Johani 1:9-29

⁹Ivali iseli lyeniti, lyiha iseli ku vantu vonse, lyikeza mwi fasi.

¹⁰Avena mwi fasi, mi fasi lyiva pangwa kwali, mi fasi kena lyiva kumwizi.

¹¹Avakezi kuzakwe, mi zakwe kena ziva mutambuli.

¹²Kono kwavo vangi vava mutambuli, vava zumini mwi zina lyakwe, Avahi inswanelo yo kuva vana ve Ireeza.

¹³Ava kena vava zalwa cha malaha, kapa kentato ye nyama, kapa ke ntato yo muntu, kono ye Ireeza.

¹⁴Mi linzwi chilyeza kuva inyama niku hala mukati ketu. Tuva voni inkanya yakwe, inkanya sina yozo mi iye vulyo yava kuka zwilila kwe Shetu, ye zwile chisemo ni niti.

¹⁵Jahani avapaki kuamana iye niku lilila kwakwe, na wamba, uzu njiyena wa kwavo vani va wambi, 'uzo yo keza mumasule angu u i hitilila, kakuli kwavali kwina ni niseni kuva kwateni ime.'”

¹⁶Kuzwa ku kwizula kwakwe tuva tambili chisemo kuzwa chisemo.

¹⁷Kaho mulao uvahewa kwa Mushe. Chisemo ne niti ziva kezi ka Jesu Kreste.

¹⁸Kakwina yava voni Ireeza ke nako ni nako. Ireeza yenkefela, yena hembali ni chizuva che Shetu, ava mwizivahazi.

¹⁹Mi uvu nji vupaki bwa Johani aho majuda hava tumina ma Prisita ni naLivite kwali kuzwa kwa Jerusalema kuka muvuza, “njewe ni?”

²⁰Chentukuluho chawamba, mi kena va sampuli, kono che tava, “kena njime Kreste.”

²¹Cwale chiva muvuza, “Uchinzi cwale? Njewe Eliya?” Cha cho, “kena ime,” Chiva cho, “Umuporofita?” Chetava,” Ne.”

²²Cwale chiva wamba kwakwe, “njewe ni, njokuti tuwole kukaha inkalavo kwavo vakatutuma? Uwambanzi kuama iwe umwine?”

²³Chacho, “ni mulumo, ulila mwihalaupa: 'Mupange inzila ya Simwine iwoloke; sina muporofita Isaya mwava teli.”

²⁴Mi avo vavatumwa vavali ma Pharisi.

²⁵Chiva, muvuza niku muwambila, “Chinzi hokoloveza cwale heva kena njewe Kreste kapa Eliya kapa muporofita?”

²⁶Mi Johani cha vetava, kuwamba, “nikoloveza cha menzi. Kono mukati kenu kuzimene muntu imusezi;

²⁷iye yani chilila, uzo tukwele twe nsangu kani swaneli kusumununa.”

²⁸Izi zintu ziva pangwini Bethani kwi neku lyimwi lya Jordani, uko Johani kwava ka kolovelezwa.

²⁹Izuva lyi chilila Johani cha vona Jesu na keza kwali, “Lole, kwina imbelele ya Ireeza izwisa zivi mwi fasi!