< Matayo 3 >
1 Mu nnaku ezo Yokaana Omubatiza n’ajja ng’abuulira mu ddungu ly’e Buyudaaya ng’agamba nti,
ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᏗᏓᏬᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨ ᎢᎾᎨ ᏧᏗᏱ,
2 “Mwenenye, kubanga obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bunaatera okutuuka.”
ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᎾ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎿᎭᏉᏰᏃ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏍᎦᏂᏳ ᏓᏯᎢ.
3 Oyo nnabbi Isaaya gwe yayogerako ng’agamba nti, “Mpulira eddoboozi ly’oyo ayogerera waggulu mu ddungu ng’agamba nti, ‘Mulongoose oluguudo lwa Mukama, muluŋŋamye amakubo ge!’”
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ Ꮎ ᏥᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎤᏪᎷᎦ ᎩᎶ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ; ᎣᏍᏛ ᏂᏨᎦ ᏱᎰᏩ ᎤᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᏚᏅᏅ ᏗᏥᏥᏃᎯᏍᏓ.
4 Ebyambalo bya Yokaana byakolebwa mu bwoya bwa ŋŋamira, era nga yeesibya lukoba lwa ddiba. N’emmere ye yali nzige na mubisi gwa njuki.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏄᏪ ᎨᎻᎵ ᎤᏍᏘᏰᏅᎯ, ᎦᏃᏥᏃ ᎤᏓᏠᏍᏕᎢ, ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏃ ᎥᎴ ᎨᏎ ᎢᎾᎨᏃ ᎡᎯ ᏩᏚᎵᏏ.
5 Abantu bangi ne bava mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Buyudaaya mwonna ne mu bifo ebiriraanye Yoludaani ne bajja mu ddungu okuwulira by’abuulira.
ᎾᏉᏃ ᏫᎬᏩᎷᏤᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎾᏅᎾᏛ ᏦᏓᏂ,
6 N’ababatiza mu mugga Yoludaani, nga baatula ebibi byabwe.
ᏦᏓᏂᏃ ᏕᎤᏬᎡᎢ, ᎠᏂᏃᎲᏍᎨ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ.
7 Naye bwe yalaba Abafalisaayo bangi n’Abasaddukaayo nga bajja okubatizibwa n’abagamba nti, “Mmwe, abaana b’essalambwa, ani yabalabula okudduka obusungu bwa Katonda obugenda okujja?
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᎪᎲ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᏆᎵᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏌᏚᏏ ᎠᏂᎷᎬ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᎭᎴᎢ; Ᏺ! ᎢᎾᏛ ᏧᏁᏥ ᏂᎯ! ᎦᎪ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᏅ ᎡᏣᎵᎡᏗᏱ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᏨᏣᎢ?
8 Kale mubale ebibala ebiraga nti Mwenenyeza.
ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏩᏲᎪ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᏟᏴᏒ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ;
9 Temulowooza mu mitima gyammwe nti, ‘Tuli bulungi kubanga tuli Bayudaaya, abaana ba Ibulayimu, tetufaayo, tetulina kye twetaaga.’ Ekyo tekibasigula. Mbategeeza nti, Katonda ayinza okufuula amayinja gano abaana ba Ibulayimu!
ᎠᎴ ᏝᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏲᏥᏪᏏ ᎢᏤᎵᏒᎩ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ; ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᎣᎩᏙᏓ; ᎢᏨᏲᏎᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏯ ᏱᏕᎬᏓ ᏱᏕᎪᏢᎾ ᎡᏆᎭᎻ ᏧᏪᏥ.
10 Kaakano embazzi ya Katonda eteekeddwa ku buli kikolo kya muti, omuti ogutabala bibala birungi, gutemebwa gusuulibwe mu muliro.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎭ ᏚᎿᎭᏍᏕᏢ ᏕᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᏡᎬ ᎠᏃᏍᏛ ᎾᎾᏓᏛᏍᎬᎾ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ ᏫᏓᏗᏅᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
11 “Nze mbabatiza na mazzi okutuuka ku kwenenya, naye waliwo omulala ajja, oyo ye ansinga amaanyi era sisaanira na kukwata ngatto ze, oyo alibabatiza ne Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’omuliro.
ᎠᏴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᎹ ᏕᏨᏯᏬᏍᏗᎭ ᏗᏥᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏂ ᏨᏓᏯᎢ ᎤᏟᎯᏳ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏴ, ᏧᎳᏑᎶ ᎥᏝ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏂᎪᎢ ᏗᎩᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏓᏣᏬᏍᏔᏂ.
12 Ekikuŋŋunta kiri mu mukono gwe, alirongoosa egguuliro lye. Eŋŋaano aligitereka mu tterekero lye, naye ebisusunku alibyokya mu muliro ogutazikira.”
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎳᏐᏫᏍᏗ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᏰᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏓᎦᎳᏐᏫᏏ, ᎤᏤᎵᏃ ᎤᎦᏔᏔᏅᎯ ᏓᎦᏟᏌᏂ ᏛᏂ ᎠᏓᎾᏅᏗᏱ ᎤᏘᏴᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏛᎪᎲᏍᏔᏂ ᏂᎬᏠᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᏥᎸᏱ.
13 Awo Yesu n’ava e Ggaliraaya n’ajja ku mugga Yoludaani, abatizibwe Yokaana.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏥᏌ ᎨᎵᎵ ᏧᎶᏎᎢ, ᏦᏓᏂ ᎤᎷᏤ ᏣᏂ ᎡᏙᎲᎢ ᎠᎦᏬᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏰᎸᏎᎢ.
14 Naye Yokaana n’ayagala okugaana, n’agamba nti, “Nze neetaaga ggwe okumbatiza, naye ate gw’ojja gye ndi?”
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏂ ᏚᏢᏫᏎᎴᏉ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᏱᏍᏆᏬᎥ; ᏥᎪᏃ ᎢᏍᎩᎷᏤᎭ?
15 Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Kkiriza ombatize, kubanga kitugwanidde okutuukiriza obutuukirivu bwonna.” Awo Yokaana n’amukkiriza.
ᏥᏌᏃ ᏧᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎮᎳ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᎩᏂᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎩᎳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎤᏪᎵᏎᎴᎢ.
16 Awo amangwago Yesu nga yakamala okubatizibwa nga yaakava mu mazzi, eggulu ne libikkuka n’alaba Omwoyo wa Katonda ng’amukkako mu kifaananyi ky’ejjiba.
ᏥᏌᏃ ᎠᎦᏬᎥ, ᎩᎳᏉ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᎿᎭᎷᏎᎢ, ᎠᎹᏱ ᎤᏓᏅᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏣᏥᏍᏚᎩᎡᎴᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏭᎪᎮ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏅᏧᏛᎿᎭᏗᏎ ᎫᎴ-ᏗᏍᎪᏂᎯ ᏗᏤᎵᏛ; ᎠᎴ ᎤᏪᏯᎸᏤᎢ.
17 Eddoboozi ne liva mu ggulu ne ligamba nti, “Ono ye Mwana wange omwagalwa gwe nsanyukira ennyo.”
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏧᏪᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ; ᎯᎠ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏥᏥᏰᎸᎠ.