Dama lakabe nthu
1 Mu kutangisa Dama lakabe lili yapo, ngono Dama lakabe lina Ndzimu kakale Dama lakabe lili Ndzimu. 2 Lakabe lina Ndzimu mu kutangisa. 3 Zwithu zose zwakathamiwa ndiye. Kuzhe kukwe akuna tjimwe tjakathamiwa tjisakathamiwa ndiye. 4 Munli kwakabe kuna butjilo, butjilo guli tjedza tje bathu. 5 Tjedza tjopenya mu zhalima, koga zhalima alizotjikunda.
6 Kwakabe kuna mmwe nlume atumwa nge Ndzimu, zina lile kuyi Johani, 7 wakazhila kutendeka ngekwe tjedza itjetjo, kuti bathu bose bagalemoyo ndiye. 8 Iye nge kukwe wakabe asi iye tjedza, koga, wakazha kuwopa butendeki ngekwe tjedza itjetjo. 9 Tjedza tje malebeswa tjinovonekela bathu bose tjakabe tjizha mu shango.
10 Wakabe ali mu shango, koga nenguba Ndzimu wakathama shango ndiye, shango aizonziba. 11 Wakazha ku shango ya kanyi kukwe koga bathu ba kanyi kukwe bakasin'amutjile. 12 Koga ibabo bakan'amutjila, bakagalamoyo mu zina lile, wakabapa fanilo dze kube bana be Ndzimu. 13 Ibaba ate bakazwagwa nge lopa kene kuda kwe nyama, kene nge kuda kwe nthu, koga Ndzimu ndiye wakathama kuti babe bana babe.
14 Dama lakabe nthu, kagala pakati kwedu ana ngoni kwazo ne malebeswa. Takabona gudzo lile, gudzo le Nkololo uyega wa Tate.
15 Johani wakapa butendeki nge kukwe, wakamimila eti, “Ndiye iwoyu wandakaleba nge kukwe nditi, ‘Iye unozha shule kwangu nkulu pandili, ngobe wakabe yapo ndi sathu abe yapo.’ ”
16 Ngobe ana ngoni njinji, wakatihwila ngoni epaphulula. 17 Ndzimu wakatizhisila nlayo* ndi Mushe, koga ngoni ne malebeswa takazwipiwa ndi Jesu Kirisiti. 18 Akuna ne nng'ompela wakatongo bona Ndzimu. Koga Nkololo uyega, ugele kubapa na Tate, ndiye wakazibisa Ndzimu bathu.
Thumo ya Johani we N'dubiki
(Matewu 3:1-12Mako 1:1-8Luke 3:1-18)19 Ogu ndigo butendeki gwa Johani gwa akaleba tjibaka tje Bajuta tjabakantumila bapirisiti ne Balevi banodwa mu Jerusalema kuwombhuzwa kuti n'diyi ani.
20 Johani wakaleba, aazozwilandula; wakaleba eti, “Ate ndili imi Mesiya.”
21 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Ndiwe ani ngono? Ndiwe Elija?”
Johani kabashandula kati, “Aa, ate ndili Elija.”
Bakambhuzwa kakale bakati, “Ndiwe Nlebesambeli?”
Kabadabila kati, “Aa.”
22 Bakati kunli, “Ngono ndiwe ani? Utidabile kuti naswi tinobudza batituma. Ukatini nge kuko?”
23 Johani kadabila nge matama a Isaya nlebesambeli eti,
“Ndimi hwi le unodanilila mu tjilambanyika eti,
‘Tambunudzani zila ya She.’ ”
24 Bamwe be Bafarasi, bakabe batumwa 25 baka mbhuzwa beti, “Ha usi Mesiya, usi Elija kene nlebesambeli, ini udubika bathu?”
26 Johani kabadabila kati, “Ndomudubika nge vula, koga pakati kwenyu kumile mmwe wamusingazibe. 27 Ndiye unozha shule kwangu, iye wandisakalizana kusunungula mitjili ye khwebana dzidze.”
