Yohana 1:28-46

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.

³⁸Lelo Yesu nakahinduka, na loyawawene awo walanguswa womuwinza heye, kawauza, “Mwangupala choni?” Hewo nawedichila, “Labi, kwangikala kohi?” (Labi mina yake mlangusa).

³⁹Yesu nakawalonjela, “Muye, na hemwe mohona.” Hewo walanguswa wamuwinza, wahona honhu hoyali ngikala, wawasa na heye zuwa alyo. Yali ifichile saa kumi matinazo.

⁴⁰Andeleya, mng'holoze Simoni Petili, nayali yumwe wa awo weli wamhuliche Yohani yolonga ago, ahyo wamuwinza Yesu.

⁴¹Andeleya vyoyamfichile mkulugwe, Simoni, nakamlonjela, “Tumona Kilistu Mlohozi.”

⁴²Hamba 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.

⁴³Zuwa liyage Yesu nakalapa yalute Galilaya. Kamfika Filipo nakamlonjela, “Umbinze.”

⁴⁴Filipo nayali mwenyeng'haye wa Betisaida, muji yoyalingikala Andeleya na Petili.

⁴⁵Na heye Filipo nakamfika Natanaeli, nakamlonjela, “Natumona munhu Musa yamwandiche mchitabu cha Malajizo, na waloli, Yesu mwana wa Yusufu, wa Nasaleti.”

⁴⁶Natanaeli kamuza Filipo, “Ahi chinhu chinojile choweza kulawa Nasaleti?” Filipo kamwidichila, “Uye ulole.”