1 Emukwakare Teofire, bea bingi bakwereka iandika emyasi y'ebinwa byetanga munkati nitu. 2 Bakuandika yo imbu bwaturirwanga bate yo nambi barukiranga yo raroso, na nge baninkwanga emurimo weritura emwasi wa Ongo. 3 Ngyasingwa nani hotu nakukianga namasibirira emwasi shu-shu, nasunga nti rakomenwa nikuandikiri ǒngo mukwakare Teofire. 4 Namaronja mbo kongo usiba eriira r'ebinwa byahanwanga ǒngo.

5 Mu matu abesenga Herote mubake w'echuo cha ku Yundea, kwabesenga kuhani uma nt'ubikirwange mbu Sakaria, wa mu kikembe ch'ebakuhani ba Abiya* na mukari Risabeti nti wa muruanda rw'ekuhani mukiri Aroni. 6 Ebati babi babesenga bea baombokara mu makako a Ongo. Babesenga nti bamisa shu emyomba iti ya Nyere Kuritu. 7 Ina nti basira mwana, bushwa mbu Risabeti nti ngumba nabo babi nti bamakunguha nguru. 8 Otu ruma, Sakaria wabesenga ukorange emurimo wae mu makako a Ongo, bushwa mbu erotu ndo rwabesenga ukoro rw'ekikembe chabo. 9 Itukana n'emwenjo w'ebakuhani, Sakaria ngwarondorwa mu mishari murikime mu Numba ya Ongo isacha mo emwaka. 10 Mu ntambi Sakaria wabesenga usachange emwaka, ebea bati basia habutara bahemange. 11 Nampo maraika wa Nyere Kuritu wasaire Sakaria, wasimana muruharo rw'ekwabume rw'ebutanda bwerisachie emwaka. 12 Sakaria, murimusunga wisarima, watingirwa na boba. 13 Ina emaraika wamwire mbu: «Sakaria, ang'isubaha, Ongo wamarukira emahemo abe. Mukari wabe Risabeti wasekubute mwana wabume na ukumuninka rina ra Yohana. 14 Ukubese na ngoa hima n'imoa ringi, na bea bingi basemoere eributwa rae. 15 Bushwa mbu wasebese mukwakare mu makako a Nyere Kuritu. Watomuyo ndifai abe mau ati-ati. Waserisayo Mutima Washurukara itukire mu bura bwa nina. 16 Wasekuruchayo bingi b'ebana ba Isiraeri kuri Ongo wabo. 17 Wasesondore erieya ra Nyere Kuritu na nti uri n'emutima hima n'emaa buri emutahwa Eria, kongo waronganya tu ebana na bishe babo. Wasebutwa hotu kongo wabindura ebakwemi ebatinangǎ ebinwa bya Ongo,* kongo babese na bwenge buri bea bakomenwa mu makako a Ongo. Nampo wasetunganyieyo Nyere Kuritu uanda rwakonda indu rwamurindira.»

18 Ina Sakaria washisha emaraika mbu: «Kinki chasenisheayo mbu ebinwa bino b'iira? Bushwa mbu ani na mukari'ani twamakunguha nguru.» 19 Maraika wamusako mbu: «Ani nge Kaburieri,* ani nge nisimananga mu makako a Ongo! Iwe ng'wanituma ikuture emwasi uno wakonda. 20 Ebinwa mbyo biseberererayo mu matu abyo, ina bushwa mbu nt'ukusimira byo, ukubese karumbu. Utukochiyo ieba ieya n'erotu indu rusekiayo ebinwa bino byabererera.»

21 Mu ntambi njo, ebea mbi babesenga barindira Sakaria hambuka bashishara bushwa n'erɨsɨa rawe mu Numba ya Ongo. 22 Warekia wasaa mo, wafundwa ieba nabo. Ina bushwa mbu iwe ngie karumbu, wabucha ieba nabo na mine, basiba mbu wakusunga kiasha kumunda n'eNumba ya Ongo.

