Joani
3 Pami kɛmɔtshi kaki Ofarisɛ, lokombo lande Nikɔdɛmɔ+ aki omboledi w’ase Juda. 2 Nde akaye le Yeso l’otsho+ ndo akawotɛ ate: “Rabi,+ sho mbeyaka dia oko weyɛ ombetsha, wɛ akaye oma le Nzambi, nɛ dia ndooko onto lakoka nsala tolembetelo+ tasalayɛ naka nde haye oma le Nzambi.”+ 3 Yeso akookadimola ate: “Lo mɛtɛ kakotɛmi nte, onto hakoke mbɔtɔ lo Diolelo dia Nzambi+ naka nde hotwe nto.”*+ 4 Nikɔdɛmɔ akawombola ate: “Ngande wakoka onto laya opalanga mbotɔ nto? Nde hakoke mbɔtɔ l’otema wa nyango mbala ka 2 ko mbotɔ nto, shi mɛtɛ?” 5 Yeso akookadimola ate: “Lo mɛtɛ kakotɛmi nte, naka onto hotwe oma le ashi+ ndo oma le nyuma,+ nde hakoke mbɔtɔ lo Diolelo dia Nzambi. 6 Kɛnɛ kotɔ oma lo demba kekɔ demba, ndo kɛnɛ kotɔ oma le nyuma kekɔ nyuma. 7 Tambake nɛ dia lambokotɛ nte: Nyu pombaka mbotɔ nto. 8 Lɔpɛpɛ tɔpɛpaka otsha lɛnɛ alangalɔ, ko wɛ tokaka lohelo lalɔ, koko wɛ heye oma lɛnɛ oyelɔ kana otsha lɛnɛ atalatshu. Ngasɔ mbele ndo onto tshɛ lootɔ oma le nyuma.”+
9 Nikɔdɛmɔ akookadimola ate: “Ngande wakoka akambo asɔ salema?” 10 Yeso akawotɛ ate: “Wɛ ekɔ ombetsha l’Isariyɛlɛ ko wɛ heye akambo asɔ? 11 Lo mɛtɛ kakotɛmi nte, sho mbutaka kɛnɛ keyaso ndo sho mbewoyaka kɛnɛ kɛnaso, koko nyu hanyetawɔ kɛnɛ kanyotɛso. 12 Naka dimi lekɔ lo nyotɛ akambo wa la nkɛtɛ ko nyu hanyetawɔ, onde nyayetawɔ naka dimi nyotɛ akambo wa l’olongo? 13 Ndo nto, ndooko onto lakadɛ l’olongo+ paka Ɔna onto lakaholɔ oma l’olongo.+ 14 Oko wakadiya Mɔsɛ oloyi l’oswe wa shɛnga+ mbayodiyama+ ndo Ɔna onto, 15 dia onto tshɛ lawetawɔ nkondja lɔsɛnɔ la pondjo.+
16 “Nɛ dia Nzambi akalange andja lo yɛdikɔ y’efula, diakɔ diakandakimɔ Ɔnande ɛtɔi lakandote,+ dia onto tshɛ longa la mbetawɔ le nde atovɔke, koko akondja lɔsɛnɔ la pondjo.+ 17 Nɛ dia Nzambi kotoma Ɔnande l’andja dia ndjolombosha andja, koko dia andja ndjoshimbamɛ lo tshimbo yande.+ 18 Onto tshɛ longa la mbetawɔ le nde hatolomboshama.+ Onto tshɛ lele bu la mbetawɔ le nde amboshila nomboshama lam’ele nde bu la mbetawɔ lo lokombo l’Ɔna ɛtɔi laki Nzambi.+ 19 Kilombo kayosalema lo ndjela dikambo nɛ: Osase wakaye l’andja,+ koko anto wakalange wodjima lo dihole di’osase dikambo etsha awɔ waki kɔlɔ. 20 Nɛ dia onto tshɛ lasala akambo wa kɔlɔ petshaka osase ndo nde haye l’osase diaha etsha ande ntomba sɛkɛ.* 21 Koko onto tshɛ lasala kɛnɛ kele mɛtɛ ndjaka l’osase+ dia etsha ande mɛnama lo sɛkɛ oko onto lasala akambo lo yoho yɔtɔnɛ la lolango laki Nzambi.”
22 L’ɔkɔngɔ wa laasɔ, Yeso la ambeki ande wakatshu otsha lo nkɛtɛ ya Judeya ndo nde akatotshikala tshanda lɛkɔ kaamɛ la wɔ ndo akabatizaka+ anto. 23 Koko Joani nde lawɔ akabatizaka anto l’Ayinɔna, suke la Salima, nɛ dia ashi waki efula lo dihole sɔ+ ndo anto wakatetemalaka ntshɔ le nde ndo wakabatizamaka.+ 24 Nɛ dia laasɔ ko Joani atadjama lo lokanu.+
25 Londjo lakatombe lam’asa ambeki wa Joani la ose Juda ɔmɔtshi lo dikambo dia wɛdiamelo. 26 Ko vɔ wakaye le Joani ndo wakawotɛ vate: “Rabi, onto laki la yɛ la wedi wa Jɔrdana lakayatɛkɛta dikambo diande+ ekɔ lo batiza anto ndo anto tshɛ wekɔ lo ntshɔ le nde.” 27 Ko Joani akate ate: “Onto hakoke nsala kaanga dikambo ɔtɔi naka nde halongodi wolo oma l’olongo. 28 Nyu nyuamɛ nyekɔ ɛmɛnyi dia dimi lakate nte: ‘Dimi keema Kristo,+ koko dimi lakatomama la ntondo kande.’+ 29 Onto tshɛ lele la wadi mbele otshuki a wadi.+ Koko etena kemala ɔngɛnyi w’otshuki a wadi laawɔ ndo kokande dui diande, nde mongaka l’ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ w’efula l’ɔtɛ wa dui di’otshuki a wadi. Ɔnkɔnɛ, ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ ami waya efula ka mamba. 30 Onto ɔsɔ pombaka tahamaka tsho, koko dimi layotakitakitaka tsho.”
31 Onto lakaye oma la diko+ ndeka anto akina tshɛ. Onto la la nkɛtɛ ekɔ la la nkɛtɛ ndo nde tɔtɛkɛtaka akambo wa la nkɛtɛ. Onto lakaye oma l’olongo ndeka anto akina tshɛ.+ 32 Nde mbutaka kɛnɛ kakandɛnyi ndo kakandoke,+ koko ndooko onto letawɔ kɛnɛ katande.+ 33 Onto tshɛ letawɔ kɛnɛ katande ambodja ohomɔ ande lɔkɔ* dia Nzambi ekɔ mɛtɛ.+ 34 Nɛ dia onto lakatomama oma le Nzambi tɛkɛtaka awui wa Nzambi,+ dikambo Nzambi hatɛtɔla* nyuma kande etena kakishande anto. 35 Papa nangaka Ɔna+ ndo akakimɔ diangɔ tshɛ l’anya ande.+ 36 Onto tshɛ lele la mbetawɔ le Ɔna ayokondja lɔsɛnɔ la pondjo.+ Onto tshɛ lahakitanyiya Ɔna hatɛna lɔsɛnɔ,+ koko odudu wa Nzambi wekɔ le nde.+