¹ Pavutengulelo pala nie limenyu, nie limenyu lwale paninie nu Nguluve, nie limenyu ahava ve Nguluve. ² Elimenyu elwavutengulile lwale paninie nu Nguluve. ³ Ifinu fyoni fyavombikhe ukhugendela khumwene, upwasipali umwene sakhikhavombekha ekhenu khyokhyoni. ⁴ Igati mumwene mwalemo nu wumi, nu wumu uwa wale lumuli lwa vanuvoni. ⁵ Utumuli lumulekha mukhisi, pakhuva ekhisi sayikhanchimye. ⁶ Pale nu munu uvyasukhiwe ukhuma khwa Nguluve, uve mwene elitawa ve Yohana. ⁷ Ainchile wila imwemwelenchi khulolela ulumuli lulla, khukhula voni vawesye ukhwedekha ukhugendela mumwene. ⁸ U Yohana sale velumuli, khukhuta akhinchile khwilola ulumuli. ⁹ Ulwa lwale lulumuli ulwayelweli ululwa inchile inkelunga khukhombekha ulumuli vevoni. ¹⁰ Alepo pakhelunga, nekhelunga khyavombiwe ukhugendela mumwene, ne khelunga sakhikhamanya. ¹¹ Ainchile ni vinu fya mwene, na vanu vamwene savakhamwupelela. ¹² Pakhuva avingi avakhamwedikhe, avakhedikhe elitawa elwa mwene, pwa vapile elweli ukhuva vana va Nguluve. ¹³ Avakholiwe, sio khunkisa, wala khuvunogwe uwambele, khukhuta khuvuga ne uwa munu, pakhuva yu Nguluve mweve. ¹⁴ Nelimenyu lwavombiwe imbele lyatamile igati mulyufwe, tuluwene, uluginwo lwa mene, uluginwo ulwa munu uyale mwene khwa baba, adenchiwe uluhungu ulwayelweli. ¹⁵ U Yohana emivele egwamwene, pwa khaloncha elimenyu akhata, "Uyo ve mwene venekhanchoovile ululagelo ulwa mwene, "Uyikhwincha khusana khulyune vembakha khuvoni, ulwakhuva alepo kabla yango." ¹⁶ Pakhuva pakhukhuma pavugolofu wa mwene, pakhuva twevoni twupelile emivombele paa mivombele. ¹⁷ Pakhuva ululagelo lwainchile ukhugendela khwa Musa. Uluhungu ulwayelweli lwainchile ukhugendela khwa Yesu Klisiti. ¹⁸ Asikhuli umunu avambwene u Nguluve usekhe gwoni. Umu ve mwene uNguluve, uvalepakhefuva ekhwa Nguluve, ambikhile umwene amanyekhe. ¹⁹ Pa khuva ege gyu mivele gya Yohana akhasekhe akhademi uvakhulawi avasukhiwe khumwene Avayahudi khukhomboja, "Uve ve veni?" ²⁰ Pakhuva tudwadadwada nivi sipali pwa khavone, "Une sio Klisiti." ²¹ Pu vakhambuncha, "Uve ve venile no?" Uve ve Eliya? Ahanchova, "Akhata one siyo." Vakhanchoova, Uve ve nyamalago? Akhanchova," akhata amuna." ²² Tena puvakhambula, "Uve ve veni, khukhuta tuvavule anda avavatu sukhile"? Vukhevekhela ndeti emivele vemwene?" ²³ Ahanchoova, "Ahata une nene limenyu elelikhwelanga ndu gima: 'Golosya enjela eyambakha,' ndo lwa nyamalago u Isaya vuakhanchoovile." ²⁴ Pakhuva pale na vanu avavasukhiwe ukhukhuma khwa Vafalisayo. Vakhambuncha nukhunchoova, ²⁵ "Pa khuva khekhi vukhwoncho inave uveve sio ve Klisiti vala Eliya vala nyamalago?" ²⁶ U Yohana avandile akhanchoova, "Nikhwoncha khu magasi. Pakhuva, inganti indyumwe ayikhwema umunu uyusamumanyile. ²⁷ Uyo veikhwincha usekhe ugwango. Une saninogelanile ukhulege sya indegekhe incha filatu ifya mwene." ²⁸ Imbombo inchi nchavombiwe hu Bethania, khumwambo khu Yordani, aponu upwalekhuvomba