Embo laMateus 3:1-17
3 Ndele Johannes Omuninginifi okwa holoka, nokwa udifila mombuwa yaJudea,
2 ta ti: “Lidilululeni, osheshi Ouhamba womeulu owa ehena popepi.”
3 Oye tuu ou a popiwa komuprofeti Jesaja, a ti: “Ondaka otai ingida mombuwa, tai ti: ‘Longekidileni Jehova ondjila! Lalakanifeni omalila aye.’”
4 Johannes okwa li ha djala oshikutu sholududi longamelo nekwamo loshipa moshiya shaye. Oikulya yaye oya li oshipaxu nomaadi eenyiki.
5 Ndele ovanhu vomuJerusalem nomuJudea ashishe nosho yo moitukulwa aishe oyo ya dingilila Jordan, ova li ve uya kuye,
6 opo nee okwe va ninginifa momulonga waJordan nova hepaulula moipafi omatimba avo.
7 Eshi Johannes a mona Ovafarisai nOvasadukai tave uya keninginifo, okwa tya kuvo: “Oludalo lomayoka omauta nye, olyelye e mu londwela mu ye onhapo efiku lehandu laKalunga?
8 Onghee hano, imikeni oiimati oyo tai ulike elidilululo.
9 Inamu diladila momitima deni kutya, ‘Fye otu na tate yetu Abraham.’ Osheshi ame ohandi mu lombwele kutya Kalunga ota dulu okushitila Abraham ovana okudja momamanya aa.
10 Ekuva ola tulwa nale pefina lomuti. Omuti keshe oo ihau ima oiimati iwa otau kewa po ndele tau ekelwa momundilo.
11 Ame ohandi mu ninginifa momeva molwaashi omwe lidilulula, ashike ou te uya konima yange oku na eenghono e dule nge, noinandi wana nokuli okudula ko eenghaku daye. Ye ote ke mu ninginifa nomhepo iyapuki nosho yo nomundilo.
12 Oku na oshiyelifo* meke laye, ndele ta kombo nawanawa oshipale shaye, noilya ote ke i tuvikila momaanda, ashike olungu ote ke li xwika po momundilo oo ihau dimi.”
13 Ndele Jesus okwa dja mo muGalilea nokwa ya kuJordan opo a ka ninginifwe kuJohannes.
14 Ashike Johannes okwa li ta anye, ta ti: “Aame ngeno nda wana okuninginifwa kwoove, ndele oove to uya kwaame?”
15 Jesus okwe mu nyamukula ta ti: “Itavela ashike, molwaashi okuninga ngaho ohatu wanifa po ashishe osho sha yuka.” Opo nee Johannes okwa dimina.
16 Konima eshi Jesus a ninginifwa, okwa dja diva koshi yomeva, ndele tala, eulu ola yeuluka, opo nee okwa mona omhepo yaKalunga ya fa onghuti tai kulukile kuye.
17 Ndele meulu omwa dja yo ondaka tai ti: “Ou Omona wange, omuholike, ou nde mu hokwa.”
Eshangelo lopedu
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