¹ Abengi barisenderwe mu murimo wakubika pamo ifintu ifingi ifya fikirishiwe kuri bo, ² pamo ngefyo fyapatire kuri fwebo kuri bonse abafumine pakubara bari bakambone kufyo babwene na menso nababomfi ba shiwi. ³ Kyaboneke ikisuma kuri nebo, pamurandu wakuti nimona fyonse ukufuma pakutendeka, ukuremba ifyatantikwa pari webo, we mukindami Teofiri, ⁴ pakuti wishibe ifintu bakufundire. ⁵ Munshiku sha kwa Herodi imfumu ya bena Yudeya kwari shimapepo uweshina rya Zakaria uwarupwa rwa kwa Abija; Umukashi wakwe ni Erizabeti uwa mu ng'anda ya kwa Aroni. ⁶ Bonse bari abakinshinka kuri Resa, bareenda ababura ubwafya no kukonka ifipope fya kwa Shikuru. ⁷ Rero tabakwetepo umwana pantu Erizabeti ari ni ng'umba, no kukota barikotere bonse babiri. ⁸ Nomba kyaishire ikyakutira Zakaria ari pakinso kya kwa Resa, arekubaka umurimo wa bushimapepo ngefyo kyatantikwa mu rupwa rwakwe. ⁹ Ukukonka ne ntambi shabo ishakusara nishimapepo nshi arabomba, asarirwe ku bengi ukuti engire mu ng'anda ye pepo yakwa Shikuru pakokya urubani. ¹⁰ Ibumba rya bantu bonse barepepa panse panshita ya kokya urubani. ¹¹ Nomba maraika wa kwa Shikuru amumonera no kutarama ku kuryo paruramba rwa rubani. ¹² Iryo Zakaria amumona, akyushiwa, no kumfwa umwenso. ¹³ Rero maraika epekuranda kuri ye, "Witina, Zakaria pantu ipepo ryobe naryumfwika. Umukashi obe Erizabeti akakufyarira umwana. Ukaramukuta ne shina ryakwe Yohane. ¹⁴ Ukakwata insansa no kusamwa, na bengi bakanga pakufyarwa kwakwe. ¹⁵ Pantu akaba uwapuramo pa kinso kya kwa Shikuru. Takatare anwa umwangashi nangu ifyakunwa ifya kantuka, ukesurwamo na Mupashi wa Mushiro ukufuma munda ya kwa nyina. ¹⁶ Abengi abrupwa rwa kwa Israeri bakapiribukira kuri Shikuru Resa wabo. ¹⁷ Akarikuya pa menso ya kwa Shikuru mu mupashi na maka ya kwa Erya, ukupiribura imitima ya bawishibo ku bana babo no butarami ku mano ya burungami-pakupekanishisha Shikuru abantu abaipekanya kuri ye." ¹⁸ Zakaria arandire kuri maraika, "Nkeshiba shani ifi fintu? Pantu ndimuntu umukote no mukashi wangi naye nakura munshiku shakwe." ¹⁹ Maraika aasukire no kuranda kuri ye, "Nine Gabryeo uwiminine pa menso ya kwa Resa. Ntuminwe ukwisa mukusosa kuri mwebo, ukuretera iryashi iri irisuma. ²⁰ Bona! waraba tondoro, uwabura ukusosa, mpaka no bushiku ifi fintu fikakitika. Neki ni pamurandu wakuti tausumine amashiwi yangi, ayakafikirishiwa panshita iisuma." ²¹ Nomba abantu bonse bari kurorera Zakaria. Baresunguka ati aikara inshita iitari mu ng'anda ye pepo. ²² Nomba iryo afuma, tekuti asose kuri bo. Baishiba ukuti nabona ikimonwa iryo akiba mu ng'anda ye pepo. aikarirefye ukupanga ifirangiriro kuri bo no kuba tondoro. ²³ Kyaishire ikyakuti iryo ubushiku bwakwe ukubomba