¹ Kumatalikilo kwakali Ijwi, Ijwi wakali Leza, alimwi Ijwi lyakali a Leza. ² Oyu kumatalikilo wakali a Leza. ³ Zyoonse hyintu zhya kabambwa kwiinda muli nguwe, aboobo kakunyina nguwe kunyina cintu nociba comwe cakabambwa kuhyintu ezhyo zhyakabambwa. ⁴ Muli nguwe kwakali buumi, abobuumi wakali mumuni wa muntu. ⁵ Mumuni ulamunika mumuhinze, muhinze tiwakauzunda. ⁶ Kwakali muntu wakatumwa kuhwa kuli Leza, ihyina lyakwe wakali Johani. ⁷ Wakaboola mbuli kamboni wakwaamba-ula mumuni, kutewa boonse bahyome kwiinda muli nguwe. ⁸ Johani taakali ngomumuni, pele wakaboola kuti ambaula amakani a mumuni. ⁹ Mumuni wamahimpe, uupa mumuni kubantu boonse, wakali kuboola munyika. ¹⁰ Wakaliko munyika, inyika yakabambwa kwiiinda muli nguwe, kwamana inyika tiyakamuhyi. ¹¹ Wakaboola kuli bakwe, pele bakwe tiiba kamutambula. ¹² Pele mubunji bwabo bakamutambula bakahyoma muhyina lyakwe, wakabapa coolwe cakuba bana ba Leza. ¹³ Aba tibakazhyalwa mubulowa, nokuba muluyando lwa muntu, pele lwa Leza. ¹⁴ Ijwi lyakaba inyama akupona andiswe. Twakabubona bulemu bwakwe, bulemu bwa yooyo alike wakahvwa kuli Taata, wakazwile luzyalo akahimpe. ¹⁵ Johane wakanana nguwe akoompolola kuti, "Oyo uboola kunze lyangu mukando kwiinda ndime, nkambo wakaliko nketanaba." ¹⁶ Nkambo kwiinda mukuzulila kwakwe toonse twakatambula luhyalo. ¹⁷ Nkaambo wakapewa kwiinda muli Muusa. Luzhyalo akahimpe zhyakaboola kwiinda muli Jeso Klisto. ¹⁸ Kunyina wakamubona kale Leza; Leza alike, ulikulubahyu lwa Taata, Wacita kuti Leza ahyibwe. ¹⁹ Obu mbobukamboni bwa Johani ciindi ba Juda nobakatuma bapaizhyi aba Leevi kuhvwa ku Jelusalema kuti bamubuzhye kuti "Ndiwe ni?" ²⁰ Wakakonkezhya-taakatama, wakakonkezya-"Nhyili klisto." ²¹ Ono bakamubuzya, "Ino ono ndiwe ni? Hena ndiwe Eliya?" Wakaamba, "Nhyeli ndime," Bakaamba, "Ndiwe muhinhimi?" Wakahwuwa, "Peepe?" ²² Mpona bakaamba kuli nguwe, "Ndiweni, kutewa tukape bwiinguhyi kuli baabo batutuma? Ulyaamba buti?" ²³ Wakaamba, "Ndime Ijzwi, Ilyoongolola munkanda: " Amubambe inhyila ya Mwami cakutonkomana mbuli mbwakamba Eliya muhinhimi" ²⁴ Mpoona bamwi bakatumwa kuhwa ku ba Pharisi, ²⁵ bakamubuzya a kwaamba kuti kuli nguwe ''nkaambo nzyi ncobihya na kuti koli ndiwe Christu na Elija na muhihimi?'' ²⁶ Johani wakabahwuwa, kuti, "Ndabizya a meenhyi, pele akati kenu kulaimikila umwi ngomutahyi. ²⁷ Ngonguwe oyo uboola kunze lyangu, oyo ulampata nhyitakonzhyi kwaangulula twaanzhyo twakwe. ²⁸ Ehyi hintu zhyakacitikila ku Bethany kuluhwu lumwi lwa Jordan, oko Johani nkwakali kibihyila. ²⁹ Buzuba bwakacilila Johani wakamubona Jeso kaza kulinguwe akwamba, "Amulange" ngulya Kabele wa Leza ukuhya cinyonyoono canyika! ³⁰ Oyu ngonguwe