Ondjovo yaalushe tai ningi omunhu
1 Pehovelo opa li Ondjovo, nOndjovo oya kala puKalunga, nOndjovo ei oya li Kalunga. 2 Oye okwa kala pehovelo puKalunga. 3 Aishe oya shitwa kuye, ndele kape na nande oshinima shimwe sha shitwa, eshi inashi shitwa muye. 4 Muye omwa kala omwenyo, nomwenyo owa kala ouyelele wovanhu. 5 Nouyelele tau minikile momulaulu, nomulaulu inau likwata nao.
6 Opwa li omunhu a tumwa kuKalunga, edina laye Johannes. 7 Ou okwe uya okuhepaulula, a hepaulule ouyelele ou, opo aveshe va itavelifwe kuye. 8 Ndele haye kwa li ouyelele, ndelenee okwe uya a hepaulule ouyelele.
9 Ouyelele ou washili, hau minikile omunhu keshe, wa hangika tau uya mounyuni. 10 Oye okwa kala mounyuni, nounyuni owa shitwa kuye, nounyuni inau mu dimbulukwa. 11 Ye okwe uya kovambulavo, ndele ava vokombulavo inave mu tambula. 12 Ndelenee aveshe ava ve mu tambula, okwe va pa eenghono, va ninge ovana vaKalunga, ava hava itavele edina laye. 13 Ovo inava dalwa mohonde, ile mehalo lombelela, ile mehalo lomulumenhu, ndelenee omuKalunga.
14 Nondjovo ya ninga omunhu. Ye okwa kala mokati ketu, ndele fye twa tala oshinge shaye, oshinge tuu osho shEwifa laxe, okwa yada efilonghenda noshili.
15 Johannes okwe mu hepaulula nokwa ingida, ta ti: “Oye tuu ou nde mu tonga nda tile: ‘ou te uya konima yange, ye okwa li komesho yange, osheshi Ye opo a li, fimbo ame ndiha li po.’ ”
16 Nomouyadi waye ofyeni atusheni twa tambula mo, efilonghenda la wedelwa kefilonghenda. 17 Osheshi omhango ya yandjwa kuMoses; efilonghenda noshili olo la etwa kuJesus Kristus. 18 Kape na ou a mona Kalunga nande; Ewifa olo la kala mekolo laXe, olo le mu holola.
Ehepaululo lotete laJohannes Omushashi
(Mat. 3:1-12Mark. 1:1-8Luk. 3:1-18)19 Ehepaululo laJohannes oleli, Ovajuda eshi va tuma kuye ovapristeli nOvalevi vomuJerusalem ve mu pule: “Oove lyelye?” 20 Ndele ye okwa hepaulula, ine likala, ndele ta ti: “Ame haame Kristus.” 21 Ndele vo ve mu pula: “Oove lyelye hano? Oove Elia?” Ye okwa tya: “Haame ou.” “Oove omuxunganeki winya?” Ye okwa tya: “Ahowe.” 22 Opo vo va tya kuye: “Oove lyelye hano, tu ka twale enyamukulo kwaava ve tu tuma. Ove mwene oto litile ngahelipi?” 23 Ye okwa tya: “Aame ondaka yomwiingidi mombuwa: ‘Yelakanifileni Omwene ondjila, ngaashi omuxunganeki Jesaja a tile.’ ”
24 Ndele ava va tumwa ovo vomOvafarisai. 25 Ndele vo ove mu pula tava ti kuye: “Oshike hano ho shashele, ove ngeenge ku fi Kristus ile Elia ile omuxunganeki winya?” 26 Opo Johannes e va nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Ohandi shashe nomeva, ndelenee mokati keni omwa kala ofika ou muhe mu shii. 27 Oye tuu ou te uya konima yange, ndele ame inandi wana okuditula omiya deenghaku daye.”
