“Mine nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kubonakalisa kuphendvuka; kepha lona longilandzelako unemandla kakhulu kunami, mine lengingakafaneli nekutsi ngingaphatsa tincabule takhe; yena utawunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
Lukha 3:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Ngako-ke Johane wasihamba sonkhe sigodzi lesingasemfuleni iJordane ashumayela atsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe, Nkulunkulu utanitsetselela tono tenu.” |
“Mine nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kubonakalisa kuphendvuka; kepha lona longilandzelako unemandla kakhulu kunami, mine lengingakafaneli nekutsi ngingaphatsa tincabule takhe; yena utawunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
Ngako-ke base beta kuJohane, befika batsi: “Mfundzisi, uyayikhumbula yini lendvodza bewunayo uyifakazela ngesheya kweJordane? Seyiyabhabhatisa nyalo, bonkhe bantfu sebaya kuyo!”
Asengakefiki Jesu, Johane washumayela esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli kutsi siphendvuke etonweni sibhajatiswe.
Pawula watsi: “Phela Johane abebhabhatisa bantfu lababephendvuka, abatjela kutsi abakholwe ngulowo labetawufika emvakwakhe, longuJesu.”
Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”