Luka 1:39-56

Ngalezo zinsuku uMariya wasuka waya ngokushesha ezintabeni, emzini wakwaJuda; Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wabingelela u-Elisabethe. Kwathi u-Elisabethe ezwa ukubingelela kukaMariya, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele; Wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: “Ubusisiwe wena phakathi kwabesifazane, futhi sibusisiwe isithelo sesisu sakho. Kuzuzeni lokhu ukuba unina weNkosi yami eze kimi na? Ngokuba bheka, kuthe izwi lokubingelela kwakho lizwakala ezindlebeni zami, umntwana waxhuma esizalweni sami ngokujabula. Ubusisiwe owakholwayo, ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukugcwaliseka kwalokho akutshelwa yiNkosi. UMariya wasesithi: Umphefumulo wami uyayitusa iNkosi. Nomoya wami uyathokoza kuNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami. Ngokuba ubhekile ubuphansi bencekukazi yakhe, ngokuba bheka, kusukela manje izizukulwane zonke ziyakuthi ngibusisiwe. Ngoba uSomandla ungenzele izinto ezinkulu; lingcwele igama lakhe. Futhi umusa wakhe uzizukulwane ngezizukulwane kulabo abamesabayo. Wenzile amandla ngengalo yakhe; ubachithile abazidlayo ekucabangeni kwezinhliziyo zabo. Wehlise abanamandla ezihlalweni zabo zobukhosi, wabaphakamisa abaphansi. Ubasuthisile abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle; nabacebile wabamukisa bengenalutho. Uyisizile inceku yakhe u-Israyeli, ekhumbula umusa wakhe; njengalokho yakhuluma kokhokho bethu ku-Abrahama nenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade. UMariya wahlala naye kungathi izinyanga ezintathu, wabuyela endlini yakhe.