Nk’oku Yahandiikirwe Matayo
11 Yesu obu yamazire kuha abeegeswa be 12 oburagirizi, yarugayo yagenda kwegesa n’okutebeza omu mbuga zaabo.
2 Baitu Yohaana ow’akaba ali omu nkomo, obu yahuliire ebintu Kristo ebi akaba naakora, yatuma abeegeswa be, 3 kumukaguza bati: “Niiwe Ogu ou tutaaha tulindiriire, rundi tunihireyo ondi?” 4 Yesu yabagarukamu ati: “Mugende mugambire Yohaana ebi muhuliire n’ebi murozere; 5 abafu b’amaiso nibarora, abalema nibarubata, abagenge nibasemezebwa, abafu b’amatu nibahurra, abafu nibahumbuurwa, kandi abanaku nibagambirwa amakuru amarungi. 6 Aine okusemererwa ogu atatabaijuka habwange.”
7 Obu baagenzere, Yesu yatandika kugambira ekitebe ky’abantu ebirukukwata hali Yohaana. Yabakaguza ati: “Kiki eki mwagenzere kurora omu irungu? Orubingo orutwarwatwarwa omuyaga? 8 Hati, mukagendayo kurora ki? Omusaija anyakujwaire orugoye orurungi? Abo abajwara engoye enungi baikara omu maju g’abakama. 9 Mali mukagendayo kurora ki? Kurora nabbi? Ego, nimbagambira nti, ogu ou mwagenzere kurora, naakira obukuru nabbi. 10 Ogu nuwe baahandiikireho bati: ‘Dora! Nintuma omukwenda wange ow’araakwebembera,* kandi ow’araakuteekaniriza omuhanda!’ 11 Mananu kwo nimbagambira nti, omu bantu abazairwe abakazi, tihakabahoga muntu arukukira Yohaana Omubatizi* obukuru, baitu omuntu owa hansi omu Bukama bw’omu iguru naamukira. 12 Kuruga omu biro bya Yohaana Omubatizi n’okuhika hati, abantu nibeekamba kutaaha omu Bukama bw’omu iguru, kandi abo abarukwekamba muno nibabutunga. 13 Habwokuba Banabbi boona n’Ebiragiro,* bakaranga kuhikya omu kasumi ka Yohaana; 14 kandi ka mube nimukiikiriza rundi nangwa, ogu nuwe ‘Eriya, ow’akaba asemeriire kwija.’ 15 Ow’aine amatu ahurre.
16 “Abantu ab’obusinge bunu ndaabalengesaniza na ki? Nibasisana abaana abato abaikaliire omu katale nibeeta bataahi baabo, 17 bati: ‘Tukabaterra enyamulere, baitu timwazina; twabaterra empamo, baitu timwaganya.’ 18 Omu mulingo nugwo gumu, Yohaana akaija atarukulya kandi atarukunywa baitu abantu baagamba ngu ‘aroho daimooni.’ 19 Omu mulingo nugwo gumu, Omwana w’omuntu akaija naalya kandi naanywa, baitu abantu baagamba ngu: ‘Dora! Omusaija w’omururu kandi omutamiizi, munywani w’abasorooza b’omusoro n’abasiisi.’ Baitu nabwo, amagezi garorwa nk’ag’okuhikirra* kusigikirra ha bikorwa byago.”
20 Kandi akatandika kujumirra embuga nambere akaba akoliire ebyamahano* ebirukukira obwingi, habwokuba abantu ab’omu mbuga ezi bateegarukemu: 21 “Zirikubona iwe Korazini! Zirikubona iwe Betesaida! habwokuba ebyamahano ebyakozerwe owaanyu kakuba byakozerwe omu Tuuro na Sidoni, baakubaire beegarukiremu ira, bajwara ebitengo kandi beesiiga iju. 22 Baitu nimbagambira nti, ha Kiro eky’Okucwa Omusango, ekifubiro ekiribaheebwa kiriba ky’amaani kukira ekya Tuuro na Sidoni. 23 Kandi iwe Kaperenaumu, olinyumizibwa kuhika omu iguru? Olisirimurwa omu Kituuro;* habwokuba ebyamahano ebyakoliirwe omuli iwe kakuba byakoliirwe omu Sodomu, yaakwikaireho kuhika na hati. 24 Baitu nimbagambira nti, ha Kiro eky’Okucwa Omusango, ekifubiro ekirikuheebwa kiriba ky’amaani kukira ekya Sodomu.”
25 Omu kasumi ako, Yesu yagamba ati: “Ninkukugiza omu rwijwire Isenyowe, Mukama ow’iguru n’ensi, habwokuba ebintu binu okabisereka ab’amagezi n’abeegesiibwe, baitu wabisuukurra abaana abato. 26 Ego, Ai Isenyowe, habwokuba nukwo wasiimire oti. 27 Isenyowe ampaire ebintu byona, kandi busaho n’omu amanyire kurungi Omwana, oihireho Ise; kandi busaho n’omu amanyire kurungi Ise, oihireho Omwana, n’ogu weena Omwana ou aba agondeze kumumanyisa. 28 Mwije nambere ndi, inywena abajwahire muno n’abalemeriirwe, kandi ndaabahuumuza. 29 Mwetweke ekikoligo kyange kandi muunnyegereho, habwokuba ndi muculeezi kandi ndi mwebundaazi omu mutima, kandi nimwija kutunga okuhuumura. 30 Habwokuba ekikoligo kyange kyanguhire kuhimba, kandi n’omugugu gwange tigurukulemeera.”