¹ Kabhusumbulilo kukabhehehwe ghambo, ne Ghambo akabhele hamwi na Kabhumba, ne ghambo akabhele Kabhumba. ² Ghoghu ighambo kubhusumbulilo akabhele hamwi ne Kabhumba. ³ Fintu fyonse lyakelwanga kuhitila nyene kusili nyene kutuhu ninga sintu simwi sikabhele shyajilwa. ⁴ Mukati mumwaje mukabhele bhupanga nebhobho bhupanga bhukabhele nuluja bhantu bhonse. ⁵ Nulu jaghaka musikolo wala sikolo teshyika jisipya. ⁶ Hakebhele muntu ghakalaghisibhwanga kufuma kwa Kabhumba, isina lyaje akabhele ajitilwe Yohana. ⁷ Ghakesanga kobheshahidi kushuhudia kuhusu jilya nulu, mubhabhonse bhaamini kuamini khitila nyene. ⁸ Yohana teghakabhanga jilyanule isyokua ghakesanga kushudia kuhusu jilya nulu ⁹ Jejo jakabhanga nulu ja bhwene joji kabhele jikwisa kubhwelelo najo jikumubhikila nulu kila ghumwi. ¹⁰ Akabhele kubhwelelo nu bhwelelo bhwakabhumbwanga kuhitila nyene, nabhelelo tebhwabhwakamumanyanga. ¹¹ Ghakesanga kuyintu fyaje ne bhantu bhaje tebhakampokelanga. ¹² Bali kubhalya bhengi bhakampokelanga bhabhakaaminingi isina lyaje kubhabhogha kabhahahaki jakubha bhana bheke Kabhumba, ¹³ bhabhakafyalwa tekumalaso wala kumapenzi ghamtumba wala kumapenzi gha muntu, bali kwa Kabhumba nyene. ¹⁴ Naghweghambo ghakelwanga mutumba ne mutumbatwakekala naje, twabhulola bhutukufu bhwaje bhutukufu kobhebhwa muntu pekee ghawakipekee ghakesa kufuma kwa Tata, abhumbiku neehema ne bhwene. ¹⁵ Yohana ghakashudianga kuhusu nyene, ne ghaka fumyanga sauti ekutenda, "Ghoghu ghonkabhele nenkutenda habhali shaje ne ndikutenda, "Alokesa baada jane nikulu kulikoone sabhabhu akabheleho kabla jane." ¹⁶ Mukubha kufuma kubhutimilifu bhwakumwaje ufwe fwense twapokela bhule kipawa baada ja kipawa. ¹⁷ Bhukobha shelia jakaletwanga kuhitila Musa nehema ne bhwene fyakesanga khitila Yesu Kristo. ¹⁸ Kutuhu muntu ghakamulolanga Kabhumba bhwati bhobhonse muntu ghongwa ambae ni Kabhumba ghwali kwitundu lyake Tata, ghajila nyene ajulikane. ¹⁹ Ne bhobhu bhobhushuhuda bhweke Yohana kwa makuhani ne walawi bhakatumwanga kumwaje ne Bhayahudi kumubhashya, "Nghwe ni ghani?" ²⁰ Bhusila kusitasita teghakatunanga ghakaswanga, "Nine te Kristo." ²¹ Kundi bhamubhashya ughwe nighanyielo?" Ughwe ni Eliya? Gatenda, "Une tenyene." Bhatenda ughwe ni nabii? ghajiibhu, "Tene." ²² Kumbele bhamubhalila ughwe ni ghanyielo mukubha tubhahejibhu bhatutuma"? Ulikwishuhudia bhuti ughweghwe nyene?" ²³ Ghatenda une ni silaka shyaje alikulila nyikani: 'Jigholole ngila ja bhwana kobhe nabii Isaya bhoghakatendanga." ²⁴ Basi kukabhele nebhantu bhakatumwanga halya kufuma kwa Mafarisayo. Bhamubhasha no kutenda, ²⁵ "Ni kusi ulikubatiza kobhe ughwe te Kristo wala Eliya wala nabii?" ²⁶ Yohana ghakabhajibhungu kubhaghatenda ndikubhatisakumansi ningetetyo miongoni mwenyu alikujughalala bhusila kumutamanya. ²⁷ Ghoghugho ajisile bhanda jakufumane. Une sihensilwe kuhambuhula nkusa shya filato fyaje." ²⁸ Maghambo ghagha ghakelwanga ku Bethania, kulwambuko ne Yordani, hoakabhele Yohana alikubatiza. ²⁹ Isiku lakabhili Yohana ghakamulolanga Yesu ajisile kumwaje ghatenda kunga mwana mtama ghwake Kabhumba alokajitwala sambi jabhwelelo! ³⁰ Ghoghu ghonankatendanga habhili shaje nendikutenda nyene, ajisile kunyuma jane ni kusumbone bhukobha akabheleho kabla jane.' ³¹ Shyakamumanyanga nyene, lakini jakekuanga tetyo mukubha aghambulwe ku Israeli, mukubha nanke anga nekubatiza ku mansi." ³² Yohana ghakashuhudianga, "Ghondine mwegho alikusoka kufuma mwighulu kobhentulo ne jakasibhanga juu jaje. ³³ Une shaka mumanga lakini nyene ghakantumanga imbatize kumansi ghakambalilanga ghulya ghotuhakulola mwegho ghulikusoka no kukwikala kulughamba kwaje, ghogho gho alokabatiza kumwegho mulafu.' ³⁴ Nandola nanashuhudia kabha ghoghuni mwagheke Kabhumba." ³⁵ Kabhili ifukulya kalondanga Yohana ghakabhanga ajughalele nabhahumba bhaje bhabhili, ³⁶ bhakamulolanga Yesu ahikulyata no Yohana ghatenda, "Kunga mwanantuma ghwake Kabhumba!" ³⁷ Bhahemba bhabhili bhakamuhulikanga Yohana alikutenda koko kundi bhamulonda Yesu. ³⁸ Kabhili Yesu ghakahindukanga kubhalola bhahemba bhali kumulonda igha bhabhalilila, "Mulikulonda si?" Bhajiibhu, "Rabbi, (maana jaje 'Tatabhuhemba, uji kelehe?" ³⁹ Ghabhabhalila, "Jise mulole bhakaja ngabhalola hwakabhele ajike bhakekalanga nejefukulelyo bhukobha jakabhanga pasaka kobhenseku teti. ⁴⁰ Ghumwi mubhalya bhabhili bhakamuhulikanga Yohana alikutenda kisha no kulonda Yesu ghakabhanga ni Andrea, wamughana ghwaje Simoni Petro. ⁴¹ Ghamulola wamughana ghwaje Simoni ghamubhalila, "Twamupata masihi" (Jojitafisiliwe Kristo). ⁴² Ghamuleta kwa Yesu. Yesu ghamukunga ghatenda, "Ugwe gho Simoni mwana Yohana" ulakwitwa Kefa," (maana jaje 'Petro). ⁴³ Isuku lyabhubhi Yesu hoghakahensanga kubhuka kuja Galilaya, ghakamupatanga Filipo ghamubhalila, "Ndondeone." ⁴⁴ Filipo akabhele mwenyeji ghwa Bethsaida, lugholwa Andrea ne Petro. ⁴⁵ Filipo ghakampatanga Nathanaeli no kumubhalila, twamupata gho Musa ghekaghandikakanga habhali shyaje kushehi ne bhaghwelaghu. Yesu mwana ghwa Yusufu kufuma ku Nazareti. ⁴⁶ Nathanaeli ghamubhalila, "Je sintu sisogha sinafumila Nazareti?" Filipo ghamubhalila jisolole." ⁴⁷ Yesu ghamulola Nathanaeli alikwisa kumwaje ghatenda, "Kunga Mwisraeli bhawene asi seleghene mukati mumwaje!" ⁴⁸ Nathanaeli ghamubhalila, "Ghwamenyo one?" Yesu ghajiibu ghamubhalila, "Kabla Filipo ashyali kukwita bhobhele hefo na sitii, nankulohanga." ⁴⁹ Nathanaeli ghajibhu, "Rabi ughwe ulimwana ghwa Kabhumba ughwe ni mwami ghwa Israeli"! ⁵⁰ Yesu ghajibhu gha mubhalila kusabhabhu nankakubhalilanga nanka nkulolanga hefo ne mtini je waamini? Ulikulola matendo makulu kusumba ghagha." ⁵¹ Yesu ghajibhu, "Amini amini ndikubhabhalila mulakulola ighulu likwighuka ne kujilola misambwa bhali kutanda no kusoka kulughamba kwana ghweke Adamu."