Ʉkʉlʉmbɨlɨla kwa Yohana ʉMwotsi
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1 ɄYɨɨsʉ wʉ apitsiige alɨ kʉ Nazaleti,
aahʉmye ʉmuunu mpamato ʉvɨ ɨlitaawa lya mwene aale vɨ Yohana ʉMwotsi.
Ʉmuunu ʉjwa aalʉmbɨlɨlaga mu lʉkɨnga lwa kʉ Yuuda.
Aavavʉʉlaga avaanu alɨkʉta,
2 “Laatagi imbiivi tsiinyo ʉlwakʉva ʉLʉdeeva lwa Kʉkyanya lʉhegelye.”
3 ɄYohana vɨ mwene ʉvɨ aatsovilwe nʉ nyamalago ʉYesaya ʉpwʉ aatye,
“Ʉmuunu ikwɨlanga mu lʉkɨnga iita,
‘Munotsaage ɨnzɨla jya Ntwa,
mugolosaage ʉmwakʉlʉta ʉmwene.’ ”a
4 ɄYohana aaswalaga ʉnsabwa ʉgʉhonilwe nʉ lwage lwa ngamilab nʉ kwɨpinya mu kɨvino ʉnkanda gwa ngwembe.
Ɨkyakʉlya kya mwene kyale ɨkɨvale nʉ wʉʉke wa mu nsitu.
5 Avaanu vaamwitsilaga ʉkʉhʉma kʉ vʉtsenge wa Yelusalemu,
nɨ kɨlʉnga kyoni ɨkya Yuuda na kʉ mbasu tsyoni tsa lʉgasi ʉlwa Yolodani.
6 Valɨkʉpela imbiivi tsa veene.
Pwʉ baaho ʉYohana ʉMwotsi alɨkʉvootsa mu lʉgasi ʉlwa Yolodani.
7 ɄYohana wʉ alolile ʉwongosu wa Vafalisayoc na Vasadukayo avaamwitsilaga pakʉta avootse,
aavavʉʉlile akata,
“Ʉnyie nyɨ vaana va nzoka!
Namulaapone ʉvʉhɨgi ʉkʉhʉma kwa Ngʉlʉve mungave mwipela imbiivi kɨvʉnuasi.
8 Lɨno vombagi ʉgwʉ givonia ʉkʉta mupelile imbiivi tsiinyo tsyoni.
9 Muleke ʉkwɨginia ʉkʉta,
‘Ʉkʉkʉjiitu vɨ Abulahamu!’
Ndikʉvavʉʉla ʉkʉta ʉNgʉlʉve iweesa ʉkʉmpa ʉAbulahamu avaana ʉkʉhʉma mu maganga aga!
10 Lɨno,
ʉvʉhɨgi wa Ngʉlʉve vʉsiike,
ndʉ muunu ʉvɨ ibiite ɨnzuunu,
ɨsaawe ʉkʉdumula amabɨkɨ.
Pwʉ ʉmʼbɨkɨ ʉgwʉ naguhʉʉpa iseke inonu,
gudumulwa nʉ kʉtaagwa mu mwoto.
11 Ʉne ndikʉvootsa na magasi pa kʉvonia ʉkʉta mupelile imbiivi tsiinyo,
apeene ikwitsa ʉnya maka ʉkʉlʉtɨɨlɨla kwane,
ʉvɨ nandɨnogiili nakʉ kʉva mbanda va kʉhʉdʉla ɨmilegehe ɨgya silaatu sya mwene,
d ʉmwene ʉjwa jiikʉvootsaaga ʉnyie nʉ Mepo ʉMbalatse nʉ mwoto.
12 Lɨno ibiite ʉlʉhelo pakʉta apeete ɨngano pa kɨkʉvatɨlo.
Ɨngano jiilʉndamania ivɨɨka mu kɨbaana kya mwene,
ʉmweleelo jiinyianya mu mwoto ʉgwʉ nagwitsima lʉsiku.”
Ʉkwotsiwa kwa Yɨɨsʉ
13 Isigono isyo ʉYɨɨsʉ akahʉma mu kɨlʉnga ɨkya Galilaya,
akiitsa kʉ lʉgasi lwa Yolodani pakʉta ootsiwe nʉ Yohana.
14 ɄYohana aagelile ʉkʉta abeele,
akatsova kwa Yɨɨsʉ akata,
“Lɨno tsiveetsaga ndeeti pakʉta ʉve wiitse kwane?
Ʉne neene ndɨnogye ʉkwotsiwa nʉʉve.”
15 ɄYɨɨsʉ akamwanda akata,
“Ʉlwalɨno,
ɨdɨka wʉ tsivombeke,
manya tʉnogye tʉvombe ɨlweli jyoni.”
e Pwʉ ʉYohana akɨɨdɨka,
akamwotsa ʉYɨɨsʉ.