UBaba Ulungisa Indlela
UJohane, egqoke uboya bekamela, utshela izixuku ezizobhapathizwa ukuthi ukuzalwa ngu-Abrahama akusindisi muntu. Bese uJesu ecela ukubhapathizwa naye, futhi uJohane uyaphikisa ukuthi bekufanele kube ngenye indlela. Uyavuma, futhi izwi likaBaba wakhe lithi uyiNdodana yakhe ethandekayo.
3 1Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhapathizi, eshumayela ehlane laseJudiya, 2“Phendukani, ngokuba umbuso kaBaba wethu ususondele.” 3Nguye lo uIsaya umprofethi akhuluma ngaye, ethi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.”
4UJohane wayegqoka izingubo zoboya bekamela, ebhince ibhande lesikhumba okhalweni lwakhe; ukudla kwakhe kwakuyizintethe noju lwasendle. 5Base bephuma beza kuye abaseJerusalema nalo lonke elaseJudiya nawo wonke umango ozungeze iJordani, 6babhapathizwa nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo.
7Ebona abaFarisi abaningi nabaSadusi beza ukuzobhapathizwa, wathi kubo: “Nina nzalo yezinyoka! Ngubani onixwayise ukuba nibalekele ulaka oluzayo? 8Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka. 9Ningacabangi ukuthi ningasho phakathi kwenu ukuthi: ‘Ubaba wethu ngu-Abrahama,’ ngokuba ngithi kini: uBaba wethu angamvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe. 10Imbazo isivele ibekiwe empandeni yemithi, ngakho yonke imithi engatheli izithelo ezinhle iyagawulwa iphonswe emlilweni.
11“Mina nginibhapathiza ngamanzi ukuze niphenduke, kodwa oza emva kwami unamandla kunami—angifanele ukuphatha izicathulo zakhe. Yena uyakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo. 12Imfoloko yakhe yokwela isesandleni sakhe; uyakuwuhlanza umbhuqo wakhe, abuthele ukolweni wakhe enqolobaneni, kodwa amakhoba awashise ngomlilo ongacimeki.” a a v12 Imfoloko yokwela yayisetshenziselwa ukuphonsa emoyeni okusanhlamvu osekubhuliwe; ukolweni osindayo wawubuyela phansi, kuthi amakhoba alula aphephethwe umoya.
UBaba Wamukela iNdodana yakhe
13Khona-ke uJesu wafika evela eGalile, eza eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhapathizwe nguye. 14Kodwa uJohane wazama ukumvimba, wathi: “Yimi engidinga ukubhapathizwa nguwe, kodwa wena uza kimi na?”
15UJesu waphendula wathi kuye: “Vuma kube njalo okwamanje, ngokuba kufanele sikugcwalise kanjalo konke ukulunga.” Ngakho uJohane wamvumela.
16UJesu esebhapathiziwe, wakhuphuka emanzini masinyane, kwathi kungazelelwe amazulu avuleka kuye; wabona uMoya kaBaba wethu wehla njengejuba, wehlela phezu kwakhe.
17Kwase kuza izwi livela ezulwini, lathi: “Le yiNdodana yami engiyithandayo; ngithokoza ngayo.”
