Wanthu akhadabwa na kawonekedwe ka Juwau pabodzi na kalalewedwe kace. Bzakubvala bzace bzikhadakonzedwa na maukuse ya ngamira ndipo m’ciuno mwace akhadamanga na bande la khanda. Bzakudya bzace bzikhali dzombe na uci bwa m’thengo. Kodi ni mafala yanyi yomwe iye akhapalizira? Ni mafala yakuti: ‘Kungulani, pakuti Umambo bwakudzulu bwafendera.’—Mateu 3:2.

Mafala yomwe Juwau akhapalizirayo yakhatokonya wanthu omwe akhamubveserawo. Azinji wa iwo adawona kufunika kwa kukungula, ndipo adacita bzimwebzo mwa kucinja, acisiyiratu bzicito bzawo bzakuipa. Omwe akhabwerawo akhacokera ku ‘Jeruzalemu, ku Judeya kwense pabodzi na midzi yense yapafupi na mkulo wa Joridano.’ (Mateu 3:5) Wanthu azinji omwe adabwera kwa Juwau adakungula. Iye akhawabatiza mwa kuwamiza m’madzi ya mu mkulo wa Joridano. Thangwe ranyi?

Tenepo mafala yomwe Juwau adapalizira yakuti: ‘Kungulani pakuti Umambo bwakudzulu bwafendera,’ yakhali yakuthemera kwene-kwene. (Mateu 3:2) Mafalaya yadacenjeza wanthu wense kudziwa kuti utumiki bomwe Mambo wakusankhulidwa na Mulungu omwe ni Jezu Kristu bwasala pang’ono kuyamba.