Luka 3
1 Tiberi badciamo n dini li bali, li piiga n bina mu po, Ponsi Piilaati den tie Suude bado, ke Herodi tie Gaalile bado, ke o ninjua Fiilipi tie Iture yeni Traconiiti bado, Lisaniasi tie Abilen bado.
Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,
2 Hani yeni Kayiifi n den tie bi Salyidcianba. Laa binli i ke U Tienu bo maadi leni Sakari bijua Jan mi fanpienma nni.
When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.
3 Jan bo gedi Surdan fuanli nni kuli. O bo yii bi niba ke ban cua ke ban wuli ba U Tienu ñima, ke lan waani ke bi lebdi bi yama ke U Tienu dini sugli bi tuonbiadi po.
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
4 Yeni ke U Tienu Sawalpualo Esayi n bo diani yaala o tili nni tieni yeni mɔni: Bi gbia o nulo nialu ke o kpaandi mi fanpienma ki tua: Bobni man o sani,
As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
5 Baalɔdga kuli ba piini, Juali kuli yeni gbangbanli kuli ba sali, Ti sangolndi ba sondi, Ti sanbuodi kuli ṅ sali,
Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;
6 Ke bi niba kuli ba lá U Tienu ŋalbalgo.
And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
7 Jan bo maadi ya niwulgu n bo cuoni ki bua ke wan wuli ba U Tienu ñima ki: A waalaba buoli! ŋma tundi yi ke yi sani U Tienu mutuoli yaali n cuoni?
So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
8 Waani man i tuona nni ke i lebdi i yenyienu. Da kubi man i pala nni ke: «Ti tie Abrahama yaabila!» kelima, diidi man a tana ne: N maadi yi ke U Tienu ba fidi ki cedi ke ŋan kpandi Abrahama bila.
Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
9 Tin faami! Bi bobni li yali ki ba cua ki guli i tiidi: Ya tubu kuli ki loni luanŋanli bi ba cua bu ki juu bu u muu.
And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
10 Lani ke ku niwulgu buali o: Ti ba tieni ledi?
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
11 ke o ŋmiani ba: li ya tie ke yua pia liada lie, wan teni yua ki pia, liadyenli. Yua pia ti jiedi mɔ, wan bɔgdi ki teni yua ki pia.
And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
12 A patendgaala (lonpogaala) mɔ bo cua ke wan wuli ba U Tienu ñima. Bi bo buali Jan: ... Canbaa, ti ba tieni ledi?
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
13 ... ke o ŋmiani ba, Da gaa man ti patendi (lonpo) ke ti cie Gobna n seni maama.
And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
14 Sijenba mɔ den buali o: ... Ke tinba i, ti mɔ ba tieni ledi? ... O den ŋmiani ba, da fie man obá ligi, ki gɔ da fani ku faagu obá po: I pali ṅ ya mani i ŋmaapani po.
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
15 Bi niba den ye li dandanli nni paaa, ki ji den buali bi bá nni, bii Jan n baa tie O Candaano.
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
16 Ke Jan ŋmiani bi kuli: ... Min wan wuu yi mi ñima nni. Ama o nulo ba cua, ki pia u paalu ki cie nni. Mii dagdi yeni min lodi o taacagbanu. Wani, o ba wuli yi mi Foŋanma yeni U Tienu muu nni.
John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
17 O kubi o dilendyetonga, ki ba lendi o dii, ki wodi i diŋami ki kuodi o bɔnbuali nni. Ku fengu wani, o ba lu gu ya muu n kan baa jundi (gbeni) nni.
In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.
18 Jan gɔ ŋanbi ki puuni bi niba U Tienu ñɔmaama n buali maama, muandi ba laabamanli.
And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;
19 Ama, o bo jalgi o bado Herodi yeni wan kuani Herodiati, o ninjawaalo denpua, ki gɔ tieni ya tuonbiadi n yabi.
But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
20 Herodi gɔ bo cuo Jan ki luoni o dansalgi ki pugni o tuonbiadi po.
Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
21 Bi niba kuli cua ke Jan n wuli ba U Tienu ñima. Ke Jan wuli Jesu mɔ U Tienu ñima. Ama, ya yogu ke Jesu den jaandi, ke Tanpoli po luodi.
Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
22 Ke Mi Foŋanma jiidi o po, ki naani nani li lanjeli yeni, ke nialu bă ñani tanpoli po ki maadi: ... A tie n bibuadga. N pali mani a po boncianla.
The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
23 Ya yogu ke Jesu bo cili o tuonli, o den pia bina piita i. Nani bi niba n bo maali (maadi) ke tie Sosefi bijua yeni, o yaajanba yela nne: Eli,
And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24 ke Eli mali Matati, ke Matati mali Levi, ke Levi mɔ mali Melki, ke Melki mali Yannayi, ke Yannayi mɔ gɔ mali Sosefi,
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25 ke Sosefi mali Matatiasi, ke Matatiasi mɔ mali Amɔsi, ke Amɔsi mali Nahumi, ke Nahumi mali Esli, ke Esli mali Naggayi,
The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
26 ke Naggayi mali Maati, ke Maati mali Matatiasi, ke Matatiasi mali Semeyin, ke Semeyin mɔ mali Yode, ke Yode mɔ mali Yoda,
The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
27 ke Yoda mali Yuanani, ke Yuanani mali Resa, ke Resa mali Sorobabeeli, ke Sorobabeeli mali Ceyaltieli, ke Ceyaltieli mali Neri,
The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
28 ke Neri mali Melki, ke Melki mali Adi, ke Adi mɔ mali Kosami, ke Kosami Elmadami, ke Elmadami mali Eri,
The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29 ke Eri mali Jesu, ke Jesu mali Elieseri, ke Elieseri mali Yorimi, ke Yorimi mali Matati, ke Matati mali Levi,
The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
30 ke Levi mali Simeyɔn, ke Simeyɔn mali Suda, ke Suda mali Sosefi, ke Sosefi mali Yonami, ke Yonami mɔ mali Eliakimi,
The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31 ke Eliakimi mɔ gɔ mali Meleya, ke Meleya mali Mena, ke Mena mali Matata, ke Matata mali Natan, ke Natan mali Dafiidi,
The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
32 ke Dafiidi mali Isayi, ke Isayi mali Obeedi, ke Obeedi mali Boosi, ke Boosi mali Salmɔn, ke Salmɔn mali Nasɔn,
The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33 ke Nasɔn mɔ mali Aminadabi, ke Aminadebi mɔ gɔ mali Admin, ke Admin mali Arni, ke Arni mali Hetsirɔn, ke Hetsirɔn mali Pereti, ke Pereti mali Suda,
The son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
34 ke Suda mali Sakɔbi, ke Sakɔbi mali Isaki, ke Isaki mali Abrahami, ke Abrahami mali Tera, ke tera mali Nayɔri,
The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35 Ke Nayɔri mali Serugi, Serugi mali Reyu, ke Reyu mali Pelegi, ke Pelegi mali heberi, ke Heberi mali Cila,
The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
36 ke Cila mali Kayinami, ke Kayinami mali Arfaksadi, ke Arfaksadi mali Semi, ke Semi mali Nowe, ke Nowe mali Lemeki,
The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37 Lemeki mali Matusalemi, ke Matusalemi mali Henoki, ke Henoki mali Yeredi, ke Yeredi mali Maleleeli, ke Maleleeli mali Kenami,
The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
38 ke Kenami mali Enoki, ke Enoki mali Seti, ke Seti mali Adami, wani yua tie ya cincinnulo ke U Tienu bo cindi ki tagi o.
The son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
