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1 ⲁ̅ ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ
Ngalezonsuku kwafika uJohane uMbhabhathizi, etshumayela enkangala yeJudiya,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ.
esithi: Phendukani; ngoba umbuso wamazulu ususondele.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲀϤⲈ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ.
Ngoba nguye okwakhulunywa ngaye nguIsaya umprofethi, esithi: Ilizwi lomemezayo enkangala, lithi: Lungisani indlela yeNkosi; qondisani indledlana zayo.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϤⲰⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲘⲞⲨⲖ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞϪϦ ⲚϢⲀⲢ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϮⲠⲒ ⲦⲈϤϦⲢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨϢϪⲈ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲔⲞⲒ.
Njalo uJohane lo wayelesembatho sakhe soboya bekamela, lozwezwe lwesikhumba ekhalweni lwakhe; lokudla kwakhe kwakuzintethe loluju lweganga.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲀ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ.
Kwasekuphumela kuye iJerusalema leJudiya yonke lelizwe lonke elizingelezele iJordani;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎ ⲤⲚⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
basebebhabhathizwa nguye eJordani bevuma izono zabo.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲆⲆⲞⲨⲔⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀϪⲰ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
Kwathi ebona abanengi babaFarisi labaSadusi besiza ekubhabhathizeni kwakhe, wathi kubo: Nzalo yezinyoka, ngubani olibonise ukubalekela ulaka oluzayo?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀⲢⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
Ngakho thelani izithelo ezifanele ukuphenduka;
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϮϪⲰ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲈⲤ ϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ.
njalo lingacabangi ukutsho phakathi kwenulithi: SiloAbrahama ongubaba; ngoba ngithi kini: UNkulunkulu ulamandla okumvusela uAbrahama abantwana kula amatshe.
10 ⲓ̅ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲖⲈⲂⲒⲚ ϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀ ⲐⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϢϢⲎⲚ ϢϢⲎⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲞⲢϪϤ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
Lakhathesi ihloka selibekiwe empandeni yezihlahla; ngakho sonke isihlahla esingatheli isithelo esihle siyaganyulwa siphoselwe emlilweni.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲒ ϤϪⲞⲢ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈϤⲈⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ.
Mina ngilibhabhathiza ngamanzi kube sekuphendukeni; kodwa yena oza emva kwami ulamandla kulami, engingafanele ukuphatha amanyathela akhe; yena uzalibhabhathiza ngoMoya oNgcwele langomlilo;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϤϦⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϤⲚⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤϬⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϮⲀⲠⲞⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲦⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲢⲞⲔϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲈⲚⲞ.
okhomane lwakhe lokwela lusesandleni sakhe, njalo uzathanyelisisa isibuya sakhe, abesebuthela amabele akhe esiphaleni sakhe, kodwa amakhoba uzawatshisa ngomlilo ongacitshekiyo.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲀ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
Khona uJesu evela eGalili wafika eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhabhathizwe nguye.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲈϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
Kodwa uJohane wayemalela esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wena uza kimi?
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈϪⲈⲔ ⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ.
Kodwa uJesu ephendula wathi kuye: Vuma khathesi; ngoba kusifanele ukuthi sigcwalise ngokunjalo ukulunga konke. Wasemvumela.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
UJesu esebhabhathiziwe wahle wakhuphuka emanzini; njalo khangela, amazulu amvulekela, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezu kwakhe.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
Njalo khangela, ilizwi livela emazulwini, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo.

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