36 nitsho na nina ngaye lowo uYise wamngcwalisayo, wamthuma ehlabathini, ukuthi, Ùyanyelisa; ngokuba ndithe, NdinguNyana kaThixo?
37 Ukuba andiyenzi imisebenzi kaBawo, musani ukukholwa ndim.
38 Ke ukuba ndiyayenza, nokuba anikholwa ndim, kholwani yiyo yona imisebenzi; ukuze nazi, nikholwe, ukuba uBawo ukum, nam ndikuye.
39 Abuya ngoko afuna ukumbamba; waphuluka ezandleni zawo.
40 Wabuya wemka, waya phesheya kweYordan, kwindawo abebhaptizela kuyo uYohane kuqala; wahlala khona.
41 Kweza babaninzi kuye, bathi, UYohane okunene akenzanga namnye umqondiso; kodwa ke zonke izinto, awazithethayo uYohane ngaye lo, zaziyinene.
42 Bathi abaninzi bakholwa kuye khona apho.