Matthew 3
1 Some time later John the Baptist appeared on the scene, proclaiming in the Judean desert,
He wode Xammaqiya Yohaannisi, “Xoossaa kawotethay matattida gisho hintte nagaraappe simmite” yaagidi sabbakishe Yihuda bazzo biittaa yis.
2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has arrived!”
3 He was the one Isaiah spoke about when he said, “A voice is heard crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord. Make the paths straight for him.’”
Nabiya Isayaasi Yohaannisabaa odidayssa mela, “Bazzo biittan, issoy ba qaala dhoqqu oothidi, ‘Godaa ogiya giigisite. Iya horogaa piddi oothite’ gis” yaagettiday iyassa yaagis.
4 John had clothes made of camel hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Yohaannisi gimale ikiseppe oosettida afila ma77ees. Ba xeessan dafo danccees. I miya kathayka boolenne degera eesi.
5 People came to him from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and the entire Jordan region,
Asay he wode Yerusalaame katamaappe, Yihuda biitta ubbaafenne Yorddaanose Shaafaa heerappe iyaakko yoosona.
6 and were baptized in the Jordan River, publicly admitting their sins.
Bantta nagaraa paaxidi Yorddaanose Shaafan Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettosona.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, “You vipers' brood! Who warned you to run away from the coming judgment?
Yohaannisi, daro Farisaawetinne Saduqaaweti xammaqettanaw baakko yeyssata be7idi, enttako, “Ha iita shooshatoo, yaana Xoossaa hanquwafe baqatana mela hinttena oone zoriday?
8 Show by what you do that you have truly repented,
Hiza, hinttee, hintte nagaraappe simmidayssa erisiyabaa oothite.
9 and don't presume to say proudly to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children of Abraham from these stones.
Hinttee, hintte wozanan, ‘Abrahamey, nu aaway de7ees’ gidi qoppofite. Loythi si7ite! Xoossay ha shuchchatappe Abrahames na7a kessanaw dandda7ees.
10 In fact the ax is ready to chop down the trees. Every tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
Beexey mithaa xaphuwan giigidi uttis; lo77o ayfe ayfonna mitha ubbay qanxettidi taman yegettana.
11 Yes, I baptize you in water to show repentance, but after me is coming one who is greater than I am. I'm not worthy even to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
“Hinttee, hintte nagaraappe simmidayssa erisanaw taani hinttena haathan xammaqays. Shin taappe guyera yeyssi hinttena Geeshsha Ayyaananinne taman xammaqana. I taappe daro wolqqaamees; taani hari attoshin iya caammaa tookkanawukka bessike.
12 He has his winnowing tool ready in his hand. He will clean up the threshing floor and gather the wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with fire that can't be put out.”
Kathaa geeshshiya pithey iya kushen de7ees. Kathaa loythi geeshshees; gisttiya ba shaaliyan qolana, shin punuwa to7onna taman xuuggana” yaagis.
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
He wode Yesuusi Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettanaw Galiilappe Yorddaanose Shaafaa bis.
14 But John tried to change his mind. He told Jesus, “I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me to baptize you?”
Shin Yohaannisi iya digganaw koyid, “Taani nenan xammaqettanaw koshshishin neeni taakko yay?” yaagis.
15 “Please do so, because it's good for us to do what God says is right,” Jesus told him. So John agreed to do it.
Shin Yesuusi zaaridi, “Xoossay nuuppe koyabaa ubbaa nu polanaw bessiya gisho, ha77i taw ero ga” yaagis. Yohaannisi iyaw ero gidi ekkis.
16 Immediately after he was baptized, Jesus came out of the water. The heavens were opened, and he saw God's Spirit like a dove descending, landing on him.
Yesuusi xammaqettida mela haathaafe keyis. Iirakka saloy dooyettin Xoossaa Ayyaanay holleda yishin qassi ba bolla wol77ammidi wodhdhishin be7is.
17 A voice from heaven said, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me.”
He wode, “Ta dosiya, iyan tana ufayssiya ta na7ay hayssa” yaagiya qaalay saloppe yis.
