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.
Yohanna Mai Baftisma ya shirya hanya
(Mattiyu 3.1-12; Markus 1.1-8; Yohanna 1.19-28)
1A shekara ta goma sha biyar ta mulkin Kaisar Tiberiyus, a lokacin Buntus Bilatus ne gwamnar Yahudiya, Hiridus kuma yana sarautar Galili, ɗan’uwansa Filibus yana sarautar Ituriya da Tarakunitis, Lisaniyas kuma yana sarautar Abiline. 2A lokacin ne Annas da Kayifas suke manyan firistoci. Sai maganar Allah ta zo wa Yohanna, ɗan Zakariya a hamada. 3Ya zaga dukan ƙasar da take kewaye da Urdun, yana wa’azin baftismar tuba don gafarar zunubai. 4Kamar yadda yake a rubuce a littafin annabi Ishaya.
“Muryar mai kira a hamada,
‘Ku shirya wa Ubangiji hanya,
ku miƙe hanyoyi dominsa.
5Za a cike kowane kwari,
a farfashe kowane dutse da kowane tudu.
Za a miƙe hanyoyin da suka karkace,
a gyaggyara hanyoyi masu gargaɗa su zama sumul.
6Dukan ’yan Adam kuwa za su ga ceton Allah!’ ”3.6 Ish 40.3-5
7Yohanna ya ce wa taron da suke zuwa domin yă yi musu baftisma, “Ku macizai! Wa ya gargaɗe ku, ku guje wa fushin nan mai zuwa? 8Ku yi ayyukan da suka dace da tuba. Kada ma ku yi tunani za ku iya ce wa kanku, ‘Ai, muna da mahaifinmu Ibrahim.’ Ina gaya muku cewa daga cikin duwatsun nan Allah zai iya tā da ’ya’ya wa Ibrahim. 9An riga an sa bakin gatari a gindin itatuwa, kuma duk itacen da bai ba da ’ya’ya masu kyau ba, za a sare shi a jefa cikin wuta.”
10Sai taron suka tambaye shi, suka ce “Me za mu yi ke nan?”
11Ya amsa ya ce, “Ya kamata, mutumin da yake da riguna biyu, yă raba da wanda ba shi da riga, mai abinci kuma yă yi haka.”
12Masu karɓar haraji ma suka zo, domin a yi musu baftisma. Suka yi tambaya, suka ce “Malam, me ya kamata mu yi?”
13Ya ce musu, “Kada ku karɓa fiye da abin da aka ce a karɓa.”
14Sai waɗansu sojoji suka tambaye shi, “Mu fa? Me ya kamata mu yi?”
Sai ya amsa ya ce, “Kada ku ƙwace kuɗin mutane, kada kuma ku yi shaidar ƙarya. Ku yi haƙuri da abin da ake biyanku.”
15Mutane suka zuba ido, suna kuma tunani a zuciyarsu, ko Yohanna ne Kiristi wanda ake sauraron zuwansa. 16Yohanna ya amsa musu duka ya ce, “Ina muku baftisma da ruwa. Amma wani wanda ya fi ni iko yana zuwa, ban ma isa in kunce igiyar takalmansa ba. Shi zai yi muku baftisma da Ruhu Mai Tsarki da wuta kuma. 17Matankaɗinsa yana a hannunsa don yă tankaɗe sussukarsa ya kuma tattara alkama cikin rumbunsa, amma zai ƙone yayin da wutar da ba a iya kashewa.” 18Da kalmomi masu yawa Yohanna ya yi wa mutane gargaɗi, ya kuma yi musu wa’azin bishara.
19Amma da Yohanna ya tsawata wa Hiridus mai mulki saboda Hiridiyas, matar ɗan’uwansa, da kuma dukan sauran mugayen abubuwan da ya yi, 20Hiridus dai ya ƙara ɓata al’amarin. Ya sa a kulle Yohanna a kurkuku.
Baftismar Yesu da kuma asalinsa
(Mattiyu 3.13-17; Markus 1.9-11)
21Sa’ad da ake wa dukan mutane baftisma, sai aka yi wa Yesu shi ma. Da yana cikin addu’a, sai sama ya buɗe, 22Ruhu Mai Tsarki kuma ya sauko masa a wata siffa, kamar kurciya. Sai murya ta fito daga sama, ta ce, “Kai ne Ɗana, wanda nake ƙauna, kai ne kuma kana faranta mini zuciya ƙwarai.”
(Mattiyu 1.1-17)
23To, Yesu kansa yana da shekaru kusan talatin da haihuwa sa’ad da ya fara aikinsa. An ɗauka shi ɗan Yusuf ne,
ɗan Heli, 24ɗan Mattat,
ɗan Lawi, ɗan Melki,
ɗan Yannai, ɗan Yusuf,
25ɗan Mattatiyas, ɗan Amos,
ɗan Nahum, ɗan Esli,
ɗan Naggai, 26ɗan Ma’at,
ɗan Mattatiyas, ɗan Semeyin,
ɗan Yosek, ɗan Yoda,
27ɗan Yowanan, ɗan Resa,
ɗan Zerubbabel, ɗan Sheyaltiyel,
ɗan Neri, 28ɗan Melki,
ɗan Addi, ɗan Kosam,
ɗan Elmadam, ɗan Er,
29ɗan Yoshuwa, ɗan Eliyezer,
ɗan Yorim, ɗan Mattat,
ɗan Lawi, 30ɗan Simeyon,
ɗan Yahuda, ɗan Yusuf,
ɗan Yonam, ɗan Eliyakim,
31ɗan Meleya, ɗan Menna,
ɗan Mattata, ɗan Natan,
ɗan Dawuda, 32ɗan Yesse,
ɗan Obed, ɗan Bowaz,
ɗan Salmon,3.32 Waɗansu rubuce-rubucen hannu na farko-farko suna da Sala ɗan Nashon,
33ɗan Amminadab, ɗan Ram,3.33 Waɗansu rubuce-rubucen hannu suna Amminadab, ɗan Admin, ɗan Arni; waɗansu rubuce-rubucen hannun kuma sun bambanta sosai.
ɗan Hezron, ɗan Ferez,
ɗan Yahuda, 34ɗan Yaƙub,
ɗan Ishaku, ɗan Ibrahim,
ɗan Tera, ɗan Nahor,
35ɗan Serug, ɗan Reyu,
ɗan Feleg, ɗan Eber,
ɗan Sala, 36ɗan Kainan,
ɗan Arfakshad, ɗan Shem,
ɗan Nuhu, ɗan Lamek,
37ɗan Metusela, ɗan Enok,
ɗan Yared, ɗan Mahalalel,
ɗan Kainan, 38ɗan Enosh,
ɗan Shitu, ɗan Adamu,
ɗan Allah.
