¹ Cho chasholokele omu Yesu wamanethele kukambeya bandongethi bendi likumi na babali watundile kuje na kuya na kulongetha na kutangetha mu membo abo. ² Oloni o,u Yowano ou wakele munjele wathzile bilinga bya Kilisitu,watumine bandongethi bendi na na muthzimbu ³ nakwendeka kuli ikeye ngwendi, "Yobe bene umo ou ali nakwija, indi tutalele mukwabo?" ⁴ Yesu wakumbulwile na kwendeka kuli bakebo ngwendi, "Yeni mukambulule kuli Yowano abi munamono bana na kuthziba. ⁵ Tupuputwa banakutambula kumona,bilema balinakwenda,baka mbumba banabatoketha,tuthenda matwi balinakuthziba lalo,bathsi bali na kubathangula ku mwonyo,na muthzimbu wa ubwa banakuwambulula ku bihutu. ⁶ Nabethzika ou umo kunjabulumwinine." ⁷ Omu aba banalume baile mungila yabo, Yesu waputukile kwendeka ku mbunga hali Yowano, "Wailemu mambo na kumona bikajo - lihongo eli banakuningangetha ku luhundthzi? ⁸ Oloni waile na kumona bikajo - munalume nathzala binanga bya bibwa? chili,baje bakathzala binanga bya bibwa bayoyela mubinjubo bya bumwene. ⁹ Oloni mwaile nakumona bikajo - kapolofita? Eyo,njendeka kuli yeni,kutubakana na kapolofita. ¹⁰ Ou ikeye ou bene bachisonekelele, 'Kenga,njilinakutuma mutumwa wange ku mesho obe,ou akabwahetha ngila yobe thimbu kanda yobe.' ¹¹ Njendeka kuli yeni mubuthunga,kanda laja kupwa munalume kuli aba banathemuka ku munakathzi wakutubakana Yowano muka kumbwitika. Oloni ou wakumanetheleko mukulema ku banu mubu mwene bwa mwilu na mutubakana. ¹² Kutunda ku matangwa a Yowano muka kumbutwika kweta lelo,bumwene bwa mwilu bunawana kukaluwa,cho banu bakukuluwa bana bwambata na ndthzili. ¹³ Mwafwa tupolofita boshe na lishiko banapolofita kweta kuli Yowano; ¹⁴ cho nga ushaka kuchitabetha echi, napu Elijaou watelelele kwija. ¹⁵ Ou ali na matwi akuthziba,mwecheni athzibe. ¹⁶ Njichipwitha ngwe bika echi chikota? chinapu ngwe banike bnakwehela muje mwakulandethela byuma,aba banatumbama na kulithana umo na mukwabo, ¹⁷ nakwendeka ngwabo, 'Twamimbililile yeni,oloni kumwakinine. Twembile bithiwa,oloni kumwalilile.' ¹⁸ Mwafwa Yowano kethzile oku na kulya likende nambe kunwa binyu,cho bendekele ngwabo, 'Ali na lyamba.' ¹⁹ Muna Munu wethzile oku anakulya na kunwa cho bendekelengwabo, 'Kengeni,munalume wa mutupu namwa chitakwa,kabuthamba kabaka kutambula lithimu na bakabubi!' Oloni maana akasholoka kwitila mu bilinga." ²⁰ Cho Yesu waputukile kubyanetha binganda omu walingile bya kukomowetha bya bingi,mwafwa kubatengulukile. ²¹ Lamba kuli yobe,Kolozino! lamba kuli yobe Mbeteseta! nga bya kukomowetha babilibgile mu Taya na Sindoni ebi balingile muli yobe, ngwe batengulukile laja mubuthzalo bwa masaka na lito. ²² Oloni akasholola chikeketima chakama kubaka Taya na Sindoni halitangwa lya kuhitha kutubakana hali yeni. ²³ Yobe,Kapenamu,wathinganyeka ngwobe bakakujundula mwilu? Embwe,bakakuwithila mu Hatese. Mwafwa nga mu Sodoma balingililimo bya kukomwetha ebi balingile muli yobe,ngwe chathalele kweta lelo. ²⁴ Oloni njendeka kuli yobe ngwange chikakala chachathi kulimbo lya Sondom mu litangwa lya kuhitha kutubakana kuli yeni." ²⁵ Hathimbu ije Yesu wendekele ngwendi. "Njakukandelela,Tate,Mwene wa lilu na kaye, mwafwa washwekele ebi byuma kutunda kubaka mana na kuthzibithitha,na kusholola kuli bana babandondo. ²⁶ Eyo,Tate,mwafwa echi chamibwahethele ku mesho eni. ²⁷ Byuma byoshe bana byana kuli yange kutunda kuli Tate; cho kukwethi umo athzibuka mwana kubanga Ishe, cho lalo kukwethi umo athzibuka Ishe kubanga munendi na kuli woshe ou mwana nangula kubisholola ebi. ²⁸ Ijeni kuli yange, yeni boshe munajuka na kulemuwa,cho njikamyana kuhwima. ²⁹ Ambateni mpangate yange hali yeni nakuli longetha kuli yange,mwafwa yange njimukakwononoka na kulikehetha mu mbunge,cho mu kawana kuhwima cha myonyo yeni. ³⁰ Mwafwa mangati yange yayathi cho na chiteli change chahcathi."