1Mumazubayo Joni mubbabbatizyi wakasika kakambawuka munkanda yaku Judiya kawamba kuti,
2“Amusanduke, nkambo Bwami bwakujulu bwaba afwifwi.”
3Nkambo oyu ngonguwe iwakambwa amusinsimi Isaya kuti, “Ijwi lyayooyo uwompoolola mulusaka munkanda, Ámululamike inzila ya Mwami, muchite kuti nzila zyakwe zilulame.”
4Lino Joni wakalikusama boya bwa nkamela abbanti lyachikumba muchibuno chakwe. Kulya kwakwe zyakali nsozi abuchi bwamulusaka.
5Mpawo Jelusalema, Judiya yonse, azilikiti zyoonse zizyungulukide mulonga wa Jolodani zyakayinka kulinguwe.
6Bakabbabbatizigwa anguwe mumulonga wa Jolodani, kabalyamba izibi zyabo.
7Pesi nakabona kuti ba Falisi bayingi abasimulawu kabeza kulinguwe kuti ababbabbatizye, wakabambila kuti, “Inywe nizyalani lyabachipile, ngwani wakamuchenjezya kuchija bukali buza.
8Amuzyale michelo yelela kusanduka.
9Mutayeyi kamwamba kuti akati kanu, 'Tula Abbulahamu wamataatesu. Nkambo ndamwambila kuti Leza ulakonzya kubusya bana ba Abbulahamu nikuba kuzwa kumabwe.
10Kabikwa kale kaleba kumiyanda yaminsamu itazyali michelo mibotu ulagonkwa akuwalilwa mumulilo.
11Ndamubbabbatizya amanzi kuti musanduke. Pesi oyo uuza musule lyangu ulenguzu kwiinda ndime, alimwi tandelede nikuba kunyampula manyatela akwe. Uyomubbabbatizya a Muuya Uusalala amulilo.
12Ipanga lyakwe lilimumanza akwe kuti akukule lubuwa lwakwe akubungania witi mungánda yachiyobwedo. Pesi uyowumpa buungu amulilo kuti obo butakonzeki kubikwa anze.”
13Mpawo Jesu wakasika kuzwa ku Galili akuya kumulonga wa Jolodani kuti akabbabbatizigwe a Joni.
14Pesi Joni wakasyezye kumukasya, kaamba kuti, “Ndiyanda kubbabbatizigwa anduwe, ani wasika kulindime biyeni?”
15Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, “chizuminine lino, nkambo kulelede kuti swebo tuzuzikizye bululamiboonse. Mpawo Joni wakamuzumizya.
16Nakamana kubbabbatizigwa Jesu wakazwa mpawawo mumeenda, amulange, majulu akajulilwa nguwe. Wakabona Muuya wa Leza kuuseluka ansi mbuli inziba akukkala alinguwe.
17Amulange, ijwi lyakazwa kuzwa kumajulu kalyamba kuti, “Oyu ngu Mwana wangu ngundiyandisya. Ndilabotelwa anguwe.
