aMark 1:2-8; Luka 3:2-17
bHlu 1:16; Joha 1:28, 10:40; Joha 3:23
c4:17, 6:10, 10:7; Mark 1:15; Luka 10:9,11; Dan 2:44
dIsa 40:3; Joha 1:23
eLuka 1:76
f2 Kho 1:8
gLevi 11:22
h1 Sam 14:26; Mat 11:18
i1 Sam 14:25
jSeb 19:4
k2 Kho 5:14
l12:34, 23:33
m1 Thes 1:10; Roma 5:9; 1 Thes 5:9
nMark 10:42
oJoha 8:33,39; Roma 4:1,11,16
p7:19; Luka 13:7,9; Joha 15:2,6
q3:2,8; Seb 13:24, 19:4
rJoha 1:15,26,27,33, 3:30,31; Seb 1:5, 11:16, 13:25
s1 Kor 12:13
tIsa 4:4, 44:3; Jow 2:28
uMal 3:2; Seb 2:3,4; Mark 9:49
vJobe 39:12
wMika 4:12; Mat 13:30
xMal 4:1
yMark 9:43,45
zMat 3:1-11; Luka 3:2-16
aaMal 3:1; Mat 11:10; Luka 7:27
abIsa 40:3; Joha 1:23
acMat 26:28; Luka 1:77
adGen 14:23; Isa 5:27; Luka 3:16; Joha 1:27

Matthew 3:1-12

1Ngalezonsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhabhathizi a, etshumayela enkangala yeJudiya b, 2esithi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele c. 3Ngoba nguye okwakhulunywa ngaye nguIsaya umprofethi, esithi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala d, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo e. 4Njalo uJohane lo wayelesembatho sakhe soboya bekamela, lozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe f; lokudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe g loluju lweganga h. 5Kwasekuphumela kuye iJerusalema leJudiya yonke lelizwe lonke elizingelezele iJordani i; 6basebebhabhathizwa nguye j eJordani bevuma izono zabo k.

7Kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi besiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka l, ngubani olibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo m? 8Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka; 9njalo lingacabangi ukutsho phakathi kwenu nlithi: SiloAbrahama ongubaba o; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kula amatshe. 10Lakhathesi ihloka selibekiwe empandeni yezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni p. 11Mina ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi kube sekuphendukeni q; kodwa yena oza emva kwami ulamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuphatha amanyathela akhe r; yena uzalibhabhathiza s ngoMoya oNgcwele t langomlilo u; 12okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzathanyelisisa isibuya sakhe v, abesebuthela amabele akhe esiphaleni sakhe w, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa x ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo y.

Mark 1:2-8

2njengokulotshiweyo kubaprofethi zukuthi: Khangela, mina ngiyathuma isithunywa sami phambi kobuso bakho, esizalungisa indlela yakho phambi kwakho aa. 3Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani izindledlana zayo ab. 4Kweza uJohane ebhabhathiza enkangala, etshumayela ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono ac, 5njalo kwaphumela kuye ilizwe lonke leJudiya, labo abeJerusalema, basebebhabhathizwa bonke nguye emfuleni iJordani, bevuma izono zabo. 6Futhi uJohane wayembethe uboya bekamela, elozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe, wayesidla intethe loluju lweganga.

7Watshumayela, esithi: Olamandla kulami uyeza emva kwami, engingafanele ukukhothama ngithukulule umchilo wamanyathela akhe ad. 8Mina isibili ngilibhabhathize ngamanzi; kodwa yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele.

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