a vi gbete Uɓeyelapa nya ruubii shayɛni ɔ̃tɛ nizɛ viya!>>

46 Ama Mariyamu shanɛ, <<N sisɨn a ɗɔɔ Uɓeyelapa bɛlinɛ;>> 47 N suru a ɗɔɔ yɛti puru ntanɛ aru Ɗalapa u n shɔ raanɛ, 48 aru kpaa sisɨntɛ ang biini, n pɛ u jadɔɔ gbete ɓa viwɔɓa. Yunɛ dɔdɔrim shɔ yɛ ɓannɛ shɔ sɨsɨn puru, 49 aru vi pẽniba shɔgbete vitɛu kaka ɓa Ɗalapa ukɔ pɛlinrɛ. U nii nɛ wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ; 50 yunɛ laduru shom yɛnɛ laduru wɔ tasiu shɔ gbete i basiu nii raa ntanɛtɔ. 51 U vi shonɛ pɛ̃niba au pɛliyɛ, sãti shɔ yuu basinɛyitɛ a vigbete i kasi pɛlinɛni. 52 Nosi kpati pẽnibayitɛ ai laa ɔ̃nɛ kpatini, a bassi shɔ gbeteyi i ɓa viwɔ ɓa. 53 Shari shɔwɔ̃tɛ a vi tɔ̃vɨn, a ã shɔ vinaa i naa nɛi yɛ a naa waati,

sã ruugbete ma au ɓeuruutɛ,

pɔ̃si u jawɛrɛ Isireilayi naatɛ.

55 <<kpaa sisɨntɛ nta Ibirayi raatɛǃ>>

56 Mariyamu ɔ̃ a Elizobe ni mɛnɛ lee taati kɛɗɔn a yɛ wɛrɛ rɛ.

57 Naa Elizobe ɗaa jaa yeenɛ pɛlitɛ, a yee jaarɛ. 58 U shɔ nyakãsiriyi au shɔbiiyini i nta yɛti purutɔ waanɛ nɔgbete Uɓeyelapa ntau raayɛ, i piti kpai i nta yɛti purutɔ a wunini. 59 Naa jaau pɛlitɛ lumɔ gbete, i yeriu sharɛ, siyi tɔnɛ nɛi ãu niinɛ Zakariya, a ɓeye knti 60 ama u ɓini shanɛ, <<Ɓa! u nii nɛ Yɔhana.>> 61 I hɨunɛ, <<Aa shɔbiiyi pi nii nankɔ piya?>> 62 I tasi naarɛ a Beye bi, u nii yɛ ɔ̃ kɛnɛ-iviya. 63 Ɓeye Zakariya nɛ shɔu ãng vi vibeenɛ pɛ, a bee virɛ, <<U nii nɛ Yɔhana.>>I piti kpai ɔ̃rikɛ viibii zaanɛ. 64 U nya ɓelirɛ tɛ̃ɛti, a gaa nya nwanɛrɛ, u ɗɔ Ɗa bɛlinɛ. 65 I shɔ nyakãsiri seti pɛli kpai, shɔ dɔti nya yɛnɛ komoo kɔpɔ tipi Yahudiya piti kpai. 66 Kopiya gbete nta vim kpai kɛɗɔn i lɛrirɛ i hɨnɛ,<<Jau yɛ ɔ̃ kɛ-iviya?>>Aru gbete shɔ zɛtɛttɔ nɛ Uɓeyelapa kaka a ukɔni.

67 Yɔhana ɓeye Zakariya Ɗa suru si au sisɨn ni a sha Ɗalapa nya ruubii nɛ:

68 <<U bɛli Uɓeyelapa nɛ, shɔ Isireilayi Ɗalapa!

Atɛ pɔ̃si ɓɛshɔzɛyi naatɛ, raayitɛ.>>

69 Ãu shɔgbete rautɛ vitɛu kaka ɓa,

a ɓɛjawɛrɛ Dauda laduru,

70 Nogbete ma au jashonɛyi wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ si tɛ̃ɛ̃tɛ̃ɛ̃yɛ

71 nɛn yɛn rautɔ

au shɔnopɔ̃yi naani a shɔgbeteyi iji kasiu zɛnɛ ɓa i naani kpai.

72 A shanɛ nɛn yɛn nta u mɛuruyi raatɔ

u kpaa sisɨn aru gbete ma a wuniyɛni.

73 Tɛnɛ sisɨn zaza au ɓɛuru Ibirayi:

74 ma nɛn rautɔ au shɔnopɔ̃yi naani,

nɛn yaurɛ u kpaa nyaba nɔgbete u shɔshing vi shɔnɛ seti ɓa biini ɓa,

75 nɔgbete u ɔ̃ shɔ wɔsɔ-wɔsɔ a Ɗalapa ɗekɨn

a ɗagbete u a suruni kpai.

76 <<Mɔkɔ, n jaa, shɔ yɛ ɓaanɛ Ɗa jashɔnɛ pẽniba shɔ gbete vitɛu kaka ɓa.

A yɛ, yɛ a Uɓeyelapa ɗekɨn

a tɔ̃riu nyaba,

77 a geli u shɔbiiyi nɛ shɔ rayitɛ

a nyaba gbete shɔ yasiyi ruuvini yɛ,

78 U Ɗalapa pɛ shɔgbete nta shɔ raatɔ a ɔrinɛni gbikiri-gbikiri.

yɛ pɔ̃siu ɗɔsẽsẽ shɔraanɛtɔ a kunyasi u too au bi

79 U tasi a kolapa ɗɔsẽsẽ a shɔgbeteyi i ɔ̃ a ɗɔkɨnrii bi kpai, a shɔ gbete i ɔ̃ a jasuru au vɔtɛyɛ,

u tasiu nyaba nɔgbete au ɔ̃ a yɛti binyatɔ̃nɛ yɛ.>>

80 Jau barɛ abi a suru ni ɔ̃ a kakani a nyaba gɨnnɛ. ɔ̃ aɗɔgbete shɔ ɓa ɗɔnni ɓa yɛ, yɛnɛ lee gbete shɛ a Isireila ɗekɨn aru nyawaanɛ.