10 – Batiso

Koro piny ne onge kido kendo ne onge gimoro amora e iye. Mudho mandiwa noimo ataro mangʼongo kendo Roho mar Nyasaye ne wuotho ewi atarono.

Chunyu mondo oter nyangu, kendo weuru wich teko.

Luok rochruokna duto oko kendo pwodha kuom richona.

Lwoka maler gi owino eka abiro bedo maler; lwoka mondo abed marachar moloyo pe.

Lwokreuru mondo ubed maler. Goluru timbeu mamono e wangʼa!

Yaye Jerusalem, luok timbe mamono manie chunyu mondo iresri. Nyaka karangʼo mi ibiro kano timbe richo e pachi?

Abiro kiro pi maler kuomu mi udok jomaler; abiro pwodhou kuom timbeu mamono kendo kuom nyisecheu duto mopa. Abiro miyou chuny manyien kod paro manyien; kendo anagol kuomu chuny matek ka lwanda mi amiu chuny mayom ka ringʼo. Abiro olo Roho mara kuomu, mi aket ulu buchena kendo uket chunyu mar rito chikena.

Ji nowuok odhi ire koa Jerusalem gi Judea duto koda ka gwengʼ Jordan duto. Kane gihulo richogi, ne obatisogi e Aora Jordan. To kane oneno jo-Farisai gi jo-Sadukai ka biro kama ne obatisoe ji, nowachonegi niya, “Un koth thuondegi! En ngʼa mane onyisou mondo uring utony ne mirima mager mabiro? Nyaguru olemo manyiso ni uselokoru uweyo richo.

Le oseketi e tiend yiende kendo yien ka yien ma ok nyag olemo mabeyo ibiro tongʼ mi go piny kendo witi e mach. “An abatisou gi pi mondo omi ulokru uwe richou. To ngʼato biro bangʼa ma oloya gi duongʼ, ma kata akande ok awinjora tingʼo. En obiro batisou gi Roho Maler kod mach. Odheru mare mar piedho cham ni e lwete, kendo obiro yweyo maler kare mar dino cham, kochoko ngano mage okano e dero, to mihudhi to owangʼo gi mach ma ok nyal negi.”

Eka Yesu nobiro koa e piny Galili nyaka e aora Jordan mondo Johana obatise. To Johana notemo tame, kawacho niya, “Ibiro ira nade to an ema adwaro mondo ibatisa?” Yesu nodwoko niya, “We otimre kamano sani; en gima ber ne an kodi mondo watim ma, eka wachop tim makare duto.” Eka Johana noyie. Kane osebatiso Yesu to nowuok oa ei pi. To gisano polo noyawore kendo noneno Roho mar Nyasaye kalor e kido mar akuru, kendo piyo kuome. To dwol moro moa e polo nowacho niya, “Ma en wuoda, ma ahero, kendo chunya mor kode.”

Yesu nodwokogi niya, “Abiro penjou penjo achiel. Ka udwoka, to abiro nyisou teko ma atimogo gigi. Uparo ni batiso mar Johana noa kanye. Noa e polo, koso noa kuom dhano?” Negiwuoyo kuom wachni e kindgi giwegi kendo giwacho niya, “Ka wawacho ni, ‘Noa e polo,’ to obiro penjowa ni, ‘ka en kamano to angʼo momiyo nutamoru yie kuome?’ To ka wawacho ni, ‘Noa kuom dhano,’ to waluoro ji nimar giduto gikawo ni Johana ne en janabi.” Omiyo negidwoko Yesu niya, “Ok wangʼeyo.” Eka nowachonegi niya, “An bende ok abi nyisou kuma agole teko ma atimogo gigi.

Kuom mano, dhiuru ulos jopuonjre e ogendini duto, kubatisogi e nying Wuoro gi Wuowi kod Roho Maler, kendo kupuonjogi mondo gitim gik moko duto ma asechikou. To awachonu adier ni an kodu ndalo duto, nyaka giko mar ndalo.”

Kuom mano, Johana nowuok e thim koyalo ni mondo ji oyud batiso kaka ranyisi ni giselokore gidwogo ir Nyasaye kendo oweyonegi richogi. Kuom mano, jopiny Judea duto kod ji duto moa Jerusalem nowuok odhi ire. Ne gihulo richogi mi Johana nobatisogi e Aora Jordan. Johana norwakore gi lewni molos gi yie ngamia kendo notweyo kamba mar pien e nungone. Nochamo bonyo kod mor kich manie thim. Wach mane Johana yalo ne chal kama: “Ngʼat moro biro bangʼa ma oloya gi duongʼ, ok awinjora gonyo kata tond wuochene. An abatisou gi pi, to en obiro batisou gi Roho Maler.”

