Verse 1: Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kukaTiberiyu Kesari, uPontiyu Pilatu engumbusi waseJudiya, uHerode engumtetrarki waseGalile, uFiliphu umfowabo engumtetrarki wezwe lase-Itureya nelaseTrakhoniti, uLisaniya engumtetrarki wase-Abilene,
Verse 2: u-Anase engumpristi omkhulu noKayafase, kwafika izwi likaNkulunkulu kuJohane indodana kaZakariya ehlane.
Verse 3: Weza ezweni lonke laseJordani eshumayela umbhapathizo wokuphenduka, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono,
Verse 4: njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yamazwi ka-Isaya umprofethi ukuthi: “Izwi lomemezayo ehlane, lithi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkosi, nenze imikhondo yayo iqonde.
Verse 5: Izigodi zonke ziyakugqitshwa, zonke izintaba namagquma kuyakwehliswa; kuqonde izinsongansonga, nemigoxigoxi ibe yizindlela ezilelezekile;
Verse 6: inyama yonke izakubona insindiso kaNkulunkulu.’ ”
Verse 7: Ngakho-ke wathi ezixukwini ezaziphumela ukubhapathizwa nguye: “Nzalo yezinyoka, ubani onibonise ukubalekela intukuthelo ezayo na?
Verse 8: Ngakho vezani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka, ningaqali ukuthi phakathi kini: ‘Sinobaba u-Abrahama;’ ngokuba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusela u-Abrahama abantwana kulawa matshe.
Verse 9: Namanje izembe selibekiwe empandeni yemithi; ngakho yonke imithi engatheli isithelo esihle iyanqunywa, iphonswe emlilweni.”
Verse 10: Izixuku zambuza zathi: “Pho, sizakwenzani na?”
Verse 11: Waphendula, wathi kubo: “Onezingubo ezimbili akamuphe ongenayo; naye onokudla enze njalo.”
Verse 12: Kwafika nabathelisi ukuba babhapathizwe, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, sizakwenzani na?”
Verse 13: Wathi kubo: “Ningabizi lutho ngaphezu kwenikumiselweyo.”
Verse 14: Namabutho ambuza athi: “Thina-ke, sizakwenzani na?” Wathi kuwo: “Ningamuki muntu lutho ngendluzula, ningamxabheleli; yaneliswani yizinkokhelo zenu.”
Verse 15: Abantu besabhekile, bezindla bonke ezinhliziyweni zabo ngoJohane ukuthi ingabe unguKristu yini,
Verse 16: uJohane waphendula, wathi kubo bonke: “Mina kambe nginibhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha uyeza onamandla kunami engingafanele ukuthukulula umchilo wezicathulo zakhe; yena uzakunibhapathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele nangomlilo;
Verse 17: oqoma lakhe lokwela lisesandleni sakhe ukushanelisisa isibuya sakhe nokubuthela ukolweni enqolobaneni yakhe; kepha amakhoba uzakuwashisa ngomlilo ongacimekiyo.”
Verse 18: Nangokunye okuningi washumayela ivangeli kubantu, ebayala.
Verse 19: Kepha uHerode umtetrarki, esolwa nguye ngenxa kaHerodiya umkamfowabo nangenxa yakho konke okubi abekwenzile uHerode,
Verse 20: wenezela nalokhu kokunye konke, wamvalela uJohane etilongweni.
Verse 21: Kwathi bebhapathiziwe abantu bonke, naye uJesu esebhapathiziwe, ekhuleka, izulu lavuleka,
Verse 22: uMoya oNgcwele enesimo somzimba njengejuba wehlela phezu kwakhe; kwavela izwi ezulwini, lithi: “Wena uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo; ngithokozile ngawe.”
Verse 23: Yena uJesu, ukuqala kwakhe, wayeneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amathathu, eyindodana, njengokushiwoyo, kaJosefa ka-Eli
Verse 24: kaMathati kaLevi kaMeliki kaJanayi kaJosefa
Verse 25: kaMatathiya ka-Amose kaNahume ka-Eseli kaNagayi
Verse 26: kaMati, kaMatathiya kaSemeyini kaJosefa kaJuda
Verse 27: kaJohanani kaResa kaZorobabeli kaSalatiyeli kaNeri
Verse 28: kaMeliki ka-Adi kaKosamu ka-Elimadamu ka-Eri
Verse 29: kaJose ka-Eliyezeri kaJorimi kaMathati kaLevi
Verse 30: kaSimeyoni kaJuda kaJosefa kaJonamu ka-Eliyakimi
Verse 31: kaMeleya kaMena kaMathata kaNathamu kaDavide
Verse 32: kaJesayi ka-Obede kaBowasi kaSala kaNasoni
Verse 33: ka-Aminadaba ka-Adameyini ka-Arani ka-Esiromu kaFaresi kaJuda
Verse 34: kaJakobe ka-Isaka ka-Abrabama kaThara kaNahori
Verse 35: kaSeruki kaRagawu kaFaleki ka-Ebere kaSala
Verse 36: kaKayinamu ka-Arfakisadi kaSemi kaNowa kaLameka
Verse 37: kaMathusala ka-Enoke kaJarethi kaMaleleyeli kaKayinani
Verse 38: ka-Enose kaSeti ka-Adamu kaNkulunkulu.