Amakangɨrɨtsya wa Yoani Mubatisya
1 Ko mʉgʉlʉ Tiberia Kaisari abyaga mo mwaka w’ikumi n’ithano alɨ athegeka, bano bo bagenda abakola hagʉma naye: Ponzo Pilato abyaga kafʉrʉnalɨ w’ekɨhʉgo ky’iYuteya, na Herote agendaga athegeka ekɨhʉgo ky’iNgalilaya, na mʉgala wabo Filipo naye agenda athegeka ekɨhʉgo ky’Itureya n’ekya Tarakoniti. Na Lisania nɨathegeka ekɨhʉgo ky’iAbilene. 2 Na Ana na Kayafa babyaga baheri bakʉlʉ.
N’oko bɨro ebyo eKɨnwa kya Gongo mokyahikira Yoani mʉgala wa Sakarɨa mo mʉgʉlʉ abyaga mo mbwarara. 3 Na Yoani oyo mwatsʉka mo bɨhʉgo byoshi ebyo byabyaga bithimbire ko lwitsi lw’eYorotani, nɨakangɨrɨtsya abandʉ athɨ: «Mʉbɨndʉke mʉthoke mo bɨtsɨbʉ byenyu na mubatisibwe nɨmo mwandaganyɨrwa ebɨtsɨbʉ byenyu.» 4 Naho ebɨnwa mobyabererera, ebyo byashakawa n’omʉmɨnyeretsɨ Isaya omo kɨtabo kɨwe athɨ:
«Mʉndʉ mʉgʉma ahambala mo mbwarara athɨ:
"Muthungananie enzɨra ya Nyinya-kowethʉ,
Muthungananie aho atsʉka!
5 Emithiri yoshi yandotsʉla.
Bʉlɨ kɨthwa n’obʉlɨ kathwa byandakimibwa.
Esongonde sandalambʉlwa.
N’esonzɨra sɨrɨmo thʉkʉbo-thʉkʉbo sandalambathikanibwa.
6 N’abandʉ boshi bandashʉnga ko Gongo andathʉshabʉla."»
7 Bandʉ bangɨ bagenda bahikira Yoani bʉshana abatisyebo. Hewethuwe mwagenda abwɨrabo athɨ: «Imwe lʉbʉtho lwa nzoka! Nɨ ndɨ yo wabakangɨrɨtsaya ɨshaga esohi ya Gongo yo yihika? 8 Aho mʉgende omukangya mo mɨbere enyu ko mwabindukire ɨthoka mo bɨtsɨbʉ byenyu. Kandɨ mʉthayɨhalaga mʉthɨ: "Ithwe Abʉrahamʉ yo thatha-kʉlʉ wethʉ." Enyɨbabwɨra kwenene ko Gongo awithe amaka w’ɨbɨndʉla amabwe aya abye bana ba Abʉrahamʉ! 9 Lɨno embasha yamalire ɨgosholwa bʉshana n’ɨtsɨra emɨthɨ y’omo mirihi. Obʉlɨ mʉthɨ w’athahekire biguma bikwirire andakondwa n’ɨgʉshwa mo mʉtsanwa.»
10 Honyuma kw’aho omuhindano oyo mwabʉtsya Yoani athɨ: «Thʉyɨre thʉthɨ?» 11 Yoani mwashʉbɨtsyabo athɨ: «Omʉndʉ oyo uwithe kʉ ngɨmba ibiri ahe yo uthawithe yo lʉgʉma. Na yo uwithe kʉ kalyo naye akole athyo.»
12 Abakarani bagʉma b’ekoli nabo mobahikira Yoani abatisyebo, mobamʉbʉtsya bathɨ: «Mʉkangɨrɨtsya, nethwe thʉkole ki?» 13 Mwashʉbɨtsyabo athɨ: «Mʉthagenda omʉlɨhɨsya faranga nyɨngɨ kʉlenga s’abakʉlʉ bahamwire.»
14 Abashirikani nabo mobamʉbʉtsya bathɨ: «Nethwe thʉkole ki?» Mwashʉbɨtsyabo athɨ: «Mʉthashamʉlaga kɨndʉ kya bene, kandɨ mʉthabɨhɨraga mʉndʉ. Hewethuwe mʉgende omʉmogera olʉhembo lwenyu.»
15 Abandʉ babyaga nibalindirire erihika lya Kirisito. Aho aboshi bagenda abayɨbʉtsya mo mɨthɨma yabo nga kʉno Yoani yo ʉthalɨ Kirisito. 16 Yoani mwashʉbɨtsya aboshi athɨ: «Ingye enyibabatisya mʉ metsi. Hewethuwe ahika enyuma kw’ingye yo uwithe maka mangɨ kw’ɨnyɨrengya. Nyɨthatholere ɨmɨnʉla emiriki y’oko bɨrato bɨwe. Ɨye andababatisya mo Mʉthɨma Mwerʉ na mo mʉtsanwa. 17 Aho awithe ko lʉhʉngʉlo ko mo minwe, bʉshana n’ilongya engano. Engano eyo andahiraro mo mbʉpʉ yɨwe. Hewethuwe omʉsɨsɨ andagʉshawo mo mʉtsanwa owathɨndatsɨme.»
18 Yoani agenda afʉlɨra abandʉ bw’eNgʉlʉ Mbʉya, n’ɨhabo wandɨ mahano mangɨ.