5 Bonkhe bantfu besifundza saseJudiya nebaseJerusalema babephuma bayewulalela Johane. Babetsi bangefika ababhabhatise emfuleni iJordane, bavume tono tabo.
Ngasivuma kuwe sono sami, angizange ngisifihle siphambuko sami. Ngatsi: “Ngiyawutivuma kuSimakadze tono tami.” Wena walitsetselela licala lesono sami. Cabanga.
Umuntfu lofihla tono takhe angeke aphumelele; kodvwa lotivumako atishiye uyawutfola umusa.
Ticumbi letikhulu tebantfu tamlandzela tisuka eGalile, naseDekhapholisi, naseJerusalema, naseJudiya, naseveni lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane.
Nangempela kwavela Johane uMbhabhatisi ehlane ashumayela bantfu atsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe, Nkulunkulu utanitsetselela tono tenu.”
Johane abembatsa ingubo leyayentiwe ngeboya belikamela atibophe ngelibhande lesikhumba elukhalweni, abedla tintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga.
Loko-ke kwenteka ngesheya kweJordane, eBhetani, lapho bekubhabhatisela Johane khona.
NaJohane-ke abebhabhatisa, yena-ke ase-Enoni madvutane nje neSalimi, ngobe emanti abemanyenti kuleyo ndzawo, bantfu beta lapho befike babhajatiswa.
Yena-ke abesibane lesivutsako nalesikhanyako, nine-ke benitimisele kujabula kwesikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe.
Labanyenti labese bakholiwe beta bavuma konkhe labebakwentile.
Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe nonkhe ngamunye ngamunye egameni laJesu Khristu, kuze nitsetselelwe tono tenu nemukeliswe nesipho lesinguMoya Longcwele.
Ngako-ke vumani tono tenu lomunye kulomunye, nithandazelane, kuze nitewuphiliswa. Kuncusa kwemuntfu lolungile kunemandla kakhulu.
Joshuwa wakhuluma ku-Akhani, watsi: “Ndvodzana yami, nika Simakadze ludvumo, ukhulume liciniso kuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, uvume kuye. Ngitjele kutsi wenteni, ungafihli lutfo kimi.”