18 Vilongozi wa Wayahudi hawakuzumila kugamba mntu uyo endaga tuntu aho nkongo vino haluse awona, kubula hadya weze wawetange welesi wakwe.
19 Ivyo wawauza awo welesi, “Togolani, yuno nuyo mwana wenyu mkugamba nakelekwa tuntu? Haluse katenda vivihi awona?”
20 Welesi wakwe wahitula, “Suwe chimanya ni mwanetu, naho nakelekwa tuntu.
21 Mna hachimanyize kawona vivihi, naho hachimmanyize yudya amfumbule ameso. Muzeni mwenye, uyo ni mntu mjima, adaha kwelongela mwenye.”
22 Welesi wakwe walonga ivyo kwaviya nawakawogoha vilongozi wa Wayahudi kwaviya vilongozi awo nawevana kugamba mntu yoyose nazumile Yesu ni Kulisito nabalazwe kuse kwe nyumba yo kumvikila Chohile.
23 Nivyo vilekile welesi wakwe walongaga kugamba, “Uyo ni mntu mjima, muzeni mwenye.”
24 Niyo wamwitanga vituhu yudya endaga tuntu, wamgamba, “Mtogole Chohile! Suwe chimanya kugamba mntu yuno ni mta masa.”
25 Mntu uyo niyo ahitula, “Uneva ni mta masa, miye simanyize. Mna chintu chimwenga nimanyize, nendaga tuntu, haluse nawona!”
26 Wamuza, “Kakudamanya chibwani? Kakufumbula vivihi ameso yako?”
27 Uyo mntu awahitula, “Siwagambilani kale, nyuwe nanywi hamkwiva. Ni mbwani hamkunga kwiva vituhu? Togolani nyuwe nanywi mwaunga mtende wanampina wakwe?”
28 Mna wowo niyo wamhitula wakagamba, “Weye wi mwanampina ywakwe, suwe chi wanampina wa Musa.
29 Suwe chimanya kugamba Chohile alongaga na Musa, mna mntu yuno hachimmanyize kalawahi!”
30 Mntu yudya awahitula, “chino ni chilozo! Nyuwe hammanyize uko alaile, mna kanifumbula ameso yangu!
31 Chivimanya kugamba Chohile hakuwetegeleza wantu wata masa, mna amwetegeleza yoyose mta kumzumila na kudamanya viya akunga.
32 Kukongela kumbwa kwe isi hainati kwivika kugamba mntu kamhonya meso mntu elekwa tuntu.
33 Uneva mntu uyo halaile kwa Chohile, nahekudaha kudamanya chochose!”
34 Wowo wamhitula, “Weye kwelekwa na kukwila mwe masa. Vino wadaha vivihi kuchihinya suwe?” Niyo wambalaza mwe nyumba yo kumvikila Chohile.
35 Yesu eva kugamba wambalaza mwe nyumba yo kuvikila yudya mntu amhonyize. Eze amwone, amuza, “Togola, weye wamzumila Mwana ywa Mntu?”
36 Uyo mntu ahitula, “Zumbe, nigambila ni yuhi chani nimzumile!”
