Luka 7:19-30

¹⁹Ndipo Yohana akabhakuta bhabhele bha bhanafunzi bha muene ni kubhalaghisya kwa Bwana kujobha “Bhebhe ndo jhola jhaihida, au ajhe munu jhongi tundendelelajhi?

²⁰Bhobhafikiri karibu ni Yesu abha bhakajobha, “Yohana mbatizaji atulaghisi kwa bhebhe kujobha, 'Bhebhe ndo jhola jhaihida au ajhe jhongi tundendelelajhi?”

²¹Kwa wakati obho abhaponyisi bhanu bhingi bhenye matamu ni malombosi, kuhoma kwa roho bhachafu ni kwa bhanu bhenye upofu wabhapelili kulanga.

²²Yesu ajibili ni kujobha kwa bhene. “Baada jha kujha mlotili kwa muhomili mwibeta kumjulisha Yohana kya mukibhwene ni kup'eleka. Bhenye upofu bhipokela kulola ni fiwete bhibeta kugenda, bhenye ukoma bhitakasika viziwi bhibeta kup'eleka, bhafu bhifufulibhwa ni kujha hai kabhele, masikini bhijobhibhwa habari jhinofu.

²³Na munu jhaibeta kuleka lepi kuniamini nene kwa matendo ghangu abarikibhu”.

²⁴Baada jha bhala bhabhalaghisibhu ni Yohana kukerebhuka kwa bhahomili, Yesu akajhanda kujobha kwa makutano juu jha Yohana, “Mwalotili kwibhala kulanga kiki, litasi likajha lihugunisibhwa ni mp'ongo?

²⁵Lakini Mwalotili kwibhala kulola kiki, munu jhaafwalili kinofu? Langajhi bhanu bhala bhabhifuala maguanda gha kifalme ni kuishi maisha gha starehe bhajhe mu nafasi sya bhafalme.

²⁶Lakini mwilota kwibhala kulola kiki, Nabii? Ndio, nijobha kwa muenga ni zaidi sana kuliko nabii.

²⁷Ojho ndo jhaajhandikibhu, “Langayi, nikandaghisya mjumbe ghwa nene palongolo pa mihu gha jhomu, jhaibeta kujhandala njela kwandabha jha nene,

²⁸Nijobha kwa muenga, kati jha bhala bhabhahogoliki ni n'dala, ajhelepi mbaha kama Yohana, lakini munu jha ajhele muhimu lepi sana jhaibeta kuishi ni K'yara mahali pa ajhele muene, ibeta kujha mbaha kuliko Yohana.”

²⁹Ni bhanu bhobhap'eliki agha pamonga ni bhatoza ushuru, bhatangasisi kujha k'yara ndo ajhe ni huruma ni haki. Bhajhele kati jha bhene bhala bhabhabatisibhu kwa ubatizo bhwa Yohana.

³⁰Lakini Mafarisayo ni bhataaalamu bha sheria sya kiyahudi, ambabho bhabatisibhulepi ni muene bhabelili hekima sya k'yara kwandabha jha bhene.