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Miungu ja a Yowana Bhabhatisha
(Maliko 1:1-8; Luka 3:1-18; Yowana 1:19-28)
1 Gene mobhago gubhakoposhele a Yowana bhaabhatisha, bhalilunguya kuanga ja ku Yudea, 2 bhalinkuti, “Mwiipetanje, pabha Upalume gwa Kunnungu ubhandishile.” 3 Bhenebha a Yowana bhalugwilwe na ankulondola bha a Nnungu a Ishaya bhalinkuti,
“Lilobhe lika mundu linapilikanika kuanga,
‘Mwaalashiyanje Bhakulungwa mpanda gwabho,
Nngoloyanje mushibhapite.’ ”
4 A Yowana shibhawalaga shiwalo sha mabhetya ga ngamia, na nshipi gwa lipende nshigunu. Shalya shabho pushaaliji maije na bhushi gwa mukonde. 5 Bhai, bhandunji kukoposhela ku Yelushalemu na nkowa gowe gwa ku Yudea na ilambo yowe ya nnyenje lushi lwa Yolodani, gubhaajendelenje. 6 Bhakaipetanjeje yambi yabhonji na bhalabho gubhaabhatishenje mmashi ga lushi lwa Yolodani.
7 Ikabheje a Yowana bhakaabhonanjeje Mapalishayo na Mashadukayo bhabhagwinji bhalikwaajiilanga nkupinga bhabhatishwanje, gubhaalugulilenje, “Mmanganya bhana bha lijoka! Gani ammalanjilenje nnjibhutukanje nnjimwa ja a Nnungu jikwiya? 8 Bhai nnanguyanje kwa itendi, kuti mwiipetilenje. 9 Nnaganishiyanje mmitima jenunji kuti, ‘Uwe, ulongo gwa a Bhulaimu!’ Ngunakummalanjilanga kuti, a Nnungu bhanakombola kugayuya aga magangaga gabhe bha ulongo bha a Bhulaimu. 10 Na libhago libhishilwe tayali mmatepo ga mikongo, bhai kila nkongo ukaogoya iepo ya mmbone upinga shelwa nileshelwa pa moto. 11 Nne ngunakummatishanga kwa mashi kulangula kuti mwiipetilenje. Ikabheje bhene bhakwiya nnyuma jangubho bhashikola mashili kumbunda nne, numbe ngaatopela nkali jigala ilatu yabho. Bhenebho shibhammatishanje kwa Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo na moto. 12 Bhenebho bhashikamula shipeta mmakono gabho nkupinga bhapete, ngano bhabhishe munngokwe na maashe bhajoshe pa moto gwangaimika.”
A Yeshu Bhanabhatishwa
(Maliko 1:9-11; Luka 3:21-22)
13 Gene mobhago a Yeshu gubhaishe ku lushi lwa Yolodani kukoposhela ku Galilaya, gubhaajendele a Yowana nkupinga bhabhatishwe. 14 Ikabheje a Yowana gubhalinjile kwaibhilila bhalinkuti, “Nne namwene ngunapinga bhatishwa na mmwe, pakuti nnanyiila nne?”
15 Ikabheje a Yeshu gubhaajangwile, “Nnaino mmwe nneshepe ibhe nneyo, pabha inapinjikwa tutende yowe ibhaapinga a Nnungu.” Bhai, a Yowana gubhakundile.
16 A Yeshu bhakabhatishweje gubhakopweshe mmashi, shangupe ku nnungu kukuugukaga, gubhammweni Mbumu jwa a Nnungu alituluka mbuti nnjubha nikwaatula panani jabho. 17 Lilobhe gulipilikanishe koposhela kunnungu, “Jweneju mwanangu jungumpinga annonyela.”