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1-2 Ka saa'a soo John* Soo John naa Zechariah mee naneadu. ka Te Naa yadooawabe maneke, ka Tiberius† Tiberius numu netutzeamena nana'atakoosoo numu moohe tuunguna. Mu numu oo netutzeana pummesoo nateepu-kooba nobe-ga'yoo: Pontius Pilate Judea-witu, Herod Galilee-witu, Herod pabe'e, Philip Ituraea noko Trachonitus-witu, Lysanias Abilene-witu mu Jew numu moohedu Annas no Caiaphas mee nananeadu. mu Roman numu-kooba oo katu mooasoo ewasoo (15) tommokapu. 3 Soo John yise ka giba-ma'yoo wuekese, ka baa hooodu Jordan mee naneadu-kumi meadabena, mu numu ma'emukwapu mu nanekwaha tuungu. “O'no soo Te Naa mu ma'emukwana soomu'wakwu,” mee mu netamma. Ka mu nanekwahakese, soo John yise baa-wi mu matzakakwu. 4 Soo John ka o'nosoo Te Naa yadooawabe Isaiah mee naneadu pumme waha-kwa'ne manakwe. Isaiah meeoo tubotugu.
“Mana ka gi hemma nadukadu naa-wi'yoona sumu'yoo nana ka Te Naa pooha-toohakwi mu numu tunesootabuekwu, ‘Mu sakwa muusoo namabetseapunne ka Te Pabe'e pudusoo petukwuno'oto. Mu sakwa kaaheno tuusooyugwepunne, o'no mu besa oo nakabetseanokwu.’ 5 Meno'o mu numu ka unu nanakwohonedu sutakoo podo me'a. Nanekwahase, ka po kaaheno mayugwe. Soo Te Naa ka numu besa mayugwekese, mu oo nagenokwu. Soo Te Naa ka giba wuwuta'nena kaaheno mayugwese, mu tutuaga kwakwabedu kaanokukese, mu numu yise kaaheno oo podokoo besa meadabekwu. 6 No'obatusoo numu yise oo nakasopedakwadookwu ka Te Naa tamme magwetzoa'e.”
7 Soo John ka mu numu pu-baa petudu mee netamma yakwe, “Mu unu etza'a. Saa'a soo mu tuma'emukwana mu-matoosoo kodyukwu. Mu baa-wi mumme e matzaka tuungu, pana mu gi ka mu tuma'emukwapu nematzagakwuna'e. 8 Mu mooe'ugasoo sakwa ka suta mu manena tubetse ma'wukase, ka besa-tamme manese, o'no sakwa yise nu baa-wi mu matzakakwu. Gi besa nasooyugwena mee unnegonnopana, ‘Numme yaahoo Te Naa doodooamu, numme ka Jew numuna.’ Mu tookwa gi oo nakasopedakwadoo soo Te Naa tooe hownnekoo tooe tu doodooamu mu mesoo mayugwe. 9 Mu sakwa besa tumatugu. Mu ka ooosapa gi besa tumatuguna mu kadoo'oo namayugwekwu. Tooe haga tooe gi he-toogoo besa'yoo natunikwu.”
10 Ewa'yoo numu oo nakana oo tubengu, “Hownnekoo sakwa numme besa tumatugumo?” 11 Soo John mee mu nanekwegea, “Mu sakwa ka tutuha manedu tummatzi. Tamme ka waha-batu hemma hee-gana sakwa sumuoo ka numu gi hee-gakoo gea. Ka tukapu-gana tamme sakwa mu tseagoedu maka.” 12 Mu tumasumudoodu ka John-baa petuse baa-wi oo namatzaga tuunguna. “Hownnekoo sakwa numme besa tumatuguyi?” mu numu mee oo tutubengu. 13 Soo John mu nanekwegea, “Mu ka mu tumasumutoona suu'mu haneyi.” 14 Mu tukwutumadu punno'o oo tutubengu, “Hownnekoo sakwa numme besa natumunagakuna suu'mu oo natubesatuka?” Soo John mee mu nanekwegeana, “Mu sakwa gi mu numu nesuana hemma puma mu tumuna hanepana. Mu sakwa gi mu numu nemooagana mu esayikupana.”
15 Mooasoo mu Jew numu oo sopedakwatoo ka tooe hannano tooe ka Te Pabe'e nanepetuna umu yise ka John Te Pabe'e mee sooyugwe. 16 Soo John ka mu sokwamapunnena sopedakwadoona mee mu netamma, “Nu gi Mu Pabe'e. Nu gi oo-wa'ne unu pooha-ga'yoo. Nu baa-wi numu sukwe matzakayakwe. Soo Te Pabe'e nuga ooonakwa unu pooha-ga'yoo nuga ooonakwa besa'yoo. Soo Te Pabe'e ka Te Naa Besa Pooha-ma mu sootuhikwu oosoo suda mu manena mu nematzagakuse mu gi tunakabetseadu kadoo'oo namayugwekwu. 17 Soo Te Pabe'e petuse ka mu numu yaa teepu-koobatu nemadabuedooa ka mu bebesow ka suta-nagakoo tzobadooa. Ka bebesow numu yise Te Naa nobe-kwi mu nabaa'yookukwu. Ka sutakoo numu gi tunaka'oedyukudu soo Te Pabe'e ka tubetse gi tokedu goso-witoo ma'anakwunikwu.” 18 Meeoonekoo soo John ka o'nosoo ooosapa numu tunedyooe ka Te Naa besa unnepu-witu.
