Luke Im Correct Account

Na the Gospel of the great Doctor, e full with compassion for poor people, people wey dem push comot, and people wey don lost. Na inside am the story of the son wey waste im papa money dey, and the sweetest pictures of Jesus mercy.

Chapter 1.

Because plenty people don try to arrange for order di tori of di things wey don happen finish among us. Just as di people wey see am with dia own eye from di beginning, and wey serve di word, hand dis tori give us, me too, as I don follow everything well-well from di start, I decide to write am for you for order, most excellent Theophilus, so dat you go sabi say di things wey dem teach you na true-true.

our Papa Promise Zechariah Say Im Go Get Pikin

For di days of Herod, king of Judea, one priest wey im name na Zechariah dey inside Abijah priest division. Im wife Elizabeth come from Aaron family. ^a Dem two dey correct-and-holy for our Papa front, dey waka without blame for all im commandments and rules. But dem no get pikin, because Elizabeth no fit born, and dem two don old well-well.

Now as e dey serve as priest for our Papa front for di time wey im division dey on duty, as di priest custom be, dem cast lot come pick am to enter im sanctuary go burn incense. And di whole crowd of di people dey pray outside for di hour of incense. ^b

Den one angel of our Papa show imself to am, dey stand for di right side of di altar of incense. Zechariah shake when e see am, and fear catch am. Di angel tell am, “No dey fear, Zechariah—dem don hear your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth go born you one pikin; you go call im name John. You go get joy and gladness; plenty people go rejoice for im birth. E go great for our Papa front, e no fit ever drink wine or any oda strong drink, and e go full with di Holy Spirit even from im mama belle. And e go turn plenty of di children of Israel come back to dia Papa. E go go before our Papa for Elijah im spirit and power, dey turn di heart of fathers to dia children, and di people wey no dey hear word to di wisdom of di correct-and-holy people, to prepare di people wey go ready for our Papa.”

Zechariah tell di angel, “How I go take sabi dis one? I don old, and my wife don far well for age.”

Di angel answer am, “Na me be Gabriel, wey dey stand for our Papa presence, dem send me to talk to you and bring you dis good news. And now you go keep quiet, you no go fit talk, till di day wey dis things go happen, because you no believe my words, wey go come true for dia time.”

Meanwhile di people dey wait for Zechariah, dey wonder why e stay so tey inside di sanctuary. When e comot, e no fit talk to dem, and dem come sabi say e don see vision inside di sanctuary. E dey use hand dey sign dem, and e no talk at all. And when im days of service finish, e go im house. After dis days im wife Elizabeth come get belle, and for five months she hide herself, dey talk say, “Na dis one our Papa do for me, for di days wey e look me, to comot my shame among people.”

our Papa Send Gabriel Go Meet Mary

For di sixth month our Papa send di angel Gabriel go one town for Galilee wey dem dey call Nazareth, to one virgin wey don promise to marry one man wey im name na Joseph, from di house of David; di virgin name na Mary. And e come meet am talk say, “I greet you, you wey our Papa favour! Our Papa dey with you.”

But di words trouble am well-well, and she dey wonder wetin kind greeting dis one fit be. Di angel tell am, “No dey fear, Mary, because you don find favour with our Papa. You go get belle for your womb and born one pikin, and you go call im name Jesus. E go great and dem go call am Son of di Most High, and our Papa go give am di throne of im papa David, and e go rule over Jacob im house forever; im kingdom no go ever end.”

And Mary tell di angel, “How dis one go take be, since I be virgin?”

Di angel answer am, “Di Holy Spirit go come over you, and di power of di Most High go cover you like shadow; so di holy pikin wey dem go born go be di Pikin of our Papa. See, your relative Elizabeth don also get belle for one pikin for her old age—dis na di sixth month for her wey dem dey call barren. Because nothing no dey hard for our Papa to do.”

Mary talk, “Na me be di servant of our Papa; make e happen to me just as you talk.” Den di angel comot from her.

Mary Go Visit Elizabeth

For dat days Mary stand up quick-quick go di hill country, to one town for Judah, and she enter di house of Zechariah and greet Elizabeth. When Elizabeth hear Mary greeting, di baby jump for her belle, and she full with di Holy Spirit. She shout with loud voice, “God don bless you pass among women, and God don bless di fruit of your belle! And why dis one come reach me, say di mama of my Oga come meet me? Because di moment wey I hear your greeting, di baby for my belle jump for joy. Blessing dey for di woman wey believe say di things wey our Papa talk to her go surely happen.”

Mary Song of Praise

And Mary talk, “My soul dey magnify our Papa, and my spirit dey rejoice for our Papa, my Savior, because e look di low place of im servant. Because from now go all generations go call me blessed; because di Mighty One don do great things for me, and im name holy. And im mercy dey for dem wey dey fear am from generation to generation. E don show strength with im arm; e don scatter di proud people for di thoughts of dia heart; e don bring down di mighty people from dia throne and lift up di humble people; e don fill di hungry people with good things, and di rich people e don send away empty. E don help im servant Israel, dey remember im mercy, just as e talk to our fathers, to Abraham and to im pikin-dem forever.”

And Mary stay with her for about three months and den go back to her house.

Dem Born John

Now di time reach for Elizabeth to born, and she born one pikin. Her neighbours and relatives hear say our Papa don show her great mercy, and dem rejoice with her. For di eighth day dem come to circumcise di pikin, and dem wan call am Zechariah after im papa, but im mama answer, “No; dem go call am John.”

And dem tell her, “Nobody for your relatives dey bear dis name.” And dem use hand sign im papa, dey ask wetin Zechariah wan make dem call di pikin.

E ask for one tablet and write, “Im name na John.” And everybody wonder. And immediately im mouth open and im tongue loose, and e talk, dey bless our Papa. Fear fall on all dia neighbours, and dem dey talk about all dis things for di whole hill country of Judea. And all di people wey hear keep dis things for dia heart, dey talk, “Wetin dis pikin go come be?” Because di hand of our Papa dey with am.

Zechariah Prophesy

And im papa Zechariah full with di Holy Spirit and e prophesy, dey talk, “Make dem bless our Papa of Israel, because e don visit and redeem im people, and e don raise up one mighty Savior for us for di house of im servant David, as e talk through di mouth of im holy prophets long time ago, say dem go save us from our enemies and from di hand of all wey hate us; to show di mercy wey e promise our fathers and to remember im holy Covenant, di oath wey e swear to our papa Abraham, to grant us, say we, as e don deliver us from di hand of our enemies, go fit serve am without fear, for holiness and correct-and-holy way before am all our days. And you, pikin, dem go call you di prophet of di Most High; because you go go before di Oga to prepare im ways, to give im people di knowledge of salvation through di forgiveness of dia sins, because of di tender mercy wey dey pain belle of our Papa, wey di sunrise from up high go take visit us, ^c to give light to dem wey sidon for darkness and for di shadow of death, to lead our foot into di way of peace.”

Di pikin grow, come strong for spirit, and e stay for di wilderness till di day wey e show imself in public to Israel.

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