23 N'ematu a Sakaria erikora arekia asira, wakuruka kukwae. 24 Kuruma na matu makeke, mukari Risabeti wabese murito. Wámana myeri isanu ntwatasaa-saanga ekumbuka, ntwebange mbu: 25 «Mukai byakonda ebyamanikore Nyere Kuritu! Wamanikuto nkene munkati n'emeso ebea.»

26 Ebukure bwa Risabeti bwarekia bwarengeka myeri mutuba, Ongo watuma maraika Kaburieri ku Nasareti, ubungu ruma rwa ku Ngariraya. 27 Wamutuma kuri kitasa kima nge Maria. Ekitasa ncho chabesenga nti nge muchumba wa Yosefu, mushukira uma w'ekisasa ch'emubake Ndauti. 28 Emaraika ngo weyere Maria mu mwabo n'imwire mbu: «Nakukea, ǒngo urishee nchumo ya Ongo! Nyere Kuritu uri hima nabe.»Emaraika wasaire Maria

29 Maria washishara mu kinwa ncho, waanikira mu mutima wae mbu: «Nkei ya buni ino?» 30 Maraika wamwire mbu: «Usubahi, eMaria, bushwa mbu umashee nchumo kwa Ongo. 31 Ukuria bukure, ukubuta mwana wabume, na ukumuninka rina nge Yesu. 32 Wasebese mukwakare, wǎbikirwa Mwana wa Ongo ingu uri hiyo n'ebiti. Nyere Kuritu Ongo wasemuninkayo ekitumbi ch'ishiku Ndauti. 33 Iwe nge usesimanireyo ebea ba ku Isiraeri ematu ati, n'ebwami bwae butabesiyo na ngendero.» 34 Maria washisha emaraika mbu: «Ekinwa kino chasebese buni na ntínosi wabume?» 35 Emaraika wamusako mbu: «eMutima Washurukara usekuhite, n'emaa a Ongo ingu uri hiyo n'ebiti asekubumbe buri kirumbirumbi. Ngyasingwa, emwana wasebuta ǒngo wasebese Washurukara, wasebikirwa mbu Mwana wa Ongo. 36 Rukira! Risabeti w'eruanda rwabe nae ngie murito, wasebuta mwana wabume nakiro mbu wamakunguha nguru. Iwe ngu wabeseyo ubikirwange mbu ngumba ngie uri na bukure bwa myeri mutuba. 37 Bushwa mbu kusira kinwa kihundusangǎ Ongo.» 38 Nampo Maria weba mbu: «Ani mukobe wa Nyere Kuritu, kai bibesi imbu bwameba ǒngo!» Kuruma nampo, maraika wenda rae.

39 Mu matu a, Maria wasimana n'ienda tete mu chuo ch'esangu, murubungu ruma rwa ku Yundea. 40 Wakime mwa Sakaria n'ikea Risabeti. 41 Entambi Risabeti warukiranga enkei ya Maria, emwana witenja-tenja mu bura bwa Risabeti, nampo warisiwa n'eMutima Washurukara. 42 Weba mu murenge mukiri mbu: «Ongo wamakukasane irenga ebamina bati, n'emwana wasebuta ǒngo nae hotu wakasanirwa! 43 Ani inye murihierwa na nina wa Nyere Kuritu mu mwani? 44 Bushwa nakukia narukira emurenge w'enkei yabe mu mate ani, emwana witenja-tenja na ngoa kumunda n'ebura bwani. 45 Ukasanirwa ǒngo bushwa umarisia mbu ebinwa byakweba Nyere Kuritu bisebererera!»

46 Ngerikia Maria weba mbu:

«Emutima wani watatirisa Nyere Kuritu,

47 Namoere Ongo,

Muramya wani.

48 Bushwa wamanikwire bonso ani mukori wae.

Muriira, itukire enompena, ebea bati basembikira mbu nakasanirwa,

49 bushwa mbu Ongo Mine Maa wamanikore binwa bikiri.

