5 Abantu abenji abamu Yelusalemu, nabamuchalo cha Yudeya, elo nabamumishi iyali mupepi na Yodani balishile kuli Yohane.
Epo balile kuli Yohane abantu abenji ukufuma kuchalo chaku Yudeya, na mumusumba wa Yelusalemu, ukuya mukumfwa ifyo Yohane alikushimika. Epo balikuyisosela amabifyo abo, nokubatishiwa kuli Yohane munika ya Yodani.
Yohane ali kubati inyali iyakusanika nokubutisha. Echo mwebo mwalisekelele panshita iinini ukwikala mukusanika kwakwe.
Yohane naye alikubatisha ku Enoni, apepi naku Salimu, pantu nkulya kwali amenshi ayenji. Abantu balikuya kuli ye, elo alikubabatisha. (
“Amafunde akwa Mosesi nefyalembele abasoseshi fyalikupyungilwa ukufikila napanshita Yohane Mubatishi ayishilemo. Ukufumina pali njilya nshita, Ubutumi Bwawama bwaku Lesa bwatatikile ukubilishiwa, nomuntu onse akolwila ukwinjilamo.
Abantu abenji bayishile kuli Yohane mukubatishiwa kuli ye. Elo asosele kuli bo ati, “Mwebana bansoka mwe! Ninani wamuchenjeshe ukubutuka kubukali bwaku Lesa ubukoyisa?
Echo amabumba abantu ayenji alimukonkele, ayafumine ku Galili, kuchalo chamishi ikumi, kumusumba wa Yelusalemu, ku Yudeya, elo nabakwitala lyamulonga wa Yodani.
Yesu afyalilwe ku Betelehemu, umushi wamuchalo cha Yudeya, panshita imfumu Helodi alikuteka nchilya chalo. Ulo papitile inshiku, abantu abachenjela mukwishiba ifyantandala bafumine kumutule-suba nokufika mumusumba wa Yelusalemu.
Yohane ayile muchalo chonse ichaku Yolodani, akobilisha ati, “Lapileni nokubatishiwa ukuti Lesa amunakilile amabifyo enu.”