Luka 3 – GKY & NIV

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

Luka 3:1-38

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.

New International Version

Luke 3:1-38

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for him.

5Every valley shall be filled in,

every mountain and hill made low.

The crooked roads shall become straight,

the rough ways smooth.

6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5

7John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10“What should we do then?” the crowd asked.

11John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

12Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”

13“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.

14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

15The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16John answered them all, “I baptize you with3:16 Or in water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with3:16 Or in the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,

the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, the son of Melki,

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,

the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,

the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,

the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,

the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,

the son of Neri, 28the son of Melki,

the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,

the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,

the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon,

the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31the son of Melea, the son of Menna,

the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,

the son of David, 32the son of Jesse,

the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,

the son of Salmon,3:32 Some early manuscripts Sala the son of Nahshon,

33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,3:33 Some manuscripts Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni; other manuscripts vary widely.

the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,

the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob,

the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,

the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

35the son of Serug, the son of Reu,

the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,

the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan,

the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,

the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,

the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,

the son of Kenan, 38the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.