Erina rae rashurukara ho!

50 Na wasenda ukwirengi bonso

ebamusubaha b'esankiso siti.

51 Wamakoresha emaa ae murikoresha ebunkangwe bw'emombo wae,

wamansansabanya ebari n'emutima w'engari.

52 Wamakuto ebami mu bitumbi byabo,

n'itumbia ebihohea.*

53 Wakusukucha ebakwa rwaka,

ina wakukurucha ebatumba kobokobo.

54 Wakweya kasake emukori wae Isiraeri

na ntíwakobya imukwire bonso,

55 imbu bwarananga we na batitanku bitu, ietere

kuri Iburahimu n'erubuto rwae ematu ati.»

56 Maria wamana kwa Risabeti myeri ishatu, kuruma nampo wakuruka ku kwabo.

57 Entambi ya Risabeti y'eributa yakia yarumira, wabuta mwana wabume. 58 Ebanunsane na banachabo, barekia barukirǎ bwakukwire Nyere Kuritu Risabeti bonso, bamoa hima nae. 59 Kuruma na matu munani, banachabo beya kamonesha* emwana. Bahuna imuninka erina r'ishe Sakaria. 60 Ina nina watina mbu: «Ntímbo, erina rae nge Yohana.» 61 Bamwire mbu: «Ina kusira mwea muruanda rwabe uri n'erina ndo!»

62 Basime ishe w'emwana mu rimushisha watiku erina rashimae kuri emwana e. 63 Sakaria wakonga bo kisai, na waandika mu cho mbu: «Erina rae nge Yohana.» Ebati bisarima. 64 Hiha-hiha ebunu bwa Sakaria bwoboka, wabucha tu ieba n'itata Ongo. 65 Ebea bati imbi babesenga nko batingirwa na boba. Emwasi ngo wansansabana mu sangu siti s'echuo cha ku Yundea. 66 Ebati mbi barukiranga emwasi ngo banikira na kwishishirisha mu mitima mbu: «Emwana uno wǎbeseyo buni?» Bushwa, muriira, emaa a Nyere Kuritu abesenga hima nae.

67 Sakaria ishe w'emwana warisiwa n'eMutima Washurukara, n'ibucha ihurukwa, n'ieba mbu:

68 «Watatwe Nyere Kuritu, Ongo wa Baisiraeri,

bushwa mbu wamasake ebea bae n'ishukaya bo.

69 Wamaturishie Rukombora mine bunkangwe,

itukire muruanda rw'emukori wae Ndauti.

70 Nge bwebanga we kare-kare mu mǎnu ebatahwa bae bashurukara mbu

71 wasetutumireyo ingu usetushukayayo mu mine y'ebarenda bitu

na mu mine yambi ebatubaangǎ.

72 Waraanga mbu wasekwireyo batitanku bitu bonso;

n'isubukia erirai rae rashurukara,

73 nge chaserenga we kuri titanku witu Iburahimu mbu

74 wasetushukaya mu mine y'ebarenda bitu,

kongo twamukore na nti tusira boba,

75 na tushurukare n'ibese n'iombokara mu makako ae

ematu itu ati.*

76 N'ongo, mwanani, ukubikirwa mutahwa wa Ongo ingu uri hiyo n'ebiti,

bushwa ukusondore Nyere Kuritu murimutunganyie ense,

77 na kongo usubukia ebea bae mbu waseshukaya bo

n'isasira esansambi sabo.

78 Iira, Ongo witu urisere nchime na burongu,

waturebeki chaka ituka ko kwiyo.

79 Washei bo chaka imbi barerika mu mwirimya n'ebahendwange n'eroku,

kongo watushea imisa ense y'ebuhoro.»

80 Emwana ngo wabesenga woshukange na maa emutima. Wenda karika inku ekusira bea ieya n'erotu rw'isheanga we kuri Baisiraeri.