3 Mumazuva iwayo Johani+ Mubhabhatidzi akauya achiparidza+ murenje* reJudhiya, 2 achiti: “Pfidzai zvivi zvenyu, nekuti Umambo hwekudenga hwaswedera pedyo.”+ 3 Uyu ndiye wacho akataurwa nezvake nekumuprofita Isaya+ zvichinzi: “Inzwi reari kushevedzera murenje riri kuti: ‘Gadzirai nzira yaJehovha!* Itai kuti migwagwa yake iti twasu.’”+

7 Ava pavakanga vachienda, Jesu akatanga kubvunza vanhu nezvaJohani achiti: “Pamakabuda muchienda kurenje maienda kunoonei?+ Tsanga yaizununguswa nemhepo here?+

10 Uyu ndiye akanyorwa nezvake kuti: ‘Inzwa! Ndiri kutuma nhume yangu ichafanokugadzirira nzira pamberi pako!’+

2 Sekunyorwa kwazvakaitwa nemuprofita Isaya, kuti: “(Inzwa! Ndiri kutuma nhume yangu pamberi pako, ichafanogadzira nzira yako.)+ 3 Inzwi reari kushevedzera murenje riri kuti: ‘Gadzirai nzira yaJehovha!* Itai kuti migwagwa yake iti twasu.’”+ 4 Johani Mubhabhatidzi aiva murenje,* achiparidza rubhabhatidzo rwekuratidza kupfidza kuti zvivi zvikanganwirwe.+

76 Asi kana uri iwe mwanangu, uchanzi muprofita weWekumusorosoro, nekuti uchafanotungamira pamberi paJehovha* kuti ugadzirire nzira dzake,+

6 Kwaiva nemumwe murume akatumwa semumiririri waMwari; iye ainzi Johani.+

23 Iye akati: “Ndiri inzwi remumwe munhu ari kushevedzera ari murenje, achiti, ‘Itai kuti nzira yaJehovha* iti twasu,’+ sezvakataurwa nemuprofita Isaya.”+

28 Imi pachenyu makandinzwa ndichiti, ‘Handisi ini Kristu,+ asi ndakafanotumwa asati auya.’+