5Bzigwa bzentse bzindzakhala na tumitunthu. Mapiri na tumapiri bzindzayalazidwa. Njira zentse zakugonyoka zindzalungamizidwa. Na zentse za mapoli-kata zin'dzayalasidwa.
6Wanthu wentse an'dzawona mpulumusi wa Mulungu.
7Ndipo Juwau akhawauza wanthu wale omwe akhafuna kubatizidwa aciti: Nandi wana wa nyokamwe! Kodi mbani wakuuzani kuti muthawe nyathuwa yomwe iri kubwerayo?
8Citani bzinthu kuti bzilatize kuti mwaleka bzakuipa bzanu cadidi! Lekani kunamizana kuti ndimwe wana wa Abramuau. Tsono ine ndiri kukuwuzani kuti Mulungu angasanduse minyalayi kuti ikhale wana wa Abramu.
9Nakuti mbadzo idakondzekera kale kuti igwate mizi ya miti, thangwe muti uli wentse omwe un'bala lini bzisapo bzabwino, un'dzagwatidwa uciyeseredwa pamoto.
10Ndipo wanthu azinji akham'bvundza aciti: “Kodi tsono ticite tani?”
11Ndipo iye adawatawira aciti: “Ule omwe ana bzakubvala bziwiri mbaapasembo cibodzi omwe alibe, na ule omwe ana cakudya mbaacitembo bzibodzi-bodzibzo.”
12Adabwerambo anyakupimisa mtsonkho kuti adzabatizidwembo, ndipo iwo adam'bvundza kuti: “Misiri, kodi ife-panombo tin'cite tani?”
13Iye adawatawira aciti: “Lekani kupimisa bzizinji kuposa bzomwe mwauzidwa.”
14Na acikunda adam'bvundzambo kuti: “Kodi ife-panombo ticite tani?” Iye adawatawira aciti: “Lekani kutengera bzinthu wanthu na mpembe, ayai kuwanamizira mulandu. Kondwani na kobiri zomwe mumtambira pamwezi.”
15Tsono wanthu akhana cikhulupiro cikulu ndipo akhakumbuka kuti Juwauyo akhali Krixtu.
16Ndipo Juwau adawatawira wentse aciti: N'cadidi kuti ine-pano ndiri kukubatizani na madzi. Tsono, ali kubwera mkulu kuposa ine-pano, omwe ndin'kwanisa lini kutsudzula nthambo za xango zace, omweyo andzakubatizani na Mzimu wa Kucena na moto.”
17Iye ana cisero m'manja kuti awungule mapira na mungu. Mapira andzakaikha m'gwanga ndipo acikatentha mungu na moto wa kusaya kuthima.
18Ndipo iye adapalizira wanthu fala la Mulungu na njira zakusiyana-siyana.
19Na tenepo iye adatsimula Erodi mtongi mkulu, thangwe ra kutenga Erodiya, mkazi wa m'bale wace, na bzinthu bzinango bzakuipa bzomwe Erodiyo adacita.
20Ndipo adaphonyeratu kwene-kwene pakupindza Juwau mkaoko.
21Wanthu wentse akhabatizidwa, ndipo Jezu adabatizidwambo. Pomwe iye akhapemba, kudzulu kudafunguka.
22Na tenepo Mzimu Wakucena udabuluka ninga nkhangaiwa. Ndipo fala lidabveka kudzulu liciti: “Iwepo ndiwe Mwanangu wapamtima. Ndimbakomedwa nawe kwene-kwene.”
23Akhadziwika kuti akhali mwana wa Zuze, Eri,
24Matati, Levi, Mereki, Janaya, Zuze,
25Matatiasi, Amosi, Naumi, Esiri, Nagai,
26Maati, Matatiasi, Simei, Zuzeki, Jodaa,
27Juwana, Leza, Zolobaberi, Salatiyeri, Neri,
28Meleki, Adi, Kozami, Erimadami, Eri,
29Joxuwa, Eriyezeri, Jolimi, Matati, Levi,
30Simioni, Juda, Zuze, Jonami, Eriyakimi,
31Mereya, Minani, Matati, Natani, Davide,
32Jesi, Obedi, Bwazi, Sala, Nasomi,
33Aminadabi, Dimimi, Alini, Ijiromi, Perezi, Juda,
34Jakobi, Izaki, Abramu, Tale, Nakoli,
35Saluki, Lagau, Faleki, Ibero, Sala,
36Kainani, Alufaxadi, Semi, Nowe, Lameki
37Matusala, Inoki, Jaledi, Malalero, Kainani,
38Inosi, Seti, Adamu. Ndipo Adamu akhali mwana wa Mulungu.
