Dama LeButjilo
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 Ndzimu1.18 Ndzimu dzimwe whalo whulukugwi dzoti Nkololo tjekukwe upamoyo waTate, ndiye wakathama bakazibgwa.
Matama aJohane Mbvubiki
(Matewu 3.1-12; Mako 1.1-8; Luka 3.1-18)