28 Ei ya ningilwa muBetania kombada yaJordan, oko Johannes kwa li ha shashele.
Ehepaululo etivali laJohannes Omushashi
29 Efiku la shikula eli ye ota mono Jesus te uya kuye, ndele ta ti: “Tala, Odjona yaKalunga tai kufa po omatimba ounyuni. 30 Oye tuu ou nde mu tonga nda tile: ‘Konima yange tape uya omulumenhu ou a li komesho yange, osheshi Ye opo a li, fimbo ame ndiha li po.’ 31 Ndele ame nda li ndihe mu shii; ndelenee opo a hololelwe Israel, onghee nde uya okushasha nomeva.” 32 Ndele Johannes okwa hepaulula ta ti: “Onda mona Omhepo ya fa onghuti ya kuluka ya dja meulu, ndele tai kala kombada yaye. 33 Ndele ame nda li ndihe mu shii, ndelenee ou a tuma nge okushasha nomeva, ye okwa lombwela nge: ‘Oye ou to mono Omhepo tai wile kombada yaye, ndele tai kala po, Oye tuu ou ta shashe nOmhepo Iyapuki.’ 34 Ndele ame nde shi mona, ndele handi hepaulula nokutya, Oye Omona waKalunga.”
Ovalongwa votete vaJesus
35 Efiku la shikula Johannes okwa li ko vali ofika pamwe novalongwa vaye vavali. 36 Ndele mokutala Jesus ou ta ende po, ye okwa tya: “Tala, Odjona yaKalunga.” 37 Novalongwa ava vavali ove mu uda eshi ta popi, ndele va shikula Jesus. 38 Ndelenee Jesus okwa punguluka, ndele eshi a mona tave mu shikula, ta ti kuvo: “Otamu kongo shike?” Ovo va tya kuye: “Rabbi,” (tashi ti: omuhongi) “owa kala peni?” 39 Oye okwa tya kuvo: “Ileni mu tale!” Ndele ova ya, ndele va mona apa a kala, ndele vo ova uhala puye efiku olo. Ndele otundi ya li po onhimulongo.
40 Andreas, omumwaina waSimon Petrus, oye umwe waava vavali va li ve shi uda kuJohannes, ndele tave mu shikula. 41 Ye okwa shakena tete namumwaina Simon, ndele ta ti kuye: “Fye otwa mona Messias, otashi ti Kristus.” 42 Ye okwe mu twala kuJesus. Jesus okwe mu tala ndele ta ti: “Oove Simon omona waJohannes; oto ka ifanwa Kefas,” otali ti: Petrus.
43 Nefiku la shikula eli, Jesus okwa fikama a ye kuGalilea; nokwa shakeneka Filippus, ndele ta ti kuye: “Shikule nge!” 44 Filippus okwa li Omubetsaida womoshilando shaAndreas naPetrus. 45 Ndele Filippus okwa hanga Natanael, ndele ta ti kuye: “Fye otwa mona ou a shangwa kuMoses momhango nokovaxunganeki, Jesus womuNasaret, omona waJosef.” 46 Opo Natanael okwa tya kuye: “MuNasaret otamu di tuu ouwa nande owasha?” Filippus okwa tya kuye: “Ila u ka tale!”
47 Opo nee Jesus okwa mona Natanael te uya kuye, ndele e mu tonga ta ti: “Tala, Omuisraeli washili ehe nekoto.” 48 Natanael okwa tya kuye: “Ove ou shii nge peni?” Jesus okwe mu nyamukula ndele ta ti: “Fimbo Filippus ine ku ifana, eshi wa li momukwiyu, onde ku mona.” 49 Natanael okwa tya kuye: “Rabbi, Oove Omona waKalunga, Oove ohamba yaIsrael.” 50 Jesus okwa nyamukula ndele ta ti kuye: “Eshi nde ku lombwela: onde ku mona momukwiyu, onghee wa itavela. Oto ka mona oinima inene i dule ei.” 51 Ndele Oye e mu lombwela: “Oshilishili handi mu lombwele: otamu ka mona eulu la yeuluka, novaengeli vaKalunga tava londo ndele tava londolokele kOmona wOmunhu.”
Kristus eye Embo romuinyo
1 Ouye ngunda au hiya memwa, indi Embo tjandje opu ri ri; Embo ndi ra kara pu Ndjambi, nEmbo ondi ri Ndjambi. 2 Okuza kombutiro eye wa kara pu Ndjambi. 3 Ndjambi wa mema oviṋa avihe mu ye, nu nokuhinaye kape memenwe otjiṋa nangarire tjimwe mu imbi avihe mbya memwa. 4 Mu ye omu mwa za omuinyo, nomuinyo mbwi ombwa eta ondjerera kovandu. 5 Ondjerera i yera monḓorera, nonḓorera kai na pu ya zemisa ondjerera ndji.
