¹ Mumazuba ghala Yohani mu batizi wakiza kuphalaza mumapopa gha Yudeya kuti, ² ''Ng'anamukani, chifukwa Ufumu wa kuchanya uli pafupi.'' ³ Pakuti ndicho chikayowoyeka na nchimi Yesaya kuti, '' Nozgani nthowa ya Fumu nyoloskani miseu yake.'' ⁴ Sono Yohani wakavwala chikumba chaweya wa ngamila ndipo na bande wa chikumba muchiuno chake. Chakulya chake chikaba zombe ndiposo na uchi wamthengele. ⁵ Kufuma apo Yelusalemu, yose Yudeya ndipo na chigaba chose chakuzingilizga dambo la Yolodani bakiza kwa iye. ⁶ Bakabatizika na iye mu dambo la Yolodani, apo bakulapa zakwananga zawo. ⁷ kwene wakati waona bafalisi banandi ndipo na basaduki kwiza kwa iye kuzabatikiza, wakabaphalilla wakati, '' Imwe bana banjoka, ninjani wamuchenjezgani kuti muchimbile ukali ugho ukwiza?'' ⁸ Balani vipambi vya kuyana na ching'anamuka. ⁹ Lekani kuganiza na kuyowoya pakati pinu , lili na Abrahanu uyo na dada withu! chifukwa nkhumupha lilani kuti nchammachitiko na Chiuta ku uska bana ba Abrahamu kufumu ku malimbwe agha. ¹⁰ Mbavi yabikika kale musi mwa vikuni. Sono khuni ilo likuleka kuballa vipambi viwemi likudumulika na kutayika kumoto. ¹¹ Nkhumubatizani na magi ya chinga'amuka. Kwene uyo wakwiza pamanyuma panne ngwankhongono kujumpha ine, ndipo nili wakwenela yayi kunyamula skapato zake. Wizakumubatizani na muzimu mutuba na moto. ¹² Chihengo chili mumawoko ghake kupetako mwelelo na ku unjika tiligu munyumba ya kusungilamo. Kwene wankuwocha mwelelo na moto ugho kulije munthu wangauzimwa. ¹³ Kufuma apo Yesu wakaba kufumila ku Galilleya kuluuta kudambo la Yolodani kwiza ka batizika na Yohani. ¹⁴ Kwa Yohani wakapitiliza kuyezga kumulekkeska, kunena, '' Ine nkhuyenela kubatizika na imwe, ka iwe ukwiza kwa ine?'' ¹⁵ Yesu wakammzgola ndipo wakati kwa iye, '' Nizomelezge kwa sono, urunji ghose.'' ndipo Yohani wakamuzomelezga. ¹⁶ Wakati wabatizika, Yesu wakazuuka penepapo kufuma mumaji, ndipo a wonani, kuchanya kukamujulikila wakaona muzimu wa Chiuta ukwiza pasi ngati ni nkhunda nakukhala pa iyo. ¹⁷ A wonani lizgu likafuma ku chanya likati '' Uyu mwana wakutemweka. Nkhukomndwa naye chomene.''