¹ Bwanyima yesu kayaherize kwegesa abeegi ikumi nababiri, yarugayo, yaza kwegesa nokuburira omutauni zowabo.

² Konka Yohana kayabire ari omukihome, yahura ebi yesu akora, yamutumaho, abeegi kumubuza, ³ Hati niwe ogwo okwenda kwiza, nanga tutegereze ondizo

⁴ Yesu yabagarukamu ati; mukubuuke mugambire yohaana ebi wahura nebiwareba. ⁵ Empumi zirebire, ebirema nibitambura, ababembe babonera, ebifa matu byahura, abafiire bazokire nabanaku bagambirwe ebigambo birungi. ⁶ Kandi otakumbanganisaho ayine omugisa

⁷ Kubagenzire, Yesu yatandika kugambira emitwe yabantu aha bya Yohaana, nagira ati; omukiibira mukazayo kureebayo ki? Orukaka orukutengecebwa omuyaga? ⁸ Betu mukaza kurebayo ki? Omuntu ozwere emyendo ekuteera? Manya abakuzyara ebikutera baguma omu bikari byabagabe ⁹ Betu mukatwarwayoci? Kureba nabi? Eego, nibangira nti: Namazima nakiira kimwe nabi. ¹⁰ Kandi ogwe niiwe owahandikirweho ngu, Reeba, nintuma entumwa yange, ekubazayo niyo erisemeza omuhanda gwawe

¹¹ Buzima nimbagambira nti: omuri boona abazerwe abakazi takabawoga nomwe akukira Yohaana omubatiza obukuru, konka omwana omu bukama bwomwiguru namukira. ¹² Okuruga omu biiro bya Yohaana omubatiza kwiicya hati, obukama bwa Ruhanga niburwanirwa, nabakuburwanira babutayamu namaani. ¹³ Akuba banabi boona nebiragiro bikaba nibiranga okwicya omu biiro bya Yihaana, ¹⁴ Kandi kumurabe nimukunda kukikiriza, newe Eliya owaragirwe ku aryiza. ¹⁵ Ayine amatu gokuwura awuure.

¹⁶ Mbwenu ebye ebiro nimbisanisa naci? nibisanisa nkabaana bato abacitamire omukatare, baketa bagenzi baabo bati; ¹⁷ Tubaterire ensegu timwazina twara timwaganya. ¹⁸ Akuba Yohana akeza atakurya nobu kwakuba okunywa, bagira ngu, ariho emiziimu. ¹⁹ Omwana womuntu we yayiza narya, kandi nanywa, bagiira ngu, reeba omunyamuru, kandi omusiinzi, munywani wabahooza nabaasisi. Kwonkasi obwenge busiimirwe ahamirimo yaabwo.

²⁰ Yatandikira awo kuhana tauni mberi yazorire ebyokutangaza ebikukira obwingi, abwokuba bakanga kwetesa. ²¹ Ati: Iwe koraziini, oryakareba! newe Besesada, oryakareba, abwokuba obwokutangaza ebyakorirwe omurimwe, kuri nogira ngu bikakorwa Tuuro na Sidoni, bakabere betisize kara, bazwere ebiguniya, besukire izu. ²² Kandi nimbagambira nti: ahakiro kyokusarwa omusango, ekifubiro cya Tuuro na Sidoni kiryaba ekikubasa kwemerwa okukira ebyanyu ²³ Niwe kaperenaumu, nooyepanka ngu oryakuzibwa okuhicya omu Iguru? Nyangwa, bambe noza kugaruka ansi oyike okuzumu. Abwokuba ebyokutangaza ebyakozerwe omuruwe, kuri nogiira ngu bikakorwa Sodom, yakubere ekiriho nokwicya hati. ²⁴ Deru nimbagambira nti: ahakiro kyokucya omusango, ekifubiro kya Sodoma kiryaba ekyokubasa kwemerwa okukira ecyanyu

²⁵ Ombiro bya Yesu akagira ati: Taata, mukama w'eguru nensi, ninkusima obwokuba okasereka ebigambo ebi abanyabwenge nabakwetegereza, wabiswekura abaana bato. ²⁶ Eego, Taata, abwokuba ecyo nicyo wakunziire.

²⁷ Ebintu byoona nkabiyebwa taata, kandi taruwo akumanya omwana wa Ruhanga kureka Iso kandi tariwo omanya Iso, kureka omwana wewe nomuntu weena ou omwana akunda kumusukuuraa ²⁸ Imwe mwena abarwaire, nabaremerirwe, mwize ahariinyowe, mbaruhure. ²⁹ Mwetweke omugugu gwange munyegereho abwokuba nintwaza kurungi, kandi ndi omucurezi omu mutima, nimwe muryatunga okuwumura omu mitima yanyu. ³⁰ Akuba omugugu gwange tigukuremera, nomutwaro gwange nigurahukira