1 Yesu viyeshile kulonga mbuli zino zose mwa wanhu, kachola kukiwambo cha Kapenaumu. 2 Mkulu wa asikali mia wa Loma kakala na nyakadala yakalile yamnogele ng'hani, ija inyakadala kakala mtamu ng'hani behi na kudanganhika. 3 Ija imkulu wa iwaasikali mia wa Loma viyahulike singilimo za Yesu, kawatuma wakulu wa Wayahudi wakamulongele yeze yamuhonye nyakadala wake. 4 Viwavikile ha Yesu, wamuyalalila, wolonga, “Munhu ino kalumba kutendeligwa mbuli ino, 5 kwavija kawanogela wanhu zetu, na heyo iyo yatuzengele ng'anda yetu ya nhambiko.”

6 Avo Yesu kachola na hewo, viwavikile behi na ing'anda, ija imkulu wa iwaasikali mia wa Loma kawalagiza wambwiga zake wamulongele Yesu vino, “Mndewa, sambiugaye, nie silumbile gweye wize wingile mng'anda yangu, 7 kileka nivigesile kamba silumbile kwiza hamwako nene mwenyego, ila longa mbuli! Na nyakadala wangu kohona. 8 Nie vivija na munhu nikigwe hasi ya udaho wa wakulu zangu wa uchana yangu, na nna asikali hasi yangu. Nihamulongela ino, ‘Genda!’ kochola, nihamulongela ija, ‘Izo!’ kokwiza, na nihamulongela nyakadala wangu, ‘Tenda vino!’ kotenda.”

9 Yesu viyahulike gano, kamkanganya munhu ija, kahinduka kuchugu na kudilongela dale da wanhu dikalile dimsondolela, “Nowalongela, sinakona nhamanila ng'hulu kamba ino, hata mwa wanhu wa Islaeli!”

10 Waja watumigwe wabwela kung'anda ya ija imkulu, wam'vika nyakadala wake kahona.

18 Wanahina wa Yohana viwamulongele mbuli zino zose, kawakema wabili mmwanza wao, 19 na kuwalagiza wachole ha Mndewa wakamuuze vino, “Yohana kalonga, gweye iyo mkombola yondayeze? Ama tumtamanile iyagwe?”

20 Wanhu waja viwavikile ha Yesu, walonga, “Yohana M'batiza katulagiza yolonga tukuuze, ‘Gweye iyo yondayeze, ama tumtamanile iyagwe?’ ”

21 Kipigiti kikija Yesu kawahonya wanhu bwando wakalile na vitamu na utamu, na awo wakalile na vinyamkela, na kuwatenda vimbugumbugu bwando wadahe kulola. 22 Kawalongela waja wasenga wa Yohana, “Gendeni mkamulongele Yohana gaja gamonile na kugahulika, vimbugumbugu wolola, mbetembete wotembela, wali na dikulu wohonyigwa, vinziwi wohulika, wadanganhike wowa wagima kabili, na Usenga Unogile wopetigwa mwa wakumbulu. 23 Wamota wanhu awo walibule ving'hwaso na sang'hano zangu.”

24 Wasenga wa Yohana viwacholile, Yesu kasonga kumulonga Yohana haulongozi wa dale da wanhu, yolonga, “Vumcholile ha Yohana kuluwala, mtamanila kona choni? Ludete lutigiswa na beho? 25 Mchola kulola choni? Munhu yavalile vivalo vinogile ng'hani? Wanhu wovala kamba avo na kukala vinogile wa mming'anda ya kindewa! 26 Nongeleni, mchola kulola choni? Muhokozi? Ona, ila nowalongela, yummonile kana ukulu kubanza muhokozi. 27 Yohana iyo munhu Nyandiko Zing'alile zimulonga, ‘Mulungu kalonga, nomulagiza msenga wangu yakulongole, yondayaitande nzila yako.’ ” 28 Yesu kongeza kulonga “Nowalongela, wanhu wose waleligwe na watwanzi, haduhu yali mkulu kum'banza Yohana. Ila yali mdodo ng'hani muna Uundewa wa Mulungu iyo mkulu kum'banza Yohana.”

29 Wanhu wose, hata wawila kodi, viwazihulike mbuli za Yesu, watogola kamba nzila ya Mulungu igoloka, kwavija wakala wabatizigwe na Yohana. 30 Ila Mafalisayo na wafundiza Malagizo ga Musa wagalema gaja gayalondile kutenda Mulungu kumwao kwavija walema kubatizigwa na Yohana.

31 Yesu kagendelela kulonga, “Vino niwalinganyize na choni wanhu wa mazua gano? Walinga na wanhu walihi? 32 Walinga na wana wakalile hadibugano da soko. Dale dimwe dowalongela dale diyagwe, ‘Tuwatoela ngoma ya lusona lwa zengele, ila mweye ham'vinile! Twimba vawembaga hauzisi, ila mweye hamulilile!’ 33 Yohana M'batiza keza kafunga na hang'wile divai, na mulonga, ‘Kana kinyamkela!’ 34 Nie, Mwana wa Munhu, niza, noja na kung'wa, mulonga, ‘Loleni munhu ino, mmelo na mng'waji, mbwiga wa wawila kodi na wene vilozo wayagwe!’ 35 Kwa vovose vija ng'hungwe ya Mulungu yonekaga mmeso ga awo wose waitogole.”