< Mateyu 3 >
1 Mʼmasiku amenewo, Yohane Mʼbatizi anadza nalalikira mʼchipululu cha Yudeya
Tua hun laitak in tuiphumpa John hong theng a, Judah ngam duisung ah thuhil hi,
2 kuti, “Tembenukani mtima chifukwa ufumu wakumwamba wayandikira.”
John in, vantung kumpingam hong nai zo hi, na thinsung uh ki kheal in na mawna uh ki sikkik vun: ci hi.
3 Uyu ndi amene mneneri Yesaya ananena za iye kuti, “Mawu a wofuwula mʼchipululu, ‘Konzani njira ya Ambuye, wongolani njira zake.’”
Banghangziam cile hi thu sia, duisung ah a au mikhat i aw in, Topa pai na lampi pua vun, tangsak vun, ci kamsang Isaiah in John thu sonkhol zo hi.
4 Zovala za Yohane zinali zopangidwa ndi ubweya wa ngamira, ndipo amamangira lamba wachikopa mʼchiwuno mwake. Chakudya chake chinali dzombe ndi uchi wa kuthengo.
John i puansil sia kala-uk mul taw ki tak a, savun khau taw a kawng hen hi; ama an sia khaumaw le ngam khuaitui a hihi.
5 Anthu ankapita kwa iye kuchokera ku Yerusalemu ndi ku Yudeya konse ndi ku madera onse a Yorodani.
Taciang Jerusalem pan ahizong, Judah ngam khua tatuam pan ahizong, Jordan ngun kiim theampo pan ahizong a kung ah hongpai tek uh hi.
6 Ndipo akavomereza machimo awo ankabatizidwa mu mtsinje wa Yorodani.
Amate mawna tek uh pualak in, Jordan ngun sung ah tui ki phum uh hi.
7 Koma iye ataona Afarisi ndi Asaduki ambiri akubwera kumene ankabatiza, anawawuza kuti, “Ana a njoka inu! Ndani anakuchenjezani kuthawa mkwiyo umene ukubwera?
Pharisee te le Sadducee te tui ki phum tu in hongpai John in a mu ciang in, maw no ngul suan te, hong theng pheang tu Pathian thin-ukna taisan tu in akua in kidop natu hong pia ziam?
8 Onetsani chipatso cha kutembenuka mtima.
Mawna pan ki sikkikna taw a kilawm nga pha te nga tavun:
9 Ndipo musaganize ndi kunena mwa inu nokha kuti, ‘Tili nawo abambo athu Abrahamu.’ Ndinena kwa inu kuti Mulungu akhoza kusandutsa miyala iyi kukhala ana a Abrahamu.
Ka pa uh Abraham hi ci in na thin sung ah ngaisun heak vun: banghangziam cile, Pathian in hi suangtum te Abraham suan le pal in vawt thei hi, ci kong son hi.
10 Tikukamba pano nkhwangwa yayikidwa kale pa mizu ya mitengo, ndipo mtengo umene subala chipatso chabwino udulidwa ndi kuponyedwa pa moto.
Tu in thingkung te bul ah heipui ki ngat zo hi: tua ahikom nga pha a nga ngawl thingkung sia phuk tu a, mei sung ah bum hi.
11 “Ine ndikubatizani ndi madzi kusonyeza kutembenuka mtima. Koma pambuyo panga akubwera wina amene ali ndi mphamvu kuposa ine, amene sindiyenera kunyamula nsapato zake. Iyeyu adzakubatizani ndi Mzimu Woyera ndi moto.
Kei ka hile mawna ki sikkik na in tui kong phum hi: ahihang ka nung pan hongpai pa sia kei sang in vanglian zaw a, a peangdap toaisak tu zong ka kilawm bua hi: Ama in Tha Thiangtho le mei taw tuiphumna hong pia tuh hi:
12 Mʼdzanja lake muli chopetera ndipo adzayeretsa popunthirapo pake nadzathira tirigu wake mʼnkhokwe ndi kutentha zotsalira zonse ndi moto wosazima.”
A khut sung ah tangkheaplaw toai in, tangzap tu hi, taang tang teng beamsung ah thun tu a, tangsi te sia a mit thei ngawl mei taw hal tu hi.
13 Pamenepo Yesu anabwera kuchokera ku Galileya kudzabatizidwa ndi Yohane mu mtsinje wa Yorodani.
Tua laitak in Jesus sia Galilee pan Jordan ngun ah tui ki phum tu in John kung ah hongpai hi.
14 Koma Yohane anayesetsa kumukanira nati, “Ndiyenera kubatizidwa ndi Inu, bwanji Inu mubwera kwa ine?”
Ahihang John in ama tho a, Keima sia nangma i nong tuiphum tu hizaw napi, kei kung ah nang hongpai zaw ni ziam? ci hi.
15 Yesu anayankha kuti, “Zibatero tsopano, ndi koyenera kwa ife kuchita zimenezi kukwaniritsa chilungamo chonse.” Ndipo Yohane anavomera.
Tasiaciang Jesus in Tu hile hibang hi phot hen, banghangziam cile thutang suana theampo a kicin kul hi, ci hi. Taciang John zong thukim hi.
16 Yesu atangobatizidwa, nthawi yomweyo potuluka mʼmadzi, kumwamba kunatsekuka ndipo taonani, Mzimu wa Mulungu anatsika ngati nkhunda natera pa Iye.
Jesus tui a kiphum zawk pociang tui sung pan hong pusuak to hi: taciang en vun, van ki hong in, Pathian Thaa sia vakhu bang hong tuaksuk in a tung ah a tawl nga, John in mu hi:
17 Ndipo mawu anamveka kuchokera kumwamba kuti, “Uyu ndiye mwana wanga wokondedwa amene ndikondwera naye.”
Taciang van pan in aw khat in, Hisia in ka it ka Tapa a hihi, ama tung ah ka lungkim hi, ci hi.