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.