1Nichakaba kuti Jesu wamaninsya kulayilila basikwiya bakwe balikkumi ababili, wakazwa nkukonya oko wakuyisya akukambawuka mumadolopo aabo.
2Lino Joni nakamvwa muntolongo atala anchito zya Kkilisito, wakatuma basikwiya bakwe
3ajwi elyo bakati kulinguwe, “Nduwe na ulokuza, na kuti tuchilangilila uumbi?”
4Jesu wakasandula akwamba kulimbabo, “Mwinke mukaambe kuli Joni nzimwabona akumvwa.
5Bataboni balikutambula kubona, zilema zilenda, balezipele balokusalazigwa, batamvwi balokumvwa lubo, bafwide balokubusigwa lubo kubawumi, amakani mabotu alokukambawukwa kubachete.
6Alubo ngusicholwe kufumbwa utabilizigwi andime.”
7Lino aba bantu nibakeenda munzila yabo Jesu wakatalika kwamba kumakamu atala a Joni, “Mwakayinka kuya kunkanda kuyobonanzi - ityetye lizunganisigwa aguuwo?
8Pesi mwakayinka kuya kuyobonanzi - muntu usamide ziteete? Mbukubede, abo basama zisamo ziteetete bakkala mumaanda abami.
9Pesi mwakainka kunze kuyobonanzi - musinsimi? Iyi, ndati kulindinywe, akwinda musinsimi.
10Echi nchenchicho nguchakali kulembeledwe obu. 'Bona, ndinokutuma mutumwa wangu kunembo lyabusyu bwako, uyokubambila nzila kunembo lyako.
11“Ndamba kulindinye nkasimpe, takukwe nikwakabukide akati kabaabo bazyalwa abanakazi unga ulaba mupati kwinda Joni mubbabbatizyi. Nekubaboobo, munini muntu mukolondo kubwami bwakujulu mupati kwinda nguwe.
12Kuzwa kumazuba a Joni mubbabbtizyi kusikila lino, bwami bwakujulubulokufwabisigwa alupyopyongano, lino bantu balupyopyongana balalubweza changuzu.
13Mbukunga boonse basinsimi amulawu wakali kusinsima kusikila kuli Joni.
14Elyo nawayanda kuzumina kuchitambula, oyu ngu Elija, nguwe wakali kuzosika.
15Kuliyoyo ulamatwi akumvwa, ngamvwe.
16Kuli chili nchindinga ndilayezyanisya azyalane lyasunu? Chili mbuli bana basobana kuchisambalilo, bakkala akwita umwi awumwi,
17akwamba, 'twakakulizizya muteetele, aboobo tewakazyana pe. Twakayeema, pele tewakalila.
18Aboobo Joni wakasika katalyi chinkwa nanka kunywa masansa, elyo bakati, Uladimoni.
19Mwana amuntu wakasika akulya akunywa elyo bakati, Langa, mwalumi sindya amukolwi, muzolwani abasimutelo abasizibi!' Pesi busongo bulalulamikwa anchito zyakwe.”
20Elyo Jesu wakatalika kukalalila madolopo omo mwakachita malele akwe manji, nkambo tebakeempwa.
21“Maawe kulinduwe, Kkolazini! Mawe kulinduwe, Bbetisayida! Kansinga malele akachitwa ku Taya a Sidoni akachitwa kulindinywe, ninga bakeempwa kale kuchindi chakayinda muzisamo zyamasaka amudyota.
22Pesi kulakuyandika chakwindilila kubuzuba bwalubeta kwinda nduwe.
23Webo, Kapenawumu, uyeeya kuti uzosumpulwa kujulu? Peepe, unoyoyetwa ansi kumulindi utagoli Hadesi. Nikwali kuti mu Sodomu mwakachitwa malele akachitwa mulinduwe, ninga mwachili asunu.
24Pele ndati kulinduwe chiyobachubila kunyika ya Sodomu mubuzuba bwalubeta kwinda nduwe.”
25Kuchindi echo Jesu wakati, “Ndilikutembawula Taata, Mwami, wakujulu anyika, nkambo wasisila basongo abamvwisya, akuyubunwida bana banini:
26Iyii, Taata, Eechi chakalikubotezya kumeso ako.
27Zintu zyonse zyakapegwa ndime kuzwa kuli Taata. Elyo takwe umwi uzi mwana kunze kwa Taata, mpawo, takwe uzi Taata kunze kwamwana aboobo kuloyo mwana ngwasala kuti amuyubunune.
28Amuze kulindime, moonse nimukatede animulemenwa ndiyomupa kulyokezya.
29Amubweze ijokwe lyangu lili alindime akwiiya kulindime, nkambo ndilimubombe akuba mutete moyo, eelyo muyojana kulyokezya kwmyuuya yanu.
30Nkambo ijokwe lyangu niteete alubo ndiguba amukuli wangu tulemi pe.”
