Matiyu 3
1 Na yiri ane Yohanna unan Shitizinu nanit nmyen wa dak adin bellu nliru ntucu nan nya ntene in Yahudiya a woro,
And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying,
2 “Sunan alapi, bara kipin tigo Kutellẹ nda duru.”
Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 Bara amere ulele ulenge na iwa bellin ubelen me nnu Ishaya unan liru nin nuu Kutellẹ, a woro, “Liwui umong din yiccu nan nya ntene, 'Kelen libau ncikilari, kelen ulin mine nan-ghe.'”
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
4 Imon kidowo in Yohanna wa di kukpa kuron komiari a likpa na liwa terin kutino me. Imonli me wa di acin ni titong.
Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Anan Urushalima, nin Yahudiya a vat nigbiri nkilinu kurawan urdun wa nuzu idọ kitime.
Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about the Jordan;
6 Awa shintu nani nan nyan nmyen kurawan urdun, a icin bele alapi mine.
and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 Kube na awa yene liigo na Farisawa nin na Saddukiyawa ucinfak kitime a shintu nani nmyen, a woro nani, “Anung kumat niyii timung, gharin wunung minu atuf ina ni din cum kiti tinana nayi na ti din ciinu?
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Nutunong kumat ko na ku batiina usunuu na lapi.
Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:
9 Ana iwa kpiliza i woro nan nya mine, 'Tidi nin Ibrahim ucif bit.' Bara ndin belu minu Kutellẹ wasa ana Ibrahim ku nnan nono ko kiti na tala alele.
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 Nene imali ciu gidowo litino naca. Vat kuca kongo na ku mara kumat kucine ba ima kowu kunin iti kunin nan nya nla.
And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 Meng din shintu minu nmyen i sun alapi mine. Ame ulenge na adin cinu kidun nighe a di nin likara a katini, na meng wang batin in yaun akpatak me ba. Ame ma shintu minuu nin Ruhu Ulau a ula.
I indeed baptize you in 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 in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
12 Ku puruk me di nacara me, ama shintulu a nutun alkama nan nya kusheri lan, ama nin ciu alkame nan nya filai. Nani ama nin juju kusheri nin la ule na uma so ubico ba.”
whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
13 Yisa tunna a fita a da kurawan urdun unuzun in Galili kitin Yohanna ada shintin ghe nmyen.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 Ame Yohanna ta usu nworo a nantinghe, a woro, “Meng din piziru fe shintini nmyen, fe uni nna da kiti nigha?”
But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 Yisa kpana a woro ghe, “Yinna nani nene, bara udi gegeme kiti bite tikulo katwa kacine vat.” Yohanna yinnin ghe mun.
But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
16 Kimal nshintin ghe kule, Yisa nuzu nan nyan nmyene mas, na nin molu kubi ba, i punghe kitene kani. A yene Uruhu Kutellẹ utolu kadas nafo kuwullung udak kitime.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him;
17 Itunna liwui nuzu kitene Kutellẹ liworo, “Ggono nsu kibinai Nighari kane. Ndin lanzu mmang me kang.”
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
