12 Wawila kodi na hewo weza kubatizigwa, wamuuza, “Mkulufunzi, na tweye tutendeze?”
13 Na heyo kawalongela, “Sambimuwile kodi ng'hulu kubanza vumulagizwe.”
14 Asikali na hewo weza kumuuza, “Na tweye tutende choni?” Na heyo kawalongela, “Sambim'bokonye hela za munhu yoyose ama sambimum'vwizile mbuli munhu yoyose, mwenelwe na maliho genu.”
15 Wanhu wose wakala wamemile nhamanila ha Yohana, wakala wokiiuza mmioyo yao kamba siku Yohana iyo Kilisto.
16 Avo Yohana kawalongela wanhu wose, “Nie nowabatiza mweye na mazi, ila kokwiza yali na mhiko kubanza nie, nie sidaha hata kufungula nzabi za ng'hwabasa zake. Heyo kowabatiza na Loho wa Mulungu na moto.
17 Heyo kana kia chake cha kubetela ngano yake, yakunzanye ingano kukano, na imikumvi yaisome na moto hauzimikaga.”
18 Yohana kaupeta Usenga Unogile mwa wanhu yowazuma mkuwagong'ondeza na mbuli bwando waleke gehile.
19 Ila Yohana kamkomhokela Helode Antipa, mndewa, kwavija kakala yamsolile Helodia, mtwanzi wa ndugu yake, na gehile gose goyokala yotenda.
20 Avo Helode kabanziliza udumuka wake ha Yohana, na kamgela mkifungo.
21 Wanhu wose viweshile kubatizigwa, Yesu na heyo kabatizigwa. Na viyakalile yotambika, ulanga uvuguka,
22 na Loho wa Mulungu kamuhumulukila yalumbile kamba hua. Dizwi dihulikwa kulawa kuulanga, “Gweye iyo Mwanangu uninogele, ninogelwa nagwe.”
23 Yesu viyasongile sang'hano yake, kakala na milao malongo madatu. Na wanhu wamgesa iyo mwana wa Usufu, mwanage Heli.
24 Heli kakala mwanage Matati, Matati kakala mwanage Lawi, Lawi kakala mwanage Meliki, Meliki kakala mwanage Yanai, na Yanai kakala mwanage Usufu,
25 Usufu kakala mwanage Matatia, Matatia kakala mwanage Amosi, Amosi kakala mwanage Nahumu, Nahumu kakala mwanage Hesili, Hesili kakala mwanage Nagai,
26 Nagai kakala mwanage Maati, Maati kakala mwanage Matatia, Matatia kakala mwanage Shemeni, Shemeni kakala mwanage Yoseki, Yoseki kakala mwanage Yoda,
27 Yoda kakala mwanage Yohanani, Yohanani kakala mwanage Lesa, Lesa kakala mwanage Zelubabeli, Zelubabeli kakala mwanage Shelitieli, Shelitieli kakala mwanage Neli,
28 Neli kakala mwanage Meliki, Meliki kakala mwanage Adi, Adi kakala mwanage Kosamu, Kosamu kakala mwanage Elimadamu, Elimadamu kakala mwanage Eli,
