ULuka 3:1 Ke kaloku, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesihlanu wobukumkani bukaTibheriyo Kesare, uPontiyo UPilato eyirhuluneli yelakwaYuda, inguHerode umphathi wesahlulo sesine selaseGalili, noFilipu, umzalwana wakhe, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe laseItureya, nommandla wase iTrakoniti, noLisaniya ibamba laseAbhilene; 3:2 lafika ilizwi likaThixo ngooAnas noKayafa, bengababingeleli abakhulu uYohane unyana kaZekariya entlango; 3:3 Weza kuwo wonke ummandla waseYordan, evakalisa ubhaptizo lwe inguquko ukuze kuxolelwe izono; 3:4 njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yamazwi kaIsaya umprofeti, kwathiwa, Ilizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yigeceni entlango indlela kaYehova Nkosi, zilungelelanise iindlela zakhe. 3:5 Zonke iintlambo ziya kuzala, nazo zonke iintaba neenduli ziya kuzala yehliswe; iindawo ezimagqagala zibe zithabazi, neendlela ezimagqagala iya kwenziwa igudileyo; 3:6 Yaye yonke inyama iya kulubona usindiso lukaThixo. 3:7 Wayesithi ngoko kuzo izihlwele ezaziphuma zisiza kubhaptizwa nguye, O nzalandini yamarhamba, onibonisileyo ukuba niyibaleke ingqumbo yiza? 3:8 Velisani ngoko iziqhamo eziyifaneleyo inguquko; phakathi kwenu, Thina sinobawo uAbraham; kuba ndithi kuni. Unako uThixo kuwo la matye ukumvelisela abantwana uAbraham. 3:9 Kananjalo izembe selibekiwe ezingcanjini zemithi, yonke imithi ngoko ke, into engavelisi siqhamo sihle, iyagawulwa, iphoswe emlilweni. 3:10 Zaye izihlwele zambuza, zisithi, Masenze ntoni na ke? 3:11 Aphendule ke athi kubo, Lowo uneengubo zangaphantsi ezimbini, makabele kongena nto; nalowo unokudla, makenze kwangokunjalo. 3:12 Kweza ke nababuthi berhafu ukuba babhaptizwe, bathi kuye, Mfundisi, yintoni na? siza kwenza ntoni? 3:13 Wathi kubo, Ningabizi ngaphezu koko nikumiselweyo. 3:14 Ayebuza kuye ke namasoldati, esithi, Masenze ntoni na ke thina? Wathi kubo, Musani ukudlondlobalisa bani, ningambambazeli mntu; ngobuxoki; yanelani ngumvuzo wenu. 3:15 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba abantu babelindile, becamanga bonke ezintliziyweni zabo nokuba unguKristu, kusini na; 3:16 Waphendula uYohane wathi kubo bonke, Mna okunene ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza lowo unamandla kunam, endingengowomtya weembadada zakhe yena uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, nangawo umlilo: 3:17 osesandleni sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, asihlambulule ke isanda sakhe; uya kuyihlanganisa ingqolowa kuvimba wakhe; uya kuwutshisa wona umququ umlilo ongacimiyo. 3:18 Waye ke evuselela nangezinye izinto ezininzi, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ebantwini. 3:19 Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesine selizwe, ohlwaywe nguye ngenxa kaHerodiya umzalwana wakhe umkaFilipu, nangenxa yazo zonke izinto ezimbi abezenzile uHerode, 3:20 wongezelela nale kuzo zonke, yokuba amvalele entolongweni uYohane. 3:21 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba babhaptiziwe abantu bonke, kwathi, naye uYesu ebhaptizwa, ethandaza, lavuleka izulu; 3:22 Wehla phezu kwakhe uMoya oyiNgcwele, enembonakalo yomzimba onjengehobe; kwabakho nezwi eliphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda; kuwe mna ndonwabile. 3:23 UYesu yena waqala eneminyaka engathi imashumi mathathu ezelwe, enjengoko wayenjalo unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaHeli; 3:24 ongunyana kaMatta, unyana kaLevi, ongunyana kaLevi unyana kaMeleki, unyana kaYana, unyana kaYosefu, 3:25 ongunyana kaMatatiya, unyana ka-Amos, lowo unyana kaNahum, unyana kaEsli, unyana kaNage, 3:26 ongunyana kaMahati, unyana kaMatatiya, obekho unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaYosefu, unyana ka Yuda, 3:27 obengunyana kaYowana, unyana kaRhesa, owayengunyana kaYowana unyana kaTsorubhabheli, unyana kaSalatiyeli, unyana ka Neri, 3:28 ongunyana kaMeleki, unyana ka-Adi, unyana ka-Adi unyana kaKosam, unyana kaElimodam, unyana kaEre, 3:29 ongunyana kaYose, unyana kaEliyezere, ongunyana kaEliyezere unyana kaYorim, unyana kaMatati, unyana kaLevi, 3:30 obengunyana kaSimon, unyana kaYuda, unyanaunyana unyana kaYosefu, unyana kaYonan, unyana kaEliyakim, 3:31 ongunyana kaMeleya, unyana kaMenan, unyana kaMeleya unyana kaMatatha, unyana kaNatan, unyana ka UDavide, 3:32 ongunyana kaYese, unyana kaObhedi, obengunyana; kaBhohazi, unyana kaSalmon, unyana kaNashon, 3:33 ngunyana ka-Aminadabhi, unyana ka-Aram, obengowesibini unyana kaEtserom, unyana kaPeres, unyana kaYuda, 3:34 Owayengunyana kaYakobi, unyana kaIsake, owayengunyana kaYakobi unyana ka-Abraham, unyana kaTara, unyana kaNahore, 3:35 obengunyana kaSaruki, obengunyana kaRagawu, obengunyana unyana kaFaleki, unyana kaHebhere, unyana kaSala, 3:36 ongunyana kaKayinan, unyana ka-Arpakishadi, ongulo unyana kaSem, unyana kaNowa, unyana kaLameki, 3:37 ongunyana kaMathusela, unyana kaEnoki, ongunyana kaEnoki unyana kaYerede, unyana kaMalaleli, unyana ka Kenan, 3:38 Owayengunyana kaEnoshe, owayengunyana kaSete, owayengunyana ka-Adam, owayengunyana kaThixo.