15 Yu'lu' nnalu'me ywawile ngatama utama, no tumbwa longela. Yesu ngankamukiya kwa mau' bake.
16 Bandu boti, baatiyogopa na kunnumba Nnu'ngu' kababaya, “Nnondoli nku'lu' ywa Nnu'ngu' apitile mulukolo lwitu. Nnu'ngu' aisi kwakombwa bandu bake.”
17 Makowe gake go, gaatiyu'wanika kwoti akwo Yudea na ilambo ya papipi.
18 Banamasi' ba Yoani baayi'i kummakia Yoani makowe ago goti. Nembe Yoani payomwi kwakema banamasi' bake abi'li' bu'ka kwa boti,
19 aatumike kwa Bwana, bakannaluye, “Wenga nga yu'lu' ywaisa, au tunni'nde ywi'ngi'?”
20 Balu' banamasi' pabaaikite kwa Yesu, baatikummakia, “Yoani Ywabatisage atutumike kasako tukulaluye, ‘Wenga wa yu'lu' ywaisa, au tunni'nde ywi'ngi'?’”
21 Palu' pabannaluyage Yesu aai mulyengo lya kwatepwa bandu baingi balu' babalumyage kwa matamwe, na babaayingililwe na moka na kwapanga atu'lu'ka minyo baingi balole.
22 Bai Yesu ngayangwa, “Muyende mukammakie Yoani galu' gamugabweni kwa minyo ginu na kugayu'wa. Atu'lu'ka minyo bendalola, itewe bendayenda, bene matana bendapeleteyelwa, kingemakutu bendayu'wa, mitwi yendayu'ka, na aki'ba baalilwa Abali Inannoga.
23 Nantali mundu yu'lu' ywakotwike ba na kyukala na nenga.”
24 Apo pababu'i balu' baatumike Yoani, Yesu aatumbwi kulibakia lipi'nga lya bandu abali ya Yoani, “Mwayi'i linga namani ku'lu' kulupu'ngu'ti'? Buli, mupalage kugabona mambu'ngi'li'i kagapu'ngi'la na nsunga?
25 Mana nnyoli, mwayi'i linga namani? Mwayi'i kunnola mundu ywaweti magu'bo gene bei? Babawala magu'bo gene bei no tama kwa maisa ga kitayili batama mu mayumba ga akulungwa!
26 Bai, munibakie, mwayi'i linga namani, mwayi'i kunnola nnondoli ywa Nnu'ngu'? Elo, kai' kumpi'ta nnondoli ywa Nnu'ngu'.
27 Ayu' Yoani ngaywabayilwa mu Maandiko Mapeleteu, ‘Lola, nenga nintuma mpangakasi wangu' akulongoli, aywo alu'a kupetulya ndi'la yako.’”
28 Yesu aayomwi kwo baya, “Nimmakia, kati ya bandu boti babatami panni'ma, ntu'pu' ywabile nku'lu' muno kumpi'ta Yoani Ywabatisage. Ata nyo, yu'lu' ywabile nsene muno mu Ukulungwa wa Nnu'ngu' nga nku'lu' kulikoni ywembe.”
29 Bandu boti pamope na alonga koli pabagayu'wine go, baaulumbite unnogau wa Nnu'ngu'. Abo nga balu' babaupoki ubatiso wa Yoani.
30 Lakini Mafalisayo na balimu ba Salya baakani panga mwapendi Nnu'ngu', kwa kuukana ubatiso wa Yoani wawaisi kwabe bembe.
31 Yesu ngaalaluya, “Bandu ba mmelekwo wu', nalandaniye na ki'li' gani? Bandu ba uyi'me gani?
32 Landana kwabe kati bana babatamaga palisoko, kababakiana kipi'nga simo na si'ngi', ‘Tumwonekiye ngoma, namwenga mwinikeli! Tunnyi'mbi myambo ya ili'lo lakini muli'ili!’
33 “Kwa mwanjaa Yoani aatiisa, nembe endage punga na anywageli wi'mbi', namwenga mwabaite, ‘Ayingililwe na moka!’
34 Nembe Mwana wa Mundu aisi kaalya no nywa, na mwenga mubaya, ‘Munninge ayu' mundu mila no lobya, mbwiga wa alonga koli na bene sambi!’
35 Ata nyo, ikima ya Nnu'ngu' ikong'ondile panga inannoga kwa balu' boti babaiyi'ki'tya.”
36 Mfalisayo yumo ankemite Yesu akalye kilyo kasake. Ngayingi nnyumba ya ywo Mfalisayo, aatitama no lya.
37 Bai, pakilambo si'lu' kwai na nnwawa yumo mwene sambi. Paayu'wine panga, Yesu abile nnyumba ya ywo Mfalisayo, aapu'twi supa ya liwe yene mauta gana nnungya.
38 Atiisa ngayi'ma papipi na magu'lu' ga Yesu, ku'no kali'la, na moli gake gaatu'mbu'ki mumagu'lu' ga Yesu. Aywo nnwawa aagaponwi magu'lu' ga Yesu kwa nywili yake ndaso. Payomwi kumponwa, aaganoni galu' magu'lu', na kugapakaya mauta ganannungya.
39 Yu'lu' Mfalisayo ywankokite Yesu paagabweni go, awasike pamwoyo wake, “Kenda mundu yu' akapanga nnondoli wa Nnu'ngu', alu'e tanga panga, ayu' nnwawa ywankunywa mwene sambi.”
40 Yesu ngammakia ywo Mfalisayo, “Simoni, nibile na kikowe sa kukubakia.” Nembe Simoni ngammakia, “Nendakupi'kania Mwalimu, baya.” Yesu ngaabaya,
