¹ Phantsiku zenezo, adhaoneka Juwani Bhatista achiwasa masoco mutseseti la Judeia, atchiti: ² "Zwidhebheni, nathangwe lakuti umambo wakudzaulu uywadikuswika" ³ Na penepo uyu ndie weneule mambo Isaia akalonga" Fhala lamu mulikuva mutseseti" Gadzirirani ngira ya Mulungu, itani kuti sithasamuke ngira zao" ⁴ Jowan akatchimira nguo zamakhanda acamelo, na bande lakanda mukundu apho za zwakurja akali makumbidzi na uchi wamutsanga. ⁵ Apo Jerussalema, lentse Judeia na lentse muthundu unza zungulioa mukulo wa Jordao wadhaenda kunaiye. ⁶ Iwo wadhanhikiwa na Jowan phankulo wa Jordao, watchizwitsumba cunhangaza kwao. ⁷ Phache iye adhaona wazingi wafalise na wassadusi, wachiua kuna hie kuti wanhikiwe, adhawavundza " Wana wanhoca mbani, wakuvunzani kuti muwale kuchatirwa kulikuya? ⁸ Ndachala, apo, zwirimwa zwamuche zwakudzidemba. ⁹ Napenepo andina kuzwinherezerka kukuvudzani phakati phanu: Ife tina Abraha ninga bhaba wathu: Ine ndinakuvundzani kuti Mulungu anazwikwanisa kuti kuoneke wana wa apo na mauwe. ¹⁰ Mbadzo yaiquiwa apo pamizi ya miti. Wense muti kuti haubali wana wamuche yio unanguandiwa uchithuswa pamoto. ¹¹ Ine ndina kunhikani na madzi kuti muzwidhembe, apo uyo ana uiya kubata ine wakukodzeka cupinda ine apho ine andizwikuanisi cudjusa bhutsu zache. Iye anadzakunhikani apo namuzimu wakuchena namoto. ¹² Iye anachisero mumanza mwache kuvi apepete kunhangaza kwentse atole koloni aikhe mudhala, apo iye anadzapithsa djungu mumoto usingaperi. ¹³ Apo Djesu adhauya kubuda Galileia whenda kumukulo wa Jordao kuti anhiwe na Jowan, ¹⁴ apo na apho Jowan kunda kuesseoa kulambiza achimvudza kuti: " Ine diricuda suniwha naimwe, imwe mouia kuna ine? " ¹⁵ Djesu adhamundaira achimuti tenders iwzwi chinchino, apho kuti tiyite wentse utongui." Napenepo Jowan adhamutendera. ¹⁶ Phakupera kunhikwa, Djesu adabuda nakuchimbiza mumadzi ndipo penepo kudzaulu cuda vulica kuna hiye, adhaona muzimu wa Mulungu utchidzica djiwa ichibutha pana iye. ¹⁷ Fhala libhodzi lichibuda kudzaulu litchiti: Uyu ndiye mwana wa ndinadha. Naie anandidekedzera.