¹ Ku siku zila UYohana umbatizaji wizile wawila inyika ya yuda watela, ² ''Tondi vine uwemweene wa kuhili wpalamila'' ³ Vineuyu yene iza wateliwa nu umbwi lagu isaya watela,''ilugnu dya ndu yene wakwita kufumu mumbuga; wiki ivinonu izila ya tayi mugoloshe mwene apita''' ⁴ Epa UYohane alinge avwite amaweya aya ngamia nu umsibi uwa ngwemve munsana wakwe ichakudya chakwe alinge inzinge wuchi uwa ndonde. ⁵ Pine wafik kuyerusalemu, iyuda yosi na posi pene papilime umbana uyorodani wawala kukwakwe. ⁶ Iza wawabatizya kumbana uyorodani nuku watonda imbi zyao. ⁷ Nanga ulo pene wwwona winji awa wafalisayo na asadukayo wizile kukwakwe mwa ulelo udwa zoka yene ilini sumu nduchi wmfunda kuyacimbila amagayo yene yizile? ⁸ Mulele amakomi aya tonda. ⁹ Mtize mwelenganye na kukwiyangula kwinu, kukuti tulinakwe uibraimu changti utay vine nampozya umulungu awezizye kuukmwinulile uibraimu awana nanga kufuma kumawe eya. ¹⁰ Indemo yawikwa kumasinde ya makwe epa cila ikwi dyene lilalelaamakomi amanonu litipwaya na kusubw ku ndilo. ¹¹ Nambatizya ku azi vine yavwabiwa kutonda nanga ulo umwene yene aizile naninye ndavwanviwa nanga kusenda indatyu zyakweumwene awabatizya kumoyo uwa chitibano na kundilo. ¹² Ni petelo dtakwe liil mikono yakwe kuusha uwanda wakwe na kukwinganya ingano yakwe inchinyenje nangaulo ayapemba amakai ku ndilo wene tanga uzimike. ¹³ Pine uyesu wiza kufuma kugalilaya mpaka kumbana uyorodani kubatizwa nu yohana. ¹⁴ Nanga ulo uyoana wavwambilekukundindila nuku watela, ''unene navwamba kubatizwa nu wewe, nawe umakwiza kulunene?'' ¹⁵ Uyesu wapozya watela wika ulil isambo ili, vine yavwambiwa kutimizya eya yosi'' pene uyohana wwela. ¹⁶ Pine wabatiziwa pine uye wafumile mmazi, lola kululu kwiyuka kukwakwe nawambwine uroho wa mulungu wakwika kufwaninganye wa ngunda na kukwikala palulu yakwe. ¹⁷ Lola, ilingu dyafumile kululu dyatela ''uyu yene umwanane yuna ntongwile yune nanonezwa icisininakwe.''