1 Kutanga kwakabe kuna Dama, Dama lakabe lina Ndzimu kakale Dama lakabe lili Ndzimu. 2 Dama lakabe lina Ndzimu kutanga, 3 zwinhu zose zwakayetiwa ndiye, asipo iye akuna tjinhu tjin'ompela tjiyapo tjakayetiwa. 4 Muwunli kwaka kuna butjilo, kakale butjilo igogo gwaka guli tjedza tjebanhu. 5 Tjedza tjovoneka muhhalima, hhalima alizotjikunda.

6 Waka alipo umwe nlume wakatumwa neNdzimu, zina lile laka liyi Johane. 7 Wakahha alinsupi, kuti asenge busupi gwetjedza, kuti nentha iye banhu bose bagalemoyo. 8 Iye tjekukwe waka asi tjedza, koga wakahhila kuti awhopa busupi nekwetjedza. 9 Nditjo itjetjo tjedza tjemalebeswa tjinovonekela nhu wose tjakatjihha muhango.

10 Waka ali muhango, nehango yakayetiwa ndiye, koga hango ayizowunziba. 11 Wakahha kuhango yakanyi kukwe, koga banhu bakanyi kukwe abazowuwamutjila. 12 Koga ibabo bose bakawuwamutjila, ibo bakagalamoyo muzina lile, wakabapa masimba ekuti babe bana beNdzimu, 13 bakazwagwa, kusi kwelopa, kene ngekuda kwenyama kene ngekuda kwenhu, koga ngekuda kweNdzimu.

14 Dama lakabe nhu akagala pakati kwedu, alihhele mawhilangoni nelebeswa, takalinga tikabona gudzo lile, gudzo leNkololo iye yega waTate.

15 Johane wakapa busupi nekukwe, akadanilila eti, "Whoyu ndiye wandakaleba nekukwe nditi, ‘Iye unohha hule kwangu unkulu pandili, nekuti waka alipo imi ndisanhu ndabepo.’ "

16 Kubva mubuhhalo gugwe tose takawamutjila, ngoni pehhugwi kwedzimwe ngoni. 17 Ngobe nlayo wakapiwa ndiMozisi, koga ngoni nelebeswa kwakahha naYesu Khirisitu. 18 Akuna nhu wakatongobona Ndzimu, Nkololo uyega, iye Ndzimu* tjekukwe upamoyo waTate, ndiye wakathama bakazibgwa.

19 Igogu ndigo busupi gwaJohane, maJuta pabakatuma baphirisiti nebaLevi bebva kuJerusalema kuti bawhowumbhuzwa beti, "Ndiwe yani?"

20 Wakabvuma, haazotongolamba, koga wakaleba eti, "Imi andita iye Khirisitu."

21 Bakawumbhuzwa beti, "Ngono ndiwe yani? Ndiwe Elija?"

Wakati, "Andita iye."

"Ndiwe nlebesambeli?"

Wakahandula eti, "Aa."

22 Bakakotjiti kuwunli, "Ndiwe yani? Utipe n'handulo yatinowhonopa batituma. Notini nekuko?"

23 Wakati,

"Imi ndiwhi lewunodanilila ali mutjilambanyika eti,

‘Baakanyani zila yaHe,’ sekwakalebgwa nenlebesambeli Isaya."

24 Ibabo bakabatumwa nebaFarisi, 25 bakawumbhuzwa beti, "Ngono unobvubikilani banhu, hapa usi Khirisitu, kene Elija, kene nlebesambeli?"

26 Johane wakabahandula eti, "Imi ndomubvubika muvula, koga pakati kwenyu kuna umwe wamusingazibe, 27 iye unohha hule kwangu, mitjili yehangu dzidze imi andizolizanila kuti ndiyisunungule."