28 Oku kwakabe kushingikala mu Bhetani seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani, Johani kwaakabe edubikako.
Jesu Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu
29 Tjimuka, Johani kabona Jesu ezha kunli, ngono kati, “Bonani Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu iyo inodusa tjibi tje shango! 30 Oyu ndiye wandakaleba nge kukwe nditi, ‘Kuna nlume unowozha shule kwangu, koga nkulu pandili, ngobe wakabepo kunditangila.’ 31 Imi nge kwangu ndakabe ndisinganzibe, koga ndakazha ndidubika bathu nge vula kuti ndizo azibgwe nge Baiziraela.”
32 Johani kapa butendeki eti, “Ndakabona Meya ideluka se njiba idwa kudzimu, ngono ikagala pezhugwi kukwe. 33 Ndakabe ndisinganzibe, koga iye wakandituma kuwodubika nge vula wakati kundili, ‘Iye waunowobona Meya ideluka igala pezhugwi kukwe, ndiye unowodubika nge Meya yakayengemala.’ 34 Ndakambona ngono apa butendeki kuti ndiye Nkololo we Ndzimu.”
Badiyiwa be kutanga ba Jesu
35 Tjimuka kakale Johani kabe ali mile ne badiyiwa babe babili, 36 ngono kati ebona Jesu epinda kati, “Bonani Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu!”
37 Ibabo badiyiwa babili bakahwa eleba ikoku, ngono bakatobela Jesu. 38 Jesu katjebuka, kababona bakantobela, ngono kababhuzwa kati “Moshakani?”
Bakati kunli, “Rabhi,” (kodwa kuti N'diyi) “mogala ngayi?”
39 Kabadabila kati, “Izhani mubone.” Bakayenda bakanobona paakabe egala, ngono bakashwa masikati iyawo wose naye; tjakabe tjingabe tjibaka tje bunna matewuko.
40 Mmwe we babili bakahwa Johani elebeleka bakatobela Jesu ndi Enduru nnung'una wa Simoni Pita. 41 Tje kutanga Enduru wakanoshaka nkulu uwe Simoni ngono kan'dwa kati, “Tawana Mesiya” Kodwiwa kuti Kirisiti. 42 Kayisa Simoni kuna Jesu. Jesu kanlinga kati kunli, “Ndiwe Simoni nkololo wa Johani ngono unowodang'wa Kefasi.” Kefasi ndilo zwalo Pita, kodwiwa shongwe.
Jesu edana Filipo na Natanaele
43 Tjimuka Jesu kayenda ku Galili. Kawana Filipo ngono kati kunli, “Unditobele!” 44 Filipo wakabe edwa ku Bhetisaida, kanyi kwa Enduru na Pita. 45 Filipo kabona Natanaele ngono kambudza kati, “Tambona iye wakalebgwa ndi Mushe mu lukwalo gwe nlayo ne mu hwalo dze balebesambeli. Iye Jesu we Nazareta nkololo wa Josefa.”
46 Natanaele kabhuzwa kati, “Apa kuna tjibuya tjingadwa mu Nazareta kene?” Filipo kadabila eti, “Izha ubone.”
47 Kukati Jesu ebona Natanaele ezha kunli, kati, “Bonani, woyu ndiye N'iziraela wakwako, usingabhuzwiwe.”
48 Natanaele kambhuzwa kati, “Mondiziba tjini?”
Jesu kan'dabila eti, “Ndakubona utjikusi kwe mpaya, Filipo asathu kawokudana.”
49 Natanaele kanshandula eti, “N'diyi, mu Nkololo we Ndzimu, mu Mambo we Iziraela!”
50 Jesu kati kunli, “Unogalamoyo koga, ngobe ndakubudza kuti ndakubona utjikusi kwe mpaya. Utjawobona zwithu zwikulu kupinda izwezwi!” 51 Kabuya kati kunli, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, mowobona kudzimu kuzhuka ne batumwa be Ndzimu betathila pezhugwi kakale bedelukila pasi mu Nkololo we nthu.”
