¹ Bwa mbere na mbere akaba aruuho cigambo; cigambo ogwo akaba atuura na Ruhanga; kandi cigambo akaba ari Ruhanga. ² Ogwu omukutandika akaba ariwo na Ruhanga; ³ Ebintu byona nuwe yabiwangire, kandi omu biyawangire byona tariwo kintu na cimwe eki atara hangire ⁴ Amagara gakaba gari omuriwe; ago magara gakaba gari omusana gwabantu. ⁵ Omusana ogwo guzwa omu mwirima, kandi omwirima tutukaguzumanga ⁶ Aciiza omuntu agatamirwe Ruhanga, akwetwa yowaana. ⁷ Ogwu akiiza kuba kareebi ngu ayamye eby'omusana, abantu boona bicireza abwewe. ⁸ Iwe akaba atari musana ogwu; konka akeeza kwamwa ebyo'musana ⁹ Akaba arowo omusana ogw'mazima oguzwera abantu boona, ogwabere negweza omunsi ¹⁰ Akaba ari omunsi kandi ensi niwe yagiwangire, konka ensi teramumanyire. ¹¹ Akeeza oweewe abaabera bari abeewe tibaamwakirira ¹² Konka boona abamwakire, nibo abeekirize iziina ryewe, akabawa obusoborozi kuba abaana ba Ruhanga. ¹³ Abo tibarazerwe sagama nobukwakuba okukunda kwomubiri, nari, si okukunda kwomuntu; bakazarwa ruwanga ¹⁴ Cigambo ogwu yaaba omuntu, yaatura netwe, tareba kitinwa nk'eky'omwana omwe nyamunegere, owarugire ari iseboona, azwere embabazi n'amazima. YOWAANA OKWAMYA YESU ¹⁵ Yowaana yamugumya nagambira ayiguru ati; ogu niiwe nagambirewo nti; okwiza enyuma yange niwe akuncira, bw'kuba akaba aruwo natakaberewo. ¹⁶ Kandi ebiri omuriwe byona nibyo batuwerewo twena, nembabazi ezongerwa azindi. ¹⁷ Akuba ebiragiro bikareetwa musa; embabazi n'amazima byo byaretwa yesu kristo. ¹⁸ Okuruga kara na kara tarowo warebere Ruhanga; omwana wewe omwe nyamunegere, ori omu cifuba kya ishe nuwe yaamumanyiise ¹⁹ Oku niko kwamya yowaana, obu Abayudaaya bamutumawo abanyamurwa n'abaleevi abarugire yerusaalemu kumubuza bati: ori owa? ²⁰ Yabagambira butunu, atakwayakana, naahamya ati: nyowe tindi kristo. ²¹ Baamubuza bati: mbwenu si ori Eliya? yabagarukamu ati: tindiwe. Bati, ori nabi? Yabagarukamu ati: nangwa! ²² Nikyo bamuburize bati: Iwe si ori owa? tubone kugarukamu abatutumire? Noyegamba ota? ²³ Yaagira ati: ndi iraka erikugambira omucisaka, nagira ati: mugore omuwanda gwa mukama, nk'oku nabi Isaaya yaagambire ²⁴ Abatumirwe abo bakaba batumirwe abafarisayo ²⁵ Bamubuza bati; Abwenci iwe noobatiza, ku orabe otari kristo, otari Eliya nari si nabi? ²⁶ Yowaana yabagarukamu ati; Nyowe mbatiza n'ameezi; konka omurimwe ayemeriremu owu mutakumanya; ²⁷ niwe areeze (kwiiza) enyima yange; tinsemerire kwoja orukoba rwenkento zeewe. ²⁸ Ebyo bikabawo omuri Besania abuseri yoridani awu yowaana yabeere nabatiriza ²⁹ Ka bwakire, yareeba yesu nayiza eyari, yaagira ati; reeba, omwana gw'entama gwa Ruhanga, ogu gwiyawo ecibi kyensi! ³⁰ Ogu niwe nagambirewo nti: Entumwa yange niyiza kwiza omuntu akuncira abwokuba akab arowo ntakaberewo. Kandi nyowe abwange tindamumanyire. ³¹ .konka nkenza nimbatiza namani ingu bwane kugururwa abaisirahiri. ³² Konka yowaana yahamya naagira ati: Nkareeba omwoyo nagonoka okuruga omwiguru nkiriba, yamugumawo. ³³ Nkaba ntamumanyire; konka owantumere kubatiza namezi niwe yangambire at: oworebere omwoyo nagonoka akamugumawo, ogu niwe abatiza n'omwoyo Akwera. ³⁴ Nanyowe nareeba, nagumya nti, ngu n'omwana wa Ruhanga. Okwetebwa kwa Anderea na simooni ³⁵ Kandi ka bwacire, Yowaana akaba ayemerire n'abeegi beewe babiri; ³⁶ Yareeba Yesu naagenda, Yaagira ati; Reeba, omwana gw'entama gwa Ruhanga ³⁷ Abeegi abo bombi bamuwura naagamba, baakuratire Yesu. ³⁸ Yesu yaayinduka, yareeba bamukuratire, yaabuza ati: Nimwenda ci? Baamugarukamu bati? Rabi,(amakuru gacyo ngu, mwegesa) noorara nkayi? ³⁹ Yabagira ati; mwize mwarebe. Biza bareeba awu yaabere naarara, baguma nawe ecyo ciro, akuba esaawa zikaba ziri nka ikumi. ⁴⁰ Omwe ari abo abaahurire yowaana bakakuratira Yesu, ni Anderea mwozo waabo na simooni Petero. ⁴¹ Yaabanza kuronda mukuru wewe simooni, yamigira ati: turebere mezaya(amkuru gacyo ngu kristo) ⁴² Yamureeba eyari Yesu: Yesu yamureeba yaagira ati: Ori simooni mwozo waba Yowaana ; oryetwa keefa amakuru gakyo ngu petero. Okwetebwa kwa filipo na Nasanaeli ⁴³ Kabwacire Yesu yaayenda kurugayo kuza Galilaaya. Yaareba Filipo, yamugira ati nkurata. ⁴⁴ Kandi Filipo ogu akaba ari owa besesaida, tauni y'ow'aba Anderea na Petero. ⁴⁵ Filipo yaloonda Nasanaeli, yamugira ati; turebere owu musa yayandikirewo omu biragiro, kandi akawandikawo na baanabi, Yesu owa Nazaresi, omwana wa Yozefu ⁴⁶ Nasanaeli yamubuza ati: nogira ngu omuri nazaresi nabasa okurugamu ecintu eciirungi? Filipo yamugira ati iza oreebe. ⁴⁷ Yesu ka yaarebere nasanaeli nayiza eyari yamugambawo ati: Reeba omwisraeli okwakwisana, atiine buryarya! ⁴⁸ Nasanaeli yamugira ati Filipo atakakwecere, obu wabere ori ansi yo'omutini naakureba ⁴⁹ Nasanaeli yaamugambira ati: Rabi, ori omwana wa Ruhanga! ori omugabe wa Israeli! ⁵⁰ Yesu yamugarukamu ati: Abw'okukugambira nti naakuureeba ansi y'omutini, nicyo wayikiriza? Orireeba ebikuru ebikucira ebyo. ⁵¹ Yesu yaagarukamu yamigira ati: mazima mazima ninkugambira nti: murireeba iguru ricingwire, bamareka ba Ruhanga nibatemba kandi nibagonoka amwaana w'omuntu