1 Jesu paakati apeja kupa indayijo kubalayijwa babe bali gumi nababili, wakenda kunolayija nokubhaunula mumakuta abo.

2 Joni paakawha nozwemishingo yaKristo eli muntolongo, wakatumila balayijwa babe, 3 akati kwaali, "Ndiwi na yoyo wakawhi unoozha, kana kuti tilingilile umwe"

4 Jesu wakabashandula akati, "Indani munoombuja Joni zwamuwhile nezwamumubona, kuti, 5 mapofu akumutubula kubona, namakosha akumukwenda, banabulwaji bwamapelembuji bakumucheneswa, nabamachinzebe bakumuwha, nabakafa bakumumuswa, nabasheti bakumubujwa iNdebo iMbuya. 6 Ulokombolelwa yoyo usinokahajika nokuda kwangu."

7 Pabakati benda, Jesu wakatanga kulebeleka nezwaJoni kubunga, eti, "Mwakenda kugwegulu kunobonani? Idete limuteketeswa nebhepo na" 8 Ani mwakenda kunobona ani? Unhu ulombala zwimbalo zwibuyanana na? Bonani, yabo banombala zwimbalo zwibuyanana ndibo banogala mujingumba jamashe 9 Ani mwakabendilani? Kunobona umpolofeti na? Eya ndinomubuja, unopinda umpolofeti. 10 Yoyu ndiye ulokwalwa nezwizwe kuwhi, "Bonani ndinootuma untumwa wangu pambeli papo uchoolulamisa inzila yiyo." 11 Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, mukati mwaabo bakazwalwa nonhukaji apana unkulwana kupinda Joni umBhabhatizi, koga yoyo untukutuku mubushe bwedenga ndiye unkulwana kuna iye. 12 Kuva mumazhuba aJoni umBhabhatizi kuswikila ngweno, bushe bwedenga bwayangata nolunya, akale banhu banalunya bamubutola nesimba. 13 Nokuti bapolofeti bose nomulawo bakapolofita kuswikila panaJoni. 14 Kana muzwitambula, iye ndiye Elija wakapolofitwa kuwhi unoozha. 15 Unenzebe ngewhe!

16 "Koga, ndochikwelanisa neni, chizekululu yechi?" Chinanga sabana bagele pamusika banoshobelela kunabamwe babo beti, 17 "Takamulijila inyele koga amujakazana, takamulilila koga amujakafwikula, 18 Nokuti Joni wakezha esinolya, esinonwa bakati, ‘unedimoni.’ 19 Mwananhulumyana woNhu wakezha elya, enwa ibo bakati, ‘ilingani unhu ibhazwi nechinwi, unkwaina wabatelesi nabachinyi!’ Koga buchenjeli bunoboneka nezwito zwazwo."

20 Jesu wakakalalila makuta mwaakata zwichenamiso zwikulwana, nokuti ajakashanduka. 21 Wakati, "Mayee kunamwi Kolazini! Mayee kunamwi Bhetisaida! Ngana zwishamiso zwakatiwa munamwi, zwili zwakabatilwa muTile nomuSidoni, ngana bakashanduka kale, bekambala masaka nokuguba ilota. 22 Koga ndinomubuja kuti kunooba kubhodo nezhuba lyokutonga kuTile neSidoni kupinda imwi. 23 Ani iwi Kapenaume, unoonyamulilwa kudenga na? Mane, unoosengwa pasi kuHadesi bugalo bwabakafa, nokuti zwishamiso zwakatiwa mwauli ngana zwakabatilwa muSodoma, ngana nasi ilipo. 24 Koga ndinoti kwamuli, nezhuba lyokutongwa kunooba kubhodo kunyika yeSodoma kupinda kwauli."

25 Nonshaji yoyo Jesu wakati, "Ndinomuboka Tate Tezi wedenga nenyika, nokuti mwakasisa yezwi kunayabo banabuchenjevu nabana luzibo, asi mukazwibhisa pachena kunaabo bananga sabana batukutuku. 26 Eya, Tate, yoku kwakabeli kuda kwenu kwaShe."

27 Zwinhu zwose zwakabigwa kwandili naTate bangu, akuna unoziba Mwananhulumyana asi Tate chete, akale akuna unoziba Tate, kuzhe koMwananhulumyana chete, naabo banobashalwa noMwananhulumyana kuti oontondeje.

28 "Izhani kwandili imwi mulonyala nokusenga mitolo milemu, ndoomupa lunyetutuko. 29 Nyamulani ijogwe lyangu, mulayijwe kuva kwandili, nokuti ndinyolonyolo akale ndinamwoyo umbuyanana, munoowana kunyetutuka kwemipepo yenu. 30 Nokuti ijogwe lyangu ilelu, nontolo wangu undelu."