Ngokuya NgoMatewu
3 Emihleni leyo kwavela uJwanisi+ uMbhabhadisi atjhumayela+ emmangweni weJudiya, 2 athi: “Tjhugulukani ngombana umBuso wezulu utjhidele.”+ 3 Kuhlekuhle lo nguye u-Isaya umphorofidi+ ebekakhuluma ngaye nakathi: “Ilizwi lomuntu orhuwelela emmangweni lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova!* Yenzani iindlela zakhe zinqophe.’”+ 4 UJwanisi bekambethe izambatho zoboya bekamela, abophe nebhande lesikhumba edinini.+ Ukudla kwakhe bekuziintethe neliju.+ 5 Abantu beJerusalema nebeJudiya yoke nebaso soke isifunda esibhode iJordani bebeza kuye,+ 6 ababhabhadise* eMlanjeni iJordani,+ bavume izono zabo.
7 Kuthe nakabona abaFarisi nabaSadusi+ beza la abhabhadisela khona, wathi kibo: “Nina bantwana beenyoka,+ ngubani oniyelelise bona nibalekele ilaka elizako?+ 8 Thelani iinthelo ezitjengisa ukutjhuguluka. 9 Ningazitjeli ukuthi, ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama.’+ Ngombana ngithi kini uZimu angavezela u-Abrahama abantwana ematjeni la. 10 Izembe selisemirajini yemithi. Ngalokho-ke, yoke imithi engatheli iinthelo ezihle izokuquntwa iphoselwe emlilweni.+ 11 Mina nginibhabhadisa ngamanzi ngebanga lokutjhuguluka kwenu,+ kodwana oza ngemva kwami unamandla kunami, loyo engingafaneleki nokumhlubulisa amapatlagwana.+ Uzonibhabhadisa ngommoya ocwengileko+ nangomlilo.+ 12 Uphethe into yokuhlukanisa ikoroyi namakhasi, uzokuhlwengisa ngeselelweni sakhe bese abuthelele ikoroyakhe ngesilulwini kodwana amakhasi uzowatjhisa emlilweni+ ongacimekiko.”
13 Ngemva kwalokho uJesu wasuka eGalile waya eJordani kuJwanisi bona ayombhabhadisa.+ 14 Kodwana uJwanisi walinga ukumvimba, athi: “Ngimi otlhoga ukubhajadiswa nguwe, alo-ke wena uza kimi?” 15 UJesu wamphendula wathi: “Ungangivimbi, ngombana ngokwenza lokho senza koke okusehlelweni lakaZimu.” Ngalokho walisa ukumkhandela. 16 Ngemva kobana uJesu abhajadiswe, msinyana wakhuphuka ngemanzini; izulu lavuleka,+ uJwanisi wabona ummoya kaZimu wehla njengejuba, wehlela kuye.+ 17 Godu, ilizwi elivela ezulwini+ lathi: “Le yiNdodanami,+ engiyithandako, engiyamukeleko.”+