Luke 3
1 Ni mi ise u tso don tra wa Tiberia Caesar - Chu, u, Pontiyus Bilatus ana gomna Judiya, Hiridus ka Chu ni Galili, vayima Filibus ka chu ni Ituriyada Tarakunitas, mba Lasaniyas ana Chu ni Abaliya.
NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene:
2 Ni nton wa Hanana ba kayafa bana bi ninkoh bitun tre Irji kaye ni Yahaya vren Zakariya ni miji.
when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;
3 Sei ka zren kagon gbugbulu mi yie'u nei u urdu, dani hla tre Irji ni bawu, a yo'u ba duba ye kpa Irji nda dun ba sukpa ni ba wu, duba wru lah tre mba hle ni bawu.
and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 Na wa ba na nha nvunvu u tre Anabi Ishaya ndi llan di ri si yo ni miji, mlan koh Bachi tie dun koh ma hi yreyre.
as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:
5 Ko san ngbulu ba shu, u ngbulu ba ba gble tita ba kma ti fime, u nkoh bi tie memme ba kma bi ba ba shu, ni ngbulu baba tita ba ba yra ba nda kma me nkoh ni bubu biwa be gblegble me'a.
every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth:
6 U bi he nimi kpa ba to Ceto u Irji.
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
7 Sai Yohana a hla ni gbugbu ndji wa ba si ye dun sukpa bawu'a. Yohana yo ba ndi “biyi mri iwan, anha hla ni yiwu dun yi tsutsu ni nfu wa ani ye ni yiwu'a?”
He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath?
8 Nitu kii, kma tie klo kunkro wa ndi ba bre dun ba wru lla tre hle bawu dana ta tre ni kpamba ndi ki he ni Ibrahim wa a iti mbu, mi hla niwu Irji hei ni gbengble wa ani zu titi biyi kma tie mri ni Ibrahim rji ni tita bi yi.
Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
9 Ko zizan ba mlan gla tie nitu nja bi ba kunkro. U wawu kunkro bi wandi bana klo bi na ba gen ba nda vu ba sru ni lu.”
But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
10 U gbugbu ndji baki mye'u ndi, “Zizan ki tie ni he?”
And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?
11 A kasa nda tre “Indji wandi a he ni nklon ha, ka ban rhi ni ndji wandi ana he ni rhi na, u ndji wa ahe ni lah ka tie naki ngame.
And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like manner.
12 Bi kpa ban ba ye du ba sukpa ni bawu, nda tre, “Ndji-u-tsro, ki tie ni he?”
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 A hla ni bawu ndi, “Nata kpa inklen zan kpe wandi ba tre dun yi kpa na.”
He said unto them, Exact nothing more than is appointed for you.
14 Sojoji bari ngame ba mye, ndi, “U kita na? Ki tie ni he?” A bla hla ni bawu, “Na kpa nkleh niwo njo ni gbengble na, ndi na tie ce ti ndrjo na. Nji kpe-andi bi u mbi dun mla yi.”
And the military men also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.
15 Zizan wa ba ndji ba si ya nkoh ye u Kristi'a, wawu mba ba si rhimre ni suron mba nitu Yohana, ko wawu mba hi Kristi'a.
Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah,
16 Yohana a kasa ni bawu nda tre ndi, “Ime mi si sukpa ni yiwu ni mma, u ndji waa si ye ni koshi mu, a zan me ni gbengble, u mina tsra wa mi sie rjirji lagban u zama na. Wawu ni sukpa ni yiwu ni Ruhu Tsratsra ni lu.
John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;
17 Ahei ni mumu ni wo ma wandi ani tie ndu niwu nda zen memme bie nda ka waa bi zi nimi iwron. U ani gon biwa ba tie meme'a ni lu wa ana y'bi na.”
whose winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and collect the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 Ni mi tsro mba Yohana a hla tre ndindi ni ndji ba.
Thus in many and various discourses exhorting them, he preached the glad tidings of the gospel to the people.
19 Hiridus wa ana Chu, a son gran wa vayi ma Hiridiya, ni mbru meme kpie wa Hiridus azi tie'a,
Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he had done,
20 a ka biyi suru nhaa, ndi a ka Yohana tro ni brusuna.
added this also to all the rest, and shut up John in prison.
21 Inton wa ba sukpa ba ndji wawu, Yesu me ba sukpa'a niwu ngame, wa asi he ni mi bre wa ka toh shulu bu'u,
Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,
22 wa toh Ruhu Tsatsar ka grji ye son nitu ma na ngyu, wa ka wo lan Irji ni shu, “Iwu yi wu vren mu wandi isuron mu a kpa wu. Suron mu ku si ni wu.”
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
23 Yesu ahe ni sei wlon nkpu tra nda vu tie ndu Irji. Nimi kpa, Yesu hi vren Isuwu wa ba yo tima ndi Heli,
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli,
24 ivren Matat, ivren u Levi, ivren u Melki, ivren u janai, ivrn u Isuwu.
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25 Isuwu ana vren Mattatiyas, ivren Amos, Ivren Nahum, ivren Esli, ivren Naggai,
of Mattathias, of Amos, of Naum, of Esli, of Nagge,
26 ivren u Maat, ivren u Mattatiyas, ivren u Semein, ivren u Josech, ivren u Joda.
of Maath, of Mattathias, of Semei, of Joseph, of Juda,
27 Joda ana vren u Jowanan, ivren u Resa, ivren u Zerubabel, ivren u Salatiyel, ivren u Neri,
of Joanna, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Salathiel, of Neri,
28 ivren u Melki, ivren u Addi, ivren u Cosam, ivren u Elmadam, ivren u Er,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 ivren u Joshuwa, ivren u Eliyeza, ivren u Jorim, ivren u Mattat, ivren u Levi.
of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 Levi ana vren Simiyon, ivren Judah, ivren Isuwu, ivren Jonam, ivren Eliakim,
of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonan, of Eliakim,
31 ivren Meliya, ivren Menna, ivren Mattata, ivren Natan, ivren Dawuda,
of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 ivren Jessi, ivren Obed, ivren Bowaz, ivren Salmon, ivren Nahshon.
of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
33 Nahshon ana vren Amminadab, ivren Admin, ivren Arni, ivren Hezron, ivren Perez, ivren Judah,
of Aminadab, of Aram, of Esrom, of Phares, of Judah,
34 ivren Yakubu, ivren Isuwa, ivren Ibrahim, ivren Terah, ivren Nahor,
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nachor,
35 ivren Serug, ivren Riyu, ivren Peleg, ivren Eba, ivren Shelah.
of Saruch, of Ragau, of Phalec, of Heber, of Sala,
36 Shelah ana vren Cayinan, ivren Arfakza, ivren Shem, ivren Noah, ivren Lamech,
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,
37 ivren Metuselah, ivren Enok, ivren Jared ivren Mahalaleel, ivren Cainan,
of Methusaleh, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
38 ivren Enos, ivren Seit, ivren Damu, Ivren Irji.
of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, the son of God.
