NgokukaLuka 1:67-80

UZakhariya, uyise, wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele, waphrofetha wathi: “Mayibongwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba ibahambele abantu bayo, yabahlenga. Yasiphakamisela uphondo lwensindiso endlini kaDavide, inceku yayo, njengalokhu yakhuluma ngomlomo wabaphrofethi bayo abangcwele selokhu kwadabuka umhlaba, ukusisindisa ezitheni zethu, nasesandleni sabo bonke abasizondayo; ukwenzela okhokho bethu isihawu, nokukhumbula isivumelwano sayo esingcwele; isifungo eyasifunga kubaba u-Abhrahama, ukusinika ukuba sikhululwe esandleni sezitha zethu; siyikhonze singenakwesaba ngobungcwele nangokulunga phambi kwayo, zonke izinsuku zethu. Nawe-ke, mntwana, uyakuthiwa ungumphrofethi woPhezukonke, ngokuba uyakuyandulela iNkosi; ulungisa izindlela zayo ukukhanyisela abantu bayo ukuyazi insindiso ngokuthethelelwa kwezono zabo, ngemisesane yesihawu sikaNkulunkulu wethu esihanjelwe ngakho ukukhanya okuvela phezulu, ukubakhanyisela abahlezi ebumnyameni nasethunzini lokufa, nokuqondisa izinyawo zethu endleleni yokuthula.” Umntwana wakhula, waba namandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane kwaze kwaba lusuku lokubonakaliswa kwakhe ku-Israyeli.