NgokukaLuka 1:68-79

“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.”