¹ Mumazua awo wakabudira Johane Mubhabhatidzi echiparidza mugwenga reJudeia,echiti: ² "Chinhukai- imwimwi ,nokuti Umambo Wekudhenga waapaduze." ³ Uyu ndie wakabuiwa na muporofita Isaia: "Izwi rinodaindzira mugwenga: 'Padzirirai gwandza Raishe, gadzirisai Makwandza  enhu"'. ⁴ Johani waisimira matchira  e dhewe  re ngamera, nebande redhoo mutchihunu make zwekurhya zwake zwanga zwirizwitoto ne utchi wemushango. ⁵ Nokudharo Jerusarema, ne Judeia rese na ese akatenderedza Murambo wa Jordani akaenda kwari. ⁶ Awona akaenda kobhabhatidzwa ndhi Johani ku Murambo wa Jordani, echireurira zwishaishi zwawo. ⁷ Pakaona iyena ajinji oafarisi nemasadusi, atchiuiya kwari kuti abhabhatidzwe, wakati: " Dzindza renhoka, ndiani wakamutchengedzerai kuiti muedze kutiza kutsamwa kurikuya? ⁸ Pangidzirai,  zwibereko zvakafanira nkutchinhuka. ⁹ Musasarangaridze mecthibuia pakati penhu: Isusu tinae  Abrahama hinga bhabha wedu. Hino inini ndinokubvunzai kuti Mwari unokwanisa kuita  kuti kubvira kumapuwe aya awe wana  waAbrhama . ¹⁰ Dhemo rakandwa pamidzi yemiti hese. Wese muti usikabhari zwibhereko zwakanaka unotemwa wokandirwa mumuriro. ¹¹ Inini ndinokubhabhatidzai nenvura kuti mutcinhuke, asi Uyo unouya sure kwangu mukuru unesimba kwandiri uye inini anditenderwi kutwara butsu dzake. Iena utchamubabatizai no Mweya Mutswene uye nemuriro. ¹² Rusero rake riri Mumaoko ake kuti  atchanatsa buriro rake nokunganidza Zwibhereko  zwomuturika, asi Iena utchapisa uswa nemuriro usingadzimwiswi. ¹³ Hino Djesu wakawiya kubva Garireia ku Murambo waJordani kuti abhabhatidzwua naJohane. ¹⁴ pazwese Johani wakaedza kumurambidza, echiti: "Inini ndinodha kubhabhatidza Ndiwe. Iwewe urikuya kwandiri?"  , ¹⁵ Djesu akamudhaira ecthiti: " tendera izvi zvinopano, nokuti zvakanaka kuti isusu titerere Kururama kwese" .Hinopano Johane Wakamutendera. ¹⁶ Paakapedza  kubhabhatidzwa, Djesu wakabudha cthiriporipocho munvura  uye dhenga rakamufungikira , akaona Mweya waMwari utchitchita tingana njiya ikamhara Paari. ¹⁷ Rimwe izwi rakabva  kudhenga rikati: " Uyu ndiye Mwana Wangu. Maari munondidhakadza."