Uthenga Wamampha wo Ukulembeka ndi Mateyu
3 Mu mazuŵa ngeningo, kunguza Yohane+ Mubatizi kuzipharazga+ muchipululu cha ku Yudeya, 2 ndipu wakambanga kuti: “Lapani, chifukwa Ufumu wakuchanya we pafupi.”+ 3 Munthu mwenuyu, ndiyu Chiuta wangukambiya limu kuporote mwa mchimi Yesaya+ kuti: “Mazu nga munthu yo wadaniriza muchipululu kuti: ‘Nozgani nthowa yaku Yehova!* Nyoloskani misewu yaki.’”+ 4 Yohane wavwalanga chakuvwala chaweya wa ngamila kweniso lamba wachikopa muchiwunu.+ Chakurya chaki chenga azombi ndi uchi.+ 5 Ndipu ŵanthu a mu Yerusalemu kweniso a mu Yudeya mosi ndi charu chosi chakuzunguliya Yorodani alutanga kwaku iyu+ 6 ndipu waŵabatizanga* mu Msinji wa Yorodani,+ kweniso asumuwanga maubudi ngawu pakweru.
7 Yohane wati wawona Afarisi ndi Asaduki anandi+ achiza ko wabatiziyanga, wanguŵakambiya kuti: “Ŵana a vipi yimwi,+ ndiyani yo wakutcheŵeskani kuti muthaŵi ukali wo utuza?+ 8 Mwaviyo, pasani vipasu vakulongo kulapa. 9 Mungajipusikanga cha mwakukamba kuti, ‘Te ndi awusefwi Abrahamu.’+ Chifukwa nditikukambiyani kuti Chiuta wangayuskiya Abrahamu ŵana kutuliya ku mya iyi. 10 Mbavi yaŵikika kali pamisisi ya vimiti. Ndipu chimiti chechosi cho chileka kupasa vipasu vamampha, chidumulikengi ndi kuponyeka pamotu.+ 11 Ini nditikubatizani ndi maji chifukwa cha kulapa kwinu,+ kweni yo watuza pavuli pangu ngwanthazi kuluska ini, ndipu ini nde wakwenere cha kumuzuwa sapatu.+ Iyu wazakukubatizani ndi mzimu wakupaturika+ kweniso motu.+ 12 Iyu we ndi fosholu yakuwulusiya mwere mumanja mwaki ndipu wazamutowese limu malu ngaki ngakukhwemiyapu mbewu ndi kuŵika tirigu waki munkhokwi. Kweni mwere wazakuwuwotcha ndi motu+ wambula kuzimwika.”
13 Pavuli paki, Yesu wangutuwa ku Galileya ndipu wanguluta ku Yorodani kwaku Yohane kuti wakamubatizi.+ 14 Kweni Yohane wangumukaniya ndipu wanguti: “Ini ndini nditenere kubatizika ndi yimwi, sonu yimwi mutuza wuli kwaku ini?” 15 Yesu wangumumuka kuti: “Sonu pe, zomereza chifukwa nkhwakwenere kuti isi tifiski urunji wosi mu nthowa yeniyi.” Ndipu pavuli paki wanguzomera. 16 Yesu wati wabatizika, nyengu yeniyo, wanguzuwuka mumaji ndipu awonani! kuchanya kungujulika+ ndipu Yohane wanguwona mzimu waku Chiuta uchisika nge nkhunda ndi kuza paku Yesu.+ 17 Awonani! Kuchanya kunguvwika so mazu+ ngakuti: “Uyu ndi Mwana wangu,+ mweniyo nditanja, yo watindikondwesa.”+