1 Mnsiku zila uYohani umwozyi akhinza aku umbilila mshilozu isha mu Yuda akuti, 2 "Pindukhagi uwu mwene uwa kumwanya wupalamiye." 3 Unu we umkuwi uYisaya ahamtekhagha, "izwi lya mundu akukhola mshilozi; 'linganyaji idala la Mwene, golosyaji umwakushila.'" 4 U Yohani akha kwata amagala gingamila nilambi ilyi kwembe mmsana mmwake. Ishakulya shahalyanga intafunu woshi uwa mwilala. 5 Mwondi mu Yerusalemu, Myudea, na mmbali mwondi mwemzyunguluye ulwizi ulwa Yolodani bhahabhala kukwakwe. 6 Bhahozelwaga bhonti nu Yohani umwozyi mlwizi uYolodani na kupindukikha imbibhi zyabho. 7 Ilelo wabhola abhinji bha bhamanya kalata na bhamanya ndajizyo (yoli bhatakubhomba) webhakwinza kukwakwe kwoziwa akhabhabhuzya, "Umwe shiholo shinjokha wunanu abhasoshile kushimbila amayimba gegakhayinza? 8 Papaji insanga izya lupindakho. 9 Mtasibhaje nakupanga wemli peka kuti tuli nu Abrahamu wewu yise witu.' Inkubhabhuzya inkuti Umulungu awezizye kumletela Abrahamu abhana kufumilana na mawe iga. 10 Ishi intemu ibhishiwe pizi lyikwi. Kuti ikwi lyolyondi lyelita kupapa kukhoma insanga inyinza likudumulwa na kusumba mmwoto. 11 Inkubhozya kuminzi kunongwa kupinduha. Yoli iwene watiyinze mpiti kunshila ine inzakhondeye kha kuti ingapimba ivilyatu vwakwe. Iwene atibhozye kwa Mpepu Umfinjile nu mwoto. 12 Ishipementelo shili mnyobhe zyake kwozya mshizi shakwe na kubhunganya ingano yakwe mshanga. Ilelo akhayipemba amakhomelwi nu mwoto wewutakuzima. 13 U Yesu akhinza kufuma Galilaya paka kulizi ulwa Yolodani kwozewa nu Yohani. 14 Ilelo uYohani anzaga kumdinda kuti, "Ine inkwanza kwozewa niwe habhili niwe ukwinza ku kwani?" 15 U Yesu akhagalusya akhati, "Yitikha kuti vwe zibhe shinishi, vwikwanziwa kuti zibhe kubhomba uwanalyoli wonti." Pe uYohani akhitikha. 16 Wayozewa uYesu akhafuma mminzi, kwenya kumwanya kukhigukha akha mlola Umpepu wa Mulungu akwikha ngati nkunda na kwimilila papakwe. 17 Izwi likhafuma kumwanya likhati, "Unu mwana wani unkundwa winku seshela nawo."