uYohana ukhwonchaa. ²⁹ Emisekhe egegwakokile u Yohana akhambona u Yesu ikhwincha khumwene inchoova, "Lola eng'osi eya Nguluve yikhwincha khulola imbivi incha khelunga! ³⁰ oyo venekhanchovile ukhuta indagelo inchamwene nekhanchova, "Umwene uvikhwincha khu sana khulyune vembakha khulutelela one, ulwakhuva ale mbolongolo indyune.' ³¹ Sanekhagundule yeyoni, pakhuva yavombiwe eve ukhuta adendoliwe mu Israeli, pakhuva nainchile khukhwoncho na magasi." ³² U Yohana ale nemivele, "Nekhalolile umepo ikhwikha ukhukhu makhukwanya nekhekhwani ekhwa khengondya, puyikhasigile pakanya pa mwene. ³³ Unene sanekhagundule ila umwene asukhile nonche na magasi ambolile, 'Ula uvevukhombona nu mepo vuikhwikha nukhwikha nukhutama nu mwene, Pakhuva oywa veikhwoncha nu mepo umbalanche.' ³⁴ Nelolile ne mivele ukhuta oyu ve swambe va Nguluve." ³⁵ Pakhuva akhasekhe akhakhalikhukongo u Yohana akhamile paninie na vakongi vamwene vavele, ³⁶ vambwene u Yesu igenda nu Yohana akhanchova, "Lola, eng'osi eya Nguluve!" ³⁷ Avakongi vavile vakhapulekha oyoha na voinchova ita tukongage o Yesu. ³⁸ Pu Yesu akhapendukha akhavavona avakongi vikhokonga, pwa khavavula, "Mwinongwa ekhekhi?" Vakhanda, "Rabbi, (Pakhuva pene 'indongonchi,' vutama ndakhu?" ³⁹ Akhavavula, "Mwinche mulole. "Puva khaluta vakhalola esehemu eyi tamaa, vatamile pupaninie esikhu eyo, ulwa khuva yale ukhuta khasekhe kha lwakhemikhe. ⁴⁰ Yumo paninie pavale vavele uveakhapulikhe u Yohana voinchova ukhuta tukonge uyise ale ve Andrea, lokololwe va Simoni Petro. ⁴¹ Akhambona olokololwe u Simoni nukhumbula, "Tumbwene umasihi" (Uvinchovivwa ukhutave Klisiti). ⁴² Akhagega khwa Yesu. U Yesu akhandola nukhuncova, "Uve ve Simoni veswambe va Yohana ya vukhelangiwa ve Kefa," (pakhuva ve 'Petro'). ⁴³ Akhasekhe akhakhakongile uYesu vuinogwa ukhukhega ukhuluta khu Galilaya, akhambona o Filipo nu khumbula, "In'ongage one." ⁴⁴ U Filipo atamaga khu Bethsaida, ekhelunga ekhwa Andrea nu Petro. ⁴⁵ Ufilipo akhambwene Unathanaeli nukhumbula, tumbwene uyakhatile Umusa andikhe indagelo incha mwene nu lulagelo uluva nyamalago. U Yesu uswambe va Yusufu, ukhukhuma khu Nazareti. ⁴⁶ Nathanaeli akhambula, "Je ekhenu khweto khiwesya ukhukhumila khu Nazareti?" U Filipo akhambula, Wincho ulole." ⁴⁷ U Yesu akhambona Nathanaeli vu ikhwincha khumwene nukhunchova, "Lola, Mwisraeli lweli lweli uyo sideta igati mumwene!" ⁴⁸ Nathanaeli akhanchova, "Umanyile ndakhekhi one?" U Yesu akhanda akhambula, "Pakhuva u Filipo vu sakhwelangile vulepasi pabebhe, ne khakhuwene." ⁴⁹ U Nathanaeli akhanda, "Rabi uve uleswambe va Nguluve! Uveve ve intwa vakhu Israeli!" ⁵⁰ U Yesu akhanda akhambula, ulwa khuva nakhuvulile 'nakhuwene pasi pabekhe' je vukhwekha? Yuwilola amambo amavakha khuligo aga." ⁵¹ U Yesu akhanchova, "Lweli lweli mula khevona ekhelunga vukhelunga vukhidendukha, nukhuvavona avasung'wa vovitoga nu khwikha pa kwanya paswambe va Adamu."