1 Ghamatsuwa agho Yohane Mbatitsa kaghenda yotangatsa mna inyika ya Yudea, 2 kalonga, "Msame, mtsileke tsinzambi tsenu kwaapfila Ufalume wa kulanga wahabehi!" 3 Kwa apfila Yohane yuyo imunu iyatabirighwe na nabii Isaya, kulonga,

"Litsi lya imunu lyokemelea kunyika,

‘Itengenetseni inzila ya Imtwatsa,

mgholoseleni inzila yake.’ "

4 Naye Yohane imwenyegho tsakapfala gwanda lya mighala ya ngamiya, na msipi ghwa ngotsi mchuno; na ichijo chake tsachikala nzighe na ukwi wa kumhulo. 5 Iwanu wamghendela kulawa Yerusalemu, Yudeya yose na kulawa mna isi tsose tsili mbalimbali mwa ghumto ghwa Yoridani; 6 naye kawabatitsa mna ghumto ghwa Yoridani, aku wosama tsinzambi tsawo.

7 Naye hayawonile wengi mna Mafarisayo na Masadukayo woutsila ubatitso wake, kawalongela, "Mwemwe yamli lweleko lwa moma, nani iyawakanyile muikimbile imaya ikutsa? 8 Lelo mtende aghala igholangusa ako ukusama kwenu; 9 wala mleke kwipfikitsa kwilongela, 'Twinaye aba wetu, Abrahamu.' Nomlongelani ghendo, kulawa mna ghamabwe aghano. Imlungu kodaha kumwinulila wana Abrahamu. 10 Na ihoya tiyari ikighwa kuna ghamasina gha imibiki, chila mbiki ing'aghukweleka matunda ghanoghile ghwoganighwa na kwasighwa mna ghumoto. 11 Ambe nene nowabatitsa kwa ghamatsi kwa ajili ya ukusama, lekeni yeye iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu kana ngupfu kubita nene, mbaka nene sibamighwa baye kudohola imikwabatsa mmaghulu ghake. Ayo katsowabatitsa mwemwe kwa Iloho Yelile na moto. 12 Na ilungo lwake lwa ukubetela lwa mmoko mwake, naye katsoliseya ghoya libughano lyake lya ukubetela; na katsoikunga ingano na kuyika mkano, lekeni imikumvi katsoilakatsa mna ghumoto ing'aghutsimika."

13 Ichipindi acho Yesu kalawa Galilaya, kaghenda kuna ghumto ghwa Yoridani ili Yohane yakambatitse. 14 Lekeni Yohane tsakabama yamghome, kalonga, "Nene nobamighwa nibatitsighwe na ghweghwe, naghwe konitsila nene?" 15 Yesu kamwidika, "Uleke sambi iwe pfipfo. Kwaapfila pfipfo pfatubamighwa tuitimitse ihaki yose." Apfo Yohane katoghola. 16 Yesu hayamalitse ukubatisighwa, bahala kalawa mmatsi. Lola! Lilanga limpfughukila, kamwona Iloho wa Imlungu kohulumka kulonga njiwa na kumtsila mchanya mwake. 17 Na baho, litsi kulawa kulanga lilonga, "Ayuno Imwanangu yanimkunda, yaninoghelighwa naye."