1 Mu mashiku ghala, akabhaapo umundu yumo yuuyo ingamu yaake akabha ghwi Yoohani uMwoshi. Umundu uyo akabhonekagha mu lungalangala ulwa mu Yuteeya. Akalumbililagha akatingi, 2 “Pindukagha nu kwilaata imbiibhi shiinyu, paapo ichitangalala icha kumwanya* 3:2 Bhelenga ishu ilya Ichitangalala icha Chaala ku Mashu aMaheesha. chipalamiile.” 3 UYoohani ghwe yuuyo akayughighwanga nu musololi uYesaaya ukuti,

4 UYoohani akafwalagha umwenda ghuughwo ghukasonighwa na meeya agha ngamila,† 3:4 Ingamila chinyamaana icha kusugha chiicho chikulu ukukinda ifinyamaana fyoshi mu chiisu icha Isilaeli. Soona, ichinyamaana ichi chibhaghiile ukukibha chishita kungʼwa amiishi akabhalilo akatali. akiipinyagha umukanda ughwa likwela mu musana ghwake.‡ 3:4 Imyenda yiiyo uYoohani akafwalagha yikaghelela ni ya musololi uEliiya (2 Bhanyafyale 1:8). Soona akalyanga abhopaashi nu bhwuki ubhwa mu chitengele. 5 Abhandu bhakamwisilagha ukufuma mu kaaya aka Yelusaleemu, mu chiisu chooshi icha Yuteeya na mumbafu shooshi isha lusooko ulwa Yoolotani. 6 Bhakiilaatagha imbiibhi shaabho, ghwepe akabhooshanga mu lusooko ulwa Yoolotani.

7 Loole bhwo uYoohani aatesha muumwo aBhafalisaayi na Bhasandukaayi§ 3:7 Bhelenga amashu agha ABhafalisaayi na ABhasandukaayi ku Mashu aMaheesha. bhakwisa ku bhwingi kukwake ukuti abhooshe, akabhabhuusha akati, “Mwe bhabhiibhi ungati njoka umwe! Kali, ghwini yuuyo abhasokite ukuti mulikindaghe ilyoyo ilya Chaala? 8 Bhombagha shiisho shikulangisha ukuti mupindukite nu kuti mwilaatite imbiibhi shiinyu shooshi. 9 Manye mwifunaghe ukuti, ‘Usekulu ghwitu utwe ghwi Abhulahamu!’* 3:9 Bhelenga ingamu iya UAbhulahamu ku Mashu aMaheesha. Ingubhabhuula ukuti uChaala abhaghiile ukumupa uAbhulahamu abhaana ukufuma mu mayondo agha! 10 UChaala ali papiipi ukumulonga umundu ghweshi yuuyo atakubhomba imbombo inyiisa isa umundu yuuyo abhiikite isembe pi ikolo pi ikokwe ukuti lyoshi ikokwe liilyo litakwela iseke inyiisa, akulyomola nu kulitaagha mu mulilo.

11 “Une ingubhoosha na miishi ukulangisha ukuti mupindukite nu kwilaata imbiibhi shiinyu. Loole kunyuma kukwangu akwisa ughwa maka ukuunginda une. Soona indabhaghiile nu kupimba ifilato fyake. Umwene, ghwe yuuyo indiakabhooshange nu Mbepo uMwelu nu mulilo. 12 Umwene indiakabhapaaghulanie abhiisa ukufuma mu bhatulanongwa isa muumwo umulimi akupeeta amapeeta ukufuma mu fyakwinula. Indiakabhabhungaanie abhiisa isa muumwo umulimi akubhungaania ifyakwinula nu kubhiika mu ighulu lyake. Indiakabhaponie abhatulanongwa mu mulilo ghuughwo ghutakushima naalumo isa muumwo umulimi akupemba amapeeta.”

13 Po mu kabhalilo kala, uYeesu akafuma ku Ghalilaayi, akiisa kwa Yoohani ku lusooko ulwa Yoolotani ukuti uYoohani amwoshe. 14 Loole uYoohani akaghela ukuti akaane, akamubhuusha uYeesu akati, “Po kali, shili bhuleele ukuti ughwe ghwise kukwangu? Une neene ingulondighwa ukwoshighwa nuughwe.” 15 UYeesu akamwamula akati, “Bhomba isho ulu, paapo tukulondighwa tubhombe isho shooshi shiisho uChaala akulonda.” Po uYoohani akiitika, akamwosha.

16 Bhwo uYeesu ooshighwa, akatiila ukufuma mu miishi. Nakalinga, tesha, kumwanya kukiighuka, akamubhona uMbepo ughwa Chaala akwika pamwanya papaake ungati ngunda. 17 Po ishu ukufuma kumwanya likapulikighwa likati, “Uyu Mwana ghwangu† 3:17 UMwana ghwangu Bhelenga ishu ilya UMwana ughwa Chaala ku Mashu aMaheesha. umughanighwa, inguhobhoka naghwe.”