Johannes ta longekidile Omwene ondjila
1 Ndele momudo omutimulongo nanhano wepangelo lomukesari Tiberius, Pontius Pilatus eshi kwa li omupangeli waJudea, naHerodes omupangeli woshitine muGalilea, nondenge yaye Filippus omupangeli woshitine shoshilongo shaIturea naTrakonitis, naLisanias omupangeli woshitine muAbilene, 2 naHannas naKajafas eshi va li ovapristeli ovakulunhu, eendjovo daKalunga ode uya kuJohannes, omona waSakaria, mombuwa. 3 Ndele ye okwa ya komikunda adishe dokuJordan nokwa udifa kutya, ovanhu nave lidilulule nava shashwe, opo omatimba avo a dimwe po, 4 ongaashi mwa shangwa momishangwa domaxunganeko omuxunganeki Jesaja:
“Ondaka yomwiingidi tai udika mombuwa:
‘Longekidileni Omwene ondjila,
mu yelakanifileni omalila,’
5 omalufilu aeshe naa fufilwe,
eemhunda nomituni adishe nadi kulumunwe po,
naashi sha endama nashi yukifwe,
noifilukutumba nai palwe,
6 nombelela aishe oi nokumona exupifo laKalunga.”
7 Ndele okwa lombwela eengudu odo de uya po va shashwe kuye: “Nye oludalo lomafu, olyelye e mu lombwela mu ye onhapo yehandu tali uya? 8 Imikeni hano oiimati yelidilululo, nye muha hovele okulipopila nokutya: ‘otu na tate Abraham;’ osheshi handi mu lombwele, Kalunga ta dulu okupendulila Abraham ounona momamanya aa. 9 Ndele paife ekuva ola tulwa pefina lomiti, keshe tuu omuti itau imi oiimati iwa otau kewa po ndele tau ekelwa momundilo.”
10 Ndele eengudu dovanhu ode mu pula da tya: “Tu nokuninga shike hano?” 11 Ndele ye okwe di nyamukula ta ti: “Ou e na oikutu ivali, shimwe ne shi pe ou ehe na, naau e neendja osho tuu na ninge.” 12 Ndele ovafutifi yo ove uya keshasho, ova tya kuye: “Omuhongi, otu na okuninga shike?” 13 Ndele ye okwe va lombwela: “Inamu futifa ovanhu shi dule eshi sha pangelwa.” 14 Ndele ovakwaita ve mu pula tava ti: “Fye otu na okuninga shike?” Ye okwe va lombwela: “Inamu fininika ovanhu, nye inamu va nyeka, ondjabi yeni tuu nai mu wanene.”
Johannes ta fimaneke Jesus
15 Ndele ovanhu eshi va li va teelela, ndele aveshe va diladila momitima davo, Johannes shiimba oye Kristus, 16 Johannes okwe va lombwela aveshe: “Ame ohandi mu shashe nomeva, ndele taku di ou e dule nge meenghono, ame inandi wana okuditula nande omiya deenghaku daye, ye ote mu shashe nOmhepo Iyapuki nomundilo. 17 Ye oku na oshiyelifo meke laye ndele ta kombo oshipale shaye, oilya ote i tuvikile momaanda aye nolungu ote li xwike nomundilo ihau dimi.”
18 Nomakumaido mahapu e lili okwe va kumaida noku va udifila evaengeli. 19 Ndelenee omupangeli woshitine, Herodes, eshi a hanyenwa kuye omolwaHerodias, omukainhu wondenge yaye nomolwowii aushe Herodes e u ninga, 20 koinima aishe ei okwa weda ko vali eshi, shokwiidilila Johannes modolongo.
Okushashwa kwaJesus
21 Ndele opa ningwa, ovanhu aveshe eshi va shashwa naJesus eshi a shashwa ndele ta ilikana, eulu ola yeuluka 22 nOmhepo Iyapuki ya fa onghuti Oye mu kulukila nondaka ya dja meulu tai ti: “Oove Omona wange omuholike, onde ku hokwa.”
Efina lepata laJesus
23 Ndele Jesus eshi a hovela oshilonga shaye, omido daye oda li di fike pomilongo itatu; okwa li, ngaashi kwa tengenekwa, omona waJosef owaEeli, 24 owaMatat owaLevi owaMelki owaJannai owaJosef, 25 owaMatatia owaAmos owaNahum owaEsli owaNagai, 26 owaMaat owaMatatia owaSemei owaJosek owaJooda, 27 owaJohanan owaResa owaSerubbabel owaSalatiel owaNeri, 28 owaMelki owaAddi owaKoosam owaElmadam owaEr, 29 owaJosua owaElieser owaJorim owaMatat owaLevi, 30 owaSimeon owaJuda owaJosef owaJonam owaEliakim, 31 owaMelea owaMenna owaMatat owaNatan owaDavid, 32 owaIsai owaObed owaBoas owaSala owaNashon, 33 owaAminadab owaAdmin owaArni owaHesron owaPeres owaJuda 34 owaJakob owaIsak owaAbraham owaTera owaNahor, 35 owaSeruh owaRehu owaPeleg owaEber owaShela, 36 owaKainan owaArfasad owaSem owaNoa owaLamek, 37 owaMetusala owaHenok owaJared owaMahalalel owaKainan, 38 owaEnos owaSet owaAdam owaKalunga.
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