6 Bhakatiga ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwabhʉ, akabhabhatiiza mʉkɨtaarʉ cha Yorodaani.
“Inyɨ nɨrabhabhatiiza na amanzi kwerecha kʉbha mwichuriirɨ Mungu. Nawe araaza ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉ ʉbhʉnaja kʉnkɨra. Nɨtakwenderwa nʉʉrʉ kʉtazʉra zisiri zi ibhikwɨra bhyazɨ. Ewe arabhabhatiiza kwe Ekoro Ɨndɨndu na komorero.
Abhaatʉ bhaaru kurwa kʉrʉbhɨri rwa Yɨrusarɨɨmu na mucharʉ chʉsi cha Yudeya, bhaarɨ bharaja kwa Yoohana. Bhakatiga ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwabhʉ, akabhabhatiiza mʉkɨtaarʉ cha Yorodaani.
Na aragarucha Abhiiziraɨri bhaaru kʉMʉkʉrʉ Mungu waabhʉ.
Nawe, akabhabhʉʉrɨra bhʉʉsi, “Inyɨ, nɨrabhabhatiiza na amanzi, nawe araaza inyuma waanɨ, ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akʉnkɨra ʉbhʉnaja. Nɨtakwenderwa nʉʉrʉ kʉtazʉra zisiri zi ibhikwɨra bhyazɨ! Ewe arabhabhatiiza kwe Ekoro Ɨndɨndu, na komorero.
Yoohana Ʉmʉbhatiizi, akabhatiiza abhaatʉ kwa amanzi, nawe imwɨ sikʉ suuhu zɨnʉ zikuuza, mʉrabhatiizwa kwe Ekoro Ɨndɨndu.”
Neho nɨkahiita ɨngʼana yɨnʉ Ʉmʉkʉrʉ Yɨɨsu aagambirɨ, kʉbha, ‘Yoohana akabhatiiza abhaatʉ kʉmanzi, nawe imwɨ mʉrabhatiizwa kwe Ekoro Ɨndɨndu.’
Abhaatʉ bhaaru bhanʉ bhaarɨ bhiisiriiryɨ Yɨɨsu bhakiisasaama mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwa abhaatʉ amangʼana gaabhʉ amabhɨ ganʉ bhaarɨ bhakʉrirɨ.
Nangʉ ʉrarɨndakɨ? Imɨɨrɨra! Ʉbhatiizwɨ, ʉbhɨngukiibhwɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ na ʉsabhɨ ʉbhʉsakirya kwa Mungu.’
Hanʉ bhaakangatirwɨ na risaarʉ na kʉhɨta gatɨgatɨ wɨ ɨnyanza bhakabhatiizwa kʉbha abhahɨmba bha Musa.
Hanʉ mwʉjirwɨ amabhɨ, mʉkakwa, mʉkabhiikwa hamwɨmwɨ na Kiriisitʉ. Na mʉkaryʉka hamwɨmwɨ nawe, ku ukwisirirya zinguru za Mungu wʉnʉ aamuryurirɨ kurwa mʉbhaku.
Tʉtabha tʉragarʉkɨra amiija igʉrʉ wʉ ʉkʉbhatiiza, kʉbhatʉʉrɨra abhaatʉ amabhoko, ukuryʉka kwa abhaku nɨ ɨtɨnɨrʉ ya kemerano.
Amangʼana gayo garahirana ni ibhyakurya, bhyukunywa na kwibhɨngukya ɨmɨbhɨrɨ, gʉʉsi gayo nɨ‑mangʼana gi igʉtʉ. Gʉʉsi gayo garasira hanʉ Mungu akuchʉra ebhegero kʉbha bhihya.
Mmbe, mutigɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwanyu imubheene kobheene na kwisabhɨra kwa Mungu, korereke mʉhʉribhwɨ amarwɨrɨ gaanyu. Amasabhi gʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ we eheene ganʉ ʉbhʉnaja na garakora emeremo.
Amanzi gayo gatuubhɨɨnɨ nʉ ʉbhʉbhatiizi bhʉnʉ bhʉkʉbhasabhʉra, ɨtarɨ ku kuruushaho ubhubhuruuru mʉmʉbhɨrɨ, nawe nɨ‑bhʉragɨ bhwa Mungu bhwʉ ʉkʉbha ne ekoro nzɨrʉ kwewe. Amangʼana gayo, garatʉrɨkana kʉ kʉhɨtɨra ukuryʉka kwa Yɨɨsu Kiriisitʉ.
Nawe, arɨɨbhɨ tʉraatigɨ ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ, Mungu aratobheerera ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwɨtʉ na kʉtʉbhɨngukya ʉbhʉbhɨ bhwʉsi, kʉ kʉbha ewe, ne‑moheene na we eheene.