¹Pamazuva iwayo kwakauya Johwani Mubhabhatidzi, achiparidza murenje reJudhiya,

¹Mokon chic quicuulac laj Juan laj Cubsihom Ha' sa' li chaki ch'och' cuan Judea. Yô chixch'olobanquil xyâlal chirix lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios. Quixye chi jo'ca'in:

²achiti: Tendeukai; nekuti ushe hwematenga hwaswedera.

²-Chiyot'ek' êch'ôl ut chejal êc'a'ux xban nak yô chak chi châlc li tâq'uehek' sa' xcuanquil xban li Dios. Ut a'an chic tâcuânk xcuanquil sa' xbêneb li ralal xc'ajol.

³Nekuti uyu ndiye wakarehwa nezvake naIsaya muporofita, achiti: Inzwi reanodanidzira murenje: Gadzirirai mugwagwa waIshe, ruramisai nzira dzake.

³Li profeta Isaías quiâtinac chirix laj Juan nak quixye chi jo'ca'in: A'an tâch'olobânk xyâlal chi cau xyâb xcux sa' li chaki ch'och', ut tixye: Yîbomak lê yu'am ut yo'on cuânkex chixc'ulbal li Kâcua' jo' nak neque'xyîb li be re xc'ulbal junak li nim xcuanquil, chan. (Isa. 40:3)

⁴Iyezve Johwani waiva nechipfeko chake chemakushe ekamera nebhanhire rechikumba rakapoteredza chiuno chake; nechikafu chake chaiva mhashu neuchi hwedondo.

⁴Li rak' narocsi laj Juan, a'an yîbanbil riq'uin rix li xul camello ut lix c'âmal xsa' a'an yal tz'ûm. Aj sâc' naxtzaca riq'uin xya'al sak c'au.

⁵Zvino kwakabudira kwaari Jerusarema neJudhiya rose nedunhu rose rakapoteredza Joridhani;

⁵Yalak bar que'chal chak li que'cuulac chirabinquil li c'a'ru yô chixyebal laj Juan. Nabal que'chal Jerusalén. Nabal que'chal chak Judea ut nabal cui'chic que'chal chak nach' riq'uin li nima' Jordán.

⁶vakabhabhatidzwa naye muna Joridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.

⁶Que'xxôto xmâqueb ut laj Juan naxcubsiheb xha' sa' li nima' Jordán.

⁷Asi wakati achiona vazhinji vevaFarisi nevaSadhusi vachiuya kurubhabhatidzo rwake akati kwavari: Zvizvarwa zvenyoka, ndiani wakakutaridzirai kuti mutize hasha dzinouya?

⁷Nak quiril nabaleb xcomoneb laj fariseo ut xcomoneb laj saduceo yôqueb chi cuulac yal re nak te'cubsîk xha'eb, quixye reheb: -Lâex chanchanex li ral li c'ambolay. ¿Ani xyehoc êre lâex nak târûk têcol êrib chiru lix josk'il li Dios li tâchâlk sa' êbên?

⁸Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.

⁸Chebânuhak ban li us re nak tâc'utûnk nak xyot'e' êch'ôl ut xejal êc'a'ux. Chanchanakex li che' châbil li ru naxq'ue.

⁹Musafunga kutaura mukati menyu muchiti: Tina Abhurahamu anova baba; nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Mwari anokwanisa kubva pamabwe awa kumutsira Abhurahamu vana.

⁹Mêc'oxla nak inc'a' têc'ul xjosk'il li Dios yal xban nak lâex ralal xc'ajol laj Abraham. Lâin tinye êre nak li Dios târûk tixyo'obtesi li pec a'in chok' ralal xc'ajol laj Abraham.

¹⁰Uye sanhuwo ratoiswa pamudzi wemiti, naizvozvo muti umwe neumwe usingabereki zvibereko zvakanaka unotemwa ugokandirwa mumoto.

¹⁰Q'uehomak retal xban nak châlc re li rakba âtin sa' êbên jo' nak ac cauresinbil li mâl re xyoc'bal lix xe' li che'. Ut chixjunil li che' inc'a' châbil li ru naxq'ue, nayoc'man ut naq'ueman sa' xam.

¹¹Ini zvirokwazvo ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura mupinde mukutendeuka; asi uyo anouya shure kwangu ane simba kupfuura ini, wandisina kufanira kutakura shangu dzake; iye uchakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene nemoto.

¹¹Yâl nak lâin nincubsi êha' riq'uin ha' retalil nak xyot'e' êch'ôl ut xejal êc'a'ux. Abanan châlc re li k'axal nim xcuanquil. Xban nak k'axal nim xcuanquil chicuu lâin, moco inc'ulub ta nak tincuisi lix xâb. A'an tixcubsi êha' riq'uin li Santil Musik'ej ut riq'uin xam.

¹²Une rusero rwuri muruoko rwake, uchachenesa buriro rake kwazvo, agounganidzira zviyo zvake mudura, asi hundi uchaipisa nemoto usingadzimiki.

¹²Ac cuan chak sa' ruk' lix c'anjelebâl. Ut târapu ru chi us li riyajil li trigo ut tixch'utub lix trigo sa' lix c'ûlebâl ut li rix tixc'at sa' li xam li mâ jaruj nachup, chan laj Juan.

¹³Ipapo Jesu wakabva Garirea akasvika paJoridhani kuna Johwani, kuti abhabhatidzwe naye.

¹³Ut quicuulac xk'ehil nak li Jesús quichal chak Galilea. Quicuulac riq'uin laj Juan re nak tâcubsîk xha' xban sa' li nima' Jordán.

¹⁴Asi Johwani wakamurambidza achiti: Ini kunodikamwa kuti ndibhabhatidzwa nemwi, asi imwi mouya kwandiri?

¹⁴Abanan laj Juan inc'a' raj quiraj xcubsinquil xha' ut quixye re: -Mâcua' raj lâin tincubsînk âha'. Lâat raj ban tatcubsînk inha' lâin, chan.

¹⁵Asi Jesu achipindura wakati kwaari: Tenda ikozvino, nekuti saizvozvo zvakatifanira kuti tizadzise kururama kose. Ipapo akamutendera.

¹⁵Ut li Jesús quichak'oc ut quixye re: -Us takabânu anakcuan xban nak tento tâuxmânk chixjunil li c'a'ru naxye li Dios, chan. Tojo'nak quixc'uluban xch'ôl laj Juan.

¹⁶Asi Jesu, wakati abhabhatidzwa, akakwira pakarepo achibva mumvura; zvino tarira, matenga akamuzarukira, akaona Mweya waMwari achiburuka senjiva, achiuya pamusoro pake.

¹⁶Ut nak ac xcubsîc xha' li Jesús, qui-el chak sa' li ha'. Ut sa' junpât quiteli li choxa chiru ut quiril li Santil Musik'ej chanchan jun li paloma nak yô chak chi cubec sa' xbên li Jesús.Ut qui-abîc xyâb xcux li Dios toj sa' choxa nak quixye: -A'an a'in li cualal raro inban. Nasaho' inch'ôl riq'uin, chan.

¹⁷Zvino tarira, inzwi richibva kumatenga richiti: Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu anodikamwa, wandinofara naye kwazvo.

¹⁷Ut qui-abîc xyâb xcux li Dios toj sa' choxa nak quixye: -A'an a'in li cualal raro inban. Nasaho' inch'ôl riq'uin, chan.