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.”
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.”
