Johannes Omushashi
(Mrk. 1:1-18Luk. 3:1-18Joh. 1:19-28)1 Pomasiku ngeyaka Johannes Omushashi okwa holoka noku uvitha mombuga yaJudea 2 a ti: “Itedhululeni, oshoka Oshilongo shegulu she ya popepi.”
3 Johannes oye naanaa ngoka a popiwa komuhunganeki Jesaja, sho ta ti:
“Ewi lyanakwiigidha mombuga tali ti:
‘Longekidhileni Omuwa ondjila,
yelekanitheni omapola ge.’ ”
4 Johannes okwa li a zala onguwo yiifufu yongamelo nepaya lyoshipa mombunda ye. Iikulya ye oya li oombahu nomagadhi goonyushi. 5 Nena aantu ayehe yomuJerusalem noyomuJudea noyomomikunda adhihe dhaJordan oye ya kuye. 6 Oye okwe ya shashele momulonga gwaJordan, sho ya hempulula oondjo dhawo.
7 Ihe Johannes sho a mono aafarisayi naasadukayi oyendji taye ya keshasho, okwa 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. 9 Inamu isimaneka ne yene, mu tye: ‘Tse otu na tate Abraham’, oshoka otandi mu lombwele: Kalunga ota vulu okushitila Abraham aanona momamanya ngaka. 10 Ekuya olya egekwa nokuli pekota lyomuti. Okehe tuu omuti itaagu imi iiyimati iiwanawa, otagu kewa po e tagu umbilwa momulilo. 11 Ongame tandi mu shasha nomeya, mu itedhulule, ihe nakuya konima yandje ngoka e vule ndje oonkondo, oongoka ngame inaandi gwana okuhumbata oongaku dhe, oye te mu shasha nOmbepo Ondjapuki nomulilo. 12 Oye e na oshiyelitho miikaha ye. Oye ota kombo olupale lwe e ta yele. Iilya ote yi pungula miigandhi ye, ihe etutu ote li fike po nomulilo ihaagu dhimi po.” Oye e na oshiyelitho miikaha ye. Oye ota kombo olupale lwe e ta yele.
Jesus ta shashwa
(Mrk. 1:9-11Luk. 3:21-22)13 Jesus okwa zi kuGalilea nokwe ya kuJordan, a shashwe kuJohannes. 14 Ihe Johannes okwa kambadhala oku mu tinda e ta ti: “Ongame nda li ndi na okushashwa kungoye, ihe ngoye oto ya kungame, ndi ku shashe.”
15 Jesus okwe mu yamukula a ti: “Zimina ashike, opo tu gwanithe ashihe shoka Kalunga e shi hala.” Johannes nokwe mu pitika.
16 Jesus sho a shashwa, okwa zi momeya mbalambala. Nena egulu olye eguluka, nokwa mono Ombepo yaKalunga ya kuluka ya fa onguti e tayi mu lambele. 17 Megulu nomwa zi ewi lya ti: “Nguka Omumwandje omuholike nde mu hokwa.”
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.”