3 “Ngithuma isithunywa sami njalo sizalungisa* indlela phambi kwami.+ INkosi yeqiniso eliyidingayo izafika masinyane ethempelini layo,+ lesithunywa sesivumelwano sizafika. Isithunywa lesi elisithandayo sizafika loba sekutheni,” kutsho uJehova wamabutho.

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.’”+

10 Nguye okubhalwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, sizalungisa indlela yakho wena ungakafiki!’+

2 ngensuku zabaphristi abakhokhelayo u-Anasi loKhayifasi,+ ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lafika enkangala+ kuJohane+ indodana kaZakhariya.

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.’”*+

27 Nguye okubhalwe ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngithuma isithunywa sami phambi kwakho, sizalungisa indlela yakho wena ungakafiki.’+