ngwindali kwaamba, oyo uboola kunze lyangu mukando kwiinda ndime, nkaambo wakaliko mebo nketana ba. ³¹ Nhyinda kamuhyi, pele cakababoobo kutewa atambulwe ku Israel oko nkwinda kabool kubizhya a meenhyi." ³² Johani wakapa bumboni, kamba kuti, " Ndakabona Muuya kaseluka mbuli nhyiba kuhwa kuzeulu a kukala ali nguwe. ³³ Nhindakamuhyiba, pele oyo wakandituma kuti mbizye a meenhyi wakaamba kuli ndime, ooyo ngoobona Muuya kuuseluka akukala, ngonguwe utikabizye a Muuya Usalala. ³⁴ Ndakabona antoomwe akwamba kuti oyu ngo Mwana wa Leza." ³⁵ Alimwi buzuba bwakacilila, mbuli Johani mbwakainzhwi abahiciiya bakwe bobile, ³⁶ bakamubona Jeso kainda, mpoona Johani wakaamba kuti kuli mbabo, "Kabelele wa Leza." ³⁷ Bahiciiya bakwe bobile bakamunhwa kaamba obu mpoona baka mucilila Jesu. ³⁸ Mpoona Jesu wakacenguluka akubabona kaba mucilila akwaamba kuti kuli mbabo, ''Ninhyi ncomukapaula?'' Bakahwiila, ''Rabbi'' (icisandululwa kuti ''Mwiiyi''), ''Mukala kwi?'' ³⁹ Wakaamba kuli mbabo, ''Kamuza mubone.'' Mpoona bakahika akubana mpaakali kukkala, bakakkala anguwe buzuba ooba, nkaambo lyakali iwoola lya kkumi. ⁴⁰ Umwi wabaabo bobile wakanhwa Johani kabandika akucilila Jesu wakali Andrew, mwanaakwabo Simon Peter. ⁴¹ Wakataanguna kuyuna mwanaakwa wini Simon akwaamba kuti kuli nguwe, ''Twamuyana Messiah'' (icisandululwa kuti christo). ⁴² Wakamuleta kuli Jesu, elyo Jesu wakamulanga akwaambakuti, ''Ndiwe Simon mwana wa Johani. Uni kwiitwa kuti Cephas'' (icicsandulula kuti Peter). ⁴³ Buzhuba bwakacilila, Jesu wakali kuyanda kuunka ku Galilaya, wkayana Philipo akwaamba kuli nguwe, ''kondicilila.'' ⁴⁴ Philipo wakali kuhwa ku Betisaida, idolopo lya ba Andulo a Petro. ⁴⁵ Philipo wakayana Ntahaniel akwamab kuli nguwe kuti, ''Oyo wayooyo Moses ngwakalemba mumulawo, abahinhimi twamuya: Jesu mwana wa Joseph, kunhwa ku Nazaleta'' ⁴⁶ Nathaniel wakaamba kuli nguwe, ''Hena kuli cintu cibotu cinga canhwa ku Nazaleta?'' Philipo wakaamba kuli nguwe, ''Boola ubone.'' ⁴⁷ Jesu wakamubona Nathaniel kaboola kuli nguwe akwaamba anguwe kuti, ''Amubone mua Isulaili wamahimpe, muli nguwe kunyina lucengo. ⁴⁸ Nathaniel wakaamba kuli nguwe, ''Ino mebo undinhyi buti?'' Jesu wakaingula akwaamba kuli nguwe kuti, ''Philipo katana kwiita nokali mujunguhi acisamu ndakakubona.'' ⁴⁹ Nathaniel wakanhuwa, ''Rabbi, ndiwe mwana wa Leza! Ndiwe mwami wa Israel!'' ⁵⁰ Jesu wakanhuwa akwaamba kuli nguwe, ''Nkaambo ndaamba kuli ndiwe, 'Ndakakubona mujunguhi acisamu ca mukuyu', hena ulahyoma? Uyakubona nhyintu nhyikando kwiinda nhyeenhi.'' ⁵¹ Mpoona wakaamba, ''Kahimpe, kahimpe, ndaamba kuli nduwe, uyakubona majulu kajaluka aba Ngele ba Leza kabaseluka kuboola kumwanaamuntu.''