Luka 1:66-77

⁶⁶Onsene akhabva mbapilongwa penepyo akhabvundzisana tenepa: “Kodi mwana uyu anadza kakhala ani?” Thangwi mphambvu za Mbuya zikhali na iye.

⁶⁷Penepo Zakariya, babace mwana, adzazwa na Nzimu wa Mulungu mbatoma kulonga pinthu na nzimu ubodzi-bodzi kuti:

⁶⁸“Mbasimbwe Mbuya, Mulungu wa Izaraeli, thangwi iye abwera kudza kaona na kupulumusa mbumba yace.

⁶⁹Iye atidzesera upulumuki wa mphambvu wa dzindza ya n'dzakazi wace Dhavidhi.

⁷⁰(Ninga mudapilongera Mulungu kale na kale na milomo ya aporofeta ace akulungama,)

⁷¹mbatipulumusa mwa anyamalwa athu na m'manja mwa onsene anatizonda,

⁷²toera kupangiza a mbuya athu ntsisi zace, pontho na kukumbuka cibverano cace ca kulungama,

⁷³na cidumbiriro cidacita Iye kuna baba wathu Abharaamu,

⁷⁴ca kutiombola m'manja mwa anyamalwa athu, toera timphatire basa na kukhonda kugopa,

⁷⁵mwakulungama na mwa udidi pa maso pace, ntsiku zathu zonsene.

⁷⁶Iwe mwana wanga, unati ucemerwe mporofeta wa Mulungu wa nkulu kakamwe. Unaenda patsogolo pa Mbuya toera unsasanyire njira,

⁷⁷toera kupasa mbumba yace udziwisi wa upulumuki, unabulukira pa kulekererwa kwa madawi awo,