UMateyu
3:1 Ke kaloku, kwafika uYohane umbhaptizi ngaloo mihla, eshumayela entlango
ElakwaYuda,
3:2 esithi, Guqukani, kuba ubukumkani bamazulu busondele.
3:3 Kuba lo ngulowo wayethetha yena uIsaya umprofeti, esithi, INkosi
izwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yilungiseni indlela yeNkosi;
zityenenezeni iindlela zakhe.
3:4 Ke uYohane lowo ingubo yakhe ibiyeyoboya benkamela, enombhinqo wentlonze.
esinqeni sakhe; kwaye ke ukudla kwakhe kuziinkumbi nobusi basendle.
3:5 Babephuma ke besiya kuye abaseYerusalem, nabelakwaYuda bonke, nommandla wonke
malunga neYordan,
3:6 baye babhaptizwa nguye eYordan apho, bezixela izono zabo.
3:7 Ke kaloku, akubona into eninzi yabaFarisi nabaSadusi besiza ekubhaptizweni kwakhe.
wathi kubo, Nzalandini yamarhamba, ngubani na owanibonisayo ukuba nibaleke?
kwingqumbo ezayo?
3:8 Velisani ngoko iziqhamo eziyifaneleyo inguquko;
3:9 Musani ukucinga ukuba nithi ngaphakathi kwenu, Thina sinobawo uAbraham;
kuba ndithi kuni, Unako uThixo kuwo la matye ukuwaphakamisa
abantwana kuAbraham.
3:10 Kananjalo izembe selibekiwe engcanjini yemithi;
umthi ongavelisi siqhamo sihle, uyagawulwa, uphoswe kuwo
umlilo.
3:11 Mna okunene ndinibhaptizela enguqukweni ngamanzi;
emva kwam unamandla kunam, ozimbadada ndingakulingene ukuziphatha;
uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, nangomlilo;
3:12 osesandleni sakhe sisesandleni sakhe, asihlambulule ke isanda sakhe;
yihlanganiseleni ingqolowa yakhe kuvimba; uya kuwutshisa umququ ngawo
umlilo ongacimiyo.
3:13 Ngelo xa uYesu evela kwelaseGalili weza eYordan kuYohane, ukuba abhaptizwe nguye
yena.
3:14 Ke kaloku uYohane wayemalela, esithi, Mna kufuneka ndibhaptizwe nguwe;
uza kum na?
3:15 Uphendule ke uYesu wathi kuye, Vuma ngoku;
kusifanele ukuba sibuzalise bonke ubulungisa. Waza wamvumela.
3:16 Ebhaptiziwe ke uYesu, wenyuka kwaoko emanzini.
nanko izulu livulekile kuye, wambona uMoya kaThixo
sisihla njengehobe, laza lamphathela;
3:17 Nalo izwi liphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Lo nguNyana wam oyintanda, endikuye
ndonwabile.