1 Yayo mahuku ayo Nayohana Obatiiza ahokumelhelha uthako wo Uyudea, nkaachokholha wettuchiha attu. 2 Yaari yeeraka, “Nkhoromeke ni uhiya uwonya winyu, ukhalhawaya Imwene yo wiirimu ihaatameria!” 3 Nayohana phi alhe aahimiye ni anamilhohi ashinna Isaya venre aya,

4 Nayohana ayo yaawara ikuwo chaatottiye wo mapururu o ingamiya, ni nchako nnyununi mwaya, cholhia chaya chaari nashombe ni urawo wo umwiini. 5 Attu ukhuma Uyerusalemu ni ilhapo yonkhaye yo Uyudea, ni ilhapo cho nchereshere mwoolhoko wo Uyorodani ahowa uwiiwelhelhani. 6 Nkayaakhoroma ni uhimiacha uwonya waya, nkaabatiizacha mmwoolhokoni Uyorodani.

7 Nayohana yooneke Amafarisayo ni Amasadukayo enchi awaachaka athananaka ubatiiziya nkeerelha, “Inyu iyari yo inwaa nhimeriye ni apani wiira nttawe ntwarusho Nlhuku unowiiha awe? 8 Mwooniheke etu wo mitheko wiira nhorukunuwa ni uhiya uwonya. 9 Nhaanyihere wiira nihanaa athumwanihu, Aburahimu ukhalhawaya kinouhimeriani wiira Nlhuku noworia uthathusha alha malhuku alha nkaakhalha ashaana a Aburahimu! 10 Ipacho iri tayari ukakha mwiri vamithithaarini, kila mwiri uhinemma rata unookakhiya ni urihelhiya vamooroni. 11 mii kinobatiizani wo maashi wooniha wiira nhokhoroma, nansho nowa vatulhi waka nowa uubatiizani wo Iphumu ya Nlhuku ni mooro. Akhalhaka muulhupahe ukipwaha mii, kihiphwanelhiyaka inakhalhaka ukusha iratu chawe. 12 Yoyo novarelha mmononi ithelho yo uveerelha cholhia, wiira akhungure cholhia chawe, athokorerie ingaano nnikhupini, ni upaha iphepuwa vamooroni vahintiphiaa.”

13 Yeyo ikatema iyo Yesu nkaawa akhumaka Ugalilaya, nkaawa u Nayohana umwolhokoni Uyorodani ni uyo abatiiziye ni Nayohana. 14 Nansho Nayohana aholhikacha unkhotelha eeraka, “Mii phi nophwanelhiya ubatiiziya ni inyuva, chani woonaka nnowa uwannyaka mii!”

15 Nansho Yesu nkeera, “Nhiye chikhalhe chiicho wo naanano va, ukhalhawaya wo yeyo iphiro iyo ninoopanga chittu chinothanana awe Nlhuku chonkhaye.” Vavawo Nayohana nkayaarumelhelha.

16 Yesu amalheke ubatiiziya, ahokhuma mmaashini. Irimu nkayaahulhiaa, nkamwoona Iphumu ya Nlhuku akhuruwaka thoko kaulha ni unkorweelha vachulhu vawe. 17 Nlhove ukhuma wiirimu nkaneera, “Ulha phi mwaamwanaka kinonttuna aka, hokichivelha.”