24 Abarhumwa ba Yohaana babeere bagenda, Yeesu ava arhondera kubwira ntya olubaga lwali ho elugulu wa Yohaana: «Gichi mwajaagilola omu mpinga? Ka lusheke lushaganyizwe n’omuyaga? 25 Kandi, gichi mwajaaga kulola? Ka muntu oyambeere emishangi minja? Aliko abayambala emishangi minja n’okulama omu muhimbo bali omu nju z’abaami. 26 Aliko si, gichi mwajaaga mwaja kulola? Omuleebi? Neechi, mbabwirire okw’ali muleebi, na kandi yeewe alushire omuleebi. 27 Kwenge Yohaana y’aMandiko Matagatiifu maderhaga ntya elugulu waage:
‹Ntumire omubala mwazi waani agurhange embere,
kugurheganyiza enjira.›7.27 Osome Malaaki 3.1; Lubunguluko 23.20.
28 Mbabwirire oku omu booshi baburhirwe n’abakazi, harhashubiraga kuba omukulu kulusha Yohaana. Aliko, omugeeke bweneene omu Bwami bwa Nnamahanga ali mukulu kumulusha.»
29 Olubaga looshi n'abafurhiisa b’amakooli bali bamuyunviriize, bayemeera oku Nnamahanga akwaneene, banachibatiziisa emwa Yohaana. 30 Aliko aBafarisaayo n'abigiriza b’amarhegeko balahiire eki Nnamahanga ashondaga oku bo n’okuva balahira kubatiizwa na Yohaana.
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