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Kulandula kwa Yohani Mbatisha
Maliku 1:1-8, Lukasi 3:1-18, Yohani 1:19-28
1 Majuva vala Yohani Mbatisha abwitukili: palandula kuchivala aku Yudeya: 2 Mweni kawomba, “Mupomeli sambi nongwa wutwa wa kumbindi kwa Chapanga samba wisa.” 3 Yohani ayu ndi yula Isaya yaveli mbuyi wa Chapanga yamudetili:
“Mundu yumu akukema kucheja:
‘Mutandi njila ya Bambu,
Muhololi deha yaki.’ ”
4 Yohani mbatisha afwalili yingwa sivasonili kwa mingoma ya ngamia. Na lufunga lwa ngwembi muchiwunu chaki. Filivi fyaki fyaveli vangumbingumbi na njuki. 5 Topi, vandu kufuma Yelusalemu na kufuma mbembi shosi sha mlima wa Yudeya pamu na mbembi shosi sha mumbali mbali ya lweni Yoludani, vamuyendela. 6 Vayipetili sambi shawu na mweni kavabatisha mulweni Yoludani.
7 Lakini pavawonili Mafwalisayu na Masadukayu vakumwisila ili vabatishiwi. Kavawombela, “Yumwi vanjoka! Ghani yavapwepwilili mwilyepi na asabu yiyisayi?” 8 Mulangushi kwa fivelekwa kucha mupomela. 9 Mukotoo kuyihola kucha damuyilyepi asabu nongwa tati wenu ndi Ibulahimu! Nguvawombela Chapanga akuwesha kuyigola migonguveli ayi yivi vana va Ibulahimu. 10 Topi, livawu liva kala kudumula mikigha ya libiki, ndamboyi kila libiki lingajila kulela fivelekwa finofu likudumuliwa na kudangiwa mumotu. 11 Nenga nguvabatisha kwa machi kulangusha kucha mupomela. Lakini yula dayisi kumbeli ya nenga yaveli na liwovi pitu nenga. Nenga ngujakwa ha hata kupapa filatu fyaki. Mweni davabatishi kwa Mfuki Mng'alili na kwa motu. 12 Mweni akukamula luselu mumawoku vaki dafyaghili nendu luvagha lwaki na dakungi mbeyu shaki musanja na myeyu akwinyanya mumotu wungajila kujimika
Yesu akubatishiwa
Maliku 1:16-20, Lukasi 5:1-11
13 Chipindi achi Yesu ayisili kufuma Galilaya kayenda mulweni Yoludani abatishiwi na Yohani mbatisha. 14 Lakini Yohani mbatisha ayeshili kumkanila padeta, “Nenga ngudayila kubatishiwa na yuwi, kandi na yuwi ukwisa kwa nenga?”
15 Lakini Yesu kamuyangula, “Yuwi ujumili hela kwanongwa tugoli fyosi fyadayila Chapanga.” Topi Yohani ajumilili.
16 Yesu pabatishiwi kala, bahala pala kajabuka mumachi topi kumbindi kwa Chapanga kufuwuka kamuwona Mfuki wa Chapanga pasunuka kucha njiva na kumtula pambindi yaki. 17 Lishu kufuma kumbindi kwa Chapanga lideta, “Ayu ndi mwana wangu yindimtamili mayiliwa na mweni.”