26 Yohana kawedika, “Niye nowabatiza mweye kwa mazi, lakini kabaho imoja kema hagati yenu, mweye hamumjuwile bule.
Niye nowabatiza mweye kwa mazi kulagusa muzileka nzambi zenu. Lakini yonda yeze kuchugu changu kowabatiza kwa Loho Yang'alile na kwa moto, heyo munhu mkulu kubanza nene, niye sifaya hata kupapa vilatu vake.
Watogola hewo watenda nzambi na Yohana kawabatiza muulwanda lwa Yolidani.
Niye nowabatiza kwa mazi, lakini heyo kowabatiza kwa Loho Yang'alile.”
Yohana kawalongela wose, “Niye nowabatiza mweye kwa mazi, lakini kokwiza ija yeli munhu mkulu ng'hani kubanza niye. Niye sifaya hata kudohola nzabi za vilatu vake. Ayo kowabatiza kwa Loho Yang'alile na moto.
Wanhu owatendela gano gose kwavija hawamjuwile Tata hebu niye.
Tata Unogile, wanhu wa mwiisi hawakujuwile, lakini niye nikujuwa, na wano ojuwa kamba kunhuma.
Uno awo ugima wa milele, wanhu wakujuwe gweye Imulungu uliwiiyeka wa ukweli, na wamjuwe Yesu Kilisito yuumtumile.
Wamuuza, “Tatako kakwahi?” Yesu kawedika, “Hamnijuwile niye hebu Tatangu. Maza munijuwile niye, vivija mwahamjuwile Tatangu.”
Yohana kawabatiza kwa mazi, lakini mna ikipindi kidodo kumwande mobatizigwa kwa Loho Yang'alile.”
Abaho nikumbuka kija kiyalongile Mndewa, ‘Yohana kawabatiza wanhu kwa mazi, lakini mweye mobatizigwa kwa Loho Yang'alile.’
Paulo kalonga, “Ubatizo wa Yohana ukala kwa wanhu wose watogole kuleka nzambi zao. Yohana kawalongela wanhu wa Izilaeli wamtogole ayo yonda yeze kuchugu chake, na heyo ayo Yesu.”
Loleni, Tata viyatunogele ng'hani, mbaka tokemigwa wana wa Imulungu! Ona vivo vitwili. Lekaavo wanhu wa mwiisi hawatujuwile siye, kwavija hawamjuwile heyo.