4 Yohane Mubatishi alikubilisha nokubatisha muchiswebebe ati, “Lapileni nokubatishiwa ukuti Lesa amunakilile amabifyo enu.”
Nebo nkomubatisha namenshi ichishibilo chakulanga ukuti mwalapila, kuntu uyo uwakwisa panuma yanji, akumubatisha ku Mupashi Wabuta nakumulilo. Alinchililepo ifiso. Nebo tanshilingilepo nokupinta inkwanda shakwe.
Epo balikuyisosela amabifyo abo nokubatishiwa kuli Yohane mumulonga wa Yodani.
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.
Ukwishibisha abantu bakwe ukuti bakwisa kupuluka, mukunakililwa kwamabifyo abo.
Yohane naye alikubatisha ku Enoni, apepi naku Salimu, pantu nkulya kwali amenshi ayenji. Abantu balikuya kuli ye, elo alikubabatisha. (
Mwebo mwalishiba ifyachitikile mu Yudeya monse, ifyatatikile mu Galili, panuma yakushimika kwakwa Yohane palubatisho lwakwe.
Nomba chindo icho ukolindila? Ima nokubatishiwa ukuti usambe amabifyo obe elo wite peshina lyaku Bashikulu.’