1. A shekara ta goma sha biyar ta mulkin Kaisar Tibariyas, Buntus Bilatus yana mulkin Yahudiya, Hirudus yana sarautar Galili, ɗan'uwansa Filibus yana sarauta Ituriya da Tarakunitas, Lisaniyas kuma yana sarautar Abiliya,
2. a zamanin da Hanana da Kayafa suke manyan firistoci, Maganar Allah ta zaike wa Yahaya ɗan Zakariya a jeji.
3. Sai ya zaga duk lardin bakin Kogin Urdun, yana wa'azi, cewa mutane su tuba a yi musu baftisma, domin a gafarta musu zunubansu,
4. yadda yake a rubuce a Littafin Annabi Ishaya cewa,“Muryar mai kira a jeji tana cewa,Ku shirya wa Ubangiji tafarki,Ku miƙe hanyoyinsa,
5. Za a cike kowane kwari,Kowane dutse da kowane tsauni za a baje su.Za a miƙe karkatattun wurare,Za a bi da hanyoyin da ba su biyu ba.
6. Dukkan 'yan adam kuma za su ga ceton Allah.”