Luka 7:19-30

¹⁹kawatuma wachole kwa Mndewa wakamuuze, “Vino gweye ayo ija iyalongile Yohana Mbatizaji kokwiza, hebu tumbete iyagwe?”

²⁰Viwavikile kwa Yesu, wamulongela, “Yohana Mbatizaji katutuma tukuuze, kamba gweye ayo ija yalongile kokwiza, hebu tumbete iyagwe?”

²¹Kipindi kikija Yesu kawahonya wanhu wengi wakalile watamu, wakalile wogaya, wakalile na vinyamkela na kawatenda wanhu wengi wakalile wasuwameso walole.

²²Avo Yesu kawedika, “Bweleni mkamulongele Yohana gaja gomuhulika na kugona, wasuwameso wolola, mbetembete wotembela, na weli na utamu wa dikulu wohonyigwa, na wanhu hawahulika wohulika, wafile wozilibuka, na wakiwa wopeteligwa Mbuli Inogile.

²³Kamweda munhu ija yeliduhu shaka na niye!”

²⁴Wanahina wa Yohana viwasegele, Yesu kasonga kululongela lunhu luja mbuli ya Yohana, “Vino vimucholile kuluwala, muchola kulola choni? Muchola kulola lusanze vilutigisigwa na beho?

²⁵Vino muchola kulola choni? Muchola kumulola munhu yavalile viwalo vinogile? Wanhu iwovala viwalo vinogile, weli na ugima wa kubwihila wokala mzing'anda za wandewa!

²⁶Nongeleni, vino muchola kulola choni? Muchola kumulola mtula ndagu wa Mulungu? Ona, lakini mona vingi ng'hani kubanza mtula ndagu wa Mulungu.

²⁷Kwavija Yohana ayo yalongigwe mna Gamaandiko Gang'alile, ‘Mulungu kalonga, nomtuma msenga wangu yakulongolele, yaitande nzila yako.’ ”

²⁸Yesu kamambukiza kulonga, “Nowalongela, Yohana ni munhu mkulu kubanza munhu yoyose yakalile mwiisi. Lakini yeli mdodo Muundewa wa Mulungu ni munhu mkulu kubanza Yohana.”

²⁹Wanhu wose wamuhulike, hata wabokela kodi, wamtogola Mulungu kamba kanoga na wakala wabatizigwe na Yohana.

³⁰Lakini Mafalisayo na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa walema kutenda ga Mulungu, kwavija walema kubatizigwa na Yohana.