22 Avo 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.
23 Kamweda munhu ija yeliduhu shaka na niye!”
24 Wanahina wa Yohana viwasegele, Yesu kasonga kululongela lunhu luja mbuli ya Yohana, “Vino vimucholile kuluwala, muchola kulola choni? Muchola kulola lusanze vilutigisigwa na beho?
25 Vino muchola kulola choni? Muchola kumulola munhu yavalile viwalo vinogile? Wanhu iwovala viwalo vinogile, weli na ugima wa kubwihila wokala mzing'anda za wandewa!
26 Nongeleni, vino muchola kulola choni? Muchola kumulola mtula ndagu wa Mulungu? Ona, lakini mona vingi ng'hani kubanza mtula ndagu wa Mulungu.
27 Kwavija Yohana ayo yalongigwe mna Gamaandiko Gang'alile, ‘Mulungu kalonga, nomtuma msenga wangu yakulongolele, yaitande nzila yako.’ ”
28 Yesu kamambukiza kulonga, “Nowalongela, Yohana ni munhu mkulu kubanza munhu yoyose yakalile mwiisi. Lakini yeli mdodo Muundewa wa Mulungu ni munhu mkulu kubanza Yohana.”
29 Wanhu wose wamuhulike, hata wabokela kodi, wamtogola Mulungu kamba kanoga na wakala wabatizigwe na Yohana.
30 Lakini Mafalisayo na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa walema kutenda ga Mulungu, kwavija walema kubatizigwa na Yohana.
31 Yesu kagendelela kulonga, “Vino niwasimulile kwa lusimo gani wanhu wa lukolo luno? Vino waigala na choni?
32 Waigala na wana wadodo wakalile mdigulilo. Kibumbila kimoja chokikemelela kibumbila kiyagwe, ‘Tuwatowela gombe sugu, lakini hamuvinile bule! Tuwembila nyila za kuindilo, lakini hamulilile bule!’
33 Yohana Mbatizaji keza, kafunga kuja na hang'wile divai, mweye mulonga, ‘Kana kinyamkela!’
34 Mwana wa Munhu keza, kaja na kung'wa, mweye mulonga, ‘Muloleni munhu ino! Mmelo na mulevi, mbwiga wa wabokela kodi na wanhu waja wotenda nzambi!’
35 Lakini nzewele ya Mulungu yokoneka inoga kwa wanhu waja wose woitogola.”
36 Mfalisayo imoja kamgoneka Yesu yakaje nayo lujo lwa ichungulo. Avo Yesu kachola kuna ing'anda ya Mfalisayo, kakala na kuja.
37 Kudibuga dija kukala na mtwanzi imoja yakalile yotenda nzambi. Kahulika kamba Yesu kakala yoja mng'anda ya Mfalisayo ayo, avo kasola nyhupa ya alabasita imemile mavuta gonung'hila goya ga bei ng'hulu.
38 Kema kukisogo, habehi na magulu ga Yesu kolila, mahozi gake galagalila mgamagulu ga Yesu. Abaho kagahangusa magulu ga Yesu kwa mvili zake, kaganonela na kagagidila mavuta.
39 Mfalisayo ija viyone avo, kailongela, “Maza munhu ino yakalile mtula ndagu wa Mulungu, yahamjuwile mtwanzi ino yomgoga kavilihi, yahamjuwile kamema nzambi!”
40 Yesu kamulongela, “Simoni, nina mbuli ya kukulongela.” Simoni kalonga, “Ona, Mfundiza, nongela.”
41 Yesu kasonga kumulongela, “Kukala na wanhu wabili wakopile sente kwa munhu yokopesha sente. Imoja kakopa sente magana matano, na iyagwe kakopa malongo matano.
42 Wose wabili hawadahile kumulipa, avo munhu ija kawalekelela wose. Vino nani mna iwanhu waja yonda yamnogele ng'hani munhu ija?”
43 Simoni kamwidika, “Vinikona niye kokuwa ija yalekeleligwe sente nyingi.” Yesu kalonga, “Kulonga goya.”
44 Abaho kamuhindukila mtwanzi ija na kamulongela Simoni, “Komona mtwanzi ino? Niza kuna ikae yako, hungwelele mazi ga kusunha magulu gangu, lakini mtwanzi ino kagasunha magulu gangu kwa mahozi gake na kagahangusa kwa mvili zake.
