Lukka 7:5-29

⁵nkaambo ulayiyandisya nyika yesu, alimwi nguwe wakatuyakila chikombelo.”

⁶Lino 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.

⁷Nkaambo kaako nchindabona nkesyeelede pe kuti ndisike kulinduwe, pesi wamba biyo jwi ulapona mulanda wangu.

⁸Nkaambo 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.”

⁹Jesou naakamvwa majwi aaya akamugambya, wakalanga makamu akayobumutobela wati, “Ndati kuli ndinywe, taakwe nikuba mu Izilayeli moonse nkundakajene lusyomo luli boobu.”

¹⁰Aboobo aabo bakatuminwe nibakabweeda kung'anda bakajana muzike wapona.

¹¹Kuzwa aawo Jesu wakaya kudolopo litegwa Nayini, mpawo basikwiiya bakwe abantu biingi bakiinka aawe.

¹²Kali 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.

¹³Aawo Mwami naakamubona, luzyalo lwakamujata loko nkaambo kayooyu mwanakazi mpawo wakati kuli nguwe, “Utalili pe.”

¹⁴Mpawo wakayinka wakujata bulo bwakalazikidwe mutunta, mpawo aabo bakanyampwide bakayimikila. Wakati, “Mulombe, ndati kulinduwe, buka.”

¹⁵Ooyu mwaalumi wakafwide wakabuka wakkala akusanguna kwaambuula, mpawo Jesu wakamupeda kuli banyina.

¹⁶Mpawo kuyoowa kwakanbasikila boonse, alimwi bakaumbayizya Leza, bakati, “Musinsimi mupati wabusigwa akati kesu” akuti “Leza wabalanga bantu bakwe.”

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.