1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 ¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Omazuvarisiro wa Johanes Omupapitise
(Mk 1:1-18Lk 3:1-18Jhn 1:19-28)1 Momayuva ngo Johanes Omupapitise we ere mokuti onguza kwa Judea na utu okuzuvarisa, 2 a tja: “Ritanaureye kourunde weṋu, ouhona womayuru tjinga au ri popezu!” 3 Johanes onguri ngwi omuprofete Jesaja ngwa hungirire indu tja tjere:
“Eraka rangu ma ravaere mokuti onguza mari tja:
‘Ṱunineye Muhona ondjira;
Mu sembamisireye omirari kutja eye a ryange mo!’ ”
4 Johanes wa zarere ombanda ndja ungurirwe pomainya wongamero, nu wa kutire ekwamo romukova pehuri, novikurya vye vya ri ozombahu nouitji wozonyutji. 5 Ovature va Jerusalem na imba vehi arihe ra Judea novotukondwa atuhe twonḓonḓu Jordan ve ere ku ye. 6 Owo ve rihepura ourunde wawo nu Johanes e ve papitisire monḓonḓu Jordan.
7 Johanes tja muna Ovafarisei nOvasaduke ovengi mbu mave ya ku ye okuyekupapitisiwa, arire tja tja ku wo: “Zonyoka eṋe, owaṋi ngwe mu raera kutja mu taurire omberero Ndjambi ndje ri pokuhinda? 8 Tjiteye imbi mbi mavi raisa kutja eṋe mwe ritanaura kourunde weṋu. 9 Nu amu tjangovasi eṋe mamu taurire omberero mokutja Abraham oiho mukururume. Ami me mu raere kutja Ndjambi u nomasa okuungurira Abraham ovanatje pomawe nga! 10 Ekuva ra tuwa pomize vyomiti; nomuti auhe mbu hi nokutwa ko ovihape oviwa mau kewa nau yumbwa momuriro. 11 Ami me mu papitisa nomeva okuraisa kutja mwe ritanaura, nungwari ingwi ngu meya kombunda yandje eye me mu papitisa nOmbepo Ondjapuke nomuriro. Eye omunamasa tjinene pu ami; nami hi nokuyenena nandarire ingwi okutjinda ozongaku ze. 12 Eye u notjisise tje meke, ma sisa natjo ovikokotwa, ne vi wongere motjipwikiro tje, nungwari imbi oviyaya eye me vi nyosa nomuriro mbu ha zemi.”
Ombapitisimo ya Jesus
(Mk 1:9-11Lk 3:21-22)13 Momayuva ngo Jesus wa zire kOgalilea eya ku Johanes ponḓonḓu Jordan kutja e mu papitise. 14 Nungwari Johanes wa tjaera Jesus kutja a rundurure omeripura we, nopa tjera nai ku ye: “Ngu ma sokupapitisiwa i ove owami, nu nambano ove weya ku ami are?”
15 Nungwari Jesus we mu zira a tja: “Nambano ngape tjitwe nao, tjinga komuhingo mbwi amatu yenenisa ombango ya Ndjambi.” Nu Johanes arire tja itavere okumupapitisa.
16 Tjimanga Jesus tja za nokupapitisiwa wa pita momeva. Tjazumba eyuru ari mu paturukire, nu Johanes a munu Ombepo ya Ndjambi amai rauka tjimuna onguti nu amai ya kombanda ya Jesus. 17 Nu arire tji pa hungire eraka okuza meyuru ari tja: “Ingwi eye Omuna wandje omusuverwa ami mu mbi nonyuṋe.”
