1 Awo Yesu bwe yamala okulagira abayigirizwa be ekkumi nʼababiri nʼavaayo nʼagenda okubuulira nʼokuyigiriza mu bibuga byabwe.
2 Yokaana Omubatiza, eyali omusibe mu kkomera mu kiseera ekyo, bwe yawulira emirimu Kristo gye yali akola, nʼamutumira abayigirizwa be.
3 Ne babuuza Yesu nti, “Ggwe wuuyo gwe tubadde tulinda, nantiki tulindirireyo omulala?”
4 Yesu nʼabaddamu nti, “Muddeeyo eri Yokaana mumugambe bye mulaba ne bye muwulira.
5 Abazibe bʼamaaso balaba, nʼabalema batambula. Abagenge balongoosebwa ne bakiggala bawulira, nʼabafu bazuukizibwa nʼabaavu babuulirwa Enjiri.
6 Era mumumpeere obubaka buno nti, ‘Balina omukisa abo abatambuusabuusa.’ ”
7 Awo abayigirizwa ba Yokaana Omubatiza bwe baamala okugenda, Yesu nʼategeeza abantu ebya Yokaana nti, “Bwe mwagenda mu ddungu mwagenderera kulaba ki? Olumuli olunyeenyezebwa nʼempewo?
8 Naye kiki kye mwagenda okulaba? Omuntu ayambadde engoye ezinekaaneka? Laba abambala engoye ennungi babeera mu mbiri za bakabaka.
9 Naye mwagenda kulaba ki? Nnabbi. Weewaawo ka mbabuulire, oyo asinga ne nnabbi.
10 ⓡ Kubanga ye oyo ayogerwako mu Byawandiikibwa nti,
10 ‘Ndiweereza omubaka wange akukulembere, alikuteekerateekera ekkubo nga tonnajja.’
11 Ddala ddala mbagamba nti tewabangawo muntu eyazaalibwa omukazi asinga Yokaana Omubatiza. Naye asembayo okuba omukulu mu bwakabaka obwʼomu ggulu asinga Yokaana.
12 Era okuva mu biro bya Yokaana Omubatiza nʼokutuusa kaakano, obwakabaka obwʼomu ggulu buyingirwa nʼamaanyi, era abantu abʼamaanyi ennyo be babutwala.
13 Kubanga amateeka gonna era nʼobunnabbi byonna byayogera okutuukira ddala ku Yokaana.
14 Era obanga mwagala okukkiriza, ye Eriya anaatera okujja.
15 Alina amatu agawulira, awulire.”
16 “Eggwanga lino nnaaligeraageranya ku ki? Bafaanana ngʼabaana abato abazannya emizannyo gyabwe mu katale, nga bagamba bato bannaabwe nti,
17 ‘Twabafuuyira omulere, ne mutazina; ne tuyimba oluyimba olwʼokukungubaga, ne mutakungubaga.’
18 Kubanga Yokaana eyali talya wadde okunywa yajja ne mugamba nti, ‘Aliko dayimooni.’
19 Omwana wʼOmuntu, bwe yajja ngʼalya era ngʼanywa, ne boogera nti, ‘Wa mululu, muntu munywi, era mukwano gwʼabasolooza bʼomusolo nʼaboonoonyi. Bʼabeeramu!’ So nga amagezi geeragira mu bikolwa.”
20 Yesu nʼanenya nnyo ebibuga mwe yakolera ebyamagero ebisinga obungi, kubanga tebeenenya.
21 “Zikusanze, ggwe Kolaziini! Zikusanze ggwe Besusayida! Kubanga ebyamagero bye nakolera mu mmwe, singa nabikolera mu Ttuulo ne Sidoni, bandibadde beenenya dda nga bali mu bibukutu nʼevvu ku mitwe gyabwe.
22 Ddala ddala Ttuulo ne Sidoni biriyisibwa bulungiko okusinga mmwe ku lunaku olwʼokusalirako omusango!
23 Naawe Kaperunawumu, newaakubadde nga wagulumizibwa okutuuka eggulu gye likoma, naye olitoowazibwa okutuuka wansi ggeyeena gyʼeri. Kubanga ebyamagero ebyʼekitalo ebyakolebwa ewuwo, singa byakolerwa mu Sodomu, kyandibadde kikyaliwo ne leero.
24 Ddala ddala Sodomu kigenda kuyisibwa bulungiko, okusinga ggwe, ku lunaku olwʼokusalirako omusango!”
25 Yesu nʼasaba bwʼati nti, “Ayi Kitange, Mukama wʼeggulu nʼensi, nkwebaza kubanga ebigambo byo bino ebyʼamazima wabikisa abo abeeyita abʼamagezi ennyo, naye nʼobibikkulira abaana abato.
26 Weewaawo Kitange, bwʼotyo bwe wasiima.”
27 “Kitange yankwasa ebintu byonna era Kitange yekka yʼamanyi Omwana, nange Omwana Nze nzekka Nze mmanyi Kitange, nʼabo be mba njagadde okulaga Kitange nabo bamumanyi.”
28 “Mujje gye ndi mmwe mwenna abakooye era abazitoowereddwa, nange nnaabawummuza.
29 Musitule ekikoligo kyange, muyigire ku nze, kubanga ndi muwombeefu era omuteefu mu mutima, nʼemyoyo gyammwe girifuna ekiwummulo.
30 Kubanga ekikoligo kyange kyangu, nʼomugugu gwange teguzitowa.”
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