Luuka 3
1 lino mu mwaka ghwa kijigho na ghahaano mu vutavulua vwa kaisali Tibelia, unsiki ghuno uPontio Pilato alyale ghavana ghwa vaYahudi, uHelode alyale m'baha ghwa vughavo a vwa Galilaya, nu Filipo unyalukola ghwake alyale m'baha ghwa vughavo vwa Itulea ni kya Tulakoniti, nu Lisania alyale m'baha ghwa vughavo vwa Abilene.
And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, in the presidency of Pontius Pilate in Judaea, while Herod was Tetrarch in Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch in Ituraea and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,
2 nu n'siki ghwa gha vutekesi uvukulu vwa Anasi nuKayafa, iliso lya Nguluve likamwisila uYohani umwana ghwa Sakalia ku lihaka.
in the high priesthood of Annas and of Caiaphas; the word of God was upon John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
3 akakyulile mu vughavo vwoni kusyuta ikikogha Yoldani, akidalikila ulwofugho lwa kulata vwimila ulusaghilo lwa vuhosi.
And he came into all the region about the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4 ndavule jilembilue mu kilembe kya masio gha m'bili Yesaya kuuti,” ilisio lwa muunhu juno ali kulihaka” muvombaghe vunono mu sila ja Mutwa, muvombaghe vunono mu maghendele amagholofu.
As it is written in the book of the discourses of Isaiah the prophet, who said: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord; and make straight paths in the plain for our God.
5 ifivonde fyoni filimemesevua, ifidunda fililimua, amasevo ghano ghabindile ghigholosivua, ni sila sino sili na manina sisyilua.
All valleys shall be filled up, and all mountains and hills be lowered; and the hillock shall be levelled down, and the rough place become smooth.
6 avaanhu voni vilukuvwagha uvuvangi vwa Nguluve”
And all flesh shall see the life which is of God.
7 pe uYohani akalivuula ilipugha ilikome lwa vaanhu vano vakisile neke vofughue nu mwene, mwe vaholua mu kisina kya njoka isinya miino makali, ghwe veni juno avasyovile kujikimbila ing'alasi jino jikwisa.
And he said to the multitudes, who came to him to be baptized: Ye progeny of vipers, who hath instructed you to flee from the future wrath?
8 muholaghe imheeke inofu, kange namungajovaghe mu numbula sinu kuuti,' tulinaghwo uAbulahamu juno ghwe baba ghwitu, uNguluve iwesia kukumwimikisia uAbulahamu avaanha nambe kuhumilanila na mavue agha.
Bring forth, therefore, fruits comporting, with repentance. And begin not to say in yourselves: We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God can, from these stones, raise up sons to Abraham.
9 tayale inemo jivikilue pa lilela lya mpiki. pe amapiki ghoni ghano naghihola imheke inono, lidumulivua na kutaghua ku mwoto,
And lo, the ax is put to the root of trees. Every tree therefore that beareth not good fruits, is hewed down, and falleth into the fire.
10 pe avaanhu mu lipugha vakamposia vakati, “lino lunoghile tuvombe ndani?”
And the multitudes asked him, and said: What, then, shall we do?
11 akavamula akati, “ndeve umuunhu ali ni kanju ivili anoghile afule jimo kwa junge juno nsila namne jimo, na juno alinikyakulia ghwope avombe vule vule”
He answered and said to them: Whoever hath two tunics, let him give one to him that hath none; and whoever hath food, let him do the same.
12 pepano avasongesia songo vamonga vakisile vope kukufughua, vakam'bula vakati, “m'bulanisi, lunoghile tuvombe ndani?
And publicans also came to be baptized. And they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?
13 akavavula, “namugakong'aniaghe indalama fiijo kukila kino kinoghile kukong'ania.
And he said to them: Exact no more than ye are required to exact.
14 avasikali vamonga vope vakamposia vakatisagha, “pe nusue? tunoghile tuvombe ndani?” akavavula akati,” namungatolaghe indalama kwa muunhu ghweni ku ngufu, namungahighaghe umuunhu ghweni ku vudesi. mukwilanaghe nu luhombo lwinu”
And those serving in war inquired of him, and said: And what shall we do? He said to them: Be insolent to no one, and oppress no one, and let your pay satisfy you.
15 lino, ulwakuva avaanhu valyale nu lunoghelua ulwa kumughula uKilisite juno ikwisa, kila muunhu isagha mu mwojo ghwake kuva ndeve uYohani ghwe Kilisite.
