3 Yohana niyo abula chila hantu mwe si zose zihakane no mto Yolodani, akalonga, “Kweileni masa yenyu, mbatizwe, Chohile nawalekeileni masa yenyu.”
4 Saviya iwandikwe mwe chitabu cha muwoni Isaya “Izwi dya mntu akwila kwe nyika, ‘Idamanyeni sila ya Zumbe, mchumize hadya akunga ajinkile!
5 Chila kolongo nadigubikwe, chila gulu na kagulu visalahazwe. Sila zigonjize zichumizwe, na sila zibanike zidamanywe vyedi.
6 Chila mntu nawone ivyo Chohile nachambule!’ ”
7 Yohana nakawagambila wadya wose wezile chani wabatizwe, “Nyuwe welekwa wa nyoka! Ni yuhi awagambileni mwadaha kusumka kanto dya Chohile dikwiza?
8 Elo 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!
9 Mna haluse hoya imalanywa kale kukanta masina ye miti, chila mti haukweleka matunda yedi naukantwe na kudulwa mo moto.”
10 Wantu niyo wamuza, “Haluse chitende mbwani?”
11 Niyo awahitula, “Mta nkazu mbili amwinkage imwenga yudya hena, mta nkande atende saivyo.”
12 Wachisanya kodi nawo niyo weza chani wabatizwe, wamuza, “Mhinyi, suwe naswi chitende mbwani?”
13 Niyo awahitula, “Msekuguha vintu kujinka viya mpangilwe.”
14 Wankondo nawo niyo wamuza, wamgamba, “Suwe naswi chitende mbwani?” Awagamba, “Msekuhoka vintu vya wantu, msekumlongela mntu kwa udanti, naho mzumile maliho mkulihwa.”
15 Mna kwaviya wantu nawakagoja kwiza kwa Kulisito, ivyo wakonga kufanyanya mwe myoyo yawo kugamba Yohana nuyo Kulisito.
16 Yohana niyo awahitula, “Miye nawabatizani kwa mazi, mna eza mntu mta udahi kujinka miye. Uyo akwiza miye sikuwagila hata kufungula izisigi ze vilatu vyakwe, uyo nawabatizeni kwa Muye Ukukile na kwa moto.
17 Ana lungo mo mkono wakwe, naye aheta ingano yakwe. Akajika naike ngano kwedigulu, mna makanka nayoke ko moto houkufa.”
18 Ivyo kwa mbuli ntuhu zilozize Yohana niyo awagambila wantu Mbuli Yedi na kuwagamba waleke wavu wawo.
19 Naho Yohana nakamkwahila Helode, mkulu ywa Galilaya kwaviya nakamsola Helodiya, mkaza mlukolo ywa Filipo mwe mbuli ntuhu zihiye zilozize.
20 Vikajika Helode nakongezeza wavu wakwe hadya eze amjele Yohana mwe digeleza.
21 Niyo wantu wose weze wabatizwe, Yesu naye niyo abatizwa. Umo akalombeza, kulanga kwembingu niyo kwagubuka,
22 Muye Ukukile niyo asela mnanga mwakwe mwe mligano uge suwa manga. Niyo izwi kulaila kwembingu dyevika, “Weye nuyo mwanangu, hungisa. Weye waniwagila.”
23 Yesu eze akonge ndima yakwe, nakabula mihilimo milongo mitatu. Wantu nawakammanya kugamba ni mwana Yusufu, mwana Eli.
