23 Yohane naye alikubatisha ku Enoni, apepi naku Salimu, pantu nkulya kwali amenshi ayenji. Abantu balikuya kuli ye, elo alikubabatisha. (
Abantu abenji bayishile kuli Yohane mukubatishiwa kuli ye. Elo asosele kuli bo ati, “Mwebana bansoka mwe! Ninani wamuchenjeshe ukubutuka kubukali bwaku Lesa ubukoyisa?
Panuma yaku mfi, Yesu nabakusambila bakwe bayile kuchalo cha Yudeya uko ayikele nabo nokubatisha.
Nji yali ninshita ulo Yohane tabalamuposa muchifungo.)
Amakasa akwe alikubeka kubati chinshimbi bafuma mukufula mumyuuba. Ishiwi lyakwe lyalikumfwika kubati menshi aapachipoma.
Elo nalyumfwile ishiwi ilyali kubuluma ukufuma kumulu kubati menshi ayenji, nangula ukubuluma kwatupato. Ishiwi ndi lyalikumfwika kubati kulila kwamasase.
Nakambi nalyumfwile kubati mashiwi ayebumba lyabantu nakambi ukubati chipoma chamenshi ayenji nangu ukubuluma kwakubyata. Lyalisosele ati, “Tondayisheni Lesa! Pakuti Bashikulu Lesa wesu Wafiso fyonse ni Mfumu!