Lucas 1

Ingoma KaZakhariya

67 Uyise uZakhariya wagcwala ngoMoya oNgcwele waphrofitha wathi:

68 "Udumo kalube seNkosini, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

ngoba ubuyile ukuzahlenga abantu bakhe.

69 Iluphakamisile uphondo lwensindiso yethu

endlini yenceku yayo uDavida

70 (njengoba yatsho ngabaphrofethi bayo abangcwele ekadeni),

71 ukusindiswa ezitheni zethu

lesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo,

72 ukuze atshengise isihawu kubokhokho bethu

lokukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe esingcwele,

73 isifungo asifunga kubaba wethu u-Abhrahama:

74 ukusikhulula esandleni sezitha zethu,

size siyikhonze singelakwesaba

75 ngobungcwele langokulunga phambi kwayo

ngazozonke insuku zethu.

76 Wena mntanami, uzathiwa ungumphrofethi woPhezukonke;

ngoba uzahamba phambili kweNkosi uyilungisele indlela,

77 ukunika abantu bayo ukwazi insindiso

ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo,

78 ngenxa yomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu,

ilanga liphuma lize kithi livela ezulwini,

79 likhanyise kulabo abahlezi ebumnyameni

lasethunzini lokufa,

ukukhokhelela inyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula."