Matayo 3 - BIBILLYA Mareiyo Meele a Iruva

Yohane Mmbatisi aamba mbony

¹ Naasa fyeeri fikee filya-da nalyo Yohane Mmbatisi kafummya vandu akapaa weele kulya kasa ka Yuda kaamba,

² “Kuryeny ngyulyamari tany, kimmba umangyi lwa Iruva lwammaafukya.”

³ Shamashika mmbwe eambaywa na kana ka nkisuku ulya Isaya eeshaambaa, “Akalu unyanga lwa nndu akapaa weele efo kasa eeshaambaa, ‘Songosyeny shia ya Nndumi!’ Sumaniseny miko yakwe.”

⁴ Nawe Yohane muni eraa soori tikee shooke; ta mafwaa a ngamula, kakufinga na ukova lwa shony efo mwiniiny. Na shoonga takwe ni nrie na ukyi wa mbakony.

⁵ Nalyo vandu vakamweengya va kulya Yerusalemu na kulya Yudaya koose na va muungo wa Yordan woose.

⁶ Vakandebatiswa mmbwe efo mureny wa Yordan veparaa ngyulyamari tawo.

⁷ Kyasia kalollya Vafarisayo veengyi na Vasadukayo vensheyaa naambo vabatiswa mmbwe, “Nawe kavavia yeni ufyari lwa shoka, a ni vi alemwiikimba shaasa musheturuunyaa unyafi lwa Iruva yelo lukaa luwoye ulana?

⁸ Oreny kyuuka na mashora any mwalashike mirima!

⁹ Nta mulakusare mwaambe, Nde weeru luntiri ni Abrahamu! Mmbo shamuvia, Iruva ashiidimaa iparya Abrahamu vana navaute naakwa kunu maweny.

¹⁰ Na kyaara mmbo kyammaa ivikwa sindeny ya miri. Naasa wo nri wiiyo ulavikaa ndunda shisha mmbo umanywaa undeerwa murony.

¹¹ Kyakwa yeny shamubatisa na mura mukooye yaalashika efo nriminy. Indi yeto ashaa numa yakwa mmbo atiri finya kashiilanya. Na yeny nshimaa nta shintare fyaaru fyakwe-fo. Mmbwe ashemubatisaa na Mumuyo Mweele na muro.

¹² Nawe arie nndeeva na woko lwakwe na efo muunguny wakwe asheaiyaa-fo kwiile peru. Na nganu yeto nataallye efo mbesheny yakwe na muulu yeto nandeuvivya murony ularumikaa.”

Yesu abatiswa

¹³ Nalyo Yesu kasha auka Galilaya kafika kulya Yordan kwa Yohane nandebatiswa mmbwe.

¹⁴ Nawe kakunda imwiima kammbia, “Yeny mmbo shisumani ibatiso ni yewe, na yewe kwasha na kwakwa?”

¹⁵ Yesu kammbia, “Ra! Ulaalu kikuviiyeny indo! Mashika ni indo kilusumanyi; naambo lwiinutye efyo Iruva akundye fyoose.”

¹⁶ Naasa elyi Yesu ammebatiswa kauka efo mureny. Nalyo efo iruveeu kukanraukya kalollya Mumuyo wa Iruva ashoolokaa akee sha mbeta kasha inkaya.

¹⁷ Nalyo akakalu unyanga lureraa luuka iruveeu lukaamba, “Yeu mmbwe mwana wakwa nkunde, mmbwe shilensauwa.”