1 Muziisiku zirya yaariho omuutu wumwe wuno yakubhirikirwa Yohana Omubatiizi. Yohana wuyo yaari ararwaaza mwiitirigo rya Yudea kubha, 2 “Mute ebhibhi bhyeenyu mumwiikyoorere Taatabhugya, kwo okubha obhutemi bhwa mwiisaaro*Obhutemi bhwa mwiisaaro ni hagiro hayo hoosi hano Taatabhugya niwe omukaangati. Rora obhutemi bhwa Taatabhugya mu Bhugaruri bhwa Amangʼana Amakongʼu. bhubhahikiiri.” 3 Yohana niwe wuno yagaambirwe no omurooti Isaya,

4 Emyeenda gya Yohana gyakorirwe na amabhuri ge engamia na yaari yiibhohiri omukena gwe eriisaakwa mubhukeeneende.‡Emyeenda gino Yohana Omubatiizi yaari akwiibhoha, gyaari kyeego girya gyo omurooti Eriya. Rora 2 Abhatemi 1:8. Ebhyaakurya bhyaaye bhyaari eziingigi no obhuuki bhwa mwiitirigo. 5 Abhaatu bhakabha bharamuuzaku okurwa omugye gwa Yerusaremu, ekyaaro kyoosi kya Yudea, na mbaara zyoosi zye Ekitaaro kya Yorodaani. 6 Abhaatu bhayo bhakata ebhibhi bhyaabhu, neewe akabha arabhabatiiza mu Kitaaro kya Yorodaani.

7 Nawe, hano Yohana yaruuzi Abhafarisayo na Abhasadukayo§Abhafarisayo na Abhasadukayo ni mahizo abhiri ga abhakaangati munyaangi ya Abhayahudi. Rora amangʼana gano mu Bhugaruri bhwa Amangʼana Amakongʼu. bharamuuzaku kwo obhwaaru okubha abhabatiize, akabhabhuurira, “Emwe orwiibhuro rwe enzoka! Weewi abhabhuuriiri kubha muranagya kuryaara obhutemwa bhwa Taatabhugya bhuno bhukuuza kwo okubatiizwa ego? 8 Ambe, mukore amahokya gano gakweerekya kubha mumariri kuta ebhibhi bhyeenyu na mumwiikyooreeri Taatabhugya. 9 Mutiiseega kubha Taatabhugya arabhiikirirya kyeego mukwiizuungya, ‘Zaazi weetu ni Aburahamu!’*Aburahamu. Rora engʼana yino mu Bhugaruri bhwa Amangʼana Amakongʼu. Ndabhabhuurira kubha, Taatabhugya aranagya kukyoosya amagina gano kubha abhaana bha Aburahamu! 10 Bhoono obhutini bhwe ekiina kya Taatabhugya bhuri iguru weenyu kyeego ehaazi eri iguru ya amatina ge emiti. Na bhano bhatakukora amahokya amazomu bharatinirwa ekiina, kyeego emiti gyoosi gino gitakwiibhura emisumo emizomu gikutinwa no okurekerwa mumuriro.

11 “Ritari ibhaga itaambi, enye ndabhabatiiza kwa amaanzi okweerekya kubha mumariri okuta ebhibhi na mumwiikyooreeri Taatabhugya. Nawe araaza omuutu owuundi inyuma waane wuno akunikira amanaga: Enye nitakungʼarira kubha omuhokya waaye naabhe okutazura eziikobha zye ebhikweera bhyaaye. Ewe niwe arabhabatiiza kwe Ekoro Muhoreeru na kwo omuriro. 12 Ewe ni kyo omurimi wuno akugwaata oruhuungo mumabhoko gaaye okubha aseese omukuunyu kurwa mungano. Engano yiyo arayikumanirya mukitara kyaaye, nawe omukuunyu, aragwookya mumuriro guno gutakurima.”

13 Ambe, eriibhaga riyo Yeesu akarwa Gariraaya, akagya ku Yohana mu Kitaaro kya Yorodaani, okubha Yohana amubatiize. 14 Nawe Yohana akasakya okumurekya, akumubhuurira, “Otakweenderwa wuuze kweenye nikubatiize, nawe neenye nikweenderwa nibatiizwe na naawe?”

15 Yeesu akamukyoora, “Awe ikirirya onibatiize bhoono, kwo okubha tureenderwa tukore goosi gano Taatabhugya akweenda.” Niho, Yohana akiikirirya, akamubatiiza.

16 Hano Yeesu yaabatiizirwe no okurwa mumaanzi, kituukiro eriisaaro rikiiguka, akarora Ekoro wa Taatabhugya ariika kye ekiguuti no okwiituura iguru waaye. 17 Niho, eriiraka rikarwa mwiisaaro rikabhuga, “Wuno niwe Omwaana waane omuseegwa, nizomereerwe neewe.”