¹ Mu masiku gala u Yohani we ahozyaga ahinza ukulumbilila mu lugwa ulwa mu Yudeya akuti, ² ''Pindushi, pakuti uvumwene uvwa kumwanya ³ vupalamiye.''She ishi she wula we ayanzilwe nu mukuvwi, ahati, ''Izwi ilya wumo likuholela mu lugwa, 'Yananya nzila idala ilya mwene, gomba utunzila twakwe tugoloshe.''' ⁴ Ilelo u Yohani ahazwalaga amasepe aga ngamila nu lamba uwi kwela mu mutenzi wakwe. Ishakulya shakwe ali wu makanta nu vushi uvwa muntundu. ⁵ Pe u Yelusalemu, i Yudeya yonti, ni vigava vyonti vye vyazyunguliye ijenje ilya Yolodani vahafuma nukuvala ku kwakwe. ⁶ Vahozelwa na wuyo mwijenje ilya Yordani, lwe vakuyilata imbivi zyavo. ⁷ Nkandi uwene lwe ayenizye avafalisayi na vasadukayi vahinza ku kwakwe ukuti pakozelwa, pe ahati ku vavo, ''Mwe vana ava njoha, wunanu we ahavasoha imwe ukushimbila ukufuma kuvuhalazu vwe vukwinza? ⁸ Muhomaje insanga zye zihondeye ku lupinduho. ⁹ Mutahasive ishakuyanga pakasi palimwe mweka, 'Iswe tuli nu Abulahamu uwa va tata vitu.' She Ine nkuyanga kulimwe ukuti u Mulungu we ahondeye ukumuzyusizya avana u Abulalahamu nakwe kufuma ku mavwe ganaga. ¹⁰ Intemo yivisilwe hali kumagululuzi aga makwi.Pe ikwei lyonti lila lye litakuhoma ivihomwa ivyinza likudumulwa pansi nu nkutajilwa mu moto. ¹¹ Ine nkuvozya imwe na minzi aga lupinduho. Nkandi wula we akwinza mwisinda mu mwane mupiti ukulusya Ine, Pe ine ntahondeye nakwe kunyatula ivilyato vyakwe. ¹² We alivozya imwe nu mupepo umufinjile nu moto. We ulupe lwakwe luli mu nyove zyakwe pakuzelufya nzila uluvungano lwakwe nu kuvunganiha ingano mu nyumba iya kusengulila mumo. Nkandi alipemba ilyelelo nu moto we atalizima nalumo. ¹³ Pe u Yesu ahinza ukufuma ku Galileya ukuvala kwi jenje ilya Yolodani pakozelwa nu Yohani. ¹⁴ Nkandi u Yohani ahajendelela ukumulesya uwene, ahayanga, ''nkwanza ukozelwa niwe, pe niwe ukwinza ku kwane?'' ¹⁵ U Yesu ahamula nu kuyanga ku wuyo, ''yitishizya ishi, she ishene shinza pakukwanilisya uvugolosu vonti.'' Pe u Yohani ahamwitishizya uwene. ¹⁶ Lwe uwene ayozelilwe, u Yesu ahatumpuha luviloluvilo ukufuma mu minzi, pe yenya, imwanya zihamwigushila wuyo. Uwene ahenya u mupepo uwa Mulungu akwinza pansi ngati nkunda nu kwihala pali wuyo. ¹⁷ Yenya, izwi lihafuma kumwanya lihati, ''Uno we mwana wane unkundwa .Ine nkuseshela nkani nawo.''