1Ni Yesu yamala okugerera awalonzi waae ikumi ni wawiri amangʼana gano goona, yafuma ao okugia okugerera kandi okulanzia amangʼana amalootu mu emigizi egia ekitemo ekia Galiili.2Yowaana Omubatiisi owawanga mu owusiwe, yawurra ewintu ewia *Kristo yawanga na akola. Kutio yatuma awandi ku awalonzi waae ku iye,3wagie wamuwuuzie otino, “Iwue ni iwue owasugananga aaze,kusi tusugaane turinde owundi?”4Yesu yawairania otino, “Muirane ku Yowaana, mugie mumulage ewintu ewia muwuriire kandi ewia muwuine:5Awawuunu wawona, awarema wagenda-genda, awari no owugenge walamiwua, awa amatwi maziwu wawurra, awafu waziuka, kandi amangʼana amalootu galanziziwua awataka.6Omuntu otairana enyimaku amangʼana gange asereekwe.”
Yesu agamba-gamba ku Yowaana
7Na awalonzi awa Yowaana waafumanga ni wagia, Yesu yatanika okugamba-gambra omurima ogwa awantu ogwawanga ao ku Yowaana na awalaga otino, “Olwa mwagia ku Yowaana mu ekeewa, ekia mwagia okuwona niki? Kusi ekituutu ekiyunziwua-yunziwua no omuyaga?8Ni kutari kutio, ekia mwagia eyo okuwona niki? Kusi omuntu oingizia enguwo endootu? Yaaya, awaingizia enguwo endootu-ndootu waituukrana mu emigizi egia awaami.9Kutio ekia mwagia okuwona niki kane? Kusi *omugambi? Ee, omugambi kandi mbalaga mbwe akirre omugambi no okukira.10Ono nio omuntu owajojwako kale mbwe, ‘Wona, nyiza okutuma *omutumwa wange emberi waao, orikangata emberi waao akugolorre engira.’11Mbalaga kuwuene mbwe ku awantu woona awa awakazi waiwuule, awulaoko namba omulala omiire okuwaao okira Yowaana Omubatiisi. Kukawa kutio, omuntu omutono otuukre mu *Owuami owua ku igulu amukirre.
Yowaana ni Yesu walowerwe
12“Okuemera ku amiire aga Yowaana Omubatiisi yatanika emirimo giae nareero, Owuami owua ku igulu wumiire okuwa ni wulwaniwua no owuvuya na awantu awatinzi awagala mbwe wawutoole na amaani.13Aeniki Awagambi awa Katonda woona alala na amangʼana aga Muusa yajoja gagamba-gamba ku ewintu ewiazanga okuikola mu amiire goona kutuuka ku amiire aga Yowaana.14Kandi no oesa waganya, Yowaana nio Eliija owasugananga aaze.15Omuntu ori na amatwi aga okuwurra ka-awurre!16“Awantu awa ikula rino nyesa okuwafwanania naki katio? Kufwanana na awaana awaikaale mu ekiiyia awaogerera ni waeta awaana awiina waawu watino:17“Twawakubra ekituutu,ni ngamukazina!Twawaembera olwembo olwa olumbe,ni ngamukarra!”18“Yowaana iye ngakaweerao na aria kandi na anywa. Kino kiagera ni wawoola mbwe, ‘Omuntu ono ari ne ekikeeno.’19No *Omuzia owa Omuntu iye aria kandi anywa, kandi okwo kugera ni wawoola mbwe, ‘Omuntu ono agonziizie okuria kandi ari omunywi. Lwona ari omwiko owa awasolozi awa *omusolo na awooni.’ No owuganga wulaganwa mu enkola ziawuo.”