MATAYO 3

Mabilikizi ya Yohana Mbatizi

1 Mwa mazuwa yadya, Yohana Mbatizi alailaga mwe dijangwa dya Uyahudi akabilikiza, 2 akagamba "Lekeni wavu wenyu," "kwaviya Useuta wa kwe mbingu uhaguhi!" 3 Yohana niye alotelagwa ni mlotezi ywa Mnungu Isaya kugamba,

"Izwi dya mnt’hu akubongeela mwe nyika,

Ikeni lumwe sila ya Zumbe,

chumizeni lwombokelo lwake! "

4 Yohana avalaga suke idamanywe kwa mazoya ya ngamia. Mwe kigudi avalaga mkoa wa nk’hingo, nk’hande yakwe yandaga sige no uki. 5 Want’hu kulawa Yelusalemu hamwenga na Uyahudi na mwe si zose hagihi ne Yolodani wamwizilaga. 6 Wakweiilaga wavu wawe, niyo Yohana awabatiza mwo mto Yolodani.