¹ Patsiku idzodzo,kwakabudira Johane Batista echiparidza muthambe reJudeia,echiti: ² "Chinhukai- imwimwi ,nokuti Umambo Wekudhenga wakwedera." ³ Ngekuti uyu ndie wakabuiwa na muporofita Isaia: "Izwi rinodaindzira muthambe:gadzirirai gwandza Raishe,twasamisai Makwandza  enhu". ⁴ Johane waisimira matchira  e dhewe  re ngamera,nebande redhoo mutchihunu make zwekurhya zwake zwanga zwirizwitoto ne utchi wemushango. ⁵ Nokudharo Jerusalema, ne Judeia rese na ese akatenderedza Murambo wa Jordani akaenda kwari. ⁶ Awona akaenda kobhabhatidzwa na Johane ku Murambo wa Jordani, echireurira zwishaishi zwao. ⁷ Pakaona iyena ajinji oafarsi nemasadusi,atchiuiya kwari kuti abhabhatidwe,wakati: " Dzindza renhoka,ndiani wakamutchengedzerai kuiti muedze kutiza kutsamwa kurikuya? ⁸ Bharai, yino,  zwibereko zvakafanira nkutchinhuka. ⁹ Musasarangaridze mecthibuia pakati penhu:Isusu tinae  Abrahama hinga bhabha wedu.Hino inini ndinokubvunzwai kuti Mwari unokwanisa kuita  kuti kubvira kumapuwe aya awe wana  waAbrhama . ¹⁰ Dhemo ratoiswa pamidzi hemiti hese.Wese muti usikabhari zwibhereko zwakanaka unotemwa wokandirwa mumuriro. ¹¹ Inini ndinokubhabhatidzai nevura kuti mutcinhuke, asi Wiya unowiya sure kwangu ndimukuru unesimba kwandiri uye inini anditenderwi kutakura butsu dzake. Iyena unokubhabhatidzai muMwiya Mutsene nemuriro. ¹² Rusero rake Riri Mumaoko ake kuti  atchanatsa buriro rake nokunganidza Zvibhereko  zvomuturika,asi Iyena utchapisa uswa nemuriro usingadzimwi". ¹³ Hino Djesu wakawiya kubva Garire ku Murambo waJordani kuti abhabhatidzwe naJohane. ¹⁴ pazwese Johani wakaedza kumurambidza, echiti: "Inini ndinodha kubhabhatidza Ndiwe. Iwewe urikuya kwandiri?"  , ¹⁵ Djesu akamudhaira ecthiti: " Zvitendere izvi zvinopano, ngekuti zvakanaka kuti isusu titerere Kururama kwese" .Hinopano Johane Wakamutendera. ¹⁶ Pakapedza  pakubhabhatidzwa,Djesu wakabudha cthiriporipocho mubvura  dhenga raka zaruka recthiwiya Kwaari, akaona Mwiya waMwari utchitchita yingana njiwa ikambata Pari. ¹⁷ Rimwe izwi rakadva  kudhenga rikati: " Uyu ndi Mwana Wangu. Maari munondidhakadza."