Matayo 3 - Ebibulia 2001

Yohana Omubatiza naranga

¹ Omu makiro galiinya Yohana aija aranga omw'irungu lya Buyahudi, ati,

² “Mwechuze, ahakuba obukama bw'omw'iguru bwahika.”

³ Manyasi ogu niwe Omurangi Isaya yarangireho ati, “Eiraka ly'alikukungeleza omw'irungu niligamba liti, ‘Mushemeze omuhanda gw'Omukama, emihandaye mugigorore.’ ”

⁴ Yohana yajwaraga ekijwaro eky'omushenshe gw'engamia, n'omukandara gw'oruhu omu nyugunyu. Kandi ekyakulyakye zabaga nzige n'obwoki bw'omw'ishwa.

⁵ Aho mpaho Yerusalemu na Buyahudi yona n'ebyaro byona ebyataine Yorudani bamugobaho.

⁶ Ababatiza omu mwiga gwa Yorudani nibaatura amafu gabo.

⁷ Kyonkai orwo yaboine Abafarisayo n'Abasadukayo nibaija k'ababatiza, ababaza ati, “Inywe ruzaro rw'enjoka, n'ohai ayabatatira kamwija kuhunga aha kibonabonyio ekilikwija?

⁸ Mukore ebikorwa ebirayoleka okwo mulekeire amafu ganyu.

⁹ Muleke kufa gagamba muti, ‘Manya ichwe Aburahamu niwe aba isheichwe!’ Kambagambire, omu mabare aga Ruhanga yakushobora kwihiramu Aburahamu abaana.

¹⁰ Nangu n'aha mbali tuli endyamiti yatekatekirwe kusindura emiti. Buli muti ogutaraba biraba birungi gutemwa gunagwa omu muliro.”

¹¹ “Inye nimbabatiza n'amaizi kamwechuza, kyonkai ogwo alikunduga enyuma aina amani kushaga, n'enkaitoze tinakubitwara. Arababatiza na Mwoyo Mutakatifu n'ebiratwabye.

¹² Oruhungo rumuli omu ngaro, arashomboza enganoye nagiteka omu sitoa, kyonkai omushunga naija kugwokya n'omuliro ogutarara.”

Yesu nabatizibwa

¹³ Omu bir'ebyo Yesu aruga Galilaya aija Yorudani ahali Yohana k'amubatiza.

¹⁴ Yohana abanza amutanga ati, “Inye n'inye ndi w'okubatizibwa iwe, iwe waba n'iwe oija ahali inye?”

¹⁵ Kyonkai Yesu amuhorora ati, “Mbwenu tutwaze tutyo! Kuba omu ntwaza egi nirwo turashobora kugobesheleza byona ebili by'obugorogoki.” Aho Yohana aikiliza.

¹⁶ Yesu kayamazire kubatizibwa aruga omu maizi bwangu, niho honkai eiguru likinguka, abona Mwoyo wa Ruhanga nasongoka omu mishusire y'ekiiba, amubandaraho.

¹⁷ Leba, eiraka liruga omw'iguru niligamba liti, “Ogu niwe mwana wange omugonzibwa, niwe nshemelerwa muno.”