23 NaJohane-ke abebhabhatisa, yena-ke ase-Enoni madvutane nje neSalimi, ngobe emanti abemanyenti kuleyo ndzawo, bantfu beta lapho befike babhajatiswa.
Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha.
Wena lohlala ngasemantini lamanyenti futsi lonjingile ngemcebo, siphetfo sakho sesifikile, sikhatsi sakho sekutsi uncanyulwe.”
“ ‘Unyoko abefanana nesihlahla semvini esivinini, sihlahla lesasihlanyelwe ngasemantini; sasitsela kakhulu futsi sinemagala laluhlata, ngenca yalamanti lamanyenti.
lapho ngabona khona inkhatimulo yebukhona baNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ichamuka ngasemphumalanga. Livi lakhe lalifanana nekudvuma kwemabhudlo emanti, live lalicwebetela ngenca yenkhatimulo yakhe.
Ticumbi tebantfu teta kutakubhajatiswa nguJohane. Watsi kubo: “Tinyoka-ndzini! Nitjelwe ngubani kutsi ningalubalekela lolulaka lwaNkulunkulu lolutako?
Emvakwaloko Jesu wahamba nebafundzi bakhe baya eveni laseJudiya, befika bahlala khona, kwabhajatiswa bantfu.
Phela ngaleso sikhatsi Johane abesengakafakwa ejele.
Tinyawo takhe tatifanana nelitfusi lelilolongwe lacoliswa ngemlilo, livi lakhe lalifanana nekudvuma kwemanti lamanyenti.
Ngeva livi liphuma ezulwini lelevakala lifanana nemabhudlo emanti, lifanana nekudvuma lokukhulu. Lelivi lalifanana nekuhlabela kwetingitali tishaywa bashayi bato.
Ngase ngiva lokwakungatsi livi lesicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu, linjengemsindvo wemanti lamanyenti nanjengekudvuma lokukhulu litsi: “Haleluya! INkhosi yetfu, Nkulunkulu Somandla, iyabusa.
Ngako wahamba wadzabula live laka-Efrayimu letintsaba, wahamba nangaseveni lelingaseShalisha, kodvwa abazange batitfole. Bachubeka bangena esigodzini saseShalimu, kodvwa timbongolo tatingekho lapho. Bachubeka badzabula live lakaBhenjamini, kodvwa abazange batitfole nalapho.