Matayo 3
1 Mu nnaku ezo Yokaana Omubatiza n’ajja ng’abuulira mu ddungu ly’e Buyudaaya ng’agamba nti,
Mu masubayo walesa Yohane Mubatishi kakambauka mu cinyika caku Yudeya,
2 “Mwenenye, kubanga obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bunaatera okutuuka.”
kambeti, “Shiyani bwipishi pakwinga Lesa ulipepi kwikalika Bwami bwakendi.”
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!’”
Uyu engwalikwamba Mushinshimi Yesaya mpwalambeti, “Liswi lya muntu labilikishinga mucinyika kambeti, ‘Bambani mukwakwa wa kupitamo Mwami,’ ‘Lulamikani nshila njoti akapitemo.’”
4 Ebyambalo bya Yokaana byakolebwa mu bwoya bwa ŋŋamira, era nga yeesibya lukoba lwa ddiba. N’emmere ye yali nzige na mubisi gwa njuki.
Yohane walikufwala mwinjila wabweya bwa Ngamila, ne mukopo wacipaya mubukome. Cakulya cakendi calikuba bikobo ne bwiki bwamucisuwa.
5 Abantu bangi ne bava mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Buyudaaya mwonna ne mu bifo ebiriraanye Yoludaani ne bajja mu ddungu okuwulira by’abuulira.
Bantu balafumina mu Yelusalemu ne mu Yudeya kayi ne mubibela byonse bilipepi ne mulonga wa Yolodani, balikwisa kuli Yohane.
6 N’ababatiza mu mugga Yoludaani, nga baatula ebibi byabwe.
Abo balikulyambilila bwipishi bwabo, balabatishiwa mu mulonga wa Yolodani.
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?
Yohane mpwalabona Bayuda bangi bamulikoto lya Bafalisi, ne Basaduki kabayanda kubatishiwa, nendi Yohane walabambileti, “Bana banjoka amwe, niyani sena walamucenjesheti mufwambe kutina bukalu bwa Lesa bulesanga?
8 Kale mubale ebibala ebiraga nti Mwenenyeza.
Neco kamwinsani bintu bilaleshengeti mwashiya bwipishi bwenu.
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!
Kamutalibepanga mu myoyo yenu kwambeti, ngamucifwamba cisubulo ca Lesa pakwambeti mushali wetu ni Abulahamu. Cakubinga ndamwambilishingeti Lesa ingawasandula awa mabwe kuba banabendi Abulahamu.
10 Kaakano embazzi ya Katonda eteekeddwa ku buli kikolo kya muti, omuti ogutabala bibala birungi, gutemebwa gusuulibwe mu muliro.
Pacino cindi kembe kalibambila kutimbula citondo pamiyanda, neco citondo ciliconse cilabulunga kusema bisepo byaina, nibakacitimbule ne kuciwala mumulilo.”
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.
“Ame ndamubatishinga ne menshi kuba cilesho ca kushiya bwipishi bwenu, nomba panyuma pakame palesanga uyo eshakamubatishenga ne Mushimu Uswepa ne mulilo. Nendi wampita ngofu, cakwinseti nkandelela ne kunyamuna nkwabilo shakendi sobwe.
12 Ekikuŋŋunta kiri mu mukono gwe, alirongoosa egguuliro lye. Eŋŋaano aligitereka mu tterekero lye, naye ebisusunku alibyokya mu muliro ogutazikira.”
Cakupupulushila cilikendi mu makasa akendi, kwambeti atatike kupupulusha. Nakabike maila apupulushiwa cena mu lyanga, nomba bungu nakabutente pamulilo utapu.”
13 Awo Yesu n’ava e Ggaliraaya n’ajja ku mugga Yoludaani, abatizibwe Yokaana.
Pacindico, Yesu walesa kuli Yohane ku mulonga wa Yolodani, kufuma ku Galileya kwambeti Yohane enga mubatishe.
14 Naye Yokaana n’ayagala okugaana, n’agamba nti, “Nze neetaaga ggwe okumbatiza, naye ate gw’ojja gye ndi?”
Yohane pakwelekesha kukana walambeti, “Nte njame ndelela kubatishiwa nenjamwe, nomba amwe kayi mulesanga kuli njame?”
15 Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Kkiriza ombatize, kubanga kitugwanidde okutuukiriza obutuukirivu bwonna.” Awo Yokaana n’amukkiriza.
Nomba Yesu walamukumbuleti, “Obe kosuminowa, pakwinga emotwelela kwinshila bintu byonse byabululami mbyalayandanga Lesa.” Neco Yohane walasumina.
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.
Yesu mpwalabatishiwa, walasabuka mu menshi. Popelapo kwilu kwalacaluka, walabona Mushimu wa Lesa kauseluka mbuli nkulimba nekwisa kwikala palyendiye,
17 Eddoboozi ne liva mu ggulu ne ligamba nti, “Ono ye Mwana wange omwagalwa gwe nsanyukira ennyo.”
kwilu kwalanyumfwika Liswi lyakwambeti, “Uyu e Mwaname ngondayandishisha, ndakondwa nendi.”
