¹ Wo u Yesu amala kila kandu chicho akayugha kubhandu bho bhakamupulikishanga, akingila mukapelenaumu. ² Umutumwa yumo uwa akiba, yuyo akabha wapamwanya gani kukwake, akabha mubhine leka sona akabha papipi ukufya. ³ Lole wo apulika u Yesu, akida yula akamutuma umlongoshi uwakiyunani, isepa kumupoka umutumwa inga manye afye. ⁴ Wo bhafika papipi nu Yesu, bhaka mubhusha ubwanalilo ati, ''Abhaghile ukubhomba bhubhubwo kunongwa yake, ⁵ Papo alighanite itaifa lyake, sona weyo akasenga ikanisa kunongwa yitu.'' ⁶ U Yesu akendelelanga nisila yake pamupene nabho. Utwamanye ulitaghe wimwene papo une indabhaghile, uwe ukwingila munyumba, yangu. ⁷ Kunongwa iyi indamenye nune ukuti ningisa kwako, lole yugha ishushe numubhombi wangu tapone. ⁸ Kuni nune imbikiwe ukubha mundu asikali pase pangu. Bhamba ichi wepe tabhombe.'' ⁹ U Yesu wo apulika ishi akaswigha, nukubhasaukila abwandu bhabhobhamukongagha nukuyugha.'' Ingubhabhula, na ku Isilaeli, indamubweni nayumo umundu wa lwitiko isuyu. ¹⁰ Sona bhala bhobhakakonga bhakaghaluka kukaya nukumwagha umutumishi mwisanye. ¹¹ Urusekelo bwongabhombi igwa u Yesu akachulagha ukubhuka kukaya aka Naili. Abhana bhake bhakabhuka pamupene nawe nabhandu abhingi leka. ¹² Wobhafika papipi na pakaya tesha umundu yuya akafya bha kamupimba, sona weyo mwene kwa mama wake. Yuyo mufyele na bhanda abhinji ukufuma mtwaya bhakabha pamupene nawe. ¹³ Gho amubhona, Utwa akapalamila kuchisa ichikulu gani pamwanya pake nukumubhula, Manye ulilaghe.'' ¹⁴ Sona akapalamila papipi akalyikata isanduku lilyo lilikabha nu mubhili, nabhobhakapimba bhakima bhatu, ''Mulumyana unguti ima'' ¹⁵ Umufye akima nukwikala pase akanda ukuyugha. Papo u Yesu akamupa umama wake. ¹⁶ Popo ubwogha bwukabhisila bhoshi. Bhakanda ukumupalisha Uchaala bhakati ''Umukunguluka umukulu imikiwa mumwitu ute''Nu ''Chaala abhabhona abhandu bhake'' ¹⁷ Amashu amisa agha Yesu ghakanyambana Yudea mwoshi ni mikoa yoshi iya papipi. ¹⁸ Abhana bha Yohani wakamubhula amashu agha ghoshi. ¹⁹ Popo u Yohani akabhitisha bhabhili abhana bhake nukubhatuma kwa Utwa ukuti''Uwe yula akwisa, pamu aliko mundu umunine tumuteshe? ²⁰ Wo bhafika papipi nu Yesu abhobhatile, ''U Yohani umubatizaji atutuma kukwako ati, 'Uwe wewe yula akwisa pamu alikwo uyungi umundu umunine yuyo tukumutesha?'' ²¹ Kukabhalilo ako bhabho akabhaposha abhandu bhinji ukufuma kumabhine nukutesigwa, ukufuma kumbepo inhali, na kubhandu bhabho bhata kutesha akabhapa kutesha. ²² U Yesu akayugha nukuti wo mwabhuka kukwako. ''Mufumite timukamu bhule Yohani chicho mwachibweni nukuchipulika. Bhobhata kupulika ti bhakapulike, abha bhatakukenda tibhaka ghende, abhabhukonatibhakapone, bhabho bhatakupulika tibhakateshe, abhafye tibhakashuke nukubha bhumi sona, abhalonda bhaku bhabhula imbombo inyisa. ²³ Numundu yuyo ataleka ukungonga une, kumbombo shake inyisa tasanyingwe.'' ²⁴ Wo bhala bhabho Yohani akabhatuma bhaghauka kukwo bhakafuma, u Yesu akanda ukuyugha kubhandu pamwanya pa Yohani, ''Mukubhuku koni, koni ilashi likupepeta nimbepo? ²⁵ Sona mukubhuka kuse kukuteshaki, umundu yuyo afyalete akisa tesha? Abhandu bhala bhabho bhakufyala imyenda ya unyafyale nukung'ona