Johana Mũbatithania Kũhaarĩria Njĩra
1Na rĩrĩ, mwaka wa ikũmi na ĩtano wa ũthamaki wa Tiberio Kaisari, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Pontio Pilato aarĩ barũthi wa Judea, nake Herode aathanaga Galili, na Filipu mũrũ wa ithe aathanaga Iturea na Tarokoniti, nake Lusania agaathana Abilene, 2hĩndĩ ĩyo Anasi na Kaiafa maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa anene,3:2 Anasi aarĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai kuuma mwaka wa ĩtandatũ mbere ya gũciarwo gwa Kristũ. O na gũtuĩka aathani a Roma nĩmamweheririe, Ayahudi nĩmamwĩtĩkĩrĩte. Andũ a Roma nao maathuurire Kaiafa, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩkorwo marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai eerĩ. ũhoro wa Ngai nĩwakinyĩire Johana mũrũ wa Zakaria arĩ werũ-inĩ. 3Nake agĩthiĩ bũrũri wothe ũrĩa warĩ hakuhĩ na Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani, akĩhunjagia atĩ andũ merire nĩguo marekerwo mehia mao nĩgeetha mabatithio. 4O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa mũnabii Isaia atĩrĩ:
“Nĩ mũgambo wa mũndũ ũkwanĩrĩra werũ-inĩ, akoiga atĩrĩ,
‘Haarĩriai njĩra ya Mwathani,
rũngariai tũcĩra twake.3:4 Tene njĩra nĩciathondekagwo mũthamaki angĩakorirwo agĩthiĩ kũndũ. Johana Mũbatithania ookĩte gũthondeka ngoro cia andũ arĩa meetereire Mũhonokia.
5Mĩkuru yothe nĩĩgathikwo,
nacio irĩma ciothe na tũrĩma nĩikaaraganio.
Njĩra iria njogomu nĩikarũngario,
nacio njĩra iria itarĩ njaraganu nĩikaaraganio.
63:6 Thab 98:2; Isa 52:10; Luk 2:30Nao andũ othe nĩmakona ũhonokio wa Ngai.’ ”
73:7 Math 12:34; Arom 1:18Andũ aingĩ nĩmathiire kũrĩ Johana akamabatithie, nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ rũciaro rũrũ rwa nduĩra! Nũũ ũmũtaarĩte mũũrĩre marakara marĩa makiriĩ gũũka? 83:8 Isa 51:2; Atũm 13:26Ciarai maciaro maringaine na kwĩrira. Na mũtikambĩrĩrie kwĩĩra na ngoro cianyu atĩrĩ, ‘Ithe witũ nĩ Iburahĩmu,’ Nĩgũkorwo ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, Ngai no atũme mahiga maya matuĩke ciana cia Iburahĩmu. 93:9 Math 3:10Ithanwa nĩrĩigĩtwo itina-inĩ cia mĩtĩ, na mũtĩ o wothe ũtaciaraga maciaro mega ũrĩtemagwo ũgaikio mwaki-inĩ.”
10Nao andũ acio makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Tũkĩagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩka atĩa?”
113:11 Isa 58:7; Ezek 18:7Nake Johana akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na nguo igĩrĩ nĩagaĩre ũrĩa ũtarĩ, nake ũrĩa ũrĩ na irio nĩeke o ta ũguo.”
123:12 Luk 7:29Nao etia mbeeca cia igooti3:12 Mbeeca cia igooti cionganagio nĩ Ayahudi o na gũtuĩka ciarĩ cia thirikari ya Roma. Andũ acio nĩmamenetwo mũno nĩ ũndũ wa gũteithia Aroma. o nao magĩũka mabatithio, makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mũrutani, twagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩkaga atĩa?”
133:13 Luk 19:8Nake akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũtigetagie mbeeca makĩria ya ũrĩa mwathĩtwo mwĩtagie.”
143:14 Thaam 23:1; Alaw 19:11Nacio thigari3:14 Atongoria amwe a Ayahudi o na ciikaro imwe ciao nĩmetĩkĩrĩtio kũgĩa na thigari ciao cia kwĩgitĩra nĩ thirikari ya Roma. Andũ maathũire mĩtugo ya thigari, no ti wĩra wao. ikĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Na ithuĩ-rĩ, twagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩkaga atĩa?”
Nake agĩcicookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũtigatunyage andũ mbeeca na mũtikamaigagĩrĩre igenyo; na ningĩ iganagwoi nĩ mũcaara wanyu.”