bwapita, aya ku ng'anda yakwe. ²⁴ Panuma yaishi inshiku, Umukashi wakwe Erizabeti aimita na pa myeshi isano areifisa umwine. Arandire, ²⁵ "Ifi efyo Shikuru akitire kuri nebo iryo arendoresha ne shuko no kurenga imfumye insoni pari nebo ku bantu." ²⁶ Mu mweshi warenga mutanda, maraika Gabryeo arituminwe ukufuma kuri Resa ukuya ku musumba wa Garire uweshina rya Nazareti, ²⁷ ku mukashana na kisungu uwakobekerwa ku mwaume uweshina rya Yosefe uwa murupwa rwa kwa Davidi, ne shina rya kwa na kisungu ni Maria. ²⁸ Aishire kuri ye no kuranda, "Umutende, webo wewashuka! Shikuru ari nobe." ²⁹ Nomba amashiwi aya yamufurunganya amano no kusakamana umurorere uku kuposha. ³⁰ Maraika arandire kuri ye, "Wisakamana, Maria, pantu nausanga ishuko kuri Resa. ³¹ Bona, ukemita munda yobe no kufyara umwana. Ukamukuta ne shina ryakwe 'Yesu.' ³² Akaba umukaramba bakaramwita Umwana wa Mupurami. Shikuru Resa akamupera ikipuna kya kwa wishi Davidi. ³³ Akateka abamung'anda ya kwa Yakobo umuyayaya, na mubufumu bwakwe tamwakabe impera." ³⁴ Maria arandire kuri maraika, "Ngefi fikakitika shani, apo nshaishiba umwaume?" ³⁵ Maraika aasukire no kuranda kuri ye, "Umupashi wa Mushiro ukesa pari webo, na maka ya mupurami yakesa pari webo. Kanshi uwashira uuri no kufyarwa mukaremukuta Umwana wa kwa Resa. ³⁶ Bona, rupwa robe Erizabeti naye naimita mubukote bwakwe. Uno mweshi warenga mutanda kuri ye, uo bareti ni ng'umba. ³⁷ Pantu takwaba ikyakosa kuri Resa." ³⁸ Maria arandire, "Bona, ndimwanakashi umubomfi wa kwa Shikuru. Nakibere kuri nebo ngobukombe bobe." Eryo maraika amusha. ³⁹ Eryo Maria aima muri isho inshiku mukwangufyanya no kuya ku kyaro kya mpiri, mu musumba wa Yudeya. ⁴⁰ Aya mu ng'anda ya kwa Zakaria no kuposha Erizabeti. ⁴¹ Nomba kyakitike ikyakuti iryo Erizabeti aumfwa ukuposha kwa kwa Maria, umwana munda atoroka, na Erizabeti aisuramo Umupashi wa Mushiro. ⁴² Aimya ishiwi no kupunda pakuranda, "Wariparwa pabanakashi bonse, fyariparwa ne fisabo fya munda yobe. ⁴³ Murandu ndo kyakitikira ikyakuti nyina wa kwa Shikuru aisa kuri nebo? ⁴⁴ Pantu bona, iryo ikiunda kyakuposha kobe kyaumfwika mu matwi yangi, umwana munda yangi atoroka ne nsansa. ⁴⁵ Arishuka no mwanakashi uwasumine ukuti nakifikirishe ifintu ifyasoserwe kuri ye ukufuma kuri Shikuru." ⁴⁶ Maria arandire, "Umutima wangi urerumbanya Shikuru, ⁴⁷ no mupashi wangi wayangira muri Resa karubura wangi. ⁴⁸ Pantu roresha ubukyushi bwamubomfi wangi umwanakashi. Pantu boneni ukufuma pari nomba na munkuro shonse barikunkuta uwaparwa. ⁴⁹ Pantu umupurami nakita ifikankara kuri nebo, neshina ryakwe iryashira. ^{50 51} Uruse rwakwe rwaba pa bamutina inkuro pa nkuro. Asarangvenye amaka kukuboko kwa kwe; aposere