¹ Katika masoba gala Yohana mbatisaji jwahika konijihubili munyika juku Yuda konijipwaga, ² “Utubuhaje kwa maana ufalme gukumbingune gubibakalibu.” Kwamaana ajondo jubanena na nabii Isaya konijipwaga, ³ “sauti jakamundu jojichema kuhumihi kujwangwane; ‘umbeka tayali ndela jaka Bambu, mwaganyosa ndela yache.’”

⁴ Ehu Yohana jwawati mangoma gangamii nuunkanda gwa ngosi mwikibenda jachi mwene. Kilebi sachi sabiha nzigi mna busi gwimituto. ⁵ Kisha Kuyerusalemu, Yuda joti, ni liheneu loti leliyongalwiti liosi lwa Yorudanibajenda kwache. ⁶ Babiaha batendakwabatisa najombi momulwosi lwa Yordani koni atubu sambi yabo.

⁷ Lakine pajwabona mafarisayu binji na masadukayukoniahika kachi kwabatisa, jwabajiha, “mwenga muuzau gulijoka gogubii na sumu nyajojupwajii kujijomba ghadhabu jejihika? ⁸ Umbelika matunda gagpasa toba. ⁹ Na mwifikilii nu kupwajihana miongoni jinu, ‘Tubii na Ibrahimu kama atati bitu,’ kwa kuba numwajii Sapanga buwesa kunjumuli Ibrahimu bana hata kuhumi mwimabu agaga. ¹⁰ Tyali lipengu bilibehi moibii njega yu unkongo. Kwahiyu kila ukongu gogusindwa kubeleka matunda ga sapi bugutenda kuseku nukuleche mwomoto.

¹¹ Numbatisa kwa masi kwa ajili jatoba. Lakini jombi jojihika baada jangu ndo unkolongu kuliku nepane ngasenistaili hata kutoto ilatu yachi, Jombijwammbatisa kwa Roho ntakatifu na kwa motu. ¹² Ni lisepealachi mukuboku jachi kusapisa kabisa uwanda ghwachi nukukusanya inganu hachi mulighala lachi. Lakini jijosalya makapi goka kwa mwotu ambau ngagwiwesi kususuka.

¹³ Enu Yesu jwahamu kuhika kuhuma Kugalilaya hadi kukolule gukuYoludani kukubatiswa na Yohana. ¹⁴ Lakini Yohana jwapala kuhinzuhi konijupwaga, “Neapne mbala kuvbatiswanagwehapa, nagwe kuhika kwamine?” ¹⁵ Yesu bujibuha kupwaga, “Gurusua kubiha anana sajenu, kwa kuba ndiyu ijutupasa kujitimisa haki johqa.” Enu Yohana jwahamu kuundusu.

¹⁶ Baada jukumbatisa, enu Yesu jwapita moumasi, na lingaa, Mbingu yatendakuhogoka kwachi. Nabumbona Roho jwaka Sapanga konijuhuluka kumfanu gwinzeba nukutulii panani jache. ¹⁷ Linga, sauti jipita kumbinguni konijipwa, “Jonjoo ndo mwanajwaa mpendwa. Jojimbetesa sana nepane.”