¹ Mukutendeka kwali cebo, ne cebo cali na Lesa ne cebo cali ni Lesa. ² Uyu wine awali na Lesa mukutendeka. ³ Fyonse ifintu fyalengelwe ukupitila muli wene, kabili ukwabuka wene takwali icintu nangu cimo icalengelwe icalengwa. ⁴ Muli wene mwali ubumi, no bumibwali ulunuto lwa bantu. ⁵ Ulubuto lusanika mu mfifi ne mfifi ta yalucimfishe. ⁶ Kwali umuntu uwatuminwe ukufuma kuli Lesa, uo ishina lyakwe no Yoani. ⁷ Aishile nge nte ukucita ubunte pa lubuto, pakuti onse enga sumina uku pitila muli wene. ⁸ Yoani tali elubuto, lelo aishile pakuti enga pela ubunte pa lubuto. ⁹ Ulubuto lwa cine ulupela ulubuto ku bantu bonse, lwaisa mu calo. ¹⁰ Ali mu calo, ne calo capangilwe ukupitila muli wene, ne calo ta lyamwishibe. ¹¹ Aishile ku bakwe, na bakwe tabamupokelele. ¹² Lelo kuli bonse aba mupokelele, aba sumine mwishina lyakwe, aba pele amaka yakuba abana bakwe Lesa. ¹³ Aba tabapyelwe ku mulopa, nangula ku bufywayo bwa mubili, nangula ubufwayo bwa mu tu, lelo ubwakwa Lesa. ¹⁴ Ne cebo cayalwike umubili no kwikala pakati kesu. Twalimona ubukata bwakwe ubukata nga umo ekafye uwafumine kuli wishi, umwaisula ukusenaminwa ne cine. ¹⁵ Yoani acitile ubunte pali wene no kubilisha. ukuti, ''Uyu eo nalandilepo ukuti, 'ilyo uuleisa panuma yandi mukalamba uku ncila pantu aliko ilyo ine nshilabako.'' ¹⁶ Pantu ukufuma mu mwisulo wakwe bonse twapekelela ukusenaminwa pa kusenaminwa. ¹⁷ Pantu ifunde lyapelwe ukupitila muli Mose ukusenaminwa ne cine fyaishile uku pitila muli Yesu Klistu. ¹⁸ Takwaba nangu umo uwamonapo Lesa; Eka Lesa, uwaba kulubali lwakwa wishi, ewalenga Lesa ukwishibikwa. ¹⁹ Ubu ebunte bwakwa Yoani ilyo aba Yuda batumine bashi mapepo nabena Levi kuli wene ukufuma ku Yelusalemu uku mwipusha ati, ''Bushe niwe nani?'' ²⁰ Ayabelele- takene, lelo atile- ''Teine Klistu.'' ²¹ Eico bali mwipwishe, ''Nomba kanshi niwe nani? Bushe niwe Eliya? ''Nao atile, ''Teine, ''Elyo batile, ''Bushe niwe ulya kasesema?'' Ayaswike, ''Awe'' ²² Elyo batila kuli wene, ''Niwe nani, pakuti twinga pela ubwasuko kuli abo abatumine? Finshi ulelanda pa lobe?'' ²³ Atile, ''Ndishiwi, ililebilikisha mumatololo; 'Pangeni inshila yakwa shikulu iyatambalala, ' '' nga fintu Esaya kasesema asosele.'' ²⁴ Lelo bamo ukufuma kuba Falise balituminwe, ²⁵ Elyo bamwipwishe no kuti kuli wene, ''Ninshi nomba ubatishisha ngatauli Klistu nangu Eliya nangu ulya kasesema?'' ²⁶ Yoani abasukwe, ati, ''Mbatisha na menshi, lelo pali imwe peminine umo uo mushaishiba. ²⁷ Euyo uuleisa panuma yandi, uo inshinga sha ndyato shakwe nshilingile ukukakula.'' ²⁸ Ifi fintufya citikile mu Betani ku lubali lumbi ulwa Yodani, uko Yoani aletisha. ²⁹ Ubushiku