1 BaFarisi beva kutsi Jesu abetfola, futsi abhabhatisa bafundzi labanyenti kunaJohane.
Nawe-ke, mntfwana, uyawubitwa ngekutsi ungumphrofethi waNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe; uyakwendvulela iNkhosi kulungisa tindlela tayo,
“Nakukhona lonibutako atsi: ‘Nisitfukululelani?’ nibomtjela nitsi: ‘INkhosi iyasidzinga.’ ”
Babaphendvula batsi: “INkhosi iyasidzinga.”
ngobe lamuhla nitalelwe emtini waDavide uMsindzisi longuKhristu iNkhosi.
INkhosi yamdzabukela nayimbona lomfelokati yatsi kuye: “Ungakhali!”
Wabatfumela eNkhosini kuyawubuta kutsi: “Unguye yini lona lofanele kufika, nome kusafanele silindzele lomunye?”
Emvakwaloko Jesu wahamba nebafundzi bakhe baya eveni laseJudiya, befika bahlala khona, kwabhajatiswa bantfu.
Ngako-ke base beta kuJohane, befika batsi: “Mfundzisi, uyayikhumbula yini lendvodza bewunayo uyifakazela ngesheya kweJordane? Seyiyabhabhatisa nyalo, bonkhe bantfu sebaya kuyo!”
Niyalati livi lalitfumela kubantfu baka-Israyeli, ashumayela liVangeli lekuthula ngaJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo bonkhe bantfu.
Ngobe mine Khristu akangitfumelanga kona kuyawubhabhatisa, kodvwa wangitfumela kutsi ngiyewushumayela liVangeli, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwemavi, funa sentiwe lite siphambano sakhe.
Umuntfu wekucala wavela emhlabeni alutfuli; umuntfu wesibili wavela ezulwini.
Ayatiwa ngisho nangumunye webaholi balesikhatsi salamuhla. Ngobe kube bebayati ngabe abayibetselanga iNkhosi yenkhatimulo.
Asitishumayeli tsine, kodvwa sishumayela kutsi Khristu Jesu uyiNkhosi, tsine-ke sitisebenti tenu ngenca yakhe.
Bazalwane bami, nine lenikholwa yiNkhosi yetfu yenkhatimulo, Jesu Khristu, ningabobakhetsa bantfu.
Engutjeni yakhe nasetsangeni lakhe kubhalwe libito lelitsi: “INkhosi yemakhosi, uMbusi webabusi.”