1 Vowaakwana yaaka kumi ni tanu dha omwene wa Tibeeriyo Sezari, Pontiyo Pilatu agali kuminadori oZhudeya, Heroddi agali namathonga a elabo ya oGalileya, ddibile Filipi aali namathonga a elabo yo Etureya ni Tarakoniti, Lusaniya aali namathonga a elabo yo Abilene;
2 Annasi ni Kayifa yaali apogo a anamakutha. Mudhidhi oyene yahidha madhu a Mulugu wa Zhuwawu, mwaana a Zakariya, agali mwiiddeddereni. Zhuwawu Namabathiza agali mwiiddeddereni|alt="John the Baptist" src="lb00296c.tif" size="col" copy="Louise Bass; United Bible Society" ref="Luka 3:2"
3 Zhuwawu aheddeedda mirudda dhatedhene dha nikome na mwihinje Zhorodawu alaleyaga wi ebathiziwe etthwaruwaga, wi eleveleliwe mwa dhoothega.
4 Woona mwalebeliwiwa muniivuruni na madhu a namavuhulela Ezaya:
5 Maddiba mateene evuheleliwe,
6 Athu ateene eneere woona ovulumusa wa Mulugu!’”
7 Anamwinji yodhowa wi yabathiziwe. Zhuwawu oowoga, eeraga: “Nyo mulogo wa dhivili! Wuwaaddelileni ottawa owali wa Mulugu onafuna odha baani?
8 Mvahe dhoovaha dhebaribari dhowoneyiha otthwaruwa. Muhambeele owoga wekiinyu: ‘Nihikanna baba eehu Abarahamu.’ Miyo ginowuwaaddelani wi Mulugu onowanda, osaddula mabwe alena wi ekale ahima a Abarahamu.
9 Vano badho ehimala osasanyedhiwa, eli vati va mithanko. Mithanko dhatedhene dhihinavaha dhoovaha dhapama dhineere okakathiwa wi dhivokedhiwe omunddoni.”
10 Nuwindo anamwinji yahimukohaga, yiiraga: “Nneere hiyo ddi?”
11 Zhuwawu ahaakulaga, eeraga: “Ole winna malaya meenddi, amvahe nimohi ole ohinna. Ole winna yooja, eerena emodha-modhave.”
12 Yahifiyaga anamakoha-musoko wi ebathiziwe. Yomukohaga, yiiraga: “Namasuuziha, ki nneerege ddi?”
13 Ahawaakulaga, eeraga: “Naari kamwenjedhedhe okwaranyiha mwaaddeleliwinyu.”
14 Teto anyakoddo yahimukohaga, yiiraga: “Ki hiyo, nneerege ddi?”
15 Mudhidhi oyene athu yomujejihedha Muthikitheliwi, yowikoha weekiwa akala Zhuwawuya daali Muthikitheliwi.
16 Zhuwawu ahawaakulaga ateene: “Miyo, epaddi yaaga, ginowubathizani ni mahinje, mbwenye onodha oowodha onagikwaranya miyo naari kagifwanele otapula migoyi dha sapatho dhaaye. Oliye Oneerege wubathizani ni Muneba Woweela ni munddo.
17 Etelo yaaye eli mmadani amvethena tirigu wi amuhele vatatani, makataya aapahe ni munddo wohuthima.”
18 Nuwindo, oolaleya muselu wapama alibihaga ni madhu majinjene.
19 Vano Zhuwawu agamusumulule namathonga a murudda, Heroddi ole mwaha womutela Heroddiya, mwadha ddibile ni dhabure dhimohi dheeriliyena,
20 Heroddi ahenjedhedha dhabure dhimohi vomuhela Zhuwawu mukaambura. Tirigu|alt="Wheat" src="hk00099c.tif" size="col" copy="Knowles; United Bible Society" ref="Luka 3:17"
21 Dhahipadduwa athu ateene ebathiziwaga, teto ahibathiziwa Yesu. Alobelaga odhulu wahithuleya.
22 Muneba Woweela wahikitela va Oliye ni mooneyelo a kangayiwa. Vano wahiiweya ndhu odhulu neerilege: “We Oli Mwaanaga; odhivela aaga, mwa we ginodhiveliwa.” Zhuwawu ahibathiziwa Yesu|alt="John Baptizes Jesus" src="WA03810b.tif" size="col" copy="Wade; United Bible Society" ref="Luka 3:21-22"
23 Yesu, aganna yaaka dhowaakwana makumi maraaru, ahambeela mabasa aaye. Aali, woona mweerelisu, mwaana a Zhuuze,
24 Heli mwaana a Mathati,
25 Zhuuze mwaana a Matathiya,
26 Nagayi mwaana a Maathi,
27 Yoda mwaana a Yowanane,
28 Neri mwaana a Meliki,
29 Eri mwaana a Zhoxuwe,
30 Levi mwaana a Sumeyawu,
31 Eliyakimu mwaana a Meleya,
32 Davidi mwaana a Yese,
33 Naaxoni mwaana a Aminaddabe,
34 Zhuda mwaana a Yakobo,
35 Nakori mwaana a Seruge,
36 Sala mwaana a Kayinani,
37 Lameki mwaana a Methuzela,
38 Kayinani mwaana a Enoosi,