3 Topi Yohani kayenda ngengeleka yosi ya lweni Yoludani. Kavawomba vandu vapomeli na kabatishiwa ili Chapanga avawushili sambi.
4 Afi ndi fivayandikiwili muchitabu cha Isaya yaveli mbuyi wa Chapanga. “Mundu yumu akukema kucheja. ‘Mumtandili deha Bambu, na muhololi deha yaki.
5 Pa libosi mukulili, pa fidunda na midunda musengelemuli, njila sivelili na ngombu dasihololiwi. Deha sha wafu wafu dasigoleki nyanyi.
6 Vandu vosi davamuwoni Chapanga akuvalowola vandu!’ ”
7 Lipinga lya vandu lyafikili kwa Yohani ili avabatishi, Yohani kavawombela, “Yumwi vana va njoka! Ghani kavapwepwela mtuvi maya va Chapanga davayisi ava?
8 Mlangushi kwa golelu kucha mupomela, mukotoo kukanda kuyiwombela mwaveni kucha, ‘Ibulahimu ndi tati wetu.’ Nguvawombela nakaka, Chapanga akuwesha kuyigola migonguveli ayi yivi vana va Ibulahimu.
9 Livawu liva kala kudumula mikigha ya mibiki, ndamboyi kila libiki lingajila kuveleka fivelekwa fya nyanyi dalidumuliwi na kuliyasila mumotu.”
10 Lipinga lya vandu limdasha, “Ponopa yufwi tugoli liki?”
11 Kavayangula, “Yaveli na gwanda mbili yimu amupi yula yangajila gwanda, yavelili na filivi agoli ngawuwula.”
12 Vala vasumula mbiya vayisa na veni vabatishiwa vamdasha, “Muwula, tugoli liki?”
13 Mweni kavawombela, “Mkotoo kusumula mbiya kujumba chigelu chila chivavikili.”
14 Machonda wuwu vamdasha, “Na yufwi tugoli liki?” Kavayangula, “Mkotoo kutola findu fya mundu yoyosi kwa liwovi wala kumpayishila yoyosi. Mujakwi na ijala yenu.”
15 Vandu vaveli vakushuvilila chindu chiutunga, vakanda kuyidasha mundima shawu chimwilatili Yohani mbatisha kucha mweni kava ndi Kilistu yashawuliwili na Chapanga.
16 Apa Yohani mbatisha kavawombela vosi, “Nenga nguvabatisha kwa machi, ila akwisa yaveli na liwovi pitu nenga, mweni nenga nguwesha ha hata kuwoposola ng'oyi sha mikobasi yaki, mweni davabatishi kwa Mfuki Mng'alili na kwa motu.
17 Mweni kana luselu mumawoku vaki na mweni dafyayili luvagha lwaki lwa kupetela mpunga dawuviki mulusanja myeyu danyanyi mumotu wa lifumbika.”
18 Kwa filongu kafwauti Yohani avalandulilili vandu chilongu cha nyanyi na kuvakayika vaghalambuli ngalilu shawu.
19 Yohani amshoshili mutwa Helodi, yula yamtolili Helodiya mdala wa mlongu mundu, kwanongwa ya kumgola mdala mundu, pamu na findu fyosi fya wafu fyagolili.
20 Pambeli Helodi kagola chindu chawafu munu kumuwopa Yohani mbatisha muchijaka.
21 Vandu vosi pavabatishiwili kala, Yesu na mweni kabatishiwa. Padadaveyi, kumbindi kwa Chapanga kufuwuka.
22 Na Mfuki Mng'alili kamsunukila kucha njiva. Pambeli lishu lipikanika kufuma kumbindi kwa Chapanga, “Yuwi mwana wangu yingutamili, mayiliwa na yuwi.”
23 Yesu pakandili chichuku chaki, aveli na myaka milongu mitatu, vandu vakacheyi mweni mwana wa Yosefu, mwisukulu wa Heli.
