YOHANI 1

Mafala asanduka munthu

1Dziko yapansi mbidzati lengwa mbodzi wakuchemerwa Mafala akhalipo kale. Mafalayo akhali na Mulungu, pontho iyeyo akhali Mulungu ene. 2Iye akhali na Mulungu pakutomaletu.

3Kudzera muna iye Mulungu adalenga pinthu pyonsene. Iye mbadakhonda khalapo, nee chinthu na chibodzi chene mbachidalengwa tayu. 4Iye ndi mwenechiro moyo,#1.4 Iye ndi mwenechiro moyo: penu Pinthu pidasasanywa pikhali na moyo mukuphatanizana na Mafala. tenepo moyowo udadzesa cheza kuna anthu. 5Chezacho chimbamwinikira mumdima, mbwenye mdima wachimwana kuthimisa chezacho.

6Mulungu adatuma munthu unango nyamphangwa, dzinache Yohani.#Mt. 3.1; Mk. 1.4; Lk. 3.1, 2. 7Iye adadza dzachitira umboni kuna anthu pya chezacho, towera anthu onsene ave mphangwa mbakhulupira. 8Yohaniyo hakhali cheza tayu, mbwenye adadza kwene dzachitira umboni pya chezacho. 9Cheza chadi-chadi chimbamwinikira anthu onsene chile chikhadza padziko yapansi.

10Mafalayo akhali padziko yapansi pano. Podi kwene kuti Mulungu adalenga dziko yapansi kudzera muna iyeyo, anthu a pansi pano hadamdzindikire tayu. 11Iye adadza kuna dzinzache ene, mbwenye anthu a dzinzache adakhonda kumtambira. 12Kwache onsene adamtambira mbamkhulupira ale, iye adaapasa utongi kusanduka ana a Mulungu. 13Iwo adasanduka ana a Mulungu nee pakuchita kubalwa sasawa ninga mumbabalirwa ana thangwi ya kupifuna kwa munthu tayu, mbwenye adabalwa na Mulungu.

14Mafalayo adasanduka munthu mbakhazikika pakati pathu wakukoma mtima pikulu pontho wakuonadi monsene mwene. Tidaona demelero yache, demelero ile yakuthemera Mwana mbodzi yekha wa Baba.

15Yohani adachitira umboni pya iye mbalalika mbati, “Munthu akhalonga ine ngweneyu, pikhalonga ine kuti, ‘Iye akudza m'nduli mwanga, mbwenye iye ngwamkulu kupiringana ine, thangwi iye akhalipo kale ine mbandidzati balwa.’ ”

16Na kukoma kwache mtima kukulu, iye adatitsanzayisa tonsene pakutipasa mtsanzayiso mwakutsagana. 17Mulungu adapereka mwambo kudzera muna Mose, mbwenye adapereka kukoma mtima, pontho pyakuonadi kudzera muna Yesu Khristu. 18Chipo nee mbodzi aona Mulungu tayu, mbwenye Mwana mbodzi yekha, ule ndi Mulungu, pontho wapamtima wa Baba, achitisa kuti iye adziwike.

Umboni wa Yohani Nyakubatiza

(Mt. 3.1-12; Mk. 1.1-8; Lk. 3.1-18)

19Wenewu ngumboni wa Yohani Nyakubatiza kuna akadamu a Chiyuda a mu Yerusalemu, pidatuma iwo a nyansembe na Alevi kuna Yohani, kamvunza mbati, “Iwe ndiwe ani?” 20Iye hadakhonde tawira tayu, mbwenye adaatawira mwakuveka mbati, “Ine si ine tayu.”

21Iwo adamvunza mbati, “Ndiwe ani, mphapo? Ayi ndiwe Elia?”

Yohani adatawira mbati, “Tayu, si ine Elia tayu.”

Iwo adamvunza pontho mbati, “Ayi ndiwe Mprofeti?”

Yohani adatawira mbati, “Tayu.”#Deut. 18.15, 18; Mal. 4.5.

22Iwo adalonga mbati, “Mphapo, ngatipangetu, ndiwe ani? Tinafuna tikapange adatituma ale. Iwe umbapilonga kuti ndiwe ani?”

23Yohani adaatawira pakulonga mafala adalembwa m'bukhu ya mprofeti Yesaya kuti,

“Ndine fala ya munthu unango akukhuwa m'thando yatchetcha ule kuti,

‘Ndendemezani njira towera Mbuya afambemo!’ ”#Yes. 40.3.

24Amuna akhadatumwa na Afarisi ale, 25adavunza Yohani mbati, “Ngakhala si iwe Khristu, penu Elia, penu Mprofeti tayu, mphapo umbabatiziranji?”

26Yohani adatawira mbati, “Ine ndimbabatiza na madzi, mbwenye pakati panu pana unango anakhonda imwe dzindikira. 27Iye akudza m'nduli mwanga, kwache ine sidatheme na kusudzula kwene nkhwaira zache tayu.”