And while the people were thinking of John, and all pondered in their heart, whether he were the Messiah;
16 uYohani akavamula vooni akati, “une nikuvofugha umue na malenga, neke kwale jumo juno ikwisa ali ni ngufu kukila une, kange naninoghile nambe kupinya ingoji sa filatu fyake. ikuvofugha umue ku mwoto ghwa Mhepo uMwimike.
John answered and said to them: Behold, I baptize you with water; but after me cometh one mightier than I, the strings of whose shoes I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 ilihelo lyake lili muluvoko lwake neke kupeeta vunono amasanji gha ngano na kujikong'ania vunono mu kihenge kyamwene. neke inyanya amasanji ku mwoto ghuno nambe naghusimika.
He holdeth his winnowing shovel in his hand, and he will make clean his threshing floor; and the wheat he gathereth into his garners, and the chaff he will burn with fire not extinguished.
18 mu mbulanisio isingi nyinga alyadalikile imhola inofu ku vaanhu.
And many other things also, he taught and proclaimed to the people.
19 uYohani alyadalikile uHelode um'baha ghwa vughavo kwa kukuntoola uHelodia un'dala ghwa nyalukolo ghwake na kuvuhosi uvunge vwinga vuno uHelode alyavombile.
But Herod the Tetrarch, because he was reproved by John, on account of Herodias the wife of his brother Philip, and on account of all the evil things he had done,
20 neke pambele kange uHelode alyavombile uvuhosi uvunge uvuvivi kyongo. akan'dindila uYohani mu ndinde.
added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 pe lukahumile kang kuuti, unsiki avaanhu vooni valyale vikwofughua nu Yohani, ghwope uYesu kange akofughue. unsiki ghuno akale ikufunya ikyanya jikadinduka.
And it occurred, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized. And as he prayed, the heavens were opened;
22 uMhepo uMwimike akika n'kyanya jaake ku kihwani kya m'bili hwene king'undya, nu n'siki ghughughuo ilisio likisa kuhuma kukyanya likatisagha, “uve veve n'swambango mughanike, uninoghiile kyongo une.
and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in the bodily likeness of a dove: and there was a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.
23 lino uYesu jujuo ati atengwile kuvulanisia, alyale na maka fijigho fitatu, alyale ghwe mwana[ndavule lukaghanilue] ghwa Yosefu, mwana ghwa Eli,
And Jesus was about thirty years old. And he was accounted the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 mwana ghwa Matati, mwana ghwa Lawi, mwana ghwa Meliki, mwana ghwa Yana, mwana ghwa Yosefu,
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
25 mwana ghwa Matatia, mwana ghwa Amosi, mwana ghwa Nahumu, mwana ghwa Esili, mwana ghwa Nagai,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 mwana ghwa Maati, mwana ghwa Semeni, mwana ghwa Yosefu, mwana ghwa Yuda,
the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
27 mwana ghwa Yonani, mwana ghwa Resa, mwana ghwa Selubabeli, mwana ghwa Seatieli, mwana ghwa Neli,
the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri,
28 mwana ghwa Meleki, mwana ghwa Adi mwana ghwa Kosamu, mwana ghwa Elimadamu, mwana ghwa Eli,
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
29 mwana ghwa Yoshua, mwana ghwa Lieseli, mwana ghwa Yorimu, mwana ghwa Matai, mwana ghwa Lawi,
the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Joram, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 mwana ghwa simoni, mwana ghwa Yuda, mwana ghwa Yosefu, mwana ghwa Yonamu, mwana ghwa Eliakimu,
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 mwana ghwa Melela, mwana ghwa Meena, mwana ghwa matai, mwana ghwa Natani, mwana ghwa Devidi,
the son of Melcah, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 mwana ghwa Yese, mwana ghwa Obedi, mwana ghwa Boasi, mwana ghwa Solomoni, mwana ghwa Nashoni.
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon
33 mwana ghwa Aminadabu, mwana ghwa Alamu, mwana ghwa Hesiloni, mwana ghwa Pelesi, mwana ghwa Yuda,
the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah
34 mwana ghwa Yakovo, mwana ghwa Isaki, mwana ghwa Abulahamu, mwana ghwa Tela, mwana ghwa Nahori,
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 mwana ghwa Selugi, mwana ghwa Ragau, mwana ghwa Pelegi, mwana ghwa Abeli, mwana ghwa Sala.
the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Salah,
36 mwana ghwa Kenani, mwana ghwa Alifakisadi, mwana ghwa Shemu, mwana ghwa Lmeki,
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 mwana ghwa Metusela, mwana ghwa Kenani,
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mehalaleel, the son of Cainan,
38 mwana ghwa Enoki, mwana ghwa Seti, mwana ghwa Adamu, mwana ghwa Nguluve.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
