Kukambawuka KwaJoni MuBbapatizi
1 Mumunyaka wakkumi amusanu wabweendelezi bwaTibberiyasi Siza, alimwi Pontiyasi Payileti kali mweendelezi waJudiya, mpawo Herodi kali mwami wagundu lyaGalili, amukulana wakwe Filipu kali mwami wagundu lyaIturaliya aTarakkonitisi, aLayisaniyasi kabali mwami waAbbilene, 2 muchiindi Anasi aKkeyifasi kabali bapayizi bapati Leza wakaambuula kuli Joni mwana mulombe waZakkariya aawo Joni kali munkanda. 3 Mpawo Joni wakeenda masena woonse ali Jorodani, kayabukambawuka kuti bantu basanduke mpawo babbapatizigwe kuchitila kuti Leza abalekelele zibi zyabo. 4 Mbuli mbukulembedwe mubbuku lyamusinsimi Ayizaya, kuti
"Ijwi lyayooyo woompolola munkanda kati:
‘Amubambe inzila yaMwami;
amululamike tuzila twakwe! 5 Masena woonse ayooyelana,
alimwi zilundu zyoonse atulundu ziyoofwiinsigwa,
alimwi zipilingene ziyolulamikwa,
anzila zilamakombakomba ziyootandabala;
6 alimwi bantu boonse bayoobona lufutuko lwaLeza.’ "
7 Nkikaako wakati kumakamu akaza kukubbapatizigwa anguwe, wakati, "Inywe nubana bachipile! Ngwani wamuchenjezya kuchija bukali bulokuza? 8 Amuzyale michelo itondeezya kusanduka, alimwi mutani kulyaamba kuti, ‘uli aAbburahamu mbuli taata wesu.’ Nkaambo ndamwaambila kuti, Leza ulakonzya kuli aaya mabwe kuti alenge bana kuli Abburahamu. 9 Nikuba lino kaleba kalibambidwe kale kumiyanda yamisamu; nkikaako kufumbwa musamu utazyali muchelo mubotu ulagonkelwa aansi mpawo akuwalilwa mumulilo."
10 Lino nkamu yakabuzya kulinguwe yati, "Mpoo tuchiteenzi?"
11 Alimwi wakabavwiila wati, "Ooyu ujisi zisamo zibili, ngaabile ooyu utajisi pe; alimwi ooyu ujisi chakulya weelede kuchita oobo alakwe."
12 Alabo basimutelo bakaza kukubbapatizigwa, mpawo bakati kulinguwe, "Muyiisi, tuchite nzi?"
13 Alimwi wakati kulimbaabo, "Mutabwezi lubo mweelo windilide."
14 Basilumamba abalabo bakabuzya bati, "Ani iswe tuchite biyeni?"
Alimwi wakati kulimbabo, "Mutanyanzyi naba uumwi changuzu, nikuba akubapa mulandu, ngamukkutikane ampindu yanu njimujana."
15 Mbuli kuti bantu bakali mubulangilizi, mpawo bantu boonse akulibuzya mumyoyo yabo atala aJoni, anteni ngunguwe Kkirisitu, 16 Joni wakabavwiila boonse wati, "Ndimubbapatizya ameenda; pesi ooyo usalala kwiinda ndime ulaza, ooyo ngunditajisi cheelelo chakwangununa twaanzyo twansangu zyakwe; uyoomubbapatizya aMuuya Usalala amulilo. 17 Chisuwo chakwe chakupupuluzya chilimumaboko aakwe, kuti apupulule alubuwa mpawo abbeete, akubungika zilyo mubutala bwakwe, pesi buungu uyoobuumpa amulilo utamani."
18 Aboobo, akusungwazya kumwi kwiingi, wakakambawuka makani mabotu kubantu.