¹ Munshiku shirya Yohane Kabatisha aishire arebatisha mu matororo mu musumba wa Yudeya areranda, ² "Rapireni, pantu ubufumu bwa mu muru buri mupepi." ³ Pantu uyu ewasoserwe kuri kasesema Esaya, araranda, Ishiwi ryafuma kuri umo uurebirikisha mu matororo, 'Pekanyeni inshira ya Mfumu, rungamikeni inshira shakwe."' ⁴ Yohane uwarefwara ikyakufwara ikyabuta ne ngamira ikya makasako no mushipi wampapa mu musana. Ifyakurya fyakwe ni makanta no buki bwa mu mpanga. ⁵ Kabiri Yerusaremu, na bonse aba mu Yudeya na bonse abashingurwike ikimana kya Yodani bareya kuri ena. ⁶ Bareya kuri ena mu kimana kya Yodani pakuyerera imembu shabo. ⁷ Rero iryo abwene abaFarise abengi na ba Saduki baraisa mukubatishiwa kuri ena, asosere kuri bena ati, "Mwebufyashi bwa ma fwafwa mwe, nani amusokere ukufurumuka ku bukari ubureisa? ⁸ Twareni ifisabo ifyawamina ukurapira. ⁹ Mwitontonkanya ukuisosera mwebene, 'Turi na Abrahamu pantu eshifwe.' Pantu ndesosa kuri imwe Resa arikwata amaka yakubusha abana bakwe nangu ni kuri ayayene amabwe. ¹⁰ Kare kare isembe naribikwa ku mushira wa kimuti. Eikyo umuti onse uushitwara ifisabo barautema no kuuposa mu muriro. ¹¹ Ine ndemubatishisha ku menshi pakurapira. Rero uureisa panuma yangi nankira, nshiringire ukusenda indyato shakwe. Akaramubatisha kuri Mupashi wa Mushiro no muriro. ¹² Urupe rwakwe ruri mu minwi yakwe urwakurwirako akapera nangu ukututira mu butara. Rero umusungu akaokya ku muriro uushakashime." ¹³ Awe Yesu epakufuma ku Gariri no kuya ku kimana kya Yodani pakubatishiwa kuri Yohane. ¹⁴ Eryo Yohane aesha ukumukanya, asosa, "Ndefwaya ukuti niwe umbatishe, nomba waisa kuri ine?" ¹⁵ Yesu epakumwasuka ati, "Suminishafye pari nomba, pantu nakirungama ukufikirisha uburungami bonse. Eryo Yohane amusuminisha. ¹⁶ Panuma rintu abatishiwa, Yesu epakufuma mu menshi, Boneni, ne myuru yamwisukira. Amwene no Mupashi wakwa Resa uremwikira nge nkunda no kwikara apo ari. ¹⁷ Boneni, ishiwi ryafuma mu muru ryasosa, "Uyu mwana wangi umwaume. Uo mbekerwamo."