Yohane 1:19-37

¹⁹Auno iwo ukalangama wa Yohane, iwakulu wa Wayahudi wa Yerusalemu hawawatumile iwatambika wakulu na Walawi waghende kwa Yohane, kumghutsa yeye tsakakala nani.

²⁰Yohane tsakatoghola na ng'alemile bae kuwedika mwatsimwatsi, tsakalonga, “Nene sili Kiristu bae, iyokombola iwanu.”

²¹Wamghutsa, “Lelo ghweghwe uli nani? Pfii ghweghwe kwa Eliya?” Yohane kawedika, “Mbe, si nene bae.” Wamghutsa keli, “Lelo ghweghwe kwa ayula Nabii iyalongighwe katsakutsa?” Kawedika, “Bae.”

²²Kuya wamghutsa, “Lelo ghweghwe uli nani? Ghweghwe mwenyegho ulongatse? Tulongele lelo, na twetwe tukawalongele yawatutumile tukughutse.”

²³Yohane kawedika ka pfayalongile nabii Isaya, “Nene na ‘litsi lye imunu iyokema kunyika, Muigholose inzila ye Imtwatsa!’ ”

²⁴Kuya Mafarisayo wangi iwatumighwe

²⁵wamghutsa Yohane, “Ka ghweghwe si Kiristu, wala Eliya, wala ayula Nabii, ule kwobatitsa?”

²⁶Yohane kawedika, “Nene nobatitsa kwa ghamatsi, lekeni mghati mwenu kuna yumwe yang'amummanyile.

²⁷Ayo iyo yuyo iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu. Nene sibamighwa bae hata kudohola imitsabi ya imikwabatsa yake.”

²⁸Agha ghose ghalawila Betaniya, kumwambu kwa ghumto Yoridani, Yohane kwang'ali yobatitsa.

²⁹Litsuwa lya keli Yohane kamwona Yesu komtsila, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ing'olo we Imulungu iyosola nzambi tse isi yose!

³⁰Ayuno iyo yuyo yanilongile mbuli tsake, haniwalongele pfino, ‘Imunu iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu mkulu kubita nene kwaapfila tsakabaha nene ng'ana nyelekighwe.’

³¹Nene imwenyegho tsasimmanyile bae, ila nitsa kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi, ili iwanu wa Isiraeli wammanye.”

³²Kuya Yohane kalapfa ukalangama, “Nimwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka kohulumka kulawa kulanga ka injiwa, kakala mchanya mwake.

³³Nene tsasimmanyile bae, lekeni ayula iyanitumile kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi kanongela, ‘Imunu yutsomwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka komhulumkila na kukala mchanya mwake, ayo katsobatitsa kwa Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka.’ ”

³⁴Kuya Yohane kalonga, “Nichona chinu acho, na nene nowalongela ghendo, ayuno iyo yuyo Imwana we Imulungu.”

³⁵Litsuwa iliwinzile, Yohane tsakabahala keli ne iwanang'ina wake weli.

³⁶Hayamwonile Yesu koluta, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ng'olo we Imulungu!”

³⁷Iwanang'ina weli hawamuhulike Yohane kolonga apfi, wamuwinza Yesu.