Luka 3
1 Loma yaaba badiciamo Tibeli Sesa bali piiga n binmuuli binli, Ponisa Pilata den tie Jude diema gufeneeli, Elodo den die Galile diema, O waalo Filipi n ya die Itule leni Takonita diema, Lisaniasa mo n ya die Abilena diema.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, while his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Hana leni Kayifa den taani ki tie bi kopadicianba badiba. Laa binli Sakali bijua Jan den ye mi fanpienma nni, ke U Tienu den maadi leni o.
during the high priesthood of Annas (also Caiaphas), the word of God came upon John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 Lane o den caa ya dogi n baali Judana ki wangi bi niba ke ban biidi bi pala bi tuonbiadi po ki lebidi bi yama wan batisi ba ban baa bi tuonbiadi sugili.
So he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;
4 Nani lan diani maama o sawalipualo Esayi tili nni: O nilo Kpaani mi fanpienma nni ki tua: Yin bogini mani o Diedo sanu, ki naadi mani o sani.
as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “A voice calling out: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness, make His paths straight.
5 Bi baa gbieni ti joaloandi kuli, ki jiini joacianli leni joabiga kuli ki dagini, ki naadi a sangoana, ki piini ti sanbuodi.
Every ravine will be filled up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; the crooked parts of the roads will be straightened out, and the rough parts will be smoothed out;
6 Nisaalo kuli baa la U Tienu faabima.
and all flesh will see the salvation of God.’”
7 A nigola den kpendi Jan kani ke wan batisiba. O den maadi ba ki tua: “Yinba u waalabibuolu na, ŋme fandi yi yin sani ki ciadi U Tienu pabienli yaali n baa cua na?
Then he said to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him: “You sons of poisonous snakes! Who tipped you off to flee from the coming wrath?
8 Yin ya tuuni mani ya tuona n doagidi ke yi lebidi yi yama. Yin da tua yi pala nni: 'Ti pia Abalahama ke o tie ti yaaja.' N waani yi ke U Tienu baa fidi ki teni ya tama n tie na n tua Abalahama puoliŋuani.
Well then, produce fruits befitting repentance, and don't even begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father,’ because I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
9 Baa moala bi caani li yali i tijiini po. Ya tibu n ki luoni ya bonluonkaala n ŋani kuli, bi baa pedibu ki lu mi fantama nni.”
But even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees; so then, every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10 A nigola den buali o ki tua: “Ti nan baa tieni lede?”
So the people started asking him, “What then must we do?”
11 O den goa yedi ba: “Yua n pia liada lie, wan boagidi leni yua n ki pia, yua n pia mi jiema moko n tieni yeni.”
In answer he said to them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food should do likewise.”
12 Bi lubigaaba moko den cua ke wan batisi ba, ki yedi o: “Canbaa, ti baa tieni lede?”
Well even tax collectors came to be baptized by him and said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
13 O den goa yedi ba: “Yin da ga li lubili ki cie ban bili maama.”
So He said to them, “Don't charge more than what was determined to you.”
14 A minteela moko den buali o: “Ti mo baa tieni lede?” O den yedi ba: “Da tieni mani bi niba u paalu, ki da gaani suuli ki kuli oba. Yin mangi mani yi pala leni yi ŋmapani.”
So the soldiers started asking him too: “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Don't extort or harass anyone, and be content with your wages.”
15 Bi niba den gu ki sugini U Tienu n gandi yua cuama. Bi kuli den buali bi yula Jan ya tie U Tienu n gandi yua.
Now as the people were expectant and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he just might be the Messiah,
16 O den yedi bi kuli: “Mini n batisi yi leni mi ñima, ama yua n pia u paalu ki cie nni baa cua, mii pundi baa yua n baa loti o cacaabaabu. Wani, o baa batisi yi leni U Tienu Fuoma Yua, leni mi fantama.
John anticipated them all saying: “I indeed am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire;
17 O kubi o kaaligu o nuu nni, o baa ŋanbi o jalu cain, ki lendi ki tigi ki wodi ki kuodi o buali nni ki nan sia mi fenma nni ya fantama n kaa pia gbindima.”
whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor and gather the wheat into His barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18 Jan wangi bi niba o laabaaliŋamo ki go tundi ba tunditoe boncianla.
(Indeed, with many other exhortations as well he kept on preaching to the people;
19 Ama wan den funi leni Elodo yua n die Galile kelima o waalo pua Elodiasa po leni wan tieni ya tuonbiadi kuli po,
but Herod the tetrarch—being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, as also about all the wicked things that Herod perpetrated—
20 Elodo go den pugini laa tuonbiadi kuli po tuonbiatoadi, ki luoni Jan li kadidieli nni.
added this also to them all: he actually locked John up in his prison.)