Dama lakabe nthu
1 Mu kutangisa Dama lakabe lili yapo, ngono Dama lakabe lina Ndzimu kakale Dama lakabe lili Ndzimu. 2 Lakabe lina Ndzimu mu kutangisa. 3 Zwithu zose zwakathamiwa ndiye. Kuzhe kukwe akuna tjimwe tjakathamiwa tjisakathamiwa ndiye. 4 Munli kwakabe kuna butjilo, butjilo guli tjedza tje bathu. 5 Tjedza tjopenya mu zhalima, koga zhalima alizotjikunda.
6 Kwakabe kuna mmwe nlume atumwa nge Ndzimu, zina lile kuyi Johani, 7 wakazhila kutendeka ngekwe tjedza itjetjo, kuti bathu bose bagalemoyo ndiye. 8 Iye nge kukwe wakabe asi iye tjedza, koga, wakazha kuwopa butendeki ngekwe tjedza itjetjo. 9 Tjedza tje malebeswa tjinovonekela bathu bose tjakabe tjizha mu shango.
10 Wakabe ali mu shango, koga nenguba Ndzimu wakathama shango ndiye, shango aizonziba. 11 Wakazha ku shango ya kanyi kukwe koga bathu ba kanyi kukwe bakasin'amutjile. 12 Koga ibabo bakan'amutjila, bakagalamoyo mu zina lile, wakabapa fanilo dze kube bana be Ndzimu. 13 Ibaba ate bakazwagwa nge lopa kene kuda kwe nyama, kene nge kuda kwe nthu, koga Ndzimu ndiye wakathama kuti babe bana babe.
14 Dama lakabe nthu, kagala pakati kwedu ana ngoni kwazo ne malebeswa. Takabona gudzo lile, gudzo le Nkololo uyega wa Tate.
15 Johani wakapa butendeki nge kukwe, wakamimila eti, “Ndiye iwoyu wandakaleba nge kukwe nditi, ‘Iye unozha shule kwangu nkulu pandili, ngobe wakabe yapo ndi sathu abe yapo.’ ”
16 Ngobe ana ngoni njinji, wakatihwila ngoni epaphulula. 17 Ndzimu wakatizhisila nlayo* ndi Mushe, koga ngoni ne malebeswa takazwipiwa ndi Jesu Kirisiti. 18 Akuna ne nng'ompela wakatongo bona Ndzimu. Koga Nkololo uyega, ugele kubapa na Tate, ndiye wakazibisa Ndzimu bathu.
Thumo ya Johani we N'dubiki
(Matewu 3:1-12Mako 1:1-8Luke 3:1-18)19 Ogu ndigo butendeki gwa Johani gwa akaleba tjibaka tje Bajuta tjabakantumila bapirisiti ne Balevi banodwa mu Jerusalema kuwombhuzwa kuti n'diyi ani.
20 Johani wakaleba, aazozwilandula; wakaleba eti, “Ate ndili imi Mesiya.”
21 Bakambhuzwa beti, “Ndiwe ani ngono? Ndiwe Elija?”
Johani kabashandula kati, “Aa, ate ndili Elija.”
Bakambhuzwa kakale bakati, “Ndiwe Nlebesambeli?”
Kabadabila kati, “Aa.”
22 Bakati kunli, “Ngono ndiwe ani? Utidabile kuti naswi tinobudza batituma. Ukatini nge kuko?”
23 Johani kadabila nge matama a Isaya nlebesambeli eti,
“Ndimi hwi le unodanilila mu tjilambanyika eti,
‘Tambunudzani zila ya She.’ ”
24 Bamwe be Bafarasi, bakabe batumwa 25 baka mbhuzwa beti, “Ha usi Mesiya, usi Elija kene nlebesambeli, ini udubika bathu?”
26 Johani kabadabila kati, “Ndomudubika nge vula, koga pakati kwenyu kumile mmwe wamusingazibe. 27 Ndiye unozha shule kwangu, iye wandisakalizana kusunungula mitjili ye khwebana dzidze.”
