Matiewo 3
1 Lanyogu, ke Jan bo legdi Jude tinkuonga nni, ki kpaandi ki wangi U Tienu maama
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
2 O den maadi: “Lebdi mani i pala kelima tanpoli diema nagi.
and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
3 Jan tie o sawalpualo Esayi ń bo tuodi ki waani yua ya maama, ki tua: “Ne tie yua ya nialu n kpaandi ki tinkuonga nni ki tua: «Bobni mani O Diedo sanu, sondi mani o sanbulmu.”
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.'
4 Jan bo la ti yodyuokobdi liadgaalgu, ki ñaagi o ciaga nni ku gbanñagdigu. O bo ŋmani ti naasuudi, ki mua li fuali nni siadi.
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.
5 Jerusalema niba, yeni Jude yaaba kuli yeni Jurden tinkundogi yaaba den caa o kani.
Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,
6 Bi den tuodi ki dɔgdi ki wangi bi tuobiidi, ki cedi ke Jan batise ba Jurden kpenu nni.
and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
7 Ama wan den la ke farisienba yeni saduseyenba boncianla kpendi o kani ki bua wan batise ba, ke o maadi ba: “Waalaba buoli, ŋma waani yi ke yin sani ya pabienli n kpendi.
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?
8 Yin nan loni ya luana n dagdi yeni i tuubma.
bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,
9 Yin da daani i ala nni ki tua: “Ti pia Abalahama ke o tie ti báa! Kelima n kadi ki maadi yi ke a tana ne siiga nni, U Tienu ba fidi fiini ya bila n tie Abalahama puolŋuani.”
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,
10 Ku yalgu ji caa i tiidi jiina po i; ya tiiga n ki luoni luanŋana, bi ba pedi bu ki lu bu u mu nni.
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.
11 Mini, n batise yi yeni mi ñima ki bua yin legdi ki waani i biidi ki lebdi i pala. Ama yua n ŋua n puoli ki ba cua pia u paaciamu ki cie nni, hali ke n kan fidi ki pili o taacaakpaga. Wani ba batise yi yeni U Tienu Foŋanma yeni u mu i.
'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,
12 O ji muubi li bonlendkaali o nuu nni i. O ba ŋanbi ki tigni u jalu, ki tini ki taani mi dibima, ki wodi ki kuodi li bunbuali nni, ki nan juu ku fengu ya mu n ki pia gbindma nni.
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.'
13 Lanyognu ke Jesu ñani Galile ki cua Jurden kpenu nni, Jan kani ke wan batise o.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,
14 Ama ke Jan yie, ki yedi: Mini n bua ŋan batise nni, ke a mo nan cua n ya kani!
but John was forbidding him, saying, 'I have need by thee to be baptized — and thou dost come unto me!'
15 Ke Jesu jiini o: «Ji cedi lan tieni yeni kelima li buali ke tin tieni yeni i yaali n tiegi kuli ń tieni ki dudi. Jan ji den ki yie o maama.
But Jesus answering said to him, 'Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.
16 Ban batise Jesu, ke o ñani mi ñima nni, ke tanpoli luodi, ke o la ke U Tienu Foŋanma jiidi nani ki kpaajiega yeni ki sedi o po.
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,
17 Ke u nialu ñani tanpoli, ki yedi ya maama ne: «O ne tie n bijabuadga i, n pali mani o po hali boncianla.
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
