UMathewu 3
1 Ngalesosikhathi kwafika uJohane uMbhaphathizi etshumayela enkangala yaseJudiya
Pa taq ri qꞌij riꞌ xopan ri Juan Bꞌanal qasanaꞌ chutzijoxik ri utzij ri Dios pa taq ri katzꞌinow ulew rech ri tinimit Judea.
2 esithi, “Phendukani ngoba umbuso wezulu ususondele.”
Jewaꞌ xubꞌij: Chikꞌexa ikꞌuꞌx rumal xqet loq ri ajawarem rech ri kaj.
3 Nguye lo okwakhulunywa ngaye ngumphrofethi u-Isaya kwathiwa: “Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi, ‘Lungiselani iNkosi indlela, yenzani izindlela zayo ziqonde.’”
Ri Juan are waꞌ ri achi ri xtzꞌibꞌax loq rij rumal ri qꞌalajisal rech ri utzij ri Dios Isaías, are xubꞌij: Uchꞌabꞌal jun winaq ri kasikꞌinik pa ri katzꞌinow ulew, kubꞌij: “Chisukꞌumaj ri ubꞌe ri Ajawxel, sukꞌum chibꞌana che ri ubꞌe.”
4 Izigqoko zikaJohane zazenziwe ngoboya bekamela, elebhanti lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe. Ukudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lwenyosi zeganga.
Ri ratzꞌyaq ri Juan che rismal kamey bꞌantal wi. Ujatꞌim ri upam rukꞌ jun tzꞌuꞌm jatꞌibꞌal xuqujeꞌ kuꞌtij sakꞌ xuqujeꞌ juyubꞌil kabꞌ che uwa.
5 Abantu baphuma baya kuye bevela eJerusalema lakulo lonke elaseJudiya lemangweni wonke waseJodani.
Ri winaq aꞌj Jerusalén, aꞌj Judea, xuqujeꞌ ri keꞌl je laꞌ pa Jordán xoꞌpan rukꞌ ri Juan.
6 Bevuma izono zabo, babhaphathizwa nguye emfuleni uJodani.
Are katzujutaj kibꞌ che ri kimak kabꞌan kan kiqasanaꞌ pa ri nimaꞌ Jordán.
7 Kodwa wathi ebona abaFarisi labaSadusi abanengi besiza lapho ayebhaphathizela khona wathi kubo, “Lina nzalo yezinyoka! Lilimukiswe ngubani ukuthi libalekele ulaka oluzayo na?
Are xril ri Juan chi xoꞌpan sibꞌalaj e kꞌi fariseos xuqujeꞌ e kꞌi saduceos pa ri leꞌaj jawjeꞌ ri tajin kubꞌan wi ri qasanaꞌ, xubꞌij chike: Kijaꞌl taq kumatz, ¿jachin xbꞌin chiꞌwe chi kixkwinik kixanimaj choch ri kꞌaxkꞌolal ri kape na pa iwiꞌ?
8 Thelani izithelo ezihambelana lokuphenduka.
Qas utz chixnoꞌjinoq rech qas kaqꞌalajinik chi qas xikꞌex ikꞌuꞌx.
9 Njalo lingacabangi ukuthi lingazitshela ukuthi, ‘Silo-Abhrahama ongubaba wethu.’ Mina ngilitshela ukuthi kuwonala amatshe uNkulunkulu angamenzela u-Abhrahama abantwana.
Man kixkwin ta kꞌut kibꞌij: “Are qatat ri Abraham.” Rumal kinbꞌij chiꞌwe chi ri Dios kakwinik kubꞌano chi kekꞌiy ralkꞌwaꞌl ri Abraham chike we abꞌaj riꞌ.
10 Ihloka selivele selisezimpandeni zezihlahla njalo zonke izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo ezinhle zizaganyulwa, ziphoselwe emlilweni.
Ri ikaj xaq yaꞌtal chik rukꞌ ri ukꞌaꞌmalil ri cheꞌ. Ronojel kꞌu cheꞌ ri man kuya ta uwach kaqasax na, xuqujeꞌ kakꞌyaq na bꞌik pa ri qꞌaqꞌ.
11 Mina ngilibhaphathiza ngamanzi okutshengisa ukuphenduka. Kodwa ngemva kwami kuza olamandla kulami njalo kakungilingananga ukuthwala amanyathela akhe. Uzalibhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo.
In kinbꞌan iqasanaꞌ rukꞌ jaꞌ rech kikꞌex ikꞌuꞌx. Kꞌo kꞌu jun ri kape na, sibꞌalaj kꞌo ukwinem chinuwach in, man taqal ta chwe xa ta ne kinwukꞌaj ri uxajabꞌ. Areꞌ kubꞌan na iqasanaꞌ rukꞌ ri Tyoxalaj Uxlabꞌixel xuqujeꞌ rukꞌ qꞌaqꞌ.
12 Isitsha sakhe sokwela sisesandleni sakhe njalo uzathanyela isiza sakhe, abuthele amabele akhe wonke esiphaleni, kuthi amakhoba awatshise ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.”
Kꞌo ri uchaꞌbꞌal puꞌqꞌabꞌ, kuchꞌajchꞌobꞌej na ri rulew. Kuyak na ri tiriko ri kꞌo pa ri ukꞌolibꞌal, are kꞌu ri pajo kuporoj na pa ri qꞌaqꞌ ri maj ukꞌisik.
13 UJesu weza eJodani evela eGalile ukuba abhaphathizwe nguJohane.
Jun qꞌijal ri Jesús xel bꞌik pa Galilea, xeꞌ pa ri nimaꞌ Jordán rech kabꞌan kan uqasanaꞌ rumal ri Juan.
14 Kodwa uJohane wazama ukwenqaba ngokuthi, “Yimi engidinga ukubhaphathizwa nguwe, kanti pho ungeza njani kimi?”
Ri Juan are xraj xukꞌex ri uchomanik ri Jesús, xubꞌij che: ¿La are kꞌu kaj la in kinbꞌanow ri qasanaꞌ la? In riꞌ ri rajawaxik kabꞌan la nuqasanaꞌ.
15 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Yekela kube njalo okwakhathesi ngoba kufanele ukuba sikwenze lokhu ukuze sigcwalise konke ukulunga.” Ngakho uJohane wasevuma.
Ri Jesús xubꞌij che: Qabꞌana jetaq ri kinbꞌij chawe, rumal kumajo are kaqabꞌan ri karaj ri Dios. Ri Juan xunimaj ri xubꞌij ri Jesús che.
16 Masinyane nje uJesu eqeda kubhaphathizwa waphuma emanzini. Khonokho nje izulu lavuleka, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu usehla njengejuba njalo usehlela phezu kwakhe.
Are xbꞌantaj uqasanaꞌ ri Jesús, xel loq pa ri jaꞌ. Pa ri qꞌotaj riꞌ, xjaqajobꞌ ri kaj, kꞌa te riꞌ xril ri Uxlabꞌixel rech ri Dios xqaj loq puꞌwiꞌ jacha jun palomax.
17 Ilizwi elavela ezulwini lathi, “Lo yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngiyathokoza kakhulu ngayo.”
Xtataj kꞌu jun chꞌabꞌal rech chilaꞌ chikaj xubꞌij: Are waꞌ ri Loqꞌalaj nuKꞌojol, sibꞌalaj kakiꞌkot wanimaꞌ rumal rech.
