Mathewu 3:1 Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhapathizi, eshumayela ehlane lase EJudiya, 3:2 Wathi, Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso wezulu ususondele. 3:3 Ngoba nguye owakhulunywa ngaye umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: "The izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze izindlela zakhe ziqonde. 3:4 UJohane lowo wayenesembatho sakhe soboya bekamela, enobhande lwesikhumba. okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizintethe nezinyosi zasendle. 3:5 Khona kwaphumela kuye iJerusalema, neJudiya lonke, nesifunda sonke mayelana neJordani, 3:6 Futhi wabhapathizwa nguye eJordani, bevuma izono zabo. 3:7 Kodwa kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi beza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe. wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olixwayise ukuba nibaleke olakeni oluzayo? 3:8 Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka. 3:9 Futhi ningacabangi ukuthi phakathi kwenu, Sino-Abrahama ubaba wethu. ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okuvusa kulawa matshe abantwana kuAbrahama. 3:10 Futhi manje imbazo isibekiwe empandeni yemithi, ngakho zonke umuthi ongatheli izithelo ezinhle uyagawulwa, uphonswe kuwo umlilo. 3:11 Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kube ngukuphenduka, kepha ozayo emva kwami unamandla kunami, engingafanele ukuthwala izicathulo zakhe; uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo; 3:12 ophephelo lwakhe lusesandleni sakhe, futhi uyohlanza ngokuphelele isibuya sakhe, futhi ubuthele ukolweni wakhe enqolobaneni; kepha amakhoba uyakuwashisa ngawo umlilo ongacimekiyo. 3:13 Khona uJesu weza evela eGalile waya eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhapathizwe nguye yena. 3:14 Kodwa uJohane wamalela, esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, njalo uza kimi na? 3:15 UJesu waphendula, wathi kuye: Vuma kalokhu, ngokuba kube njalo kusifanele ukugcwalisa konke ukulunga. Wase emvumela. 3:16 UJesu esebhapathiziwe wakhuphuka masinyane emanzini. bheka, amazulu amvulela, wabona uMoya kaNkulunkulu ehla njengejuba, amehlela phezu kwakhe; 3:17 Futhi bheka, izwi livela ezulwini, wathi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engikuyo ngijabule.