Kushumayela kwaJohane uMbhabhatisi
1Ngalawo malanga kwavela Johane uMbhabhatisi ashumayela ehlane laseJudiya 2atsi:
“Phendvukani,
ngobe umbuso welizulu sewusondzele.”
3Nguye lona abekhuluma ngaye umphrofethi Isaya nakatsi:
“Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi:
‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi,
nente imikhondvo yayo icondze.’ ”
4Johane abegcoka ingubo yeboya belikamela, avunule libhande lesikhumba elukhalweni lwakhe. Kudla kwakhe kwakutintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga. 5Kweta kuye bonkhe baseJerusalema nebaseJudiya, nebaseveni lonkhe lelingaseJordane. 6Wababhabhatisa emfuleni iJordane, bavuma tono tabo.
7Kepha watsi nakabona labanyenti bebaFarisi nebaSadusi beta embhabhatisweni, wababuta watsi: “Ntalo yetinyoka, ngubani lonitjele watsi: ‘Balekelani lolulaka lolutako’? 8Vetani titselo letikhombisa kuphendvuka. 9Ningatiyengi nje nitsi: ‘Sinaye Abrahama longubabe wetfu,’ ngobe ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Nkulunkulu angamvusela Abrahama bantfwana kulamatje. 10Nanyalo lizembe libekiwe etimphandzeni tetihlahla, ngako-ke sihlahla lesingatseli titselo letihle siyajutjwa sifakwe emlilweni.
11“Mine nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kubonakalisa kuphendvuka; kepha lona longilandzelako unemandla kakhulu kunami, mine lengingakafaneli nekutsi ngingaphatsa tincabule takhe; yena utawunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo. 12Sitja sakhe sekwela sisesandleni sakhe; uyawushanelisisa sibuya sakhe abutsele emabele esilulwini sakhe, kepha emakhoba uyawuwashisa ngemlilo longacimeki.”
Kubhajatiswa kwaJesu
13Kwatsi kusenjalo, wachamuka Jesu avela eGalile naye ete eJordane kutewubhajatiswa nguJohane. 14Kepha Johane wetama kumalela atsi: “Ngimi lengidzinga kubhajatiswa nguwe, wena sewute kimi?”
15Kodvwa Jesu wamphendvula watsi: “Vuma nyalo, ngobe kufanele sigcwalise kanjalo intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.” Ngako wase uyamvumela.
16Jesu watsi kube abhajatiswe, asakhuphukile emantini, kwavuleka lizulu, kwabonakala Moya waNkulunkulu anjengelituba, ehlela etikwakhe. 17Kusenjalo kwevakala livi livela ezulwini litsi: “Lena yiNdvodzana yami, letsandzekako, lengijabula ngayo.”
