Mulumbe ngwajisi Johane wabakonda aabo ibaboola kumuswiilila. Ibanji babona kuti bayandika kweempwa, nkokuti kucinca mbobayeeya alimwi azintu nzyobacita, kuleka buumi mbobakali kupona kaindi ibutali kabotu. Aabo ibaboola kulinguwe bazwa ku “Jerusalemu amu Judaya moonse amuminzi yoonse yeengelede Jordano.” (Matayo 3:5) Bunji bwabaabo ibaboola kuli Johane beempwa. Aboobo wababbapatizya naa kubabbizya mumeenda aa Mulonga wa Jordano. Nkaambo nzi?

Johane ubbapatizya bantu kacili citondezyo cakuti bazumina kuti beempwa ncobeni kuzibi zyabo nzyobakacita kwiinda mukutyola cizuminano ca Mulawo wa Leza. (Milimo 19:4) Pele tabali boonse pe ibeelela. Ciindi basololi bamwi babukombi, nkokuti ba Farisi aba Saduki bamwi nobaboola kulinguwe, Johane wabaita kuti “nobana babacipile.” Waamba kuti: “Amuzyale micelo yeendelana akweempwa kwanu. Mutalyeeni kwiinda mukwaamba kuti, ‘Abrahamu ngutaateesu.’ Nkaambo ndimwaambila kuti Leza ulakonzya kumupa bana Abrahamu kuzwa kumabwe aaya. Keembe kali kale kumiyanda yazisamu. Aboobo cisamu cili coonse citazyali micelo mibotu cilagonkwa akusowelwa mumulilo.”​—Matayo 3:7-10.

Aboobo uleelela ncobeni mulumbe wa Johane wakuti: “Amweempwe, nkaambo Bwami bwakujulu bwaswena afwaafwi.” (Matayo 3:2) Mulumbe ooyu waba cizyibyo kubuleya cakuti mulimo wa Mwami uusalidwe aa Jehova, Jesu Kristo ulaafwaafwi kutalika.