3 Mʼmasiku amenewo, Yohane+ Mʼbatizi anapita mʼchipululu cha Yudeya nʼkuyamba kulalikira.+ 2 Iye ankalalikira kuti: “Lapani, chifukwa Ufumu wakumwamba wayandikira.”+ 3 Mneneri Yesaya ananeneratu za iyeyu+ mʼmawu awa: “Winawake akufuula mʼchipululu kuti: ‘Konzani njira ya Yehova!* Muwongole misewu yake.’”+

7 Pamene ophunzira a Yohane ankabwerera, Yesu anayamba kuuza gulu la anthu za Yohane kuti: “Kodi munapita mʼchipululu kukaona chiyani?+ Kodi munapita kukaona bango logwedezeka ndi mphepo?+

10 Malemba amanena za iyeyu kuti: ‘Taona! Ine ndikutumiza mthenga wanga kuti atsogole kukakukonzera njira!’+

2 Mogwirizana ndi zimene zinalembedwa mʼbuku la mneneri Yesaya kuti: “(Taona! Ine ndikutumiza mthenga wanga kuti atsogole* kukakukonzera njira.)*+ 3 Winawake akufuula mʼchipululu kuti: ‘Konzani njira ya Yehova!* Muwongole misewu yake.’”+ 4 Yohane Mʼbatizi anali mʼchipululu ndipo ankalalikira za ubatizo monga chizindikiro cha kulapa kuti machimo akhululukidwe.+

76 Koma kunena za mwana wamngʼonowe, udzatchedwa mneneri wa Wamʼmwambamwamba, chifukwa udzatsogola pamaso pa Yehova* kuti ukakonze njira zake.+

6 Kunabwera munthu wina amene anatumidwa monga nthumwi ya Mulungu. Dzina lake anali Yohane.+

23 Iye anati: “Ndine mawu a winawake amene akufuula mʼchipululu kuti, ‘Wongolani njira ya Yehova,’*+ monga mmene mneneri Yesaya ananenera.”+

28 Inunso ndinu mboni pa zimene ndinanena kuti, ‘Ine si Khristu,+ koma ndinatumizidwa monga kalambulabwalo wake.’+