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Yohane Mbatichajhe abhatangachii bhando
Matei 3:1-12; Maluku 1:1-8; Yohane 1:19-28
1 Kikibha chaka cha kome na nhwano cha unahota gwake munahota nkolongwa jwa ku Loma jwakemitwa Tibeliyo, machiko ghagha Pontiyo Pilatu akibha kilongoche jwa ku itombe ya ku Yudeya. Helode akibha alongwicha ku kilambo chuku Galilaya, na nnongo mundo Filipu akibha kilongoche jwa ku Ituleya ku kilambo chuku Tilakonite. Lusaniya akibha kilongoche jwa ku Abilene. 2 Anase na Kayafa akapiya matambiko bhakolo bha Chapanga, lichiko lyenio pilihikila lilobhe lya Chapanga Yohane, mwana gwa Zakaliya ku njenga. 3 Bhahe, Yohane ajhakujhenda ku kilambo choha chikibhii mupele jha lukemba lwa ku Yolodane. Kongo akibha abhatangachila bhando, “Muuleke uhakaho na kubatichwa. Chapanga nanekekeya uhakaho gwino.” 4 Ngita chibhajhandike mukitabo cha Isaya jwakibha nnondole jwa Chapanga,
“Mundo jwalalama kunjenga,
‘Mnenganikiye Bhambo ndela jhake,
nnyoche mwaipala kupeta.
5 Kila likemba lipalwa kuyelelwa,
kitombe kikolongwa na lihugholo nalibhaha heghuheghu,
na ndela jhipembetile naighololwa,
na ndela jhimong'onywike nailinganikilwa mbone.
6 Na, bhando bhoha nabhaubhona ughombokeko kuhumii kwa Chapanga!’ ”
7 Bhahe, Yohane ajhakwalobholela bhando bhamahele bhibhahikita kubatichwa, “Mangota kibheluko cha lijhoka! Bho, ghane jwapwepwile mihoto kulitila lilaka lya Chapanga lilihika? 8 Nnangie kwa kuhenga kwino anda muulekite uhakaho. Nkotoka kukilongolela kumwojho tu, ‘Hoko gwito ndi Ulahimo!’ Ninobholela chakaka, jwenio Chapanga ahotola kughalambula maghanga aghagha na kubhehe yana ya Ulahimo. 9 Ngohe libhagho libhii pa libelengete lya nkongo, na nkongo ghoghoha gwangapambika uhohe naupengulwa na kutagwa ku mwotu.”
10 Bhando bhajhakunkonya, “Bho, ngohe tuhenge nike?”
11 Yohane ajhakujhanguu, “Mundo jwakwete ngobho ibhele jhimo amaghulila nnyake, jwangabhenako, na jwakwete yakulyegha helahela amaghulila jwangabhenacho.”
12 Akatola kode na bhene bhajhakunyendelela Yohane kupala kubatichwa, ndi pibhankonyita, “Mmola, na twenga tuhenge nike?”
13 Ajhakwalobholela, “Nkotoka kutola kode kupetelecha chibhanaghalikiye.”
14 Akakomana ngondo na bhene bhankonyita, “Bho, na twenga helahela tuhenge nike?”
Ajhakwalongelela, “Nkotoka kupoka mbijha kwa mundo jhojhoha na kwatakalila bhando changalemwa na ntocheka na chimipata.”
15 Peniya bhando bhoha bhalolila kuhika kwa Nkombola, bhajhakutumbuu kukikonya kumwojho gwabhe, pange Yohane ndi Kilichitu Nkomboche. 16 Yohane, ajhakwalobholela bhando bhoha, “Nenga nibaticha kwa mache, nambo jwahika jhuna likakala kumbeta nenga, hilu nitope ndeka kubhopo ng'ojhe ya maghubache ghake. Jwenio nabaticha kwa Uhuke gwa Chapanga na kwa mwotu. 17 Mumabhoko ghake akamula kipalo cha kuhebhe ngano jhake, jhambone naibhaha pamonga mu kikoko, na majhejheto naghajhochwa mwotu gwangahimika gwa machiko ghoha ghangapeta.”
18 Kwa malobhe ghange twe, Yohane abhalobholila bhando Malobhe gha Mbone na kwachokolekeya bhahenge ghamaha ghapala Chapanga. 19 Nambo Yohane ajhakumpwatalila kilongoche Helode, kwa nhwalo gwa kuntolela Helodiya mwikeghe jwa nnongo mundo na, helahela kwa ilebhe henge yanganandela yatehila. 20 Peniya ndi Helode pachochita kuhenga yanganandela, kwa kuntabha Yohane, mukipungo.
