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| 1. | Ngalezonsuku kwasekufika uJohane uMbhabhathizi, etshumayela enkangala yeJudiya |
| 2. | esithi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele. |
| 3. | Ngoba nguye okwakhulunywa ngaye nguIsaya umprofethi, esithi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo. |
| 4. | Njalo uJohane lo wayelesembatho sakhe soboya bekamela, lozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe; lokudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lweganga. |
| 5. | Kwasekuphumela kuye iJerusalema leJudiya yonke lelizwe lonke elizingelezele iJordani; |
| 6. | basebebhabhathizwa nguye eJordani bevuma izono zabo. |
| 7. | Kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi besiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo? |
| 8. | Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; |
| 9. | njalo lingacabangi ukutsho phakathi kwenu lithi: SiloAbrahama ongubaba; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kulawamatshe. |
| 10. | Lakhathesi ihloka selibekiwe empandeni zezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni. |
| 11. | Mina ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi kube sekuphendukeni; kodwa yena oza emva kwami ulamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuphatha amanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo; |
| 12. | okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzathanyelisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele akhe esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo. |
| 13. | Khona uJesu evela eGalili wafika eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhabhathizwe nguye. |
| 14. | Kodwa uJohane wayemalela esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wena uza kimi? |
| 15. | Kodwa uJesu ephendula wathi kuye: Vuma khathesi; ngoba kusifanele ukuthi sigcwalise ngokunjalo ukulunga konke. Wasemvumela. |
| 16. | UJesu esebhabhathiziwe wahle wakhuphuka emanzini; njalo khangela, amazulu amvulekela, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezu kwakhe. |
| 17. | Njalo khangela, ilizwi livela emazulwini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo. |
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