Maatoosa 3
1 He wode Xammaqiya Yohaannisi, “Xoossaa kawotethay matattida gisho hintte nagaraappe simmite” yaagidi sabbakishe Yihuda bazzo biittaa yis.
Mumazuva iwayo Johani Mubhabhatidzi akauya achiparidza murenje reJudhea,
achiti, “Tendeukai, nokuti umambo hwokudenga hwava pedyo.”
3 Nabiya Isayaasi Yohaannisabaa odidayssa mela, “Bazzo biittan, issoy ba qaala dhoqqu oothidi, ‘Godaa ogiya giigisite. Iya horogaa piddi oothite’ gis” yaagettiday iyassa yaagis.
Uyu ndiye akataurwa kubudikidza nomuprofita Isaya zvichinzi: “Inzwi rounodanidzira murenje richiti, ‘Gadzirai nzira yaShe, ruramisai migwagwa yake.’”
4 Yohaannisi gimale ikiseppe oosettida afila ma77ees. Ba xeessan dafo danccees. I miya kathayka boolenne degera eesi.
Nguo dzaJohani dzakanga dzakagadzirwa nemvere dzengamera uye akanga akasunga bhanhire redehwe muchiuno chake. Zvokudya zvake zvaiva mhashu nouchi.
5 Asay he wode Yerusalaame katamaappe, Yihuda biitta ubbaafenne Yorddaanose Shaafaa heerappe iyaakko yoosona.
Vanhu vakabuda vakaenda kwaari vachibva muJerusarema nomuJudhea yose nomudunhu rose reJorodhani.
6 Bantta nagaraa paaxidi Yorddaanose Shaafan Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettosona.
Vachireurura zvivi zvavo vakabhabhatidzwa naye murwizi rweJorodhani.
7 Yohaannisi, daro Farisaawetinne Saduqaaweti xammaqettanaw baakko yeyssata be7idi, enttako, “Ha iita shooshatoo, yaana Xoossaa hanquwafe baqatana mela hinttena oone zoriday?
Asi paakaona vaFarisi navaSadhusi vachiuya kwaaibhabhatidzira akati kwavari, “Imi vana venyoka! Ndiani akakuyambirai kuti mutize kutsamwa kuchauya?
8 Hiza, hinttee, hintte nagaraappe simmidayssa erisiyabaa oothite.
Berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.
9 Hinttee, hintte wozanan, ‘Abrahamey, nu aaway de7ees’ gidi qoppofite. Loythi si7ite! Xoossay ha shuchchatappe Abrahames na7a kessanaw dandda7ees.
Uye musafunga kuti mungati, ‘Tina Abhurahama sababa vedu.’ Ndinokuudzai kuti Mwari anogona kumutsa vamwe vana vaAbhurahama kubva pamabwe aya.
10 Beexey mithaa xaphuwan giigidi uttis; lo77o ayfe ayfonna mitha ubbay qanxettidi taman yegettana.
Demo ratoiswa pamidzi yemiti uye muti wose usingabereki zvibereko zvakanaka uchatemwa ugokandwa mumoto.
11 “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.
“Ini ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura kuti mutendeuke. Asi shure kwangu kuchauya mumwe mukuru kwandiri, wandisina kukodzera kunyange kutakura shangu dzake. Achakubhabhatidzai noMweya Mutsvene nomoto.
12 Kathaa geeshshiya pithey iya kushen de7ees. Kathaa loythi geeshshees; gisttiya ba shaaliyan qolana, shin punuwa to7onna taman xuuggana” yaagis.
Rusero rwuri muruoko rwake, uye achanatsa buriro rake, achiunganidza gorosi mudura, uye achizopisa hundi mumoto usingadzimi.”
13 He wode Yesuusi Yohaannisa kushen xammaqettanaw Galiilappe Yorddaanose Shaafaa bis.
Ipapo Jesu akabva kuGarirea akauya kuJorodhani kuti azobhabhatidzwa naJohani.
14 Shin Yohaannisi iya digganaw koyid, “Taani nenan xammaqettanaw koshshishin neeni taakko yay?” yaagis.
Asi Johani akaedza kumudzivisa achiti, “Ini ndini ndinotofanira kubhabhatidzwa nemi, imi mouya sei kwandiri?”
15 Shin Yesuusi zaaridi, “Xoossay nuuppe koyabaa ubbaa nu polanaw bessiya gisho, ha77i taw ero ga” yaagis. Yohaannisi iyaw ero gidi ekkis.
Jesu akapindura akati, “Ngazvive saizvozvo iye zvino; zvakafanira kuti tiite izvi kuti tizadzise kururama kwose.” Ipapo Johani akabvuma hake.
16 Yesuusi xammaqettida mela haathaafe keyis. Iirakka saloy dooyettin Xoossaa Ayyaanay holleda yishin qassi ba bolla wol77ammidi wodhdhishin be7is.
Jesu angobhabhatidzwa, akabuda mumvura. Panguva iyoyo denga rakazaruka, uye akaona Mweya waMwari uchiburuka senjiva uye ukasvikogara paari.
17 He wode, “Ta dosiya, iyan tana ufayssiya ta na7ay hayssa” yaagiya qaalay saloppe yis.
Inzwi rakabva kudenga richiti, “Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu wandinoda, wandinofarira.”
