17 Aaya makani aatala a Jesu akazula mukati ka Judea yoonse amukati kamasena ayizyungulukide.
18 Basikwiiya ba Joni bakamwaambila zyoonse eezi izntu.
19 Mpawo Joni wakayita basikwiiya bakwe babili mpawo wabatuma ku Mwami kuti bakatedi, “Nduwe na uzabuza, naakuti tulangile umbi?”
20 Nibakasika aafwiifwi a Jesu bakati Joni Mubbabbatizyi watutuma kuti tozotedi, 'Nduwe na uzabuza, nakuti tulangile umbi?”
21 Muwola eelyo wakapnia bantu bangi kuzwa kumalwazi, machise akumyuuya mibi, mpawo boofu biingi wakabania babona.
22 Jesu wakabasandula wati, “Nimwabweeda amukaambe kuli Joni eezyo nzimwabona akumvwa. Boofu balikubona, basinkematwi balikumvwa, bateemndi balikweenda, bachiswa chipele balikusalazigwa, bafu balikubuka kababoola kubuumi, bafwaba mbalikubuzigwa majwi mabohtu.
23 Ooyo muntu uutaleki kusyoma mulindime nkaambo kanchito zyangu uli longezezegwe.”
24 Nibakabweeda basikutumwa ba Joni, Jesu wakasanguna kwaambula kumakamu aabantu aatala a Joni kati, “Niinzi nchimwayinka munkanda kuyoobona? Itete lilikuteketesegwa aguwo?
25 Pesi niinzi nchimwaya kukubona aanze? Mwaalumi uuzwete zizwaato zibotu? Amulange, aabo bazwata zizwaato zibotu abakkede buumi bubotu bali mumaanda abaami.
26 Pesi mniinzi nchimwaya kukubona aanze? Musinsimi? Iyii, ndati kulindinywe mupati kwiinda musinsimi.
27 Ngonguwe ulembeledwe majwi ati, 'Amulange, ndatuma mutumwa kunembo lyabusyu bwako, utakabambe nzila kunembo lyako.'
28 Ndati kuli ndinywe, woonse wakazyalwa aamwanakazi, taakwe mupati kwiinda Joni. Pesi ooyo muniini mu bwami bwa Leza mupati kwiinda nguwe.”
29 Aawo bantu boonse nibakazimvwa eezi kubika aantomwe abasimutelo, bakaamba kuti Leza uli luleme, kwiinda mukubbabbatizigwa alubbabbatizyo lwa Joni.
30 Pesi ba Falisi abasibusongo bamulawu wachi Juda bakalikakila luyando lwa Leza kulimbabo, nkaambo taakwe nibakali babbabbatizigwa a Joni pe.
31 “Mpo, nga ndilabakozyanisya aanyamanzi aba bantu baleeli zyalane?
32 Balimbuli bana balikusobana kuchisambalilo, aabo bakkede kabalikwiitilana kuti, 'Twakulizizya nyeele taakwe nuwazyana pe. Twakwiimbila lwiimbo lwadilwe pesi takwe nuwalila pe.'
33 Nkaambo Joni mubbabbatizyi wakasika katalyi chinkwa katanywi wayini, pesi mwaamba kuti, 'Ula dayimona.'
34 Mwana wa Muntu wakasika kalya akunywa, mwaamba kuti, 'Amulange ulaamafwiti mpawo ulakolwa, muzolani wabasimutelo abasizibi!
35 Pesi mbusongo buboneka kwiinda mubana babusongo.”
36 Lino ba Falisi bakamutamba Jesu kuti azolye aabo. Aboobo Jesu nakanjila mung'anda yaba Falisi wakakkala atafula kuti alye.
37 Amulange kwakali mwanakazi wamudolopo eelyo wakali sizibi. Naakamvwa kuti wakali kutafula mung'anda yamu Falisi, wakeeta kankuli kakazwide mafuta anunkilila.
38 Nakiimvwi kusule lyakwe afwiifwi amawulu aakwe, kalikulila, wakasanguna kutetya mawulu aakwe amisozi yakwe, mpawo wakaabukusa amasusu aakwe akumyonta mawulu aayo akwananika mafuta aanunkilila.