19-22 Soo John ka mu numu baa-wi matzadyakwe, soo Te Pabe'e punno'o oo-baa petugase yise baa-wi namatzaka. Ka Te Pabe'e nanesootuhiwunu, soo Te Naa Besa Pooha pa'anakwana kwe'na'a tubongo punoonooe yotsekwuge-kwa'ne yise oonaga manipetu. Soo Te Naa pa'anakwana yadooase, mee unne, “U yow E Besaa Tooa, nu-kwa'ne'yoosoo. Nu unu u soopedyana besa u-matoo soonamme.”
Ka saa'a soo mu Jew numu-kooba numu nehane katudu Herod mee naneadu gi toge'yoo nana. Tu pabe'e nodukwa, Herodias mee naneadu, oo-makoo tsakahoose oo nodukwadoo. Soo John ka Herod manena nesootu'adya'ena mee oo netamma, “U sakwa gi ewa suda tumatugupana. U sakwa gi uga ka u pabe'e nodukwa nodukwadoopana.” Soo Herod gi oo nakabetsebena nanahano'obasoo ka John wutuma tuunguna.
23 Soo Te Pabe'e ka pahemano (30) tommo manepetuse numu nanesootuhibu tunedyooe maneka. Soo Te Pabe'e ka Joseph tooa mee mu numu-matu unakwe.
Soo Joseph naa Heli mee nane'a. 24 Soo Heli naa Matthat mee nane'a. Soo Matthat naa Levi mee nane'a. Soo Levi naa Melchi mee nane'a. Soo Melchi naa Jannai mee nane'a. Soo Jannai naa Joseph mee nane'a. 25 Soo Joseph naa Mattathias mee nane'a. Soo Mattathias naa Amos mee nane'a. Soo Amos naa Nahum mee nane'a. Soo Nahum naa Esli mee nane'a. Soo Esli naa Naggai mee nane'a. 26 Soo Naggai naa Maath mee nane'a. Soo Maath naa Mattathias mee nane'a. Soo Mattathias naa Semein mee nane'a. Soo Semein naa Josech mee nane'a. Soo Josech naa Joda mee nane'a. 27 Soo Joda naa Joanan mee nane'a. Soo Joanan naa Rhesa mee nane'a. Soo Rhesa naa Zerubbabel mee nane'a. Soo Zerubbabel naa Shealtiel mee nane'a. Soo Shealtiel naa Neri mee nane'a. 28 Soo Neri naa Melchi mee nane'a. Soo Melchi naa Addi mee nane'a. Soo Addi naa Cosam mee nane'a. Soo Cosam naa Elmadam mee nane'a. Soo Elmadam naa Er mee nane'a. 29 Soo Er naa Joshua mee nane'a. Soo Joshua naa Eliezer mee nane'a. Soo Eliezer naa Jorim mee nane'a. Soo Jorim naa Matthat mee nane'a. Soo Matthat naa Levi mee nane'a. 30 Soo Levi naa Simeon mee nane'a. Soo Simeon naa Judah mee nane'a. Soo Judah naa Joseph mee nane'a. Soo Joseph naa Jonam mee nane'a. Soo Jonam naa Eliakim mee nane'a. 31 Soo Eliakim naa Melea mee nane'a. Soo Melea naa Menna mee nane'a. Soo Menna naa Mattatha mee nane'a. Soo Mattatha naa Nathan mee nane'a. Soo Nathan naa David mee nane'a. 32 Soo David naa Jesse mee nane'a. Soo Jesse naa Obed mee nane'a. Soo Obed naa Boaz mee nane'a. Soo Boaz naa Salmon mee nane'a Soo Salmon naa Nahshon mee nane'a. 33 Soo Nahshon naa Amminadab mee nane'a. Soo Amminadab naa Ram mee nane'a. Soo Ram naa Hezron mee nane'a. Soo Hezron naa Perez mee nane'a. Soo Perez naa Judah mee nane'a. 34 Soo Judah naa Jacob mee nane'a. Soo Jacob naa Isaac mee nane'a. Soo Isaac naa Abraham mee nane'a. Soo Abraham naa Terah mee nane'a. Soo Terah naa Nahor mee nane'a. 35 Soo Nahor naa Serug mee nane'a. Soo Serug naa Reu mee nane'a. Soo Reu naa Peleg mee nane'a. Soo Peleg naa Eber mee nane'a. Soo Eber naa Shelah mee nane'a. 36 Soo Shelah naa Cainan mee nane'a. Soo Cainan naa Arphaxad mee nane'a. Soo Arphaxad naa Shem mee nane'a. Soo Shem naa Noah mee nane'a. Soo Noah naa Lamech mee nane'a. 37 Soo Lamech naa Methuselah mee nane'a. Soo Methuselah naa Enoch mee nane'a. Soo Enoch naa Jared mee nane'a. Soo Jared naa Mahalaleel mee nane'a. Soo Mahalaleel naa Cainan mee nane'a. 38 Soo Cainan naa Enos mee nane'a. Soo Enos naa Seth mee nane'a. Soo Seth naa Adam mee naneadu. Ka Adam yise soo Te Naa manumudoopu.
*3:1-2 Soo John naa Zechariah mee naneadu.
†3:1-2 Tiberius numu netutzeamena nana'atakoosoo numu moohe tuunguna. Mu numu oo netutzeana pummesoo nateepu-kooba nobe-ga'yoo: Pontius Pilate Judea-witu, Herod Galilee-witu, Herod pabe'e, Philip Ituraea noko Trachonitus-witu, Lysanias Abilene-witu mu Jew numu moohedu Annas no Caiaphas mee nananeadu.