3 Ngalezonsuku uJohane+ uMbhabhathizi wafika enkangala yaseJudiya watshumayela+

3 Nguye lo umphrofethi u-Isaya+ akhuluma ngaye esithi: “Ilizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova!* Yenzani imigwaqo yakhe iqonde.’”+

2 Kubhaliwe esiphrofethweni sika-Isaya ukuthi: “(Ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, sizalungisa indlela yakho.)+ 3 Ilizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova!* Yenzani imigwaqo yakhe iqonde.’”+ 4 UJohane uMbhabhathizi wayesenkangala etshumayela esithi abantu babhabhathizwe betshengisa ukuthi sebephendukile ukuze bathethelelwe izono.+

3 Ngakho wahamba umango wonke weJodani etshumayela esithi abantu babhabhathizwe betshengisa ukuthi sebephendukile ukuze bathethelelwe izono,+ 4 njengoba nje kubhaliwe ebhukwini elilamazwi omphrofethi u-Isaya ukuthi: “Ilizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela kaJehova!* Yenzani imigwaqo yakhe iqonde.+ 5 Izigodi zonke kumele zigcwaliswe, kudilizwe zonke izintaba kanye lamaqaqa. Izindlela ezimazombezombe kumele ziqonde lezimibundubundu zibe zinhle. 6 Bonke abantu bazayibona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’”*+

23 Yena wathi: “Ngililizwi lalowo omemeza esenkangala esithi, ‘Yenzani indlela kaJehova* iqonde,’+ njengoba umphrofethi u-Isaya watsho.”+