1 Yesu peasindile kulonga gala geasakile vanu va pulike, akahele mwani va Kapelinaumu. 2 Ukoya kukali na mkomi yumwi va vapuga va ku Lumi yeakali na mnyigendwa vake yeamkelile hilo. Mchulila yula akali mtamwa agehe pepi kufuwa.Mpuga va Valumi 3 Yula mkomi va vapunga peapulike luchowo lwa Yesu, akavalagiche vamonga lya vavaha va Kiyawudi vahele vakamsuke ache kumnanicha mchulila vake. 4 Pevafikile kwa Yesu, vamsukile hilo, vakilonga, "Munu uyu ndi unofu atangwe, 5 kwakuva akuvakela vanu vetu na atuchengie kaye lyetu lya kutang'anila."

6 Baho, Yesu akahele pamwi navo. Peakali pepi kufikila kukaye lya mkomi va vapuga, yula mkomi va vapuga akavalagiche vaganja vake vamlongie Yesu, "Mtwa ubihile kwisumbula, kwakuva nene sendidikilwa uwingile kukaye lyangu. 7 Ndi mana sendayiwene ndidikilwa kwacha kwa veve. Ila longe luchowo hela, mchulila vangu inana. 8 Kwakuva nene ndi munu yendigehe panyi lya umwimike, ila ndinago na vapuga yevagehe panyi lyangu. Ndikimlongea yumwi, ‘Helele!’ Mwene ihelela na ndikimlongela yungi, ‘Wache!’ Mwene ekwacha na pendikumlongela mchulila vangu, ‘Gite kinu ikyo!’ Mwene igita."

9 Yesu peapulike njowo icho, akadudwive hilo, akausedukie wula lipinga lya vanu lelikali lilongochana, akalongile, "Ndakyene ndikuvalongela sendimuwene munu yeyonda mu Isilaeli yeali na mbatwa ngita iyi!"

10 Vala vanu vevalagichwe pevawuyile kwa mkomi va vapuga va ku Lumi, vamuwene yula mchulila ananile.

11 Pambele ludodo, Yesu akahele ku mwani weukemeliwe Naini na vachulila vake, lipinga likomi lya vanu vakalongochine. 12 Peakali pepi na mlyangilo mkomi va mwani, vahumie vanu vamnyamuwe lifimba lya mdimi, mwana yeiyena va maye mwigane. Vanu volofu va mwani wula vakali pamwi na maye yula. 13 Mtwa Yesu peamwene maye yula, akamwonie lusungu, akamlongie, "Bihile kuvemba." 14 Baho ahegelie pepi akalibyalisa lila luhaga, vala vevakali vamnyamue vakaemile, Yesu alongile, "Mdimi! Ndikulongela wime!" 15 Yula mdimi yeafue akalamwika na akalile na akavanga kulonga. Yesu akamyamue akamsindike kwa maye.

16 Vanu vonda vakaogofya, vavangile kumunjuma Nguluvi vakilonga, "Mvichi mkomi va Nguluvi atuhumile mugati yetu. Nguluvi achile kuvawokola vanu vake."

17 Njowo icho cheagitile Yesu chikalutie ponda muinyi lya Yudea na ku inyi chonda cha pepi.

18 Vachulila va Yohani vakamlongela Yohani gala gonda ga agitile Yesu, baho Yohani akavakemelie vachulila vake vavili, 19 akavalagiche kwa Mtwa Yesu vamuwuche, "Veve ndi yula yealongile Yohani kuva daukwacha awu tumchindile yungi?"

20 Vala vachulila pevafikeli kwa Yesu vakamlongie, "Yohani mbatisaji atulagiche tukuwuche, ‘Veve ndi yula yula yealongilwe kuva daukwacha awu tumchindile yungi?’"

21 Chipindi icho icho, Yesu akavawonela lusungu na akavananicha vanu volofu vevakali vagudile kwa utamwa na kuvahecha mahoka na kuvananicha vanu vevabofwike meho, valole. 22 Baho akavahigile vala vachulila va Yohani, "Muwuye mkamlongie Yohani gyonda gemgalolile na kugapulika. Vevabofwike meho vilola, vatenda vigenda na venye lukalavilo vinanichwa na vadinda matu vipulika na yevafuwe vichulubushwa na vahangala vadalikiwa Njowo Nofu. 23 Nguluvi daifunywa munu yula yeseivipiswa na nene."

