Luka 3:3-10

³Yohana niyo abula chila hantu mwe si zose zihakane no mto Yolodani, akalonga, “Kweileni masa yenyu, mbatizwe, Chohile nawalekeileni masa yenyu.”

⁴Saviya iwandikwe mwe chitabu cha muwoni Isaya “Izwi dya mntu akwila kwe nyika, ‘Idamanyeni sila ya Zumbe, mchumize hadya akunga ajinkile!

⁵Chila kolongo nadigubikwe, chila gulu na kagulu visalahazwe. Sila zigonjize zichumizwe, na sila zibanike zidamanywe vyedi.

⁶Chila mntu nawone ivyo Chohile nachambule!’ ”

⁷Yohana nakawagambila wadya wose wezile chani wabatizwe, “Nyuwe welekwa wa nyoka! Ni yuhi awagambileni mwadaha kusumka kanto dya Chohile dikwiza?

⁸Elo lagisani kwa ntendwa kugamba mweila masa yenyu. Msekwelongela mwe myoyo yenyu, ‘Bulahimu ni tati yetu!’ Nawagambilani kugamba, Chohile adaha kuyahitula mayuwe yano kutende wana Bulahimu!

⁹Mna haluse hoya imalanywa kale kukanta masina ye miti, chila mti haukweleka matunda yedi naukantwe na kudulwa mo moto.”

¹⁰Wantu niyo wamuza, “Haluse chitende mbwani?”