¹Pamazuva iwayo kwakauya Johwani Mubhabhatidzi, achiparidza murenje reJudhiya,

¹Huan, huchihlaiin Baptispa Johanin,

²achiti: Tendeukai; nekuti ushe hwematenga hwaswedera.

²Kisik un! vangam a naita, chiin, Judia gamdai ah thu genin a hongpai a.

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

³Amah ahi, jawlnei Isaiin. Gamdaia mi kikou awin, Toupa lamlian sial unla a lampi khawng bawl tang un, a chi, chia a nagen.

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

⁴Huan, huai Johanin sangawngsaw mul puan a silha, a kawng savun kawnggakin a gaka, a an tuh khaukhup leh khuaiju ahi.

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

⁵Huchihlaiin Jerusalem khuate, Judia gamte tengteng, Jordan lui dung kim khawng ate tengteng a hongpai khia ua,

⁶vakabhabhatidzwa naye muna Joridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.

⁶a kianglamah a pai ua, a khelhna uh thupha tawiin Jordan lui ah amah kiangah Baptisma a tang ua.

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

⁷Himahleh, Pharisaite leh Saddukaite tampi amah baptisma tang dinga hongpai a muh takin, a kiang uah, Gul suante! hehna hongtung ding taisan dingin kuan honthuhilh a?

⁸Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.

⁸Huchiin kisikna toh kilawm gah honsuang khia un;

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

⁹Abraham ka pu uh ahi, chiin, kingaihtuah kei un, Pathianin hiai suangte khawng Abraham suantein a dingsak thei hi, ka honchi ahi.

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

¹⁰Tua kipanin heipi sing bul tengah a koih ta uh; huchiin, sing chih gah hoiha gah lou peuhpeuh a phuk ua, mei ah a pai lut jel uh.

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.

¹¹Ken jaw kisikna dingin tui in ka honbaptis ngei a, himahleh, amah ka nunga hong pai tuh keimah sangin a thupijaw a, a khedap tawi tak leng ka hi kei, Aman jaw Kha Siangthou leh meiin noute a hon baptis ding.

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

¹²A khutin phazah a tawia, a phual a jap siang sipsip ding a, buhpang ah a buh a sung ding, a si bel mei mit theilouin a hal mang ding, a chi a.

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

¹³Huchihlaiin a kianga baptisma tang dingin Jesu Galili gam akipan Jordan luiah Johan kiangah a hongpai a.

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

¹⁴Johan in bel, Nang kei na honbaptis kiphamoh zopia, ka kiangah na hongzosop ahi maw? chiin, kham a tum a.

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

¹⁵Himahleh, Jesun a akiangah, Tuin lemsak teitei in, hichi banga diktatna tengteng hihtangtun ei adia kilawm hi, chiin, a dawnga. Huchiin lem a sata a.

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

¹⁶Huan, Jesu baptisma a tan takin tui a kipanin a pawt pah ngala, huan, ngaiin, amah adingin van ahong kihonga, Pathian Kha tuh vakhu banga hongsukin, a tunga hongtu a mu a.Huan, ngaiin, vana kipanin aw in, Hiai ka Tapa deih tak, ka kipahna mahmah ahi, a chi a.

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

¹⁷Huan, ngaiin, vana kipanin aw in, Hiai ka Tapa deih tak, ka kipahna mahmah ahi, a chi a.