21 Yesu kawauza, “Mng'hali hamnavitanga?”
22 Wavika Betisaida, wanhu wamgala munhu kimbugumbugu ha Yesu, wamuyalalila yamkwase.
23 Yesu kamgoga mkono ija imunhu kimbugumbugu, kamgala kutali na ikiwambo. Kamtemela visite mmeso, abaho, kamwikila makono gake, kamuuza, “Kodaha kulola kinhu chochose?”
24 Ija imunhu kalola uchana kalonga, “Nowona wanhu, ila wokoneka kamba mibiki itembela.”
25 Yesu kamwikila makono mwanza uyagwe mmeso, mwanza uno kaiyoha kubunhula, na meso gake gananazuka, kadaha kulola goya kila kinhu.
26 Abaho, Yesu kamulagiza yachole ukae yomgong'ondeza, yolonga, “Sambiubweleganye muna ikiwambo.”
27 Abaho, Yesu na wanahina zake wachola kuna iviwambo behi na Kaisalia Filipi. Viwakalile mnzila kawauza, “Nongeleni, wanhu wolonga nie iyo munhu yalihi?”
28 Wamwidika wolonga, “Wayagwe wolonga gweye iyo Yohana M'batiza, wayagwe wolonga gweye iyo Eliya, wayagwe wolonga gweye iyo imwe wa wahokozi.”
29 Yesu kawauza, “Na mweye molonga nie iyo munhu yalihi?” Petulo kamwidika, “Gweye iyo Kilisto yasaguligwe na Mulungu.”
30 Abaho, Yesu kawalagiza, “Sambimmulongele munhu yoyose mbuli zino.”
31 Abaho, Yesu kasonga kuwafundiza wanahina zake kawalongela, “Nie, Mwana wa Munhu, nolondigwa nigazigwe ng'hani na kulemigwa na wakulu, wakulu wa wakulu wa nhambiko na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa. Nokomigwa, ila mazua madatu hamwande nozuka nowa mgima kabili.”
32 Kawalongela kinaganaga. Avo Petulo kamsola kamgala hamgwazo kasonga kumkomhokela.
33 Ila Yesu kahinduka kukisogo, kawalola wanahina zake na kumkomhokela Petulo, yolonga, “Segela hamwangu, Mwenembago! Ngelegeza zako hazilawa ha Mulungu ila zolawa mwa wanhu.”
34 Abaho, Yesu kadikema ididale da wanhu hamoja na wanahina zake kawalongela, “Kamba munhu yahalonda kuwa mwanahina wangu, yaibele mwenyego, yaidikwe msalaba wake yanikoleleze.
35 Kwavija munhu yoyose yahalonda kuukombola ugima wake kowagiza, ila munhu yoyose yowagiza ugima wake, sama yangu nie na sama ya Usenga Unogile, koukombola.
36 Vino wanhu wokwing'higwa choni kamba wahagweleligwa vinhu vose vili muisi, abaho, wawagize ugima wao? Nokona haduhu!
37 Haduhu kinhu chondawalave wabweze ugima wao.
38 Ihawa munhu yahanyonela kinyala nie na mafundo gangu mwa wanhu wano walibule bwembwe da Mulungu na mmazua gano gehile, avo nie, Mwana wa Munhu, nomonela kinyala munhu hiyo vondanize muna iyenzi ya Tata wangu hamoja na wasenga wa Mulungu wa kuulanga wang'alile.”
