1 Ehiseera hyola nga ŋabaaŋo omuutu oyu balanganga baati Yowaane Omubatiza, owatiina mu lulafu lwʼomu twale lyʼe Buyudaaya, nʼabuulira ati, 2 “Mwebbwage muleheŋo ebibi byenywe, olwohuba obuŋugi bwomwigulu bwigereeye.”* 3:2 Mar 1:15 3 Yowaane oyo njʼoyu naabbi Yisaaya galomaho ati,

4 Yowaane gambalanga ehyambalo ehi baahola mu mooya gʼesolo eyi balanga baati engamiya, era ni gesidiha omusipi ogwʼehyanjo mu hihunya. Emere yiye yalinga esige nʼomudugere. 5 Era olwʼohubuulira huhwe, abaatu baŋwerehererangamo ohuŋwa mu hibuga hyʼe Yerusaalemu nomu twale lyʼe Buyudaaya ko nʼebitundu ebiririheene olwabi Yoludaani. 6 Nga batiina benenya ebibi byawe era ngʼababatiza mu lwabi Yoludaani.

7 Aye Yowaane ni gabona eduuli lyʼAbafalisaayo nʼAbasadukaayo ni batiinayo ohubabatiza, ngʼabalomanga ati, “Enywe abaatu abahabi hyʼetemu, njʼani owabalabula ohuŋunuha ehiruŋi hya Hatonda? 8 Ale ŋaahani muhole ebikolwa ebiraga biiti mwebbwagire mulehireŋo ebibi byenywe. 9 Mulehere aŋo ohweginiha muuti mbo muli bagwalaafu olwohuba muli bejuhulu ba Yibbulayimu. Mbalomera ti Hatonda aŋanga ohucuusa amabaale gano gafuuha bejuhulu ba Yibbulayimu.* 3:9 Yow 8:33 10 Ŋaahani mumanye muuti muli hyʼemisaala eji muutu ategeheeye aŋo embasa ohujitema. Era hiisi musaala ogutaama bibala ebiraŋi baja hugutema, bagudanye mu muliro.

11 “Ese mbabatiza nʼamaaji* 3:11 nʼamaaji Oba “mu maaji.” ohulaga ti mwebbwagire era mulehireŋo ebibi byenywe. Aye ŋaliŋo aliija oluvanyuma lwange owukira obuŋangi oyu ese toola wayire ohufihulamo engayito. Oyo alibabatiza nʼOmwoyo Omutukuvu nʼomuliro. 12 Niye anahaabule mu baatu ngʼolu omuutu aŋamba olugali gaahonja ohwawula omuhuuji nʼembehe. Embehe nijo ajihumbaania gajibiiha aye omuhuuji ŋalala nʼebidete alibyohya nʼomuliro ogutasima.”

13 Mu hiseera ehyene ehyo, nga Yesu aŋwa mu twale lyʼe Galilaaya, atiina eyiri Yowaane amubatize mu lwabi Yoludaani. 14 Aye Yowaane gagesyaho ohugaana ohubatiza Yesu nʼaloma ati, “Ndiiwe owʼohumbatiza, lwahiina wuuja eyi ndi?”

15 Nga Yesu amugobolamo ati, “Hahibe hiityo, olwohuba hiraŋi ohuhola byosibyosi ebisangaasa Hatonda.” Ngʼaŋo Yowaane afugiirira ohubatiza Yesu. 16 Aŋo ni naaŋo, Yesu ni gahena ohubatiziwa ngʼaŋwa mu maaji. Mu hiseera ehyo ngʼegulu liwihuha, ngʼabona Omwoyo wa Hatonda nʼamwihaho nʼali mu hifaananyi hyʼeŋuusi. 17 Ngʼejanjaasi liŋwa mwigulu ni ŋaliŋo aloma ati, “Ono njʼOmwana wange omuhoda, owunesiimisa.”* 3:17 Mar 1:11