¹ Mu li rhaanga ya li ho Likhuuva, khaandi Likhuuva ya li ho halala na Nyasaaye, khaandi Likuuva ya li Nyasaaye, ² Wa tsana ya li mu lirhaanga halala na Nyasaaye. ³ Viindu vyoosi vya loombekha khu Uyu; khaandi vuchira Uyu shishiliho shaloombekha khali shilala khu vyoosi vya loombekha. ⁴ Muye lya li liiva mwooyo; na liiva mwooyo lya li vulavu vwa vaandu. ⁵ Vulavu vu lava mu shisuundi; na shisuundi shi shya vwu kumirha mba. ⁶ Muundu yiitsa wa rhumwa khurhula khu Nyasaaye.Liirha lyeelye lya li Yuhaana. ⁷ Uyu yiitsa khu li lolekhitsa, alolekhitse vulavu yuvu, voosi va tuukhe khusuuvira shichira naye. ⁸ Shi yali vulavu yovo, navutswa yiitsa a loolekhitse vulavu. ⁹ Vwali ho vulvu vwa kiryikali vwiinjira mu lirova nu vu ha vaandu voosi vulavu. ¹⁰ Yali mu lirova, khaandi lirova lya loombekha khuye, khaandi lirova shi lya mu manya mba. ¹¹ Yiitsa khuvyo vali veeve navo veeve va muvuchirira mba. ¹² Navutswa voosi va mu vuchirhira, ya va ha tsingulu khukwa vaana va Nyasaaye,va tsana vasuuvira liirha lyeelye: ¹³ Va masahi kavula khwiivula; anoho valaliri vwu mbiri, anoho vulariri vwu muundu, navutswa vulariri vwa Nyasaaye. ¹⁴ Likhuuva yakwa mbiri, na menya halala na khutse (khaandi khutse khwa loola vulavu vweevwe, vukhumi vwa wivulwa muderwa wa Taata), witsula tsimbavasi na kiryikali. ¹⁵ Yuhaana aloolekhitsa khuye ,na yiirwaatsa, na voola Uyu naye wa ndiitsa mu voolere, "Uyu yiitsaanga inyuma waanje ukwire wi imberi waanje:shichira ya li imberi waanje." ¹⁶ Nu khu vwiitsuli vweevwe khutse voosi khu nyole, ni tsimbavasi khu tsimbavasi, ¹⁷ Shichira Lirako lya lyalerhwa khu Muusa: tsimbavasi na kiryikali ka lerhwa khu Yeesu Kristo. ¹⁸ Shya haliho nu muundu wa loola Nyasaaye inyiinga khali indala;navutswa Mwaana wivulwa muderwa u li mu shilirhu shya Taata, u mu vuuli. ¹⁹ Khaandi yil ni liloolekhitsa lya Yuhaana, inyiinga vayahudi va rhuma vasaalisi na valevi va varhula Yerhusalemi khu murheeva," Yiiwe uliwiina?" ²⁰ Naye yiiyama, khaandi shi yambakhana; ni yiiyama, "Inse shi ndi Kristo". ²¹ Ni va murheeva, Nii wiina khaandi? Iwe uli Iliicha? khaandi ya voola shindi Iliicha mba, "Iwe uli muporofeeti woyo? Khaandi ya rheevula, "Auwa." ²² Nalwo lwa vamu rheeva," Iwe uli wiina? Khutuukha khukalukhitsire vakhurhuma marheevuli "Wiivoola ndi?" ²³ Ya voola, "Inse nu mwooyo kwu muundu kuhaansuukha nu khwiirwaatsa mwiicheenda nyama:"Luunjikhitsa injira yu Mwaami, khuli Isaaya Muporofeeti ya voola." ²⁴ Vaandu valala vali ni varhumiirwe khurhula khu Vafarisayo, ²⁵ khaandi vaandu yavo vamurheeva, "Shichira shina upatisaanga, na yiiwe nukhari Kristo, anoho Iriicha, anoho muporofeeti wooyo?" ²⁶ Yuhaana yavarheevulira, na voola, "Inse mpatisaanga mu maatsi; hakarhi heenyu khuliho nu mulala usiinjiire, wa mukhavula khumanya, ²⁷ Unoondaanga inyuma waanje, wa khatuukhana khuvoholora migoye chyi shilaarho shyeeshye. ²⁸ Viindu yivi vyaakholwa mu Petsaani khu lu cheerekha lwa Yorotaani, wa Yuhaana yapatisaanga. ²⁹ Mukaamba kwa loonda khu ya loola Yeesu