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3 Mmahiku yaale, aahirwa Yohani Mpatisi analaleerya mu ntakhwa no Yuteya, 2 ariki: “Murukunuxe murima, ntakhara Omwene wa wirimu wohaacamela.” 3 Chiryene ti yoola aalociwe moorweela wa mulipa a miririmu Yesaya mmasu ala: “Ninniiweya nsu na muchu niichanaka mutakhwani nriki: ‘Murehererye ephiro ya Yehova! Nwookolole arampha awe.’” 4 Yoowara ya Yohani yaari mapururu* a ekamelu nave aanamakelela muyuununi mwawe esintu* ya exapala. Yoolya awe yaari misope ni enuwi ya mutakhwani. 5 Achu o Yerusalemu, o Yuteya woothewene ni a ipooma soothene waacamela Muhice Yortano yaanaya wa Yohani, 6 nave yaanapatisiwa* ni yoowo Mmuhice Yortano, elokohaka soocheka saya soothene.
7 Vaavaa owo aawoonneiye Afarisi* ni Asatuki* ancipale emwaacamelaka wi epatisiwe, aaloca ni yaawo ariki: “Muyareriwo wa ivili nyu, taani oolenleeni wi muchawe esara enoorwa? 8 Mwawiihiiha, mphareke miteko sinooniherya orukunuxa wanyu murima. 9 Muhaanyiheryeke mmurimani mwanyu muriki: ‘Apapa ahu ti Aparahamu.’ Chiri miyo kinnooleelaani wi Muluku onanwerya omvaha Aparahamu anamwane moorweela wa maluku ala. 10 Epaso yookuheryiwa mitathaari sa miri. Nave miri soothene sihinavaha sawiima saphaama sinnuuhiwa ni ovonyeriwa vamooroni. 11 Miyo kinnoopatisaani ni maahi nthowa na ocharuwa wanyu, nto onakicharela toowerya okipwaha miyo, nave nkaano ophwanelela wa waarula asantaalya* awe. Owo onarwa oopatisaani ni munepa waweela vamoha ni mooro. 12 Mmatani mwawe ookhalano echu yoomveerano tiriku nave onahaala orehererya nipuro noomwiipichavo; onammukhapelela tiriku awe munikhupini, nto makate* ene onahaala weeyela ni mooro ohinawerya oxipihiwa.”
13 Voocharela, Yesu aavinya o Kalileya ayaaka o Yortano wi apatisiwe ni Yohani. 14 Nyenya Yohani aaheererya omuhiiha ariki: “Miyaano kinaphwanela opatisiwa ni nyuwaano, vano ti nyu munarwa wa mi?” 15 Yesu aamwaakhula ii: “Weerihe wi yeereye yeeyo hiihaano, mmukhalelo yoola, ti woophwanelela wi naakhwaniherye soothene iri sawookololowa.” Mwawiihiiha aamaala omuhiiha. 16 Yesu amanle opatisiwa, arikimukhumaru mmaahini, wirimu waahuleyawo, nave owo aahoona munepa wa Muluku ntoko ekakaiya omukhuruwelaka yoowo. 17 Voocharela, naahiiweya nsu noorweela wirimu, nriki: “Ola ti Mwanaka, kinamusivelaaka, yoowo kinamweemereryaaka.”