Mateu
3:1 Namazuva iwayo Johwani Mubhabhatidzi wakasvika achiparidza murenje re
Judhiya,
2 achiti: Tendeukai, nekuti ushe hwekumatenga hwaswedera.
3:3 Nokuti uyu ndiye wakarehwa nezvake naIsaya muporofita, achiti: The
inzwi rounodanidzira murenje, richiti: Gadzirai nzira yaShe;
ruramisai nzira dzake.
3:4 Iye Johwani waiva nechipfeko chake chemakushe ekamera nebhanhire redehwe.
pachiuno chake; zvokudya zvake zvakanga zviri mhashu nouchi hwedondo.
3:5 Zvino kwakabudira kwaari Jerusarema neJudhiya rose nedunhu rose rakapoteredza
pamusoro peJorodhani,
6 vakabhabhatidzwa naye muna Joridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.
3:7 Asi wakati achiona vazhinji vevaFarisi nevaSadhusi vachiuya kurubhabhatidzo rwake.
akati kwavari: Zvizvarwa zvenyoka, ndiani wakakunyeverai kuti mutize
kubva pahasha dzinouya?
3:8 Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka.
3:9 Uye musafunga kutaura mukati menyu, kuti: Tina Abhurahamu wababa vedu;
nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Mwari anogona kumutsa pamabwe awa
vana kuna Abhurahama.
10 Uye sanhuwo ratoiswa pamudzi wemiti, naizvozvo umwe neumwe
muti usingabereki zvibereko zvakanaka unotemwa, wokandwa mukati mawo
moto.
3:11 Ini zvirokwazvo ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura mukutendeuka; asi iye unouya
shure kwangu ane simba kundipfuura, wandisina kufanira kutakura shangu dzake;
vachakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene nemoto;
3:12 ane rusero rwuri muruoko rwake, uye achachenesa kwazvo buriro rake, uye
unganidza zviyo zvake mudura; asi hundi uchaipisa nayo
moto usingadzimiki.
3:13 Zvino Jesu wakabva Garirea akasvika paJoridhani kuna Johwani, kuti abhabhatidzwe naye
iye.
3:14 Asi Johwani wakamurambidza achiti: Ini ndinotofanira kuti ndibhabhatidzwe nemwi, uye
Unouya kwandiri here?
3:15 Jesu achipindura akati kwaari: Tenda ikozvino, nekuti zvakadaro
zvakafanira kuti tizadzise kururama kose. Ipapo akamutendera.
3:16 Zvino Jesu wakati abhabhatidzwa, pakarepo akabuda mumvura.
zvino tarira, matenga akamuzarukira, akaona Mweya waMwari
achiburuka senjiva, achiuya pamusoro pake;
3:17 Zvino tarira, inzwi richibva kudenga, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika, wandiri maari
zvakanaka.