¹ Pakubalakwali icebo naicebo cali na Lesa, na icebo cali ni Lesa. ² Uyu umo ali pakubala na Lesa. ³ Fyonse ifintu fyalibumbilwe ukupitila muli wene, na ukwabula wene takuli icintu nangu cimo ici shabumbiliwe pafya bumbililwe. ⁴ Muli wene mwali ubumi, no bumi bwali lubuto lwa bantu. ⁵ Ulubuto lubengishima mu mfimfi na imfimfi taya lucimfishe. ⁶ Kwaliko umwaume umo uwa tuminwe kuli Lesa, uwe shina lya YOhane. ⁷ Ali shile kukupela bukambone palwa lubuto, ukuti bonse benga sumina ukupitila muli wene. ⁸ Yohane tali lubuto, lelo aishile ukuti engaba imboni palwa lubuto. ⁹ Ulubuto lwa cine, ulo lupela ulubuto ku bantu bonse, lwa leisa mu calo. ¹⁰ Ali mu calo, ne icalo ca bumbilwe ukupitila muli wene, na icalo taca mwishibile. ¹¹ Alishile ku bantu na abakwe tabamupokelele. ¹² Lelo abengi abamupokelele, abasumine mwishina lyakwe, ali bapele insambu ishakuba abana bakwa Lesa. ¹³ Aba sha fyelwe ku mulopa, nangu uku fwaya kwa mubili, nangu uku fwaya kwa muntu lelo ukwakwa Lesa. ¹⁴ Twalimona ubukata,ubukata kwati umo na ekafye uwa fumine kuli Tata, uwaisulamo ukusenaminwa na icishinka. ¹⁵ Yohani alipele ubunte pali wene na ukubilikisha, nokulanda, "Uyu e umo nebo na landilem, ' Uyu uli nokwisa panuma yandi mukalanda ukucila nebo, pantu eko ali libe nshilabako." ¹⁶ Pamulandu wa mwisulo wakwe twalipokelela ukusenaminwa nakabiili ukusenaminwa. ¹⁷ Amafunde yalipelwe ukutila muli Mose. Ukusenaminwa na icishinkacaishile ukupitila muli Yesu Kristu. ¹⁸ Takwaba nangu umo uwamona Lesa; ekafye Lesa, uyo waba lubali lwakwa Tat, ali lenga Lesa ukwishibikwa. ¹⁹ Ubu e bukambone bwakwa YOhani lintu aba Yuda batumine bashimapepo na abena Levi ukufuna ku Yerusalem ku kwi pusha wene, "Niwe ani?" ²⁰ Alilapipile - takanine, lelo alilapile - " Nebo nshili Kristu," ²¹ Bali mwipwishe, "Kanshi niwe ani? Niwe Eliya?" Alyasukile, "Tene. Balilandile, "BUshe niwe aksesema?" Ali aswike, " Iyoo." ²² Elo balilandile kuli wene, "Niwebo, ukti fwebbo tuyepela ubwasuko kulibo abatutumine? Ukolonda shani palubali lobe?" ²³ Alilandile, "Nine ishiwi, ililebilikisha mu matololo: 'Panga intunga ya mfumu iya ololoka; ukulingana nfefyo Esaya kasesema alandile." ²⁴ Nomba bamo ukufuma kuba Faliseyo balituminwe, ²⁵ na ukwipusha wene no kulanda, "Nindo webo ukobatisha nga tauli Kristu nagu ELiya nangu lasesema?" ²⁶ Yohane alibasukile, alilandile, Nebo mnatisha na menshi. Lelo pakati kenu paliminine umo mwebo tamwishibile. ²⁷ E umo akoisa panuma yandi, uyo nebo nshilingile ukukakula ilambo sha ndyato shakwe. ²⁸ Ifi fintu fyacitikile mu Betani lubali lumbi ulwa Yolodani, uko Yohani ali kubatisha. ²⁹ Ubushiku bwakonkelepo Yohani alimwene Yesu akoisa kuli wene na ukulanda, "lolesha, impanga yakwa Lesa usenda imembu she sonde! ³⁰ E umo untu