Elizabeth, her older cousin, who had also lived above reproach and obeyed God, upon seeing Mary, responded, "And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord."
Ku hambana ni sweswo, loko a ta va a endzele Elizabeta loyi a nga xaka rakwe, "Elizabeta [u tale] hi moya lowo kwetsima, a huwelela hi ku huwelela lokukulu a ku: '[Mariya] u katekile exikarhi ka vavasati, naswona mbhandzu wa khwiri ra wena wu katekile!'"