17. Yena úya kuhamba phambi kobuso bayo, enomoya enamandla kaEliya, ukuba azibuyisele iintliziyo zooyise kubantwana, nabangevayo kuko ukuqonda kwamalungisa, alungisele iNkosi abantu abalungisiweyo.
18. Wathi uZekariya kuso isithunywa, Ndiya kukwazi ngani na oko? Kuba mna ndimdala, waye nomfazi wam selekhulile.
19. Saphendula ke isithunywa, sathi kuye, Mna ndinguGabriyeli,* oma phambi koThixo. Ndithunyiwe ukuba ndithethe kuwe, ndikushumayeze ezi ndaba zilungileyo.
20. Uyabona, ùya kuba sisidenge, ungabi nako ukuthetha, kude kube yimini eziya kuthi zenzeke ngayo ezi zinto, ngenxa enokuba ungakholwanga ngamazwi am; aya kuzalisekiswa wona ngexesha lawo.
21. Baye abantu bemlindile uZekariya, bemangalisiwe kukulibala kwakhe endaweni engcwele leyo.
22. Uthe ke akuphuma, akaba nako ukuthetha kubo; baqonda ukuba ubone umbono endaweni engcwele apho, waye yena emana ukunqwala kubo, wahlala engathethi.
23. Kwathi yakuzaliseka imihla yombuso wakhe, wemka waya endlwini yakhe.
24. Emveni kwayo loo mihla ke, uElizabhete umfazi wakhe wathabatha, wazizimeza iinyanga zantlanu, esithi,
25. Yenjénje iNkosi kum ngemihla eyandikhangelayo, ukuba ikususe ukungcikiveka kwam phakathi kwabantu.
26. Ke kaloku ngenyanga yesithandathu, isithunywa esinguGabriyeli sathunyelwa nguThixo emzini welaseGalili,
27. ogama liyiNazarete, kwintombi, eganelwe indoda egama linguYosefu, yendlu kaDavide; laye igama lentombi leyo linguMariya.
28. Sangena isithunywa kuye, sathi, Vuya, wena ubabalweyo! INkosi inawe; usikelelwe wena phakathi kwabafazi.
29. Uthe ke akusibona, wee qhiphu umbilini ngenxa yelizwi laso; wayecamanga ukuba ungaba mbuliso mni na lo.
30. Sathi ke isithunywa kuye, Musa ukoyika, Mariya; kuba ubabalwe nguThixo.