UMathewu 3
1 Ngalesosikhathi kwafika uJohane uMbhaphathizi etshumayela enkangala yaseJudiya
Erah tokdi Juungtemte Joon ih Judia hadaang phisaang hah mong ni Rangte tiit ah phang baat rumta.
2 esithi, “Phendukani ngoba umbuso wezulu ususondele.”
“Sen rangdah nawa ngaak ehan,” heh ih baatta, “tumeah Rangmong Hasong ah thok nanah ih hala!”
3 Nguye lo okwakhulunywa ngaye ngumphrofethi u-Isaya kwathiwa: “Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala lithi, ‘Lungiselani iNkosi indlela, yenzani izindlela zayo ziqonde.’”
Khowah Isaia ih banbaatta wah ah Juungtemte Joon angta eradi amet liita, “Mih esiit phisaang hah mong ni riingla, ‘Teesu raangtaan ih lam ban hoon thiin an; Heh khoom suh lamjun et hoon an!’”
4 Izigqoko zikaJohane zazenziwe ngoboya bekamela, elebhanti lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe. Ukudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lwenyosi zeganga.
Juungtemte Joon nyuh akhat ah mokchongdoot roon nawa ih hoon arah angta; heh roomkhe ah siikhoop angta, erah damdi heh phaksat ah wotuute nyia woma nawa najui angta.
5 Abantu baphuma baya kuye bevela eJerusalema lakulo lonke elaseJudiya lemangweni wonke waseJodani.
Mina loong ah heh jiinni Jerusalem nawa kalomthok rumta, erah damdi Jordan juung re ko Judia juungkhuung re nawa loong nep thokta.
6 Bevuma izono zabo, babhaphathizwa nguye emfuleni uJodani.
Neng ih neng rangdah loong ah dokbaat leh, Jordan adi juung ah tem rumta.
7 Kodwa wathi ebona abaFarisi labaSadusi abanengi besiza lapho ayebhaphathizela khona wathi kubo, “Lina nzalo yezinyoka! Lilimukiswe ngubani ukuthi libalekele ulaka oluzayo na?
Heh ih Pharasi nyi Sadusi miloong juungtem lomthok rumha ah tup ano li rumta, “Pu sen loong ah—o ih baat tahan sen Rangte tenkhat ra hala dowa epi ete eah?
8 Thelani izithelo ezihambelana lokuphenduka.
Sen rangdah nawa elek elan ih jatjih reeraang pakna ah chaak re kah an.
9 Njalo lingacabangi ukuthi lingazitshela ukuthi, ‘Silo-Abhrahama ongubaba wethu.’ Mina ngilitshela ukuthi kuwonala amatshe uNkulunkulu angamenzela u-Abhrahama abantwana.
Sen ih nakmok thun an Abraham suh sengte sengwah li ih no hepi kih eah. Ngah ih baat rumhala Rangte ih bah arah jong ah toon ano uh Abraham suh asah ejen hoon et ah!
10 Ihloka selivele selisezimpandeni zezihlahla njalo zonke izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo ezinhle zizaganyulwa, ziphoselwe emlilweni.
Chaang ah bang heh heng nah joot haat raang ih ban thiin eha; bang marah hetiik tatiikka loong abah joot ano we nah tak ah.
11 Mina ngilibhaphathiza ngamanzi okutshengisa ukuphenduka. Kodwa ngemva kwami kuza olamandla kulami njalo kakungilingananga ukuthwala amanyathela akhe. Uzalibhaphathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo.
Ngah ih sen juungtem rumhala ah langla sen rangdah nawa ngaaklek etan ih jat suh, enoothong nga lini wasiit ra hala rah ih bah Esa Chiiala nyia we nawa ih tem han. Heh ah nga nang ih elongthoon ang ah; ngah bah Heh lakhoop pak taajoh tha uh taliikang.
12 Isitsha sakhe sokwela sisesandleni sakhe njalo uzathanyela isiza sakhe, abuthele amabele akhe wonke esiphaleni, kuthi amakhoba awatshise ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.”
Heh di raan dannun theng chuulaang nep jeela. Heh ih raanteh hewong ah pung nah lomthiin ah, eno hephaang loong ah we babah uh lamettheng adoh mattak ah.
13 UJesu weza eJodani evela eGalile ukuba abhaphathizwe nguJohane.
Erah tokdi Jisu ah Galili nawa thok haano Juungtemte Joon jiinni Jordan juung ni heh juungtem thuk suh ra taha.
14 Kodwa uJohane wazama ukwenqaba ngokuthi, “Yimi engidinga ukubhaphathizwa nguwe, kanti pho ungeza njani kimi?”
Enoothong Joon ih heh tenthun ah lekthun thuk suh taat liita. “Nga juungtem botseh an ih temjih ang tahang,” Joon ih liita, ang abah uh an ah nga jiinni thok halu nih!”
15 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Yekela kube njalo okwakhathesi ngoba kufanele ukuba sikwenze lokhu ukuze sigcwalise konke ukulunga.” Ngakho uJohane wasevuma.
Eno Jisu ih heh suh ngaak baatta, “Emah ju toom ang ah. Rangte ih jamha loong ah seng emamah ih re theng.” Erah thoidi Joon ih thangta.
16 Masinyane nje uJesu eqeda kubhaphathizwa waphuma emanzini. Khonokho nje izulu lavuleka, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu usehla njengejuba njalo usehlela phezu kwakhe.
Jisu ah juungtem nawa dokkhoom damdam rang kaasak ah daap eta, eno Rangte Chiiala ah wotuupi likhiik ih datpuh ra haano heh sak ni phaak raaha rah tupta.
17 Ilizwi elavela ezulwini lathi, “Lo yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngiyathokoza kakhulu ngayo.”
Erah lilih root esiit dongjengta, “Arah ah nga mongnook Sah, heh suh ngah rapne ih roonlang.”
