1. Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla kwafika uYohane umbhaptizi eshumayela entlango yelakwaJuda,
2. esithi: “Guqukani, kuba ulawulo lukaThixo lusemnyango!”
3. Ngulo ke wayexela yena *umshumayeli uIsaya xa wayesithi:“Kuvakala ilizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi:‘Yilungiseleleni indlela iNkosi,niyihlahlele umgaqo wayo.’ ”
4. UYohane lo wayesambatha ingubo yoboya benkamela, abhinqe ngethwathwa. Ukutya kwakhe kwakuziinkumbi nobusi.
5. Babephuma besiya kuye abantu baseJerusalem, nabakulo lonke elakwaJuda, nabommandla wonke waseJordan.