3 Apfo, Yohane kanga isi yose iibakane na ghumto Yoridani. Kawapetela iwanu watsileke nzambi tsawo na wabatitsighwe, ili Imulungu awaleghusile nzambi tsawo.
4 Ka pfayandikighwe mne ichitabu cha nabii Isaya, “Litsi lye imunu lyokema kulawa kunyika, ‘Mmwikile ghoya Imtwatsa nzila yake, mgholose nzila yake.
5 Chila lwanda lutsomemetsighwa, chila chidunda na sughulu pfitsomwaghaluka, hanu hapfeduke hatsogholosighwa nzila itsihile tsitsogholosighwa na kukala ghoya.
6 Na iwanu wose watsowona ukombotsi we Imulungu!’ ”
7 Kuya iwanu wamghendela Yohane ili awabatitse, naye kawalongela, “Mwemwe iwana we nzoka! Yuhi yawalongele mwodaha kuhepa ukuhighighwa ne Imulungu?
8 Mtende aghala igholangusa ka mtsileka nzambi tsenu. Mleke kwilongela, ‘Abrahamu aba wetu!’ Nowalongela, kulawa mne ghamabwe ghano Imulungu kodaha kumlapfila Abrahamu iwana.
9 Kuya, hoya ikighwa ghoya msina mwe mibiki, apfo chila mbiki yang'aghukweleka ghamatunda ghanoghile ghutsoghanighwa na kwasighwa mna ghumoto.”
10 Kingili lye iwanu limghutsa, “Lelo tutandetse?”
