19. Nabu ke ubungqina bukaYohane, oko amaYuda athuma ababingeleli nabaLevi, bephuma eYerusalem, ukuze bambuze besithi, Wena ungubani na?
20. Wavuma akakhanyela, wavuma esithi, Andinguye mna uKristu.*
21. Bambuza, besithi, Untoni na ke? UnguEliya na? Athi, Andinguye. Unguye na umprofeti lowo? Wathi ukuphendula, Hayi.
22. Bathi ngoko kuye, Ungubani na ke? ukuze sibaphendule abo basithumileyo. Ùthini na wena ngawe ngokwakho?
23. Wathi, Mna ndililizwi lodandulukayo entlango, lisithi, Yityenenezeni indlela yeNkosi, njengoko watshoyo uIsaya umprofeti.
24. Baye abo babethunyiwe bengabakubo abaFarisi.
25. Bambuza bathi kuye, Ubhaptizelani na phofu, ukuba wena akunguye uKristu*, noEliya, nomprofeti lowo?
26. Wabaphendula uYohane, esithi, Mna ndibhaptiza ngamanzi; ke phakathi kwenu kumi eningamaziyo nina.
27. Yena ngothe, esiza emva kwam nje, wesuka waba phambi kwam, endingafanelekileyo mna ukuba ndinyobulule umtya wembadada yakhe.
28. Ezi zinto zenzeka eBhetabhara, phesheya kweYordan, apho uYohane wayebhaptiza khona.
29. Ngengomso uYohane umbona uYesu esiza kuye, athi, Nantso iMvana kaThixo, ethwala isuse isono sehlabathi.
30. Nguye lo ndathi ngaye mna, Emva kwam kuza indoda, esuke yaba phambi kwam; ngokuba yayitanci kum.
31. Bendingayazi nam; le nto ndeza mna, ndibhaptiza ngamanzi, kukuze ibonakalaliswe kuSirayeli.
32. Wangqina uYohane, esithi, Ndimbonile uMoya, esihla njengehobe, ephuma ezulwini, wahlala phezu kwakhe.
33. Bendingamazi nam; owandithumayo ukubhaptiza ngamanzi, nguye owathi kum, Othe wambona uMoya esihla ahlale phezu kwakhe, nguye lowo ubhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.
34. Nam ndibonile, ndingqinile, ukuba lo nguye uNyana kaThixo.
35. Ngengomso ubuye wema uYohane nababini kubafundi bakhe;