Lukka 7:17-38

¹⁷Aaya makani aatala a Jesu akazula mukati ka Judea yoonse amukati kamasena ayizyungulukide.

¹⁸Basikwiiya ba Joni bakamwaambila zyoonse eezi izntu.

¹⁹Mpawo Joni wakayita basikwiiya bakwe babili mpawo wabatuma ku Mwami kuti bakatedi, “Nduwe na uzabuza, naakuti tulangile umbi?”

²⁰Nibakasika aafwiifwi a Jesu bakati Joni Mubbabbatizyi watutuma kuti tozotedi, 'Nduwe na uzabuza, nakuti tulangile umbi?”

²¹Muwola eelyo wakapnia bantu bangi kuzwa kumalwazi, machise akumyuuya mibi, mpawo boofu biingi wakabania babona.

²²Jesu 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.

²³Ooyo muntu uutaleki kusyoma mulindime nkaambo kanchito zyangu uli longezezegwe.”

²⁴Nibakabweeda basikutumwa ba Joni, Jesu wakasanguna kwaambula kumakamu aabantu aatala a Joni kati, “Niinzi nchimwayinka munkanda kuyoobona? Itete lilikuteketesegwa aguwo?

²⁵Pesi niinzi nchimwaya kukubona aanze? Mwaalumi uuzwete zizwaato zibotu? Amulange, aabo bazwata zizwaato zibotu abakkede buumi bubotu bali mumaanda abaami.

²⁶Pesi mniinzi nchimwaya kukubona aanze? Musinsimi? Iyii, ndati kulindinywe mupati kwiinda musinsimi.

²⁷Ngonguwe ulembeledwe majwi ati, 'Amulange, ndatuma mutumwa kunembo lyabusyu bwako, utakabambe nzila kunembo lyako.'

²⁸Ndati kuli ndinywe, woonse wakazyalwa aamwanakazi, taakwe mupati kwiinda Joni. Pesi ooyo muniini mu bwami bwa Leza mupati kwiinda nguwe.”

²⁹Aawo bantu boonse nibakazimvwa eezi kubika aantomwe abasimutelo, bakaamba kuti Leza uli luleme, kwiinda mukubbabbatizigwa alubbabbatizyo lwa Joni.

³⁰Pesi 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?

³²Balimbuli bana balikusobana kuchisambalilo, aabo bakkede kabalikwiitilana kuti, 'Twakulizizya nyeele taakwe nuwazyana pe. Twakwiimbila lwiimbo lwadilwe pesi takwe nuwalila pe.'

³³Nkaambo Joni mubbabbatizyi wakasika katalyi chinkwa katanywi wayini, pesi mwaamba kuti, 'Ula dayimona.'

³⁴Mwana wa Muntu wakasika kalya akunywa, mwaamba kuti, 'Amulange ulaamafwiti mpawo ulakolwa, muzolani wabasimutelo abasizibi!

³⁵Pesi mbusongo buboneka kwiinda mubana babusongo.”

³⁶Lino ba Falisi bakamutamba Jesu kuti azolye aabo. Aboobo Jesu nakanjila mung'anda yaba Falisi wakakkala atafula kuti alye.

³⁷Amulange kwakali mwanakazi wamudolopo eelyo wakali sizibi. Naakamvwa kuti wakali kutafula mung'anda yamu Falisi, wakeeta kankuli kakazwide mafuta anunkilila.

³⁸Nakiimvwi kusule lyakwe afwiifwi amawulu aakwe, kalikulila, wakasanguna kutetya mawulu aakwe amisozi yakwe, mpawo wakaabukusa amasusu aakwe akumyonta mawulu aayo akwananika mafuta aanunkilila.