16 Mafalisayo wayagwe walonga, “Munhu yatendile vino halawile ha Mulungu, kwavija hadigoga Zua da Mhumulo.” Wayagwe walonga, “Kodahaze munhu yali na vilozo kutenda mizonza kamba ino?” Avo kukala na mhasanyo wenyego kwa wenyego.
17 Avo Mafalisayo wamuuza ija imunhu mwanza uyagwe, wolonga, “Kulonga kakuhonya umbugumbugu uukalile nao, avo gweye komulonga vilihi munhu ino?” Ija imunhu kalonga, “Nokona munhu ino muhokozi.”
18 Wakulu wa Wayahudi hata avo hawalondile kutogola kamba kakala kimbugumbugu na sambi kolola, mbaka wawakema waja wamulelile,
19 na kuwauza, “Ino iyo mwanenu yummulonga kamba kavumbuka kimbugumbugu? Choni kitendeke mbaka sambi kodaha kulola?”
20 Waja wamulelile wawalongela, “Tuvitanga kamba ino iyo mwanetu, na kakala yavumbuke kimbugumbugu.
21 Ila hatukitangile kija kitendeke mbaka sambi kodaha kulola, vivija hatumtangile yamuhonyile umbugumbugu uyakalile nao. Muuzeni, kwavija heyo mwenyego mkulu, heyo mwenyego kodaha kuwalongela!”
22 Waja wamulelile walonga vino kwavija wakala wowadumba wakulu wa Wayahudi kwavija wakala walamule kamba munhu yoyose yamtogola Yesu kamba iyo Kilisto kowingigwa mng'anda ya nhambiko.
23 Kino kicho kilamso kiwatendile waja wamulelile walonge, “Heyo mwenyego mkulu, muuzeni!”
24 Mwanza wa ikabili wamkema ija imunhu yavumbuke kimbugumbugu, wamulongela, “Mulungu iyo yolondigwa kugweleligwa yenzi mmbuli ino, kwavija tweye tuvitanga kamba munhu ino kana vilozo.”
