3. Mau a wopfuula m'cipululu, Konzani khwalala la Ambuye, Lungamitsani njira zace;
4. Yohane anadza nabatiza m'cipululu, nalalikira ubatizo wa kutembenuka mtima wakuloza ku cikhululukiro ca macimo.
5. Ndipo anaturuka a ku dziko lonse la Yudeya, ndi a ku Yerusalemu onse; nadza kwa iye nabatizidwa ndi iye mumtsinje Yordano, poulula macimo ao.
6. Ndipo Yohane anabvala ubweya wa ngamila, ndi lamba lacikopa m'cuuno mwace, nadya dzombe ndi uci wa kuthengo.
7. Ndipo analalikira, kuti, Wondipambana ine mphamvu akudza pambuyo panga, sindiyenera kuwerama kumasula lamba la nsapato zace ine.
8. Ndakubatizani inu ndi madzi; koma Iye adzakubatizani ndi Mzimu Woyera.
9. Ndipo kunali masiku omwewo, Yesu anadza kucokera ku Nazarete wa ku Galileya, nabatizidwa ndi Yohane m'Yordano.
10. Ndipo pomwepo, alimkukwera poturuka m'madzi, anaona Iye thambo litang'ambika, ndi Mzimu alikutsikira pa Iye monga nkhunda:
11. ndipo mau anaturuka m'thambo, Mwana wanga wokondedwa ndiwe, mwa Iwe ndikondwera bwino.
12. Ndipo pomwepo Mzimu anamkangamiza kunka kucipululu.
13. Ndipo anakhala m'cipululu masiku makumi anai woyesedwa ndi Satana; nakhala ndi zirombo, ndipo angelo anamtumikira.
14. Ndipo ataperekedwa Yohane, Yesu anadza ku Galileya, nalalikira uthenga wabwino wa Mulungu,
15. nanena, Nthawi yakwanira, ndipo Ufumu wa Mulungu wayandikira; tembenukani mtima, khulupirirani uthenga wabwino.
16. Ndipo pakuyenda m'mbali mwa nyanja ya Galileya, anaona Simoni ndi Andreya, mbale wace wa Simoni, alinkuponya psasa m'nyanja; pakuti anali asodzi.