1 Mkulu Teofili kuli chitabu cha heni cha mwaluko nanyandika mbuli zila Yesu zoyaditile na kulangusa kulawila mwaluko wa mijito ja heye,
2 mbaka zuwa lila loyaholigwe kilanga. Hala naloyang'hali kuholigwa kilanga nakawalajiza kwa ludali lwa Muhe Yelile wala watumigwa yawahagule.
3 Kwa mhela wa mazuwa makumi gane hala hoyabagame nayali yowalawila lawila na kilajila kota nayali mkomu. Nawamona, na heye nakalonga gala ga Undewa wa Nguluwi.
4 Mhela loyeting'hane hamwe na hewo nakawalonjela ahi, “Mleche kuka Yelusalemu, ila mbeteze ilagano lyoyawalonjele Mhaza, ila yomina namhuliche ndilonga.
5 Yohani nakabatiza kwa mazi, logokuya mazuwa mado, hemwe mobatizigwa kwa Muhe Yelile.”
6 Ahyo watumigwa loweting'hane hamwe na Yesu, nawamuuza, “Lelo Mkulu mhela awu ndo houwahilusila Waisilaeli undewa wa hewo?”
7 Ila Yesu nakawalonjela, “Mhela na mbuli azo vya hasi ha ludali lwa Mhaza wa heni, kahi hambe iwalape hemwe kuvizela yowa nili.
8 Ila mhela Muhe Yelile loyowadulichilani, mobochela mong'ho na mowa walolezi wa heni kuli Yelusalemu na kuli mkowa wa Yudeya na Samaliya, mbaka kuduma kwa isi yeng'ha.”
9 Loyalonjile ago, weng'ha wawele womlola, kaholigwa kilanga, ng'hungugu imvisa hawamuwene kahi.