6 Pa ri omurumendu ngwa hindirwe i Ndjambi, ena re ra ri Johanes. 7 Eye wa yendera okuhongononena ondjerera ndji ndje ya kovandu, kokutja avehe ve zuve indji ombuze nu ve kambure. 8 Eye kangwa ri ondjerera ndji, nungwari we era okuhongonona indji ondjerera. 9 Oyo ya ri ondjerera yatjiri, ndje ya mouye, nu ndji yera kombanda yovandu avehe.
10 Eye wa ri mouye, nu nangarire kutja Ndjambi wa mema ouye mu ye, ovandu mouye kave mu tjivirwe. 11 Eye we ere kehi re omuini, novandu ve omuini kave mu yakurire ko. 12 Nungwari imba tjiva mbe mu yakura nave kambura mu ye, eye we ve pa ousemba okurira ovanatje va Ndjambi. 13 Owo kaveya rira ovanatje va Ndjambi mokukwatwa otja ovandu tji ve kwatwa, okutja okukwatwa otja ovanatje mba za mu ihe omundu, nungwari Ndjambi omuini onguri Ihe yawo.
14 Nu indi Embo nde ura notjari nouatjiri ra rira omundu nari tura mokati ketu. Eṱe twa muna ongeṋangeṋeno ye, indji ongeṋangeṋeno ndja pewa i Ihe, otja ngu ri Omuna omukwatwa erike.
15 Johanes we mu hongonona na ravaere a tja: “Eye onguri ngwi ngu mba hungira indu tji mba tja: ‘Eye meya kombunda yandje, nungwari eye omunene pu ami, tjinga a kara ko rukuru ngunda ambi hiya kwatwa.’ ”
16 Nu momeurisiro wotjari tje, eye we tu sera ondaya, ne tu pe otjari nga kotjari. 17 Ndjambi wa yandjere Omatwako okupitira mu Moses, nungwari otjari nouatjiri ovyo vye ya okupitira mu Jesus Kristus. 18 Kape nomundu ngwa rorere okumuna Ndjambi. Omuna omukwatwa erike porwe, eye wina ngu ri Ndjambi nu ngu kara mekoro ra Ihe, eye ongwe mu tjiukisa.
Ombuze ya Johanes Omupapitise
(Mt 3:1-12Mk 1:1-8Lk 3:1-18)19 Ovanane vOvajuda mOjerusalem va hindire ovapristeri nOvalevi tjiva ku Johanes okukemupura nai: “Ove oove uṋe?”
20 Johanes ka panḓere okuzira, nungwari eye wa hungira oupaturuke noukahu ama tja: “Ami kawami Omutwirisiwa.”
21 Nowo ave pura ave tja: “Nu hapo oove uṋe?” “Oove Elia po?”
Johanes arire tja ziri a tja: “Kako ka tjiperi.”
Nowo va purire ave tja: “Oove omuprofete po?”
Neye a ziri: “Kako!”
22 Nowo arire tji va tja: “Nu tu raera kutja oove aṋi. Eṱe matu sokuyarura eziriro ku imba mbe tu hindi. Ove omuini mo rihongonona vi?”
23 Johanes wa zirire ama tamuna omambo womuprofete Jesaja a tja:
“Owami eraka rangu ma ravaere mokuti onguza:
Sembamisireye Muhona ondjira kutja eye a ryangere mo!”
24 Ovahindwa mba mba hindirwe i Ovafarisei 25 arire tji va pura Johanes ave tja: “Nu tji u he ri Omutwirisiwa poo Elia poo omuprofete, u papitisira tjike?”
26 Johanes a ziri a tja: “Ami mbi papitisa nomeva, nungwari mokati keṋu mwa kurama umwe ngu mu hi nokutjiwa. 27 Eye meya kombunda yandje, nami hi nokuyenena nangarire ingwi okukutura ozongute zozongaku ze.”
