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.”
Ohapu yomwenyo
1 Ohapu oya li ko, manga uuyuni inaau shitwa. Ohapu oya li Kalunga nOhapu oya li Kalunga. 2 Okuza ketamekolela Ohapu oya li puKalunga. 3 Kalunga okwe mu shititha iinima ayihe, nokaku na nando oshinima shimwe shomeshito inaashi shitwa kee po. 4 Ohapu oya li yi na omwenyo, nomwenyo ogwa ningi uuyelele waantu. 5 Uuyelele mbuka owa minikile momilema, nomilema inadhi u dhima po.
6 Okwa li ku na omulumentu a tumwa kuKalunga, edhina lye Johannes. 7 Oye okwe ya, a hokololele aantu uuyelele, opo ayehe yi itaalithwe kuye. 8 Haye mwene a li uuyelele, ihe okwe ya, a hokolole uuyelele. 9 Uuyelele mbuka washili otau ya muuyuni, u minikile omuntu kehe.
10 Ohapu okwa li muuyuni, naKalunga okwe mu shititha uuyuni, ihe uuyuni inau mu dhimbulula. 11 Oye okwe ya kumboka yaandjawo, naamboka yaandjawo inaye mu taamba. 12 Ihe ayehe mboka ye mu taamba noye mu itaale, okwe ya pe oonkondo, ya ninge aana yaKalunga. 13 Oyo inaa valwa pamukalo gwopanshitwe, nokutya kaye shi oluvalo lwomuntu, ihe oya valwa muKalunga.
14 Ohapu nokwa ningi omuntu nokwa kala mokati ketu. Otse otwa tala eadhimo lye, eadhimo lyomuvalwa awike gwaHe. Oye okwa li u udha esilohenda noshili.
15 Johannes okwe mu hokolola nokwi igidha a ti: “Nguka oye naanaa ngoka nde mu popile nda ti: ‘Ngoka te ya konima yandje, okwa li ndje komeho, oshoka okwa li ko, manga ngame nda li ndaa ko.’ ”
16 Nomowindji wesilohenda lye tseni atuheni otwa pewa mo esilohenda lya gwedhele kesilohenda. 17 Oshoka ompango Kalunga okwe yi gandja ya pitile muMoses, ihe esilohenda noshili oye etwa kuJesus Kristus. 18 Kaku na omuntu a mono Kalunga nando olumwe, ihe Kalunga Omuvalwa awike ngoka e li puHe, oye e mu holola.
Ehokololo lyaJohannes Omushashi
(Mat. 3:1-12Mrk. 1:1-8Luk. 3:1-18)19 Ndika olyo ehokololo lyaJohannes, Aajuda yomuJerusalem sho ya tumu kuye aayambi nAalevi oku mu pula: “Ongoye lye?”
20 Johannes ina tinda okuyamukula, ihe okwa hempulula sha yela a ti: “Hangame Kristus.”
21 Oyo noye mu pula: “Ongoye lye ano? Ongoye Elia?”
Oye okwa ti: “Aawe, hangame!”
“Ongoye omuhunganeki?”
Oye okwa yamukula. “Aawe.”
22 Oyo noya ti kuye: “Ongoye lye ano, opo tu fale eyamukulo kumboka ye tu tumu. Ngoye oto itile ngiini?”
23 Johannes okwa yamukula noohapu dhomuhunganeki Jesaja a ti:
“Ongame ewi lyanakwiigidha mombuga tali ti:
‘Yelekanithileni Omuwa ondjila.’ ”
24 Aatumwa mboka oya li yomaafarisayi. 25 Oyo noya pula Johannes ya ti: “Omolwashike ano to shasha, ngele hangoye Kristus nenge Elia nenge omuhunganeki?”
26 Johannes okwe ya yamukula a ti: “Ngame otandi mu shasha nomeya, ihe mokati keni omwa thikama ngoka ne kaamu mu shi. 27 Ngoka te ya konima yandje, oye tuu ngoka inaandi gwana okudhitula omiya dhoongaku dhe.”
