¹ Kahiza siku zizo Johana Mubatizaji wekala achihubiri kahiza nyika ya Uyahudi, achamba, ² ''Tubuni pka kukala wo ufalume wa Mulungu u hehi,'' ³ Pka kukala yuyu ndiye ariye nenwa ni mulombi Isaya achamba, ''Sauti ya mutu ae-haye kombola nyikani; ikani tayari njira ya Bwana, golozani mukondo wa pkapke.'' ⁴ Sasa Johana wevwala nguo iriyokala ina nyoga za ngamia na ukanda wa chingo m'wapke chununi. Chakuryache were ni nzije na asli ya vweni. ⁵ Ndo atu vachimutua Jerusalemu yosi, Juda yosi, na eneo rosini rizungulukaro wo muho wa Jorodani vachenda pkapke. ⁶ Vekala vachi-batizwa ni iye Johana kahiza muho wa Jorodani kuno vachitubu dambi zao. ⁷ Ela ariho vaona anji kahiza mafarisayo na masadukayo vachidza pkapke ili vabatizwe, wevaambira, ''Hem'wi lukolo lwa nyoka murio na sumu, nani adziye vakanya kuchimbira hatari idzayo? ⁸ Vyalani matunda gaendago na toba. ⁹ Na musiaze na mukaamba mioyoni m'wenu kukala, ''Hunaye Burahimu here baba yehu.'' Pka kukala navaambira Mulungu yunaweza kumunulira ye Burahimu ahoho hata kahiza mawe gaga. ¹⁰ Tsoka ri dzipka kare pkenye miziji ya muhi. Pka vivyo chila muhi usio vyala matunda madzo ni kukatwa na kutsuhiwa pkenye moho. ¹¹ Mimi navabatiza pka madzi pka ajili ya toba . Ela iye adzaye baada ya mimi be ni mubomu kushinda mimi, nami sifaa hata kuvitsukula virahuvye. Iye yunda-vabatiza pka Roho Mutakatifu na pka moho. ¹² Na lungolwe be lumukononi m'wapke ili kusafisha lwanda-lwe na kukusanya nganoye lutsagani. Ela yunda gaocha go makanda pka moho ambao kauzimika. ¹³ Kisha Jesu achidza kula Galilaya mupaka muho wa Jorodani ili kubatizwa ni Johana. ¹⁴ Ela ye Johana wemala kumuzulia achamba, ''Mimi be nahenza kubatizwa ni uwe, nawe be unadza pkangu? ¹⁵ Jesu achijibu achamba, ''Kubali pka vivi sasa, pka kukala ndivyo ihupasavyo kutimiza hachi yosi.'' Kisha Johana achimu-ruhusu. ¹⁶ Baada ya kukala yudzibatizwa, Jesu weombola madzini haraka, na gafula, Mbingu zemu-fugukira. Na wemona Roho wa Mulungu achitima pka mufano wa jia na kudulama dzuluye. ¹⁷ Na lola, sauti ichombola kula mulunguni ichamba, ''Yuyu ndo m'wanangu muhenzwa. Ni henze-zwaye sana ni iye.