Matayo 3
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Mabilikizi ya Yohana Mbatizi
Maliko 1:1-8; Luka 3:1-18; Yohana 1:19-28
1Mwa mazuwa yadya, Yohana Mbatizi alailaga mwe dijangwa dya Uyahudi akabilikiza, 2akagamba “Lekeni wavu wenyu,” “kwaviya Useuta wa kwe mbingu uhaguhi!” 3Yohana niye alotelagwa ni mlotezi ywa Mnungu Isaya kugamba,
“Izwi dya mnt'hu akubongeela mwe nyika,
‘Ikeni lumwe sila ya Zumbe,
chumizeni lwombokelo lwake!’ ”
4Yohana avalaga suke idamanywe kwa mazoya ya ngamia. Mwe kigudi avalaga mkoa wa nk'hingo, nk'hande yakwe yandaga sige no uki. 5Want'hu kulawa Yelusalemu hamwenga na Uyahudi na mwe si zose hagihi ne Yolodani wamwizilaga. 6Wakweiilaga wavu wawe, niyo Yohana awabatiza mwo mto Yolodani.
7Yohana eze awaone Mafalisayo hamwenga na Masadukayo wambasa awabatize, niyo awagamba, “Nyuwe cheleko che nyoka, niani awagambileni kugamba mwadaha kunyilika maya ya Mnungu yakwiza? 8Lagiseni kwa udamanyi kugamba muuleka uwavu wenyu. 9Naho msekugamba mwadaha kukehonya na maya ya Mnungu kwa kugamba mnanaye tati yenyu akwitangwa Ibulahimu. Nawagambilani, Mnungu adaha kuguha maiwe aya niyo amdamanyila Ibulahimu welekwa mwa maiwe aya. 10Hoya diikilwa lumwe he nk'holo yo mti. Mti wowose howiina cheleko chedi nousengwe no kokigwa mwo moto. 11Ikindedi, miye nawabatizani kwa mazi kulagisa kugamba mkweiila wavu wenyu. Mna eza mto udahi kunijink'ha miye. Naho hikuwagilwa kwinula vilatu vakwe. Yehe naawamibatizeni kwa Muye ywa Mnungu na kwa moto wa usengelo. 12Naho lungo lwakwe ananalo mwe mikono vileke ahete vedi ngano. Naadihagile vedi digulu dyakwe niyo aigela umwo, mna mahofya naayagele mwo moto houkuzima.”
Yesu abatizwa
Maliko 1:9-11; Luka 3:21-22
13Mwa mazuwa yadya, Yesu abulaga Yolodani akalawa Galilaya, vileke abatizwe ni Yohana. 14Mna Yohana aungaga amlemele, akagamba, “Miye naungwa nibatizwe ni weye, weye nawe weza kwangu hubatize!”
15Yesu niyo amgamba, “Zumila ivi haluse, kwaviya kwa kudamanya aya, nekinde kikint'hiza yadya yose akuunga Mnungu.” Ivo Yohana niyo azumila kumbatiza.
16Aho Yesu eze ajike kubatizwa, afosaga mwa mazi. Mbingu niyo zagubuka, naho aonaga Muye ywa Mnungu akaseela kulawa kwe mbingu enga suwa, niyo amkima. 17Izwi kulawa kwe mbingu dyevikaga dikagamba, “Uyu niye Mwanangu nimuungise, hyelelwa naye.”
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