23. Unoyolo othe akakhutyekiswa ndim.
24. Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bemkile abathunywa bakaYohane, waqala wathi kwisihlwele ngaye uYohane, Nayé niphume naya kubona ntoni na entlango? Yaye iyingcongolo na, izanyazanyiswa ngumoya?
25. Naye niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yaye ingumntu ovethe iingubo ezitofotofo na? Yabonani, abo banxiba iingubo eziqaqambileyo, badle ubuncwane, ngabasezindlwini zookumkani.
26. Nayé niphume naya kubona ntoni na kodwa? Yaye igumprofeti na? Ewe, ndithi kuni, nóde wagqithisa kumprofeti.
27. Lo ngulowo kubhaliweyo ngaye kwathiwa,Niyabona, mna ndiyamthuma umthunywa wam ngaphambi kobuso bakho,Oya kuyilungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho.(UMal. 3:1)
28. Kuba ndithi kuni, Akukho namnye, kwabazelweyo ngabafazi, umprofeti omkhulu kunoYohane umbhaptizi; kanti ke nomncinanana kwabanye ebukumkanini bukaThixo, mkhulu kunaye.
29. Bathi bonke abantu, bakuva, nababuthi berhafu, bagwebela uThixo, bebhaptiziwe ngobhaptizo lukaYohane.
30. Ke bona abaFarisi nabaqondisi-mthetho bazitshitshisela icebo likaThixo, kuba bengabhaptizwanga nguye.
31. Ithe ke iNkosi, Ndiya kubafanisa nantoni na ke ngoko abantu besi sizukulwana?
32. Bafana nantoni na? Bafana nabantwana abahleli endaweni yembutho, bekhwazana besithi, Sanigwalela, naza nina anaduda; sanihlabela isililo, naza nina analila.
33. Kuba uzile uYohane umbhaptizi engadli sonka, engaseli wayini; nithi ke, Únedemon.
34. Uzile uNyana woMntu esidla, esela; nithi, Khanibone umntu olidla-kudla, olisela-wayini, umhlobo wababuthi berhafu nowaboni!
35. Noko ke ubulumko bugwetyelwe kokuphuma ebantwaneni babo bonke.
36. Ke kaloku omnye umFarisi ubemcela ukuba adle naye; waza wangena endlwini yomFarisi lowo, wangqengqa.
37. Kwabonakala kukho mfazi emzini apho, obengumoni; wathi, àkwazi ukuba uhleli endlwini yomFarisi, wazisa ihlala lelabhastile,* linamafutha aqholiweyo.