¹Hi kahampulu' lima mpae-na poparenta Kaisar Tiberius hi ngata Roma, Pontius Pilatus jadi' gubernur hi tana' Yudea pai' Herodes Antipas to moparenta hi Galilea. Filipus ompi' -na Herodes moparenta hi Iturea pai' hi Trakhonitis, pai' Lisanias moparenta hi Abilene.

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,

²To jadi' Imam Bohe nto'u toe, Hanas pai' Kayafas. Hi mpae tohe'e, Alata'ala mpoparata lolita-na hi Yohanes ana' Zakharia hi papada to wao'.

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

³Jadi', momako' -imi Yohanes mure' -nca'u ue Yordan mpoparata Lolita Alata'ala hi ntodea, na'uli': "Medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, pai' kana tumai-koi kuniu', bona Alata'ala mpo'ampungi jeko' -ni."

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

⁴Yohanes toei mpopadupa' napa to te'uki' hi rala sura nabi Yesaya owi, moni-na hewa toi: Ria tauna to mekio' hi papada to wao', na'uli': `Neo' rata-imi Pue'! Porodo ami' -miki ohea-na! Nipakalempe ami' -mi ohea to natara mpai'!

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

⁵To lobu' -na kana ra'ihii', to molangko pai' to pabulu' -bulu' kana rapohimpaya'. To pahiku-hiku rapomonoa', pai' to moloke' -loke' rapokalempe.

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

⁶Oti toe, hawe'ea manusia' mpohilo Alata'ala mpohore ntodea-na ngkai jeko' -ra.'"

⁶uye nyama yose ichaona ruponeso rwaMwari.

⁷Wori' tauna tumai mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Na'uli' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka: "He koi' to bengku' gau' -ni! Napa pai' tumai-koie? Ba ni'uli' -koina, ma'ala mpai' nipasalewa roe Pue' Ala to neo' mporumpa' -koi?

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

⁸Ane bongko medea-mokoi ngkai jeko' -ni, babehi-mokoi gau' to lompe'. Pai' neo' nipoperaha kamuli-na Abraham-koi! Bona ni'inca: muli Abraham bisa napajadi' Alata'ala ngkai watu-watu toe lau.

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.

⁹Neo' rata-mi pehuku' Alata'ala! Pehuku' -na hewa pati to rodo ami' -mi hi tawu kaju. Butu ngkaju-na to uma lompe' wua' -na, bate ratoki pai' ratene' hi rala apu."

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

¹⁰Ntodea mpekune' Yohanes, ra'uli': "Ane wae, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi?"

¹⁰Zvaunga zvikamubvunza, zvichiti: Zvino tichaitei?

¹¹Na'uli' Yohanes: "Hema-koi to rontonga' baju-ni, hantonga' wai' -raka-rawo to uma nakariai. Pai' tauna to ria pongkoni' -ra, bagii-ra-rawo to uma ria pongkoni' -ra."

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

¹²Rata wo'o-ra-rawo topesingara' paja' mpopeniu' hi Yohanes. Mepekune' -ra, ra'uli': "Guru, napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?"

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

¹³Natompoi' -ra: "Neo' -koi mesingara' melabi ngkai to rapakatantu topoparenta."

¹³Akati kwavari: Musateresa kupfuura pamakatemerwa napo.

¹⁴Rata wo'o-ra-rawo tantara mpekune' -i, ra'uli': "Hiaa' beiwa wo'o-ka-kaiwo kai'! Napa-kaiwo to kana kibabehi-e?" Na'uli' -raka: "Neo' -koi mporampaki rewa doo, pai' neo' mpo'ekahi ntodea bona rawai' -koi doi. Hangkuja-mi-hawo gaji' -ni, tarima-mi hante kagoea' nono."

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

¹⁵Nto'u toe, ntodea ntora mpopea karata-na Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Alata'ala. Hawe'ea-ra mepekune' hi rala nono-ra, meka' ba lue' Yohanes lau-mi Magau' Topetolo' to rapopea toe.

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

¹⁶Toe pai' Yohanes mpo'uli' -raka omea: "Ane aku' -le, mponiu' -koi hante ue-wadi, tanda kamedea-ni ngkai jeko' -ni. Tapi' tumai-i mpai' to meliu kuasa-na ngkai aku'. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpobongka koloro sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao. Hi'a mpai' to mponiu' -koi hante Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' hante apu.

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;

¹⁷Hi'a ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to mpowiri' pae. Nagaa' pae to mo'ihi ngkai to lopa' -na duu' -na me'itu'. Pae to mo'ihi napuna' hi rala wilulu-na, pai' to lopa' -na nasuwe hi rala apu to jela' ncuu duu' kahae-hae-na."

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

¹⁸Hewa toei Yohanes mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi ntodea, pai' naparesai' -ra nte wori' nyala tudui' -na.

¹⁸Naizvozvo achikukurudzira nezvinhu zvizhinji, akaparidzira vanhu evhangeri.

