¹Zvino negore regumi nemashanu rekutonga kwaTibherio Kesari, Pondiyo Pirato ari mutungamiriri weJudhiya, Herodhe ari umwe wevatongi vana weGarirea, Firipi munin'ina wake ari umwe wevatongi vana weIturea nedunhu reTrakoniti, Risanio ari umwe wevatongi vana weAbhirene,

¹Huan, Tiberia Kaisar a vaihawm kum sawm leh kum nga kumin, Pontia Pilat Judia gamukpa ahi a, Herod Galili gam kumpipa ahi a, a unau Philip Ituria leh Trakoniti gam kumpipa ahi a, Lusania Abiline gam kumpipa ahi a.

²Anasi naKayafasi vari vapristi vakuru, shoko raMwari rakasvika kuna Johwani mwanakomana waZakaria murenje.

²Ana leh Kaiapha siampu Lianpen ahi ua, huailaiin Gamdai ah Zakaria tapa Johan kiangah Pathian thu hongtunga.

³Akasvika munyika yose yakapoteredza yaJoridani, achiparidza rubhabhatidzo rwekutendeuka kuve kukangamwirwa kwezvivi;

³Huan, amah bel Jordan lui gei kim gam tengteng ah a hoha, thil hihkhial ngaihdamna dingin kisikna baptisma thu a gen jela.

⁴sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku ramashoko aIsaya muporofita zvichinzi: Inzwi reunodana murenje richiti: Gadzirai nzira yaIshe; ruramisai migwagwa yake.

⁴Jawlnei Isai thu bu ah, Gamdaia mi kikou aw gingin, Toupa lamlian sial unla, a lampite tangsak un,

⁵Mupata wose uchafusirwa, negomo roga roga nechikomo zvichaderedzwa; zvakakombama zvicharuramiswa, nzira dzemakwiringwindi dzienzaniswe;

⁵Guam chih sun dim ahi dinga, tang chih, mual chih, hihniam ahi ding; lampi kawite tansak ahi dinga, lampi phokte mamsak ahi ding;

⁶uye nyama yose ichaona ruponeso rwaMwari.

⁶Huan, mi tengtengin Pathian hotdamna a mu ding uh, a chi, chih gelh bangin.

⁷Naizvozvo wakati kuzvaunga zvaibudira kuzobhabhatidzwa naye: Zvizvarwa zvenyoka, ndiani wakakutaridzirai kutiza hasha dzinouya?

⁷Huan aman, baptisma tang ding a kianga mipi hongsukte kiangah, Gul suante aw, thangpaihna hongtung ding taisan dinga kua ahia honvauhilh?

⁸Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka; uye musatanga kuti mukati menyu: Tina Abhurahamu unova baba; nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Mwari unogona kubva pamabwe awa kumutsira Abhurahamu vana.

⁸Huchiin kisik minpu takin gah un, Abraham ei honsuangpa ahi aka, na lungsim un chi kei un; Pathianin hiai suang khawng Abraham suante din a dingsak thei chih ka honhilh ahi.

⁹Ikozvino sanhuwo ratoiswa pamudzi wemiti; naizvozvo muti umwe neumwe usingabereki chibereko chakanaka unotemwa, ugokandirwa mumoto.

⁹Tu mahmah inzong heipi sing bul tengah koih ahita; huchiin, sing chih gah hoiha gah lou peuhmah phukin a oma, mei ah paihin a om, a chi a.

¹⁰Zvaunga zvikamubvunza, zvichiti: Zvino tichaitei?

¹⁰Huan, mipiten a kiangah, Bang ka hih ding ua leh? a chi ua, a dong ua.

¹¹Akapindura akati kwavari: Une nguvo mbiri, ngaagovane neusina; neune chikafu ngaaite saizvozvo.

¹¹Huan, aman, a kiang uah, Kuapeuh puannak nih neiin a neilou kiang ah hawm hen; kuapeuh an neiin huchibangmahin hih hen, a chi a, a dawnga.

¹²Zvino kwakauyawo vateresi kuzobhabhatidzwa, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tichaitei?