28 Oviṋa avihe mbi vya tjitirwa mObetanie munda mbwina yonḓonḓu Jordan, Johanes pu ya papitisire ovandu.
Ondjona ya Ndjambi
29 Mependukirwa, Johanes wa munine Jesus a meya ku ye, narire tja tja: “Ondjona ya Ndjambi, ndji isa po ourunde wouye, oyo ndji. 30 Eye ngwi ngu mba hungirire, indu tji mba tjere: ‘Kombunda yandje mape ya Omurumendu omunene okukapita ami, eye tjinga a kara po rukuru ngunda ambi hiya kwatwa.’ 31 Ami hiye tjiwa kutja eye ouṋe, nungwari ami mbe ya nu mbi papitisa nomeva kokutja eye a tjiukisiwe kotjiwaṋa tja Israel.”
32 Nu Johanes wa hongononene a tja: “Ami mba muna Ombepo amai rauka keyuru tjimuna onguti ai yekukara kombanda ye. 33 Ami omuini wina hiye tjiwa kutja onguri ye, nungwari Ndjambi ngwe ndji hinda okuyekupapitisa nomeva, wa tjere ku ami: ‘Ove mo munu Ombepo amai rauka nai yekukara kombanda yomundu umwe ngwi; eye onguri ye ngu ma papitisa nOmbepo Ondjapuke.’ 34 Ihi ami mba muna omuini, nopu me hongononene kutja eye Omuna wa Ndjambi.”
Ovahongewa ovatenga va Jesus
35 Mependukirwa, Johanes ngunda a kurama mbo rukwao puna ovahongewa ve vevari, 36 arire tja munu Jesus ama kapita mbo na tja: “Ondjona ya Ndjambi oyo ndjo!”
37 Ovahongewa vevari mba ve mu zuva ama hungire omambo nga nave kongorere Jesus. 38 Jesus wa tanauka, e ve munu amave mu kongorere ne ve pura a tja: “Mamu paha tjike?”
Owo va zirire ave tja: “Rabi, okutja Muhonge, ove u kara pi?”
39 Jesus a ziri a tja: “Indjeye mu katare.” Oiri ya ri mangara oine yomapeta. Nowo ave i puna ye ave kamuna poṋa pe sekira nave kauhara puna ye eyuva ndo.
40 Umwe wawo wa ri Andreas, omuangu wa Simon Petrus. 41 Tjimanga Andreas wa munine erumbi re Simon ne mu raere a tja: “Eṱe twa munu ingwi Messias.” (Okutja Omutwirisiwa). 42 Tjazumba a twara Simon ku Jesus.
Jesus we mu tara osemba na tja: “Ena roye oove Simon, omuzandu wa Johanes, nungwari mo isanewa Kefas, okutja Petrus, oruuwa.”
Jesus ma isana Filipus na Natanael
43 Mependukirwa, Jesus we rimanene okuyenda kOgalilea. Eye wa kavaza ko Filipus na tja ku ye: “Ndji kongorera!” 44 Filipus wa zire kObetsaida, otjihuro tjingetjo ku kwa zire Andreas na Petrus. 45 Filipus wa muna Natanael na tja ku ye: “Eṱe twa munu ingwi Moses ngwa tjangere membo rOmatwako, nu wina ovaprofete ngu va tjangere. Eye o Jesus, omuna wa Josef, ngwa zire kOnasaret.”
46 Natanael arire tja pura a tja: “Indu nai mOnasaret mamu sora okuza otjiṋa otjiwa are?”
Filipus a ziri a tja: “Indjo u katare.”
47 Nu Jesus tja munine Natanael a meya ku ye, arire tje mu tja: “Tara, ingwi tjiri Omuisrael, mu ye mu mu hi novineya!”
48 Natanael we mu purire a tja: “Mo ndji tjiwa vi?”
Jesus a ziri a tja: “Ami mbe ku muna tji wa ri kehi yomukuyumbwa, Filipus ngunda e hiye ku isana.”
49 Natanael wa zirire a tja: “Muhonge, oove Omuna wa Ndjambi; oove Ombara ya Israel.”
50 Jesus arire tja tja: “Ove wa kambura tjinga ambe ku raere kutja mbe ku muna kehi yomukuyumbwa are? Mo munu oviṋa ovinene tjinene pu imbi!” 51 Nu eye wa tjere ku wo: “Tjiri me mu raere: Mamu munu eyuru ara paturuka novaengeri va Ndjambi amave rondo nokurauka kombanda yOmuna wOmundu.”