¹⁹Pai' nakamaro wo'o kasalaa' -na Herodes Antipas, topoparenta hi tana' Galilea, apa' Herodes mpo'ago pai' mpotobine Herodias, tobine ompi' -na moto. Yohanes mpokamaro-i sabana gau' -na toe, pai' sabana hawe'ea gau' -na to dada'a ntani' -na.

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

²⁰Jadi', kana'epe-na Herodes pekamaro Yohanes toe, uma-di nabalii' gau' -na to dada'a, nadonihii lau-di: nahoko' lau-imi Yohanes pai' -i natarungku'.

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

²¹Kako'ia-na Yohanes ratarungku', bula-na meniu' -pidi mponiu' ntodea, Yesus wo'o-hawo tumai mpopeniu'. Ka'oti-nai raniu', bula-na mosampaya, muu-mule' tebea-mi langi',

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

²²pai' Inoha' Tomoroli' mana'u tumai dungku hi Yesus, lence-na hewa danci mangkebodo. Pai' Alata'ala mololita ngkai suruga mpo'uli' -ki Yesus: "Iko toi-mi Ana' -ku to kupe'ahi'. Iko-mi to mpakagoe' nono-ku."

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

²³Nto'u umuru Yesus kira-kira tolu mpulu' mpae, natepu'u-mi pobago-na. Ntuku' pomporataa tauna, Yesus ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Eli,

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

²⁴Eli ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi, Lewi ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Yanai, Yanai ana' Yusuf,

²⁴waMatati, waRevhi, waMeriki, waJanai, waJosefa,

²⁵Yusuf ana' Matica, Matica ana' Amos, Amos ana' Nahum, Nahum ana' Hesli, Hesli ana' Nagai,

²⁵waMatatiasi, waAmosi, waNaumi, waEsiri, waNagai,

²⁶Nagai ana' Maat, Maat ana' Matica, Matica ana' Simei, Simei ana' Yosekh, Yosekh ana' Yoda,

²⁶waMaati, waMatatiasi, waSimeyini, waJosefa, waJudha,

²⁷Yoda ana' Yohanan, Yohanan ana' Resa, Resa ana' Zerubabel, Zerubabel ana' Sealtiel, Sealtiel ana' Neri,

²⁷waJohwana, waResa, waZerubhabheri, waSaratieri, waNeri,

²⁸Neri ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Adi, Adi ana' Kosam, Kosam ana' Elmadam, Elmadam ana' Er,

²⁸waMeriki, waAdhi, waKosamu, waErimodhamu, waEri,

²⁹Er ana' Yesua, Yesua ana' Eliezer, Eliezer ana' Yorim, Yorim ana' Matat, Matat ana' Lewi,

²⁹waJose, waEriezeri, waJorimu, waMatati, waRevhi,

³⁰Lewi ana' Simeon, Simeon ana' Yehuda, Yehuda ana' Yusuf, Yusuf ana' Yonam, Yonam ana' Elyakim,

³⁰waSimioni, waJudha, waJosefa, waJonanu, waEriakimu,

³¹Elyakim ana' Melea, Melea ana' Mina, Mina ana' Matata, Matata ana' Natan, Natan ana' Daud,

³¹waMerea, waMenani, waMatata, waNatani, waDhavhidhi,

³²Daud ana' Isai, Isai ana' Obed, Obed ana' Boas, Boas ana' Salmon, Salmon ana' Nahason,

³²waJese, waObhedhi, waBhowazi, waSarimoni, waNaasoni,

³³Nahason ana' Aminadab, Aminadab ana' Admin, Admin ana' Arni, Arni ana' Hezron, Hezron ana' Peres, Peres ana' Yehuda,

³³waAminadhabhi, waAramu, waEsiromi, waFaresi, waJudha,

³⁴Yehuda ana' Yakub, Yakub ana' Ishak, Ishak ana' Abraham, Abraham ana' Terah, Terah ana' Nahor,

³⁴waJakobho, waIsaka, waAbhurahamu, waTera, waNahori,

³⁵Nahor ana' Serug, Serug ana' Rehu, Rehu ana' Peleg, Peleg ana' Eber, Eber ana' Salmon,

³⁵waSerugi, waRagau, waFareki, waEberi, waSara,

³⁶Salmon ana' Kenan, Kenan ana' Arpakhsad, Arpakhsad ana' Sem, Sem ana' Nuh, Nuh ana' Lamekh,

³⁶waKainani, waArifakisadhi, waSemu, waNowa, waRameki,

³⁷Lamekh ana' Metusalah, Metusalah ana' Henokh, Henokh ana' Yared, Yared ana' Mahalaleel, Mahalaleel ana' Kenan,

³⁷waMatusara, waEnoki, waJaredhi, waMarereeri, waKainani,

³⁸Kenan ana' Enos, Enos ana' Set, Set ana' Adam, Adam ana' Alata'ala.

³⁸waEnosi, waSeti, waAdhamu, waMwari.