Lukasi 7:19-30

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.