28Pyonsenepi pidachitika kuluwani ya Betania kukhundu ya kumabulukiro dzuwa a mkulo wa Yorodani, kule kukhabatiza Yohani.

Yesu ndi mwanabira wa Mulungu

29Mangwana mwache Yohani adaona Yesu akudza kuna iye. Natenepo adalonga mbati, “Ngayang'anani, ngweneyu Mwanabira wa Mulungu nyakubulusa pyakudawa pya anthu a padziko yapansi! 30Munthu akhalonga ine ngweneyu, pikhalonga ine kuti, ‘Munthu unango akudza m'nduli mwanga, kwache iye ngwamkulu kupiringana ine, thangwi ine mbandidzati balwa iye akhalipo kale.’ 31Na ine ene ndikhapidziwa tayu kuti iye mbani, mbwenye ndidadza dzabatiza na madzi, towera anthu a ku Israele amdziwe.”

32Tenepo Yohani adachitira umboni ufu: “Ndidaona Mzimu Wakuchena akutchitha kudzulu ninga nkhangaiwa mbakhala pana iye. 33Ine mbandidamdziwa tayu kuti ndiye ene, mbwenye Mulungu, adandituma dzabatiza na madzi ule, adalonga kuna ine mbati, ‘Ungaona Mzimu Wakuchena akutchitha mbakhala pana iye, ngweneyo ene nyakubatiza na Mzimu Wakuchena.’ ” 34Yohani adalonga mbati, “Ine ndapiona, tenepo ndikuchitira umboni kuti iye ndi Mwana Mulungu.”

Anyakufunza akutoma a Yesu

35Mangwana mwache Yohani na awiri mwa anyakufunzache akhali pontho penepo. 36Pidaona iye Yesu akugwanda na penepo, adalonga mbati, “Ngayang'anani ngweneyu Mwanabira wa Mulungu!”

37Anyakufunza awiri ale adamva akulonga penepi, tenepo iwo adatewera Yesu. 38Yesu adazungunuka mbaaona akumtewera mbavunza mbati, “Munasakanji?”

Iwo adamtawira mbati, “Mumbakhala kupi, Rabi?” (Rabi nkhulonga kuti “Mfunzisi.”)

39Yesu adatawira mbati, “Tendeni mukaoneko.” Ndzidzi ukhali ora yachinayi na mawulo. Natenepo iwo adenda naye kaona kukhakhala iye, mbakhala naye kweneko nsiku yonseneyo.

40Mbodzi wa awiriwo akhali Andrea, mbaleache Simoni Peturo. 41Kabodzi kene iye adagumana mbaleache Simoni mbampanga mbati, “Tamgumana Mesia.” Mesia, m'Chiheberi nkhulonga kuti “Khristu.” 42Tenepo iye adenda na Simoniyo kuna Yesu.

Yesu adamuyang'ana mbalonga mbati, “Dzinako ndiwe Simoni, mwana Yohani, mbwenye chinchino unachemerwa Kefa.” Dzina yeneyi ndi sasawa na Peturo, kulonga kuti “Mwala.”

Yesu achemera Filipi na Natanaele

43Mangwana mwache Yesu adanyerezera pyakwenda ku Galilea. Iye adagumana Filipi mbalonga kuna iye mbati, “Nditewere!” 44Filipi akhali wa ku Betesaida kuluwani kukhakhala Andrea na Peturo kule. 45Filipi adagumana Natanaele mbampanga mbati, “Tamgumana adalembwa na Mose m'bukhu ya mwambo ule, pontho pyache pidalembwa na Maprofeti ule. Iye ndi Yesu wa kuluwani ya Nazareti, mwana Yosefe.”

46Natanaele adavunza mbati, “Ayi ku Nazareti nkhubulukirambo chinthu chadidi?”

Filipi adatawira mbati, “Tende ukapione wekha.”

47Pidaona Yesu kuti Natanaele akudza kuna iye, adalonga pya iye mbati, “Uyu ndi Muisraele chadi-chadi; muna iye nkhabe pyakunama.”

48Natanaele adamvunza mbati, “Mwandidziwa tani?”

Yesu adatawira mbati, “Ndidakuona pikhali iwe pamuti wamkuyu, Filipi mbadzati kukuchemera.”

49Natanaele adatawira mbati, “Mfunzisi, imwe ndimwe Mwana Mulungu. Ndimwe Mfumu wa Israele.”

50Yesu adalonga mbati, “Kadi iwe ukukhulupira thangwi ndakupanga kuti ndidakuona pamuti wamkuyu? Iwe unati uone pinthu pikulu kupiringana penepi!” 51Tenepo adalonga kuna iwo mbati, “Ndikukupangani pyakuonadi kuti imwe munaona kudzulu kwafunguka, pontho angelo a Mulungu akukwira na kutchitha na pana Mwana Munthu.”#Kut. 28.12.

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