E kindeno Yesu nobiro koa Nazareth, e piny Galili mi Johana nobatise e aora Jordan. Kane oyudo Yesu wuok aa ei pi, noneno polo kayawore kendo ka Roho Maler lor mondo opi kuome e kido mar akuru. To dwol maduongʼ noa e polo kawacho niya, “In e Wuoda mahero. Chunya mor kodi.”

Yesu nodwokogi niya, “Abiro penjou penjo achiel. Dwokauru, to abiro nyisou teko ma atimogo gigi. Uparo ni batiso Johana noa e polo koso noa kuom dhano? Nyisaneuru!” Negiwuoyo kuom wachni e kindgi giwegi kendo giwacho niya, “Ka wawacho ni, ‘Noa e polo,’ to obiro penjowa ni, ‘Ka en kamano to angʼo momiyo nutamoru yie kuome?’ To ka wawacho ni, ‘Noa kuom dhano.’ ” (Negiluoro ji, nikech ji duto nokawo ni Johana ema janabi adier.) Omiyo negidwoko Yesu niya, “Ok wangʼeyo.” Yesu nowachonegi niya, “An bende ok abi nyisou kuma agole teko ma atimogo gigi.”

Nowachonegi niya, “Dhiuru e piny duto mondo uyal Injili ne chwech duto. Ngʼato angʼata moyie kendo obatisi nokwo, to ngʼat ma ok oyie bura nolo. To ranyisigi noluw joma oyie: E nyinga giniriemb jochiende; giniwuo gi dhok manyien;

Nodhi e piny duto molworo Jordan, koyalo batiso mar weyo richo mondo mi owenegi richo.

Johana nowacho ne oganda mane biro mondo obatisgi niya, “Un koth thuondegi! En ngʼa mane onyisou mondo uring utony ne mirima mager mabiro? Nyaguru olemo manyiso ni uselokoru uweyo richo. Kendo kik upar e kindu uwegi ni, ‘Wan gi Ibrahim kaka wuonwa.’ Nimar awachonu ni kata mana kitegi Nyasaye nyalo loko nyithind Ibrahim. Le oseketi e tiend yiende, kendo yien ka yien ma ok nyag olemo mabeyo ibiro tongʼ mi go piny kendo witi e mach.”

Josol osuru bende nobiro ire mondo obatisgi. Negipenje niya, “Japuonj. En angʼo mowinjore watim?”

Johana nodwokogi duto niya, “An abatisou gi pi. To ngʼato moro biro bangʼa ma oloya gi duongʼ, ma ok awinjora gonyo tond wuochene. En obiro batisou gi Roho Maler kod mach. Odheru mare mar piedho cham ni e lwete mondo opiedhgo cham duto maler e kar dino cham, kendo ochok cham koketo e deche, to obiro wangʼo mihudhi gi mach ma ok nyal negi.”

Kane ibatiso ji duto, Yesu bende ne obatisi. To kane olemo, polo noyawore kendo Roho Maler mane obiro e kido mar akuru nolor mopiyo kuome, to dwol noa e polo mawacho niya, “In e Wuoda, ma ahero; chunya mor kodi.”

(Ji duto, kata mana jasol osuru, kane giwinjo weche Yesu, ne giyie ni yor Nyasaye ni kare, nikech nosebatisgi gi Johana. To jo-Farisai kod jogo molony e chik nodagi dwaro mar Nyasaye kuomgi giwegi, nikech ne pok obatisgi gi Johana.)

Eka Johana notimo nenoni kama: “Ne aneno Roho kalor piny koa e polo e kido mar akuru kendo kapiyo kuome. Ka dine Jal mane oora mondo abatis ji gi pi we nyisa, to dine ok angʼeye. Nonyisa ni, ‘Ngʼama ineno ka Roho olor mi opiyo kuome e Jal mabiro batiso ji gi Roho Maler.’ Koro aseneno mano kotimore omiyo anyisou ni en Wuod Nyasaye.”