¹²Huan, siahkhonmite leng baptisma tang dingin a hong ua, a kiangah, Sinsakpa, bang ka hih ding ua? a chi ua.

¹³Akati kwavari: Musateresa kupfuura pamakatemerwa napo.

¹³Huan, aman a kiang uah, Honseh sak val uh vakhon kei un, a chi a.

¹⁴Nemautowo akamubvunza, achiti: Ko isu tichaitei? Akati kwaari: Musatyityidzira munhu kana kupomera nhema; uye mugutsikane nemihoro yenyu.

¹⁴Huan, sepaihten leng a kiang ah, Kou leng bang ka hih ding ua? a chi ua, a dong ua. Huan aman a kiang uah, Kuamah hiamgamin hih kei unla, diklou piin kuamah hek kei unla, na loh uah lungkim un, a chi a.

¹⁵Zvino vanhu vakati vachatarisira, vose vachirangarira mumoyo mavo pamusoro paJohwani, kuti zvimwe iye ungava Kristu,

¹⁵Huan, miten a lamet ua, mi tengtengin Johan tung thu a lungtang ua, Kris ahi kha zenzen de aw? chia a ngaihtuah laiun,

¹⁶Johwani akapindura kune vose achiti: Ini zvirokwazvo ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura; asi une simba kupfuura ini unouya, wandisina kufanira kusunungura rukanda rweshangu dzake; iye uchakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene nemoto;

¹⁶Johanin a dawnga, a vek ua kiangah, Ken jaw tuiin ka hon baptis a, himahleh keimah sanga mi thupijaw a hong pai ding, a khedap khau phel tak leng ka hi kei; aman tuh Kha Siangthou leh meiin nou a honbaptis ding.

¹⁷werusero rwake rwuri muruoko rwake; uchachenesa kwazvo buriro rake; uye uchaunganidza zviyo mudura rake, asi hundi uchaipisa nemoto usingadzimiki.

¹⁷A khutin a phazah a tawia, a phual a jap siang vilvelna ding leh a buhpanga buh sunna dingin; a si tuh mei mit theilouin a hal mang ding, a chi hi.

¹⁸Naizvozvo achikukurudzira nezvinhu zvizhinji, akaparidzira vanhu evhangeri.

¹⁸Huan, hasotna thu dang tampiin mite kiangah Tanchin Hoih a hilh jela.

¹⁹Asi Herodhe umwe wevatongi vana, wakati atsiurwa naye pamusoro paHerodhiasi, mukadzi waFiripi munin'ina wake, nezvakaipa zvose Herodhe zvaakange aita,

¹⁹Himahleh, kumpipa Herod-in bel a nau ji Herodia tungthu ah leh a thil hihkhelh tunga Johanin a taihilh jiakin,

²⁰wakawedzerazve ichi pamusoro pazvo zvose, kuti wakapfigira Johwani mutirongo.

²⁰a thil hihkhelh tengteng behlapin amah tuh suangkulh ah a khumta hi.

²¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti vanhu vose vabhabhatidzwa, Jesuwo abhabhatidzwa, achinyengetera, denga rakazarurwa.

²¹Huan, hichi ahia, mi tengtengin baptisma a tan khit un, Jesun leng baptisma a tankhitin, a thum a, van a hongkihonga,

²²Mweya Mutsvene ndokuburukira pamusoro pake nechimiro chemuviri sowenjiva, inzwi ndokubva kudenga, richiti: Iwe uri Mwanakomana wangu unodikamwa, wandinofara naye.

²²Kha Siangthou tuh sa puin vakhu bangin a hongsuk a, a tungah a tuta a; huan, van akipanin aw a hongpawt a, Nang ka Tapa deihtak na hi; na tungah ka kipak mahmah, a chi a.

