Matthew 3
1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
Ni nton kima Yohana u tie Batisma a ye tren njo Rji ni miji u Yahudiya;
2 “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
Nda ni wa, ka meme cuwo; mulki shulu a tiewiere.
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
Ahi wawuyi ba tre ni nyu anabi Ishaya nda hla. Ilan uyo rji ni miji mla nkon Baci tie mla zren mbi tie.
4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Yohana ata sru kpie u nfu laklumi nda lo ntan u birli me ana hi lagblan mba ton u miji.
5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.
Indi bi Urushalima ni bi wa ba he kagon igbu bi urdu ba rju wawuu ye.
6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
A tie batisma ni bawu ni nne urdu u bata hla' la' tre mba.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
A to gbugbu Farisawa ni Saddukiyawa ba ye ndu tie batisma bawu a hla ni bawu biyi mrli grace, ahi nha hla yiwu ndu yi klu ifu wa asi ye'a?
8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
Nji mrli wa ba tsar u mla latre mbatie'a ye:
9 Do not think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Na tamre ndi bi hla ni kpa mbi ndi kie he ni tie mbu Ibrahim; to misi hla yiwu ni mi tita biyi Irji he gbengblen u ka mba tie imrli Ibrahim.
10 Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.
Zizanyime bayo gla ni nci kukron ba: kukron wa ana tie klo didi mana ba tsenwu nda kasru ni lu:
11 “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
“Ime mi tie batisma yiwu ni maa u ka latre mbi cuwo amma uwa aniye kogon mua a' nna' me ni gbengblen mina mla u si rjirji lagban ma na: wawuyi ni tie batisma yiwu ni Brji tsatsar mba lu' ngame:
12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
Mwu mwu ma he ni wo ma ani tsen alkama nda vu bi didi ba sru wruon, u nfon ma ani gonwu ni kpatren lu' wa ana y'bi na'.
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
Rliko Yesu a wlu ni Galili hi ni urdu ni Yohana ni ndu tie batisma niwu.
14 But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?”
U Yohana ka tie' san nda tre mi si son ndu tie batisma ni mu, i wu la' ye' ni me?
15 But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
Yesu a kasa niwu nda tre uka y'me zizanyi: towa ahe tie nkon ni tawu ndu ta kle indu tsatsar wawuu Rliko Yohana ka y'me niwu.
16 Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
U Yesu, wa ba tie batisma niwu'a ani rju ni maa me u shulu ba ka bwu niwu a to Ibriji Rji grji na ngwu ye ku son niwu ni tu.
17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
U lan ka rji na shulu nda tre, Iwayi ahi kponji vrenmu idrimu ni ngri ni wu.
