¹ Yaw Teyofil mu tedd mi, xam nga ne, nit ñu bare sasoo nañoo bind ab nettali bu jëm ci mbir, yi xewoon ci sunu biir,

¹Seeing that many did take in hand to set in order a narration of the matters that have been fully assured among us,

² li dëppook waxi seede, yi ko teewe woon li dale ca ndoorte la te ñu mujj nekk jawriñi kàddug Yàlla.

²as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word, —

³ Léegi nag kon man ci sama wàll, gëstu naa ci lépp li ko dale ca njàlbéen ga, te fas naa la ko yéenee bindal, nettali la ni xew-xew yooyu deme woon tembe.

³it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

⁴ Noonu dinga man a xam ne, li ñu la jàngaloon lu wér peŋŋ la.

⁴that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

⁵ Ca jamonoy Erodd, mi nekkoon buur ca réewu Yawut ya, amoon na saraxalekat bu ñu tudde Sakariya te bokk ca mbootaayu saraxalekat, ya askanoo ci Abiya. Jabaram Elisabet askanoo moom itam ci Aaroona.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

⁶ Sakariya ak jabaram ñu jub lañu ca kanam Yàlla, di topp ni mu ware ndigal yi ak dogali Boroom bi yépp.

⁶and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

⁷ Waaye amuñu doom, ndaxte Elisabet mënul a am doom, te it fekk ñoom ñaar ñépp ay màggat lañu.

⁷and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

⁸ Benn bés nag Sakariya doon def liggéeyu saraxaleem ca Yàlla, ndaxte mbootaayam a aye keroog.

⁸And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

⁹ Bi ñuy tegoo bant, ni ko saraxalekat yi daan defe nakajekk, ngir xam kan mooy dugg ca bérab bu sell ba ca kër Yàlla ga, ngir taal fa cuuraay, bant ba tegu ci Sakariya.

⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

¹⁰ Ca waxtu wa ñuy taal cuuraay la, mbooloo maa nga woon ca biti, di ñaan.

¹⁰and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

¹¹ Noonu benn malaakam Boroom bi daldi feeñu Sakariya, taxaw ca féeteek ndeyjooru saraxalukaay, ba ñuy taal cuuraay ca kawam.

¹¹And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

¹² Naka la ko Sakariya gis, fitam daldi dem, mu tiit.

¹²and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

¹³ Waaye malaaka ma ne ko: «Bul ragal dara Sakariya, ndaxte sa ñaan nangu na. Elisabet sa jabar dina la jural doom, te dinga ko tudde Yaxya.

¹³and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹⁴ Sa mbég lay doon, sa xol sedd ci, te ñu bare dinañu bég ci juddoom,

¹⁴and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁵ ndaxte dina nekk ku màgg ca kanam Yàlla. Du naan biiñ walla dara luy màndil, te bu juddoo, Xel mu Sell mi daldi ko solu.

¹⁵for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother`s womb;

¹⁶ Dina delloosi niti Israyil yu bare ci Yàlla seen Boroom.

¹⁶and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

¹⁷ Mooy jiitu, di yégle ñëwu Boroom bi, ànd ak xel mi ak doole, ji yonent Yàlla Iliyas amoon, ngir jubale xoli baay yi ak doom yi, ngir delloo ñi déggadi ci maanduteg ñi jub. Noonu dina waajal mbooloo muy teeru Boroom bi.»

¹⁷and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.`

¹⁸ Sakariya daldi ne malaaka ma: «Nan laay xame ne, loolu dëgg la? Ndaxte mag laa, te sama jabar it màggat na.»

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the messenger, `Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?`

¹⁹ Malaaka ma tontu ko ne: «Man maay Jibril miy taxaw ci kanam Yàlla. Dañu maa yónni ngir ma wax ak yaw te yégal la xebaar bu baax boobu.

¹⁹And the messenger answering said to him, `I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

²⁰ Léegi nag gannaaw gëmuloo li ma wax, dinga luu te dootuloo man a wax, ba kera sama wax di am, bu jamonoom jotee.»

²⁰and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.`

²¹ Fekk na booba mbooloo maa ngi xaar, jaaxle lool ci li Sakariya yàgg ca bérab bu sell ba.

²¹And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

²² Waaye bi mu génnee nag, mënul a wax ak ñoom. Noonu nit ña xam ne, dafa am lu ko feeñu ca bérab bu sell ba. Dafa luu, ba di leen liyaar.

²²and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

²³ Bi Sakariya matalee liggéeyu saraxaleem ba noppi, mu daldi ñibbi.

