Matthew 3
1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
E ndalogo Johana ja-Batiso nobiro, koyalo e thim mar Judea,
2 and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
kowacho niya, “Weuru richo, nikech pinyruodh polo ni machiegni.”
3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
Ma e jalno mane owuo kuome gi dho janabi Isaya niya, “Ngʼat moro kok e thim ni, ‘Losuru yo ne Jehova Nyasaye, losneuru yore moriere tir.’”
4 And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
Lep Johana nochwe gi yie ngamia, kendo notweyo kamba mar pien e nungone. Chiembe ne gin bonyo gi mor kich mag bungu.
5 Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
Ji nowuok odhi ire koa Jerusalem gi Judea duto koda ka gwengʼ Jordan duto.
6 and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
Kane gihulo richogi, ne obatisogi e Aora Jordan.
7 And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, 'Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?
To kane oneno jo-Farisai gi jo-Sadukai ka biro kama ne obatisoe ji, nowachonegi niya, “Un koth thuondegi! En ngʼa mane onyisou mondo uring utony ne mirima mager mabiro?
8 bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
Nyaguru olemo manyiso ni uselokoru uweyo richo.
9 and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have — Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,
Kendo kik upar e kindu uwegi ni, ‘Wan gi Ibrahim kaka wuonwa.’ Awachonu ni kata mana kuom kitegi Nyasaye nyalo loko nyithind Ibrahim.
10 and now also, the axe unto the root of the trees is laid, every tree therefore not bearing good fruit is hewn down, and to fire is cast.
Le oseketi e tiend yiende kendo yien ka yien ma ok nyag olemo mabeyo ibiro tongʼ mi go piny kendo witi e mach.
11 'I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,
“An abatisou gi pi mondo omi ulokru uwe richou. To ngʼato biro bangʼa ma oloya gi duongʼ, ma kata akande ok awinjora tingʼo. En obiro batisou gi Roho Maler kod mach.
12 whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather his wheat to the storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.'
Odheru mare mar piedho cham ni e lwete, kendo obiro yweyo maler kare mar dino cham, kochoko ngano mage okano e dero, to mihudhi to owangʼo gi mach ma ok nyal negi.”
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,
Eka Yesu nobiro koa e piny Galili nyaka e aora Jordan mondo Johana obatise.
14 but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'
To Johana notemo tame, kawacho niya, “Ibiro ira nade to an ema adwaro mondo ibatisa?”
15 But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.
Yesu nodwoko niya, “We otimre kamano sani; en gima ber ne an kodi mondo watim ma, eka wachop tim makare duto.” Eka Johana noyie.
16 And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,
Kane osebatiso Yesu to nowuok oa ei pi. To gisano polo noyawore kendo noneno Roho mar Nyasaye kalor e kido mar akuru, kendo piyo kuome.
17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
To dwol moro moa e polo nowacho niya, “Ma en wuoda, ma ahero, kendo chunya mor kode.”