Yesu nodwoke kawacho niya, “Awachoni adier, ni onge ngʼama nyalo neno pinyruoth Nyasaye ka ok onywole nywol manyien.” Nikodemo nopenje niya, “Ere kaka inyalo nywol ngʼato kosebedo ngʼama duongʼ? Adier, bende dochak odog ei min mare mi chak nywole kendo!” Yesu nodwoke niya, “Awachoni adier ni onge ngʼama nyalo donjo e pinyruoth Nyasaye ka ok onywole gi pi kod Roho Maler. Ringruok nywolo mana ringruok, to Roho nywolo roho. Ok onego ibwogi kuom gima awacho ni, ‘Nyaka nywoli nywol manyien.’

Bangʼ mano, Yesu gi jopuonjrene nodhi e gwenge mag piny Judea, kendo nokawo kinde mogwarore kodgi kuno, kobatiso ji. To Johana bende ne batiso ji Ainon machiegni gi Salim, nikech pi ne ngʼeny kanyo, kendo ji nosiko ka biro ire mondo obatisgi.

Mino wach nochakore e kind jopuonjre Johana moko gi ja-Yahudi moro kuom wach mar pwodhruok. Negibiro ir Johana mi giwachone niya, “Rabi, jal manyocha ni kodi loka Jordan, ma en Jal mane iwuoyo kuome cha, parie ni en bende tinde obatiso ji, kendo ji duto dhi ire.” Johana nodwokogi niya, “Onge gima ngʼato nyalo yudo makmana mano momiye koa e polo.

Jo-Farisai nowinjo ni joma Yesu ne oseloko obedo jopuonjre, kendo obatiso ne ngʼeny moloyo jopuonjre Johana, kata obedo ni Yesu owuon ne ok batiso ji, to jopuonjrene ema ne timo kamano. Kane Ruoth owinjo wachni, noa Judea mochako odok Galili.

“Ka uhera to ubiro timo gima achikou.

Chiengʼ moro achiel kane oyudo ochiemo kodgi, nowachonegi niya, “Kik uwuog Jerusalem, to rituru mich mane Wuonwa osingore ni nomiu, ma usewinja ka awuoyo kuome; nimar Johana nobatiso ji gi pi, to un bangʼ kinde manok ibiro batisou gi Roho Maler.”

Ka chiengʼ Pentekost nochopo, noyudo ka gichokore kanyachiel giduto. Apoya nono, koko machalo gi yamb kalausi makudho matek noa e polo mopongʼo ot mane gibetie. Negineno gik machalo gi ligek mach, mane opiyo ewi ngʼato ka ngʼato kuomgi. Giduto kar rombgi negipongʼ gi Roho Maler, mi gichako wuoyo gi dhok mayoreyore kaka Roho nomiyogi teko mar wuoyo.

Petro nodwokogi niya, “Weuru richo kendo obatisu ngʼato ka ngʼato, e nying Yesu Kristo, mondo owenu richou. Ka mano otimore, to ubiro nwangʼo Roho Maler kaka mich.

Joma norwako weche Petro ne obatisi, kendo chiengʼno ji alufu adek nomedore e kwan mar joma oyie kuom Kristo. Joma oyie kuom Kristo noketo chunygi kuom puonj joote, kendo kuom lalruok, gi ngʼingo makati kod lamo. Luoro nomako ji duto ka joote ne timo honni gi ranyisi mangʼeny.

To kane Filipo oyalo ne jogo Injili mar pinyruoth Nyasaye, kod nying Yesu Kristo, ne giyie, mi giyudo batiso giduto, chwo gi mon. Simon owuon bende noyie, bangʼe noyudo batiso, kendo nosiko koluwo bangʼ Filipo kamoro amora mane odhiye, kowuoro ranyisi madongo kod honni ma noneno ka Filipo timo.

Kane joote man Jerusalem owinjo ni jo-Samaria noserwako wach Nyasaye, negioro Petro gi Johana irgi. Kane gichopo, ne gilamonegi mondo giyud Roho Maler, nikech Roho Maler ne pok obiro kuom ngʼato angʼata kuomgi, to nosebatisgi mana e nying Ruoth Yesu. Bangʼe Petro gi Johana noyieyo lwetgi kuomgi mi giyudo Roho Maler.

