¹ Pamazuvawo, pakaoneka Johani muBhabhatidzi etchiparidza mumurembe mweJudhia ² esiti: “Tendeukai; ngokuti umambo hwokudenga waa phendho”. ³ Nokuti uwu ndiyena akavereketwatwa ndi Isaya muprofeti esiti: izwi riunodaidjira mumurembe: “Nasiriranhi Makwadja aMambo, thobhesanhi makwadja ake”. ⁴ Johani waisimira zwipfeko akaitwa ngomatoo ekamera, nebhande redoo muchiunu chake nokurha kake kainga makwiza neuchi womugwacha. ⁵ Kakavia kaari vekuJerusarema navese voJudhia novonharaunda yese yoJorodhani, ⁶ navo vakabhabhatidjwa ndiye mumukova woJorodhani, vesitenda zvishaishi zvavo. ⁷ Asi esiona vaziji vovaFarisi novaSadhusi, vesivia kubhabhatidjo rake, wakati kavari: “yemwi vana vemabuura, ndiani akamuitisa kuti mutize ushungu hunovia? ⁸ Ndizvona, kubarwa kwemuchero inoonisa kutendeuka. ⁹ Musafunga mesiti mukati menyu, ‘Tina Abrahama aba vedu.’ Nokuti ndinoti kamuri Mwari unesimba rekumuitira vana kunaAbrahama kana nomapuwe aya. ¹⁰ zwzwi Beula lakadwa pamudji djomumbuti. Ndizvo mʹmbuti wese usikabereki muchero yakanaka unotemerwa pasi, nekukandirwe mumuriro. ¹¹ yeni ngogwinyiso ndinomubhabhatidja ngokumwa, kuita chioniso tchokutendeuka, asi uwu anovia sure kangu unesimba kupinda yeni, andinakodzero yekutwala magwada ake. uwu ndiyena unozomubhabhatidja ngoMweya Wakachena nemoto. ¹² fosholo iri munyala yake, nayo unozonasa kutsvaira mbuva yake nokuunganidja koloni yake muchitumba, asi unozopisha mudtche ngomuriro usikadjimi”. ¹³ Apo Jesu wakavia moJorodhani kunaJohani esibva Galileia, koobhabhatidzwa ndiyena, ¹⁴ Asi Johani wakada kumulambira esiti, “yeni ndinodha kuti ndibhabhatidjwe ndiwe, yewe wovia kwnadiri here?” ¹⁵ Asi Jesu wakapingula esiti kaari, “Wesiitenda zvezwi, nokuti ngokudalo kunodikana kuti tizadjise kunaka kese.” Apo Johani wakamutendera. ¹⁶ Apo Jesu paakabva kobabhatidzwa, wakabva mukumwa, apo denga lakavurika kaari, yena wakaona Mweya waMwari weimata wakafanidjwa ngotchiva, wesiviaa padenga pake. ¹⁷ Izwi lesibva mudenga lakati, “Uwu ndiye mwanakomana wangu, andinodhisisa. Kaari ndinodakala ndiyena.