Yohana 1:19-37

¹⁹Na awu ndo ulolezi Yohani nayaulavile mhela vilongozi wa Wayahudi kula Yelusalemu loyawalajize watambika wa Walawi kwa heye wamuuze, “Hegwe kwa whaani?”

²⁰Yohani nahalemile kwidichila goyauzigwe, ila heye kalonga yodamla, “Heni siwele Kilistu Mlohozi.”

²¹Baho wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa whaani? Hegwe uli Eliya? Kawedichila, Hebu. Heni siwele Eliya! Wamuuza, Lelo hegwe kwa Mloli? Heye kedichila, Hebu!

²²Ahyo wamuuza, “Lelo kwa whaani? Kwangulonga ndaze kwa hegwe gwegwe? Tulonjele leka tuwahilusile ko kowutulajize goukwidichila.”

²³Yohani kawedichila, “Heni ndo yula mloli Isaya yalonjile mbuli za heye kuta, “ ‘Lizi lya munhu lyanguhulikwa hagunuche, mgongomanyileni Mkulu nzila ya heye!’ ”

²⁴Awo wanhu wali watumigwa na chikundi chichemigwe Mafalisayo.

²⁵Hamba wamuuza Yohani, “Wone hegwe huli Kilistu Mlohozi na huwele Eliya na huwele mloli wa Nguluwi, lelo Iekachoni kwangubatiza wanhu?”

²⁶Yohani nakedichila, “Heni ndangubatiza kwa mazi, ila hali hemwe kabaho yumwe yo hamzelele.

²⁷Kulawa heni kanguya yunji hambele hangu, na heni siganigwa hebu kudohola ng'weso za makwamba ga heye.”

²⁸Geng'ha aga nagalawila akula Betaniya, kumwambu kwa lwanda lwa Yolodani, Yohani koyali yobatiza wanhu.

²⁹Mitondo iyage, Yohani nakamona Yesu yokuya koyali, kata, Mlole, “Mwanaing'holo lya Nguluwi, yalingusa gehile ga wanhu wa isi yeng'ha!

³⁰Ayu ndo munhu nandonjile mbuli za heye hala hondonjile, ‘Kanguya munhu kumbele kwa heni, yawele mkulu kwa heni, kwa vila nayalibaha heni sinavumbuka!’

³¹Heni hano nasimzelele, ila mbuya kuwabatiza kwa malenga leka wanhu wa Isilaeli wamzele.”

³²Yohani kalavya ulolezi wa heye kalonga, “Nandimona Muhe Yelile yodulika kota ng'hunda kulawa kilanga ikwima kumutwi kwa heye.

³³Heni 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.’

³⁴Heni ndimona na kukunda kuta ayu ka Mwana wa Nguluwi.”

³⁵Hamitondo, Yohani nayali yemile na Walanguswa wa heye weli.

³⁶Vyowamuwene Yesu yokola, kalonga, “Mlole! Ayu ndo Mwanaing'holo wa Nguluwi!”

³⁷Awala walanguswa weli nawamhulika Yohani yolonga ago, wamuwinza Yesu.