3 Nakamana kupenga, wakalitondezya lwakwe muzitondezyo zyiingi zizundikizya. Wakaliyubununa kuli mbabo kwamazuba aali makumi aane, mpawo wakambula aatala aabwami bwa-Leza.
4 Chindi nakali kubungana aamwi ambabo, wakabalayilila kuti batazwi mu Jelusalema, pesi bakalindile chisyomezyo cha Taata, Eecho nchaakamba kuti, “mwakamvwa kulindime
5 kuti choonzyo, Joni waka bbabbatizya a meenda, pesi nywebo mumazuba mache biyo muyo bbabbatizigwa muMuuya Uusalala.”
6 Aawo nibaka bungene aamwi bakabuzya kuti, “Mwami, sena echi nchechindi nchoyobusilizya Bwami ku Izilayeli?”
7 Wakabambila kuti, “tachili kulindinywe kuziba zyiindi eezyo Taata nzyakabamba munguzu zyakwe.
8 Pesi muyotambula nguzu aawo Muuya Uusalala nuyosika aalindinywe, mpawo muyooba bakamboni bangu mu Jelusalemu amu Judiya moonse amu Samaliya, akumamanino anyika.”
9 Chiindi Mwami Jesu nakaamba eezi zintu, mpawawo kabachilangide kujulu, wakanyamoulwa mujulu, mpawo ijoba lyakamusisa kuzwa kumeso aabo.
10 Mbubonya kabachilangisisya kujulu mbuli mbwakeenda, mpawo mpawo, baalumi babili bakayimikila kulubazu lwabo kabasamide zisamo zituba.
11 Bakaamba kuti, “Yo balumi baku Galili, nkambonzi nomwimvwi aano akulanga mujulu? Jesu ooyu watansiikwa kuzwa kulindinywe kuya kujulu, mbubonya uuyobola muchiimo nchichonya nchomwamubona kayinka aacho kujulu.
