1 Avafarisayo vahulira ndi Yeso yanyoora kandi yabatizaa aviigi avanyingi kuvita Yohana.
“Ivi, mwana wange, ulalangwa muporofeti wa Nyasaye Oveeye igulu Ligali. Ulazia imbiri wu Mwami kumulombera zinzira zizie.
Niiva mundu ku vosi amuteeva, ‘Kigira ki mukevoholoraa?’ Mumuvolere, ‘Mwami achenyaa!’ ”
Navo vaativura, “ Mwami achenyaa.”
Ku lidiku liene yili mu lidaala lia Daudi, Muhonyi winyu wivuliiywi naye ni Kristo Mwami.
Lwu Mwami Yeso yamulola yamuvererera, namuvolera, “Utalira mba.”
Yohana yalanga vaviri ku aviigi veve, naavatuma ku Mwami Yeso, vamuteeve; “Ivi niyie wa Yohana yavoola alaza, anoho kulindi wundi?”
Inyima wa yaga, Yeso harara na aviigi veve vazia mu kivala chi Ivuyuda. Yamenya yo harara navo ku ing'inga nabatizaa avandu.
Kunangwa aviigi yava vazia ku Yohana nivamuvoolera, “Mwigizi, wizulizaa mundu waali harara niivi ku lovega lwa ivugwi wu mugera gwa Jorodani, uwa ivi walolekiza amakuva gi iliiza lilie? Henza, kalunu abatizaa, na avandu vosi vazizaa kuye!”
Yili ni likuva lia Nyasaye yaahilira avandu va Isiraeli, ni yilwaza Ivangeri yi mirembe kuvitira mu Yeso Kristo, oveeye Mwami wa vosi.
Kristo siyaanduma kubatiza, mba. Yaanduma kwilwaza makuva malahi ga Nyasaye, kandi kugavoola vugira kutumikira makuva govogeri vwa vandu, gase likuza lia Kristo ku musalaba lilagotiza zinguru zialio.
Mundu wu kutanga Adamu yalombwa kutura ku marova, aveeye wa marova; Adamu wa kaviri yatura mwigulu
Siaveeye ho nu mulala ku vamihi vi lirova yili wamanya ovogeri yivu mba. Niiva vaali nivavunamyi, sivali vakavambi Mwami wu vukumi mba.
Kunyi sikwilwazaa makuva giitu vene mba, navuzwa kwilwazaa Yeso Kristo oveeye Mwami, na kunyi aveene koveeye avatumikiri vinyu kulwa Yeso.
Avaamitu vange, kuli avasuuviri mu Mwami wiitu Yeso Kristo, oveeye Mwami wu vukumi, mutayanzilira avandu kolondekana ku ligondo liavo mba.
Ku iganza yeeye nu ku litango lilie, kwaali nikong'odeywe ilieta “Mwamihi wa avamihi, kandi mwami wa avami.”