Nk’oku Yahandiikirwe Matayo
16 Abafalisaayo n’Abasadukaayo* baija nambere ali kumulenga, baamusaba abooleke akokurorraho kuruga omu iguru. 2 Yabagarukamu ati: “Obu buhika rwebagyo, mugamba ngu, ‘obwire nibwija kuba burungi, habwokuba iguru niritukura,’ 3 kandi obwire obu bukya, mugamba ngu, ‘obwire nibwija kuba bw’obufuki kandi enjura egwe, habwokuba iguru litukwire kandi ebicu bikwasire.’ Mumanyire kurora iguru kandi mukamanya obwire nkooku buraaba, baitu obu murora obwokurorraho obw’obusumi bunu, timwetegereza amakuru gabwo. 4 Abantu ab’obusinge bunu obubi kandi abatali beesigwa* baikara nibasaba akokurorraho, baitu tikalibaheebwa oihireho akokurorraho ka Yona.” Hanyuma yabasigaho yagenda.
5 Abeegeswa be obu baayambukire baahika nseeri, baakyetegereza ngu beeberwe kuleeta emigaati. 6 Yesu yabagambira ati: “Mwikale nimurora kandi mwerinde ekitumbisa* ky’Abafalisaayo n’Abasadukaayo.” 7 Nahabweki, baatandika kugambirangana bati: “Tituleesere emigaati.” 8 Yesu obu yakimanyire, yabagambira ati: “Habwaki nimugambirangana ngu timwine emigaati, inywe ab’okwikiriza okuke? 9 Na hati timukeetegeriize ekindukumanyisa, rundi timurukwijuka emigaati etaano eyaliisize abantu 5,000, hamu n’ebigega ebi mwasoroize? 10 Rundi emigaati musanju eyaliisize abantu 4,000, kandi bigega bingaha ebikooto ebi mwasoroize? 11 Habwaki mutakakyetegeriize ngu tindukubazaaho emigaati? Mwerinde ekitumbisa ky’Abafalisaayo n’Abasadukaayo.” 12 Nubwo baakyetegeriize ngu tarukubazaaho kwerinda ekitumbisa ky’emigaati, baitu enyegesa z’Abafalisaayo n’Abasadukaayo.
13 Yesu obu yahikire Kaisaliya Firipi, yakaguza abeegeswa be ati: “Abantu nibagamba ngu Omwana w’omuntu, nuwe oha?” 14 Baamugarukamu bati: “Abamu bagamba ngu niiwe Yohaana Omubatizi,* abandi ngu Eriya, kandi abandi ngu niiwe Yeremiya, rundi omu ha banabbi.” 15 Yabakaguza ati: “Inywe mugamba ngu niinyowe oha?” 16 Simooni Petero yagarukamu ati: “Niiwe Kristo, Omwana wa Ruhanga omwomeezi.” 17 Yesu yamugambira ati: “Oli w’omugisa iwe Simooni mutabani wa Yona, habwokuba omubiri n’esagama tibiri nibyo bikusuukuliire* eki, baitu Isenyowe ow’omu iguru nuwe akikusuukuliire. 18 Ekindi, ninkugambira nti, niiwe Petero, kandi ha mwandara gunu nuho ndyombeka ekitebe kyange, kandi n’enyigi z’Ekituuro* tizirikisingura. 19 Ndikuha ebisumuruzo by’Obukama obw’omu iguru kandi kyona eki oliboha omu nsi, kiriba kimazire kubohwa omu iguru, kandi kyona eki olisumurra omu nsi, kiriba kimazire kusumururwa omu iguru.” 20 Hanyuma yateererra abeegeswa be kutagambira omuntu weena ngu nuwe Kristo.
21 Kurugira kimu kasumi ako, Yesu yatandika kusoborra abeegeswa be nkooku asemeriire kugenda Yerusaalemu nukwo abakuru b’abantu, bakuru ba banyakatagara,* n’abahandiiki, bamubonabonese kandi bamwite, kandi ha kiro ekya kasatu ahumbuurwe. 22 Ahonaaho Petero yamutwara ha rubaju yatandika kumuhana ati: “Weegirre embabazi Mukama wange, ebi byona tibirukwija kukuhikaho naakake.” 23 Yesu yahinduka yateera Petero amabega yamugambira ati: “Ngaruka enyuma Sitaani! Oli kitabaijura hali nyowe, habwokuba nooteekereza ebiteekerezo by’abantu, hatali ebya Ruhanga.”
24 Hanyuma Yesu yagambira abeegeswa be, ati: “Omuntu weena obu araaba naagonza kumpondera, ayeyangise* wenka, ahimbe omuti* gwe kandi aikale nampondera. 25 Ogu weena ow’arukugonza kujuna obwomeezi bwe alibufeerwa, baitu ogu weena ow’afeerwa obwomeezi bwe habwange, alibutunga. 26 Mali nikigasa ki, omuntu kutunga ensi yoona, baitu akafeerwa obwomeezi bwe? Rundi kiki omuntu eki asobora kuhayo, okucungura obwomeezi bwe? 27 Omwana w’omuntu aliizira omu kitiinisa kya Ise ali na bamalaika be, kandi alisasura buli omu naasigikirra ha ngeso ze. 28 Mananu kwo nimbagambira nti, bamu h’abeemeriire hanu tibalifa kuhikya obu balirora Omwana w’omuntu naija omu Bukama bwe.”