¹ Mumazhuba ayo John mubbizhyi wakaboola kakambauka mulukula lwa Judea kamba kuti, ² ''Sanduka kaambo bwami bwaku zheulu bwaba ahwahwi. ³ Nkaambo oooyu ngu wakali kukananwa a Isaiah munhyinhyimi kaamba, '' Izhwi lya yooyo wiita mulukula, ' Amubambe zhila ya mwami, mwiibambe kuti ilulame.''' ⁴ OnoJohn wakasama cisani ca boza bwa dundwa a lutambo lwa cisalu mu cibuno cakwe. Cakulya cakwe cakali cikwikwi alimwi abuci. ⁵ Mpoona Jelusalema, yoonse Judea, alimwi oonse mahi aa zhyingulukile Jordan mulonga bakaunka kuli nguwe. ⁶ baka bbizhyiwa kuli nguwe mu mulonga Jordan,ka baamba zhyinyonyoono zhyabo. ⁷ Pele naakabona kuhwula kwaba ma pharisee alimwi aba ma sadducee kaba boola kuli nguwe kuti ba bizhyiwe, wakaamba kuti kuli mbabo, '' mwebo nobana ba cipile, nguni wakamwaambila kuti mutiye cisubulo ciboola? ⁸ Amucite hitondezhya kuti mwasanduka. ⁹ Mutayeeyi kuti mwaaambe akati kenu, ' Tuli kwete Abraham taata.' Ono mbandika kuti kuli ndimwe Leza ulakozhya naaba ma bwe kuti babe bana baka Abraham. ¹⁰ Keembe kazhunzhwa kale mu miyanda ya zhyisamu. Ono kuhwumbwa cisamu citazhyali michelo mibotu ceelele kutemwa akusowewa mu mulilo. ¹¹ Ndamubbizhya ameezhyi pele uboola kumbele lyangu ulikwete nsana kwiinda ndime, alimwi nhyiyeyeli olo kubweza indyahyo zhyakwe. Uya kumubbizhya amoza usalala alimwi amulilo. ¹² Isikela lyakwe lili mutanhyi lukwe kutewa kabotu kabotu asalazhye cibuye cabutebuzhyi bwakwe akubika maila akwe mubutala. Pele uya kuumpa ma kwihilili a mulilo uya kukaka ku hyimwa.'' ¹³ Ono Jeso wakaboola kuhwa ku Galilee kuya ku mulonga Jordan kuti aka bizhyiwe kuli John. ¹⁴ Pele John wakali kusola kumukahya, kaamba kuti, '' Nyanda kubbizhyiwa andiwe, alimwi waboola kuli ndime?'' ¹⁵ Jeso wakaingula akwaamba kuti kuli nguwe, '' Akube boobo ono nkaambo cili luleme kuti tucite zhyoonse mbohyeelele.'' Mpoona John wakamubbizhya. ¹⁶ Naakamana kubbizhiwa, Jeso wakazhwa cakuhwambaana mu meezhyi, mpoona alya, izeulu lyakajaluka nguwe. wakabona moza wa leza kauza buseluka mbuli izhyiba akulyokezhya ali nguwe. ¹⁷ Mpoona awo, kwaka hwa izhwi kuzeulu lyakali kwaamba kuti, '' ooyu ngomwaangu ngwiyandihya. Ndikomene kapati muli nguwe.