1Aya ngingawo matalikilo a makani mabotu a Jesu Kilisito, Mwana wa-Leza.
2Mbuli mbukulembedwe kuli Isaya musinsimi, “Mulange, ndatuma mutumwa kunembo lyabusyu bwake oyo ulolulamika nzila yako.
3Ijwi lya oyo uwompolola munkanda, “Mubambe inzila yaMwami; mululamike inzila yakwe”.
4Joni wakasika, kabbizya munkanda alimwi kakambawuka lubbizyo lwakusanduka. Akulekelelwa izibi.
5Ichisi choonse cha Judiya abantu boonse baku Jelusalemu bakayinka kulinguwe. Bakabbizigwa anguwe mumulonga utegwa Jodani, bakalyamba zibi zyabo.
6Joni wakali kuzwaata zizwaato zyaboya bwankamela alukumba lwachikumba muchibuno chakwe, nkabela wakali kulya insozi abuchi bwalusaka.
7Wakambula wati, “Oyu uza musule lyangu ulanguzu kwiinda ndime, lukole lwambatata zyakwe nsikwe chelelo chakukotama ansi akuzyangununa.
8Ndamubbizya amanzi, asi we uyomubbizya a Muuya Usalala”.
9Zyakachitika mumazuba ayo Jesu wakazwa ku Nazaleta ya Galili, alimwi wakabbizigwa a Joni mumulonga utegwa Jodani.
10Kachizwa biyo Jeso mumanzi, wakabona ijulu kalyanzana akujulika
11alimwi Muuya kuseluka akukkala atala anguwe mbuli nziba. Ijwi lyakazwa kujulu kalyamba kuti, “Ulimwana wangu. Ndiboteledwe kapati anduwe”.
12Nkabela Muuya wakamusungilizya kuya munkanda.
13Wakali munkanda mazuba makumi ane, kalokusunkwa aSatani. Wakali abanyama balusaka, alimwi bangelo bakamugwasizya.
14Lino musule Joni kalimwangwa, Jesu wakasika muGalilaya kakambawuka makani mabotu aLeza. Wakamba kuti, “Ichindi chazuzikizigwa,
15alimwi bwami bwaLeza bwaba afwifwi. Musanduke musyome makani mabotu”.
16Nakalibwenda kumbali alwizi lwaGlili, wakabona Sayimoni a Andilaya muzyalwanyina wa Sayimoni kabawala kanyandi mulwizi, nkambo bakali bazubi babaswi.
17Jesu wakabambila kuti, “Kamuzuba, munditobele, alimwi ndilomuchita bazubi babantu”.
18Akufwambana bakasiya tunyandi twabo mpawo bamutobela.
19Elyo Jesu nakachilikuyobweda kuya kunembo, wakabona Jakobo mwana wa Zebbediya amuzyalwanyina wakwe Joni; bakali mubwaato kabaluka tunyandi.
20Wakabayita alimwi bakasiya wisi Zebbediya antoomwe ababelesi mubwaato mpawo bamutobela.
21Lino bakasika kuKkapenawume, alimwi kabuli bunsi bwaSabata, Jesu wakanjila muchikombelo wakuyisya.
22Bakagamba kunjisyo yakwe, nkambo wakali kuyisya mbuli muntu ulanguzu utali mbuli balembi pe.
23Mpawo awo mwalumi wakali amuuya mubi wakakwiila muchikombelo, kati,
24“Tulanzi anduwe, Jesu waNazaleta? Waza kuzotunyonyona na? Ndilikwizi kuti nduwe ni. Nduwe Usalala Mwana wa-Leza!”.
25Jesu wakakalalila dayimona kati, “Tedi zwa alimwi uzwe mulinguwe!”
26Idayimona lyakamuwalila ansi mpawo lyazwa mulinguwe akukwiila kupati.
27Bantu boonse bakagamba, akubuzyanya, “Kuti ninzi eechi? Ninjisyo impya ilanguzu Ukonzya kutanda madayimona na amuswilizye”
28Alimwi mpuwo yakwe yakazula muchisi choonse chaGalilaya.
29Musule lyakuzwa muchikomelo, bakayinka kunganda yaSayimoni a Andilaya, kabali antoomwe a Jakobo a Joni.
30Lino banyinazyala baSayimoni bakalikuchiswa intutumanzi, alimwi bakamwambila Jesu atala amukayintu oyu.
31Wakaza wakamujata aluboko, wamubusya; intutumanzi yakazwa, mpawo watalika kubakutawukila.
32Igolezya izuba kalili lyabbila, baketa kulinguwe boonse bachiswa abakanjidwe amadayimona.
33Ibantu bamunzi boonse bakabungana amulyango.
34Wakaponya boonse bakalamalwazi asiyene-siyene akutanda madayimona miingi, asi takazumizya madayimona kwambula nkambo akalimuzi.
35Wakabuka kuseni, kakuchisiya; wakayinka kusisikene kuyokomba.
36Sayimoni ababo bakali anguwe bakamuyandula.
37Bakamujana bamwambila kabati, “Bantu boonse balokukuyandula”.
38Wakabambila wati, “Ngatuye kumbi, anze kumadolopo alafwifwi, kuti ndikakambawuke akulako. Ncindazwide anze obu”.
39Wakayinka kuGalilaya yoonse, kakambawuka muzikombelo zyabo akutanda madayimona.
40Sichipele wakasika kulinguwe. Kumukumbila; wakafugama wamba wati, “Kuti kuyanda, ulakonzya kundisalazya”.
41Wakazula luzyalo, Jesu wakatandabika kuboko kwakwe wamuguma, kamba kuti, “Ndilayand. Kopona”
42Mpawo awo chipele chakayinka, mpo wasalazigwa.
43Jesu wakamulayilila changuzu mpo wamuti yinka.
44Wakamwambila kuti, “Ube asimpe lyakuti tubuzyi naba omwe muntu, asi kuya, ukalitondezye kumupayizi, ukapayilile nkambo kakusalazigwa kwako, mbuli Mozesi mbwakalayilila, mbuli bukamboni kuli mbabo”.
45Asi wakiinka watalika kwaambula kangunukide kamwaya ijwi, zyakachitisya kuti Jesu takachili kukonzya kunjila idolopo kangunukide, asi wakakkala anze mumyunzi. Nikuba bobo bantu bakachili kusika kulinguwe kabazwa kumasena asiyene-siyene.
