Luka 3 - Ebibulia 2001

Okuranga kwa Yohana Omubatiza n'okubatizakwe

¹ Omu mwaka gwa 15 Kaisari Tiberio ali aha ngoma, nirwo Ponsio Pilato ali gavana wa Buyahudi, na Herode natwara Galilaya, Filipo omurumuna natwara ensi ya Iturea na Tirakoniti, Lisania natwara Abilene,

² Anasi na Kayafa bali Bakuhani Nyamukuru, Ruhanga agambira Yohana eya Zekaria ekigambo omw'irungu.

³ Yohana agenda omu nsi yona eyataine Yorudani, narangira abantu kababatizibwa okubatizibwa okw'okwechuza, bakagarulirwa amafu.

⁴ Nk'okwo kyakahandikirwe omu kitabo ky'Omurangi Isaya, kiti, “Eiraka ly'alikukungeleza omw'irungu ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gw'Omukama, mugorore mbali araletwa.

⁵ Mwijuze buli ruhanga, muteme buli ibanga na buli rushozi, emihanda einamu ebiina mubitabire;

⁶ abantu bona baramanya okwo Ruhanga n'iwe Murokozi.”

⁷ Abantu baijaga embaga ahali Yorudani k'ababatiza, abagambira ati, “Inywe baana b'enjoka! N'ohai abatatiire kuhunga ekibonabonyio ekilikwija?

⁸ Mukore ebikorwa ebirayoleka okwo mutamirwekwo amafu ganyu. Muleke kutekeleza muti, ‘Ichwe tataichwe aba Aburahamu;’ nimbagambira, omu mabaare aga Ruhanga yakwihiramu Aburahamu abaana.

⁹ Nangu na mbwenu aha endyamiti eraliire kutema emiti emizi. Kityo buli muti ogutaraba biraba birungi nigwija kutemwa gukanagwa omu muliro.”

¹⁰ Embaga emubaza eti, “Mbwenu aho tukoreki?”

¹¹ Abahorora ati, “Araba aina amakoti gabili, aheho atainalyo. Aina ekyakulya, nawe kutyo.”

¹² Abashoza nabo baija kubatizibwa bamubaza bati, “Mwegesa, tugire tutai?”

¹³ Abahorora ati, “Muleke kushoza empiha ezishaagire ezo babateleireho.”

¹⁴ Abaisherukare nabo kwakwo bamubaza bati, “Isi ichwe tukoreki?” Abahorora ati, “Mutayaka muntu rwamani anga kumuhangilira mukagira ekyo mwamwihyaho. Musanirwe emperwa yanyu.”

¹⁵ Abantu babanza kugira eshubi, omu mitima yabo Yohana bamwebazaho nka rundi n'iwe yakuba Kirisito.

¹⁶ Bona Yohana abahorora ati, “Inye nimbabatiza n'amaizi; kyonkai ow'amani kunshaaga aliyo naija, owo ntasaine na kukomorora rukoba rwa biratwa. Ogwo arababatiza na Mwoyo Mutakatifu n'omuliro.

¹⁷ Oruhungo rumuli omu mikono kwera byona ebili aha kyanokye, engano agibiike omu sitoaye, kandi omushunga agwokye omu muliro ogutaraara.”

¹⁸ Yabagambira n'ebirungi ebindi bingi, yatona abantu amakuru garungi.

¹⁹ Kyonkai Herode omutwazi, owo Yohana yashangirwe yatatiire aha rwa Herodia, omuramu, n'ebindi ebyo Herode wenene yashangirwe yakozire bili bibi,

²⁰ byongera ahali eki, aho akwata Yohana amufunga.

Yesu nabatizibwa

²¹ K'abantu bona babaire babatiziibwe, Yesu nawe abatizibwa. Kayabaire nashoma enshara, eiguru likinguka,

²² na Mwoyo Mutakatifu asongoka omu mishusire y'ekiiba amubandara aha mutwe, n'eiraka liruga omw'iguru liti, “Oli Mwana wange omugonzibwa, iwe n'iwe nshemelerwa.”

Baishenkuru Yesu

²³ Orwo Yesu yabandize eikoralye, akaba aina nk'emyaka makumi gashatu. Yesu ogwo (okwo abantu bamushobokerwaga) ni mutabani wa Yozefu, Yozefu eya Heli.

²⁴ Heli eya Matatia, Matatia eya Levi, Levi eya Meliki.

²⁵ Levi eya Matatia, Matatia eya Amosi, Amosi eya Nahumu, Nahumu eya Esili, Esili eya Nagai.

²⁶ Nagai eya Maati, Maati eya Matatia, Matatia eya Semeni, Semeni eya Yoseki, Yoseki eya Yoda.

²⁷ Yoda eya Yoanani, Yoanani eya Resa, Resa eya Zerubabeli, Zerubabeli eya Shealisieli, Shealisieli eya Neri.

²⁸ Neri eya Meliki, Meliki eya Adi, Adi eya Kosamu, Kosamu eya Elimadamu, Elimadamu eya Eri.

²⁹ Eri eya Yoshua, Yoshua eya Eliezeri, Eliezeri eya Yorimu, Yorimu eya Matati, Matati eya Levi.

³⁰ Levi eya Simeoni, Simeoni eya Yuda, Yuda eya Yozefu, Yozefu eya Yonamu, Yonamu eya Eliakimu.

³¹ Eliakimu eya Melea, Melea eya Mena, Mena eya Matata, Matata eya Natani, Natani eya Daudi.

³² Daudi eya Yese, Yese eya Obedi, Obedi eya Boazi, Boazi eya Sala, Sala eya Nahishoni.

³³ Nahishoni eya Aminadabu, Aminadabu eya Adimini, Adimini eya Arini, Arini eya Hezironi, Hezironi eya Peresi, Peresi eya Yuda.

³⁴ Yuda eya Yakobo, Yakobo eya Isaka, Isaka eya Aburahamu, Aburahamu eya Tera, Tera eya Nahori.

³⁵ Nahori eya Serugi, Serugi eya Reu, Reu eya Pelegi, Pelegi eya Eberi, Eberi eya Shela.

³⁶ Shela eya Kaini, Kaini eya Arufakisadi, Arufakisadi eya Shemu, Shemu eya Noa, Noa eya Lameki.

³⁷ Lameki eya Metusela, Metusela eya Enoki, Enoki eya Yaredi, Yaredi eya Mahalaleli, Mahalaleli eya Kainani.

³⁸ Kainani eya Enoshi, Enoshi eya Seti, Seti eya Adamu, Adamu omwana wa Ruhanga.