5 Base baphikisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘Laphuma kuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, anikholwanga ngani kuJohane?’
Base bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Usho ngobe asikatiphatsi tinkhwa.”
Kubhabhatisa kwaJohane kwavelaphi? KuNkulunkulu nome kubantfu?” Base bakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Sitawutsini? Nasitsi: ‘KuNkulunkulu,’ utawutsi: ‘Pho, animkholwanga ngani?’
Ligunya laJohane lekubhabhatisa laphuma kuNkulunkulu yini nome kubantfu?”
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Laliphuma kubantfu,’ sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu sitasigcoba ngematje, ngobe bayakholwa kutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Nguye lona lebengikhuluma ngaye ngitsi: Ukhona lota emvakwami lomkhulu kunami, ngobe yena abekhonanchanti, ngingakabikho.
Mine ngimbonile, ngingufakazi wekutsi: ‘Lona yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Ngako-ke base beta kuJohane, befika batsi: “Mfundzisi, uyayikhumbula yini lendvodza bewunayo uyifakazela ngesheya kweJordane? Seyiyabhabhatisa nyalo, bonkhe bantfu sebaya kuyo!”
Lokholwa yiNdvodzana, unekuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa longakholwa yiNdvodzana, ute kuphila lokuphakadze; kodvwa lulaka lwaNkulunkulu lulengela etikwakhe.”
Johane nasatawucedza umsebenti wakhe, watsi kubantfu: ‘Nicabanga kutsi ngingubani mine? Angisiye lona lenimlindzele. Kepha bukani la! Yena uta emvakwami, mine angikafaneli ngisho kumkhumula ticatfulo takhe etinyaweni.’