²³Zvino iye Jesu wakange achitanga kuva nemakore anenge makumi matatu, ari (sezvaifungidzirwa) mwanakomana waJosefa, waHeri,

²³Huan, Jesun thu a hilh pat tung laiin amah tuh kum sawm thum khawng a hita, mi ngaihin jaw Joseph tapa ahi a, huai tuh Heli tapa ahi a,

²⁴waMatati, waRevhi, waMeriki, waJanai, waJosefa,

²⁴huai tuh Matthat tapa ahi a, huai tuh Levi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Melki tapa ahi a, huai tuh Janna tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joseph tapa ahi a,

²⁵waMatatiasi, waAmosi, waNaumi, waEsiri, waNagai,

²⁵huai tuh Matthathi tapa ahia, huai huai tuh Amos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahum tapa ahia, huai tuh Esli tapa ahi a, huai tuh Naggai tapa ahi a,

²⁶waMaati, waMatatiasi, waSimeyini, waJosefa, waJudha,

²⁶huai tuh Maathi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Matthathi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Semmei tapa ahi a, huai tuh Josek tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joda tapa ahi a,

²⁷waJohwana, waResa, waZerubhabheri, waSaratieri, waNeri,

²⁷huai tuh Joanan tapa ahi a, huai tuh Rhesa tapa ahi a, huai tuh Zerubbabel tapa ahia, huai tuh Salathiel tapa ahi a, huai tuh Neri tapa ahi a,

²⁸waMeriki, waAdhi, waKosamu, waErimodhamu, waEri,

²⁸huai tuh Melki tapa ahi a, huai tuh Addi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Kosam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Elmadam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Er tapa ahi a,

²⁹waJose, waEriezeri, waJorimu, waMatati, waRevhi,

²⁹huai tuh Jose tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eliazer tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jorim tapa ahi a, huai tuh Matthat tapa ahi a,

³⁰waSimioni, waJudha, waJosefa, waJonanu, waEriakimu,

³⁰huai tuh Levi tapa ahi a; huai tuh Simeon tapa ahi a, huai tuh Juda tapa ahi a, huai tuh Joseph tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jonam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eliakim tapa ahi a,

³¹waMerea, waMenani, waMatata, waNatani, waDhavhidhi,

³¹huai tuh Melia tapa ahia, huai tuh Menna tapa hia, huai tuh Mattatha tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nathan tapa ahia, huai tuh David tapa ahi a,

³²waJese, waObhedhi, waBhowazi, waSarimoni, waNaasoni,

³²huai tuh Jesai tapa ahi a, huai tuh Obed tapa ahi a, huai tuh Boaz tapa ahi a, huai tuh Salmon tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahson tapa ahi a,

³³waAminadhabhi, waAramu, waEsiromi, waFaresi, waJudha,

³³huai tuh Aminadab tapa ahi a, huai tuh Aram tapa ahi a, huai tuh Esrom tapa ahi a, huai tuh Perezi tapa ahi a, huai tuh Juda tapa ahi a,

³⁴waJakobho, waIsaka, waAbhurahamu, waTera, waNahori,

³⁴huai tuh Jakob tapa ahia, huai tuh Isaak tapa ahi a, huai tuh Abraham tapa ahi a, huai tuh Tera tapa ahi a, huai tuh Nahor tapa ahi.

³⁵waSerugi, waRagau, waFareki, waEberi, waSara,

³⁵Huai tuh Seruk tapa ahi a, huai tuh Reu tapa ahi a, huai tuh Peleg tapa ahi a, huai tuh Eber tapa ahi a, huai tuh Selah tapa ahi a,

³⁶waKainani, waArifakisadhi, waSemu, waNowa, waRameki,

³⁶huai tuh Kainan tapa ahi a, huai tuh Arphaksad tapa ahi a, huai tuh Sem tapa ahi a, huai tuh Noa tapa ahi a, huai tuh Lamek tapa ahi a,

³⁷waMatusara, waEnoki, waJaredhi, waMarereeri, waKainani,

³⁷huai tuh Matthusel tapa ahi a, huai tuh Enok tapa ahi a, huai tuh Jared tapa ahi a, huai tuh Mahalalil tapa ahi a, huai tuh Kainan tapa ahi a,huai tuh Enos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Set tapa ahi a, huai tuh Adam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Pathian tapa ahi.

³⁸waEnosi, waSeti, waAdhamu, waMwari.

³⁸huai tuh Enos tapa ahi a, huai tuh Set tapa ahi a, huai tuh Adam tapa ahi a, huai tuh Pathian tapa ahi.