Matayo 3 - Baibuli Erikwera

Obutumwa bwa Yohaana Omubatizi

¹ Omu biro ebyo Yohaana Omubatizi akaija naabuurira omu ihamba rya Buyudaaya,

² ati: Mweteise, ahakuba obukama bw'omu iguru bwiriire haihi.

³ Mumanye ngu ogu niwe nabi Isaaya yaagambireho, obu yaagira ati: Eiraka ry'orikugambira omu ihamba ati: Mushemeze omuhanda gwa Mukama, Mugorore otuhanda twe.

⁴ Kandi Yohaana akaba naajwara ekijwaro ky'ebyoya by'engamira, naayezirikisa orukoba rw'oruhu omu nda; eby'okurya bye bikaba biri enzigye n'obwoki bw'omu ishwa.

⁵ Ahonaaho aba Yerusaalemu n'aba Buyudaaya n'ab'omu byanga ebiri haihi na Yorudani boona baija, baamushangayo;

⁶ yaababatiriza omu kyambu Yorudani nibaatura ebibi byabo.

⁷ Kwonka ku yaareebire Abafarisaayo n'Abasadukaayo baingi nibaija kubatizibwa, yaababuuza ati: Imwe baana b'enjoka 'mwe, n'oha obahabwire kuhunga ekiniga ekirikwenda kwija?

⁸ Mbwenu nu mwane ebyana ebishemereire abeeteisize,

⁹ muteehimbisa nimugira omu mitima yaanyu muti: Twine Abrahamu, niwe tatenkuriitwe; ahakuba nyowe nimbagambira nti: Ruhanga naabaasa amabaare aga kugaihiramu Abrahamu abaijukuru.

¹⁰ Na mbwenu empango eteirwe aha kitsintsi ky'omuti; buri munti ogutarikwana byana birungi guryatemwa gunagwe omu muriro.

¹¹ Nyowe nimbabatiza n'amaizi ahabw'okweteisa, kwonka orikwija enyima yangye nankiza obushoboorozi; kandi tinshemereire na kumukwatira enkaito; We aryababatiza n'Omwoyo Orikwera n'omuriro.

¹² Orugari rwe ruri omu ngaro ze, ahunikye oburo omu kitara kye, kwonka ebishushunga aryabyotsya omu muriro ogutaraara.

Okubatizibwa kwa Yesu

¹³ Omu biro ebyo Yesu akaruga Galilaaya, yaija Yorudani, yaashangayo Yohaana ngu amubatize.

¹⁴ Kwonka Yohaana yaayenda kumwangira, naagira ati: Niinye ndikwenda ku ombatiza; kandi naiwe waija ahariinye?

¹⁵ Yesu yaamugarukamu ati: Mbwenu ikiriza tutwaze tutyo! ahakuba kitushemereire kuhikiiriza eby'okuhikiirira byona. Atyo yaamwikiriza.

¹⁶ Yesu ku yaaherize kubatizibwa, yaaruga ati omu maizi, reeba, eiguru ryakinguuka, yaareeba Omwoyo wa Ruhanga naamushuumaho nk'enkombe,

¹⁷ yaahurira eiraka niriruga omu iguru, nirigira riti: Ogu n'Omwana wangye ou nkunda, kandi ou nshemerererwa munonga.