12 Kuruga mu biro bya Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ na kudwa hataati̱, b̯ukama b̯wa mwiguru b̯uloho hab̯wa maani, kandi bab̯wo bab̯ulwaniira, bab̯unyaga na maani.
“Kudwereera ki̱mwei̱ ku Yohaana, biragiro bya Mu̱sa na Binyakuhandiikwa bya baragu̱ri̱ ba Ruhanga, byei̱ceeri̱ho nibikora, hati̱ kuruga nab̯u̱b̯wo Makuru Garungi gakukwatagana na b̯ukama b̯wa Ruhanga geicala nigarangwa, kandi, b̯uli muntu akub̯wingira akuhambiriza-b̯u̱hambi̱ri̱ze.
“Mwekambe murabe mu mulyangu gu̱fu̱ndu̱, hab̯wakubba, bantu banene bakwi̱za ku̱lwani̱sya kwingira munda, kyonkei, bakwi̱za kwahi kusobora.
Kale nu nywe beikiriza banywani bange, nka kumubbanga nimuhondera bigambu byange bi̱nyaabeegeseerye, kwokwo yatyo mu̱bi̱honderenge na kukira maani hataati̱ b̯untali nanywe. Mwekambe hoi̱ mu mitima myenyu̱ kubba na bikorwa bi̱kwolokya ngesu za kujunwa kwa Ruhanga ku̱yaabaju̱ni̱ri̱.
Mutamaliranga maani geenyu̱ ha kukoleera bidyo bikuranguha kuheneka. Bei̱tu̱ mu̱tenge mitima myenyu̱ ha bidyo bikubaha b̯womi b̯utamalikaho, bya gya Mwana wa Muntu binkugyenda kubaha. Kubba gyagya wa Ruhanga Bbaabba gi̱yaaheeri̱ b̯u̱sobozi̱ b̯u̱b̯wo.”
Bei̱tu̱ Yesu̱ yaamwi̱ri̱ri̱mwo naakoba, “Hataati̱, we ikiriza kwokwo kibbe, aleke tu̱doosereerye bintu byensei̱ bya Ruhanga byaku̱twendeerya.” Mwomwo Yohaana, yeikiriza kubatiza Yesu̱.
Mu mananu nkubaweera nti, mu bantu bensei̱ banyakubyalwa mu̱kali̱, tihakabbangaho akukira Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ mu ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa; bei̱tu̱ kandi, yogwo wa ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa kikusembayo mu b̯ukama b̯wa mwiguru, akukira Yohaana.
Hab̯wakubba, kudwera ki̱mwei̱ ha biro bya Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ b̯u̱yei̱zi̱ri̱ akatandika ku̱tebya, baragu̱ri̱ ba Ruhanga na biragiro bya Mu̱sa, byensei̱ hamwei̱ byaragu̱rengi̱ Masi̱ya nka kwakugyenda kwi̱za.
B̯undi na b̯undi malayika wa Mukama yaasi̱ri̱mu̱kengi̱ mu ki̱kyo ki̱di̱ba nei̱za kutab̯ura meezi̱. B̯u̱yaakagatab̯u̱ranga, mu̱seeri̱ yensei̱ munyakubanzanga kugagwamwo gamaari̱ kwetab̯ura, yooyo munyakuhonanga nseeri̱ gyensei̱ gi̱yaabbengi̱ ahi̱mbi̱ri̱.]