Yohane 1:28-46

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.

³⁸Yesu kahunduka, kawona womuwinza, kawaghutsa, “Angu mbama choni?” Wedika, “Rabi, angu ukala kwani?” Rabi mana yake Mlangulitsi.

³⁹Kawedika, “Mtse mwone.” Waghenda, wona hanu hang'ali yokala Yesu. Tsaikala ka saa kumi nemihe. Nawo wakala na Yesu nemihe yose ila.

⁴⁰Andereya, ndughu yake Simoni Petiri, kakala yumwe mna iwanu iwahulike achila chayalongile Yohane, na iwamuwinzile Yesu.

⁴¹Bahala, Andereya kambama ndughu yake Simoni, kamlongela, “Tumwona Mkombotsi iyasaghulighwe ne Imulungu!” Ayo iyo Kiristu.

⁴²Kuya Andereya kamsola Simoni kamghala kwa Yesu. Yesu kamlola kalonga, “Ghweghwe kwa Simoni imwana wa Yohane. Kutsokemighwa Kefa.” Kefa kwa Chigiriki Petiri, Petiri mana yake bambalawe.

⁴³L itsuwa liwinzile Yesu kalamla kughenda Galilaya. Kamwona Filipi, kamlongela, “Niwinze!”

⁴⁴Filipi, tsakakala imunu wa isi ya Betisaida, isi yawang'ali wokala Andereya na Petiri.

⁴⁵Filipi kamwona Nasanaeli, kamlongela, “Tumwona imunu yula iyandikighwe mbuli tsake na Musa mne chitabu cha Ghamalaghitso, pfipfila manabii wandika mbuli tsake. Ayo iyo Yesu wa Natsareti, imwana wa Yosefu.”

⁴⁶Nasanaeli kaghutsa, “Apfi yodahika ichinu chochose chinoghile chilawile Natsareti?” Filipi kamwidika, “Utse wone.”