Yecho ibatichwa
Matei 3:13-17; Maluku 1:9-11
21 Bhando bhoha pubhajhomolila kubatichwa, na jwenio Yecho ajhakubatichwa. Na panyopita Chapanga, kunane kujhakudinduka, 22 peniya ndi, Uhuke gwa Chapanga ujhakuhulukila panane jhake ngita ngunda, na lilobhe lijhakujhokanikika kuhumii kunane kwa Chapanga, “Mwenga ndi ma mwanango jhunimpala. Mwenga jhunhalalilwe nako.”
Akahoko mundo Yecho
Matei 1:1-17
23 Yecho patumbwila kuhenga lihengo lyake, akahikicha muyaka makome matato. Na bhando pubhampapakiya pange mwana jwa Uchupo, na Uchupo akibha mwana jwa Hele, 24 Hele akibha mwana jwa Matate, Matate akibha mwana jwa Lawe na Lawe akibha mwana jwa Melike, Melike mwana jwa Yanae, Yanae akibha mwana jwa Uchupo, 25 na Uchupo akibha mwana jwa Matatiya, Matatiya akibha mwana jwa Amose, Amose akibha mwana jwa Nahumo, Nahumo akibha mwana jwa Helise, Helise akibha mwana jwa Nagaye, 26 Nagaye akibha mwana jwa Mahate, Mahate akibha mwana jwa Shemene, Amose akibha mwana jwa Shemene, Shemene akibha mwana jwa Yoseke, Yoseke akibha mwana jwa Yuda. 27 Yuda akibha mwana jwa Yohanine, Yohanine akibha mwana jwa Lesa, Lesa akibha mwana jwa Zelubabele, Zelubabele akibha mwana jwa Sheyalitele, Sheyalutiele akibha mwana jwa Nele, 28 Nele akibha mwana jwa Melike, Meleke akibha mwana jwa Ade, Ade akibha mwana jwa Kosamo, Kosamo akibha mwana jwa Elimadamo, Elimadamo akibha mwana jwa Hele, 29 na Hele akibha mwana jwa Yochuwa, Yochuwa akibha mwana jwa Eliezele, Eliezele akibha mwana jwa Yolimo, Yolimo akibha mwana jwa Matate na Matate akibha mwana jwa Lawe, 30 Lawe akibha mwana jwa Simone, Simone akibha mwana jwa Yuda, Yuda akibha mwana jwa Yolimo, Yolimo akibha mwana jwa Uchupo, Uchupo akibha mwana jwa Yonamo, Yonamo akibha mwana jwa Eliyakimo, 31 Eliyakimo akibha mwana jwa Meleya, Meleya akibha mwana jwa Mena, Mena akibha mwana jwa Matata, Matata akibha mwana jwa Nachane, Nasane akibha mwana jwa Daude, 32 na Daude akibha mwana jwa Yese, Yese akibha mwana jwa Obede, Obede akibha mwana jwa Boache, Boaze akibha mwana jwa Sulemane, Sulemane akibha mwana jwa Nashone, 33 Nashone akibha mwana jwa Aminadabo, Aminadabo akibha mwana jwa Adimine, Adimine akibha mwana jwa Hezilone, Hezilone akibha mwana jwa Pelese, Pelese akibha mwana jwa Yuda, 34 na Yuda akibha mwana jwa Yakobu, Yakobu akibha mwana jwa Isaka, Isaka akibha mwana jwa Ulahimo, Ulahimo akibha mwana jwa Tela, Tela akibha mwana jwa Nahole, 35 Nahole akibha mwana jwa Seluge, Seluge akibha mwana jwa Leo, Leo akibha mwana jwa Pelege, Pelege akibha mwana jwa Ebele, Ebele akibha mwana jwa Sala, 36 na Sala akibha mwana jwa Kenane, Kenane akibha mwana jwa Alifakisade, Alifakisade akibha mwana jwa Shemo, Shemo akibha mwana jwa Nuho, Nuho akibha mwana jwa Lameke, 37 na Lameke akibha mwana jwa Metusela, Metusela akibha mwana jwa Henoke, Henoke akibha mwana jwa Yelede, Yelede akibha mwana jwa Mahalalele, Mahalalele akibha mwana jwa Kenane, 38 Kenane akibha mwana jwa Enoshe, Enoshe akibha mwana jwa Sete, Sete akibha mwana jwa Adamo, na Adamo akibha mwana jwa Chapanga jwenio.