23 UYookhani uMwozyi woope akhabhozyaga abhantʉ mʉ nhaaya ɨya mu Ayinooni papɨɨpɨ nɨ nhaaya ɨya mu Saleemu, kʉnongwa ye kwámɨle na minzi aminji. Abhantʉ bhakhabhala kʉkwakwe ɨnga abhoozye.
Abhantʉ abhinji bhakhabhalaga kwa Yookhani kwozelwa, ɨleelo akhabhabhʉzyaga akhatɨnjɨ, “Ɨmwe mʉbhaana bhɨ njokha! Wu naanu we abhasoshile kʉtɨ mʉwʉshɨmbɨle ʉmʉlakha wa Mʉlʉngʉ we wʉkwɨnza?
Pe ɨnhɨmvwa ngatɨ mazi agɨ mpʉga ɨmpɨtɨ ɨya bhantʉ, khabhɨlɨ ngatɨ ga minzi aminji ge gakwikha kʉ makha, iwinza ngatɨ gi mvula ɨntalala ɨya makha, gakʉtɨ, “Apalwaje ʉMʉlʉngʉ! Kʉnongwa ye ʉMwene wɨɨtʉ ʉMʉlʉngʉ ʉwa makha gonti ayanda kʉtabhaala!
Ɨnhɨmvwa izi kufuma kʉmwanya, ngatɨ lizi lya minzi aminji, khabhɨlɨ ge gakwʉyɨla ngatɨ mvula ye yɨkʉtalalʉkha. Izi lɨnɨɨlyo lɨkhavwɨnha ngatɨ lizi lya shɨnanda, she abhantʉ bhakʉkhoma.
Ɨvɨnama vwakwe vɨkhalamaga ngatɨ shɨjela she bhapembile mwɨ syanɨlo. Izi lyakwe lyámɨle ngatɨ minzi aminji ge gakwikha kʉ nsaato.
We akhabhalɨlo khaashɨla khashe, uYeesu na bhalandati bhaakwe bhakhabhala mʉ nsɨ ɨya Yudeeya. Bhakhɨɨkhala kʉʉkwo kʉ khabhalɨlo, uYeesu akhabhozyaga abhantʉ.
Akhabhalɨlo khanaakho uYookhani uMwozyi áshɨɨlɨ kʉkʉngwa mwɨ jeela.