¹ Aha bhilo bhiliya Yohana omubhatiza akaiza na langa omubhatwazi bwa Yuda nagamba. ² Msabhe kuganyilwa ahansonga abhukama bwo mwigulu bhulihaihi. Olwokubha kuganyilwa ahansonga obhukama bwo mwigulu bhilihaihi. ³ Olwokubha ogu niwe ayagambilewe nano omurangi isaya akagamba iraka lyo omuntu alikweta kuluga omwibhuga, mgiteho emihanda yo mkama, mgolole emihinulo ya wenini

⁴ Mbwenu Yohana akazwala amoya ge ngamia na no omweko gwo aluhu omunda ya wenini Ebyokulya bya wenini bhikabha ne nzige nane obwiki bwo omwiliungiu. ⁵ Kandi Yerusalemu, Yuda, yoti niieneo lyo lilikuzunguluka echambo Yorodani bhakagonda owawenini. ⁶ Bhakabha nibhabhatizwa nawe aha chambu cha Yorodani oku nibhasabha obhuganyilwa ebhibhi byabho.

⁷ Naho hiyabhabwaine bhaingi abha farisayo na abhasadukayo nibhaiza owa wenini kubhatizwa, akabhagambila Isi imwe ekizalo che nzoka abhaine obhusegwe nohi aya bhahanile kwiluka ekiniga kilikwiza? ⁸ Mzale amatunda galikwendelwa kuyganyilwa. ⁹ Na mtakutekeleza no kugambambilana omulimwe bwanyu, Tumwine Ibrahimu nka tata waitu olwokubha Ibrahimu nabhana nolo kuluga omumabhale aga. ¹⁰ Kumala aho eshoka yatilwe ahamizi eyemiti naho bhuli mti ogutalikuzala amatunda mazima, gunogolwanano kunagwa omumulilo.

¹¹ Nimbabhatiza olwa, maizi ahabhuganyilwa. Naho wenini aizile ahabhulinye ni mkulu kusaga inye, tinkwqendelwa nolo kuheka ebhilato nbya wenini. Wenini alabhabhatiza aha mwoyo mtakatifu nane omulilo. ¹² No olutalo lwa wenini ludyo omumikono za wenini kusemeza olutala lwa wenini no kukusanya engano ya wenini omukitala. Nho alabyocha ebhikamulo omulilo gutalala.

¹³ Kandi Yesu akaiza kuruga Galilaya yahika ahachambu cha Yorodani kubhatizwa na yohana. ¹⁴ Naho Yohana akenda kumwangiza akagamba insi inye ninyenda kubhatizwa na iwe, naiwe waiza owange? ¹⁵ Yesu akaikiliza yagamba, Mlekule ebhe obhu mbwenu, olwokubha nikwo elikwendelwa kwikiliza ehaki yona kandi Yohana yamulekula.

¹⁶ Akahindulo kaho yabhatizwea, niho yesu yalugile omu maizi, no kulebha igulu likakinguka owa wenini na akalebha omwoyo gwa Mungu niguhanuka okwe nsuso ye kibha no kuteka na olugulu ye. ¹⁷ Lebha iraka likaluga omwigulu niligamba, ogu no omwana wange owindikwendangana nawe mno.