¹ L'ogemu uchi echi nye ezemu uwhobhe Tbalu Siza ya budhiwhu awamu Pontosu Pailet ubo gobano Judiya, Helod bu nye udu uzhi l'Galilii nwana Pilip bu nye udu igbu uwhubhe Itula Tilakonitis l'Lisaniyas emene nye ishi Abilene. ² Ogonu nye udu (nye ishi osoeja) uwhubhe Anas l'Kayipas, uli ekpo Eze-Elugwe (Ebilikpabi) ujakeshi Joni unwo Zakaliya l'ime iwho. ³ Mu uzo bhele bhele igbu udhumakpo Jodan l'ukaloshi iye kpani uwu mini l'uyosali l'usabheteni iye bhiyo. ⁴ KPom ubhamabhe l'ukpalawhu uli ekpomu Aizaya nye amuma. Uli onwunye l'uwhu, l'ime iwho, mekeni echikpa Nyenweye mu uchini echini. ⁵ hele bhele idagu bu akponokpono l'bhele bhele ebhu, l'uzu bu iye ume mu ugakatakpo l'eka, ichakpa uweni eweni umebhe mu uchini echini. Mashi otu ahimu aizhike joka emene aubu ichakpa. ⁶ Bhele bhele iye zhibudu onwujibhe bu ugawe Ebilikpabi. ⁷ Akpu Joni ukunile ogbo emenemu uzhobhe luja adhi uwushibhe mini, "Yo, emene ulobhe uwo ogo, nnina udoni eka l'ete bu igbanatuni uwudhumamu uzho l'uja l'ununu?" ⁸ Kpombukpe nwuloshini anwi ushi umanu amanu utugoshi uyosali yo izhini luka l'unukumayo anwe idaye Ebilaham, me mokunelemu yo Ebilikpabi uneye ugbakpo uloweni Ebilaham umeledhe l'ime adhi ekpiligum uzhibhe. ⁹ Mashibu lumom anyike uzhimaho li udu ushi. kpombokpe ushi onwo egede anwu ubu by aukebe ekebe aushishabehe li echi. ¹⁰ Mu ogbo madegede ya ujiudhiwhabhe ajuju li ukawho kpom bukpi, nde iye ye amela? ¹¹ Mu uso, l'ukunebhe, bulebu uzhi onwunye unwe kapa ibo, ugonu mu ukeshini nwana nye enwe iye iye, nye mu unweo bhidi umedhiwhu kpeye." ¹² Emene unagbedebhe owayi gomenti ujadhiwhubhe adhi uwumini mu ukuma, nye uzhi-ezhi, nde uju ye amela? ¹³ Mu ukunebhe, egonkadhinini owayi uzhi bhiyo bu gonuni. ¹⁴ Mu ote soja ujudhiwhabhe. li uka ye jinila? Mu ukunebhe egoneni owayi l'eka umu maegede, l'ike, etushidhiwhoni onwunye uka l'iye obo ishi-uka. Iyemu inwetao l'iwolu uyulukayo uwo. ¹⁵ L'umom kpom umu madegede uzhibhe l'unye enye uja eja Klaisi nye nye obula uzhi l'gbe l'unukumaya iye kpani Joni, bulebu ya obu Klaisi. ¹⁶ Mu Joni uso l'ukune bhele bhele, miwewe mowushigbo bu mini butokpom owune uzhi l'uja ubukpom bakamale mi li ugbakpo me modhumadho mune adhi ugasha okoloya. Nyeya, owushiyo bu mini-echi uwa egwele. ¹⁷ Iye ugbolo uzhi kpom ogu uzha leka lumekwa bhele bhele adhi l'uyebhede uwadhi iye udhiedhi l'ime udho. Butokpom odukpo bu okpo otu iye ye l'ijiye l'echi, aubukpom bu echiya ndeke owunyiodhobhele. ¹⁸ Atutu iye uzhikalashibhe, Joni uzhishidhiwhu emeneya uzhi-uma. ¹⁹ Ekelemu ukunemawho Helod nye udu bu ume iyebhiyo l'utu nwenyi nwana amu uwhugashila l'gba ogbotu iyebhiyomu ya Helod umo. ²⁰ Ushigbedekpo bhele bhele iye uwadhi mu ushisho Joni l'udho ikoli ²¹ Akpu udhumale oge, bhele bhele madu owukpobhe mini Jizos wewe owukpodhiwhule mini l'ekele lukpe ekpele, mu olu-gwe ukpumalio. ²² Mu uwa egwele l'unwulowulu madegede ukpoda ele zhikpom nwo elise mu uli-ekpo ujo l'ime olugwe, "Yo ibu nwo me amu mo gwusho ogwushim. Me moto unukuma l'adhi izhi." ²³ Ekemu Jizos ubido unazhi nwo Josepu, nwo Heli. ²⁴ Nwo Matat, nwo Levi nwo Meki nwo Jonai nwo Josepu. ²⁵ Josepu bu nwo Matatiyas nwo Amos, nwo Nahum, nwo Esi nwo Nagai. ²⁶ Nwo Maat, nwo Matatiyas, nwo Semin, nwo Josek, nwo Joda. ²⁷ Joda bu nwo Joana, nwo Lesa nwo Zelubabeli nwo Salatiweli, nwo Neli. ²⁸ Nwo meki, nwo Adhi nwo Cosam, nwo Eladam nwo El. ²⁹ Nwo Joshua, Nwo Elieza, nwo Jolim, Nwo Matat, nwo Levi. ³⁰ Levi bu nwo Simiyon,nwo Juda, nwo Josepu, nwo Jonam, nwo Eliyakim. ³¹ Nwo Mela, nwo Mea, nwo Matata, nwo Netani nwo Debid. ³² Nwo Jesi, nwo Obed, nwo Bohaz, nwo Sayimoni, nwo Nason. ³³ Nason bu nwo Aminadabu, nwo Adhimin, nwo Alini, nwo Hezilon, nwo Pelez, nwo Juda. ³⁴ Nwo Jacopu nwo Aizhiki, nwo Ebilaham, nwo Tela, nwo Naho. ³⁵ Nwo Selug, nwo Liyu, nwo Pelegi nwo Eba, nwo Shila. ³⁶ Shila bu nwo Kenan, nwo Apazad, nwo Shem, nwo Nuwa, nwo Lamek, ³⁷ nwo Metusela, nwo Enoku, nwo Jeled, nwo Mahalaleli, nwo Kenan, ³⁸ nwo Enos, nwo Seti, nwo Adam, nwo Ebilikpabi.