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?”
11 Yohane kawedika, “Imunu yane ghamaghwanda meli yamwing'e yula yalihela lighwanda, na yane ichijo yatende pfipfo.”
12 Nawo iwasola kodi watsa wabatitsighwe, wamghutsa, “Imlangulitsi, twetwe tutende choni?”
13 Nae kawalongela, “Mleke kusola kodi kubita pfamlaghitsighwe.”
14 Nawo asikali wamghutsa, “Na twetwe tutende choni?” Naye kawedika, “Mleke kuboka ipfinu pfe imunu wowose na mleke kumbangitsila imunu wowose. Mwenele na achila chamulihighwa.”
15 Iwanu wang'ali wololela ipfinu ipfitsolawila, wandusa kwalangula mna imimoyo yawo mbuli tsa Yohane, pfii ayu ka Kiristu?
16 Baho Yohane kawalongela wose, “Nene nowabatitsa mwemwe kwa ghamatsi, lekeni kakutsa yane ngupfu kubita nene, nene sidaha bae kumdoholela mitsabi ye imikwabatsa yake. Ayo katsowabatitsa kwa Ghumuhe ghwe Imulungu na kwa ghumoto ghwa kuhigha.
17 Ayo kana lungo mne ghamoko ghake, abetele uhemba wake, awike hamwe mne ikano yake na katsolakatsa mikumvi mne ghumoto ing'aghutsimika bae.”
18 Apfo kwa mbuli tsingi, Yohane tsayang'ali yowapetela iwanu Imbuli Inoghile.
19 Lekeni Yohane tsakamkembela Herodi, mkulu wa Galilaya, kwaapfila kamkwela Herodiya, mwehe wa ndughu yake, ne ipfinu pfingi pfihile pfatendile Herodi.
20 Kuya Herodi kongetsa ichinu chingi chihile kwa kumwika Yohane mne ligheretsa.
21 Iwanu wose hawamalile kubatitsighwa, kuya Yesu kabatitsighwa. Na hang'ali yolomba, ililanga lighubuka,
22 na Ghumuhe ghwe Imulungu ghumuhulumkila mne lukuli ka lwe injiwa. Litsi kulawa kulanga lilonga, “Ghweghwe kwa Imwanangu yuninoghela, nonoghelighwa naghwe.”
23 Yesu handuse isang'ano yake tsakana miyaka ka selasini. Iwanu tsawepfikitsa yeye kakala imwana wa Yosefu, imwana wa Heli.
