Matiu 3
1 Nʼoge ahụ, Jọn omee baptizim bịara na-ezisa ozi nʼọzara Judịa. Isi okwu ya bụ,
tadānōṁ yōhnnāmā majjayitā yihūdīyadēśasya 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.’”
paramēśasya panthānaṁ pariṣkuruta sarvvataḥ| tasya rājapathāṁścaiva samīkuruta sarvvathā| ityētat prāntarē 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.
ētadvacanaṁ yiśayiyabhaviṣyadvādinā yōhanamuddiśya bhāṣitam| yōhanō vasanaṁ mahāṅgarōmajaṁ 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 sarvvē yihūdidēśīyā yarddantaṭinyā ubhayataṭasthāśca mānavā bahirāgatya tasya samīpē
6 Mgbe ha na-ekwupụta mmehie ha, o mere ha baptizim nʼosimiri Jọdan.
svīyaṁ svīyaṁ duritam aṅgīkr̥tya tasyāṁ yarddani tēna 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 āgacchtō vilōkya sa tān abhidadhau, rē rē bhujagavaṁśā āgāmīnaḥ kōpāt palāyituṁ yuṣmān kaścētitavān?
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 svēṣu manaḥsu cīntayantō mā vyāharata| yatō yuṣmān ahaṁ vadāmi, īśvara ētēbhyaḥ pāṣāṇēbhya ibrāhīmaḥ santānān utpādayituṁ śaknōti|
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 mūlē kuṭhāra idānīmapi lagan āstē, tasmād yasmin pādapē uttamaṁ phalaṁ na bhavati, sa kr̥ttō madhyē'gniṁ nikṣēpsyatē|
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 manaḥparāvarttanasūcakēna majjanēna yuṣmān majjayāmīti satyaṁ, kintu mama paścād ya āgacchati, sa mattōpi mahān, ahaṁ tadīyōpānahau vōḍhumapi nahi yōgyōsmi, sa yuṣmān vahnirūpē 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 kārē sūrpa āstē, sa svīyaśasyāni samyak prasphōṭya nijān sakalagōdhūmān saṁgr̥hya bhāṇḍāgārē sthāpayiṣyati, kiṁntu sarvvāṇi vuṣāṇyanirvvāṇavahninā dāhayiṣyati|
13 Mgbe ahụ, Jisọs sitere na Galili bịa nʼosimiri Jọdan ka Jọn mee ya baptizim.
anantaraṁ yīśu ryōhanā majjitō bhavituṁ gālīlpradēśād 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 yōhan taṁ niṣidhya babhāṣē, tvaṁ kiṁ mama samīpam āgacchasi? varaṁ tvayā majjanaṁ mama prayōjanam āstē|
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 pratyavōcat; īdānīm anumanyasva, yata itthaṁ sarvvadharmmasādhanam asmākaṁ karttavyaṁ, tataḥ sō'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 tōyamadhyād utthāya jagāma, tadā jīmūtadvārē muktē jātē, sa īśvarasyātmānaṁ kapōtavad avaruhya svōparyyāgacchantaṁ vīkṣāñcakrē|
17 Otu olu sitere nʼeluigwe kwuo okwu sị, “Onye a bụ Ọkpara m, onye m hụrụ nʼanya. Ihe ya dị m ezi mma.”
aparam ēṣa mama priyaḥ putra ētasminnēva mama mahāsantōṣa ētādr̥śī vyōmajā vāg babhūva|
