3 Avo Yohana kachola ng'ambu zose za undewa wa Ulwanda lwa Yolodani, yopeta, “Lekeni vilozo venu mkabatizigwe giladi Mulungu yavigele kumgongo vilozo venu.”
4 Kamba vija viyandikigwe muna ikitabu cha muhokozi Isaya, “Munhu kenula dizwi muluwala, yolonga, ‘Itandeni nzila ya Mndewa, mgoloseleni nzila zake.
5 Migea yose yokusiligwa, vigongo na visugulu vose vohimbuligwa. Nzila ziveduke zogolosigwa, hali na mikolongokolongo hatelebuswe.
6 Na wanhu wose wowona ukombola kulawa ha Mulungu.’ ”
7 Yohana kawalongela wanhu bwando wamwizile wabatizigwe, “Mweye wana wa nyoka! Iyo yalihi yawazumile kulukimbila lusango lwa Mulungu londalwize?
8 Tendeni mbuli zilagusa kamba muleka vilozo venu. Sambimsonge kuilongela kamba ‘Ablahamu iyo tata wetu.’ Kwavija nie nowalongela Mulungu kodaha kumwinulila Ablahamu wana kulawa mgamabwe gano.
9 Avo nhemo ikigwa goya kuikanha mibiki mmisina, avo biki jojose dondadileke kulela mujo unogile dokanhigwa na kwasigwa hamoto.”
10 Dale da wanhu dimuuza, “Avo, tutendeze?”
11 Kawalongela, “Yali na vivalo vibili yam'bagulile yalibule, na yali na mandia yatende vivo.”
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,
29 Eli kakala mwanage Yoshua, Yoshua kakala mwanage Eliezeli, Eliezeli kakala mwanage Yolimu, Yolimu kakala mwanage Matati, Matati kakala mwanage Lawi,
30 Lawi kakala mwanage Simioni, Simioni kakala mwanage Yuda, Yuda kakala mwanage Usufu, Usufu kakala mwanage Yonamu, Yonamu kakala mwanage Eliakimu,
31 Eliakimu kakala mwanage Melea, Melea kakala mwanage Mena, Mena kakala mwanage Matata, Matata kakala mwanage Natani, Natani kakala mwanage Daudi,
32 Daudi kakala mwanage Yese, Yese kakala mwanage Obedi, Obedi kakala mwanage Boazi, Boazi kakala mwanage Salimoni, Salimoni kakala mwanage Nashoni,
33 Nashoni kakala mwanage Aminadabu, Aminadabu kakala mwanage Adimini, Adimini kakala mwanage Ani, Ani kakala mwanage Heziloni, Heziloni kakala mwanage Pelesi, Pelesi kakala mwanage Yuda,
34 Yuda kakala mwanage Yakobo, Yakobo kakala mwanage Isaka, Isaka kakala mwanage Ablahamu, Ablahamu kakala mwanage Tela, Tela kakala mwanage Naholi,
35 Naholi kakala mwanage Selugi, Selugi kakala mwanage Leu, Leu kakala mwanage Pelegi, Pelegi kakala mwanage Ebeli, Ebeli kakala mwanage Shela,
36 Shela kakala mwanage Kainamu, Kainamu kakala mwanage Alufaksadi, Alufaksadi kakala mwanage Shemu, Shemu kakala mwanage Nuhu, Nuhu kakala mwanage Lameki,
