5 kwaapfila kowanoghela iwanu wetu, naye iyo iyatutsengele ing'anda ye ukulombela.”
6 Apfo Yesu kaghenda nawo. Hapfikile habehi ne ing'anda ye imkulu ayo, imkulu ayo kawatuma sale tsake wamlongele Yesu, “Imtwatsa, uleke kwitsupfa kutsa kuno. Nene sinoghile bae ghweghwe kwingila mng'anda mwangu.
7 Ndo mana tsambona nene sinoghile bae kukutsila ghweghwe. Lekeni ulonge imbuli iliyeka, imtumwa wangu katsohona.
8 Kwaapfila nene imwenyegho na imunu yane ukulu, nina asikali iwali hasi hangu. Ning'amlongela yumwe, ‘Ghenda!’ naye koghenda, na ning'amlongela yungi, ‘Itsa!’ naye kakutsa, na ning'amlongela imtumwa wangu, ‘Tenda achino!’ naye kochitenda.”
9 Yesu hahulike apfo, kakangawala, kawahundukila iwanu iwelongotse naye, kawalongela, “Nowalongela ghendo, sina mbone bae imunu iyotoghola ka imunu yuno, hata mne isi ya Isiraeli!”
10 Kuya iwanu wala hawoyile ukaye kwe imkulu wa asikali wa Roma wampfika imtumwa yula kahona.
11 Hambele chidogho, Yesu kaghenda mne ghumji ighukemighwe Naini na iwanang'ina wake, aku kelongotsa na iwanu wengi.
12 Kuya hapfikile habehi na libani kulu lye ghumji, kulawila iwanu waghala lukuli lwa msongolo iyapfile, yeye tsamwana nyalimwe wa ipinga iyali chitsuka. Iwanu wengi iwalawile ghumji ghula tsawakala hamwe na ipinga ayo.
13 Imtwatsa hayamwonile ipinga ayo, kamwonela libatsi, kamlongela, “Uleke kulila.”
14 Kuya kaghenda kakinda machela, ne iwanu iwaghalile machela tsawema. Yesu kalonga, “Imsongolo, nokulongela, winuke!”
15 Imsongolo yula iyafile kenuka kandusa ukulonga. Kuya Yesu kamwing'a mai we imsongolo yula.
16 Iwanu wose wapfuka na wamtunya Imulungu. Walonga, “Nabii mkulu katulawila mghati mwetu. Imulungu katsa kuwapfila iwanu wake.”
17 Mbuli atsino tsa Yesu tsenela mne isi yose ya Yudeya na tsiisi tsose itsili habehi.
18 Iwanang'ina wa Yohane wamlongela Yohane agha ghose. Naye kawakema iwanang'ina wake weli
19 kawatuma waghende kwe Imtwatsa wamghutse, “Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete imunu yungi?”
20 Hawapfikile kwa Yesu, walonga, “Yohane Mbatitsa katutuma tukughutse, ‘Apfi ghweghwe kwa yuyula yulongighwe na Yohane katsakutsa au tumbete munu yungi?’ ”
21 Ichipindi chichila, Yesu kawahonetsa iwatamu wengi ng'ani, kawalapfa ipfinyamkela na kawatenda ipfifita wengi wone.
22 Yesu 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.
23 Kabweda imunu yula yang'onyihila nene.”
24 Hambele iwasenga wa Yohane hawokile, Yesu kandusa kuwalongela iwanu mbuli tsa Yohane, “Hamghendile kunyika, apfi mghendile kulola choni? Kululola lusinde ppfaluyughisighwa na libeho?
25 Apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Imunu yapfalile lighwanda linoghile? Iwanu iwopfala ghamaghwanda ghanoghile na wane ughima unoghile wokala mne tsing'anda tse iwandewa!
26 Mnongele, apfi tsamghendile kulola choni? Nabii? Ona, lekeni tsamwona pfinu pfingi kubita nabii.
27 Kwaapfila Yohane iyo yuyo iyandikighwe mna Ghamaandiko Mahenzeluka, ‘Imulungu tsakalonga, nitsomtuma imtumighwa wangu akulongole, katsoigholosa nzila yako.’ ”
28 Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Yohane kambala kubita imunu wowose, lekeni imunu wowose yali mdodo mne Undewa wa Imulungu kambala kumbita Yohane.”
29 Iwanu wose, na iwasola kodi, hawahulike agho wamtoghola Imulungu, kwaapfila tsawabatitsighwa na Yohane.
