3 Jehova wemabutfo utsi: “Ngitfumela sitfunywa sami lesitawulungisa* indlela embikwami.+ Ngekushesha iNkhosi yeliciniso, leyo leniyifunako itawufika ethempelini layo;+ futsi kutawufika sitfunywa sesivumelwane, leso lenijabulako ngaso sitawufika. Nakanjani sitawufika.

3 Ngalawo malanga, Johane+ uMbhabhatisi wafike washumayela+ ehlane laseJudiya,

3 Umphrofethi Isaya abekhuluma ngaye+ ngesikhatsi atsi: “Ukhona lomemeta ehlane, utsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yaJehova!* Yenteni icondze.’”+

10 Lona nguye lokwabhalwa ngaye nakutsiwa: ‘Ngitfumela sitfunywa sami embikwakho,* sona sitakulungisela indlela!’+

2 emalangeni aKhayafase na-Anasi lebebabaphristi labakhulu;+ Nkulunkulu wamemetela emavi akhe kuJohane+ indvodzana yaZakhariya ngesikhatsi asehlane.+

3 Ngako Johane waya kuto tonkhe tindzawo letiseceleni kweJordane, ashumayela kutsi bantfu babhajatiswe kuze bavete kutsi baphendvukile khona batotsetselelwa tono,+ 4 njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemphrofethi Isaya kwatsiwa: “Ukhona lomemeta ehlane, utsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yaJehova!* Yenteni icondze.+ 5 Tonkhe tihosha kufanele tigcwaliswe, nato tonkhe tintsaba kanye nemagcuma kufanele kwentiwe kube yindzawo lebekile, tindlela letingakacondzi kufanele ticondziswe, netindlela letimbi kufanele tilungiswe, 6 bonkhe bantfu batawubona indlela Nkulunkulu lasindzisa ngayo.’”+

27 Lona nguye lokwabhalwa ngaye nakutsiwa: ‘Ngitfumela sitfunywa sami embikwakho,* sona sitakulungisela indlela.’+