21 Bi niba kuli den kpendi ke Jan batisi ba, o den batisi Jesu moko. Jesu n den jaandi ya yogunu, tanpoli den luodi
Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus, having been baptized also, was praying, when the heaven was opened
22 ke U Tienu Fuoma Yua ñani lipo ke o nannanli naani leni ki kpaajiega ki jiidi ki jagini Jesu po. Bi den gbadi u nialu ke u maadi ŋali tanpoli po ki yedi: “A tie n Bijabuadiga n pali mani apo ŋali boncianla.”
and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove and rested upon Him, and a Voice came out of heaven saying, “You are my beloved Son; in you I am always well pleased.”
23 Jesu den cili o tuonli ki pia nani bina piita. Bi den nua ke o tie Josefi bijua. Josefi mo tie Heli bijua,
(Beginning His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (so it was supposed) a son of Joseph, Jesus Himself was of Eli,
24 Heli mo tie Mata bijua, Mata mo tie Lefi bijua, Lefi mo tie Maliki bijua, Maliki mo tie Janayi bijua, Janayi mo tie Josefi bijua,
of Matthan, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
25 Josefi mo tie Matatiasa bijua, Matatiasa mo tie Amosi bijua, Amosi mo tie Nahumi bijua, Nahumi mo tie Esili bijua Nagayi bijua,
of Mattathiah, of Amos, of Nahum, of Esli, of Naggai,
26 Nagayi mo tie mahati bijua, Mahati mo tie Matatiasa bijua, Matatiasa mo tie Semeyini bijua, Semeyini mo tie Joseki bijua, Joseki mo tie Joda bijua,
of Maath, of Mattathiah, of Semei, of Joseph, of Judah,
27 Joda mo tie Johana bijua, Johana mo tie Lesa bijua, Lesa mo tie Solobabeli bijua, Solobabeli mo tie Salatieli bijua, Salatieli mo tie Neli bijua,
of Joannan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri,
28 Neli mo tie Meleki bijua, Meleki mo tie Adi bijua, Adi mo tie Kosama bijua, Kosama mo tie Elimadama bijua, Elimadama mo tie Ela bijua,
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
29 Ela mo tie Jesu bijua, Jesu mo tie Elieseli bijua, Elieseli mo tie Jolima bijua, Jolima mo tie Mata bijua, Mata mo tie Lefi bijua,
of Jose, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi,
30 Lefi mo tie Simeyono bijua, Simeyono mo tie Juda bijua, Juda mo tie Josefi bijua, Josefi mo tie Jonama bijua, Jonama mo tie Eliakimi bijua,
of Simeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim,
31 Eliakimi mo tie Meleya bijua, Meleya mo tie Mena bijua, Mena mo tie Matata bijua, Matata mo tie Jonatan bijua, Jonatan mo tie Dafidi bijua,
of Melea, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,
32 Dafidi mo tie Isayi bijua, Isayi mo tie Obedi bijua, Obedi mo tie Boasa bijua, Boasa mo tie Salimono bijua, Salimono mo tie Nasono bijua,
of Jesse, of Obed, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon,
33 Nasono mo tie Aminadabi bijua, Aminadabi mo tie Adimini bijua, Adimini mo tie Alini bijua, Alini mo tie Esilomo bijua, Esilomo mo tie Peletisa bijua, Peletisa mo tie Juda bijua,
of Amminadab, of Aram, of Joram, of Hezron, of Perez, of Judah,
34 Juda mo tie Jakobo bijua, Jakobo mo tie Isaaka bijua, Isaaka mo tie Abalahama bijua, Abalahama Tela bijua, Tela mo tie Nahoda bijua,
of Jacob, of Isaac, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor,
35 Nahoda mo tie Seluga bijua, Seluga mo tie Lehu bijua, Lehu mo tie Peleka bijua, Peleka mo tie Ebeli bijua, Ebeli mo tie Sila bijua,
of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg, of Eber, of Shela,
36 Sila mo tie Kayinama bijua, Kayinama mo tie Afakisada bijua, Afakisada mo tie Sema bijua, Sema mo tie Nowe bijua, Nowe mo tie Lemeka bijua,
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech,
37 Lemeka mo tie Matusalema bijua, Matusalema mo tie Enoka bijua, Enoka mo tie Jeleda bijua, Jeleda mo tie Maleleeli bijua, Maleleeli mo tie Kenama bijua,
of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalaleel, of Cainan,
38 Kenama mo tie Enosa bijua, Enosa mo tie Seta bijua, Seta mo tie Adama bijua, Adama mo tie U Tienu bijua.
of Enosh, of Seth, of Adam, of God.)
