3 Mu matuku au, Yone+ Mubatiji wakalua wenda uyisha+ mu tshipela tshia Yudaya,

3 Bushuwa, yeye eu ke uvuabu bakule bualu buende mukana mua muprofete Yeshaya+ mu mêyi aa ne: “Dîyi dia muntu udi wela lubila mu tshipela ne: ‘Longololayi njila wa Yehowa!* Lulamijayi njila yende.’”+

2 Anu bu mudibu bafunde mu mukanda wa muprofete Yeshaya ne: “(Monayi! Ndi ntuma mutuadi wanyi wa mukenji kumpala kuebe,* walongolola njila webe.)+ 3 Dîyi dia muntu udi wela lubila mu tshipela ne: ‘Longololayi njila wa Yehowa!* Lulamijayi njila yende.’”+ 4 Yone Mubatiji uvua mu tshipela, uyisha dibatiza didi dileja dinyingalala bua mpekatu bua dibuikidibua dia mpekatu.+

3 Nunku, yeye wakaya mu ditunga dijima pabuipi ne musulu wa Yadene, wenda uyisha dibatiza didi dileja dinyingalala bua mpekatu bua dibuikidibua dia mpekatu,+ 4 anu bu mudibu bafunde mu mukanda wa mêyi a muprofete Yeshaya ne: “Dîyi dia muntu udi wela lubila mu tshipela ne: ‘Longololayi njila wa Yehowa!* Lulamijayi njila yende.+ 5 Badi ne bua kuwuja tshibandabanda tshionso, kulandakaja mukuna munene wonso ne mukuna mukese wonso; njila mikonyangale idi ne bua kulua milulame, ne njila ya bibungubungu idi ne bua kulua milandakane; 6 ne bantu bonso* nebamone lupandu lua Nzambi.’”*+

23 Wakamba ne: “Ndi dîyi dia muntu udi wela lubila mu tshipela ne: ‘Lulamijayi njila wa Yehowa,’*+ anu bu muvua muprofete Yeshaya muambe.”+