niyiitsaanga khuye, na voola, "Heensi! yaho khuli ni shimeeme shyi likoondi lya Nyasaaye, urhulitsaaho vwooni vwa vaandu mushivala! ³⁰ Uyu naye wa ndamuvoolerhaanga, inyuma waanje, yiitsaanga, muundu, wiitsa khuva imberi waanje: shichira yali imbeeri waanje. ³¹ Khaandi yiinse shindali ndamumanya; navutswa khu aloolekhane na Israeli, yishi ni shichira ndiitsa khupatiisa mu maatsi. ³² Yuhaana ya loolekhitsa, na voola, "Ndoli Rooho ni yiikhaanga khuli shituuti na rhula mwikulu; khaandi amanyi na yeera khuye. ³³ Khaandi shindali ni mumanyi: navutswa Uyu waanduma khupatiisa mu maatsi, yamboolera wa nu loore Rooho ni yiikha nu khuyeera khuye, wooyo naye upatisaanga mu Rooho Mutsyeenukhu." ³⁴ Na yiinse mmali khuloola khaandi mmali khuloolekhitsa naye Mwaana wa Nyasaaye." ³⁵ Mukaamba kwaloondakhu Yuhaana yaasiinjira na vaviri khu veechitswi veeve; ³⁶ na heensa. Yeesu lwa ya cheenda, na valoola, "Heensa Mwaana wi likoondi wa Nyasaaye." ³⁷ Na veechitswi vaaviri veene yavo vamuhulira naavooolaanga, ni va mu loonda Yeesu. ³⁸ Yeesu yiishevukha, na valoola ni va muloondaanga, na varheeva, "Mukhaava shina?" Navo vamurheevulira, "Rapii (kali khuvoola, mweechitsi), U menyaa heena? ³⁹ Yeesu yavavoolera, "Haambi, mu la loola.Viitsa ni valoola wa yamenyaanga; ni vagona naye litukhu lyeeneyero:shichira yali niyeenya khutuukha isa ikholaanga likhomi ya hamukoloova. ⁴⁰ Amwaavo Simoni Petero walaangaangwa Andereya yali mulala khu veechitswi va viiri yavo vahulira Yuhaana na amuloonda. ⁴¹ Ya rhaanga khunyoola amwaavo weewe mweene, Simoni, na muvoolera, "Khunyooli Masiiya (lili khuvoola Kristo). ⁴² Ya muhiirha khu Yeesu.Yeesu ya muheensa na voola, "Yiiwe Simoni mwaana wa Yuhaana: u la kuliikhwa Keefa anoho Petero (ni liili khuvoola Ulii lichina). ⁴³ Mukaamba kwa loondakhu, yarhula niyeenya khutsya Kalilaya, yamunyoola Filipu: khaandi Yeesu yamuvoolera," Unoonde." ⁴⁴ Filipu ya wu khurhula havalaaanga Petsasaita, litaala lyaanga Andereya na Petero. ⁴⁵ Filipu yanyoola Natsanieri, namu voolera, "Khunyooli Masiya wooyo wa Muusa yang'oota khuye mu Liiraka khaandi vaporofeeti; Yeesuj wa Natsareeti, mwaana wa Yosefu." ⁴⁶ Natsanieli ya muvoolera,"Shiindu shilahi shinyala khurhula mu litaala lya Natsareti.?' Na Filipu ya muvoolera, "Haamba , uloore." ⁴⁷ Natsanieli ya muloora Natsanieli ni yiiytsaanga khuye, na mu voolera, "Heensa mwiisraeli wi lyiikali, ukhali nu vugaati!" ⁴⁸ Natsanieli yamu voolera, "Umanyi ndiina inse ?"Yeesu ya rheevula nu khumuvoolera, "Filipu na shili khukhulaanga, lwa uveere haasi mu musaala kwa makhuyu, nda khuloola." ⁴⁹ Natsanieli ya murheevulira ,"Rapii, iwe naye Mwaana wa Nyasaaye; iwe nu Mwaami wa Israeli !" ⁵⁰ Yeesu yamurheevulira, na muvoolera, "Shichira khuvoolere, ndakhuloola haasi mwu musaaala kwa makhuyu, u suuvira? U la loola viidu vinyiikhi vi virha yiivi." ⁵¹ Khaandi ya muvoolera "Liikali liikali mmu voolela, "Mula loola likulu liikukhaanga, na tsingerosi tsya Nyasaaye vaniina nu khwiikha khu Mwaana wa Ataamu."