18. “Lowo uzinikelayo kuNyana kaThixo akagwetywa; kodwa lowo ungazinikeliyo selegwetyiwe, kuba engakholwa kuNyana kaThixo okuphela kwakhe.
19. Imbangi yesi sigwebo nantsi: Ukukhanya kufikile ehlabathini, baza abantu bathanda ubumnyama ngaphezu kokukhanya, kuba izenzo zabo zikhohlakele.
20. Kakade wonke umenzi wenkohlakalo ukuthiyile ukukhanya. Akasondeli nokusondela ekukhanyeni, hleze izenzo zakhe zivele.
21. Ke lowo ungowenyaniso uyeza ekukhanyeni, ukuze abonakale ngezenzo zakhe ukuba umthobele uThixo.”
22. Emva koko uYesu nabafundi bakhe baya kummandla wakwaJuda; waza uYesu waba nexesha ekunye nabo apho, ebhaptiza.
23. UYohane naye wayebhaptiza e-Enon, kufuphi neSalem, kuba amanzi ebemaninzi apho. Abantu babesiya kuye, ababhaptize.
24. Ngelo xesha wayengekafakwa entolongweni.
25. Abafundi bakaYohane bâphikisana nomJuda othile malunga nokuhlanjululwa.
26. Baya kuYohane ke, bathi kuye: “Mfundisi, laa mntu wayekunye nawe phesheya kweJordan, lowa umngqineleyo, úyabhaptiza, kwaye baya kuye bonke abantu.”
27. Waphendula uYohane wathi: “Lonke ilungelo analo umntu ulinikwa nguThixo.