1 Gwawanga omwaka ogwa ikumi ni itaanu mu owukangasi owua *Kaisaari Tiberiasi. Pontias Pilaato yawanga omukangasi owa ekitemo ekia Yudeea, ne *Eroode yawanga omukangasi owa ekitemo ekia Galiili. Wamwawu waae Piliipo nio owawanga omukangasi owa Iturea ni Trakonitiisi, ni Lisaania yawanga omukangasi owa Abileene. 2 Anaasi ni Kaifa niwo awaawanga awakangasi awa *awoozia. Amiire ago amangʼana aga Katonda gaazra Yowaana omuzia owa Zakaria na ari mu ekeewa. Luuk 1:80 3 Yagia mu ewialo wiona ewiri ampi no oluuzi olwa Yordaani, na alanzizia awantu mbwe wagaluke wareke amawi, wabatiiswe kugere Katonda awarekere owuoni wuawu. Luuk 24:47; Awat 13:24; 19:4 4 Kiomo Katonda yawoola mu amangʼana agari mu ebuuki eya *Omugambi Isaaya otino:

7 Yowaana yalaga omuganda ogwa awantu awamuuzako kugere awabatiise otino, “Inywe awaana awa enzoka wano! Owasiagiizie mbwe mumizule okuswawukwa no okusu okungi okuuza naanu? Math 3:7; Luuk 21:5–36 8 Muamie ensaafu ezia mu enkola, ezilagana geeza mbwe omuntu agaluuke arekere amawi. Ni mutaaza mwaingirizia mbwe muuza mwamizuka ku okuwoola-uwoola mbwe, ‘Turi geeza aeniki turi awaana awa Abraamu.’ Mbalaga mbwe Katonda aesa okugalusia amawaale gano gawe awaana awa Abraamu! Math 3:9; Luuk 13:16; 19:9; Yowa 8:33–47; Awaru 4:12, 16–17; Gala 3:7, 29 9 Namba nyingeeno, embasa emiire okuteewua ku isina eria omuti; kandi omuti ki omuti oguta-amia ensaafu endootu guuza okutemwao nikwo gurigizwe mu omurro.” Math 7:19 10 Omurima ogwo gwamuwuuzia otino, “Katio tusugaane tukoleki?” 11 Yowaana yawairania otino, “Omuntu ori ne enguwo iwiri asugaane agawire omwina waae owula nayo, kandi ori no okuria oona asugaane akole otio.” 12 Awasolozi awa *omusolo awaaza okubatiiswa woona waamuwuuzia watino, “Omugerezi, ifwe tusugaane tukoleki?” 13 Yawalaga otino, “Mutasolozia amangi okukira kiomo kuagalana.” 14 Nikuemao awa-iiye wandi woona waamuwuuzia watino, “Ni ifwe, tusugaane tukoleki?”

Yowaana yawairania otino, “Mutatoola amasendi ku awantu na amaani kandi mutata amangʼana aga owuweeyi ku omuntu. Mureke emisaara giinyu giwasuge!”

15 Awantu awaarindranga okuuza okwa Omununuzi waaingirizianga mu emioyo giawu mbwe Yowaana oyo nio owawanga *Meesia. 16 Yowaana yawairania woona otino, “Inze mbabatiisa na amanzi. Na ario amuntu omukaate okunkira ooza, omuntu owa ngʼasugre namba okusiwula engoe ezia ewiraato wiae. Iye aaza okuwabatiisa no *Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda kandi no omurro. Yowa 1:26–27, 33; Luuk 4:18; Awat 1:5; 2:3; 11:16; 13:25; 19:2–4 17 Ari ne ekiseeso kiae mu amakono, ekia aaza okuseesra amaemba mu olwanyi lwae. Emere aaza okuta mu ekiagi, na amakunzo aaza okusamba no omurro ogutazima.” 18 Na amangʼana gandi amangi, Yowaana yaiyemba awantu na awalanzizia amangʼana amalootu. 19 No olwa Yowaana yagaania Omwami Eroode ku amangʼana aga Erodiasi muka wamwawu owa yatoola okuwa omukazi waae, kandi ku amawi gandi amangi aga Eroode yakolanga, 20 Eroode yasonga owuwi ku amawi goona aga yakola ago olwa yaingizia Yowaana mu owusiwe. Mari 6:17–18

21 Kwawa mbwe, na awantu woona waamala okubatiiswa kandi Yesu oona yaaza abatiiswa, kandi ni yasawanga igulu riaigukao. Math 3:16; Luuk 5:16 22 Omwoyo Omweru yaika ku iye mu embonekano eya iemba-emba kandi omwoyo gwaemera ku igulu ogwawoola gutino, “Iwue ni iwue omuzia wange owa ngonziizie, kandi owa nsangaarre nae.” Math 3:17; Luuk 4:18 23 Yesu yawanga ne emiaka egiera amakumi asatu na atanika emirimo giae. Owut 41:46; Emba 4:3; 2Sam 5:4

Awantu waingirizianga mbwe yawanga omuzia owa Yoseefu,