nebo nalandile, Uyo ukoisa panuma yandi alincilile, pantu aliko libe nshilabako. ³¹ Nebo nsha niwishibile, lelo cali ifi ukuti asokololwe kuli Isreali ukuti nebo naishile nkobatisha na menshi." ³² Yohani alipele bukambone alilandile, "Nebo nalimwene mupashi uleika kwati ninkunda ukufuma kumulu, na ukwikalilila pali wene, ³³ Nebo nshakwilwike. lelo nebouwantumine muku batisha mu menshi alandile kuli nebo, "Uyo ukamona mupshi aleisa na ukwikalilila pali wene, ni uyu umo akalabatisha mu mupshi wamushilo. ³⁴ Nebo nalimwene fyonse no kupela bakambone ukuti uyu mwna umwaume wakwa Lesa. ³⁵ Nakabili ubushiku bwakonkelepo, iliyo Yohani aiminine na basambi babili, ³⁶ balimwene Yesu akoenda na Yonani alilandile, "Loleaha, impanga yakwa Lesa! ³⁷ Abasambi bakwe babili balyumfwile wene ukulanda ifi uo ukukonka Yesu. ³⁸ Elo Yesu alipilibikile no ukumona bena balemukonka no ukulanda kuli bene, Nindo mu kofwaya? "Bali adwike, "Rabbi" (Ukwilula ni Kasambilisha), "Nipi uko mukoikala?" ³⁹ Ali landile kuli bene, "Iseni nokwisa kumona." Elyo baishile no kumona uko alikwikala, balikele na wene ubushiku bulya, pantu nshita alenga ikumi. ⁴⁰ Umo pali babili abaumfwile Yohani ukusosa na ukunkoka Yesu ali ni Andrea, Ndume yakwam Simoni Petelo. ⁴¹ Inshita alisangile ndume yakwe Simoni no kulanda kuli wene, " Tulisangile Mesaya" (Ukwilula ni Kristu). ⁴² Ali muletele kuli Yesu, na Yesu ali muloleshe no kulanda, "webo uli Simoni umwana mwaume wakwa Yohani, Webo ukutwa Kefa." (Ukwilula ni Petelo). ⁴³ Ubushiku bwakonkelepo, lintu Yesu akwaile ukwima ukuya ku Galileya, ali sangile Filipi no ukulanda kuli wene, "Nkonka." ⁴⁴ NOmba Filipi afumine ku Bthsaida, umusumba umwafumine Andrea na Petelo. ⁴⁵ Filipi alidangile Natanahele no kulanda kuli wene, "Uyo umo Mose alembele mu mafunde, na ba kasesema tuli musangile: Yesu umwana mwaume wakwa Yosefe, ukufuma ku Nazareti." ⁴⁶ Natanaheli alilandile kuli wene, "Bushe icabune conse kuti cafuma ku Nazareti? " Filipi alamdile kuli wene, "Isa no kumona." ⁴⁷ Yesu alimwene Natanaheli akoisa kuli wene no ukulanda palwa wene, "Mona, umwina Isreali umwine mwine, umu shabakalema!" ⁴⁸ Natanaheli alilandile kuli wen, "Wanjishiba shani nebo?" Yesu alimwaswike no kulanda kuli wen, "Libe Filipi tala kwita webo, lintu wikele mu cimuti ca mukunyu, ndikumwene." ⁴⁹ Natanaheli alyaswike, "Rabbi webo uli mwana mwaume wakwa Lesa! Webo uli mfumu yakwa Isreali!" ⁵⁰ Yesu alyaswike no kulanda kuli wene, "Pamulandu nebo nalanda kuli webom 'Ndi kumwene mwisamba lya cimuti ca mukunyu, 'eco wacetekela? webo ulo nokumona ifikalamba ukucila pali ifi." ⁵¹ Elo alilandile, "Icine, cine nebo ndelanda kuli webo, ulo no kumona imyulu yaisuka, na bamalaika bakwa LEsa bakonina no kwikila pa mwana mwaume wa muntu.