Yahaya 1:19-37

¹⁹Wannan ita ce shaidar Yahaya sa'adda Yahudawa suka aika da Firistoci da Lawiyawa zuwa gareshi don su tambaye shi, “Wanene kai?”

²⁰Ya fada dalla dalla, kuma bai musunta ba, yana amsa masu cewa, “ba nine Almasihu ba.”

²¹Sai suka tambaye shi, “To kai wanene? Kai Iliya ne?” Yace, “Ba ni ba ne.” Suka ce, “Kai ne anabin?” Ya amsa, “A'a”.

²²Sai suka ce masa, “Kai wanene, domin mu bada amsa ga wadanda suka aiko mu? Me kake fadi game da kanka?”

²³Yace, “Ni murya ne, da ke kira cikin jeji, 'Ku daidaita hanyar Ubangiji,' kamar yadda annabi Ishaya ya fada.”

²⁴Su wadanda aka aika daga wurin Farisawa suke. Sai suka tambaye shi cewa,

²⁵“To don me kake baftisma idan kai ba Almasihu bane, ko Iliya, ko annabin?”.

²⁶Yahaya ya amsa masu, cewa, “Ina baftisma ne da ruwa. Amma a cikinku akwai wani tsaye wanda ba ku sani ba,

²⁷shi wanda ke zuwa bayana, wanda ko igiyar takalminsa ban isa in kwance ba.”

²⁸Wadannan abubuwa sun faru ne a Baitanya, a dayan ketaren Urdun, a wurin da Yahaya ke Baftisma.

²⁹Washegari, Yahaya ya ga Yesu yana zuwa wurinsa ya ce, “Duba, ga Dan Ragon Allah wanda ke dauke zunubin duniya!

³⁰Wannan shine wanda na fada maku cewa, “Shi wanda ke zuwa bayana ya fi ni, domin ya kasance kafin ni.'

³¹Ban san shi ba, amma saboda a bayyana shi ga Isra'ila ne nazo ina baftisma da ruwa.”

³²Yahaya ya shaida, cewa, “Na ga Ruhu yana saukowa kamar kurciya daga sama, ya kuma zauna a kansa.

³³Ban gane shi ba, amma shi wanda ya aiko ni in yi baftisma cikin ruwa ya fada mani cewa, 'duk wanda ka ga Ruhun ya sauka kuma ya zauna a kansa, shine wanda ke yin baftisma cikin Ruhu mai tsarki.'

³⁴Na gani, na kuma shaida cewa wannan shine Dan Allah.”

³⁵Kuma, washegari, da Yahaya na tsaye da biyu daga cikin almajiransa,

³⁶suka ga Yesu na wucewa, sai Yahaya ya ce, “Duba, ga Dan rago na Allah!”

³⁷Sai almajiransa biyu suka ji ya fadi haka, suka kuwa bi Yesu.