Mathaio 3
1 E rile fa ba sa ntse ba le mo Nasaretha, Johane wa Mokolobetsi a simolola go rera mo sekakeng sa Judea. Thero ya gagwe gangwe le gape e ne e re,
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 “Sokologang mo dibeng tsa lona, boelang mo Modimong, gonne Bogosi jwa Legodimo bo atametse.”
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 Isaia moporofiti mo makgolong a dingwaga a a fetileng, o boletse ka ga thuto ya ga Johane. O ne a kwadile a re, “Ke utlwa lentswe le le goang mo sekakeng, ‘Baakanyang tsela ya Morena, tlhamalatsang tsela e a tlaa tsamayang mo go yone.’”
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 Diaparo tsa ga Johane di ne di dirilwe ka boboa jwa kamele, o ne a itlama ka moitlamo wa letlalo; dijo tsa gagwe e ne e le tsie le dinotshe tsa naga.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Batho ba ba tswang Jerusalema le ba ba tswang mo tikologong yotlhe kwa moseja ga mogogoro wa Jorodane, le ba ba tswang mo kgaolong nngwe le nngwe ya Judea ba tswela kwa sekakeng go mo reetsa a rera,
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region about Jordan,
6 mme fa ba sena go ipolela dibe tsa bone, a ba kolobetsa mo nokeng ya Jorodane.
And were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Mme e rile a bona Bafarasai le Basadukai ba le bantsi ba tla go kolobediwa, a ba nyatsa a re, “Losika lwa dinoga ke lona! Yo o lo reileng a re lo ne lo ka falola mo bogaleng jwa Modimo jo bo tlang ke mang?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Pele ga lo kolobediwa supang gore lo sokologile mo dibeng ka go dira ditiro tse di tshwanetseng.
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 Lo seka lwa ikaketsa lwa re, ‘Re falotse ka re le Bajuda, losika lwa ga Aberahame.’ Moo ga go reye sepe. Modimo o ka fetola maje a a fano a, go nna Bajuda!
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
10 “Mme le jaanong selepe sa katlholo ya Modimo se tsepame go kgaola setlhare sengwe le sengwe se se sa ungweng. Di tlaa rengwa di tshubiwa.
And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 “Nna ke kolobetsa mo metsing ba ba sokologileng mo dibeng tsa bone; mme mongwe o e tla; yo mogolo go mpheta thata, o bogolo jo e leng gore ga ke a lekana go tshola ditlhako tsa gagwe. Ene o tlaa lo kolobetsa ka Mowa o o Boitshepo le ka molelo.
I indeed baptize you with water to repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and [with] fire:
12 O tlaa tlhopa mmoko mo mabeleng, a fisa mmoko ka molelo o o sa khutleng, a ba a boloka mabele mo polokelong.”
Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and gather his wheat into the granary; but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Mme a tswa mo ga gabo mo Galalea a ya kwa nokeng ya Jorodane go kolobediwa teng ke Johane.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 Johane o ne a sa batle go mo kolobetsa a re, “Mo ga go a tshwanela, ke nna ke tlhokang go kolobediwa ke wena.”
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou to me?
15 Mme Jesu a fetola a re, “Tswee-tswee dira jalo ka gore ke tshwanetse go dira tshiamo yotlhe.” Jalo he, Johane a mo kolobetsa.
And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 Morago ga kolobetso, fela fa Jesu a tswa mo metsing, magodimo a mmulegela mme a bona Mowa wa Modimo o fologa o le mo setshwanong sa lephoi.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up immediately out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 Mme lentswe la tswa kwa legodimong le re, “Yo ke morwaake yo o rategang, ke itumela thata ka ene”.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
