11 Niye nowabatiza mweye kwa mazi kulagusa muzileka nzambi zenu. Lakini yonda yeze kukisogo changu kowabatiza kwa Loho Yang’alile na kwa moto, heyo ni munhu mkulu kubanza nene, niye sifaya hata kupapa vilatu vake.
13 Mna izisiku azo Yesu kasegela kulawa Galilaya kachola kuna ulwanda lwa Yolidani yakabatizigwe na Yohana. 14 Lakini Yohana kalonda kumgomesa Yesu, kalonga, "Niye nolondeka nibatizigwe na gweye, habali wiza kumwangu?"
15 Yesu kamwidika, "Leka sambi iwe vivo kwavija kwakutenda vivo togatenda gaja gose golondigwa na Mulungu." Avo Yohana katogola.
16 Bahaja Yesu viyabatizigwe, kalawa mgamazi, ulanga ugubuka, na kamona Loho wa Mulungu kohumuluka kamba huwa na kakala uchanha yake. 17 Abaho sauti ihulikigwa kulawa kuulanga ilonga, "Ino heyo mwanangu nimnogele, ninogezigwa nayo."