5 nkaambo ulayiyandisya nyika yesu, alimwi nguwe wakatuyakila chikombelo.”
6 Lino Jesu wakeendela kunembo ambabo. Pesi katananba kule ang'anda, Silumamba mupati wakatuma beenzinyina kaamba kuti, “Mwami utalikataazyhi lwako, nkaambo nsyeelede pe kuti usike mung'anda yangu.
7 Nkaambo kaako nchindabona nkesyeelede pe kuti ndisike kulinduwe, pesi wamba biyo jwi ulapona mulanda wangu.
8 Nkaambo andime ndili mwaalumi ulimunsi lyanguzu, ndilaabasilumamba munsi lyangu. Ndilaamba kuliyooyu kuti, 'Yinka', ulayinka, akuli umbi kuti, 'Sika,' ulasika, aku, mulanda wangu kuti, 'Chita eechi,' alimwi ulachichita.”
9 Jesou naakamvwa majwi aaya akamugambya, wakalanga makamu akayobumutobela wati, “Ndati kuli ndinywe, taakwe nikuba mu Izilayeli moonse nkundakajene lusyomo luli boobu.”
10 Aboobo aabo bakatuminwe nibakabweeda kung'anda bakajana muzike wapona.
11 Kuzwa aawo Jesu wakaya kudolopo litegwa Nayini, mpawo basikwiiya bakwe abantu biingi bakiinka aawe.
12 Kali waamba kusika afwiifwi amulyango wadolopo eelyo, langa, kuli mwaalumi wakafwide wakalikuyabugwisigwa, wakali mwana wabanyina kali aalike (banyina bakali mukamufu), nkamu yabantu mpati kuzwa mudolopo oomu yakali aanguwe mwanakazi ooyu.
13 Aawo Mwami naakamubona, luzyalo lwakamujata loko nkaambo kayooyu mwanakazi mpawo wakati kuli nguwe, “Utalili pe.”
14 Mpawo wakayinka wakujata bulo bwakalazikidwe mutunta, mpawo aabo bakanyampwide bakayimikila. Wakati, “Mulombe, ndati kulinduwe, buka.”
15 Ooyu mwaalumi wakafwide wakabuka wakkala akusanguna kwaambuula, mpawo Jesu wakamupeda kuli banyina.
16 Mpawo kuyoowa kwakanbasikila boonse, alimwi bakaumbayizya Leza, bakati, “Musinsimi mupati wabusigwa akati kesu” akuti “Leza wabalanga bantu bakwe.”
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.
