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Nttenga u Nayohana Obatiiza
(Mat 3:1-12; Mako 1:1-8; Yoha 1:19-28)
1 Iyaakha yo khumi ni nthanu yo utawara wa Nakaisari Natiberiyo, Apontio Pilato phi aari aatawara ilhapo yo Uyudea, Naherode aari atawaraka Ugalilaya ni ahima aya Nafilipo yaari atawaraka ilhapo cho Uturea ni Utrikoni. Alusaniya aatawara Uabileni,
2 Ashinna Anasi ni Nakayafa phi yaari Opochera Ishaani Olhupalhe. Yayo mahuku ayo Nlhove na Nlhuku nkanaakhuruwelha Nayohana mwaana a Azakariya uthakoni.
3 Paahi etu Nayohana nkayaarwaa ilhapo chonkhaye chaatamana mwoolhoko wo Uyorodani, eettuchihaka wiira, “Nkhoromeke ni uhiya uwonya winyu mbatiiziyeke, Nlhuku nouhiyererani uwonya winyu.”
4 Phi lhepiye aya nkitabuni mwa anamilhohi ashinna Isaya wiira,
“Ntu mmoka nookhuwelha muthakoni,
‘Nkooroshe iphiro yo uvira Apwiiya,
mwookolhe mitalha chinohalha aya uvira!
5 Kila nlhikiti ninoowuhelhiya,
kila mwalha ni mwaako unoolhokihiya.
Iphiro cho uhookwaa chinowookolhiya,
ni mitalha chinananre chinoorerihiya.
6 Attu onkhaye anomwona Nlhuku opolhaka attu!’ ”
7 Paahi etu, milhoko cha attu enchi nkayaawa u Nayohana uubatiiziyani. Nayohana nkayakoha, “Inyu iyari yo inwaa va, nhimeriye ni apani wiira nttawe ntwarusho Nlhuku unowiiha awe?
8 Mpangeke etu mitheko cho wooniha etu wiira nhokhoroma ni uhiya uwonya winyu. Nhichokholhe vano etu wiira Aburahimu phi athumwaninyu. Kinouhimeriani wiira Nlhuku noworia uthathusha alha malhuku alha ukhalha ashaana a Aburahimu!
9 Ipacho iri tayari ukakha mwiri vamithithaarini, miri chonkhaye chihinemma rata chinookakhiya ni urihelhiya vamooroni.”
10 Attu nkayaakoha, “Niireke chani etu?”
11 Nayohana nkayaakhulha, “Ntu ri ni ikuwo pilhi ammaheke imoka ntu hirina, ni ntu rini yolhia ankawelheke nkhunanawe hirina.”
12 Attu yaalhiviha ikhodi nkayaawa uubatiiziyani, nkayaakoha Nayohana, “Owiittuchiha, ni hii niireke chani etu?”
13 Nayohana nkayaakhulha yeeraka, “Nhinlhivihe ntu upwaha chilheheriye inyu waalhiviha attu.”
14 Manyaasikaari akina ni ayo nkayaakoha, “Ni hii chiicho, niireke chani?”
Ni ayo nkayaakhulha, nkayeera, “Nhinthurulhe ntu nchurukhu awe ama umwootheria choomwotheria. Nthoshiyeke nchurukhu unolhiviya inyu uyo.”
15 Attu nkaayaakhulhuvelha ittu, nkayaahalha oopuwelhaka munrimani wiira Nayohana ayo aari phi Kuristo Moopolhi aathanlhiye ni Nlhuku.
16 Paahi etu Nayohana nkayeera, “Mii kinoubatiizani ni maashi, nansho ntu mmoka noowa ri mulhupalhe ukipwaha mii kihinooriaka inakhalhaka uthapulha miripwe cho iratu chawe. Yoyo noowa uubatiizani wo Iphumu ya Nlhuku ni mooro.
17 Yoyo hanaa ithelho mmoononi yo ukhungurelha cholhia, akwechaka ipuwa awe yo weepettelha ni uthokoreria ingaano nnikhupini, ni upaha iphepuwa vamooroni vahintiphiaa.”
18 Paahi etu, vamoka ni meettuchiho o Malhove Orera makina menchi, Nayohana ahaakurumicha attu urukunusha makhalhelho aya.
19 Nansho Nayohana yahaachacheracha Amwene Naherode nlhatu no waathelha Naherodiya, aari ahanu a ahima aya ni mwaha wo uhilhoka mwinchi waapanga aya.
20 Paahi etu Naherode nkayaathepiha uwonya waya, nkayaavara Nayohana ni waattuka ujeerani.
Yesu noobatiiziya
(Mat 3:13-17; Mako 1:9-11)
21 Attu onkhaye vaamanlhe aya ubatiiziya, Yesu ni uyo ahobatiiziya. Vaari awe anlhapelhaka Nlhuku, irimu nkachaahulhia,
22 ni Iphumu ya Nlhuku aari ni iruttu thoko kaulha nkayankorwelha. Ni nlhove nkaneewiya ukhuma wiirimu niiraka, “Uwe phi Mwaamwanaka kinonttuna aka. Uhokichivelha.”
Nihimo na Yesu
(Mat 1:1-17)
23 Yesu vaachokhonlhe awe ntheko mwaattuni, aari ni iyaakha makhumi mararu. Attu yaari amwaanyiheraka wiira aari mwaana a Nayusufu mwaana a Naheli,
24 mwaana a Namaatati, mwaana a Lawi, mwaana a Nameliki, mwaana a Nayanai, mwaana a Nayusufu
25 mwaana a Namatatiya, mwaana a ashinna Amosi, mwaana a Nanahumu, mwaana a Naesili, mwaana a Nanagai
26 mwaana a Namaathi, mwaana a Namatatiya, mwaana a Nasemeini, mwaana a Nayoseki, mwaana a Nayoda
27 mwaana a Nayoanani, mwaana a Nareesa, mwaana a Nazerubabeli, mwaana a Nashaltieli, mwaana a Naneeri
28 mwaana a Nameliki, mwaana a Naadi, mwaana a Nakosamu, mwaana a Naelimadamu, mwaana a Nanaeri
29 mwaana a Nayoshua, mwaana a Naelieza, mwaana a Nayorimu, mwaana a Namaatati, mwaana a Nalawi,
30 mwaana a Nasimeoni, mwaana a Nayuda, mwaana a Nayusufu, mwaana a Nayonamu, mwaana a Naeliakimu
31 mwaana a Namelea, mwaana a Namena, mwaana a Namatata, mwaana a Nanathani, mwaana a Adaudi
32 mwaana a Nayese, mwaana a Naobedi, mwaana a Naboazi, mwaana a Nasalmoni, mwaana a Nanashoni
33 mwaana a Naaminaadabu, mwaana a Naadimini, mwaana a Naarni, mwaana a Nahezironi, mwaana a Nafarisi, mwaana a Nayuda
34 mwaana a Nayakhobo, mwaana a Naisaka, mwaana a Aburahimu, mwaana a Natera, mwaana a Nanaahori
35 mwaana a Naserugi, mwaana a Nareu, mwaana a Napelegi, mwaana a Naeberi, mwaana a Nashela
36 mwaana a Nakainani, mwaana a Naarfakisadi, mwaana a Nashemu, mwaana a Anuhu, mwaana a Nalameki,
37 mwaana a Nametusela, mwaana a Nahenoko, mwaana a Nayaredi, mwaana a Namahalaleli, mwaana a Nakainamu
38 aari mwaana a Naenoshi, mwaana a Naseeti, mwaana a Adamu, aari mwaana a Nlhuku.