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1 Sezvo vazhinji vakabata kuronga nhoroondo yezvinhu zvakavimbika zvizere pakati pedu,
Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,
2 sezvavakapa kwatiri ivo kubva pakutanga vakazvionera, uye vari varanda veshoko,
As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word,
3 zvakaonekwa zvakanaka kwandiriwo, ndanyatsoongorora zvinhu zvese kubva pakutanga, kuti ndikunyorerei nekutevedzanisa, imwi Teofiro changamire,
It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,
4 kuti muzive chokwadi chezvinhu zvamakadzidziswa.
That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.
5 Kwaivapo nemazuva aHerodhe mambo weJudhiya umwe mupristi wainzi Zakaria, weboka raAbhiya; nemukadzi wake waibva kuvanasikana vaAroni, nezita rake riri Erizabheti.
In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.
6 Uye vari vaviri vakange vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vachifamba nemirairo yese nezviga zvaIshe, vasina chavangapomerwa.
Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
7 Uye vakange vasina mwana, nokuti Erizabheti wakange ari mhanje, uye vakange vaenda pamakore vari vaviri.
And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.
8 Zvino zvakaitika kuti wakati achiita ushumiri hweupristi pamberi paMwari, pachidanho cheboka rake,
And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,
9 maererano netsika yeushumiri hweupristi, wakabatwa nemujenya kuti apise zvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira apinda mutembere yaIshe.
According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.
10 Zvino chaunga chese chevanhu chakange chichinyengetera kunze nenguva yezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira.
And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.
11 Zvino kwakaonekwa kwaari mutumwa waIshe, amire kurutivi rwerudyi rwearitari yezvipfungaidzo zvinonhuhwira.
Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12 Zvino Zakaria wakati achimuona akanetseka, kutya kukamuwira.
And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.
13 Asi mutumwa wakati kwaari: Usatya Zakaria; nokuti munyengetero wako wanzwikwa, nemukadzi wako Erizabheti achakuberekera mwanakomana, ugotumidza zita rake Johwani.
But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.
14 Uye uchava nemufaro nekupembera, nevazhinji vachafarira kuberekwa kwake.
And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
15 Nokuti achava mukuru pamberi paIshe, haangatongonwi waini kana zvinodhaka; uye achazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene kunyange kubva padumbu ramai vake.
For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
16 Nevazhinji vevana vaIsraeri achatendeusira kuna Ishe Mwari wavo;
And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
17 uye iye achafamba pamberi pake mumweya nesimba raEria, kutendeusira moyo yemadzibaba kuvana, nevasingateereri kuuchenjeri hwevakarurama, kugadzirira Ishe vanhu vakagadzirwa.
For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 Zakaria akati kumutumwa: Izvozvi ndichazviziva nei? Nokuti ini ndava mukweguru, nemukadzi wangu waenda pamazuva ake.
Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.
19 Mutumwa achipindura akati kwaari: Ini ndini Gabhirieri, anomira pamberi paMwari; ndatumwa kuti nditaure kwauri, ndikuparidzire mashoko awa akanaka.
And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.
20 Zvino tarira, uchava chimumumu, usingagoni kutaura, kusvikira zuva rinoitika zvinhu izvi, nokuti hauna kutenda mashoko angu, achazadziswa nenguva yawo.
And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.
21 Vanhu vakange vakamirira Zakaria, vakashamisika nekunonoka kwake mutembere.
Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.
22 Zvino wakati abuda, akakonewa kutaura kwavari; vakaziva kuti akange aona chiratidzo mutembere; iye akavaninira nemaoko, akaramba ari chimumumu.
And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.
23 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mazuva okushumira kwake akati achangopera, akaenda kumba kwake.
And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.
24 Zvino shure kwemazuva iwayo, mukadzi wake Erizabheti akatora mimba, akazvivanza mwedzi mishanu, achiti:
And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,
25 Ishe wandiitira saizvozvi nemazuva aakanditarira, kuti abvise ruzvidzo rwangu pakati pevanhu.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.
26 Zvino nemwedzi wechitanhatu mutumwa Gabhirieri wakatumwa naMwari kuguta reGarirea rinonzi Nazareta,
And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,
27 kumhandara, yakange yatsidza kuwanikwa nemurume zita rake raiva Josefa, weimba yaDhavhidhi; uye zita remhandara riri Maria.
To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.
28 Mutumwa akapinda kwaari akati: Hekanhi, iwe une nyasha! Ishe anewe, wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pevakadzi.
And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 Iye wakati achimuona akanetseka neshoko rake, akafunganya kuti uku kukwazisa rudzii kwakadai.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and thought what maner of salutation that should be.
30 Zvino mutumwa akati kwaari: Usatya Maria; nokuti wawana nyasha kuna Mwari.
Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God.
31 Zvino tarira, uchava nemimba, ugozvara mwanakomana, uchatumidza zita rake kuti Jesu.
For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.
32 Iye achava mukuru, achanzi Mwanakomana weWekumusoro-soro; Ishe Mwari achapa kwaari chigaro cheushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.
33 Achatonga pamusoro peimba yaJakobho kusvikira narinhi, neushe hwake hahungavi nemugumo. (aiōn g165)
And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende. (aiōn g165)
34 Maria ndokuti kumutumwa: Izvi zvingava sei, nokuti handizivi murume?
Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?
35 Mutumwa akapindura akati kwaari: Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro pako, nesimba reWekumusoro-soro richakudzikatira; naizvozvo icho chitsvene chichaberekwa newe chichanzi Mwanakomana waMwari.
And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.
36 Uye tarira, Erizabheti hama yako, iyewo wava nemimba yemwanakomana pakuchembera kwake; nemwedzi uno wava wechitanhatu kuna iye wainzi mhanje.
