27 Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe bakasika lubo kuJerusalemu, eelyo Jesu naakayobweenda mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza, bapayizi bapati, abayiisyi bamulawu abaalu bambungano bakaza kulinguwe. 28 Bakabuzya bati, "Mubwendeelezi buli mbuchita zintu ziliboobu? Alimwi ngwani ukupa bweendelezi bwakuchita zintu eezi?"
29 Jesu wakabavwiila wati, "Ndiyoobuzya mubuzyo uumwi. Mundivwiile, eelyo ndiyoomwaambila kuti mubweendelezi bwani mundiilikuchita zintu eezi. 30 Kubbapatizya kwaJoni, kwakali kuzwa kujulu na, naakuti kwakazwa kubantu? Mundaambile!"
31 Bakakazyaniya akati kabo atala amakani aaya mpawo bakati, "Twaamba kuti, ‘Kuzwa kujulu,’ ulatubuzya kuti, ‘Nkaamboonzi nimwakatamusyoma?’ 32 Pesi twaamba kuti, ‘Kuzwa kubantu.’ " (bakayoowa nkamu yabantu nkaambo boonse wakalizi kuti Joni musinsimi mwinimwini.) 33 Alimwi bakamuvwiila Jesu kabati, "Tatuzi pe."
Jesu wakabaambila kuti, "Aboobo nsikoomwaambila pe kuti mbweendeleziinzi nziindi chitaazyo."