MATEO 3

Kulalika kwa Yohani Nyakubatiza

(Mk. 1.1-8; Lk. 3.1-18; Yoh. 1.19-28)

1Pandzidzi wenewo Yohani Nyakubatiza adadza kuthando yatchetcha m'nthemba ya Yudea mbatoma kulalika. 2Iye adalonga mbati, “Lekani pyakudawa pyanu thangwi Mulungu ali chifupi kukhazikisa Ufumu wache!”#Mt. 4.17; Mk. 1.15. 3Yohani akhali munthu adalongwa na mprofeti Yesaya pikhalonga iye mbati,

“Munthu unango akukhuwa m'thando yatchetcha kuti,

‘Msasanyireni njira Mbuya,

ndendemezani njira towera iye afambemo.’ ”#Yes. 40.3.

4Nguwo za Yohani zikhali zakusasanywa na ubweya wa nyama ya ngamila. M'chuno mwache adamanga bande ya nthembe, pontho phoso yache ikhali nyadzombe na uchi.#2Maf. 1.8. 5Anthu adabwera kuna iye kubulukira kumzinda wa Yerusalemu na kunthemba yonsene ya Yudea, pontho na kunthemba zonsene za chifupi na mkulo wa Yorodani. 6Iwo adabweka pyakudawa pyawo, tenepo Yohani adaabatiza mumkulo wa Yorodani.

7Pidaona Yohani kuti Afarisi na Asaduki azinji ene akhabwera kuna iye kuti aabatize, iye adalonga kuna iwo mbati, “Imwe ana a nyoka! Mbani akupangani kuti munakwanisa kuthawa kutchunyusa kunafuna dzatumiza Mulungu?#Mt. 12.34; 23.33. 8Phatani pinthu pyakuonesa kuti mwalekadi pyakudawa pyanu. 9Pontho lekani nyerezera kuti munakwanisa kuthawa kutchunyuswa pakulonga kwene kuti Abrahamu ndi kholo wanu. Ndikukupangani kuti Mulungu anakwanisa kusandusa miyalayi kukhala pidzukulu pya Abrahamu.#Yoh. 8.33. 10Mbadzo yasasanyika kugwanda miti pamitsitsi; muti onsene okhonda bala nsapo zadidi unagwandwa mbuponywa pamoto.#Mt. 7.19. 11Ndimbakubatizani na madzi kuonesa kuti mwalekadi pyakudawa pyanu, mbwenye anadza m'nduli mwangayu, anakubatizani na Mzimu Wakuchena, pontho na moto. Iye ngwamkulu pyakwanga kupiringana ine pano mwakuti sidatheme tayu kuthukula nkhwaira zache. 12Iye ana chisero m'manja mwache chakupepetera nacho mapira. Tenepo anagumanya mapira pambuwapo kaaikha m'chikwa mwache, mbwenye anapisa makupu-kupu pamoto okhonda thima.”

Yesu abatizwa

(Mk. 1.9-11; Lk. 3.21-22)

13Pandzidzi weneyo Yesu adabuluka kunthemba ya Galilea mbaenda kumkulo wa Yorodani, towera akabatizwe na Yohani. 14Mbwenye Yohani akhayesa kumkhondera mbalonga mbati, “Mwatani munabwera kuna ine kuti ndikubatizeni, nee kuti ine ndibatizwe na imwe tayu?” 15Mbwenye Yesu adamtawira mbati, “Pileke chinchino pikhale tenepo. Thangwi na njira yeneyi tinakwanisa kuchita pinafuna Mulungu.” Tenepo Yohani adatawira kumbatiza.

16Sindzidzi pidamala Yesu batizwa, adabuluka m'madzi mule, tenepo kudzulu kudafunguka, pontho iye adaona Mzimu wa Mulungu akutchitha pansi ninga nkhangaiwa mbaphamira pana iye. 17Tenepo fala idaveka kubulukira kudzulu kuti, “Uyu ndi mwananga wapamtima. Ndakomerwa naye pyakwanga pene.”#Kut. 22.2; Mas. 2.7; Yes. 42.1; Mt. 12.18; 17.5; Mk. 1.11; Lk. 9.35.

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