YOHANA. 1:19-37

¹⁹Uno uwo usindila uyalavile Yohana kipigiti wakulu wa Wayahudi viwawatumile wakulu wa nhambiko na Walawi kulawa Yelusalemu wakamuuze, “Gweye iyo yalihi?”

²⁰Yohana kawedika kawalongela kinaganaga, “Nie sili Kilisto.”

²¹Wamuuza, “Kumbe gweye iyo yalihi? Gweye kwa Eliya?” Yohana kawalongela, “Nie sili Eliya.” Wamuuza, “Gweye kwa Muhokozi ija?” Kawalongela, “Nie sili Muhokozi ija.”

²²Wamulongela, “Basi tulongele gweye iyo yalihi? Giladi tukawalongele waja watutumile. Mzingelegeza zako gweye mwenyego koilongaze?”

²³Yohana kalonga, kuno yokwiga mbuli za Muhokozi Isaya, yolonga, “Nie dijo ‘Dizwi da munhu yoguta muluwala, Igoloseni nzila yondayabite Mndewa.’ ”

²⁴Waja iwasenga, watumigwe na Mafalisayo,

²⁵wamuuza Yohana, “Kamba gweye huli Kilisto ama Eliya ama Muhokozi ija, habali ubatiza?”

²⁶Yohana kawalongela, “Nie nobatiza na mazi, ila mmwanza wenu mweye mwimile aho kema munhu hamumtangile.

²⁷Ayo yondayeze hachugu changu, nie silumba hata kudohola nzabi za ng'hwabasa zake.”

²⁸Mbuli zino zose zilawilila mkiwambo cha Betania ng'ambu ya ulawilo wa zua ya Lwanda lwa Yolodani, aho Yohana hayakalile yobatiza.

²⁹Zua da ikabili Yohana kamona Yesu yokwiza, kalonga, “Lola! Mwana Ng'hondolo wa Mulungu yosola vilozo va ulumwengu!

³⁰Ino iyo munhu inikalile nimulonga, ‘Kokwiza munhu hachugu changu, yali mkulu kubanza nie, kwavija kakala baho kipigiti nie sinavumbuka.’

³¹Nie mwenyego simtangile kamba heyo iyo Kilisto, ila nie niza kubatiza na mazi sama ya kilamso kino, siku kogubuligwa mwa wanhu wa Islaeli.”

³²Na Yohana kalava usindila uno, yolonga, “Nimona Loho wa Mulungu yohumuluka kulawa kuulanga kamba hua na kukala uchana yake.

³³Nie sambinimtange, ila ayo yandagize nie kubatiza na mazi, kanongela, ‘Uhamona Loho wa Mulungu yohumuluka na kukala uchana ya munhu, iyo, iyo munhu yondayabatize na Loho wa Mulungu.’

³⁴Na nie nigona gano, na nilava usindila kamba, ino iyo Mwana wa Mulungu.”

³⁵Zua da ikabili Yohana kakala yemile kabili bahaja na wanahina zake wabili,

³⁶viyamuwene Yesu yobita behi na hewo, kalonga, “Loleni! Mwana Ng'hondolo wa Mulungu.”

³⁷Waja iwanahina wabili viwamuhulike yolonga gano, wamkweleleza Yesu.