And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.
37 Nokuti naMwari hakuna chinhu chisingazogoneki.
For with God shall nothing be vnpossible.
38 Maria ndokuti: Tarirai, murandakadzi waIshe; ngazvive kwandiri seshoko renyu. Mutumwa ndokubva kwaari.
Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.
39 Zvino Maria akasimuka nemazuva iwayo akaenda kunyika yezvikomo nekukurumidza, kuguta raJudha;
And Marie arose in those daies, and went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda,
40 akapinda mumba maZakaria, akakwazisa Erizabheti.
And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.
41 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Erizabheti wakati achinzwa kukwazisa kwaMaria, mwana akatamba mudumbu rake; naErizabheti akazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene,
And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.
42 akadanidzira nenzwi guru, akati: Wakaropafadzwa iwe pakati pevakadzi, uye chakaropafadzwa chibereko chedumbu rako!
And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.
43 Ko zvandibvira nepi, kuti mai vaIshe wangu vauye kwandiri?
And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 Nokuti tarira, inzwi rekukwazisa kwako rangoti richisvika munzeve dzangu, mwana watamba mudumbu rangu nemufaro.
For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,
45 Uye wakaropafadzwa anotenda, nokuti zvakataurwa naIshe kwaari zvichazadziswa.
And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.
46 Maria akati: Moyo wangu unokudza Ishe,
Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,
47 nemweya wangu unofara muna Mwari Muponesi wangu;
And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.
48 nokuti wakatarira kuninipiswa kwemurandakadzi wake; nokuti tarira, kubva zvino mazera ese achati ndakaropafadzwa.
For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
49 Nokuti ane masimba wakandiitira zvinhu zvikuru; nezita rake idzvene.
Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
50 Netsitsi dzake dziri kuna avo vanomutya kubva kumazera kusvika kumazera.
And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.
51 Wakaita zvine simba neruoko rwake; wakaparadzira vanozvikudza mundangariro dzemoyo yavo.
Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.
52 Wakaburusa vane masimba pazvigaro zvoushe, akasimudza vakaderera.
Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.
53 Vane nzara wakavagutsa nezvinhu zvakanaka, asi vafumi wakavaendesa vasina chinhu.
Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.
54 Wakabatsira Israeri muranda wake kuti arangarire tsitsi,
Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie
55 sezvaakataura kumadzibaba edu, kuna Abhurahama nekumbeu yake kusvikira rinhi narinhi. (aiōn g165)
(As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer. (aiōn g165)
56 Maria akagara naye mwedzi inenge mitatu, akadzokera kumba kwake.
And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.
57 Zvino nguva yaErizabheti yekusununguka kwake yakazara; akabereka mwanakomana.
Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.
58 Zvino vavakidzani nehama dzake vakati vanzwa kuti Ishe wakange amuitira tsitsi dzake huru, vakafara naye.
And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.
59 Zvino zvakaitika kuti nezuva rerusere vakauya kuzodzingisa mucheche, vakamutumidza maererano nezita rababa vake Zakaria.
And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.
60 Asi mai vake vakapindura vakati: Kwete, asi achanzi Johwani.
But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.
61 Vakati kwaari: Hakuna munhu kuhama dzako anodaidzwa nezita iri.
And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.
62 Vakataura nemaoko kuna baba vake, kuti vanoda kuti anzi ani.
Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.
63 Vakakumbira chinyorero, vakanyora vachiti: NdiJohwani zita rake; vakashamisika vese.
So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.
64 Muromo wake ukazarurwa pakarepo, nerurimi rwake rukasununguka, akataura, achirumbidza Mwari.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake and praised God.
65 Kutya kukawira vese vaigara vakavakomba; nemashoko awa ese akataurwa kunyika yese yezvikomo yeJudhiya.
Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.
66 Zvino vese vakanzwa, vakazviisa mumoyo mavo, vachiti: Mucheche uyu achazova ani? Uye ruoko rwaIshe rwakava naye.
And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 Zvino Zakaria baba vake vakazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene, vakaporofita, vachiti:
Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
68 Ngaarumbidzwe Ishe Mwari waIsraeri, nokuti wakashanyira nekuita rudzikunuro kuvanhu vake;
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he hath visited and redeemed his people,
69 akatisimudzira runyanga rweruponeso mumba maDhavhidhi muranda wake;
And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,
As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying, (aiōn g165)
71 ruponeso pamhandu dzedu, neparuoko rwavese vanotivenga;
That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,
72 kuitira madzibaba edu tsitsi, nekurangarira sungano yake tsvene,
That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,
73 mhiko yaakapika kuna Abhurahama baba vedu;
And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.
74 kutipa, kuti tasunungurwa muruoko rwevavengi vedu, timushumire tisingatyi;
Which was, that he would graunt vnto vs, that we being deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, should serue him without feare,
75 muutsvene nekururama pamberi pake mazuva ese eupenyu hwedu.
All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.
76 Newe mucheche, uchanzi muporofita weWekumusoro-soro, nokuti uchatungamira pamberi pechiso chaIshe, kugadzirira nzira dzake;
And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
77 kupa ruzivo rweruponeso kuvanhu vake mukanganwiro yezvivi zvavo;
And to giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,
78 netsitsi dzemoyo dzaMwari wedu, mauri mambakwedza anobva kumusoro anotishanyira;
Through ye tender mercy of our God, wherby the day spring from an hie hath visited vs,
79 kuvhenekera vagere murima nemumvuri worufu, nekururamisa tsoka dzedu munzira yerugare.
To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feete into the way of peace.
80 Mucheche akakura, akasimba mumweya, akava mumarenje, kusvikira zuva rekuratidzwa kwake kuna Israeri.
And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.
