The Preaching of John the Baptist
(Matthew 3.1-12Mark 1.1-8John 1.19-28)1 It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler of Abilene, 2 and Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests. At that time the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. 3 So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, “Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins.” 4 As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:
“Someone is shouting in the desert:
‘Get the road ready for the Lord;
make a straight path for him to travel!
5 Every valley must be filled up,
every hill and mountain leveled off.
The winding roads must be made straight,
and the rough paths made smooth.
6 The whole human race will see God's salvation!’”
7 Crowds of people came out to John to be baptized by him. “You snakes!” he said to them. “Who told you that you could escape from the punishment God is about to send? 8 Do those things that will show that you have turned from your sins. And don't start saying among yourselves that Abraham is your ancestor. I tell you that God can take these rocks and make descendants for Abraham! 9 The ax is ready to cut down the trees at the roots; every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown in the fire.”
10 The people asked him, “What are we to do, then?”
11 He answered, “Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it.”
12 Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what are we to do?”
13 “Don't collect more than is legal,” he told them.
14 Some soldiers also asked him, “What about us? What are we to do?”
He said to them, “Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay.”
15 People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah. 16 So John said to all of them, “I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out.”
18 In many different ways John preached the Good News to the people and urged them to change their ways. 19 But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things. 20 Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.
The Baptism of Jesus
(Matthew 3.13-17Mark 1.9-11)21 After all the people had been baptized, Jesus also was baptized. While he was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my own dear Son. I am pleased with you.”
The Ancestors of Jesus
(Matthew 1.1-17)23 When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Kenan, 38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Euvitho lyaJohannes Omushashi
(Mat. 3:1-12Mrk. 1:1-8Joh. 1:19-28)1 Omumvo omutimulongo nantano gwepangelo lyaTiberius, omupangeli Omuroma, Pontius Pilatus okwa li omuleli gwaJudea, naHerodes omuleli gwaGalilea, nomumwayina Filippus okwa li omuleli gwaIturea na Trakonitis, Lisanias okwa li omuleli gwaAbilene, 2 Annas naKajafas oya li aayambi aakuluntu yayakwawo. Pethimbo olyo tuu ndyoka oohapu dhaKalunga odha adha Johannes, omuna gwaSakaria, mombuga. 3 Johannes okwa yi komikunda adhihe dhopopepi nomulonga gwaJordan noku uvitha kutya aantu nayi itedhulule e taa shashwa, Kalunga nota dhimi po oondjo dhawo, 4 ongaashi omuhunganeki Jesaja a nyola ta ti:
“Ewi lyanakwiigidha mombuga tali ti:
‘Longekidhileni Omuwa ondjila,
yelekanitheni omapola ge.’
5 Omasilu agehe naga filwe po;
oondundu niikulundundu ayihe nayi kumunwe po;
oondjila dha goyoka nadhi ukililithwe;
iisilukutumba nayi yelekanithwe.
6 Aantu ayehe otaa ka mona ehupitho lyaKalunga.”
7 Oongundu dhaantu odhe ya kuJohannes, ya shashwe kuye, nokwa ti kuyo: “Oluvalo lwomayoka ne, olye e mu londodha okuya ontuku egeelo lyaKalunga ndyoka tali ya? 8 Imikeni ano iiyimati mbyoka tayi holola kutya omwi itedhulula. Inamu tameka okupopya mu tye: ‘Tse otu na tate Abraham,’ oshoka otandi mu lombwele: Kalunga ota vulu okuyumudhila Abraham aanona momamanya ngaka. 9 Ekuya olye egekwa nale nokuli pekota lyomuti. Okehe tuu omuti itaagu imi iiyimati iiwanawa, otagu kewa po e tagu umbilwa momulilo.”
10 Aantu mbeyaka oya pula Johannes ya ti: “Natu ninge ngiini ano?”
11 Oye okwe ya yamukula a ti: “Kehe ngoka e na oohema mbali, na pe mukwawo ngoka kee na sha, naangoka e na iikulya, na pe mukwawo ngoka kee yi na.”
12 Aafendelithi wo oye ya kuJohannes, e ya shashe, noye mu pula ya ti: “Tatekulu, otu na okuninga ngiini?”
13 Oye okwa ti kuyo: “Inamu fendelitha sha pitilila.”
14 Osho wo aakwiita oye mu pula ya ti: “Ongiini kombinga yetu? Otu na okuninga ngiini?”
Oye okwe ya lombwele a ti: “Inamu yuga omuntu iimaliwa ye ne inamu kotokela. Kaleni mwa gwanenwa kondjambi yeni.”
15 Aantu sho ya li mokutegelela, ayehe oya dhiladhila kutya, pamwe Johannes oye Kristus. 16 Ihe Johannes okwe ya lombwele ayehe ta ti: “Ngame otandi mu shasha nomeya, ihe oku na gumwe ngoka e vule ndje oonkondo te ke ya. Ngame inandi gwana nande okudhitula omiya dhoongaku dhe. Oye ote ke mu shasha nOmbepo Ondjapuki nomulilo. 17 Oye e na oshiyelitho miikaha ye. Ota kombo olupale lwe e ta yele. Iilya ote yi pungula miigandhi ye, ihe etutu ote li fike po nomulilo ihaagu dhimi po.”
18 Johannes okwa kumagidha aantu nomakumagidho omakwawo ogendji nokwe ya uvithile elaka etoye. 19 Omuleli Herodes okwa nyenyetelwa kuJohannes molwaashoka okwa adhika a hokana Herodias, omukiintu gwamumwayina, nomoluuwinayi ulwe kwa li e u ningi. 20 Uuwinayi u vule uukwawo Herodes e u ningi owo mbuka, sho e edhilile Johannes mondholongo.
21 Aantu ayehe sho ya shashwa, Jesus naye wo okwa shashwa. Manga a li ta galikana, egulu olye eguluka, 22 nOmbepo Ondjapuki oya kuluka noye mu lambele yi na olupe lwolutu lwa fa lwonguti. Ewi nolya zi megulu lya ti: “Ongoye omumwandje omuholike, onde ku hokwa.”
Ezimo lyaJesus
(Mat. 1:1-17)23 Jesus sho a tameke okuuvitha, okwa li e na oomvula dhi thike lwopomilongo ndatu nokwa kala, ngaashi aantu ye mu dhiladhila kutya oye omuna gwaJosef yaeli, 24 lyaMatati gaLevi lyaMelki gaJannai gaJosef, 25 yaMatatias gaAmos yaNahum yaEsli lyaNangai, 26 yaMaat gaMatatias gaSemei yaJosek yaJoda, 27 yaJohanan yaResa lyaSerubbabel lyaShealtiel lyaNeri, 28 lyaMelki gaAddi yaKosam yaElmadam lyaEr, 29 lyaJosua yaElieser lyaJorim yaMatati gaLevi, 30 lyaSimeon yaJuda yaJosef yaJonam yaEliakim, 31 lyaMelki gaMenna gaMatata gaNatan yaDavid, 32 yaIsai yaObed yaBoas yaSalmon yaNahshon, 33 yaAminadab yaAdmin yaArni yaHezron lyaPerez yaJuda, 34 yaJakob yaIsak yaAbraham yaTera yaNahor, 35 yaSerug lyaReu yaPelek yaEber lyaShela, 36 yaKainan yaArfaksad yaSem yaNoa yaLamek, 37 yaMetusala gaEnok lyaJared yaMahalalel gaKainan, 38 yaEnos lyaSet yaAdam yaKalunga.
