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.