¹Pamazuva iwayo kwakauya Johwani Mubhabhatidzi, achiparidza murenje reJudhiya,

¹Ande kodia vriama o Iovano o baptisto dias duma ande pusta ande Judea.

²achiti: Tendeukai; nekuti ushe hwematenga hwaswedera.

²Ai phenelas, "Kein tume anda tumare bezexa ke e amperetsia le Devleski avel."

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

³O profeto Esaia phenelas pa Iovano, kana phendia, "Ek glaso kai del mui ande pusta. Keren drom le Devleske, keren leske vorta drom!"

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

⁴Le tsalia le Iovanoske sas kerde andal bal la gemulake ai phiravelas prastia morchaki; lesko xabe sas grimptsuria ai divlo avjin.

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

⁵O narodo avelas leste anda Jerusalem, anda sa e Judea ai anda sa o Jordan.

⁶vakabhabhatidzwa naye muna Joridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.

⁶Phende peske bezexale, ai o Iovano o baptisto bolelas le ando pai kai bushol Jordan.

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

⁷Kana o Iovano dikhlia ke but Farizeanuria ai Saduseanuria avile leste te bolenpe, phendia lenge, "Tume vitsa sapeski, kon phendias tumenge ke sai skepin katar e xoli le Devleski kai si te avel?

⁸Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.

⁸Keren so sikavel ke chaches amboldian tume katar tumare bezexa te avel fruta tumendar. Ai na gindin ke vorta san kana phenen tumenge, '' Abraham si amaro dat'' ke me phenav tumenge ke o Del sai kerel anda kadala bax shave le Abrahamoske.

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

¹⁰"O tover ka le vuni la krengake; ke che godi krenga chi dela lashi fruta avela shindi, ai shudini ande iag.

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

¹¹Me bolav tumen ando pai te sikadiol ke keisailian ai amboldian tume katar tumare bezexa, numa avel iek pala mande, kai si mai baro mandar; me chi mov dosta te inkerav leske papucha. Wo bolela tume ando Swunto Duxo ai iagasa.

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.

¹²Si les so trobul ai gata lo te xulavel o jiv , o jiv thola ande pesko bano ai le suluma phabarela ande iag kai shoxar chi merela."

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

¹³Antunchi o Jesus avilo anda Galilee ka pai o Jordan te belel les o Iovano.

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

¹⁴O Iovano aterdiolas les ai phendia, "Me trobul te avav boldo tutar. Ai tu aves mande te bolav me tut!"

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

¹⁵O Jesus phendias leske, "Mek te kerdiol kadia, ke trobul te keras so godi si vorta angla Del." Antunchi o Iovano boldia les.

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

¹⁶Kana o Jesus boldilo, avilo opre anda pai. Ai strazo phuterdilo o cheri angla leste ai dikhlia o Duxo le Devlesko sar ek gulumbo xulelas ai avilo pe leste.

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

¹⁷Ai ek glaso avilo anda rhaio, ai phendia, "kado si murho Shav kai si mange de sa drago, kasa sim de sa raduime."

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