5 Mina heye yuye kanguwagana wanhu wa hetwe na isi ya hetwe, na ndo yatuzenjele ila ng'handa ya kusalila.”
6 Yesu nakaluta hamwe na hewo. Hoyali behi kwinjila kaye ha yula mkulu wa wamizi Mloma, kawalajiza wala weganaga wakamlonjele Yesu, “Mkulu siganigwe winjile mng'handa ya heni.
7 Ndo mina siwene ndanguganigwa mbuye kouli hegwe, ila ulonje ulonzi hela, chitumagwa wa heni kowa mkomu.
8 Mina, na heni nani, nda munhu mbichigwa hali ludali lwa wanji, ndanawo wamizi hasi ha heni. Ndangumlonjela yumwe, ‘Ulute!’ Na heye kanguluta, na yunji, ‘Uye!’ Na heye kanguya, na chitumagwa wa heni, ‘Udite chinhu chino,’ Na heye kangudita.”
9 Yesu loyahuliche ago, nakabubuwala, kamtogola yula mkulu. Hamba kawagalamchila wala wali womuwinza, kalonga, “Ndanguwalonjelani, sinamona munhu yawele na makundo kota aga, mli isi yeng'ha ya Isilaeli.”
10 Wala wanhu lowafichile kaye wamfika yula chitumagwa yotamika yawele mkomu.
11 Hamba Yesu nakaluta honhu hamwe hawele nguchemigwa Naini, na wala walanguswa na wanhu wanji, newelongoza.
12 Hoyali behi na lwizi lukulu lwa kwinjila hali honhu, walawila wanhu wawele wamholile msongolo yumwe yajile, mwana yaganigwe na mamo yumwe yalechelelwe. Wanhu wenji wahala wali hamwe na ayo mamo.
13 Mkulu loyamuwene ayo kamonela isungu, nakamlonjela, “Uleche kulila.”
14 Hamba kazakuchidoliza chinhanda chili na munhu yabagame, wala wali wamholile wema. Hamba kalonga, “Msongolo! Ndangukulonjela, winuche!”
15 Yula yajile kenuka, kekalisa, kaluka kudamla. Hamba Yesu kamhola kamgala kuli maiwake.
16 Wanhu weng'ha wazangudumba, wazangumtogola Nguluwi wolonga, “Mloli mkulu wa Nguluwi kalawila hotuli. Nguluwi koya kuwalohola wanhu wa heye.”
17 Mbuli azo zenela Yudeya kweng'ha na isi ya habehi.
18 Wala walanguswa wa Yohani wamlonjela mbuli zeng'ha zilonjigwe zilingumlapa Yesu. Heye Yohani nakawachema weli mwa wala walanguswa wa heye kawalonjela,
19 walute kwa Mkulu wamuuze, “Hegwe ndo yula yalinguya, ama tumbete munhu yunji?”
20 Wala weli yawalanguse lowafichile hali Yesu wamlonjela, “Yohani Mbatiza katulonjela tuye kwa hegwe tukuuze, ‘Hegwe ndo yula nayali nguya, ama tumbeteze munhu yunji?’ ”
21 Mhela awo, Yesu yaliyowosela matamwa wanhu wenji walingugazigwa na matamwa, wali na vijeni vihile, na wanhu wenji wohambe walole wazangulola.
22 Yolawa 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.
23 Kabweda yula munhu yohambe yandeme heni na gala gondilingudita!”
24 Aho 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?
25 Lelo 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!
26 Lelo mndonjele hambi namluta kumlola munhu wachi? Namluta kumlola mloli wa Nguluwi? Ena! Ndanguwalonjelani hemwe, ila nammona mng'hangala kusinda Mloli wa Nguluwi.
27 Nguluwi kangulonga, ayu Yohani ndo yawele ngulonjigwa mli Maandiko Matakatifu, ‘Ulole heni ndangumigala msenga yakugololele nzila ya hegwe.’
28 Yesu 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.”
29 Wanhu weng'ha, na wakongoza kodi lowahuliche ago, nawatogola kunoga kwa Nguluwi ahyo nawakunda kubatizigwa na Yohani.
