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Luka 3
1 Hi lembe dzra vukhume ni ntlhanu dzra kufuma ka Tiberyu Khezari, ankama lowu Pontiyu Pilatu afaka ali hosi ya xifundzrankulu xa Yudeya, na Heroda ali muzrangeli wa xifundzra xa Galileya, Filipi, makwavu, ali muzrangeli wa xifundzra lexitlhanganisaka muganga wa Itureya na Trakoniti, na Lisaniya ali muzrangeli wa xifundzra xa le Abileni,
2 hi nkama lowu Anasi na Kayafasi afaka vali vaprista lavakulu, zritu dzra Xikwembu Nkulukumba dzribuyela Yohani, n’wana Zakariya, amananga.
3 Kutani afambafamba atikweni hinkwadzru ledzringa matlhelweni ya Yordani, azrezra babatiso dzra kutisola akuva vhanu vadzrivaleliwa svidoho,
4 svanga hesvi svitsraliwiki ha kone abukwini dzra mazritu ya muprofeta Ezaya: “Kutwala zritu dzra mhunu lwabandlukanaka amananga, aku: ‘Lulamisani ndlela ya Yehovha! Mukhulelani tindlela ta kululama.
5 Nkova wun’wana ni wun’wana wutaseleteliwa, ni nhava yin’wana ni yin’wana ni ganga dzrin’wana ni dzrin’wana svitahizrimuxiwa; tindlela ta kujikajika titawololoxiwa, ni tindlela ta svikhelekhele titalulamisiwa tifambeka ha hombe;
6 kutani vhanu hinkwavu vatavona huluxu dzra Xikwembu Nkulukumba.’”
7 Kutani afa aku ku svitsrhungu lesvi afaka svimuyela akuva asvibabatisa: “N’wine vana va svipshahla! I mani an’wibiki ndleve akuva n’witsrutsruma mahlundzru lamataka?
8 Ina ka, humexani mihandzru ya kufambelana ni kutisola. N’wingasunguleni kutibzela lesvi andzreni kwenu: ‘Hine hi vana va Abrahamu.’ Hikusa ndzrin’wibzela lesvaku Xikwembu Nkulukumba angapfuxela Abrahamu vana hi mazribze lawa.
9 Nakone mfuzri chati kutani dzrigineteliwi amitsrwini ya mizri. Xisvosvo, muzri wun’wana ni wun’wana lowungapsalikiki mihandzru leminene wutatsremiwa wucukumeteliwa andzrilweni.”
11 Kutani afa avahlamulisa xilesvi: “Lweyi anga ni minkhancu mibizri aahanane lweyi angeke na nchumu, ni lweyi anga ni svakuda aayencise xisvosvo.”
10 Kutani vhanu afa vamuvutisa, vaku: “Kutani ke, hifanela kuyenca yini?”
12 Kutani na vone vahakelisi va tinemba vayile, na vajula kubabatisiwa, vaku ku yene: “Mudondzrisi, hifanela kuyenca yini?”
13 Aku ku vone: “N’wingahakeliseni vhanu sva kutlula lesvi n’wifanelaka kuvahakelisa svone.”
14 Nangweso, na vone lava afaka vali ntizrweni wa vusocha afa vaku: “Xana hifanela kuyenca yini?” Kutani aku ku vone: “N’wingachaviseleni vhanu n’wivatekela svavu kumbe n’wivalumbeta sva madzrimi, kambe nyonxani hi lesvi n’wiholeliwaka svone.”
15 Kutani vhanu afa vali kulanguseleni, nakone hinkwavu afa vapimisa lesvi ha Yohani atimbilwini tavu: “Angava ali yene Kriste?”
16 Yohani afa avayangula hinkwavu, aku: “Mine, kunene, ndzrin’wibabatisa hi mati, kambe awata lweyi andzritlulaka hi ntamu, lweyi ndzrikaka ndzringafaneliwi nambi hi kumutlhantlha tingoti ta masandhazi. Atan’wibabatisa hi moya lowa kuxwenga ni hi ndzrilo.
17 Atameli focholo dzra kuchefulela ha dzrone akuva abasisa mbangu lowu ahulaka ku wone tizriku wusala na webaa! Atahlengeletela tizriku atsrhaleni dzrakwe, kambe mungu wa kone, atawuhisa hi ndzrilo lowungatimekikiki.”
18 Nakone afa avatsratsriya hi tindlela tin’wana ta kutala, atlhela azrezrela tiko madzrungula lamanene.
19 Kambe Heroda, hosi ya xifundzra, lesvi afaka akawukiwa hi Yohani hi mhaka ya Herodiya, nsati wa makwavu, ni hi mhaka ya minchumu hinkwayu ya kubiha leyi Heroda angamiyenca,
20 atiyengeteleli milandzru hi kupfalela Yohani abohelweni.
21 Kutani loko vhanu hinkwavu vababatisiwile, Yesu na yene ayibabatisiwa. Ankama lowu ahambaka xikhongoto, matilo mapfuleka,
22 kutani moya lowa kuxwenga wuxikela henhla kwakwe na wu ni xivumbeko xa mizri xa kufana ni tuva, kugama kutwala zritu ledzrihumaka atilweni, dzriku: “Wene u N’wananga wa kuzrandzreka, lweyi ndzrinyonxaka ha yene.”
23 Kutani loko Yesu asungula ntizro wakwe, afa a ni kusuhi ni makume mazrazru ya malembe, na hi nawu ahlayiwa lesvaku i n’wana Yosefa, n’wana Heli,
24 n’wana Matati, n’wana Levhi, n’wana Melki, n’wana Yanayi, n’wana Yosefa,
25 n’wana Matatiya, n’wana Amosi, n’wana Nahume, n’wana wa Esli, n’wana Nagayi,
26 n’wana Mahati, n’wana Matatiya, n’wana Semeyeni, n’wana Yoseki, n’wana Yoda,
27 n’wana Yohanani, n’wana Resa, n’wana Zerubabele, n’wana Seyaltiyeli, n’wana Neri,
28 n’wana Melki, n’wana Adi, n’wana Kosami, n’wana Elmadami, n’wana Eri,
29 n’wana Yesu, n’wana Eliyezeri, n’wana Yorimi, n’wana Matati, n’wana Levhi,
30 n’wana Simiyoni, n’wana Yuda, n’wana Yosefa, n’wana Yonami, n’wana Eliyakimi,
31 n’wana Meleya, n’wana Mena, n’wana Matata, n’wana Nathani, n’wana Davhida,
32 n’wana Yese, n’wana Obede, n’wana Bowazi, n’wana Salomoni, n’wana Nasoni,
33 n’wana Aminadabe, n’wana Arini, n’wana Hesroni, n’wana Perezi, n’wana Yuda,
34 n’wana Yakobe, n’wana Izaki, n’wana Abrahamu, n’wana wa Tera, n’wana Nahori,
35 n’wana Serugi, n’wana Rewu, n’wana Pelege, n’wana Eberi, n’wana Sela,
36 n’wana Kayinani, n’wana Arpakixadi, n’wana Semi, n’wana Nowa, n’wana Lameki,
37 n’wana wa Metusela, n’wana Enoki, n’wana Yaredi, n’wana Mahalaleli, n’wana Kayinani,
38 n’wana Enoxi, n’wana Sete, n’wana Adamu, n’wana Xikwembu Nkulukumba.