Ruka 1:1-26

Sezvo vazhinji vakaita basa rokunyora rondedzero yezvinhu zvakaitika pakati pedu, sokuzvigamuchidzwa kwatakaitwa navaya vakanga vazviona nemeso kubvira pakutanga kwazvo, uyezve vari vaparidzi veshoko, neniwo, mushure mokunyatsotsvagisisa zvinhu zvose nemazvo, kubvira kumavambo azvo, ndakazviona chiri chinhu chakanaka kuti, ndikunyorerei rondedzero yazvo yakakwana, imi vaTeofiro vanoremekedzwa, kuti munyatsoziva idi rezvinhu zvamakadzidziswa. Pamazuva aHerodhi, mambo weJudhea, kwaiva nomumwe mupristi ainzi Zakariya wegovero raAbhiya. Aiva nomudzimai akanga ari wedzinza raAroni, zita rake ainzi Erizabheti. Vakanga vakarurama pamberi paMwari vose vari vaviri, vasina chinoshoreka pakutevedza zviri pamitemo nepamirao yaTenzi. Asi vakanga vasina mwana nokuti Erizabheti akanga ari mhanje, uyezve, vose vari vaviri vakanga vachembera. Zvino Zakariya zvaakanga achiri kuita basa roupristi pamberi paMwari, janha regovero rovokwake, samaitiro avapristi, ndivo vakabatwa nomujenya wokuti vapinde munzvimbo Inoera yeTemberi kundopisa rusenzi. Gurumwandira ravanhu rakanga richinamata kunze panguva yokupisira rusenzi. Pakarepo mutumwa waTenzi akazviratidza kwaari akamira nechokurudyi rweatari yorusenzi. Zakariya zvaakamuona akavhunduka, akabatwa nokutya. Asi mutumwa waTenzi akati kwaari, “Rega zvako kutya, Zakariya, nokuti munamato wako wakanzwika. Mudzimai wako, Erizabheti achakuberekera mwana mukomana wauchatumidza zita rokuti Johani. “Iwe uchazofara nokupembera, vazhinji vachazofarirawo kuberekwa kwake, nokuti achava mukuru pamberi paTenzi; haachazonwi waini kana doro rinodhaka, achazadzwa naMweya Mutsvene kubvira achiri munhumbu maamai vake. Achazodzorera vazhinji vavaIsiraeri kuna Tenzi Mwari wavo. Achafamba pamberi paTenzi aina mweya nesimba raEriya kuti awadzanise madzibaba navana vavo; nokudzorera vasingateereri kuhungwaru hwavakarurama, kuti nhadzirire Tenzi vanhu vakamugadzirira.” Zakariya akati kumutumwa, “Ndingazive seiko zvinhu izvi? Ini ndakwegura uye mudzimai wangu achembera?” Mutumwa akamuti, “Ndini Gabhurieri, ndinomira pamberi paMwari, ndatumwa naTenzi kuti nditaure newe nokukuparidza shoko iri rakanaka. “Chinzwa, uchava chimumumu, usingagoni kutaura kusvikira musi wazvichaitika, nokuti hauna kutenda zvandakuudza, izvo zvichazoitika nenguva yazvo.” Izvozvo vanhu vakanga vakangomirira Zakariya, votoshamiswa kwazvo kuti chii chamunonotsa kudai muTemberi. Zvino akati abuda, haana kugona kutaura kwavari. Vanhu ndokubva vaziva kuti aona chiratidzo muTemberi. Akatoita zvokuvaninira maoko, ndokuramba angove chimumumu. Kuzoti mazuva ebasa rake apera, akadzokera kumusha kwake. Shure kwaizvozvi, mudzimai wake Erizabheti akava napamuviri akazvivanza kwemwedzi mishanu, achiti, “Ndozvandakaitirwawo naTenzi pamazuva aakandiringa kuti andibvise nyadzi pamberi pavanhu.” Nomwedzi wechitanhatu, Mwari akatuma mutumwa Gabhurieri kuguta reGarirea rinonzi Nazareti