Makani Aakalembwa aaJohane
1 Kumatalikilo kwakali Jwi alubo Jwi wakali aaLeza alubo Jwi wakali leza. 2 Nguyooyu, wakalaamwi aLeza kumatalikilo. 3 Zintu zyoonse zyakabawo kwiinda mulinguwe alubo taakwe chintu nichiba chimwi chakatabawo kwiinda mulinguwe.
Eecho chakabawo 4 kwiinda mulinguwe mbuumi alubo buumi bwakali mumuni wabantu. 5 Alubo mumuni ulikumweka mumudima, pesi mudima tawulikuzunda mumuni pe.
6 Kwakasika umwi muntu wakatumwa kali mwiiminini waLeza. Zina lyakwe wakali Johane. 7 Muntu ooyo wakasika kali kamboni, kuti azoope bukamboni atala amumuni, kuchitila kuti bantu bamisyobo yoonse basyome kwiinda mulinguwe. 8 Muntu ooyo taakali mumuni pe, pesi wakeelede kupa bukamboni atala amumuni ooyo.
9 Mumuni wachoonzyo uupa mumuni kubantu boonse, wakali waba aafwiifwi kusika munyika. 10 Jwi wakali munyika alubo nyika yakabawo kwiinda mulinguwe pesi nyika teeyakamuziba pe. 11 Wakasika kumuunzi wakulimbabo pesi bantu bakulimbabo teebakamutambula pe. 12 Nikuba oobo, kuli baabo boonse bakamutambula, wakabapa cheelelo chakuba bana baLeza, nkaambo bakatondeezya lusyomo muzina lyakwe. 13 Alubo teebakazyalwa kuzwa kuganzi naakuti kuzwa kukuyanda kwabazyali naakuti kukuyanda kwabantu, pesi kuzwa kuli Leza.
14 Nkinkaako, Jwi wakaba muntu* alubo wakakkala aakati kesu alubo twakabubona bulemu bwakwe. Bulemu oobo buli mbuli bulemu bwamwana uuzyedwe aalikke mbwaakajana kuli wisi. Mwana ooyo wakazwide luzyalo lwaLeza akasimpe. 15 (Johane wakapa bukamboni atala anguwe alubo wakoompolola kati: “Ooyu nguwe ngundakaamba atala anguwe kuti, ‘Ooyo uulikuza musule lyangu waba kunembo lyangu nkaambo wakaliwo ime kanditanabawo pe.’”) 16 Nkaambo toonse twakatambula luzyalo lupati aajulu aaluzyalo lupati nkaambo wakazwide luzyalo lwiingi akasimpe. 17 Akaambo kakuti Mulawu wakapegwa kwiinda muli Mozesi, luzyalo lupati akasimpe zyakabawo kwiinda muli Jesu Kkristu. 18 Taakwe muntu wakabwene Leza naaba aachiindi chimwi, leza uuzyedwe aalikke, uuli kumbali aaWisi,* nguwe wakapandulula mbabede.
19 Oobu mbubukamboni Johane mbwaakapa chiindi maJuda nibakatuma bapayizi amaLevi kuzwa kuJerusalema kuti bakabuzye kuti: “Nduweni?” 20 Taakakaka pe kusandula, pesi wakabazwida aantanganana kati: “Teendime Kkristu pe.” 21 Mpawo bakamubuzya kuti: “Ani mpo nduweni? Nduwe Elija na?” Wakati: “Teendime pe.” “Uli mupolofita na?” Wakati: “Peepe!” 22 Mpawo bakati kulinguwe: “Ani mpo nduweni? Tubuzye kuchitila kuti tukababuzye aabo batutuma. Ulyaamba kuti nduweni?” 23 Wakati: “Ndime jwi lyamuntu woompolola munkanda kaliti, ‘Amululamike nzila yaJehova’* mbuli mbaakaamba Isaya mupolofita.” 24 Bantu aaba bakatumidwe, bakali kuzwa kubaFarisi. 25 Nkinkaako, bakamubuzya kuti: “Ani mpo nkamboonzi nubbabbatizya bantu kuti kutali Kkristu, naakuti Elija naakuti mupolofita?” 26 Johane wakabasandula kuti: “Ime ndibbabbatizya aamaanzi. Kuli muntu wiimvwi aakati kanu ngumutazi pe, 27 ooyo uulikuza musule lyangu, ngunditeeleli pe kwaangununa ntambo zyamanyatela aakwe.” 28 Zintu eezi zyakachitikila kuBbetaniya mutala aaJodani, ooko Johane nkwaakali kubbabbatizizya.
