1 Mumahhuba iyawo kwakahha Johane mbvubiki, esumikila mutjilambanyika tjeJudiya, 2 eti, "Handukani, ngobe bumambo gwekudzimu gwatjisedzela." 3 Ngobe ndiye wakalebgwa nekukwe nenlebesambeli Isaya, eti,

"Whi lewunomimila mutjilambanyika,

‘Baakanyani zila yaHe,

mutambunudze zidlana dzidze.’ "

4 Johane waka ena tjiyambalo tjebukuse gwekamela panhunji enamwandabula wegukuta; waka edla mhaho nebutji gwemuhango. 5 Banhu bemuJerusalema bose nebemuJudiya bose, nebemuntunhu wose umuwhunde yaJorodani bakabhuda bakayenda kuwunli. 6 Wakababvubika mugwizi gunoyi Jorodani, hule kwebvuma matjinyo abo.

7 Koga wakati ebona baFarisi nebaSadusi banjinji behha kuti ewhobabvubika, akati kubali, "Imwi bana benyoka, ndiyani wamutjenjedza kuti mutihhe buhongola gunohha? 8 Ibani nezwiyeto zwinolakidza handuka. 9 Kusiswike mumuli nkumbulo unoti, ‘Tina Abhurahhamu, ndibo tate bedu.’ Ndoti kumuli, ‘Ndzimu unotubula thama bana ba Abhurahhamu nemabgwe iyawa.’ 10 Kakale dumulo latjibigwa kale pamidzi yemiti. Umwe newumwe nti usingazwale mitjelo yakanaka unotemewa, ukaposegwa mumoto. 11 Imi ndomubvubika muvula ndilayidza kuti mahanduka. Koga iye unohha hule kwangu unamasimba kundipinda, wandisakalizanila senga hangu dzidze; unowhomubvubika neMeya Yakayengemala nange moto. 12 Wakabhata luselo gugwe gwewulusa, kakale unowhosiya kusina tjiyapo palutombo gugwe, akakubunganya zwidlo esa mudula lile, koga bunye unowhogupisa mumoto usingadzimike."

13 Kwakabva kuswika Yesu ebva kuGalile, pagwizi gunoyi Jorodani, kuti Johane awumbvubike. 14 Koga Johane wakayedza wundzibisa, eti, "Imi ndohaka kuti ndibvubikiwe nawe, koga iwe nohha kundili?"

15 Koga Yesu ehandula, wakati, "Ngakujalo kwangwenu; ngobe kwakatilizanila kuti tihhadzise ndulamo yose." Johane akaba ebvuma.

16 Yesu atjibvubikiwa, wakabva abhuda muvula tjinyolotjo, kudzimu kwakahhuka, akabona Meya yeNdzimu ijita senjiba, ikadelukila pawunli; 17 nayigogo lubaka, whi likabva kudzimu, liti, "Iwhoyu uNkololo wangu wandinoda, muwunli ndina kuhanha."