Matthew 3
1 Mu bilumbu bina, Yowani Mbotiki wuyiza ayi wutona longa mu dikanga didi mu tsi Yuda.
Pamazuva iwayo kwakauya Johwani Mubhabhatidzi, achiparidza murenje reJudhiya,
2 Wuba longanga: —Lubalula mavanga! Bila kipfumu ki Diyilu kinefikimini.
uye achiti: Tendeukai; nokuti ushe hwematenga hwaswedera.
3 Yowani, niandi bayolukila kuidi mbikudi Ezayi: Mbembo yi mutu wulembo yamikina mu dikanga: Lukubika nzila mu diambu di Pfumu! Luludika minsolo miandi!
Nokuti uyu ndiye wakarehwa nezvake naIsaya muporofita, achiti: Inzwi reanodanidzira murenje: Gadzirirai mugwagwa waIshe, ruramisai nzira dzake.
4 Yowani wuba vuatanga minledi mivangulu mu mika mi kamela, bosi nsinga kaba kanganga mu luketo wuvangulu mu nkanda wu bulu; bidia kaba ndianga makhoko ayi niosi.
Uyuwo Johwani waiva nechipfeko chake chemakushe ekamera nebhanhire rechikumba rakapoteredza chiuno chake; nekudya kwake kwaiva mhashu neuchi hwedondo.
5 Batu batotukila ku Yelusalemi, mu Yuda dioso ayi mu yenda nlangu Yolidani baba nkuizanga kuidi Yowani.
Zvino kwakabudira kwaari Jerusarema neJudhiya rese nedunhu rese rakapoteredza Joridhani;
6 Atu beni bu baba tambudilanga masumu mawu, Yowani wuba kuba botikanga mu nlangu Yolidani.
ndokubhabhatidzwa naye muna Joridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.
7 Vayi bu kamona Bafalisi ayi Basaduki bawombo baba nkuizanga ku botama, buna wuba kamba: —A bana ba bikusa; a nani wululubudi mu tina nganzi yoyi yeka kuiza?
Asi wakati achiona vazhinji veVaFarisi neVaSadhusi vachiuya kurubhabhatidzo rwake akati kwavari: Zvizvarwa zvenyoka, ndiani wakakuratidzirai kuti mutize hasha dzinouya?
8 Monisanu mavanga mamboti mammonisa ti bukiedika lubaludi mavanga.
Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.
9 Lubika banza bu lulembo yindula mu mintima mieno: “Beto tuidi mu nkuna wu Abalahami!” Bila bukiedika ndikulukamba ti Nzambi lenda totula bana ba Abalahami mu matadi mama.
Uye musafunga kutaura mukati menyu muchiti: Tina Abhurahama anova baba; nokuti ndinoti kwamuri: Mwari anokwanisa kubva pamabwe aya kumutsira Abhurahama vana.
10 Lukeba: soka kikubimini mu kuanga mianzi mi minti. Woso nti wunkambu buta mimbutu mamboti, wela kuangu ayi wela viku ku mbazu.
Uye ikozvinowo sanhu ratoiswa pamudzi wemiti, naizvozvo muti umwe neumwe usingaiti chibereko chakanaka unotemwa ugokandirwa mumoto.
11 —Minu mu nlangu ndilembo lubotikila mu diambu di monisa ti lulembo balula mavanga; vayi mutu wowo wulembo yizi wundutidi mu lulendo; ndisi fuana ko mu nata zisapatu ziandi. Niandi wela lubotikila mu Pheve Yinlongo ayi mu mbazu.
Ini zvirokwazvo ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura mupinde mukutendeuka; asi uyo anouya shure kwangu ane simba kupfuura ini, wandisina kufanira kutakura shangu dzake; iye achakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene nemoto.
12 Ayi simbidi vevolo mu mioko miandi, niandi wela kombula buangu kioki kela vevila; wela lunda ble ku yilu banga vayi wela yoka biti ku mbazu yi kayilendi zima ko.
Ane rusero rwuri muruoko rwake, uye achachenesa buriro rake kwazvo, ndokuunganidzira zviyo zvake mudura, asi hundi achaipisa nemoto usingadzimiki.
13 Yesu wubotuka ku Ngalili, mu kuenda ku ndambu nzadi Yolidani muingi bambotika kuidi Yowani.
Ipapo Jesu wakabva Garirea akasvika paJoridhani kuna Johwani, kuti abhabhatidzwe naye.
14 Vayi Yowani wuzola kunkakidila ayi wunkamba: —Minu mfueni botoko kuidi ngeyo vayi ngeyo kuidi minu wizidi!
Asi Johwani wakamurambidza achiti: Ini kunodikanwa kuti ndibhabhatidzwe nemwi, asi imwi mouya kwandiri?
15 Yesu wumvutudila: —Buabu, bika bu bela bobo! Bila bobo bufueti dedokosolo busonga boso. Mbadi Yowani wumbotika.
Asi Jesu achipindura wakati kwaari: Tenda ikozvino, nokuti saizvozvo zvakatifanira kuti tizadzise kururama kwese. Ipapo akamutendera.
16 Yesu bu katumbu botoko, wutotuka mu nlangu. Mbadi Diyilu dizibuka mu diambu diandi ayi wumona Pheve yi Nzambi yikuluka va niandi banga dibembi.
Asi Jesu, wakati abhabhatidzwa, akakwira pakarepo achibva mumvura; zvino tarira, matenga akamuzarukira, ndokuona Mweya waMwari achiburuka senjiva, achiuya pamusoro pake.
17 Bosi mbembo yiba ku Diyilu yiwakana: —Niandi niawu muanꞌama wu luzolo, khini yiwombo kakumbonisanga!
Zvino tarira, inzwi richibva kumatenga richiti: Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu anodikanwa, wandinofara maari kwazvo.
