Matthew 3
1 About that time John the Baptist first appeared, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea:
Agala moŵa gala ŵakopochele che Yohana Ŵakubatisya, ŵatandite kwalalichila ŵandu mu lipululu lya ku Yudea.
2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Ŵatite, “Nneche sambi, pakuŵa Umwenye wa kwinani uŵandichile.”
3 John was the one who was spoken of in the prophet Isaiah, where he says – ‘The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: “Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”’
Aŵa ni ŵeŵala che Yohana ŵala, juŵagambagwa ni che Isaya jwakulondola jwa Akunnungu paŵatite, “Liloŵe lya mundu likuŵilanga mwipululu, ‘Mwakolochesye Ambuje litala lyakwe, ngolosyanje litala lyakwe.’”
4 John’s clothes were made of camels’ hair, with a leather strap around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Che Yohana ŵawete chiwalo chichakolochekwe ni manyunya ga chinyama chachikuŵilanjikwa ngamia ni nkaanda wa lipende nchiunu mwao, chakulya chao chaliji itete ni uchi wa mwikonde.
5 At that time Jerusalem, and all Judea, as well as the whole district of the Jordan, went out to him
Ŵandu ŵa ku Yelusalemu ni kutyochela kosekose ku chilambo cha Yudea ni ilambo yose yaili mungulugulu lusulo lwa Yolodani, ŵajaulile,
6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
ŵajitichisye sambi syao ni kuleka, nombewo ŵabatisye mu lusulo lwa Yolodani.
7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them, “You children of snakes! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
Nambo che Yohana paŵaweni Mafalisayo achajinji ni Masadukayo aninkwaichilila kuti ŵabatisye ni ŵaasalile, “Ŵanyamwe uŵelesi wa lijoka! Ŵaani ŵanjamwiche muuŵambale uchimwa wa Akunnungu waukwika?
8 Let your life, then, prove your repentance;
Nnosye kwa isambo kuti nnesile sambi.
9 and do not think that you can say among yourselves ‘Abraham is our ancestor,’ for I tell you that out of these stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
Nkaganisya ni kuliŵechetela muntima kuti, ‘Tukwete ambuje ŵetu che Iblahimu!’ Ngunsalila isyene kuti, Akunnungu akupakombola kugapanganya maganga ga gaŵe uŵelesi u che Iblahimu.
10 Already the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Sambano jino liŵago lili chile kata michiga ja itela, nipele, chitela chachili chose changasogola isogosi yambone chichigwisikwe ni kujasikwa pa mooto.
11 I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but he who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Une ngumbatisyanga ni meesi kulosya kuti nnesile sambi. Nambo ŵakwika kunyuma kwangu akwete machili nnope kumbunda une, ni une nganguŵajilwa namose kwawula ilatu yao. Ŵelewo chambatisyanje ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ni kwa mooto.
12 His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor, and store his grain in the barn, but the chaff he will burn with a fire that cannot be put out.”
Ŵelewo akwete lupeta mmakono mwao ali chile kupeta ngano. Chakumbikanye ngano jambone ni kutaga mu ngokwe ni ikambi kuitinisya pa mooto wangasimika.”
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
Kele katema ko Che Yesu ŵatyosile ku Galilaya ni kwika mu lusulo lwa Yolodani ku che Yohana, kuti nombewo abatiswe.
14 But John tried to prevent him. “I need to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why have you come to me?”
Nambo che Yohana ŵalinjile kwasiŵila aninkuti, “Une ni jungusachilwa kubatiswa ni mmwe sambano iŵele uli mmwe kwika kukwangu nambatisye?”
15 “This is the way it should be for now,” Jesus answered, “because we should do everything that God requires.” So John agreed.
Nambo Che Yesu ŵajanjile, “Nneche kaje itendekwe yeleyo kwa sambano, pakuŵa ikusachilwa itendekwe yeila yose yaili yambone paujo pa Akunnungu.” Pelepo che Yohana ŵajitichisye.
16 After the baptism of Jesus, and just as he came up from the water, the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting on him,
Che Yesu paŵamasile kubatiswa ŵatyosile mmeesi ni papopo kwinani kwaugwiche, ŵammweni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu achitulukaga mpela nguunda ni kwatula pachanya pakwe.
17 and from the heavens there came a voice which said, “This is my dearly loved son, who brings me great joy.”
Nipele Liloŵe kutyochela kwinani lyaŵechete, “Jweleju ni Mwanangu jungunnonyela nonyelwe nawo.”
