Luka 1:1-13

¹Anthu azinji acita mphambvu za kulemba pinthu pidacitika pakati pathu,

²ninga mudapipangwa ife na ale akhali anyamaso kutomera pa kutoma, pontho mbakhala anyabasa a fala ya Mulungu.

³Na tenepo, ine ndapipfundza pyonsene ncidikho-dikho kutomera pa kutoma. Pakumala, ndaona kuti mphyadidi ndikulembereni imwe wakulemebza Tiyofilu, cibodzi na cibodzi, pyonsene ninga mudacitikira ipyo,

⁴toera mukhonde kupenula pinthu pidapfundziswa imwe.

⁵Pa n'dzidzi wa Herodhi mambo wa Djudeya, akhalipo nyantsembe m'bodzi akhacemerwa Zakariya. Iye akhali m'bodzi wa nsoka wa anyantsembe wa Abiya. Nkazi wace akhali Zabere. Iye Zabere akhalimbo wa dzindza ya Arau.

⁶Zakariya na nkazi wace akhali anthu akulungama pa maso pa Mulungu. Iwo akhabvera mwakukwana myambo na matongero onsene a Mbuya.

⁷Mbwenye iwo hakhali na ana tayu, thangwi Zabere hakhabala tayu. Pontho mamuna na nkazi, akhadakulupala.

⁸Ntsiku inango, pa n'dzidzi ukhakhala nsoka wa Zakariya m'basa, iye akhacita basa yace ya unyantsembe patsogolo pana Mulungu.

⁹Ninga nsambo wa anyantsembe, iye asankhulwa toera apite mu Nyumba ya Mbuya, kuti aende kapisa pinthu pyakununkhira pinacemerwa isensu.

¹⁰Pa n'dzidzi ukhapiswa isensu, mbumba yonsene ikhaphembera kunja.

¹¹Na tenepo, anju wa Mbuya abulukira pana Zakariya, mbalimira ku khundu ya madyo ya guwa ikhapisirwa isensu.

¹²Zakariya na kuona anju, atutumuka mbagopa.

¹³Mbwenye anju ampanga kuti: “Leka gopa, Zakariya! Mulungu abva maphembero ako. Nkazi wako Zabere anadza kabala mwana wa mamuna, dzina yace iwe unadza kanthula Juwau.