²³And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

²⁴ Bi mbir yooyu weesoo, Elisabet jabaram ëmb, di ko nëbb lu mat juróomi weer

²⁴and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying —

²⁵ te naan: «Lii mooy yiw wi ma Boroom bi defal, ba fajal ma li doon sama gàcce ci nit ñi!»

²⁵`Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.`

²⁶ Bi Elisabet nekkee ci juróom-benni weeram, Yàlla yónni na malaakaam Jibril ca dëkku Nasaret ca diiwaanu Galile.

²⁶And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,

²⁷ Mu yebal ko ca janq bu ñu may waa ju bokk ci askanu Daawuda te ñu koy wax Yuusufa, waaye àndaguñu. Janq baa ngi tudd Maryaama.

²⁷to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name [is] Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin [is] Mary.

²⁸ Malaaka ma dikk ca moom ne ko: «Jàmm ngaam, yaw mi Boroom bi defal aw yiw; mu ngi ak yaw.»

²⁸And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord [is] with thee; blessed [art] thou among women;`

²⁹ Waxi malaaka ma daldi jaaxal Maryaama, muy xalaat lu nuyoo boobu man a tekki.

²⁹and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

³⁰ Malaaka ma ne ko: «Bul ragal dara Maryaama, ndaxte Yàlla tànn na la ci yiwam.

³⁰And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

³¹ Dinga ëmb, jur doom ju góor; nanga ko tudde Yeesu.

³¹and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

³² Ku màgg lay nekki, te dinañu ko wooye Doomu Aji Kawe ji. Boroom bi Yàlla dina ko jébbal nguuru Daawuda maamam.

³²he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

³³ Noonu dina yilif askanu Yanqóoba ba fàww, te nguuram du am àpp.»

³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.`

³⁴ Maryaama laaj malaaka ma ne ko: «Naka la loolu man a ame? Man de, janq laa ba tey.»

³⁴And Mary said unto the messenger, `How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?`

³⁵ Malaaka ma tontu ko ne: «Xel mu Sell mi dina wàcc ci yaw, te Aji Kawe ji dina la yiir ci kàttanam. Moo tax xale biy juddu dinañu ko wooye Ku sell ki, Doomu Yàlla ji.

³⁵And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

³⁶ Elisabet sa mbokk mi it dina am doom ju góor cig màggatam. Ki ñu doon wooye ku mënul a am doom, mu ngi ci juróom-benni weeram.

³⁶and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

³⁷ Ndaxte dara tëwul Yàlla.»

³⁷because nothing shall be impossible with God.`

³⁸ Maryaama ne ko: «Jaamub Boroom bi laa. Na Yàlla def ci man li nga wax.» Ci noonu malaaka ma daldi dem.

³⁸And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,` and the messenger went away from her.

³⁹ Ci jamono jooju Maryaama jóg, gaawantu dem ci benn dëkk bu nekkoon ca tund ya ca diiwaanu Yude.

³⁹And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

⁴⁰ Mu dugg ca kër Sakariya, daldi nuyu Elisabet.

⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

⁴¹ Naka la Elisabet dégg Maryaama di nuyoo, doomam daldi yengatu ci biiram. Noonu Xelum Yàlla mu Sell mi daldi solu Elisabet.

⁴¹And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe did leap in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

⁴² Elisabet wax ca kaw ne: «Barkeel nañu la ci jigéen ñi, barkeel doom ji nga ëmb!

⁴²and spake out with a loud voice, and said, `Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb;

⁴³ Man maay kan, ba ndeyu sama Boroom ñëw di ma seetsi?

⁴³and whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

⁴⁴ Maa ngi lay wax ne, naka laa la dégg ngay nuyoo rekk, sama doom ji yengu ci sama biir ndax mbég.

⁴⁴for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

⁴⁵ Barke ñeel na la, yaw mi gëm ne, li la Boroom bi yégal dina mat!»

⁴⁵and happy [is] she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.`

⁴⁶ Noonu Maryaama daldi ne:

⁴⁶And Mary said, `My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷ «Sama xol a ngi màggal Boroom bi,sama xel di bég ci Yàlla sama Musalkat,

⁴⁷And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour,

⁴⁸ ndaxte fàttaliku na ma,man jaamam bu woyof bi.Gannaawsi tey, niti jamono yéppdinañu ma wooye ki ñu barkeel,

⁴⁸Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

⁴⁹ ndaxte Ku Màgg ki defal na ma lu réy.Turam dafa sell.

⁴⁹For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,

⁵⁰ Day wàcce yërmandeem ci ñi ko ragal,ci seeni sët ba ci seeni sëtaat.