28 Iinima mbika oya ningilwa muBetania handiyaka yomulonga gwaJordan, nkoka Johannes a li ta shasha aantu.
Onzigona yaKalunga
29 Esiku lya landula Johannes okwa mono Jesus te ya kuye nokwa ti: “Tala, Onzigona yaKalunga, tayi kutha po oondjo dhuuyuni! 30 Ngoka oye naanaa ngoka nde mu popile nda ti: ‘Omulumentu te ya konima yandje, oye omunene, oshoka okwa li ko, manga ngame nda li ndaa ko.’ 31 Ngame onda li kaandi mu shi, ihe onde ya okushasha nomeya, opo a tseyithilwe Aaisraeli.”
32 Johannes okwe mu hokolola a ti: “Onda mono Ombepo ya kuluka megulu ya fa onguti noye mu lambele. 33 Ngame nonda li kaandi mu shi, ihe Kalunga, ngoka a tumu ndje okushasha nomeya, okwa lombwele ndje a ti: ‘Ngoka to mu mono ta lambelwa kOmbepo notayi kala kombanda ye, oye ngoka ta shasha nOmbepo Ondjapuki.’ 34 Ngame onde shi mono notandi mu hokololele nokutya oye Omuna gwaKalunga.”
Aalongwa yaJesus yotango
35 Esiku lya landula Johannes okwa li ko ishewe a thikama nayaali yomaalongwa ye. 36 Johannes sho a mono Jesus te ende po, okwa ti: “Tala, Onzigona yaKalunga.”
37 Aalongwa ye yaali oye mu uvu, sho ta popi ngaaka noya landula Jesus. 38 Nena Jesus okwa punguluka nokwe ya mono, sho taye mu landula, nokwa pula: “Otamu kongo shike?”
Oyo oye mu yamukula: “Owa kala peni, Rabbi?” (Oshitya shika otashi ti “Muhongi.”)
39 Jesus okwa ti kuyo: “Ileni, mu tale!” Oyo sho ya yi naye, oya mono mpoka a kala noya kala puye oshihupe shesiku ndyoka. Otundi oya li ontine yokomatango.
40 Gumwe gwomaalongwa mbeyaka yaali mboka ya li yu uvu Johannes sho a popi noya landula Jesus, oAndreas, omumwayina gwaSimon. 41 Andreas okwa tsakaneke tangotango omumwayina Simon nokwe mu lombwele a ti: “Tse otwa mono Omugwayekwa” (Oshitya shika otashi ti “Kristus.”) 42 Ye okwa fala Simon kuJesus.
Jesus okwe mu tala nokwa ti: “Ongoye Simon yaJohannes; oto ki ithanwa Kefas,” (kokutya Petrus ndyoka tali ti “emanya”.)
Jesus ti ithana Filippus naNatanael
43 Esiku lya landula Jesus okwa li a hala okuya kuGalilea. Okwa tsakaneke Filippus nokwa ti kuye: “Landula ndje.” 44 Filippus okwa li Omubetsaida, oshilando moka Andreas naPetrus ya kala mo. 45 Filippus okwa tsakaneke Natanael nokwa ti kuye: “Tse otwa mono omulumentu ngoka a nyolwa kuMoses membo lyompango nokaahunganeki. Oye Jesus, omuna gwaJosef Omunasareti.”
46 Natanael okwe mu pula a ti: “MuNasaret otamu vulu tuu okuza uuwanawa washa?”
Filippus okwe mu lombwele. “Ila, u tale!”
47 Jesus okwa mono Natanael te ya kuye nokwe mu popi a ti: “Tala, Omwiisraeli gwashili, ngoka kee na nando iifundja!”
48 Natanael okwe mu pula a ti: “Owa tseya ndje ngiini?”
Jesus okwa ti: “Onde ku mono, sho wa li momukwiyu, manga Filippus inee ku ithana.”
49 Natanael okwe mu yamukula a ti: “Muhongi, ongoye Omuna gwaKalunga! Ongoye Omukwaniilwa gwAaisraeli!”
50 Jesus okwe mu yamukula a ti: “Ngoye ndishi owi itaale owala, sho nde ku lombwele kutya onde ku mono, sho wa li momukwiyu? Oto ka mona iinima iinene yi vule mbika.” 51 Jesus okwa ti kuyo: “Ngame otandi mu lombwele oshili: Otamu ka mona egulu lye eguluka, naayengeli yaKalunga taa londo notaa kulukile kOmuna gwOmuntu.”