1. Mugore regumi neshanu rokutonga kwaTibheriasi Kesari, Pondio Pirato paakanga ari mubati weJudhea, Herodhi ari mubati weGarirea, munun'una wake Firipi ari mubati weIturea neTirakoniti, uye Risania ari mubati weAbhurini,
2. panguva youprista hwaAnasi naKefasi, shoko raMwari rakasvika kuna Johani mwanakomana waZekaria mugwenga.
3. Iye akaenda munyika yose yakapoteredza Jorodhani, achiparidza rubhabhatidzo rwokutendeuka kuti vanhu varegererwe zvivi.
4. Sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku ramashoko aIsaya muprofita zvichinzi:“Inzwi rounodana murenje,‘Gadzirai nzira yaShe,ruramisai migwagwa yake.
5. Mipata yose ichafushirwa,makomo ose nezvikomo zvichaderedzwa.Migwagwa yakakombama ichatwasanudzwa,pasakaenzana pachaenzaniswa.
6. Uye marudzi ose avanhu achaona ruponeso rwaMwari.’ ”
7. Johani akati kuvanhu vazhinji vaiuya kuzobhabhatidzwa naye, “Imi vana venyoka! Ndianiko akuyambirai kuti mutize kutsamwa kuchauya?