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Jɔɔnn nba din wuur niib Yennu nyunwuru na labaar
(Mak 1.1-8; Luk 3.1-18; Jɔɔnn 1.19-28)
Li poor poe, ki Jɔɔnn nba wuur niib Yennu nyunwuru na be muuk ni, Judea yent ni, ki mɔɔntir Yennu barŋanii ki yeen a “Nyikin man i biit, kimaan Yennu ŋaanaan dinu per na.” Yennu sɔkinii Aisaya din poŋ sɔb ŋɔɔ Jɔɔnn poewa a:
“Nisɔɔ tan sii be muuk ni ki hoot ki yaa
‘Ŋammit man ti Yomdaanɔ baaru sɔnu ki turɔ,
ki bia ŋamm u sɔnii ki lii took.’ ”
Jɔɔnn din lia laagumii kobit liatire, ki bia boob gbann u siak ni, ki u jeet tee naasuut nan siat. Li yoo ki Jerusalem doo ni teeb, nan Judea yent ni kur teeb, nan Jɔɔdann mɔkir tingbouŋ ni kur teeb, saan u boor, ki fiit bi toonbiit, ki u wurib Yennu nyunwuru Jɔɔdann mɔkir na ni.
Waa din tan la ki Farisiinba nan Sajusiinba* bonchiann mun baat u boor ni a wun wurib Yennu nyunwuru na, ki u yetib a, “Yimm waalabirii na! Ŋmee kpaani a yin tin nyi Yennu wutoor nba yaa lin baar i paak na ni? Ii tuun linba saa wann nan i set nyik i biita. I daa mɔk parbifaant nan Abraham tee i yeeja. N beerie nan Yennu saa fit fiin tana nba na ki lin kpant Abraham yaaboonawa. 10 Pajar poŋ teen siira a wun chɔɔ tiinii; ki tiik nba kur ki loon lɔɔnŋana, bi saa chɔɔre ki lur muu ni. 11 Min ŋarin wuuri nyun ki li want nan i nyik i biita, ŋaan wunba yaa wun baar n poor po na cheen; ki n poŋ ki jaŋ nan ki n jii u taasaati; ŋɔɔe saa jii Yennu Seyeeŋ nan muu ki wuur i para. 12 U dia u dilenn ŋmaniie ki yaa wun lenn fanu, ki nyinn dibin ki wuun u bɔɔr ni, ŋaan joo fouŋ na muu nba kan mi kpeen ni.”
Jɔɔnn nba din wur Yiisa Yennu nyunwuru biaŋinba
(Mak 1.9-11; Luk 3.21-22)
13 Li yoo maŋ ki Yiisa nyii Galilii ki saan Jɔɔdann mɔkir po, ki baar Jɔɔnn boor a wun wurɔ Yennu nyunwuru. 14 Ki Jɔɔnn ki saki, ki yetɔ a “Mine bo saa baar a boor ki a wurin, ŋaan ki a mun tan baat n boor ni-i?”
15 Ŋaan ki Yiisa yetɔ a “Ŋaant ki lin tun nna mɔtana, kimaan nnae ŋan nan tin tun toonŋana kura.” Li yoo na ki Jɔɔnn sak.
16 Waa wur Yiisa Yennu nyunwuru ki gbenn yoo nba, ki Yiisa nyii nyun na ni; li taakpaak ni ki sanpagbouŋ loot, ki u la ki Yennu Seyeeŋ siik ki tee nan ŋmann, ki tan jakin u paak. 17 Ki kunkɔr nyii sanpaapo ki yet a “N Bilonkake na, ŋɔɔe ki n numm gboou.”
* 3:7 3.7 Farisiinba nan Sajusiinba din tuu tee nisiab nba nunii mɔn nan Moses sennu dianu, ŋaan ki mɔk ninbatinu nan niibe, bi mɔk dont-n-mɔŋ kɔɔe.