Luka 7:22-44

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.

³¹Yesu kaghendelela kulonga, “Apfi iwanu wa mweleko ghuno weghala ne chinu chachi? Weghala na choni?

³²Weghala ne iwana iwakalile kusoko. Wekema wenyegho kwa wenyegho, ‘Tuwatowela chimbeta, ng'ampfinile bae, tuwembila uwila we usungu, ng'amlilile bae!’

³³Yohane Mbatitsa tsakatsa, ng'ajile bae ichijo na ng'anwile bae imbwali, mwemwe mlonga, ‘Yohane kana chinyamkela!’

³⁴Imwana we imunu katsa, kakuja na kakunwa, namwe mlonga, ‘Imunu yuno kakujisa na kopatika sideke, sale wa iwasola kodi na wane nzambi!’

³⁵Lekeni ihekima yoneka inogha kwe iwanu wose yawaitoghole.”

³⁶Mfarisayo yumwe tsakamkema Yesu atse kuja naye ichijo cha nemihe. Yesu kaghenda mne ing'anda ya Mfarisayo ayo, kakala hasi yaje ichijo.

³⁷Mne ghumji ghula, tsakukala ne ipinga yane nzambi. Hayahulike Yesu kakuja mne ing'anda ya Mfarisayo ayo, ipinga ayo katsa na ichupa inoghile imemile ghamafuta ighonung'ila ghoya.

³⁸Kema habehi na ghamaghulu gha Yesu, kolila na ghamasotsi ghake ghamlaghalila Yesu. Kuya kabaghusa ghamaghulu gha Yesu kwa tsimvili tsake, kaghanonela na kabaka ghamafuta aghala, mmaghulu mwa Yesu.

³⁹Mfarisayo ayo honile pfino, kelongela imwenyegho, “Imunu yuno ang'awile nabii, ang'amtangile ipinga yuno iyamkindile ka imunu wachi, ang'ammanyile kana nzambi!”

⁴⁰Yesu kamlongela, “Simoni, nina chinu nobama nikulongele” Simoni kedika, “Ona mlangulitsi, nongele.”

⁴¹Yesu kandusa kulonga, “Tsahana wanu weli iwatsime sendi kwe imunu iyakwatsima iwanu tsisendi. Yumwe katsima elufu tano na yungi katsima hamsini.

⁴²Mna wose weli, kuduhu yalihile sendi, apfo imunu iyakwatsima wanu tsisendi kawalekela wose. Apfi mne wano weli yuhi yatsomnoghela ng'ani imunu iyakwatsima iwanu tsisendi?”

⁴³Simoni kamwidika, “Nopfikitsa imunu yula yalekelighwe tsisendi nyingi.” Yesu kalonga, “Kulonga ghoya.”

⁴⁴Kuya Yesu kamhundukila ipinga ayo, kamlongela Simoni, “Apfi kwomwona ipinga hayu? Nitsa mng'anda mwako, ng'ungaile bae ghamatsi gha kuhopfugha ghamaghulu ghangu, lekeni ipinga ayu kahopfugha ghamaghulu ghangu kwa ghamasotsi ghake na kaghabaghusa kwa tsimvili tsake.