Matiu 3
1 Nʼoge ahụ, Jọn omee baptizim bịara na-ezisa ozi nʼọzara Judịa. Isi okwu ya bụ,
tadānoṁ yohnnāmā majjayitā yihūdīyadeśasya prāntaram upasthāya pracārayan kathayāmāsa,
2 “Chegharịanụ, nʼihi na alaeze eluigwe dị nso.”
manāṁsi parāvarttayata, svargīyarājatvaṁ samīpamāgatam|
3 Nʼihi na nwoke a bụ onye e kwuru okwu banyere ya site nʼọnụ onye amụma Aịzaya sị, “Otu onye na-eti mkpu nʼọzara, na-asị, ‘Dozienụ ụzọ maka Onyenwe anyị, meenụ ka okporoụzọ ya guzozie.’”
parameśasya panthānaṁ pariṣkuruta sarvvataḥ| tasya rājapathāṁścaiva samīkuruta sarvvathā| ityetat prāntare vākyaṁ vadataḥ kasyacid ravaḥ||
4 Jọn yi uwe e ji ajị ịnyịnya kamel mee. O kekwara ihe okike ukwu nke akpụkpọ anụ nʼukwu ya. Nri ya bụ igurube na mmanụ aṅụ.
etadvacanaṁ yiśayiyabhaviṣyadvādinā yohanamuddiśya bhāṣitam| yohano vasanaṁ mahāṅgaromajaṁ tasya kaṭau carmmakaṭibandhanaṁ; sa ca śūkakīṭān madhu ca bhuktavān|
5 Nʼoge ahụ, ndị mmadụ sitere Jerusalem, na Judịa niile, nʼala niile dị Jọdan gburugburu, na-apụkwuru ya.
tadānīṁ yirūśālamnagaranivāsinaḥ sarvve yihūdideśīyā yarddantaṭinyā ubhayataṭasthāśca mānavā bahirāgatya tasya samīpe
6 Mgbe ha na-ekwupụta mmehie ha, o mere ha baptizim nʼosimiri Jọdan.
svīyaṁ svīyaṁ duritam aṅgīkṛtya tasyāṁ yarddani tena majjitā babhūvuḥ|
7 Ma mgbe ọhụrụ ọtụtụ ndị Farisii na ndị Sadusii ka ha na-abịa ka e mee ha baptizim, ọ sịrị ha, “Unu ụmụ ajụala, onye dọrọ unu aka na ntị sị unu gbanarị ọnụma nke na-abịa?
aparaṁ bahūn phirūśinaḥ sidūkinaśca manujān maṁktuṁ svasamīpam āgacchto vilokya sa tān abhidadhau, re re bhujagavaṁśā āgāmīnaḥ kopāt palāyituṁ yuṣmān kaścetitavān?
8 Mịanụ mkpụrụ na-egosipụta nchegharị unu.
manaḥparāvarttanasya samucitaṁ phalaṁ phalata|
9 Unu echekwala na unu pụrụ ị sị nʼime onwe unu, ‘Anyị nwere Ebraham dịka nna,’ nʼihi na Chineke pụrụ isite na nkume ndị a mepụtara Ebraham ụmụ.
kintvasmākaṁ tāta ibrāhīm astīti sveṣu manaḥsu cīntayanto mā vyāharata| yato yuṣmān ahaṁ vadāmi, īśvara etebhyaḥ pāṣāṇebhya ibrāhīmaḥ santānān utpādayituṁ śaknoti|
10 Ma ugbu a atụkwasịla anyụike na mgbọrọgwụ osisi niile. Osisi ọbụla nke na-adịghị amị ezi mkpụrụ ka a ga-egbutu, tụba ya nʼime ọkụ.
aparaṁ pādapānāṁ mūle kuṭhāra idānīmapi lagan āste, tasmād yasmin pādape uttamaṁ phalaṁ na bhavati, sa kṛtto madhye'gniṁ nikṣepsyate|
11 “Mụ onwe m ji mmiri eme unu baptizim nʼihi nchegharị, ma onye dị ike karịa m na-abịa. Onye m na-erughị ịchịta akpụkpọụkwụ ya. Ọ ga-eji Mmụọ Nsọ na ọkụ were mee unu baptizim.
aparam ahaṁ manaḥparāvarttanasūcakena majjanena yuṣmān majjayāmīti satyaṁ, kintu mama paścād ya āgacchati, sa mattopi mahān, ahaṁ tadīyopānahau voḍhumapi nahi yogyosmi, sa yuṣmān vahnirūpe pavitra ātmani saṁmajjayiṣyati|
12 Ihe ịfụcha ọka ya dị ya nʼaka, ọ ga-azacha ebe ịzọcha ọka ya nke ọma, chịkọta mkpụrụ ọka wiiti tinye ha nʼọba, ma jiri ọkụ a na-apụghị imenyụ emenyụ rechapụ igbugbo ọka.”
tasya kāre sūrpa āste, sa svīyaśasyāni samyak prasphoṭya nijān sakalagodhūmān saṁgṛhya bhāṇḍāgāre sthāpayiṣyati, kiṁntu sarvvāṇi vuṣāṇyanirvvāṇavahninā dāhayiṣyati|
13 Mgbe ahụ, Jisọs sitere na Galili bịa nʼosimiri Jọdan ka Jọn mee ya baptizim.
anantaraṁ yīśu ryohanā majjito bhavituṁ gālīlpradeśād yarddani tasya samīpam ājagāma|
14 Ma Jọn chọrọ igbochi ya, sị, “Ọ bụ m kwesiri ịbịakwute gị ka ị mee m baptizim. Gịnị mere i ji abịakwute m?”
kintu yohan taṁ niṣidhya babhāṣe, tvaṁ kiṁ mama samīpam āgacchasi? varaṁ tvayā majjanaṁ mama prayojanam āste|
15 Ma Jisọs zara ya sị, “Kwere ka ọ dịrị otu a ugbu a, o kwesiri ka anyị mezuo ezi omume niile.” Mgbe ahụ Jọn kwenyere.
tadānīṁ yīśuḥ pratyavocat; īdānīm anumanyasva, yata itthaṁ sarvvadharmmasādhanam asmākaṁ karttavyaṁ, tataḥ so'nvamanyata|
16 Ngwangwa e mechara Jisọs baptizim, o sitere na mmiri ahụ rịpụta. Nʼotu oge ahụ, eluigwe meghere, Jọn hụrụ Mmụọ nke Chineke ka o si nʼelu fedata dị ka nduru na-ebekwasị Jisọs nʼisi.
anantaraṁ yīśurammasi majjituḥ san tatkṣaṇāt toyamadhyād utthāya jagāma, tadā jīmūtadvāre mukte jāte, sa īśvarasyātmānaṁ kapotavad avaruhya svoparyyāgacchantaṁ vīkṣāñcakre|
17 Otu olu sitere nʼeluigwe kwuo okwu sị, “Onye a bụ Ọkpara m, onye m hụrụ nʼanya. Ihe ya dị m ezi mma.”
aparam eṣa mama priyaḥ putra etasminneva mama mahāsantoṣa etādṛśī vyomajā vāg babhūva|
