Silempwale ni Matheyo

3 Mahiku ale, Yohani+ Mpatisa aahirowa olaleerya+ moothakoni mwa oYudeya, 2 oriki: “Murukunuxe mirima sanyu, okhala wiira Omwene wa wiirimu ori vakhiviru”.+ 3 Tthiri, ola ti yoole aahimmwale ni profeta Yesaya,+ oriki: “Ninniiwanyeya nsu na mutthu onikhuwela moothakoni, ohimyaka wiira: ‘Mulokiherye ephiro ya Yehova!* Mookolole istaraata sawe’”.+ 4 Yohani aawara nlaya na manri a ekamelo, ni esintu ya esapala muyuununi mwawe.+ Yoolya awe yaari isoope ni oravo+ wa mutakhwani. 5 Nto, atthu a oYerusalemu, a elapo yootheene ya oYudeya ni a mittetthe sootheene soowaattamela omuro Yordani, yaanirowa wa Yohani.+ 6 Awo yaanipatisiwa* ni Yohani mmuro Yordani,+ nave yaanihimya itampi saya ohoolo wa atthu ootheene.

7 Okathi aawehale awe afarisi ni asaduki+ anceene arwaaka opuro yaapatisiwa atthu, aahaakoha wiira: “Nyuwo nloko na ivili,+ muleeliwe naani wiira munoowerya otthyawa oviruwa+ wa Muluku, weiwo ohanle orwa? 8 Tivonto, nvareke miteko sinooniherya wiira moorukunuxa murima. 9 Nyuwo muhihimyeke so: ‘Tiithi ihu ti Abrahamu’.+ Mweekeekhai, kinooleelani wiira Muluku onniwerya otatuxa maluku ala wiira akhale anamwane a Abrahamu. 10 Maxatto oolikana* wiira iikitthe mitathaari sa miri. Tivo, khula mwiri ohiniima mihokorokho sooreera, onimwiikitthiwa oriheliwe vaikho.+ 11 Miyo kinoopatisani ni maasi, mwaha wa orukunuxa wanyu murima.+ Masi ole onirwa ottuli waka, toowerya okivikana miyo. Nkiniphwanela omurula isantaalya sawe.+ Owo onrowa woopatisani ni ikuru soowaarya+ ni mooro.+ 12 Nave ookuxa epoxolo mmatatani mwawe, wiira ovalaanye etiriku ni ikavava.* Owo onrowa okwesa saana opuro oneepetthiwa etiriku, ni onoothukumanya etiriku mwaarumasiya. Masi ikavava* saya, onrowa opaha ni mooro+ ohinttipha”.

13 Nto Yesu aahikhuma oGalileya orowaka okumana ni Yohani omuro Yordani, wiira apatisiwe ni yoowo.+ 14 Masi Yohani aaheererya omukhoottiherya, oriki: “Miyo kikhanle oopatisiwa ni nyuwo, vano nyuwo munikirweela miyo?” 15 Yesu aahimwaakhula wiira: “Okathi ola, muhiye wiira itthu sikhale siisa, maana ti vookhalela hiyo omaliherya itthu sootheene sa xariya”. Nto Yohani aahihiya omukhoottiherya. 16 Amalaka-ru opatisiwa, Yesu aahikhuma mmaasini voohipisa. Okathi owo, erimu yaahihuleya,+ vano Yesu aahoona ikuru sa Muluku sikhuruwaka ntoko epompa,* simurweelaka yoowo.+ 17 Nave-tho, naahiiwanyeya nsu naakhuma wiirimu,+ niiraka: “Ola Mwanaka,+ kinimphentexa aka, onikihakalaliha vanceene”.+