Yohana 3:21-32

²¹Leka munhu yoneche yalingudita ga kukomya galingumnojeza Nguluwi koyaga kuli lumuli, leka madito ga heye goneche gaditigwa kwa kumtogola Nguluwi.

²²Kumala kwa ago, Yesu nakafika mkowa wa Yudeya hamwe na walanguswa wa heye. Nakekala ako hamwe na hewo hado, yowabatiza wanhu.

²³Yohani na heye nayali yobatiza wanhu ako Ainoni, behi na Salemu, mina ako kwali na malenga menji. Wanhu nawaluta kwa heye, na heye nakawabatiza.

²⁴Mhela awo Yohani nayang'hali hindilwa mchinwengho.

²⁵Kitwanza nakulawila hagati kwa wamwe wa walanguswa wa Yohani na Myahudi yumwe kuli chihendo cha kihovuga leka wamlande Nguluwi.

²⁶Walanguswa awo nawamlutila Yohani na kumlonjela, “Mlangusa, yula munhu yawele hamwe na hegwe kumwambu kwa Yolodani, na hegwe ulonjile mbuli za heye, sambi na heye kangubatiza, na wanhu weng'ha wanguluta kwa heye!”

²⁷Yohani nakamlonjela, “Munhu howeza kuwa na chinhu wone hapeligwe kulawa kilanga.

²⁸Na hemwe namwe moweza kulavya ulolezi kota nandonga, ‘Heni siwele Kilistu Mlohozi, ila nhumigwa leka ndimlongole!’

²⁹Mkasano wa heye mzenjele, ila mganwa wa mzenjele, yalingwima na kuhulichiza, kasechelelaga hoyohulika mzenjele yolonga. Ndo usangalalo wa heni vyowenele.

³⁰Imgana heye yazidi kuwa na ukulu, na heni ndiwe mdodo.”

³¹Munhu yawele nguya kulawa kilanga ka mkulu kwa weng'ha, yalingulawa kuli isi ndo wa isi, na hulongaga mbuli za isi. Ila yalinguya kulawa kilanga mkulu kusinda weng'ha.

³²Heye kalongaga gala goyawene na kugahulika, ila kuduhu ne munhu yalingukunda usenga wa heye.