16. waphendula uYohane kubo bonke esithi, Mna okunene ndinibhaptiza ngamanzi; kodwa uyeza lowo unamandla kunam, endingafanelekileyo ukuba ndiwuthukulule nomtya weembadada zakhe; uya kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangomlilo yena;
17. omnyazi wokwela usesandleni sakhe. Uya kusicokisa kuthi tu isandá sakhe, ayibuthele kuvimba wakhe ingqolowa; ke wona umququ uya kuwutshisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.
18. Waye ke ngoko evuselela nangezinye izinto ezininzi, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ebantwini.
19. Ke kaloku uHerode, umphathi wesahlulo sesiné selizwe, óhlwayiwe nguye ngenxa kaHerodiya, umfazi kaFilipu umninawa wakhe, nangenxa yezinto zonke ezingendawo abezenzile uHerode, wongezelela nalé kuzo zonke,
20. yokuba amvalele entolongweni uYohane.
21. Ke kaloku kwathi, ekubeni bebhaptiziwe abantu bonke, ebhaptiziwe naye uYesu, ethandaza nokuthandaza, lasuka lavuleka izulu,
22. wehla phezu kwakhe uMoya oyiNgcwele, enembonakalo yomzimba onjengehobe. Kweza nezwi eliphuma ezulwini lisithi, Wena unguNyana wam oyintanda, endikholisiweyo nguwe.
23. Waye uYesu eminyaka ngathi imashumi mathathu ezelwe, ukuqala kwakhe ukufundisa, engobe kusithiwa ngunyana kaYosefu,