1Mwaakha wakhuumi na thaanu Seezari Tibeeriyu ari mfwalume nwulu wa Rooma, Pontiyu Pilaatu ari liwaali wa Yudeya. Herooti ari nsatoro wa Kalileya na ttwiiye Filiipe na-ye ari wa Itureeya na Tarakhoniiti, Lusaaniya ari nsatoro wa Abileeni.
2Anaasi na Khayiifwa aari mahaakhimu awulu a tiini. Mwaakha aya pi otthuupo enkhiweeyo mattakhuzi a Nnyizinku Yaahaya mwaana wa Zakariiya makuluttu.
3Ye khuzukulela miti zooshi zaattameliyeeyo muuttho Yorotaani, awoozaka atthu yoori athupwiye twampi zaya aswaamihiwe ti Nnyizinku na oosiwe.
4Nkhama etthiipo zaatikhiweezo nkithaapu ya napiyu Ezayiiya: “Owaapho ntthu ankhuwaaye n'yaara araka: ‘Mwaattalele tarikhi ya Mbwana, na mwishapweyise miphiitelo zaya.
5Makunte ooshi asireliwe, nyaako na kulu zooshi zipwejiwe, tarikhi zoonyokowa zookoleliwe, epile zoothipeya zishottheliwe.
6Atthu ooshi anteela woona nusura ya Nnyizinku.’”
7Yaahaya khusala awooza atthu apale aari otaaye woosiwa araka: “Khapila za nyookha! Paani awuuziyeenini otthira hukhumu ya Nnyizinku entaaye?
8Mwirette vitthu enthoonyezaaye yoori khweele mwathupwiya, khahiyo ojilupeza yoori ‘Eburahiima ti papeetthu’. Miiyo kiniwuuzani yoori khwa liwe ntthi Nnyizinku onwahi owaattala aana a Eburahiima.
9Nshokha latthiiwa nshini wa mitathaari za miitthi, wakhula muutthi ohiniimaaye mishumo zooshapweya ontta oshijiwa weeseleliwe vamoottho.”
10Atthu khusala amuuzela araka: “Apho nirette niini?”
11Ye khuwaajipu yoori: “Otule ariina hempe piiri, moote amwinkhe otule ahina. Otule ariina etthu-yoojiwa awaameele apale ahina.”
12Khulankha anamariphisa lumpuru yoori alawe oosiwe khumuuzela Yaahaya yoori: “Mwanliimu, khi fweeyo nirette niini?”
13Ye khuwaajipu araka: “Mwihiriphise mwizitisa hisapu mwirumiweeyo.”
14Anajanka na-yo khumuuzela yoori: “Khi fweeyo niri toovi?” Khuwaajipu yoori: “Mwihiwaanyakanye atthu mwiroromelaka kuvu zenu, wala mwihiwaalokoveze vitthu zoohiiyi etthiipo, mwishukhurwele ethiito mwimpatthaaye.”
15Nroromelo wa atthu khusala ovira weekezeleyaka oonaka yoori Yaahaya ti Al-Masiihu.
16Ye khuwooza ooshi apale aariivo yoori: “Weekhweele miiyo kiniwoosanani maati, ila onta nkina ariina owahi wookiziti miiyo, wala akinsuhi ofukula mikhoyi za jampala zawe. Ye onteela owoosani na Rooho Ttakatthiifu na moottho.
17Onaaye fosholo mmakhono mwawe anttelaaye ophakulana tiriku na maveya. Athuule tiriku atthe vantthala vawe, maveya aya eeselele vamoottho ohinzimaaye.”
18Khwa mattakhuzi makina a waatta, Yaahaya aari owaahirimiza na owaatafusirela atthu hapari zooshapweya.
19Na khunshowera nsatoro Herooti mwaasa wonrala Herodiya muukha wa ttwiiye na oretta vitthu zootakhala za waatta.
20Elottelanaka Herooti khweekezela zooshi epile, khuruma ofukeliwa Yaahaya nkalapooso.
21Wakathi Yaahaya aari owoosaavo atthu ooshi apale, Yinsa na-ye khuta attaaphale oteela woosiwa. Ye alompaka pinku khufukuwa,
22Rooho Ttakatthiifu khumwiishukhela nkhama jiwa. Khusiileya huula yoolankha pinkuuni eraka: “Weeyo o mwanaka kinuuphetachaaye na wookituvela channu.”
