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3 Omu biro ebi, Yohaana Omubatizi* akaija naatebeza omu irungu lya Buyudaaya, 2 naagamba ati: “Mwegarukemu habwokuba Obukama obw’omu iguru bwiriire haihi.” 3 Kandi onu nuwe yabaziibweho kuraba omuli nabbi Isaya ati: “Iraka ly’ogu arukwamirra omu irungu naagamba ati: ‘Muteekanize omuhanda gwa Yahwe!* Mutereekereze emihanda ye.’” 4 Yohaana akaba ajwaire ekijwaro ekikozerwe omu byoya by’engamiya kandi ayesibire omweko ogw’oruhu omunda ye. Enzige* n’obwoki obw’omu kisaka nibyo bikaba byokulya bye. 5 Hanyuma, abantu aba Yerusaalemu na Buyudaaya yoona, hamu n’ebiikaro ebyetoroire Yorudaani bakaba nibagenda nambere ali, 6 kandi yababatiza* omu Kyambu Yorudaani, nibaatura ebibi byabo omu rwijwire.
7 Obu yarozere Abafalisaayo n’Abasadukaayo baingi nibaija kubatizibwa, yabagambira ati: “Inywe abaana ab’enjoka ez’obusegwa,* nooha abahabwire kwiruka ekiniga ekirukwija? 8 Nahabweki, mwane ebyana* ebirukwoleka ngu mwegarukiremu.* 9 Muteebiihabiiha nimugamba ngu: ‘Ibburahimu nuwe isiitwe.’ Baitu nimbagambira nti, Ruhanga naasobora kwimukiza Ibburahimu abaana kuruga omu mabaale ganu. 10 Endemu* etairwe ha mihama y’emiti. Kandi omuti gwona ogutarukwana ebyana ebirungi, nigwija kutemwa gunagwe omu murro. 11 Nyowe nimbabatiza n’amaizi habwokuba mwegarukiremu ebibi byanyu. Baitu ogu arukwija enyuma yange, nankira obusobozi kandi timpikire okumujuuramu enkaito ze. Ogu alibabatiza n’omwoyo ogurukwera hamu n’omurro. 12 Omu ngaro ze akwasire orugali rwe orw’okusegesa.* Alisemereza kimu ezigati ye ey’okusegeseraho, kandi asorooze engano ye agite omu nguli,* baitu ebisunga alibyokya n’omurro ogutasobora kuzima.”
13 Yesu akaruga Galiraaya yaija Yorudaani, yagenda hali Yohaana amubatize. 14 Baitu Yohaana yalengaho kumutanga naamugambira ati: “Niiwe osemeriire kumbatiza, hati noogonza nyowe nkubatize?” 15 Yesu yamugarukamu ati: “Ikiriza nukwo kibe kiti hati, nukwo kitusobozese kukora byona ebihikiriire.” Nubwo Yohaana yaikiriza yamubatiza. 16 Hanyuma ya Yesu kubatizibwa, ahonaaho akaruga omu maizi. Kandi dora! iguru lyakinguka, yarora omwoyo ogurukwera nigumusirimukaho guli nk’eriiba. 17 Dora! Iraka kuruga omu iguru lyagamba liti: “Onu nuwe Omwana wange, ou ndukugonza muno, kandi ou nsiimire.”