1 Omu mwaka gw'ekumi na garhaano g'oburhegesi bw'omwami mukulu w'aBarooma Kayizaari Tiberiyo, Ponsiyo Pilaato aliiri mwimangizi w'egihugo ch'eYudeeya. Na Heroode aliiri mwimangizi w'egihugo ch'eGalilaaya na mwene waabo oyirikwa Firipo omu gihugo ch'eItureya na ech'eTarakoniiti. Lisaniya naye aliiri mwimangizi w'egihugo ch'eHabileeni.
2 Hanaasi na Kayaafa bo baliiri bakulu b'abadaahwa. Mwamo mango, echinwa cha Nnamahanga chahikira Yohaana mugala wa Zakariya omu mpinga.
3 Yohaana agera omu bihugo byooshi byalitureene n'olwinji lw'eYorodaani. Aliiri kuyaamagaza ntya: «Muleke ebyaaha byenyu, mubatiizwe yi Nnamahanga ababalira.»
4 Na ntya byaava byaagera ho eby'omuleebi Isaya ayandikaga omu gitaabu chaage mpu:
7 Abantu banene bayinja emwa Yohaana mpu ababatiize. Alema ababwira ntya: «Mwe buuko bw'enjoka, nde wabayigiriize guchilanga oku buhane bwayinjire?
8 Leero, muleme mwayeerekana kugerera ebijiro binja oku mwalekere ebyaaha byenyu. Murhachibwiraga mpu: ‹Abrahaamu ali shookuluza weerhu.› Kwenge mbabwirire oku Nnamahanga agakoleesa ama mabaale n'okumajira baana ba Abrahaamu!
9 Embasha ekola eri hoofu guchiira emirhi oku mizi. Nkaasi murhi gurhayeezeze amalehe menja, gwachiibwa n'ogukabulwa omu muliro.»
10 Abantu baliiri kumubaza ntya: «Gichi rhujaage rhwajira?»
11 Abashubiza ntya: «Ogwerhe simiisi ebiri agwasizwe guhaana nguma okw'orhayigwerhe. Ogwerhe ech'okulya naye ajire ntyo.»
12 Ab'ogufurhiisa amakooli nabo bayinja kubatiizwa. Baabaza Yohaana ntya: «Mwigiriza, bichi rhukwaneene kujira?»
13 Ashubiza bo ntya: «Murhahoreesaga binene kulusha ebi murhegekerwe guhoreesa.»
14 Abasoda nabo baamubaza ntya: «Neerhu, bichi rhukwaneene kujira?» Ashubiza bo ntya: «Murhanyagaga omuntu ehyaage changwa gusidaaka omuntu oku bushaabusha. Aliko musimiiswe n'omukamarho gwenyu.»
15 Olubaga lwaliiri kulingiriza n'obulangaalire, ngasi muguma aliiri gukengeera omu murhima gwage oku nkabaga Yohaana ye Krisitu.
16 Yohaana abwira bo ntya: «Nyoono ndi nababatiiza omu menji; aliko owayinja agwerhe obuhashe kundusha. Ntakwaneene chiro gushwekuula omugozi gw'ebiraato byaage. Yeewe nj'ababatiiza na Muuka-Mutagatiifu, n'omu muliro.
17 Afarhire omu fune zaage engooko y'okuyeera, abiiza echibuga chaage; ahira amahemba olwage lunda n'emyaavu olwage lunda. Nj'agusha amahemba omu nguli yaage, sy'aliko nj'ayoosa emyaavu omu muliro gurhazima chiro n'ehityu.»
18 Yohaana ayigiriza olubaga oMwazi Mwinja omu kubaheereza ezindi nyigirizo zinene z'okubaseeza omurhima.
19 Aliko Yohaana akalihira Heroode, wali yimire omu gihugo ch'eGalilaaya, kwenge aliyingiire Herodiya muka mwene waabo, n'okwenge abaaga ey'akolere ebindi bijiro binene bibiihire.
20 Kw'ebyo byooshi, Heroode ayongeera ko echindi chijiro chibi ch'oguhiriisa Yohaana omu munyororo.
21 Abantu booshi babeere bamala kubatiizwa, Yeesu naye abatiizwa. Olo lusiku, oku Yeesu ali gusaliira, empingu yagichinguula,
22 Muuka-Mutagatiifu amuyandagalira ko omu shusho ly'eguuku. Omulenge gwayunviikana ntya gurhengera empingu: «Oli Mugala waani muzigirwa; nsimiisizwe nawe bweneene.»
23 Amango Yeesu arhonderaga kuyigiriza, aligwerhe emyaaka yakagera ku makumyaasharhu. Abantu baliiri kumurhoola nka mwene Yozefu.