Mattee 3
yaheya baptisma denay vaalay kee khidmat
1un dinon men yaheya baptisma denay vaala aaya aur yahoodiya kay registaan men elaan karnay laga, 2“tauba karo, kyoonki aasmaan kee baadshaahee qareeb a gaee hai.” 3yaheya vahee hai jis kay baaray men yasaayaah nabee nay farmaaya, ‘registaan men ek aavaaz pukaar rahee hai, rabb kee raah tayyaar karo! us kay raastay seedhay banaao.’
4yaheya oonton kay baalon ka libaas pahenay aur kamar par chamday ka patka baandhay raheta tha. khuraak kay taur par vah tiddiyaan aur janglee shahed khaata tha. 5log yarooshalam, pooray yahoodiya aur darya-ay-yardan kay pooray ilaaqay say nikal kar us kay paas aaay. 6aur apnay gunaahon ko tasleem karkay unhon nay darya-ay- yardan men yaheya say baptisma liya.
7bahut say fareesee aur sadooqee bhee vahaan aaay jahaan vah baptisma day raha tha. unhen dekh kar us nay kaha, “ai zahereelay saamp kay bachcho! kis nay tumhen aanay vaalay ghazab say bachnay kee hidaayat kee? 8apnee zindagee say zaahir karo ki tum nay vaaqaee tauba kee hai. 9yah khayaal mat karo ki ham to bach jaaengay kyoonki ibraaheem hamaara baap hai. main tum ko bataata hoon ki allaah in pattharon say bhee ibraaheem kay liyay aulaad paida kar sakta hai. 10ab to adaalat kee kulhaadee darakhton kee jadon par rakhee huee hai. har darakht jo achchha phal na laaay kaata aur aag men jhonka jaaega. 11main to tum tauba karnay vaalon ko paanee say baptisma deta hoon, lekin ek aanay vaala hai jo mujh say bada hai. main us kay jooton ko uthaanay kay bhee laaiq naheen. vah tumhen rooh-ul-quds aur aag say baptisma dega. 12vah haath men chhaaj pakday huay anaaj ko bhoosay say alag karnay kay liyay tayyaar khada hai. vah gaahanay kee jagah bilkul saaf karkay anaaj ko apnay godaam men jama karega. lekin bhoosay ko vah aisee aag men jhonkega jo bujhnay kee naheen.”
eesa ka baptismaa
13phir eesa galeel say darya-ay-yardan kay kinaaray aaya taaki yaheya say baptisma lay. 14lekin yaheya nay usay roknay kee koshish karkay kaha, “mujhay to aap say baptisma lenay kee zaroorat hai, to phir aap meray paas kyoon aaay hain?”
15eesa nay javaab diya, “ab honay hee day, kyoonki munaasib hai ki ham yah kartay huay allaah kee raast marzee pooree karen [a] lafzee tarjuma : ham tamaam raastbaazee pooree karen. .” is par yaheya maan gaya.
16baptisma lenay par eesa fauran paanee say nikla. usee lamhay aasmaan khul gaya aur us nay allaah kay rooh ko dekha jo kabootar kee tarah utar kar us par thaher gaya. 17saath saath aasmaan say ek aavaaz sunaaee dee, “yah mera piyaara farzand hai, is say main khush hoon.”