3 Ngalawo malanga, Johane+ uMbhabhatisi wafike washumayela+ ehlane laseJudiya,

3 Umphrofethi Isaya abekhuluma ngaye+ ngesikhatsi atsi: “Ukhona lomemeta ehlane, utsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yaJehova!* Yenteni icondze.’”+

3 Ukhona lomemeta ehlane, utsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yaJehova!* Yenteni icondze.’”+

67 Babe wakhe Zakhariya wagcwala umoya longcwele, futsi waphrofetha watsi:

76 Ngako wena Mntfwanami, utawubitwa ngekutsi ungumphrofethi waLosetikwako Konkhe, ngobe utawuhamba embikwaJehova* umlungisele indlela,+

3 Ngako Johane waya kuto tonkhe tindzawo letiseceleni kweJordane, ashumayela kutsi bantfu babhajatiswe kuze bavete kutsi baphendvukile khona batotsetselelwa tono,+ 4 njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemphrofethi Isaya kwatsiwa: “Ukhona lomemeta ehlane, utsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yaJehova!* Yenteni icondze.+

27 Lona nguye lokwabhalwa ngaye nakutsiwa: ‘Ngitfumela sitfunywa sami embikwakho,* sona sitakulungisela indlela.’+ 28 Ngitsi kini: Kubo bonkhe labake baphila emhlabeni, kute ngisho namunye lowaba mkhulu kunaJohane, kodvwa loyo lomncane eMbusweni waNkulunkulu mkhulu kunaye.”+