17 Amundu bhamo pakati ja lyalyee lilubhalo likolongwa lya bhandu bhakajaangula, "Bhannyigana, naaletite mwana jwangu kwaachinu, bhatekola lihoka lilyatenditendite kulepela na kulongela. 18 Kila mala lyene lihoka palyaajingila, kwaagwia pahi na kwaatenda lyabhoke lihuluhulu nkang’wa, bhabhikuyaga mino na kakamala mmele goha. Nakaajopanga bhanapunji bhinu bhammoe lyene lihoka nambo bhakalepelanga."
19 Ngapenga Ayesu akaalobholelanga, "Mwangota chibhelei changahobhalela! Mbakutama na mwangota mpaka lii? Mbakumpumilianga mpaka lii? Munnetange jono kakombo kwaachangu." 20 Bhaangota bhakanneta jonijola kakombo. Lyenileya lihoka palikaabhona Ayesu.
Kachoko bhakaalekela chitamwa cha chihinduhindu jonijola kakombo, bhakagwee pahi, bhakagalabhuka pahi kongo lihuluhulu libhii kwaapita nkang’wa. 21 Ayesu bhakaakonya atati bhabhe,
"Mwana jwinu bhajeemike kulwala henela kubhokela lii?" Na atati bha jonijoo mwana bhakaajangula, "Habhitangu mwana. 22 Nambo mala hijingi lyene lihoka litendita kwaagwia pa moto au pa machi ili bhaakome. Nambo handa nkombwile kutenda chikubho chohachela choonde ntukolee kiha ntujangatile!"
23 Ayesu bhakaalobholela, "Handa nkombwile! Goha gakomboleka kwa bhoabhala bhabhahobhalela."
24 Ngapena bhenibhala atati bhakaguta kwa lilobhe, "Ndendakuhobhalela, nambo nnyangatile ili ngombole kohobhalela."
25 Ayesu pabhakabhona lilubhalo lya bhandu bhajingi litendakujonjokeka chindema nnongi jabhe, bhakaakalipila lyenilyee lihoka na bhakaalobholela, "Mwenga lihoka lilyatenda hojo kakombo kubhehe ngalongela na nkomela, ndendakunhukumula, mwaabhoke hojo kakombo na wala nkotokwaajingila kabhele!"
26 Ngapena lene lihoka likapalia lilobhe, akaagwia jono kakombo pahi, ngapena akaabhoka. Jonijola mwana akibha handa malilo, na bhangi bhakalobolanga kubhee, "Ajomwike!" 27 Nambo Ayesu bhakaakamula lubhoko, bhakannyimua, nabhena bhakajema.