3 “Bona! Mebo ndilatuma mutumwa wangu, eelyo uyoondibambila nzila.+ Alimwi cakutayeeyelwa Mwami mwini-mwini, ooyo ngomuyanda, uyooboola kutempele lyakwe,+ awalo mutumwa wacizuminano, ooyo ngomukkomanina, uyooboola. Bona! Uyooboola ncobeni,” mbwaamba Jehova wamakamu.

3 Kumazuba aayo Johane+ Mubbapatizi wakaboola akukambauka+ munkanda ya Judaya

3 Ooyu mubwini ngonguwe wakaambwa kwiinda mumusinsimi Isaya+ mumajwi aaya aakuti: “Kulimvwisya jwi lyamuntu woompolola munkanda kuti: ‘Amubambe nzila ya Jehova!* Amululamike migwagwa yakwe.’”+

10 Ooyu ngonguwe uulembedwe mumajwi aakuti: ‘Bona! Mebo ndatuma mutumwa wangu kumbele lyako,* ooyo uuyookubambila nzila!’+

2 kumazuba aamupaizi mupati Anasi alimwi a Kayafa,+ ijwi lya Leza lyakasika kuli Johane+ mwana wa Zekariya naakali munkanda.+

3 Aboobo wakaunka muminzi yoonse yeengelede Jordano, kakambauka lubbapatizyo lwacitondezyo cakweempwa kutegwa zibi zilekelelwe,+ 4 mbubonya mbokulembedwe mubbuku lyamajwi aamusinsimi Isaya kati: “Kulimvwisya jwi lyamuntu woongolola munkanda kuti: ‘Amubambe nzila ya Jehova!* Amululamike migwagwa yakwe.+ 5 Makkuti oonse aavwikkilwe, alimwi zilundu zyoonse alimwi atulundu-lundu azimwaigwe; nzila zipilingene azilulamikwe, alimwi nzila zyamaguguunya azisumbule; 6 alimwi bantu boonse bayoobona lufwutuko luzwa kuli Leza.’”*+

27 Ooyu ngonguwe uulembedwe mumajwi aakuti: ‘Bona! Mebo ndatuma mutumwa wangu kumbele lyako,* ooyo uuyookubambila nzila.’+