YOHANA. 1:9-29

⁹Uno uwo mulangaza wa kweli, uwamwemwesa wanhu wose, ukalile ukwiza muulumwengu.

¹⁰Heyo iyo mulangaza ukalile muulumwengu, avo Mulungu kaulumba ulumwengu mkubitila heyo, ila ulumwengu haumtangile.

¹¹Keza mwa wanhu zake mwenyego, ila wanhu zake mwenyego hawam'bokele.

¹²Ila wanhu wose wam'bokele na kumtogola, kawagwelela udaho wa kuwa wana wa Mulungu,

¹³awo watendigwe wawe wana wa Mulungu si sama ya mulopa ama sama ya manogelwa ga lukuli ama sama ya manogelwa ga munhu, ila sama ya manogelwa ga Mulungu.

¹⁴Mbuli kagaluka munhu, kakala hamoja na tweye. Tuyona yenzi yake, yenzi ya kamba mwana imwe iiyeka wa Tata, yamemile ngekewa na kweli.

¹⁵Yohana kazipeta mbuli zake Yesu. Kenula dizwi yolonga, “Ino iyo munhu inikalile nimulonga, avija vinilongile, ‘Kokwiza hachugu changu, ila heyo iyo mkulu kubanza nie, kwavija kipigiti nie sinavumbuka heyo kakala baho.’ ”

¹⁶Avija viyamemile ngekewa tweye tose tubokela motelo zose.

¹⁷Mulungu katugwelela Malagizo kubitila Musa, ila ngekewa na kweli viza kubitila Yesu Kilisto.

¹⁸Haduhu munhu yoyose yamonile Mulungu, ila Mwana yeiyeka, ayo yali hamgwazo wa Tata, iyo yamtendile Tata yatangigwe.

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!