1 Bafalisaayo beegwi̱ri̱ bantu nibakoba nti Yesu̱ akutunga bantu banene bakumuhondera nibabatizib̯wa nibali banene kukira bab̯wo ba Yohaana Mu̱bati̱zi̱ baakubatiza,
Beegeseb̯wa ba Yohaana bei̱zi̱ri̱ hali Yohaana baamuweera, “Rabbi̱, yodi̱ mudulu giwaali nayo b̯uhuluka lyoba b̯wa mugira gwa Yorodaani, gi̱waaheereeri̱ b̯u̱kei̱so, alimukubatiza bantu; kandi de, bantu bensei̱ balimukugyenda hali yo mukiikaru kya kwi̱za halitwe.”
Hei̱nyu̱ma, Yesu̱ na beegeseb̯wa baamwe baaru̱gi̱ri̱ Yeru̱salemu̱ baagyenda mwisaza lya B̯uyudaaya, yei̱calayo nabo nibabatizanga bantu.
Kandi de natwe, tu̱tebya kwahi bigambu byetu̱ hab̯wetu̱, bei̱tu̱ tu̱tebya bigambu bya Yesu̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to nka kwali Mukama, natwe nka kutuli baheereza baamwe.
Muntu wa kubanza yaaru̱gi̱ri̱ mwitehe, naali cuucu b̯ucuucu; muntu wa kabiri yaaru̱gi̱ri̱ mwiguru.
Tihaloho mu̱lemi̱ yensei̱ wa mu nsi gigi, munyakugyetegereza. Kubba bab̯wo balemi̱, b̯u̱baaku̱bbeeri̱ bagyetegeeri̱i̱ze, baaku̱bbeeri̱ batabambi̱ri̱ Mukama wa ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa, ku̱mwi̱ti̱ra ha musalaba.
Mwegi̱ri̱ makuru ga Ruhanga gayaatu̱tu̱mi̱i̱ri̱ twe bantu Bei̱saleeri̱, gakubaza ha b̯u̱si̱nge b̯wa muntu b̯watunga kuruga hali Ruhanga, b̯wabba ei̱ki̱ri̱ri̱i̱ze mu Yesu̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to Mukama wa bantu bensei̱.
Ku kanzu gyamwe giyaalingi alweri̱, na ha kiberu kyamwe, haalingiho ibara linyakukobanga, “Yogwo yooyo Mukama akira bakama bandi bensei̱; kandi Mu̱lemi̱ akira balemi̱ bandi bensei̱.”
Bei̱ra bange, nka bantu beikiririza mu Mukama weetu̱ Yesu̱ Ku̱ri̱si̱to wa ki̱ti̱i̱ni̱sa, yogwo akora byamahanu, mu̱leke kubba na mitima mikuteekerereza mu kusoroora bantu.
Kiro kyadeeru, mu rub̯uga lwa Dau̱di̱, habyali̱i̱rweyo mu̱ju̱ni̱ weenyu̱, yooyo Ku̱ri̱si̱to, Mutongoole wa Ruhanga, Mukama.
Beegeseb̯wa baabei̱ri̱ri̱mwo yati, “Mukama weetu̱ aku̱gyendya.”
B̯uhaakabbaho muntu yensei̱ aku̱bab̯u̱u̱lya, ‘Hab̯waki mukugwahula,’ mumuweere nti, ‘Mukama weetu̱ akugwetaaga.’ ”
We mwanange, okwi̱za kwetwanga; mu̱ragu̱ri̱ wa naani, mu̱ragu̱ri̱ wa Ruhanga; Ruhanga Yogwo wa Hakyendi̱ hoi̱; oligyendera, mu mei̱so ga Mukama; oteekanize bantu, hab̯wa kwi̱za kwamwe.
Mukama Yesu̱ b̯u̱yaaweeni̱ mu̱kaamu̱kwere, kisa kyamukwata, yaamuweera, “Leka kulira.”
yaabatuma hali Mukama weetu̱ bamu̱b̯u̱u̱lye, “Weewe yogwo akugyenda kwi̱za, rundi tulindiireyo wondi?”
Mulimo gu̱handu̱ gwa Ku̱ri̱si̱to gu̱yantu̱mi̱ri̱ kukora, gutakabbe gwa kugyenda kubatiza. Bei̱tu̱, gwali gwa ku̱tebya Makuru Garungi, ntaku̱koresya bigambu bya magezi̱ ga b̯untu; aleke b̯u̱sobozi̱ b̯utaaha mu b̯ukwenda b̯ubaza hali Ku̱ri̱si̱to ku̱kwera bantu ha musalaba, b̯utakwa b̯usa.