21 Wamghendela Filipi, iyalawile Betisaida mne isi ya Galilaya wamlongela, “Mkulu, twobama tumwone Yesu.”
22 Filipi kaghenda, kamlongela Andereya, kuya wose weli waghenda kumlongela Yesu.
23 Yesu kawedika, “Chipindi chipfika che Imwana we Imunu kutunyighwa!
24 Nowalongela ghendo, ka mbeghu ye uhemba ng'ailaghale mdongo na ukufa, yokala pfipfo imwe iliyeka. Lekeni ing'afa na ukota, itsokweleka mbeghu bwelele.
25 Imunu iyounoghela ughima wake katsowaghitsa, ila imunu iyouhila ughima wake katsokwing'ighwa ughima we ghamatsuwa ghose.
26 Imunu wowose iyobama kunitumikila yaniwinze, hohose hanikala imtumwa wangu akale baho. Aba wangu katsomtoghola imunu iyonitumikila.
27 “Sambi ghumoyo ghwangu ghwoghanzika, na nene nonge choni? ‘Aba unikombole mne chipindi chino?’ Bae, acho chicho chanitsile, nibite chipindi chino cha maghayo.
28 Aba, litunye taghwa lyako!” Kuya litsi kulawa kulanga lilonga, “Nilitunya na nitsolitunya keli.”
29 Iwanu wengi iwemile hala wahulika litsi lila, iwanu wangi walonga kukala na mdumo, lekeni iwanu wangi walonga, “Malaika kalonga naye!”
30 Bali Yesu kawalongela, “Litsi lino ng'alinitsile nene bae lekeni liwatsilani mwemwe.
31 Chipindi cha kuhighighwa isi ino chipfika, mkulu we isi ino katsowingighwa.
32 Hanitsokwinulighwa muisi, nitsowakwegha iwanu wose kuna nene.”
33 Yesu kalonga pfino kulangusa pfayatsokufa.
34 Mtingano we iwanu wamghutsa, “Ghamalaghitso ghetu tsaghalonga Kiristu katsokala ghamatsuwa ghose. Ule lelo kwolonga ‘Imwana we Imunu kobamighwa yenulighwe?’ Apfi Imwana yuno we Imunu nani?”
35 Kuya Yesu kawalongela, “Mtsokala ne ghumwanga kwa chipindi chidodo. Mwange hamng'ali nawo ghumwanga, ng'ana ichisi chiwatsile. Imunu iyokwanga mchisi ng'omanya bae koyoghenda.
36 Mtoghole ghumwanga hamng'ali nawo, ili muwe iwana we ghumwanga.” Hayamalitse kulonga apfi, Yesu koka, kepfisa waleke kumwona.
