Emihleni kaHerode inkosi yaseJudiya kwakukhona umpristi othile ogama lakhe nguZakariya, esigabeni sika-Abiya, nomkakhe engowamadodakazi ka - Aroni, igama lakhe ngu-Elisabethe.

Kepha babengenamntwana , ngokuba u -Elisabethe wayeyinyumba ; bobabili base bekhulile.

Kepha ingelosi yathi kuye: Ungesabi, Zakariya, ngokuba isicelo sakho sizwakele; umkakho u -Elisabethe uzakukuzalela indodana , uyiqambe igama lokuthi uJohane.

Kepha emva kwalezo zinsuku u -Elisabethe umkakhe wakhulelwa, wazifihla izinyanga eziyisihlanu, wathi:

Bheka, u-Elisabethe isihlobo sakho naye ukhulelwe indodana esemdala ; lena ngeyesithupha yakhe obethiwa inyumba.

UMariya wathi : Bheka, ngiyincekukazi yeNkos i; akube kimi njengezwi lakho. Ingelosi yamuka kuye. Indumiso ka-Elisabethe nekaMariya

Wangena endlini kaZakariya, wambingelela u-Elisabethe.

Kwathi ukuba u -Elisabethe ezw e ukubingelela kukaMariya , umntwana waxhuma esiswini sakhe; u-Elisabethe wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele,

Saphelela-ke isikhathi sika-Elisabethe sokuba abelethe; wazala indodana.