Matei 3
3
Yohane Mbatichajhe abhatangachii bhando
Maluku 1:1-8; Luka 3:1-18; Yohane 1:19-28
1Machiko ghala Yohane Mbatichajhe ajhakujhenda na kutumbuu kutangacha kunjenga jha ku Yudeya. 2Alongila, “Muuleke uhakaho gwino nhwalo unahota gwa kunane uheghalile!” 3Jhonjo Yohane ndi jhola Isaya jwakibha nnondole akalongila panane jhake palongila,
“Mundo jwailela kanonoha kunjenga,
‘Munenganikiye Bhambo pala papala kupeta,
nnyoche ndela jhake.’ ”
4Yohane akawalite ngobho ikatengenichwe kwa mangoma gha kinyama jwakemitwa ngamiya na luhunga lwa limbendela mukibhuno chake. Na kulye madidima na bhuche. 5Bhahe, bhando kuhumii ku Yeluchalemo na kuhumii pande yoha ya ku Yudeya na chehemo yoha ya mupele jha lukemba lwa Yolodane bhajhakunnyendela, 6pibhalongela bhene uhakaho gwabhe na jwenio Yohane ajhakwabaticha mulukemba lwa ku Yolodane.
7Nambo ajhakwabhona Mapwalichayo na Machadukayo bhamahele bhitenda kunhikilila bhabatichwe, ajhakwalobholela, “Mangota kibheluko cha lijhoka! Bho, ghane jwapwepwile mihoto kulitila lilaka lya Chapanga lilihika? 8Nnangiye kwa kuhenga kwino anda muulekite uhakaho. 9Nkotoka kuwacha na kulonge, ‘Hoko gwito ndi Ulahimo!’ Ninobholela chakaka, jwenio Chapanga ahotola kughalambula maghanga aghagha na kubhehe yana ya Ulahimo. 10Ngohe libhagho libhii pa libelengete lya nkongo, na nkongo ghoghoha gwangapambika uhohe naupengulwa na kutagwa ku mwotu.” 11Nenga nibaticha kwa mache kulangiya ngita muulekite uhakaho. Nambo jwahika payeto jhango abhii na likakala kuliku nenga. Nenga nitope ndeka kujhegha maghubache ghake. Jwenio nabaticha kwa Uhuke gwa Chapanga na kwa mwotu. 12Jwenio akamula kipalo mu lubhoko lwake cha kuhebhe ngano jhake, ngano jhamaha aibheka mu kikoko, na majhejheto naghajhochwa mwotu gwangahimika gwa machiko ghoha ghangapeta.
Yecho ibatichwa
Maluku 1:9-11; Luka 3:21-22
13Machiko gheniya Yecho ajhakubhoka ku Galilaya ajhakuhika kulukemba lwa ku Yolodane ajhakunnyendela Yohane abatichwe. 14Nambo Yohane ajhakujhigha kunkanila alongila, “Bho, nhwalo ghane mwenga mihika kwa nenga? Nenga ndi jhunipalwa kubatichwa na mwenga?”
15Nambo Yecho ajhakunnyanguu, “Nnyeketele ibhehe kwa ngoheno, nhwalo tupalwa kuhenga ghala ghapahi Chapanga.” Peniya Yohane ajhakujheketela.
16Papa tugha pabatichwa Yecho, ajhakubhoka umache, papalapala kunane kumahunde kujhakudinduka ajhakubhona Uhuke gwa Chapanga ujhakuhuluka ngita ngunda na kutolela panane jhake Yecho. 17Lilobhe likajhokanikike kuhumii kunane kwa Chapanga lilongila, “Jhonjo ndi mwanango jhunimpahile, anganichwe na mwenga.”
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