10. Waphendula uYesu wathi: “Ungumfundisi omkhulu nje wakwaSirayeli, ungathini ukungazazi ezi zinto?
11. Ndithi kuwe, inene, sithetha esikwaziyo, singqine esikubonileyo, kanti noko nisuka ningabamkeli ubungqina bethu.
12. Ukuba ndinixelele izinto zasehlabathini naza anakholwa, nothini ke ukukholwa ndakunixelela izinto zasezulwini?
13. Akukho namnye wakha wenyuka waya ezulwini, ngaphandle kwalowo wehlayo evela ezulwini, *uNyana woLuntu.
14. “Njengokuba uMosis wayiphakamisayo inyoka entlango, umelwe kukuphakanyiswa kwangokunjalo naye uNyana woLuntu,
15. ukuze bonke abakholwayo kuye babe nobomi obungonaphakade.
16. Kaloku uThixo ihlabathi ulithande kangangokuba ude wancama uNyana okuphela kwakhe, ukuze wonke umntu ozinikele kuye ngokupheleleyo angatshabalali, koko abe nobona bomi bungenasiphelo.
17. Kuba kaloku uThixo akamthumanga uNyana wakhe ehlabathini ukuze aligwebe, koko wamthuma ukuze abe nguMsindisi walo.
18. “Lowo uzinikelayo kuNyana kaThixo akagwetywa; kodwa lowo ungazinikeliyo selegwetyiwe, kuba engakholwa kuNyana kaThixo okuphela kwakhe.
19. Imbangi yesi sigwebo nantsi: Ukukhanya kufikile ehlabathini, baza abantu bathanda ubumnyama ngaphezu kokukhanya, kuba izenzo zabo zikhohlakele.
20. Kakade wonke umenzi wenkohlakalo ukuthiyile ukukhanya. Akasondeli nokusondela ekukhanyeni, hleze izenzo zakhe zivele.
21. Ke lowo ungowenyaniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze abonakale ngezenzo zakhe ukuba umthobele uThixo.”
22. Emva koko uYesu nabafundi bakhe baya kummandla wakwaJuda; waza uYesu waba nexesha ekunye nabo apho, ebhaptiza.
23. UYohane naye wayebhaptiza e-Enon, kufuphi neSalem, kuba amanzi ebemaninzi apho. Abantu babesiya kuye, ababhaptize.
24. Ngelo xesha wayengekafakwa entolongweni.
25. Abafundi bakaYohane bâphikisana nomJuda othile malunga nokuhlanjululwa.
26. Baya kuYohane ke, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, laa mntu wayekunye nawe phesheya kweJordan, lowa umngqineleyo, úyabhaptiza, kwaye baya kuye bonke abantu.”
27. Waphendula uYohane wathi: “Lonke ilungelo analo umntu ulinikwa nguThixo.
28. Nani ngokwenu ningandingqinela okokuba ndathi: ‘Andinguye mna *uKrestu, koko ndingothunywe ngaphambi kwakhe.’