Luka 7:19-30

¹⁹kawatuma waghende kwe Imtwatsa wamghutse, “Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete imunu yungi?”

²⁰Hawapfikile kwa Yesu, walonga, “Yohane Mbatitsa katutuma tukughutse, ‘Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete munu yungi?’ ”

²¹Ichipindi chichila, Yesu kawahonetsa iwatamu wengi ng'ani, kawalapfa ipfinyamkela na kawatenda ipfifita wengi wone.

²²Yesu kawedika iwanang'ina wa Yohane, “Mghende mkamlongele Yohane aghala ghamwonile na kughahulika; ipfifita sambi wakwona, ipfimbete woghenda, wane ukoma wohona, ipfitsiwi wohulika, iwanu iwafile wotsilihulighwa na mbuli tsinoghile tsopetighwa kwe wahingwa.

²³Kabweda imunu yula yang'onyihila nene.”

²⁴Hambele iwasenga wa Yohane hawokile, Yesu kandusa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tsa Yohane, “Hamghendile kunyika, apfi mghendile kulola choni? Kululola lusinde ppfaluyughisighwa na libeho?

²⁵Apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Imunu yapfalile lighwanda linoghile? Iwanu iwopfala ghamaghwanda ghanoghile na wane ughima unoghile wokala mne tsing'anda tse iwandewa!

²⁶Mnongele, apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Nabii? Ona, lekeni tsamwona pfinu pfingi kubita nabii.

²⁷Kwaapfila Yohane iyo yuyo iyandikighwe mna Ghamaandiko Mahenzeluka, ‘Imulungu tsakalonga, nitsomtuma imtumighwa wangu akulongole, katsoigholosa nzila yako.’ ”

²⁸Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Yohane kambala kubita imunu wowose, lekeni imunu wowose yali mdodo mne Undewa wa Imulungu kambala kumbita Yohane.”

²⁹Iwanu wose, na iwasola kodi, hawahulike agho wamtoghola Imulungu, kwaapfila tsawabatitsighwa na Yohane.

³⁰Lekeni Mafarisayo na iwolangulitsa Ghamalaghitso tsawalema aghala ghayawalaghitse Imulungu watende, kwaapfila ng'awabatitsighwe na Yohane bae.