3 Mu ntsiku zenezi, abwera Juwau+ Mʼbatizi mbatoma kumwaza mphangwa+ nʼthando ya Yudeya,

3 Mwandimomwene, unoyu ndi ule adalongwa na mprofeta Izaiya+ mʼmafala awa: “Munthu ali kukhuwa nʼthando: ‘Sasanyirani njira ya Yahova!* Lungamisani miseu yace.’”+

2 Ninga mudalemberwa izo na mprofeta Izaiya kuti: “(Ona! Ine ndiri kutumiza ntumiki wanga patsogolo pako, iye anadzasasanyira njira yako.)+ 3 Munthu ali kukhuwa nʼthando: ‘Sasanyirani njira ya Yahova!* Lungamisani miseu yace.’”+ 4 Juwau Mʼbatizi akhali nʼthando, iye akhamwaza mphangwa kuna anthu mbaapanga toera abatizwe ninga cipangizo ca kutcunyuka kwawo toera alekererwe madawo.+

3 Natenepa iye aenda mupisa pyonsene pya cifupi na Yordani, mbapanga anthu kuti asafunika kubatizwa ninga cipangizo ca kutcunyuka kwawo toera alekererwe madawo,+ 4 ninga mudalemberwa ipyo mʼbukhu ya mprofeta Izaiya kuti: “Munthu ali kukhuwa nʼthando: ‘Sasanyirani njira ya Yahova!* Lungamisani miseu yace.+ 5 Magowa onsene mbatutirwe, nthunda na mapiri onsene azerezwe; njira za magurayi zilungamiswe, njira za magolongʼondo zizerezwe; 6 pontho anthu onsene anadzaona cipulumuso ca Mulungu.’”*+

23 Iye atawira: “Ndine fala ya munthu anakhuwa nʼthando kuti: ‘Lungamisani njira ya Yahova,’*+ ninga mudalongera mprofeta Izaiya.”+