24.Yowana Avatisa Yesu

Yowana, mwana wa Zakaria nende Liseveti, yatukha na kholekha muloli. Yamenya mu shiangalangwi, yalia vushi nende tsisichi. Khandi tsinguvu tsia yifuala tsia lombwa khu moya matinyu ki ngamia.

Vandu vanyishi vitsa khu shiangalangwi khu hulishitsa Yowana. Ya vilwatsila, navola, ''Yikanili, shijila vwami vwa Nyasaye vuli hambi!''

Lwa vandu vahulila vurumi vwa Yowana, vanyishi khuvo vikanila vwoni vwavo, ma Yowana na vavatisa. Vanyishi va vimilili va mavukana vitsa khuvatiswa nende Yowana, nikhali shivayikanila noho khuvula vwoni vwavo tawe.

Yowana yavolela vimilili va mavukana, ''Munyi tsinzukha ziu vuziva! Mwikanili nu khu kalukhanyinya mwima. Vuli musala ku khamanga matunda malayi ku la remwa nu khu suvwa mu mulilu.'' Yowana yarweshitsa ka valoli vavola, ''Lola, Nduma murumwa wanje imbeli wowo, wa na khulombele injila.''

Valala khu Vayahudi vareva Yowana nikali menye naye Muhonyi. Yowana ya kalushitsa, ''Ninzi Muhonyi tawe, nikhali aliho mundu witsa inyuma wanje. Nu mukali khali shi ndushili khu voholola vilaro vievie tawe.''

Litukhu lilondakhu, Yesu yitsa avatiswi nende Yowana. Lwa Yowana yamulola, yavola, ''Henzi! Yesho ni shimeme shilikondi khurula khu Nyasaye, alavukula vwoni vwa vandu vosi khulilova.''

Yowana yavolela Yesu, ''Shindushili khuvatisa yivi tawe. Nivi wenyekha uvatisi inzi.'' Nikhali Yesu yamuvolela, ''Wenyekha umbatisi, shijila nalio likhuva lienyekha likholwi.'' Khu Yowana yamuvatisa, khali ndio Yesu shiyali niyakhola vwoni tawe.

Lwa Yesu yarula mu matsi ni ya khavatiswa, Roho wa Nyasaye ya lolekha khuli shituti khurula ikulu na yela khuye. Muluhono lwenolo, mwoyo kwa Nyasaye kwa lomoloma khurula mwikulu, nu ku vola, ''Nivi mwana wanje wa nayanza, na Nyanzizwi nende ivi.''

Nyasaye yali navolele Yowana, '' Roho wa Nyasaye aliitsa hasi ma ayeele khu mundu wa uvatisa. Mundu woyo nu Mwana wa Nyasaye.'' Nyasaye aliho vutswa mulala. Nikhali lwa Yowana yavatisa Yesu, yahulila Nyasaye Tata nalomoloma, nalola Nyasaye Mwana, nali Yesu, ma nalola Roho Mutakatifu.

Lukanu lwi Vanjeli khurula: Matayo 3; Maliko 1:9-11; Luka 3: 1-23