15 Yohani nakawalonjela wanhu mbuli ya heye, nayali yochemelela yolonga, “Ayu ndo ndalindilonga hala hondonjile, ‘Kanguya munhu yumwe hambele hangu, yawele mkulu kwa heni, kwa vila nayalibaha heni sinavumbuka.’ ”
16 Kwa winji wa isungu lyake, hetwe tweng'ha tubochela kunoga kwa heye.
17 Nguluwi katupa Malajizo kukolela Musa, ila Yesu Kilistu katugalila kunoga kwa heye na kukomya.
18 Kuduhu munhu yamuwene Nguluwi mhela woneche ula. Mwanage yaliyeka, yewhanile na Nguluwi, yawele hamwe na Mhaza, ayo ndo yatuditile tumzele Nguluwi.
19 Na awu ndo ulolezi Yohani nayaulavile mhela vilongozi wa Wayahudi kula Yelusalemu loyawalajize watambika wa Walawi kwa heye wamuuze, “Hegwe kwa whaani?”
20 Yohani nahalemile kwidichila goyauzigwe, ila heye kalonga yodamla, “Heni siwele Kilistu Mlohozi.”
21 Baho wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa whaani? Hegwe uli Eliya? Kawedichila, Hebu. Heni siwele Eliya! Wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa Mloli? Heye kedichila, Hebu!
22 Ahyo wamuuza, “Lelo kwa whaani? Kwangulonga ndaze kwa hegwe gwegwe? Tulonjele leka tuwahilusile ko kowutulajize goukwidichila.”
23 Yohani kawedichila, “Heni ndo yula mloli Isaya yalonjile mbuli za heye kuta, “ ‘Lizi lya munhu lyanguhulikwa hagunuche, mgongomanyileni Mkulu nzila ya heye!’ ”
24 Awo wanhu wali watumigwa na chikundi chichemigwe Mafalisayo.
25 Hamba wamuuza Yohani, “Wone hegwe huli Kilistu Mlohozi na huwele Eliya na huwele mloli wa Nguluwi, lelo Iekachoni kwangubatiza wanhu?”
26 Yohani nakedichila, “Heni ndangubatiza kwa mazi, ila hali hemwe kabaho yumwe yo hamzelele.
27 Kulawa heni kanguya yunji hambele hangu, na heni siganigwa hebu kudohola ng'weso za makwamba ga heye.”
28 Geng'ha aga nagalawila akula Betaniya, kumwambu kwa lwanda lwa Yolodani, Yohani koyali yobatiza wanhu.
29 Mitondo iyage, Yohani nakamona Yesu yokuya koyali, kata, Mlole, “Mwanaing'holo lya Nguluwi, yalingusa gehile ga wanhu wa isi yeng'ha!
30 Ayu ndo munhu nandonjile mbuli za heye hala hondonjile, ‘Kanguya munhu kumbele kwa heni, yawele mkulu kwa heni, kwa vila nayalibaha heni sinavumbuka!’
31 Heni hano nasimzelele, ila mbuya kuwabatiza kwa malenga leka wanhu wa Isilaeli wamzele.”
32 Yohani kalavya ulolezi wa heye kalonga, “Nandimona Muhe Yelile yodulika kota ng'hunda kulawa kilanga ikwima kumutwi kwa heye.
33 Heni nasimzelele, ila yula Yanhumile heni ndiwabatize wanhu kwa malenga nakandonjela, ‘Munhu yula youmona Muhe Yelile yomlagalila kulawa kilanga na kikala mchanya hake, ayu ndo yobatiza kwa Muhe Yelile.’
34 Heni ndimona na kukunda kuta ayu ka Mwana wa Nguluwi.”
35 Hamitondo, Yohani nayali yemile na Walanguswa wa heye weli.
36 Vyowamuwene Yesu yokola, kalonga, “Mlole! Ayu ndo Mwanaing'holo wa Nguluwi!”
37 Awala walanguswa weli nawamhulika Yohani yolonga ago, wamuwinza Yesu.
38 Lelo Yesu nakahinduka, na loyawawene awo walanguswa womuwinza heye, kawauza, “Mwangupala choni?” Hewo nawedichila, “Labi, kwangikala kohi?” (Labi mina yake mlangusa).
39 Yesu nakawalonjela, “Muye, na hemwe mohona.” Hewo walanguswa wamuwinza, wahona honhu hoyali ngikala, wawasa na heye zuwa alyo. Yali ifichile saa kumi matinazo.
40 Andeleya, mng'holoze Simoni Petili, nayali yumwe wa awo weli wamhuliche Yohani yolonga ago, ahyo wamuwinza Yesu.
41 Andeleya vyoyamfichile mkulugwe, Simoni, nakamlonjela, “Tumona Kilistu Mlohozi.”
42 Hamba kamwigala Simoni kwa Yesu. Na heye Yesu kamlola Simoni, nakamlonjela, “Itagwa lyako ni Simoni mwana Yohani. Ila kulawa sambi kochemigwa Kefa.” Chigiliki itagwa Petili lilinguzeleka kota italawe.
43 Zuwa liyage Yesu nakalapa yalute Galilaya. Kamfika Filipo nakamlonjela, “Umbinze.”
44 Filipo nayali mwenyeng'haye wa Betisaida, muji yoyalingikala Andeleya na Petili.
45 Na heye Filipo nakamfika Natanaeli, nakamlonjela, “Natumona munhu Musa yamwandiche mchitabu cha Malajizo, na waloli, Yesu mwana wa Yusufu, wa Nasaleti.”
