Matayo 3

Obutumwa bwa Yohaana Omubatizi

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Omu biro ebyo Yohaana Omubatizi akaija naabuurira omu ihamba rya Buyudaaya,2 23 ati: Mweteise, ahakuba obukama bw'omu iguru bwiriire haihi. 34 Mumanye ngu ogu niwe nabi Isaaya yaagambireho, obu yaagira ati:

Eiraka ry'orikugambira omu ihamba ati:

Mushemeze omuhanda gwa Mukama,

Mugorore otuhanda twe. 45

Kandi Yohaana akaba naajwara ekijwaro ky'ebyoya by'engamira, naayezirikisa orukoba rw'oruhu omunda; eby'okurya bye bikaba biri enzigye n'obwoki bw'omu ishwa. 5Ahonaaho aba Yerusaalemu n'aba Buyudaaya n'ab'omu byanga ebiri haihi na Yorudani boona baija, baamushangayo; 6yaababatiriza omu kyambu Yorudani nibaatura ebibi byabo. 76

Kwonka ku yaareebire Abafarisaayo n'Abasadukaayo baingi nibaija kubatizibwa, yaababuuza ati: Imwe baana b'enjoka 'mwe, n'oha obahabwire kuhunga ekiniga ekirikwenda kwija? 8Mbwenu nu mwane ebyana ebishemereire abeeteisize, 97 muteehimbisa nimugira omu mitima yaanyu muti: Twine Abrahamu, niwe tatenkuriitwe; ahakuba nyowe nimbagambira nti: Ruhanga naabaasa amabaare aga kugaihiramu Abrahamu abaijukuru. 108 Na mbwenu empango eteirwe aha kitsintsi ky'omuti; buri muti ogutarikwana byana birungi guryatemwa gunagwe omu muriro. 119 Nyowe nimbabatiza n'amaizi ahabw'okweteisa, kwonka orikwija enyima yangye nankiza obushoboorozi; kandi tinshemereire na kumukwatira enkaito; We aryababatiza n'Omwoyo Orikwera n'omuriro. 12Orugari rwe ruri omu ngaro ze, ahunikye oburo omu kitara kye, kwonka ebishushunga aryabyotsya omu muriro ogutaraara.

Okubatizibwa kwa Yesu

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Omu biro ebyo Yesu akaruga Galilaaya, yaija Yorudani, yaashangayo Yohaana ngu amubatize. 14Kwonka Yohaana yaayenda kumwangira, naagira ati: Niinye ndikwenda ku ombatiza; kandi naiwe waija ahariinye? 15Yesu yaamugarukamu ati: Mbwenu ikiriza tutwaze tutyo! Ahakuba kitushemereire kuhikiiriza eby'okuhikiirira byona. Atyo yaamwikiriza. 16Yesu ku yaaherize kubatizibwa, yaaruga ati omu maizi, reeba, eiguru ryakinguuka, yaareeba Omwoyo wa Ruhanga naamushuumaho nk'enkombe, 1711 yaahurira eiraka niriruga omu iguru, nirigira riti: Ogu n'Omwana wangye ou nkunda, kandi ou nshemerererwa munonga.