Luuka 3:4-25

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,