amaisha amisa panafasi iya unyafyale. ²⁶ Sona mukabhuka kuse kukutesha abhakunguluka?Inga, inguyugha kukwinyu ingani ise abhakungulika. ²⁷ Nyu weyo andikite, ''Tesha, ingumutuma umubhombeli wangu pandashi pamaso ghinyu, yuyo takate ndekeshe isila konongwa yangu, ²⁸ Inguyugha kwinyu, ukukongana na bhala bhapapigwa numukolo, na yumo isonga Yohani, lole umundu yuyo atawamanaa ngani takang'onang'he nu Chaala papo ali umwene, atakabwe wisongo isa u Yohani.'' ²⁹ Na bhandu bhoshi wo bhapulika agha nabhasongesha songo, bhakatangasha ukuti Uchaala weyo wisongo. Bhakabhapo bhamu bhobha koshingwa ulyowosho lywa Yohani. ³⁰ Lole amafalisayo na bhatalamu abhamunyiho sha bhayahudi, abhene abhatakoshingwa nawe bhakakana ichisa cha Chaal panongwa yabho bhene. ³¹ Sona imbaghile ukubhafananisha nakoni abhandu bha kabhalilo aka? Bhali bhuleleshe? ³² Bhaghelile na bhana bhabho bhakwangala pa munalo, bhakwikala nukwitisanywa yumo yumo bhakuti, ''Twakoma ifilimbi kuni mutakumogha umwe, twilumbusha sona mutakulila.' ³³ U Yohani umubatizaji ahisa atakalya sona atakang'wa divai, mukayugha mukati ³⁴ ''Ana nimbepo. Umwana wa mundu akisa alywa nukugwa mwati, ''Tesha akulya lukulu sona akughala mukamu wa bhasongesha songo sona alinisambi! ³⁵ Sona ichisa akubhoneka ukuti alinacho kubhana bhoshi.'' ³⁶ Yumujwene uwamafalisayo akamubhona u Yesu akubhuku kwa pamupene nawe. Wo u Yesu ingila munyumba ya mafalisayo, akiyeghamisha kumesha inga alyange. ³⁷ Tesha kukabha numukolo yumo kukaya kala yuyo akabhanisambi. Akamanya ukuti akikala kumafalisayo, akisa nisupa ya manukato. ³⁸ Akima kunyuma yake papipi nutulundu wake kuno akulila. Sona akanda ukulimya utulundi twake namashoshi, nukupupula kuchinywile cha mutu wake, nukunusha utulundi twake nukupaka amanukato. ³⁹ Nufalisayo yuyo amupalile u Yesu wo atesha agho, inong'onite mwene ati, ''Linga umundu huyu ali winabii, ngali amenye ukuti uyu wini, sona mukoko yuki yuyo anyeghelesha, ukuti wa sambi. ⁴⁰ U Yesu akayugha nukubhabhula, ''Simoni indinichindu cha kukubhula, ''Akati'' ''Chiyugheshe mwalimu!'' ⁴¹ U Yesu akati, ''Bhakabhapo abhabhakumeleliwa wabhili yumo. Bhakamumelele ishingi mia 500 umunine bhakamumelelagha ishilingi 50. ⁴² Po wobhatani hela ya kulipa akabhatetela bhoshi. Wini namughane ngani? ⁴³ U Simioni ayughiti ati, ''Unadhani weyo bhamughanile gani.''UYesu akati, ''Walongi gwa kubwanaloli.'' ⁴⁴ U Yesu amusanukile umukolo nukuyugha hwa Simoni, ''Kumubhona u mukolo uyu. Ningila munyumba yako. Utambile amishi kunongwa ya tulundi twangu, lole uyu, kumashoshi ghake, akatimyi utulundu kwangu nukumbupupula nichigwile chake. ⁴⁵ Atakanusa, uwene, lole wo ingila mumwo alakaleka kunusa utulundi ywangu. ⁴⁶ Utakapa utulundi twangu amafuta, lole akapaka utuluntu twangu amanukato. ⁴⁷ Kunongwa iyi, ingukubhula ukuti akabha nisambi nyingi bhamuhobhokela gani, sona aghaniwe ngani. Lole yuyo aghaniwe panandi, akughana panandishe.'' ⁴⁸ Pakatashi amubhulite umukolo, ''Bhakuhobhokela isambi yako'' ⁴⁹ Bhabho bhakikala na gwe bhakanda ukuyughishana bhene bhene, ''Uyu winiwe bha mbibhi?'' ⁵⁰ U Yesu akamubho umukolo, ''Ulwilikolwako. Lwakuposha bhukagha kulyitiko''