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.
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.
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."