Kane gimedo dhi nyime, negichopo kama pi moro ne nitie. Ja-Ethiopia nowachone Filipo niya, “Pi eri, angʼo ma dimona yudo batiso?” [ Filipo nodwoke niya, “Inyalo yudo batiso, kiyie gi chunyi duto.” Nodwoke niya, “Ee, ayie ni Yesu Kristo en Wuod Nyasaye.”] Omiyo nochiwo chik mondo gari ochungʼ. Eka ne gilor gidhi e pi mi Filipo nobatise. To kane giwuok e pi, Roho Maler mar Ruoth Nyasaye nokawo Filipo apoya, mi ja-Ethiopiano ne ok ochako onene kendo to nodhi e wuodhe kopongʼ gi mor. Filipo nopo kochopo e dala mar Azoto, kendo nowuotho koni gi koni, koyalo Injili e mier duto nyaka nochopo Kaisaria.

Gikanyono gima chalo gi ololo nolwar oa e wenge Saulo mi koro nonyalo neno. Noa malo mi nobatise,

“Ere ngʼama koro digengʼ jogi mondo kik obatisgi gi pi, ka gin bende giseyudo Roho Maler mana kaka waseyude?” Kuom mano, nogolo chik mondo obatisgi e nying Yesu Kristo. Bangʼ mano ne gikwayo Petro mondo omed bet kodgi kuom ndalo moko.

Eka naparo kaka Ruoth nosewacho motelo ni, ‘Johana nobatiso ji gi pi, to un ibiro batisou gi Roho Maler.’ Emomiyo ka Nyasaye nomiyogi mana mich achielno ma wan bende nomiyowa kane wayie kuom Ruoth Yesu Kristo, koro an to an ngʼa ma dine agengʼ tich Nyasaye!” Kane giwinjo wachno, ne giweyo Petro mos mi gipako Nyasaye, kagiwacho niya, “Kara en adier ni Nyasaye osemiyo joma ok jo-Yahudi thuolo mondo gin bende gilokre giyud ngima.”

“Nyasaye osekelo ni jo-Israel Jawar ma en Yesu, koa e koth Daudi, mana kaka nosingore ni notim. Kapok ne Yesu obiro, Johana noyalo Injili ne jo-Israel duto mondo gilokre giwe richogi kendo giduto giyud batiso.

Achiel kuom joma nochiko itgi mowinjowa kwaloso ne en dhako moro moa Thuatira, ma nyinge Ludia, mane loko lewni makwar ma nengogi tek kendo noluoro Nyasaye. Ruoth noyawo chunye mondo orwak puonj Paulo. Bangʼ kane osebatise, en kaachiel gi joode duto, norwakowa e ode kowacho niya, “Ka ukwana kaka ngʼat moyie kuom Ruoth Yesu, to biuru mondo ubed wenda.” Nomedo sayowa kamano mine wadhi!

Negidwoke niya, “Yie kuom Ruoth Yesu eka nikwo, in kaachiel gi joodi.” Eka ne gipuonje Wach Ruoth, kod ji duto mane ni e ode. E sa nogono mar otieno, jarit od twech nokawogi modhi olwokonegi adhondegi, bangʼe gikanyono nobatise, en kaachiel gi joode duto.

To Krispo, mane en jatend sinagogi, kod joode duto, noyie kuom Ruoth kendo jo-Korintho mamoko mangʼeny bende nowinjo Paulo moyie kendo obatisi.

mi openjogi niya, “Bende ne uyudo Roho Maler chiengʼ mane uyie kuom Yesu?” Negidwoke niya, “Ooyo, kata mana winjo pok wawinjo ni nitie gimoro ni Roho Maler.” Paulo nomedo penjogi niya, “Ka kamano, to kare batiso mane mane uyudo?” Negidwoke niya, “Ne wayudo batiso mar Johana.” Paulo nowachonegi niya, “Batiso mar Johana ne en mar lokruok weyo richo. Nonyiso ji mondo oyie kuom Jal mane biro bangʼe, ma en Yesu.” Bangʼ winjo mano, nobatisgi e nying Ruoth Yesu. Kane Paulo oketo lwete kuomgi, Roho Maler nolor kuomgi, mine giwuoyo gi dhok mayoreyore kendo ne gikoro wach.

Koro pod irito angʼo? Aa malo mondo obatisi, mondo olwokni richoni, kiluongo nying Ruoth Yesu.’ 