⁵⁰And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

⁵¹ Wone na jëf yu mag ci dooley loxoom,te tas mbooloom ñiy réy-réylu,

⁵¹He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

⁵² daaneel boroom doole yi ci seen nguur,yékkati baadoolo yi.

⁵²He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

⁵³ Ñi xiif, reggal na leen ak ñam wu neex,te dàq boroom alal yi,ñu daw ak loxoy neen.

⁵³The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

⁵⁴ Wallu na bànni Israyil giy jaamam,di fàttaliku yërmandeem,

⁵⁴He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

⁵⁵ ni mu ko dige woon sunuy maam,jëmale ko ci Ibraayma ak askanam ba fàww.»

⁵⁵As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.`

⁵⁶ Noonu Maryaama toog fa Elisabet lu war a tollook ñetti weer, sog a ñibbi.

⁵⁶And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

⁵⁷ Gannaaw loolu jamono ji Elisabet war a mucc agsi, mu daldi jur doom ju góor.

⁵⁷And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

⁵⁸ Dëkkandoom yi ak mbokkam yi yég ne, Boroom bi won na ko yërmande ju réy, ñu ànd ak moom bég.

⁵⁸and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

⁵⁹ Bi bés ba dellusee, ñu ñëw xarafalsi xale ba, bëgg koo dippee baayam Sakariya.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

⁶⁰ Waaye yaayam ne leen: «Déedéet, Yaxya lay tudd.»

⁶⁰and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.`

⁶¹ Ñu ne ko: «Amoo menn mbokk mu tudd noonu.»

⁶¹And they said unto her — `There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,`

⁶² Ñu daldi liyaar baayam, ngir xam nan la bëgg ñu tudde xale ba.

⁶²and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

⁶³ Sakariya laaj àlluwa, bind ci ne: «Yaxya la tudd.» Ñépp daldi waaru.

⁶³and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;` and they did all wonder;

⁶⁴ Ca saa sa Yàlla dindi luu gi, Sakariya daldi waxaat, di màggal Yàlla.

⁶⁴and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

⁶⁵ Waa dëkk ba bépp jaaxle, xew-xew yooyu siiw ca tundi Yude yépp.

⁶⁵And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

⁶⁶ Ñi dégg nettali, bi jëm ci mbir yooyu, dañu koo denc ci seen xol te naan: «Nu xale bii di mujje nag?» Ndaxte leeroon na ne, dooley Boroom baa ngi ànd ak moom.

⁶⁶and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?` and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷ Sakariya baayu Yaxya daldi fees ak Xel mu Sell mi. Noonu mu wax ci kàddug Yàlla ne:

⁶⁷And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

⁶⁸ «Cant ñeel na Boroom bi, Yàllay Israyil,ndaxte wallusi na mbooloom, ba jot leen!

⁶⁸`Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

⁶⁹ Feeñal na nu Musalkat bu am doole,bi soqikoo ci askanu Daawuda jaamam,

⁶⁹And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

⁷⁰ ni mu yéglee woon bu yàggjaarale ko ci yonentam yu sell yi.

⁷⁰As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

⁷¹ Dina nu musal ci sunuy noon,jële nu ci sunu loxoy bañaale.

⁷¹Salvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,

⁷² Yàlla wone na yërmandeem,ji mu digoon sunuy maam,te di fàttaliku kóllëre, gi mu fas ak ñoom,

⁷²To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

⁷³ di ngiñ, li mu giñaloon sunu maam Ibraayma naan,

⁷³An oath that He sware to Abraham our father,

⁷⁴ dina nu teqale ak sunuy noon,ngir nu man koo jaamu ci jàmm,

⁷⁴To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

⁷⁵ nu sell te jub ci kanamam sunu giiru dund.

⁷⁵To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

⁷⁶ Yaw nag doom, dinañu lay wooye yonentu Aji Kawe ji,ndaxte dinga jiitu, di yégle ñëwu Boroom bi,di ko xàllal yoon wi.

⁷⁶And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

⁷⁷ Dinga xamal mbooloom,ni leen Boroom bi man a musale,jaare ko ci seen mbaalug bàkkaar,

⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

⁷⁸ ndaxte Yàlla sunu Boroom fees na ak yërmande,ba tax muy wàcce ci nun jant buy fenk,

⁷⁸Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

⁷⁹ ngir leeral ñi toog ci lëndëm,takkandeeru dee tiim leen,ngir jiite nu ci yoonu jàmm.»

⁷⁹To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.`

⁸⁰ Noonu Yaxyaa ngi doon màgg, te xelam di ubbiku. Mu dëkk ca màndiŋ ma, ba bés ba muy feeñu bànni Israyil.

⁸⁰And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.