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Jon Rabapɨtaiso le vavaghare
(Mak 1:1-8; Luk 3:1-18; Jon 1:19-28)
1 Va e mbaŋaŋgiko thiyako Jon Rabapɨtaiso i mena Judiya e njamnjamɨniye na i vavagharewe 2 iŋa, “Hu uturaŋgiya lemi tharɨ na hu roiteteŋgi, kaiwae Loi le ghamba mbaro ghambaŋa maiyavara.” 3 Jon iya utuniya Loi ghalɨŋae gharautu, Aiseya va i utuŋama, iyava iŋake,
“Lolo regha i kulakula e njamnjam,
‘Hu vivatha kamwathɨ Giya kaiwae;
hu varumwaru kamwathɨ amalaghɨniye kaiwae na mbala i reŋawe!’ ”+
4 Jon ghakwama va thɨ vakatha kamel vulivuliye. Mborowae gheva thetheghan njimwae na i ghanɨŋgiya bibita na ŋguyo. 5 Gharɨgharɨ thɨ rakamenawe, vavana thɨ rakamena Jerusalem, vavana Judiya ele valɨvaŋgako laghɨye na vavana thɨ rakamena e vanautumako laghɨye e Walaghɨta Jorɨdan ghadidiye. 6 Thɨ uturaŋgiya lenji tharɨ na Jon i bapɨtaisoŋgi Jorɨdan.
7 Ko iyemaeŋge mbaŋa i thuweŋgiya Parisi na Sadusi thɨ rakamenawe bapɨtaiso kaiwae, i dage weŋgi iŋa, “Ghemi mwata raraitharɨ ghemi! Thela i dage e ghemi na hu munjeva ne hu voiteta Loi le ghatemuruko vuyowae iya i menamenako? 8 Hu vaemunjoruŋa e lemi vakathana kaero hu uturaŋgiya lemi tharɨ na hu roiteteŋgi. 9 Na thava lemi renuwaŋa hu munjeva ne hu voiteta vuyowoko iyako kaiwae huŋa, ‘Ghime rumbuma Eibraham.’ Ya dage e ghemi, Loi valɨkaiwae i mbanɨŋgiya varɨvarɨke thiyake na i vakathaŋgiya Eibraham orumburumbuye. 10 E mbaŋake iyake kelumo kaero ina vara e umbwaumbwa rɨgherɨghenji. Umbwa regha na regha ma i rau na thovuye ne i ikuyathu na i bigiyathu e ndɨghe une.”
11 “Ghino ya bapɨtaisoŋga e mbwa na i vatomwe kaero hu uturaŋgiya lemi tharɨ na hu roiteteŋgi, ko iya loloko i rereghamba e ghereiŋguke, iye ne i bapɨtaisoŋga e Nyao Boboma na e ndɨghe une. Ma elo thovuye na valɨkaiwaŋgu ne ya bigiya gheghe ghae. 12 Le savɨrɨ wit kaiwae kaero ina e nɨmae, ne i ghatha mbombouyeko weiye wokiwokiniyeko. Ne i mbana mbombouyeko na i vathe e ghaŋgolo na wokiwokiniyeko i ŋambu e ndɨgheko iya ma mbaŋa regha ne i mareko.”
Jon i bapɨtaiso Jisas
(Mak 1:9-11; Luk 3:21-22)
13 E mbaŋako iyako e tɨne Jisas i ri Galili na i wa Jorɨdan, na i bapɨtaiso weya Jon. 14 Jon i munjeva ne i vɨva Jisas le renuwaŋa, i dagewe, iŋa, “Ghen eŋge mbala u bapɨtaisoŋgo, na ghen mo menava e ghino?”
15 Ko Jisas i gonjoghawe, iŋa, “Mbowo ŋgoreiyako e mbaŋake iyake, kaiwae e kamwathɨke iyake ne ra vakatha Loi le renuwaŋa thovuye.” Jon i wovathovuthovuyeŋa. 16 Mbaŋa i bapɨtaisovao na i voro e mbwako ghadidiye, e mbaŋako iyako buruburu i mavu na i thuweya Nyao Boboma i njamawe ŋgoreiya bunebune. 17 Amba ghalɨghalɨŋa i mena e buruburu iŋa, “Loloke iyake naruŋgu moli gharegharethovuniye. I vakathaŋgo ya warari laghɨye moli.”
+ 3:3 Ais 40:3