23Yinsa wakathi aaziyeevo olaleya hapari zooshapweya, aarettiye arina nyaakha talaathiini. Ye aari mwaana wa Yuusufu nkhama etthiipo atthu aari waakanyeraazo, Yuusufu aari mwaana wa Heeli,
24Heeli aari mwaana wa Mataati, Mataati aari mwaana wa Leevi, Leevi aari mwaana wa Melikhi, Melikhi aari mwaana wa Yanaayi, Yanaayi aari mwaana wa Yuusufu.
25Yuusufu aari mwaana wa Matathiiya, Matathiiya aari mwaana wa Amooshi, Amooshi aari mwaana wa Nahuumu, Nahuumu aari mwaana wa Heshiili, Heshiili aari mwaana wa Nakhaayi,
26Nakhaayi aari mwaana wa Maathi, Maathi aari mwaana wa Matathiiya, Matathiiya aari mwaana wa Shemeeni, Shemeeni aari mwaana wa Yosheekhi, Yosheekhi aari mwaana wa Yuuda,
27Yuuda aari mwaana wa Yohanaani, Yohanaani aari mwaana wa Reesa, Reesa aari mwaana wa Zorobabeeli, Zorobabeeli aari mwaana wa Sheyalitiyeeli, Sheyalitiyeeli aari mwaana wa Neeri,
28Neeri aari mwaana wa Meelikhi, Meelikhi aari mwaana wa Aadi, Aadi aari mwaana wa Kosaamu, Kosaamu aari mwaana wa Elimadaamu, Elimadaamu aari mwaana wa Eeri,
29Eeri aari mwaana wa Yoshuwa, Yoshuwa aari mwaana wa Eliyezeeri, Eliyezeeri aari mwaana wa Yoriimu, Yoriimu aari mwaana wa Mathaati, Mathaati aari mwaana wa Leevi,
30Leevi aari mwaana wa Simiyooni, Simiyooni aari mwaana wa Yuuda, Yuuda aari mwaana wa Yuusufu, Yuusufu aari mwaana wa Yonaamu, Yonaamu aari mwaana wa Eliyakhiimu,
31Eliyakhiimu aari mwaana wa Meleeya, Meleeya aari mwaana wa Meena, Meena aari mwaana wa Matatha, Matatha aari mwaana wa Nathaani, Nathaani aari mwaana wa Daawuuda,
32Daawuuda aari mwaana wa Yeese, Yeese aari mwaana wa Obeedi, Obeedi aari mwaana wa Bowaazi, Bowaazi aari mwaana wa Salimooni, Salimooni aari mwaana wa Nashooni,
33Nashooni aari mwaana wa Aminadabu, Aminadabu aari mwaana wa Adimiini, Adimiini aari mwaana wa Ariini, Ariini aari mwaana wa Hesherooni, Heshorooni aari mwaana wa Pereezi, Pereezi aari mwaana wa Yuuda,
34Yuuda aari mwaana wa Yaakhumpa, Yaakhumpa aari mwaana wa Esiyaakha, Esiyaakha aari mwaana wa Eburahiima, Eburahiima aari mwaana wa Teera, Teera aari mwaana wa Nahoori.
35Nahoori aari mwaana wa Serukhi, Serukhi aari mwaana wa Reewu, Reewu aari mwaana wa Peleekhi, Peleekhi aari mwaana wa Ebeeri, Ebeeri aari mwaana wa Saala,
36Saala aari mwaana wa Kayinaamu, Kayinaamu aari mwaana wa Arifwakisaati, Arifwakisaati aari mwaana wa Sheemu, Sheemu aari mwaana wa Nuuhi, Nuuhi aari mwaana wa Lameekhi,
37Lameekhi aari mwaana wa Methusaleemu, Methusaleemu aari mwaana wa Henookhi, Henookhi aari mwaana wa Yareeti, Yareeti aari mwaana wa Mahalaleeli, Mahalaleeli aari mwaana wa Kayinaamu.
38Kayinaamu aari mwaana wa Enooshi, Enooshi aari mwaana wa Seethi, Seethi aari mwaana wa Adamu, Adamu wa Nnyizinku.
