6 Johane abembatsa ingubo leyayentiwe ngeboya belikamela atibophe ngelibhande lesikhumba elukhalweni, abedla tintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga.
Tayiphendvula tatsi: “Bekuyindvodza leyembetse ingubo yeboya, ibophe libhande lesikhumba lapha elukhalweni.” Inkhosi yatsi: “Lowo bekungu-Elija waseThishbe.”
Tintsetse leningatidla nguleti: sikhonyane ngetinhlobo taso, nemaboni ngetinhlobo tawo, nemadziya ngetinhlobo tawo, nemahhwele ngetinhlobo tawo.
“Ngalelo langa ngulowo nalowo mphrofethi uyawuba nemahloni ngembono wakhe. Angeke aphindze ayembatse ingubo yeboya yebuphrofethi kuze atekukhohlisa.
Johane abegcoka ingubo yeboya belikamela, avunule libhande lesikhumba elukhalweni lwakhe. Kudla kwakhe kwakutintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga.
Bonkhe bantfu besifundza saseJudiya nebaseJerusalema babephuma bayewulalela Johane. Babetsi bangefika ababhabhatise emfuleni iJordane, bavume tono tabo.
Abeshumayela atsi: “Kukhona lota emvakwami, lonemandla kakhulu kunami. Mine angikafaneli nekutsi ngigobondzele ngitfukulule imichilo yeticatfulo takhe.