bwakonkelepo Yoani amwene Yesu aleisa kuli wene no kuti, ''Moneni, uyo umwana wa mpanga yakwa Lesa uulefumyapo ulubembu lwa calo. ³⁰ Uyu euyo uo natile, uyo uuleisa panuma yandi nacila pali ine, pantu aliko ilyo ine nshilabako.' ³¹ Nshamwishibe, lelo cali ifi pakuti enga sokololwa ku Isalaeli ukuti naishile ndebatisha na menshi.' ³² Yoani acitile ubunte, nokuti, ''Namwene mupashi aletentemuka kwali ni nkunda ukufuma ku mulu, no kwikala pali wene. ³³ Nshamushinikishe lelo uwa ntumine ukubatisha mu menshi atile kuli ine, ''pali uyo ukamona umupashi watentemukilapo no kwikalilila pali wene, euyo uulebatisha mu mupashiwa mushilo. ³⁴ Nimona no kupelo bunte ukuti uyu emwana mwaume wakwa Lesa.'' ³⁵ Kabili ubushiku bwakonkelepo nishi Yoani naiminina na basambi bakwe babili, ³⁶ Bamwene Yesu aleyenda nga filya, elyo Yoani atile, ''Moneni, umwana wa mpanga wakwa Lesa.'' ³⁷ Abasambi bakwe babili baumfwile asosa ifi no kukonka Yesu. ³⁸ Elyo Yesu apilibuka no kumona balemukonka nokuti kuli bene, ''chinshi mulefwaya?'' Bayaswike ati, ''Labi'' (icilepilibulwa kafundisha) ''Nikwi uleikala?'' Atile kuli bene, ''iseni mumone.'' ³⁹ Elyo baishile no kumona apo aleikala, baikele nankwe nbulya ubushiku, pantu akasuba kali mukuwa. ⁴⁰ Umo pali abo babili uwaumfwile Yoa ni asosa nokukonka Yesu ali ni Andeleya, munina wakwa Simoni Petelo. ⁴¹ Abalilepo ukusanga munina Simoni nokutila kuli wene, ''Natusanga Mesiya ''(ico mukupilibula ni; Klistu). ⁴² Amuletele kuli Yesu, na Yesu amuloleshe no kuti, ''Niwe Simoni mwana Yoani. uketwa kefa'' (icipilibulwa Petelo). ⁴³ Ubushiku bwakonkelepo ilyo Yesu Alefwaya ukwima ukuya ku Galileya, asangile Filipo nokuti kuli wene, ''Nkonka.'' ⁴⁴ Nomba Filipo ali waku Betesita, umusumba wakwa Andeleya na Petulo. ⁴⁵ Filipo asanga Natanaeli nokuti kuli wene, ''Uyo uo Mose alembelepo mwi funde, naba kasesema, natumusanga, Yesu mwana Yosufu, uwaku Nasaleti.'' ^{46 47} Natanaeli atile kuli wene, ''Bushe kuti kwafuma icisuma icili conse ku Nasaleti?'' Filipo atile kuli wene, ''Isa umwane. Yesu amwene ⁴⁸ Natanaeli aleisa kuli wene mokuti pali wene, ''Mona umwina Isreali umwine uwabulamo ubucenjeshi!'' Natanaeli atile kuli wene, ''wanjishiba shani?'' Yesu ayaswike nokuti kuli wene, ''Ilyo Filipo tala kwita, ilyo waciba mwisamba lya mukunyu, nacikumona.'' ⁴⁹ Natanaeli ayaswike ati, ''Labi, mwe mwana Lesa! Niwe mfumu ya Isreali!'' ⁵⁰ Yesu ayaswike nokuti kui ene, ''Pantu natila kuli iwe Nacikumona mwisamba lya mukunyu. wasumina? ukamona ifikulu ukucila pali ifi.'' ⁵¹ Elyo atile, ''icine cine, ndeti kuli iwe ukamona imulu yaisuka, na bangeli bakwa Lesa balenina no kwika pamwana wamuntu.