Mateu 3
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Kuambulula ca Iuano Muka Kumbuitika
(Mako1:1-8; Luka3:1-18; Iuano1:19-28)
1Mu matangua aje kuezile Iuano muka kumbuitika, uakele nakuambulula mu mpambo ya Yundeya, 2nguendi “Tengulukeni, muomu vumuene vua muilu vuli muyehi.” 3Omuo ou ikeye ivahandekele kuli Kananguizi ua Njambi Isaya, omo uahandekele nguendi,
“Lizi lia umo ali nakutambeka mu mpambo ngualio,
Vuaheseni ngila ya Muene
kaha sungameseni ngila yendi.”
4Honi Iuano uazalele vuzalo vuakupanga ha maka a kamelu kaha ualikutile muiva ua cilambu mu mbunda yendi, na viakulia viendi viapuile vambimba na vuci. 5Vantu vezile kuli ikeye kuhuma ku Yelusalema na ku Yundeya yoshe, na ku vihela vioshe viakulihata na ndonga ya Yundau. 6Valitavelele vipi viavo kaha uavambuitikile mu ndonga ya Yundau.
7Vuno honi omo uamuene Vafaliseo na Vasanduki vavengi valinakuija mukuvambuitika, kaha uahandekele kuli vakevo nguendi, “Yeni vana vamanoka iya naminangula linga muteue ku vutenu ovu vuli nakuija? 8Imeni vushuka vuje vumuesa ngeci muatenguluka. 9Kaha keti musinganieke ngueni muhasa kuhandeka kuli yeni vavenia ngueni, ‘Tuli na Avilahama tatetu’, omuo njimileka nguange, Njambi asa kupuisa aua mavue kupua vana va Avilahama. 10Cipue hano vene ngimbu inalivuahesela laja kuteta miti kuputukila ku mizi, nankuma muti uoshe uje kuuimi vushuka vuacili vakauteta nakuumbila mu tuhia. 11Yange njimimbuitika na mema linga cipue cimueso ngeci munatenguluka, vuno honi ou eja munima yange anjipulakana ku nzili, kunjafuililile cipue kuambata vinkaku viendi, ikeye akamimbuitika na Cimbembesi Uakulela na tuhia. 12Lisehua liendi lili mu livoko liendi, kaha akakomba ku lijunguilo liendi, kaha akakunguluila tiliku mu cishete cendi, vuno honi mujungu akautsimika na tuhia tuakuhona kuhua.”
Kumbuitika ca Yesu
(Mako1:9-11; Luka3:21-22)
13Ambahoni Yesu uahumine ku Ngalileya nakuya ku ndonga ya Yundau linga vakamumbuitike kuli Iuano. 14Vuno honi Iuano uatondele kumuvindika kaha uahandekele nguendi, “Yange capande kunjimbuitika kuli yove, nkuma naua yove uija kuli yange?”
15Vuno honi Yesu uamukumbuluile nguendi, “Cilingiue ngoco vene hano, cacili kuli yetu kushulisisa vije vioshe Njambi atonda kuli yetu.” Ambahoni Iuano uatavele.
16Hanima yakumbuitika Yesu, kaha hajevene uahumine mu mema, kaha taleni, melu ashokolokele kaha uamuene Cimbembesi ca Njambi cishuluka ngue livembe nakumutonkama. 17Kaha lizi liahumine muilu ngualio, “Ou ikeye Munange injazanga, muli ikeye njivuahelela.”
