< Mathayo 3 >
1 Munsiku ejo ejile Yohana unu abhatijaga ejile nalasha mwibhala lya Yuda naikati,”
2 Mute, kulwokubha obhukama bhwa mulwile bhulieyi.
3 “Kulwokubha unu niwe aikilwe nomulagi Isaya naikati,”Obhulaka bhwo munu unu kabhilikila okusoka mwibhala, muteabhwelu injila ya Nyamuanga, mugolole injila yae.”
4 Oli Yohana afwalaga amakamba ga Ingamila no mukanda gwo lwai muchibhunu chae. Ebhilyo byae byaliga njige no obhuki bhwa mwibhala.
5 Eile Yerusalemu, Yuda yona, na libhala lyona linu lyeindaga omugela gwa Yorodani nibhaja kumwene.
6 Bhaliga nibhabhatijwa nage mumugela gwa Yorodani enu nibhataga ebhibhibhi bhyebhwe.
7 Tali ejile abhalola bhafu bha mafarisayo na masadukayo nibhaja kumwene okubhatijwa, nabhabhilati,”Emwe olwibhulo lwa injoka bhanu muli no bhusungu niga unu amabhaganya okubhilima lisungu linu elija?
8 Mwibhule amatwasho ganu geile okuta.
9 Namutajakwiganilisha no kwaikana amwi yemwe,'Chinage Ibrahimu kuti lata weswe.'Kulwokubha nabhabhwilaati Nyamuanga katula okumwimusisha Ibrahimu abhana okusoka kumabhuyi ganu.
10 Naoli inshoka yateweyo kumisi ja liti. Kulwejo bhuli eti linu litakwibhula matwasho gakisi elitemwa no kweswa mumulilo.
11 Enibhabhatija mu manji kulwokuta. Tali unu kaja inyuma yani ni mukulu kukila anye nanye ntakutula ata kugega bhilato bhyae. Omwene kaja okubhabhatija kwo mwoyo mwelu no mulilo.
12 No oluungo lwae luli mumabhoko gae okwesha olubhuga lwae nokukumanya ingano yae muchitala. Tali kagocha amakumbi kwo mulilo gunu gutakutula kusima.
13 Neya Yesu naja okusoka Galilaya nakinga ku mugela gwa Yorodani okubhatijibhwa na Yohana.
14 Tali Yohana endaga okumuganya naikati,”Anye jinyiile nibhatijibhwe nawe, kawe ona ouja kwanye?
15 Yesu namusubhya naikati,”Ikilisha oli anu jibhe kutyo, kulwokubha jichiile okukumisha obhulengelesi bhwona.”Eile Yohana namwikilisisha.
16 Ejile amala obhatijwa Yesu nasoka mumanji, nalola, Olwile nilwiguka ku mwene. Namulola mwoyo mwelu wa Nyamuanga natuka kulwolususo lwa inguti nokufung'ama ingulu yae.
17 Lola obhulaka nibhusoka Mulwile nibhwaika,”Unu ni mwana wani unu nendele unu enikondelwa muno nage.”