24 Vachulila va Yohani pevahegile, Yesu avangile kuvalongela wula lipinga lya vanu makani ga Yohani Mbatisa, "Pemuhele kudasi mkahele kulola liki? Wuli mwikali mwilolela lidete lwelihogoswa na lukala? 25 Mukahelele kulola liki? Mukahele kulola munu yeafwalile myenda minofu? Vanu vevifwala myenda minofu na kwikala maisa manofu vikala mukaye lya vang'achale. 26 Suwe mnilongele, mkahele kulola liki? Mkahele kumlola mvichi? Ndakyene, yemuwene ndi kugina mvichi va Nguluvi. 27 Yohani nde yeilongwa Mumasimbo ga Nguluvi,

‘Nguluvi akalongie ndikumlagicha mchulila vangu akulongole,

daikuvikila unofu ng'asi lyako.’" 28 Yesu akamalile kwakulonga, "Ndikuvalongela, mugati mwa vanu vonda kwihela yeakali mkomi kumgina Yohani Mbatisa, hata ifyo yula yeakali mdodo hilo pa ung'achale va Nguluvi ndi mkomi kuchumba Yohani."

29 Pevapulike njowo icho cha Yesu vanu vonda na vanyamula usulu vakamdikile Nguluvi na vakabatiswa na Yohani Mbatisa. 30 Ila Vafalisayo na vawulanichi va Malagicho vakakanile gala gaalagiche Nguluvi kwajili lyawo vavene, vakanile kubatiswa na Yohani.

31 Yesu akagendelie kulonga, "Vanu va kilelo iki ndivawananise na kinu liki? Vewana na kiki? 32 Vawo viwana na vana vevakalile kusoko na kwikemela lipinga lingi na lingi, ‘Tukavatovie mluli ila semkakinile! Twimbile msambo cha kusungwima ila semvembile!’ 33 Yohani mbatisaji achile, sealiye vala seanyuwe difwayi, nyenye mkalongile, ‘Aingilwe na mahoka!’ 34 Mwana va Munu achile, iliya na kunyuwa, nyenye mwilonga, ‘Lole, muhodo na mgala, mganja vao vanyamula usulu na venye sambi!’ 35 Ila uginyange va Nguluvi iwonike kuva nofu kwa vonda vasanzi."

36 Mfalisayo yumwi akamlalike Yesu kulia kyakulia kya palumie mukaye lyake, Yesu akaingie pakaye pa yula Mfalisayo na ekalile kulia kyakulia. 37 Ukoya ku mwani kukali na maye yumwi munya sambi. Peapatile lukani kuva Yesu agehe pakaye pa yula Mfalisayo, akaachile na kyupa yeimemile manung'ililo yeigalanichwe na liganga lya alabasata. 38 Akaimile pepi na migulu gya Yesu, peavemba na mahochi gake gakamgwilie Yesu mumagulu gake. Maye yula akaipyangusile migulu kwa fwili chake. Baho akainonile magulu na kubaka gala manung'ililo. 39 Yula Mfalisayo yeamlalikile Yesu Peagalolile hago, akahochile munumbula lyake, "Ngita munu uyu ndakyene nde mvichi va Nguluvi, angemuchela mdala uyu yeamkolelie ndi munu agehe wuli, angemchela kuva munya sambi."

40 Yesu akamlongie yula Mfalisayo, "Simoni, ndinakyo kinu kya kukulongela."

Simoni akamlongie, "Ndakyene, Muwulanichi ndongie."

41 Yesu akamlongie, "Vanu vavili vakali vaasimie sendi kwa munu yeiyasimisa sendi, yumwi akali asimie fipande fya madini gye gikemelwa fesa na yungi miya chiano. 42 Vonda vavili sevavesile kumuhomba, munu yula avawonie lusungu vonda vavili. Nonde nde ani pagati lya vavili havo damkela hilo munu yula?"

43 Simoni akahigile, "Ndihocha yula yeawoneliwe lusungu sendi chingi nde yula dakumkela hilo munu yula."

Yesu akamlongie, "Uhigile unofu." 44 Baho Yesu akamsedukie yula mdala na kumlongela Simoni, "Ukumlola maye uyu? Pendiingie baha pakaye lyako seukanigavile malega ga kukalava migulu gyangu, ila mdala uyu anikalafiche migulu gyangu kwa mahochi gake na kunifyangula kwa fwili chake. 45 Veve seunihungile kwa kuninonela, ila uyu maye kuhuma pendiingie baha akali akwinonela migulu gyangu. 46 Veve Seukabakile mtuwe vangu mafuta, ila uyu maye andibakile manung'ililo magulu gyangu. 47 Kwa ndena ndikulongela alekilwe sambi chake chongofu kwakuva anikelie hilo. Ila munya kulekelwa sambi ndodo hukela kidodo."

48 Baho Yesu akamlongie yula maye, "Ulekilwe sambi chako."

49 Vamonga va vanu vevakali bahala vakavangile kulongana, "Munu uyu ndi ani mbaka kulekela sambi?"

50 Yesu akamlongie yula maye, "Mbatwa lyako ikuwokole, helele kwa utengamaso."