| The revelation which the Watcher spoke to Zechariah in the Temple of Holiness finds its fulfillment today with the birth of Mar (St.) John. | ܓܶܠܝܳܢܳܐ ܕܡܰܠܶܠ ܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܠܰܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܒܗܰܝܟܰܠ ܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܡܠܺܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܀ |
| A Voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of God,” finds its fulfillment today with the birth of Mar John. | ܩܳܠܳܐ ܕܩܳܪܶܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܡܰܕܒܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܛܰܝܶܒܘ ܐܘܽܪܚܳܐ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܡܠܺܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܀ |
| Zechariah rejoiced, and [Elizabeth], the barren one, exulted, the mountain of Judea rejoiced with them, and also the Church sings glory because of the birth of the forerunner of the Truth. | ܚܕܺܝ ܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܘܕܳܨܰܬ ܥܩܰܪܬܳܐ ܆ ܚܕܺܝ ܥܰܡܗܘܽܢ ܛܘܽܪܳܐ ܕܺܝܗܘܽܕ ܆ ܐܳܦ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܙܳܡܪܳܐ ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܟܳܪܘܽܙ ܩܘܽܫܬܳܐ ܀ |
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