11 Na Awurade abɔfo yele ye nwo ali hyirele ye, né abɔfo ne gyi afɔleɛ bokyea bɔ bɛyera insɛns wɔ so ne famaa so. 12 Mmerɛ bɔ Zakaria nwuni ye ne, ye kunu tele ye, na esuronyi hane ye.
13 Nakoso abɔfo ne ha hyirele ye kyɛ: "Zakaria, nnɛsuro! Nyameɛ ate wɔ mbaeɛ ne, na ɛye Elizabɛt kɔwo baa brienzua, na odikyɛ ɛto ye dumaa Yohane. 14 Wɔ nye kɔgye, na ɛkoli ahurusi, na ye aworɛ ne kɔmaa mmeni pee koli ahurusi, 15 ofikyɛ ɔkɔyɛ sona titire wɔ Awurade nye so. Nakoso nnɛmaa ɔno nzãa bɔ enu yɛ se anaa nzãa bɔ ɔbo biala. Na honhom krongron kɔwa ye so, mmerɛ po bɔ owura ye maame kunu ne. 16 Na ɔkɔmaa Israel mmaa nanu pee kosa kɔwa Awurade, bɛ Nyameɛ ne berɛ. 17 Na ɔkɔfa Elia honhom ne ye tumi koli Nyameɛ nyunu, na wakakyi baba mɔ ahone wawa bɛ mmaa mɔ nwo, ná asoserɛfoɛ awa teneneefoɛ nyanza nwo, kyɛbɔ ɔkɔyɛ a, okosiesie mmenia bie kɔma Awurade."