2 Yeye tsakakala ne Imulungu kulawa mwanduso.
3 Kubitila yeye pfinu pfose tsapfilumbighwa, kuduhu ichinu ichilumbighwe bila yeye.
4 Yeye tsakakala mwanduso wa ughima, na ughima awo tsaukala ghumwanga kwe iwanu.
5 Ghumwanga ghomwemwesela ichisi, na ichisi ng'achidaha bae kughutsima.
6 Tsakulawila imunu yumwe iyatumighwe ne Imulungu, taghwa lyake Yohane.
7 Yohane tsakatsa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tse ghumwanga, ili iwanu wose wahulike, waghutoghole.
8 Yeye imwenyegho ng'awile bae ghumwanga, ila katsa kuwalongela iwanu imbuli ye ghumwanga.
9 Aghuno ghukala ghumwanga ghwa kweli, ghumwanga ighung'ali ghukutsa muisi kumwemwesela iwanu wose.
10 Imbuli tsakakala muisi, na hata ka Imulungu tsakalumba isi kubitila yeye, iwanu ng'awamtangile bae.
11 Tsakatsa ukaye yake, lekeni iwanu wake ng'awambokele bae.
12 Bali iwanu wose iwambokele, awala iwamtoghole, kawatenda wadahe kuwa iwana we Imulungu.
13 Iwana ing'awelekighwe bae kwa uwetso we iwanu, wala kwe ngupfu tsa lukuli au unoghelo we iwanu, ila kwa uwetso we Imulungu.
14 Na Imbuli ayo kawa imunu, naye kakala hamwe na twetwe. Na twetwe tuwona utunitso wake, utunitso we Imwana nyalimwe, iyatsile kulawa kwa Aba, kamema uluso na ukweli.
15 Yohane tsakalonga mbuli tsake. Tsakakemelela, “Ayuno iyo iyaniwalongele, ‘Ayo iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu mkulu kubita nene kwaapfila tsakabaha ng'ana nene nyelekighwe.’ ”
16 Kwa ukutimila kwa uluso wake twetwe twose tubokela ng'ani.
17 Imulungu tsakatwing'a Ghamalaghitso kubitila Musa, lekeni uluso na ukweli pfakutsa kubitila Yesu Kiristu.
18 Kuduhu imunu wowose iyamwonile Imulungu. Ila Imwana yaliyeka, yeghalile ne Imulungu iyelungile na Aba, iyo iyatulongele mbuli tse Imulungu.
19 Auno iwo ukalangama wa Yohane, iwakulu wa Wayahudi wa Yerusalemu hawawatumile iwatambika wakulu na Walawi waghende kwa Yohane, kumghutsa yeye tsakakala nani.
20 Yohane tsakatoghola na ng'alemile bae kuwedika mwatsimwatsi, tsakalonga, “Nene sili Kiristu bae, iyokombola iwanu.”
21 Wamghutsa, “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.”
22 Kuya wamghutsa, “Lelo ghweghwe uli nani? Ghweghwe mwenyegho ulongatse? Tulongele lelo, na twetwe tukawalongele yawatutumile tukughutse.”
23 Yohane kawedika ka pfayalongile nabii Isaya, “Nene na ‘litsi lye imunu iyokema kunyika, Muigholose inzila ye Imtwatsa!’ ”
24 Kuya Mafarisayo wangi iwatumighwe
25 wamghutsa Yohane, “Ka ghweghwe si Kiristu, wala Eliya, wala ayula Nabii, ule kwobatitsa?”
26 Yohane kawedika, “Nene nobatitsa kwa ghamatsi, lekeni mghati mwenu kuna yumwe yang'amummanyile.
27 Ayo iyo yuyo iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu. Nene sibamighwa bae hata kudohola imitsabi ya imikwabatsa yake.”
28 Agha ghose ghalawila Betaniya, kumwambu kwa ghumto Yoridani, Yohane kwang'ali yobatitsa.
29 Litsuwa lya keli Yohane kamwona Yesu komtsila, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ing'olo we Imulungu iyosola nzambi tse isi yose!
30 Ayuno iyo yuyo yanilongile mbuli tsake, haniwalongele pfino, ‘Imunu iyakutsa kuchughu kwangu mkulu kubita nene kwaapfila tsakabaha nene ng'ana nyelekighwe.’
31 Nene imwenyegho tsasimmanyile bae, ila nitsa kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi, ili iwanu wa Isiraeli wammanye.”
32 Kuya Yohane kalapfa ukalangama, “Nimwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka kohulumka kulawa kulanga ka injiwa, kakala mchanya mwake.
33 Nene tsasimmanyile bae, lekeni ayula iyanitumile kubatitsa kwa ghamatsi kanongela, ‘Imunu yutsomwona Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka komhulumkila na kukala mchanya mwake, ayo katsobatitsa kwa Ghumuhe Mwenzeluka.’ ”
34 Kuya Yohane kalonga, “Nichona chinu acho, na nene nowalongela ghendo, ayuno iyo yuyo Imwana we Imulungu.”
35 Litsuwa iliwinzile, Yohane tsakabahala keli ne iwanang'ina wake weli.
36 Hayamwonile Yesu koluta, kalonga, “Mlole! Imwana Ng'olo we Imulungu!”
37 Iwanang'ina weli hawamuhulike Yohane kolonga apfi, wamuwinza Yesu.
38 Yesu kahunduka, kawona womuwinza, kawaghutsa, “Angu mbama choni?” Wedika, “Rabi, angu ukala kwani?” Rabi mana yake Mlangulitsi.
39 Kawedika, “Mtse mwone.” Waghenda, wona hanu hang'ali yokala Yesu. Tsaikala ka saa kumi nemihe. Nawo wakala na Yesu nemihe yose ila.
40 Andereya, ndughu yake Simoni Petiri, kakala yumwe mna iwanu iwahulike achila chayalongile Yohane, na iwamuwinzile Yesu.
41 Bahala, Andereya kambama ndughu yake Simoni, kamlongela, “Tumwona Mkombotsi iyasaghulighwe ne Imulungu!” Ayo iyo Kiristu.
