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Amigirizo ga Yohana woꞌkubatiiza
(Mariko 1.1-8; Luka 3.1-18; Yohana 1.19-28)
1 Ku yikyo kyanya, mwiꞌshamba lyeꞌBuyahudi, mwanayiji hulukira Yohana woꞌkubatiiza. Ulya Yohana, anakizi bwira abandu kwokuno: 2 «Ubwami bwa mwiꞌgulu, keera bwayegerera. Aaho! Mutwikirage ku byaha biinyu.» 3 Ye yolya Yohana, umuleevi Hisaaya âli mali gwanwa ayandika hiꞌgulu lyage mu Mandiko Meeru kwokuno:
«Yuvwagwi! Umundu úli mwiꞌshamba, agweti agayiberekania kwiꞌzu lihamu, ti:
“Mushongaanize Nahano injira!
Ee! Ngiisi ho agakizi lenga, mumúgololere ho.*”»
4 Uyo Yohana, ibyambalwa byage bikalukwa mu bwoya bweꞌngamiya.† Anâli kizi yishweka umukaba mu kibuno. Neꞌbyokulya byage, âli kizi lya inzige noꞌbuuki.
5 Uyo Yohana, abandu bingi banakizi múshololokera. Bâli lyosiri i Yerusaleemu, na mu poroveesi yoshi yeꞌBuyahudi, na mu mbande zooshi zoꞌlwiji Yorodaani. 6 Banakizi múhikira, iri banayilega ibyaha byabo. Yohana anakizi babatiiza mu lwiji Yorodaani.
7 Ulya Yohana, iri akabona ngiisi kwa BafarisaayonaꞌBasadukaayo bagweti bagamúyijira ku bwingi, mbu ababatiize, anakizi bakanukira kwokuno: «Haliibwi! Si muli baana boꞌmujoka! Nyandagi úwamùkengula kwo mutibite uburaakari bwa Rurema, halinde butamùtibukire kwo? 8 Mukizi tuula ku njira íyerekiini kwo keera mwatwikira ku byaha biinyu. 9 Mutanakizi bwirana, mbu: “Twehe, shokuluza witu ye Hiburahimu.” Namùbwira, kwo Rurema ashobwiri ukulyokeza Hiburahimu abaana, kiri na mu yaga mabuye! 10 Ibiti bikoli banguliirwi isheenyo. Na ngiisi kiti íkitagatongeka kweꞌbitumbwe biija, kigaakubwa, kinaduulikwe mu muliro.
11 «Ikyanya mugweti mugatwikira ku byaha biinyu, ndi mu mùbatiiza ku miiji. Si ha nyuma lyani, hagaki yija úmbimiri imisi bweneene. Ndanakwiriiri kiri noꞌkumúhogola ibiraato. Yehe, ye gamùbatiiza ku Mutima Mweru, na ku muliro. 12 Akoli fumbiiti ulwibo, gira ayeruule ibyula mu ngano. Iyo ngano, agagikumaniza mu kihinda kyage. Si ibyula byohe, agabiduulika mu muliro, úgutanâye zime.»
Yohana abatiiza Yesu
(Mariko 1.9-11; Luka 3.21-22)
13 Ku yikyo kyanya, Yesu analyoka i Galilaaya, anayijira Yohana ha lwiji Yorodaani, gira Yohana amúbatiize. 14 Haliko, Yohana anagira mbu alahire, anamúbwira: «Si we kwaniini ukumbatiiza. Aaho! Kuti kwo we wanyijiraga, mbu ngubatiize?»
15 Yesu anamúshuvya: «Tee leke kwokwo. Si bitukwiriiri tukizi gira byoshi íbikwaniini imbere lya Rurema.» Yohana anayaga, anamúbatiiza.
16 Iri Yesu akabatiizibwa, analyoka mu lwiji. Lyeryo, igulu lyanayami yanuulwa, anabona Umutima gwa Rurema gugweti gugamújookera kwo ngiꞌhumba. 17 Mwomwo mwiꞌgulu, mwanalyoka izu, lyanadeta kwokuno: «Uyu, ye Mwana wani mukundwa! Ye mu nzimiisa.»
* 3:3 Hisaaya 40.3. † 3:4 Yibyo byambalwa byo Yohana woꞌkubatiiza âli kizi yambala, byâli riiri nga birya bya Hiriya. 2 Baami 1.8.