29 Mubuzuba bwakatobela, wakabona Jesu kaza kulinguwe mpawo wakati: “Amubone, Mwanaambelele waLeza, uugwisya chibi chanyika! 30 Ooyu ngunguwe ngundakali kwaamba atala anguwe nindakati: ‘Musule lyangu kulikuza muntu uutazoobe kunembo lyangu nkaambo wakaliwo ime kanditanabawo pe.’ 31 Andime teendakamuzi pe pesi chakapa kuti ndisike kandibbabbatizya aamaanzi, nkuti ayubununwe kuma-Israyeli.” 32 Alubo Johane wakapa bukamboni kati: “Ndakabona muuya kawuseluka kuzwa kujulu, kawuli muchiimo chanziba mpawo wakakkalilila aalinguwe. 33 Andime teendakamuzi pe, pesi Ooyo wakandituma kuti ndibbabbatizye aamaanzi wakandibuzya kuti: ‘Muntu ngutabone kaselukilwa aamuuya mpawo ukkalilile aalinguwe, ngunguwe uubbabbatizya aamuuya uusalala.’ 34 Zintu eezi ndakazibona alubo ndakapa bukamboni bwakuti ooyu Mwana waLeza.”
35 Alubo mubuzuba bwakatobela, Johane wakaliimvwi abasikwiiya bakwe babili, 36 mpawo naakabona Jesu kayabweenda, wakati: “Amubone, Mwanaambelele waLeza!” 37 Basikwiiya aaba babili nibakamvwa kaamba oobo, bakatobela Jesu. 38 Mpawo Jesu wakachengunuka alubo naakababona kabalikumutobela, wakati kulimbabo: “Mulikuyanduulaanzi?” Bakati kulinguwe: “Rabbi (nkukwaamba kuti, “Muyiisi” kuti zyasandululwa), ukkala kuli?” 39 Mpawo wakati kulimbabo: “Amuze mubone.” Nkinkaako, bakayinka baakubona mpaakali kukkala mpawo bakakkala aanguwe mubuzuba oobo. Aachiindi eecho zyakali kuma 4 goko.* 40 Andreya mwanike waSimoni Petro, wakali umwi wabaabo babili bakamvwa nzyaakaamba Johane akutobela Jesu. 41 Wakasaanguna kuyanduula mukulanaakwe Simoni mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Twamujana Mesiya” (nkukwaamba kuti “Kkristu” kuti zyasandululwa), 42 mpawo wakamutola kuli Jesu. Mpawo Jesu naakamulanga wakati: “Nduwe Simoni mwana waJohane, uzooyitwa kuti Kkefasi” (nkukwaamba kuti “Petro” kuti lyasandululwa).
43 Mubuzuba bwakatobela, Jesu wakali kuyanda kuya kuGalili. Wakabona Filipi, mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Ba mutobeli wangu.” 44 Filipi wakali kuzwa kuBbetisayida, mumuunzi mwakali kukkala Andreya aPetro. 45 Filipi wakabona Nataniyeli mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Twamujana ooyo Mozesi ngwaakalemba muMulawu, aBapolofita ngubakalemba atala anguwe: Jesu wakuNazareta, mwana waJosefa.” 46 Pesi Nataniyeli wakati kulinguwe: “Kuli chintu chibotu na chinga chilazwa muNazareta?” Mpawo Filipi wakati kulinguwe: “Kuza uzoobone.” 47 Jesu wakabona Nataniyeli kaza kulinguwe mpawo wakamwaamba kuti: “Amubone, ngoyu mu-Israyeli wachoonzyo uutakwe lweeno.” 48 Nataniyeli wakati kulinguwe: “Wandiziba biyeni?” Mpawo Jesu wakamusandula kuti: “Ndakubona kuli munsi aamukuyu Filipi katanakwiita.” 49 Mpawo Nataniyeli wakati: “Rabbi, uli Mwana waLeza alubo uli Mwaami wama-Israyeli.” 50 Jesu wakati kulinguwe: “Wasyoma akaambo kakuti ndakubuzya kuti ndakubona kuli munsi aamukuyu na? Uzoobona zintu zipati kwiinda eezi.” 51 Mpawo wakati kulinguwe: “Nibaalumi, kwaamba choonzyo, ndimubuzya simpe kuti, muzoobona julu kalijulikide alubo ngilozi zyaLeza kazitanta akuseluka kaziya kuMwanaamuntu.”