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Yohana M'batiza Kowapetela Wanhu
(Mlk. 1:1-8; Luk. 3:1-18; Yoh. 1:19-28)
1Mazua higo Yohana M'batiza keza, yowapetela wanhu mkiwala cha Yudea, 2kalonga, “Lekeni vilozo venu, kwavija Undewa wa Kuulanga ukwenhuka!” 3Kwavija Yohana iyo yalongigwe na muhokozi Isaya, viyalongile,
“Munhu kenula dizwi muluwala, yolonga,
‘Itandeni nzila ya Mndewa,
Mgoloseleni nzila zake!’ ”
4Yohana kavala guo ditendigwe na mijusu ya ngamia na lukumbulu lwa kwembe mchuno chake, na mandia gake gakala nzige na uki. 5Wanhu kulawa Yelusalemu, kulawa muisi yose ya Yudea na ng'ambu zose za Mdibonde da Yolodani, wamcholela. 6Wavilonga vilozo vao haulongozi wa wanhu, na heyo kawabatiza muna Ulwanda lwa Yolodani.
7Yohana viyawawene Mafalisayo na Masadukayo bwando womwizila giladi wabatizigwe, kawalongela, “Mweye wana wa nyoka! Yalihi yawazumile kulukimbila lusango lwa Mulungu londalwize? 8Tendeni mbuli zilagusa kamba muleka vilozo venu. 9Sambimgelegeze kamba modaha kuikimbila nhaguso ya Mulungu mkulonga, ‘Ablaham iyo muhenga wetu.’ Nowalongela, Mulungu kodaha kusola mabwe gano na kumtendela lukolo Ablaham! 10Nhemo ya hana gamasina ga imibiki, na kila m'biki uleka kulela mujo unogile wokanhigwa na kwasigwa muna umoto. 11Nie nowabatiza mweye na mazi kulagusa kamba muleka vilozo venu, ila hachugu changu kokwiza yali na mhiko kubanza nie, nie silumbile hata kupapa ng'hwabasa zake. Heyo kowabatiza na Loho wa Mulungu na moto. 12Heyo kana kia chake mmakono cha kubetela, giladi yaikunzanye ngano yake kukano na mikumvi yaisome na moto hauzimikaga.”
Kubatizigwa kwa Yesu
(Mlk. 1:9-11; Luk. 3:21-22)
13Abaho, Yesu keza kulawa Galilaya, kachola hana Ulwanda lwa Yolodani giladi yabatizigwe na Yohana. 14Ila Yohana kageza kumgomesa, kalonga, “Nie nolondigwa kubatizigwa na gweye, na gweye kokwiza kumwangu?”
15Ila Yesu kamwidika, “Leka iwe vino sambi, kwavija tolondigwa kutenda vino giladi kugavikiza gaja gose gayalagize Mulungu.” Avo Yohana katogola.
16Bahaja Yesu viyabatizigwe, kalawa muna gamazi. Baho ulanga uvuguka, kamona Loho wa Mulungu yomuhumulukila yalingile kamba hua na kukala uchana yake. 17Na dizwi kulawa kuulanga dilonga, “Ino iyo Mwanangu mnogelwa, ninogelwe nayo.”

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