Yohani 1:19-37

¹⁹Awu waveli utovileli wa Yohani mbatisha kwa vakomi va Vayawudi va Yelusalemu vavalayisha vatambika vamu pamu na Valawi vayendi kwa Yohani mbatisha vakamdashi mweni kava ghani.

²⁰Yohani alemili ha, ila kavayangula lipala hela padeta, “Nenga Kilistu ha, yalayishiwili na Chapanga”

²¹Pambeli vamdasha, “Ponopa yuwi ghani? Yuwi kuva Eliya?” Yohani kavayangula, “Nenga mweni ha.” Vamdasha kandi, “Yuwi kuva yula mbuyi yulayishiwili na Chapanga yula yitumulembilela?” Kavayangula, “Ng'odu!”

²²Pambeli vamudasha, “Topi yuwi kuva ghani? Mweni ukuyiwombela liki umweni? Tuwombeli ili tukavawombeli vala vatulayishili.”

²³Yohani kavayangula padeta fila fyawombili Isaya yaveli mbuyi wa Chapanga, “Nenga lishu lya mundu likukema kucheja, ‘Muhololi deha ya Bambu!’ ”

²⁴Vandu vala valayishiwili na Mafwalisayu

²⁵vamudasha Yohani, “Leki yuwi kuva Kilistu ng'odu, wala Eliya, wala yula Mbuyi, nongwa liki ukubatisha?”

²⁶Yohani mbatisha kavayangula, “Nenga ngubatisha kwa machi, lakini gati ya yumwi kawoloka mweni mungajila kumumanya.

²⁷Mweni ndi yayisa kumbeli ya nenga. Nenga ngujakwa ha hata kuwopola ng'oyi sha mikobasi yaki.”

²⁸Milandu yosi ayi yabwitukili aku Betaniya, kumwambu ya lweni Yoludani, pahala paghaveyi akubatisha Yohani mbatisha.

²⁹Chilawu yaki, Yohani kamuwona Yesu akumwisila, kadeta, “Loli! Mwana fungami wa Chapanga yawusha sambi sha mlimawu!

³⁰Ayu ndi yideteyi milandu yaki padetili, ‘Mundu yayisa kumbeli ya nenga ndi mkomi kupita nenga, kwanongwa mweni avelili chipindi nenga ngalihela kuwoneka!’

³¹Ndimweni baha ngamumanyili ng'odu, ila nyisa kubatisha kwa machi ili vandu va Isilaeli vamumanyi.”

³²Pambeli Yohani mbatisha kadeta utovileli awu, “Ndimuwona Mfuki Mng'alili pasunuka kufuma kumbindi kwa Chapanga kucha njiva na kayikala kumbindi yaki.

³³Nenga ndamumanyili ha kucha mweni ghani, ila yula yandumili kubatisha kwa machi ang'ombilili, ‘Dawumuwoni Mfuki Mng'alili akusunuka kufuma kumbindi na kutula pambindi ya mundu. Mundoyu ndi mweni yabatisha kwa Mfuki Mng'alili!’

³⁴Ng'ona chindu achi,” Yohani kadeta, “na nenga nguvatovilela nakaka, kucha ayu ndi Mwana wa Chapanga.”

³⁵Chilawu yaki, Yohani mbatisha aveli bahala kandi pamu na vandundami vaki vavili.

³⁶Pamuwonili Yesu papita, kadeta, “Loli! Mwana fungami wa Chapanga!”

³⁷Vala vandundami vavili pavapikanishili filongu fila, vamukovikela Yesu.