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
zMark 1:9-11; Luka 3:21,22
aa2:22
ab1 Sam 12:7
acIsa 11:2, 42:1, 61:1; Joha 1:32,33
adJoha 12:28
ae12:18, 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luka 9:35; 2 Pet 1:17; Efe 1:6; Kol 1:13; Hlab 2:7; Isa 42:1

Matthew 3

Ukutshumayela kukaJohane uMbhabhathizi

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.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaJesu

13Khona uJesu z evela eGalili aa wafika eJordani kuJohane, ukuze abhabhathizwe nguye. 14Kodwa uJohane wayemalela esithi: Mina ngiswela ukubhabhathizwa nguwe, kanti wena uza kimi? 15Kodwa uJesu ephendula wathi kuye: Vuma khathesi; ngoba kusifanele ukuthi sigcwalise ngokunjalo ukulunga konke ab. Wasemvumela. 16UJesu esebhabhathiziwe wahle wakhuphuka emanzini; njalo khangela, amazulu amvulekela, wasebona uMoya kaNkulunkulu esehla kungathi lijuba esiza phezu kwakhe ac. 17Njalo khangela, ilizwi livela emazulwini ad, lisithi: Lo uyiNdodana yami ethandekayo, engithokoza ngayo ae.

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