Lukasi 3:4-14

⁴Vyoyandichigwe mchitabu cha mloli Isaya, “Lizi lya munhu lyanguchema hagunuche, ‘Mgongomanyileni Mkulu nzila ya heye, mgolole nzila za heye ya kukola.

⁵Hagwile howa hatiligwe, mla mwinuche mowa muselegwe, habinuche howa hagoloswe, nzila zihile zowa zigoloswe.

⁶Na weng'ha womona Nguluwi yowalohola wanhu!’ ”

⁷Wanhu wenji wali wokuya hala kubatizwa na Yohani na heye kazanguwalonjela, “Hemwe lulelo lwa izoka, yalikohi yowadeteleza kota moibilima ng'halazi ya Nguluwi ilihabehi kuya?

⁸Mlajile kwa madito kota mumgalamchila Nguluwi. Mleche kwaluka sambi kota moibilima ng'halazi ya Nguluwi kwa kulonga, mhaza wa hetwe Abulahamu. Ndanguwalonjelani ng'hatu, Nguluwi kana ludali lwa kugagalula aga maganga gawe wana wa Abulahamu.

⁹Iwago liwichigwa goya kuli mizabi ja igodi. Chila mgodi wohambe ulele mafuza ganojile, wotemangwa na kutajigwa mchiluli.”

¹⁰Wala wanhu wamemile wamuuza, lelo tudite choni?

¹¹Nakawedichila, “Yawele na migwanda mili yamgawile nayali hela, hihyo nayali na ndiya yadite hiho.”

¹²Wakongoza sendi nawo woya kubatizigwa, wamuuza, “Mlangusa tudite ndaze?”

¹³Heye nakawalonjela, “Mleche konjeza kuhola chila chima chiwichigwe.”

¹⁴Wamizi nawo wamuuza, “Hetwe natwe tudite choni? Kawedichila, mleche kuhola chinhu cha munhu kwa ludali kahi ne kumtagusa munhu kwa udesi, chikukwileni chila cho mpegwa.”