Koso donge ungʼeyo ni wan duto mane obatiswa kuom Kristo Yesu, nobatiswa e thone? Omiyo noyikwa kode e tho kuom batiso, mondo kaka Kristo nochier oa kuom joma otho kuom duongʼ mar Wuoro, e kaka wan bende onego wadagi e ngima manyien. Koseriw-wa kode kamano e thone, to ochuno ni ibiro riwwa kode bende e chierne. Nimar wangʼeyo ni ngimawa machon nogur kode mondo ringruok mar richo okethi, kendo kik koro wabed wasumbini mag richo, nikech ngʼato angʼata mosetho osegony kuom richo. Koro ka wasetho gi Kristo, wan gi yie ni wabiro bedo mangima kode bende.

E kaka un bende nyaka ukwanru ni utho ne richo, to ungima ne Nyasaye ei Kristo Yesu.

To ka Kristo ni eiu, to kata obedo ni ringruok otho nikech richo, to chunyu ngima nikech tim makare.

Kamano e kaka jomoko kuomu ne chalo. To ne olwoku mi opwodhu, mi oketu udoko joma kare e nying Ruoth Yesu Kristo, kendo kuom Roho mar Nyasachwa.

Kamano bende e kaka wan duto, bed ni wan jo-Yahudi kata jo-Yunani, kata wasumbini, kata joma ni thuolo, nobatiswa kuom Roho achielnogo mi wadoko ringruok achiel, kendo osemiwa Roho achielno mondo wamodhi waduto.

Emomiyo ka ngʼato ni kuom Kristo to en chwech manyien; gik machon osekadho, neuru, gik manyien osechopo!

Un duto un nyithind Nyasaye nikech uyie kuom Kristo Yesu, nimar un duto mosebatisu kuom Kristo userwakoru gi Kristo.

Un to ne utho e timbeu ma ok kare kod richou,

nomiyo wabedo mangima kuom Kristo, kata obedo ni ne watho nikech kethowa, osewaru kuom ngʼwono. Kendo Nyasaye nochierowa gi Kristo, momiyo wabet kode e duongʼ mar polo ei Kristo Yesu,

Nitie ringruok achiel kod Roho achiel, mana kaka ne un e geno achiel kane oluongu, bende wan gi Ruoth achiel, yie achiel, gi batiso achiel;

mondo opwodhe maler, koluoke gi pi kuom wach eka ochiw Kanisa ne en owuon ka opichni kendo maonge chilo moro, kata jowruok, kata mbala, to obed maler kendo maonge songa kuome.

Kristo ema nogolo kit dhano machon kuomu mana kaka tero nyangu golo kit dhano machon, ma nyangu motim gi lwet dhano, to nyangu motim gi Kristo. Kane obatisu, to noyiku kode kendo nochieru kode nikech yie ma un-go kuom teko mar Nyasaye ma nochiere oa kuom joma otho.

Kuom mano koro waweuru puonj michakogo ngʼeyo wach Kristo, to wadhiuru nyime mondo wadok joma otegno. Ok owinjore mondo wachak puonjou manyien weche michakogo bedo ja-Kristo, kaka lokruok weyo timbe matero ji e tho to gi yie kuom Nyasaye; kod puonj kuom kit batiso mopogore opogore, kata kuom keto lwedo ewi ji, kata kuom wach chier aa kuom joma otho, kata kuom bura mabiro. To wabiro timo kamano, ka Nyasaye oyie.

Kuom mano owetena, nikech koro wan gi chir mar donjo e Kama Ler Moloyo kuom remb Yesu, noyawonwa yo manyien kendo mangima kuom ringre owuon mondo wakadh pasia. Ka koro wan gi jadolo maduongʼ morito od Nyasaye kamano, to wasuduru but Nyasaye gi chuny mar adier, kendo ka wan gi yie ma ok wariwo gi kiawa, bende ka chunywa manyisowa ni wan joketho opwodhi kendo ka ringrewa olwoki gi pi maliw.

Kaka koro usepwodhuru uwegi kuom luwo adiera, mondo eka uher joweteu, koro herreuru ngʼato gi ngʼato gihera matut, kendo timuru kamano gi chunyu duto. Nikech osenywolu nywol manyien, ok gi kodhi ma towo, to gi kodhi ma ok tow, gi wach Nyasaye mangima kendo mochwere.

Pigno en ranyisi mar batiso makoro warou sani, batiso ok en golo chilo kuom ringruok, to en singruok motim ne Nyasaye gi chuny maler. Owarou kuom chier mar Yesu Kristo,

“Jogo gin joma ogwedhi ma oseluoko kandhogi maler, mondo omi gibed gi ratiro mar chamo olemb yath mar ngimano kendo gikadh ka gidonjo e dhorangeye mag dalano.