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Johanu onítẹ̀bọmi tún ọnà náà ṣe

(A)Ní ọjọ́ wọ̀n-ọn-nì, Johanu onítẹ̀bọmi wá, ó ń wàásù ní aginjù Judea. (B)Ó ń wí pé, “Ẹ ronúpìwàdà, nítorí ìjọba ọ̀run kù sí dẹ̀dẹ̀.” Èyí ni ẹni náà ti wòlíì Isaiah sọ̀rọ̀ nípa rẹ̀ pé:

“Ohùn ẹni ti ń kígbe ní ijù,
‘Ẹ tún ọ̀nà Olúwa ṣe,
    ẹ ṣe ojú ọ̀nà rẹ̀ kí ó tọ́.’ ”

(C)Aṣọ Johanu náà sì jẹ́ ti irun ìbákasẹ, ó sì di àmùrè awọ sí ẹ̀gbẹ́ rẹ̀. Eṣú àti oyin ìgàn sì ni oúnjẹ rẹ̀. Àwọn ènìyàn jáde lọ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀ láti Jerusalẹmu àti gbogbo Judea àti àwọn ènìyàn láti gbogbo ìhà Jordani. Wọ́n ń jẹ́wọ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wọn, a sì ń bamitiisi wọn ní ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ ní odò Jordani.

(D)Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí ó rí ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn Farisi àti Sadusi tí wọ́n ń wá ṣe ìtẹ̀bọmi, ó wí fún wọn pé: “Ẹ̀yin ọmọ paramọ́lẹ̀! Ta ni ó kìlọ̀ fún yín pé kí ẹ́ sá kúrò nínú ìbínú tí ń bọ̀? Ẹ so èso tí ó yẹ fún ìrònúpìwàdà. (E)Kí ẹ má sì ṣe rò nínú ara yin pé, ‘Àwa ní Abrahamu ní baba.’ Èmi wí fún yín, Ọlọ́run lè mu àwọn ọmọ jáde láti inú àwọn òkúta wọ̀nyí wá fún Abrahamu. 10 (F)Nísinsin yìí, a ti fi àáké lè gbòǹgbò igi, àti pé gbogbo igi tí kò bá so èso rere ni a óò ge lulẹ̀ ti a ó sì wọ jù sínú iná.

11 “Èmi fi omi bamitiisi yín fún ìrònúpìwàdà. Ṣùgbọ́n lẹ́yìn mi ẹnìkan tí ó pọ̀jù mí lọ ń bọ̀, bàtà ẹni tí èmi kò tó gbé. Òun ni yóò fi Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ àti iná bamitiisi yín. 12 (G)Ẹni ti àmúga ìpakà rẹ̀ ń bẹ ní ọwọ́ rẹ̀, yóò gbá ilẹ̀ ìpakà rẹ̀, yóò kó alikama rẹ̀ sínú àká, ṣùgbọ́n ìyàngbò ni yóò fi iná àjóòkú sun.”

Ìtẹ̀bọmi Jesu

13 (H)Nígbà náà ni Jesu ti Galili wá sí odò Jordani kí Johanu bá à lè ṣe ìtẹ̀bọmi fún un. 14 Ṣùgbọ́n Johanu kò fẹ́ ṣe ìtẹ̀bọmi fún un, ó wí pé, “Ìwọ ni ìbá bamitiisi fún mi, ìwọ sì tọ̀ mí wá?”

15 Jesu sì dáhùn pé, “Jọ̀wọ́ rẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ náà, nítorí bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó yẹ fún wa láti mú gbogbo òdodo ṣẹ.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Johanu gbà, ó sì ṣe ìtẹ̀bọmi fún un.

16 Bí ó si tí ṣe ìtẹ̀bọmi fún Jesu tán, Ó jáde láti inú omi. Ní àkókò náà ọ̀run ṣí sílẹ̀ fún un, Ó sì rí Ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run ń sọ̀kalẹ̀ bí àdàbà, ó sì bà lé e. 17 (I)Ohùn kan láti ọ̀run wá sì wí pé, “Èyí sì ni àyànfẹ́ ọmọ mi, ẹni tí inú mi dùn sí gidigidi.”

John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)

In those days John the Baptist(B) came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(C) has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”[a](D)

John’s(E) clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.(F) His food was locusts(G) and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized(H) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(I) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(J) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(K) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(L) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The 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.(M)

11 “I baptize you with[b] water for repentance.(N) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[c] the Holy Spirit(O) and fire.(P) 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”(Q)

The Baptism of Jesus(R)

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.(S) 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(T) and he saw the Spirit of God(U) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(V) said, “This is my Son,(W) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(X)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  3. Matthew 3:11 Or in