3 Anacirhondêra ageragera omu cihugo ca Yordani, ajà ahanûla obubatizo bw’okucîyunjuza, lyo bababalirwa ebyâha,
“Niehe ndwîrhe nammubatiza n’amîshi, nti lyo mucîyunjuza. Ci kwônene owâyisha enyuma zâni andushire, ntakwânîni okumushwêkûla enkwêrho: ye wâmmubatize muli Mûka Mutagatîfu n’omu Muliro”.
na banji omu bene-Israheli abagalula emwa Nyakasane Nyamuzinda wâbo.
ly’omanyîsa olubaga lwâge obuyôkoke, lyo lubabalirwa ebyâha byâlwo;
Yezu ayunjula Mûka Mutagatîfu, arhenga e Yordani, ahêkwa na Mûka omu irungu,
Ebyo byàbâga e Betaniya, ishiriza lya Yordani, emunda Yowane akâg’ibatiziza.
Bajà emwa Yowane, bamubwîra, mpu: «Rabi, olya wali naye ishiriza lya Yordani, olya wahamîririzagya, naye akola adwîrhe abatiza, n’abantu boshi badwîrhe bamushimba!»
“Embere ayishe, Yowane àli erhi ayigîrizize olubaga lwoshi lw’Israheli obubatizo bw’obucîyunjuze”.
Okubandi Paolo anacibabwîra, erhi: «Yowane abatizize olubaga obubatizo bw’obucîyunjuze, akàbabwîra mpu bayêmêre owayayishe enyuma zâge, ye Yezu».
“Na buno, bici wacilinda?” “Yimuka, obatizibwe, na hano ôbà wamâshenga izîno lyâge, okûlirwe ebyâha byâwe”.