4 N'cadidi adawoneka Juwau M'batizi kucidambo acilalika: “Sandulikani m'tima, mubatizidwe. Mulungu an'dzakulekererani bzakuipa bzanu”.
Juwau akhambabatizambo pambuto ikhacemeredwa Enoni, pafupi na Salimi, nakuti pampale pakhana madzi mazinji. Wanthu akhayenda kukabatizidwa.
Akhabweka bzakuphonyera Mulungu bzawo, acimbabatizidwa na iye mumkulo wa Jolodani.
Kuti akapase mbumba yace cidziwiso ca cipulumuso, kudzera pakulekeredwa bzitazo bzawo,
Tsapano uli kudikhira ciyani? Lamuka ubatizidwe ndipo usambisidwe kuti bzakuipa bzako bzicoke, ucemere dzina lace’.
Mun'dziwa bzomwe bzidacitika muJudeya yentse, kuyambira kuGalireya, watamala ubatizo omwe Juwau adapalidza,
“Ine nin'kubatizani na madzi kuti mukhumbule. Tsono pambuyo pangu alikubwera winango wamphambvu kwene-kwene kuposa ine, mwakuti nin'themera lini kutakula xango zace. Iye an'dzakubatizani na Mzimu Wakucena ndipo na moto.
Akhabwera kwa iye wanthu wakucokera kumphimpha zentse za Judeya na Jerusalema. Iwo akhazimbula bzakuipa bzawo, Juwau akhawabatiza mumkulo wa Jolodani.