15Na rĩrĩ, andũ nĩmaikaraga metereire marĩ na mwĩhoko, na othe magecũũranagia ngoro-inĩ ciao kana hihi Johana ahota gũkorwo nĩwe Kristũ. 16Nowe Johana akĩmacookeria akĩmeera othe atĩrĩ, “Niĩ-rĩ, ndĩmũbatithagia na maaĩ. No nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũgũũka ũrĩ na hinya kũngĩra, ũrĩa niĩ itagĩrĩire kuohora ndigi cia iraatũ ciake. We akaamũbatithagia na Roho Mũtheru o na mwaki. 173:17 Isa 30:24; Math 13:30Gĩtarũrũ gĩake akĩnyiitĩte na guoko nĩguo atherie kĩhuhĩro gĩake, na acookanĩrĩrie ngano amĩikie ikũmbĩ rĩake, no nĩagacina mahuti na mwaki ũtangĩhoreka.” 18Johana nĩataarire andũ na ciugo nyingĩ na akamahunjagĩria Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega.
19Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Johana aatetirie Herode ũrĩa warĩ mũthamaki tondũ wa kũhikia Herodia, mũtumia wa mũrũ wa ithe na nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa mangĩ mothe mooru eekĩte, 203:20 Math 14:3, 4Herode nĩongereire ũndũ ũngĩ mũũru makĩria; naguo nĩ wa kũnyiitithia Johana na kũmuohithia njeera.
Kũbatithio na Rũciaro rwa Jesũ
213:21 Math 14:23; Luk 5:16Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ othe maarĩkirie kũbatithio, o nake Jesũ nĩabatithirio. Na rĩrĩa aahooyaga, Igũrũ rĩkĩhingũka, 223:22 Atũm 10:38nake Roho Mũtheru agĩikũrũka akĩũmba igũrũ rĩake arĩ na mwĩrĩ wahaanaga ta wa ndutura. Naguo mũgambo ũkiuma Igũrũ ũkiuga atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe mũrũ wakwa ũrĩa nyendete; na nĩngenaga mũno nĩwe.”
233:23 Math 4:17; Atũm 1:1Na rĩrĩ, Jesũ akĩambĩrĩria ũtungata wake aarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka ta mĩrongo ĩtatũ. Nao andũ meeciiragia atĩ aarĩ mũrũ wa Jusufu,
mũrũ wa Heli, 24mũrũ wa Mathati,
mũrũ wa Lawi, mũrũ wa Meliki,
mũrũ wa Janai, mũrũ wa Jusufu,
25mũrũ wa Matathia, mũrũ wa Amosi,
mũrũ wa Nahumu, mũrũ wa Esili,
mũrũ wa Nagai, 26mũrũ wa Maathi,
mũrũ wa Matathia, mũrũ wa Semeini,
mũrũ wa Joseki, mũrũ wa Joda,
273:27 Math 1:12mũrũ wa Joanani, mũrũ wa Resa,
mũrũ wa Zerubabeli, mũrũ wa Shelathieli,
mũrũ wa Neri, 28mũrũ wa Meliki,
mũrũ wa Adi, mũrũ wa Kosamu,
mũrũ wa Elimadami, mũrũ wa Eri,
29mũrũ wa Joshua, mũrũ wa Eliezeri,
mũrũ wa Jorimu, mũrũ wa Mathati,
mũrũ wa Lawi, 30mũrũ wa Simeoni,
mũrũ wa Juda, mũrũ wa Jusufu,
mũrũ wa Jonamu, mũrũ wa Eliakimu,
313:31 2Sam 5:14; 1Maũ 3:5mũrũ wa Melea, mũrũ wa Mena,
mũrũ wa Matatha, mũrũ wa Nathani,
mũrũ wa Daudi, 32mũrũ wa Jesii,
mũrũ wa Obedi, mũrũ wa Boazu,
mũrũ wa Salimoni, mũrũ wa Nahashoni,
333:33 Ruth 4:18-22; 1Maũ 2:10-12mũrũ wa Aminadabu, mũrũ wa Aruni,
mũrũ wa Hezironi, mũrũ wa Perezu,
mũrũ wa Juda, 343:34 Kĩam 11:24, 26mũrũ wa Jakubu,
mũrũ wa Isaaka, mũrũ wa Iburahĩmu,
mũrũ wa Tera, mũrũ wa Nahoru,
35mũrũ wa Serugu, mũrũ wa Reu,
mũrũ wa Pelegu, mũrũ wa Eberi,
mũrũ wa Shela, 363:36 Kĩam 11:12mũrũ wa Kainani,
mũrũ wa Arafakasadi, mũrũ wa Shemu,
mũrũ wa Nuhu, mũrũ wa Lameku,
373:37 Kĩam 5:12-25mũrũ wa Methusela, mũrũ wa Enoku,
mũrũ wa Jaredi, mũrũ wa Mahalaleli,
mũrũ wa Kenani, 383:38 Kĩam 5:1-2, 6-9mũrũ wa Enoshu,
mũrũ wa Sethi, mũrũ wa Adamu,
mũrũ wa Ngai.
1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 9And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 11He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 13And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 18And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 21Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 28Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 31Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, 34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, 35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, 37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, 38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
