Mateo 3
1 Le ŋkeke mawo me la, Yohanes Mawutsidetanamela dze mawunyagbɔgblɔ gɔme le Yudea gbedzi. Nyati si dzi wòtu eƒe mawunyawo ɖo lae nye,
Ngalezonsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhabhathizi, etshumayela enkangala yeJudiya,
2 “Midzudzɔ nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ, mitrɔ ɖe Mawu ŋuti, elabena dziƒofiaɖuƒe la gogo.”
esithi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele.
3 Ame sia ŋutie woƒo nu le to Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya dzi be, “Gbe aɖe le ɖiɖim le gbegbe bena, ‘Midzra Aƒetɔ la ƒe mɔ la ɖo, eye mita mɔ dzɔdzɔewo nɛ!’”
Ngoba nguye okwakhulunywa ngaye nguIsaya umprofethi, esithi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.
4 Ke kposɔfu le Yohanes ƒe awu si wòdo la ŋu, eye wòtsɔ lãgbalẽlidziblaka tsɔ bla awua dzii; eƒe nuɖuɖue nye ʋetsuviwo kple gbemenyitsi.
Njalo uJohane lo wayelesembatho sakhe soboya bekamela, lozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe; lokudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lweganga.
5 Ame geɖewo tso Yerusalem, eye bubuwo hã tso Yɔdan tɔsisi la ƒe gowo dzi kple Yudea nutowo me godoo va afi si Yohanes nɔ mawunya gblɔm le la be yewoaɖo toe.
Kwasekuphumela kuye iJerusalema leJudiya yonke lelizwe lonke elizingelezele iJordani;
6 Esi ameawo ʋu woƒe nu vɔ̃wo me la, ede mawutsi ta na wo le Yɔdan tɔsisi la me.
basebebhabhathizwa nguye eJordani bevuma izono zabo.
7 Ke esi Yohanes kpɔe be Farisitɔwo kple Zadukitɔ geɖewo hã va be wòade mawutsi ta na yewo la, egblɔ na wo be, “Mi dawo ƒe dzidzimeviwo! Ame kae gblɔ na mi be miate ŋu asi le Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe kple tohehe si gbɔna la nu?
Kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi besiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?
8 Miɖee fia to miaƒe agbe nyui nɔnɔ me be mietrɔ dzi me vavã.
Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka;
9 Migabui ne mianɔ gbɔgblɔm na mia ɖokuiwo be, ‘Mía fofoe nye Abraham’ o. Mele egblɔm na mi be Mawu ate ŋu ana kpe siawo natrɔ azu viwo na Abraham.
njalo lingacabangi ukutsho phakathi kwenulithi: SiloAbrahama ongubaba; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kula amatshe.
10 Le gaƒoƒo sia me ŋutɔ gɔ̃ hã la, woɖo ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ ƒe fia atiwo ƒe kewo dzi: ati sia ati si metse ku nyui o la, woalãe aƒu anyi, eye woatsɔe ade dzo me.
Lakhathesi ihloka selibekiwe empandeni yezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
11 “Nye la, metsɔ tsi le mawutsi dem ta na mi ame siwo trɔ dzi me, gake ame aɖe gbɔna, ame si de ŋgɔ wum sãa ale gbegbe be nyemedze be manye eƒe subɔla gɔ̃ hã o. Eya atsɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la kple dzo ade tsi ta na mi.
Mina ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi kube sekuphendukeni; kodwa yena oza emva kwami ulamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuphatha amanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;
12 Elé eƒe lugbɔnu ɖe asi. Akplɔ eƒe lugbɔƒe ƒiaƒiaƒia, alɔ lu la ɖe eƒe ava me. Ke atɔ dzo tsroa kple dzo matsimatsi.”
okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzathanyelisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele akhe esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.
13 Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, Yesu hã tso le Galilea va Yɔdan tɔsisi la to be Yohanes nade mawutsi ta na ye,
Khona uJesu evela eGalili wafika eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhabhathizwe nguye.
14 gake Yohanes medi be yeade tsi la ta nɛ o, ke boŋ egblɔ nɛ be, “Medze be nye made mawutsi ta na wò o. Nye boŋ wòle be nàde mawutsi ta na.”
Kodwa uJohane wayemalela esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wena uza kimi?
15 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Meɖe kuku, de mawutsi ta nam ko, elabena ele nam be mawɔ nu siwo katã woɖo da ɖi la.” Ale Yohanes lɔ̃ de mawutsia ta nɛ.
Kodwa uJesu ephendula wathi kuye: Vuma khathesi; ngoba kusifanele ukuthi sigcwalise ngokunjalo ukulunga konke. Wasemvumela.
16 Esi wòde mawutsi ta nɛ vɔ, eye wònɔ go dom le tsia me la, dziƒo nu ʋu, eye Yesu kpɔ Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ le akpakpa ƒe nɔnɔme me, wònɔ ɖiɖim ɖe edzi.
UJesu esebhabhathiziwe wahle wakhuphuka emanzini; njalo khangela, amazulu amvulekela, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezu kwakhe.
17 Le ɣeyiɣi sia me tututu la, gbe aɖe ɖi tso dziƒo be, “Wòe nye vinye si gbɔ nyemelɔ̃a nu le o, wò me mekpɔa ŋudzedze lena.”
Njalo khangela, ilizwi livela emazulwini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo.