nabonse abaitasha mukutontonkanya kwa mitima yabo. ⁵² Afumishe abakindami pa fipuna fyabo no kwimya bonse abasurirwe. ⁵³ Aikwshe abansara ku fisuma, rero abakankara abatamfishe neryo kamo. ⁵⁴ Apere ikyafwirisho ku mubomfi wakwe Israeri, pakwibukisha ukuranga uruse ⁵⁵ (ngefyo arandire kufikorwe fyesu) kuri Abrahamu no rupwa rwakwe ukuberera." ⁵⁶ Maria aikere na Erizabeti imyeshi itatu no kubwereramo ku ng'anda yakwe. ⁵⁷ Nomba uro inshita yafikire kuri Erizabeti iyakupaapa umwana wakwe akwata umwana umwaume. ⁵⁸ Abena muparamano na barupwa bakwe baumfwa ati Shikuru naranga urse urukaramba kuri ye, no kusansamukira kyapamo. ⁵⁹ Nomba kyakitikire pa baushiku bwarenga kine konse konse baeretere umwana mukusembururwa Bamwinike neshina "Zakaria," Ishina rya bawishi. ⁶⁰ Rero banyina baasukire no kuranda, "Iyo. Akokukutwa Yohane." ⁶¹ Barandire kuri ye, "Tamwaba nangu umo murupwa robe uwakwata iri ishina." ⁶² Bapanga ifirangiriro kuri wishi ngarefwaya bamwinike ishina ndo. ⁶³ Wishi epakuromba isereti apakuremba, "Ishina ryakwe ni Yohane."Bonse barisungukire pari ki. ⁶⁴ Mukwangufyanya nakanwa kakwe kaisuka no rurimi rwakakurwa. Asosa no kurumbanya Resa. ⁶⁵ Umwenso waisa kuri bonse ababashingurukire. Fyonse ifi fyasabankana mu kyaro kya mpiri kya Yudeya. ⁶⁶ Bonse abaumfwireko barisungukire mu mitima yabo, ukusosa, "Kindo uyu mwana akesa kuba?" Pantu ukuboko kwa kwa Shikuru kuri na ye. ⁶⁷ Wishi Zakaria aisuramo na Mupashi wa Mushiro no kusesema, ukusosa, ⁶⁸ "Amarubo yabe kuri Shikuru, Resa wa kwa Isreari, pantu aisa mukwafwa no kupususha abantu bakwe. ⁶⁹ Naimya urusengo rwe pusukiro ryesu mu ng'anda ya mubomfi Davidi ⁷⁰ (ifyo asosere kutunwa twa bashira bakasesema ku nshita sha kare), ⁷¹ Ukupusuka ku barwani besu na ku maboko ya bonse abatupata. ⁷² Akakita ifi pakuranga uruse kufikorwe fyesu no kwibukisha ikipangano kyakwe ikyashira, ⁷³ umurapo asosere kuri Abrahamu ikikorwe kyesu. ⁷⁴ Arapire ukupera kufwebo ati, paetufumya mu maboko ya barwani besu, turemubombere ukwabura umwenso ⁷⁵ mu mupashi na muburungami kuri ye inshiku shesu shonse. ⁷⁶ Kine, nawebo, umwana, mukakutwa kasesema wa mupurami, pantu mukaya pa menso ya kwa Shikuru mukupekanya inshira shakwe, ukupekanya abantu mu kwisa kwakwe, ⁷⁷ mukupera amano ye pusukiro ku bantu bakwe pakuberera uruse ku masambi yabo. ⁷⁸ Ifi fikakitika pa murandu no ruse rwine-rwine urwa kwa Resa wesu, pantu akasuba kabarika ukufuma umutari kesa mukutwafwa, ⁷⁹ ukusanikira abo abaikara mu mfimfi na mukintererwe kya mfwa. Akakita ifi pakutungurura inkasa shesu ku nshira ya mutende." ⁸⁰ Nomba umwana akura no kusanguka uwakosa mu mupashi, ari mu matororo mpaka no bushiku aishire kuiranga parwarara kuri Isreari.