Isomo rya 1: Yeremiya 1,17-19
Naho wowe kenyera ukomeze, uhaguruke maze ubamenyeshe ibyo ngutegetse kubabwira. Ntuzareke bagutera ubwoba, kuko nubugira ari wowe, nzagutera guhinda umushyitsi imbere yabo. Jyewe, uyu munsi nkugize nk’umurwa ukomeye, inkingi y’icyuma, cyangwa nk’inkike y’umuringa imbere y’igihugu cyose, imbere y’abami ba Yuda, abatware bayo, abaherezabitambo bayo n’abatuye igihugu bose. Bazakurwanya ariko ntibazagushobora — uwo ni Uhoraho ubivuze — humura turi kumwe ndagutabara.»
Zaburi ya 70 (71), 1-2, 5-6ab, 15ab.17
Uhoraho, ni wowe buhungiro bwanjye,
sinzateterezwa bibaho.
Mu butabera bwawe unkiranure, undengere,
untege amatwi maze undokore.
Ni wowe mizero yanjye, Nyagasani,
Uhoraho, ni wowe niringira kuva mu buto bwanjye.
Narakwisunze kuva nkivuka,
unyitorera nkiva mu nda ya mama,
Nzatangaza ukuntu uri indahemuka,
iminsi yose namamaze agakiza kawe,
Mana, wanyiyigishirije kuva mu buto bwanjye,
na n’ubu ndacyarata ibyiza byawe.
Ivanjili ya Mutagatifu Mariko 6,17-29
Koko rero Herodi yari yatumye abantu bo gufata Yohani no kumubohera mu buroko, abitewe na Herodiya, umugore wa murumuna we Filipo, Herodi yari yaracyuye. Kuko Yohani yari yarabwiye Herodi ati « Ubujijwe gutunga umugore wa murumuna wawe. » Herodiya na we yahoraga ahigira Yohani agashaka no kumwicisha, ariko ntabishobore, kubera ko Herodi yatinyaga Yohani bigatuma amurengera, abitewe n’uko yari azi ko ari umuntu w’intabera kandi w’intungane. Iyo yabaga yamwumvise yabunzaga imitima cyane, nyamara yakundaga kumwumva. Nuko haza kuba umunsi mukuru, ubwo Herodi yari yahimbaje isabukuru y’ivuka rye, maze atumira abatware be, n’abakuru b’ingabo ze hamwe n’abanyacyubahiro bo mu Galileya. Umukobwa wa Herodiya araza arabyina, ashimisha Herodi n’abatumirwa be. Nuko umwami abwira umukobwa ati « Nsaba icyo ushaka cyose, ndakiguha. » Aramurahira ati « Icyo unsaba cyose ndakiguha, kabone n’iyo cyaba icya kabiri cy’igihugu cyanjye. » Umukobwa arasohoka asaba nyina ati « Nsabe iki? » Undi aramusubiza ati « Saba umutwe wa Yohani Batisita. » Umukobwa agaruka bwangu asanga umwami, amusaba avuga ati « Ndashaka ko umpa nonaha umutwe wa Yohani Batisita ku mbehe. » Umwami biramushavuza cyane, ariko kubere indahiro ye n’abo yari yatumiye, yanga kwivuguruza. Ako kanya umwami yohereza umwe mu ngabo ze, amutegeka kuzana umutwe wa Yohani. Uwo mugabo aragenda, amucira umutwe mu buroko. Nuko azana umutwe ku mbehe, maze awuha uwo mukobwa, umukobwa na we awuha nyina. Abigishwa ba Yohani babyumvise, baraza bajyana umurambo we, barawuhamba.