26 Johane wabaphendvula watsi: “Mine ngibhabhatisa ngemanti; kepha la emkhatsini wenu kume leningamati.
“Mine nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kubonakalisa kuphendvuka; kepha lona longilandzelako unemandla kakhulu kunami, mine lengingakafaneli nekutsi ngingaphatsa tincabule takhe; yena utawunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
Wababhabhatisa emfuleni iJordane, bavuma tono tabo.
Mine benginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kepha yena utanibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele.”
Ngako Johane wabatjela bonkhe watsi: “Nginibhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kukhona lomkhulu kunami lotako, lengingakafaneli ngisho nekutfukulula imichilo yeticatfulo etinyaweni takhe. Utakunibhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele nangemlilo.
Bayawukwenta konkhe loku, ngobe bangamati Babe, nami bangangati.
Babe lolungile, live alikwati wena, kodvwa mine ngiyakwati; nalaba bayati kutsi ngitfunywe nguwe.
Kuphila lokuphakadze nguloku: kutsi bakwati wena, Nkulunkulu longuye yedvwa weliciniso, bamati naJesu Khristu lomtfumile.
Base batsi kuye: “Uphi uyihlo?” Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Aningati mine, naBabe animati. Kube beningati mine, ngabe naBabe niyamati.”
Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa emvakwemalangana nine nitawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele.”
Ngase ngikhumbula lokwashiwo yiNkhosi nayitsi: ‘Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa nine niyawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele.’
Pawula watsi: “Phela Johane abebhabhatisa bantfu lababephendvuka, abatjela kutsi abakholwe ngulowo labetawufika emvakwakhe, longuJesu.”
Ase nibuke lutsandvo lolungaka Babe lasinike lona kutsi sibitwe ngekutsi sibantfwana baNkulunkulu; futsi vele singabo. Ngako-ke live alisati tsine, ngobe alimatanga yena.