Matthew 3
1 Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
Lanyogu, ke Jan bo legdi Jude tinkuonga nni, ki kpaandi ki wangi U Tienu maama
2 and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.
O den maadi: “Lebdi mani i pala kelima tanpoli diema nagi.
3 For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of [the] Lord, make straight his paths.
Jan tie o sawalpualo Esayi ń bo tuodi ki waani yua ya maama, ki tua: “Ne tie yua ya nialu n kpaandi ki tinkuonga nni ki tua: «Bobni mani O Diedo sanu, sondi mani o sanbulmu.”
4 And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
Jan bo la ti yodyuokobdi liadgaalgu, ki ñaagi o ciaga nni ku gbanñagdigu. O bo ŋmani ti naasuudi, ki mua li fuali nni siadi.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,
Jerusalema niba, yeni Jude yaaba kuli yeni Jurden tinkundogi yaaba den caa o kani.
6 and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
Bi den tuodi ki dɔgdi ki wangi bi tuobiidi, ki cedi ke Jan batise ba Jurden kpenu nni.
7 But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Ama wan den la ke farisienba yeni saduseyenba boncianla kpendi o kani ki bua wan batise ba, ke o maadi ba: “Waalaba buoli, ŋma waani yi ke yin sani ya pabienli n kpendi.
8 Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
Yin nan loni ya luana n dagdi yeni i tuubma.
9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Yin da daani i ala nni ki tua: “Ti pia Abalahama ke o tie ti báa! Kelima n kadi ki maadi yi ke a tana ne siiga nni, U Tienu ba fidi fiini ya bila n tie Abalahama puolŋuani.”
10 And already the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Ku yalgu ji caa i tiidi jiina po i; ya tiiga n ki luoni luanŋana, bi ba pedi bu ki lu bu u mu nni.
11 I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
Mini, n batise yi yeni mi ñima ki bua yin legdi ki waani i biidi ki lebdi i pala. Ama yua n ŋua n puoli ki ba cua pia u paaciamu ki cie nni, hali ke n kan fidi ki pili o taacaakpaga. Wani ba batise yi yeni U Tienu Foŋanma yeni u mu i.
12 whose winnowing fan [is] in his hand, and he shall thoroughly purge his threshing-floor, and shall gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
O ji muubi li bonlendkaali o nuu nni i. O ba ŋanbi ki tigni u jalu, ki tini ki taani mi dibima, ki wodi ki kuodi li bunbuali nni, ki nan juu ku fengu ya mu n ki pia gbindma nni.
13 Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;
Lanyognu ke Jesu ñani Galile ki cua Jurden kpenu nni, Jan kani ke wan batise o.
14 but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
Ama ke Jan yie, ki yedi: Mini n bua ŋan batise nni, ke a mo nan cua n ya kani!
15 But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.
Ke Jesu jiini o: «Ji cedi lan tieni yeni kelima li buali ke tin tieni yeni i yaali n tiegi kuli ń tieni ki dudi. Jan ji den ki yie o maama.
16 And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:
Ban batise Jesu, ke o ñani mi ñima nni, ke tanpoli luodi, ke o la ke U Tienu Foŋanma jiidi nani ki kpaajiega yeni ki sedi o po.
17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
Ke u nialu ñani tanpoli, ki yedi ya maama ne: «O ne tie n bijabuadga i, n pali mani o po hali boncianla.
