Lukasi 7:17-38

¹⁷Mbuli azo zenela Yudeya kweng'ha na isi ya habehi.

¹⁸Wala walanguswa wa Yohani wamlonjela mbuli zeng'ha zilonjigwe zilingumlapa Yesu. Heye Yohani nakawachema weli mwa wala walanguswa wa heye kawalonjela,

¹⁹walute kwa Mkulu wamuuze, “Hegwe ndo yula yalinguya, ama tumbete munhu yunji?”

²⁰Wala weli yawalanguse lowafichile hali Yesu wamlonjela, “Yohani Mbatiza katulonjela tuye kwa hegwe tukuuze, ‘Hegwe ndo yula nayali nguya, ama tumbeteze munhu yunji?’ ”

²¹Mhela awo, Yesu yaliyowosela matamwa wanhu wenji walingugazigwa na matamwa, wali na vijeni vihile, na wanhu wenji wohambe walole wazangulola.

²²Yolawa Yesu kawalonjela, “Mlute mkamlonjele Yohani gala gomgahuliche na kugona, wali wohambe walole wangulola, wali na magulu gaziliche wangujenda. Wali na uswema wangwela, wohambe wahuliche wanguhulika, wafile katali wanguzilipuka, wazunwa wangudamlilwa Mbuli Inojile.

²³Kabweda yula munhu yohambe yandeme heni na gala gondilingudita!”

²⁴Aho watumigwa na Yohani lowochile, Yesu kaluka kuwalonjela wanhu wenji wamemile, gala gomlapa Yohani, “Lomlutile kumlola Yohani kugunuche, na mijesa yawele munhu wachi? Hambi na mijesa kowa kota isoli litigaswa na mbeho?

²⁵Lelo namluta kulola munhu nayali ndaze? Namluta kumlola munhu yavalile goya? Hebu! Wanhu wawele nguvala goya na wali na ukomu unojile wangikala mli ng'handa za wandewa!

²⁶Lelo mndonjele hambi namluta kumlola munhu wachi? Namluta kumlola mloli wa Nguluwi? Ena! Ndanguwalonjelani hemwe, ila nammona mng'hangala kusinda Mloli wa Nguluwi.

²⁷Nguluwi kangulonga, ayu Yohani ndo yawele ngulonjigwa mli Maandiko Matakatifu, ‘Ulole heni ndangumigala msenga yakugololele nzila ya hegwe.’

²⁸Yesu kasinda kwa kulonga, ndangukulonjelani, wanhu weng'ha haduhu yawele mkulu ng'hatu kusinda Yohani Mbatiza. Ahyo, yula nayali mdodo ng'hatu kuli Undewa wa Nguluwi, ndo mkulu kusinda heye.”

²⁹Wanhu weng'ha, na wakongoza kodi lowahuliche ago, nawatogola kunoga kwa Nguluwi ahyo nawakunda kubatizigwa na Yohani.

³⁰Ila Mafalisayo na wala wavizelele goya Malajizo ga Musa, nawalema kumhulichiza Nguluwi, kwa vila nawalema kubatizigwa na Yohani.

³¹Yesu nakalonga, “Ulelo awu ndiuwhanize na chinhu chachi? Ndo wanhu wali ndaze?

³²Kota wasongolo wawele wekalise kuli soko wochichema na kilonjela, ‘Tuwatowelani mluli ila hamvinile! Twimba nzimbo za chililo, ila hamlilile.’

³³Yohani Mbatiza nakoya kazanguwoha na hanwele ujimbi, hemwe mlonga, ‘Kana chijeni!’

³⁴Heye mwana wa munhu koya, kazangulya na kunwa, hemwe mlonga, ‘Mloleni, mlya chila chinhu ayu mgalaji, kangigana na wakongoza kodi, na wehile.’

³⁵Ila luhala lwa Nguluwi loneka lunoga kwa wala weng'ha walinguikunda.”

³⁶Mfalisayo yumwe nakamchema Yesu kaye koyekalaga kulya ndiya ya hamihe hamwe na heye. Aho Yesu nakaluta kuli ng'handa ya Mfalisayo, na kekalisa kulya ndiya.

³⁷Kuli ula mji hali mamo yumwe yawele na gehile. Loyahuliche Yesu kamng'handa ya ayo Mfalisayo, nakahola chupa ya alabasta iwelenguguzigwa kwa sendi nyinji imemile mafuta galingunhunyhilila ng'hatu.

³⁸Koya kema habehi hali magulu ga Yesu, kalila, na mahozi gake gasa gumlagalila Yesu mmagulu. Ayo mdala kaza kubagusa magulu ga Yesu kwa mnvili zake. Hamba kamnonela magulu na kumbakaliza gala mafuta gawele ngunhunyhilila.