9 Zakariya tsakasaghulighwa kwa kwasa simbi, ka watambika pfawang'ali wotendagha. Apfo kengila mng'anda mwe Imtwatsa akadusule ubani.
10 Ne ichipindi che kupfukitsa ubani pfachitsile, iwanu wose wakala wolomba kunze.
11 Kuya malaika we Imtwatsa, kamlawila, kema ubali wa kujilo wa hanu hala kupfukitsila ubani.
12 Sakariya hamwonile, keduka kuya kapfuka.
13 Imalaika kamlongela, “Uleke kupfuka, Sakariya! Imulungu kahulika chaumlombile. Mwehe wako katsokwelekela imwana immale naghwe kutsomkema Yohane.
14 Kutsosekelela ng'ani na kudeng'elela, ne iwanu wengi watsodeng'elela kwa ukwelekighwa kwake!
15 Katsakuwa imunu imkulu hambele he Imtwatsa. Ng'atsakunwa bae idipfai wala mbwali. Ghumuhe ghwe Imulungu katsommemetsa kulawa litsuwa lya ukwelekighwa kwake.
16 Katsowoyitsa iwanu wengi we Isiraeli woye kwe Imtwatsa Imulungu wawo.
17 Katsolongola hambele he Imtwatsa, katsakuwa ne ingupfu na ghumuhe ka nabii Eliya. Tsina aba watsowanoghela keli iwana wao, katsowoyitsa iwanu ing'awohulika woye mne ukwalangula kunoghile ka iwanu iwomuhulika Imulungu, katsowatenda iwanu weyandae kumbokela Imtwatsa.”
18 Sakariya kamghutsa imalaika, “Nitsomanyatse ka ichinu chino chakuwa apfo? Nene nilala na mwehe wangu pfipfila kalala”
19 Imalaika kamwidika, “Nene na Gaburieli. Nakwima hanu he Imulungu, iyanitumile nonge naghwe, na nikulongele imbuli ino inoghile.
20 Kwitsenyamala tulu kwaapfila ng'ughatoghola bae aghano ighatsolawila mna msimu wake, ng'utsodaha bae ukulonga mbaka aghano ghanikulongele haghotsolawila.”