28 Oku kwakabe kushingikala mu Bhetani seli kwe gwizi gwe Jorodani, Johani kwaakabe edubikako.
Jesu Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu
29 Tjimuka, Johani kabona Jesu ezha kunli, ngono kati, “Bonani Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu iyo inodusa tjibi tje shango! 30 Oyu ndiye wandakaleba nge kukwe nditi, ‘Kuna nlume unowozha shule kwangu, koga nkulu pandili, ngobe wakabepo kunditangila.’ 31 Imi nge kwangu ndakabe ndisinganzibe, koga ndakazha ndidubika bathu nge vula kuti ndizo azibgwe nge Baiziraela.”
32 Johani kapa butendeki eti, “Ndakabona Meya ideluka se njiba idwa kudzimu, ngono ikagala pezhugwi kukwe. 33 Ndakabe ndisinganzibe, koga iye wakandituma kuwodubika nge vula wakati kundili, ‘Iye waunowobona Meya ideluka igala pezhugwi kukwe, ndiye unowodubika nge Meya yakayengemala.’ 34 Ndakambona ngono apa butendeki kuti ndiye Nkololo we Ndzimu.”
Badiyiwa be kutanga ba Jesu
35 Tjimuka kakale Johani kabe ali mile ne badiyiwa babe babili, 36 ngono kati ebona Jesu epinda kati, “Bonani Pkhwizana ye Ndzimu!”
37 Ibabo badiyiwa babili bakahwa eleba ikoku, ngono bakatobela Jesu. 38 Jesu katjebuka, kababona bakantobela, ngono kababhuzwa kati “Moshakani?”
Bakati kunli, “Rabhi,” (kodwa kuti N'diyi) “mogala ngayi?”
39 Kabadabila kati, “Izhani mubone.” Bakayenda bakanobona paakabe egala, ngono bakashwa masikati iyawo wose naye; tjakabe tjingabe tjibaka tje bunna matewuko.
40 Mmwe we babili bakahwa Johani elebeleka bakatobela Jesu ndi Enduru nnung'una wa Simoni Pita. 41 Tje kutanga Enduru wakanoshaka nkulu uwe Simoni ngono kan'dwa kati, “Tawana Mesiya” Kodwiwa kuti Kirisiti. 42 Kayisa Simoni kuna Jesu. Jesu kanlinga kati kunli, “Ndiwe Simoni nkololo wa Johani ngono unowodang'wa Kefasi.” Kefasi ndilo zwalo Pita, kodwiwa shongwe.
Jesu edana Filipo na Natanaele
43 Tjimuka Jesu kayenda ku Galili. Kawana Filipo ngono kati kunli, “Unditobele!” 44 Filipo wakabe edwa ku Bhetisaida, kanyi kwa Enduru na Pita. 45 Filipo kabona Natanaele ngono kambudza kati, “Tambona iye wakalebgwa ndi Mushe mu lukwalo gwe nlayo ne mu hwalo dze balebesambeli. Iye Jesu we Nazareta nkololo wa Josefa.”
46 Natanaele kabhuzwa kati, “Apa kuna tjibuya tjingadwa mu Nazareta kene?” Filipo kadabila eti, “Izha ubone.”
47 Kukati Jesu ebona Natanaele ezha kunli, kati, “Bonani, woyu ndiye N'iziraela wakwako, usingabhuzwiwe.”
48 Natanaele kambhuzwa kati, “Mondiziba tjini?”
Jesu kan'dabila eti, “Ndakubona utjikusi kwe mpaya, Filipo asathu kawokudana.”
49 Natanaele kanshandula eti, “N'diyi, mu Nkololo we Ndzimu, mu Mambo we Iziraela!”
50 Jesu kati kunli, “Unogalamoyo koga, ngobe ndakubudza kuti ndakubona utjikusi kwe mpaya. Utjawobona zwithu zwikulu kupinda izwezwi!” 51 Kabuya kati kunli, “Ndolebesa tjose ndoti kumuli, mowobona kudzimu kuzhuka ne batumwa be Ndzimu betathila pezhugwi kakale bedelukila pasi mu Nkololo we nthu.”