28 Kose ikoku kwakayetika kuBhethani seli yaJorodani, paka pebvubikila Johane.

29 Hhuba linotobela Johane wakabona Yesu ehha kuwunli, akati, "Lingani, Mhwizana yeNdzimu, inodusa matjinyo ehango! 30 Ndiye iwhoyu wandaka ndileba nekukwe nditi, ‘Kuna umwe nlume unohha hule kwangu koga unkulu pandili, nekuti waka alipo imi ndisanhu ndabepo.’ 31 Imi ndaka ndisingawunzibe, koga nentha yayikoku ndakahha ndibvubika banhu nevula, kuti iye alakidziwe kuna Isirayeli."

32 Johane wakapa busupi, eti, "Ndakabona Meya Yakayengemala ijetuka senjiba ibva kudzimu, ikagala pehhugwi kukwe. 33 Imi ndaka ndisingawunzibe, koga iye wakandituma kuti ndibvubike banhu nevula wakati kundili, ‘Iwhoyo wawunowhobona Meya ijetukila pehhugwi kukwe ikagala pawunli, ndiye iwhoyo unowhobvubika banhu ngeMeya Yakayengemala.’ 34 Ndabona kakale ndikapa busupi gwekuti iwhoyu ndiye Nkololo weNdzimu."

35 Hhuba linotobela kakale Johane waka alimile nebadiyiwa babe babili; 36 akalinga Yesu paaka enangayilazwe, akati, "Lingani Mhwizana yeNdzimu!"

37 Badiyiwa babili pabakawuwha eleba ikoku, bakatobela Yesu. 38 Yesu wakatjebuka, akabona bewuntobela, akati kubali, "Mohakani?"

Bakati kuwunli, "Rabhi" (Kubva kuti Ndhiyi), "Mogala poni?"

39 Iye wakati kubali, "Buyani mowhobona." Bakahha bakabona paaka egala; bakahwa naye hhuba ilelo, ngobe hhuba laka latewuka kwatjibe awa yebuna masikati.

40 Umwe webabili wakawha Johane elebeleka, akatobela Yesu, waka ali Andhireya, nun'una waSimoni Phethiro. 41 Wakatanga ahaka nkulu uwe Simoni, akati kuwunli, "Tawuwana Mesiya" (Kubva kuti Khirisitu). 42 Wakawuhhisa kunaYesu.

Yesu wakawunlinga akati, "Zina lilo ndiSimoni nkololo waJohane, koga unowhodan'wa Khefasi" (kunobva kuti Phethiro*).

43 Tjimuka Yesu wakakumbula yenda kuGalile. Wakawana Filiphi akati kuwunli, "Unditobele." 44 Filiphi waka ebva kuBhethisayida, nzi-nkulu kwaka kubva Andhireya naPhethiro. 45 Filiphi wakawana Nathaniyeli, akati kuwunli, "Tawuwana wakakwagwa nekukwe naMozisi munlayo, nebalebesambeli bakakwala nekukwe, Yesu wekuNazaretha, nkololo waJosefa."

46 Nathaniyeli wakati kuwunli, "Kuna tjinhu tjibuya tjingabhuda kuNazaretha?"

Filiphi wakati kuwunli, "Buya uwhobona."

47 Yesu paakabona Nathaniyeli ehha kuwunli, wakati nekukwe, "Linga, nhu weku Isirayeli wakwako, usina tjengela muwunli!"

48 Nathaniyeli wakati kuwunli, "Mandiziba tjini?"

Yesu wakawun'handula eti, "Filiphi asanhu akudana, uli kusi kwenkuyu, ndakubona."

49 Nathaniyeli wakawun'handula eti, "Rabhi, Munkololo weNdzimu! Ndimwi Mambo waIsirayeli!"

50 Yesu wakawun'handula eti, "Nekuti ndati kukuli ndakubona uli kusi kwenkuyu, wagalamoyo? Unowhobona zwinhu zwikulu kupinda izwezwi." 51 Eba eti kuwunli, "Ndolebesa, ndolebesa, ndoti kumuli, mowhobona kudzimu kuhhuka, nebatumwa beNdzimu betanha pehhugwi nedelukila pasi kweNkololo weNhu."