31 Nami bengingamati, kodvwa kuze abonakaliswe ku-Israyeli, kwafanela ngite ngitewubhabhatisa ngemanti.”
“Bukani la, ngiyawutfumela sitfunywa sami, lesiyawulungisa indlela embikwami. Masinyane loSimakadze lenimfunako uyakuta ethempelini lakhe. Yebo, sitfunywa sesivumelwane lenisifisako siyawufika,” kusho Simakadze longuSomandla.
Kwatsi kusenjalo, wachamuka Jesu avela eGalile naye ete eJordane kutewubhajatiswa nguJohane.
Wababhabhatisa emfuleni iJordane, bavuma tono tabo.
Uyawuhamba embikwakhe ngemoya nangemandla njengemphrofethi Elija. Uyawuhlanganisa boyise nebantfwana babo babuye babe nebudlelwane, agucule bantfu labangalaleli babe ngulabalungile; uyakwenta bantfu balungele kuta kweNkhosi yabo.”
Nguye lona lebengikhuluma ngaye ngitsi: Ukhona lota emvakwami lomkhulu kunami, ngobe yena abekhonanchanti, ngingakabikho.
Johane wafakaza watsi: “Ngimbonile Moya ehla ezulwini anjengelituba, wahlala etikwakhe.
Nami bengingamati, kodvwa lona lowangitfuma kutawubhabhatisa ngemanti watsi kimi: ‘Lowo loyawubona Moya ehla ahlala etikwakhe, nguye loyawubhabhatisa ngaMoya Longcwele.’
Lowo abetele bufakazi, atewufakaza ngaloko kukhanya, kutsi ngaye bonkhe bantfu bakholwe.
Pawula watsi: “Phela Johane abebhabhatisa bantfu lababephendvuka, abatjela kutsi abakholwe ngulowo labetawufika emvakwakhe, longuJesu.”