His cure was by dipping in the River Jordan. Initially he found this simple act hard to accept, thinking that God would want him to do some dramatic act, or to dip himself in a large and well-known river, e.g. the Abana. Similarly, we may find it hard to believe that such a simple act can ultimately bring about our salvation.
Tiba yake ilikuwa kujichovya ndani ya mto Yordani. Kwa kuanza tendo hili jepesi ilikuwa vigumu kwake kukubali, akidhani ya kwamba Mungu angemtaka afanye jambo fulani kwa ghafla, au kujichovya katika mto mkubwa unaojulikana, k.m Abana.