¹ Baada ja Yesu kumalia kwa lugulilanga bhanafunzi bhabho kumi na bhabhili bhashikujabhwula kuloyo kujiganya na kuhubiri muhilambo ya bhonji, nayo ² wana bhalimmagelezza pwapilikene panani ja hitendo ya kakitisto, bhashinkutuma hujumbe kopitila bhanafunzi bhabha, ³ na bhaka bhuyanje hugwe ni jula hakwia hahapalijuna hapinjikwa kunnolelanga?'' ⁴ A Yesu gubhaja ngwile nilugula kwa bhonji nnjendanje nkata halifunzi Yohana gegala gukugabhonanga na gegala gukupilikananga. ⁵ Bhandunji bhakalolanga bhanapatanga kulolanga bhalemelenje bhana kwendanga bhakoma bhana takaswanga bhandunjii bhakapilikananga bhanapilikananga kabhili bhandunji bhawilenje bhane yoywanga ni patakulama na bhandunji bhapinganga bhana huburiwanga habalija mbone. ⁶ Naha barikiwe jwejula akabhana lipamba kwa jilijangu. ⁷ Bheneanga nyanjibha bhakaja bhulanjeje ha Yesu gubhatandwibhe kulugula na gwinji kwajija ka Yohana hindiashi himwapite lalanga kwanga nndete jilipukunywa na mbungo? ⁸ Lakini hindiashi limwapite lolanga mundu hawe ngubha ya melemeta hikabha wala ngangubho ya melemeta mwakutamanga numajumba ga falme. ⁹ Lakini pumwaja bhwilenje kulola hindia shikulondola helo nguna kunanugulilanga ni zaidi jakonkulondola. ¹⁰ Jweneju ndoo hajandi kwelola nguna kunlima njumbejwangu mmujo ja kumeya jenu shahandae mpanda gwa kommujajako. ¹¹ Nene nguna kunugulila kweli pakati ja bhabhekwenje na bhandonyanji jwakwe hali jwa nkungwa kuliko Yohana Mbatizaji. Lakini hali jwanchako katika hukulungwa gwa kumahunde jwa nkurungwa kuliko jwanejo. ¹² Shoka lyubhe lya ka Yohana Mbatishaji mpaka naono hulamungwa gwa kumalwale gwamashili na bhandu bhama shiri kuhutola kwa shioi. ¹³ Pabha bhalondola na sheria na sheria bhasilondolanga mpaka kwa ha Yohana. ¹⁴ Monaga nninginji tiari kukunde jwenejo Eliya, hakwiha. ¹⁵ Hakwete mashikilo hapilikana na pili kanishiei. ¹⁶ Nishilondanya na hindiashi lwenelubhalekolu mbuti bhana bhangandanga kumashoka bhakumanga ni shimananga. ¹⁷ Nilugura twashinkugo mbenha zamari mwangainanga twashinkoomboleza mwanga gutanga.' ¹⁸ Pabha Yohana hashinkwia bila lya nkate au ku papila hukana napwa bheleketangaga hashikola maoka.' ¹⁹ Mwana jwa Hadamu hashi kwia halilya na papila bhalinkutinji nnolonje mundu nkulya na nkujoloka mbwiga jwatosha hushuru na bhakwetenje yambi hika hekima jinabhi kwagakwa kwaitendo yake.'' ²⁰ A Yesu bhashinkutandubha kuikwipira hilambo muyatende kaje hitendo ya nguri mahana kwasababu bharinginji bado kutubu, ²¹ Ole gweko, Kolazini, Ole gwako Bethsaida! hibhona mambo ga makulungwa gakatendeshe ku Tiro naku Sidoni yehilo kutendeshe hapana kayii bhatubilenje bukalape kwawakaga magunie nakwikanga liu. ²² Lakini pushibhe kakatima kwa Tilo na Sidoni lyubha lya hukumu kuliko kugwemu. ²³ Hogwe, Kapernahumu, pukuganishia shikunyakilwa mpaka kulihunde hikabhaneyo shuturoywa mpa pai kuzimu kariji ku Sodoma kukatendeshe mambo gamakulungwa kama gakatendeshe kungwako gajikapori mpaka lelo. ²⁴ Hikabheje ngunarugula kugwako shibhe kasinchi ja Sodoma kujima lyubhalya hukumu kuliko hugwee. ²⁵ Katika gwene hudago ha Yesu bhalugwile, ''Nakunumbilila nimwe ha Wawa, Mmakulungwa mmakumalunde pai pamataka kwasababu nchikwahinga genego mambo ga bhakwetenje hekima na bhahelewanga ni kuga hunukaya kwa kanakolanga elimu, mbuti bhana bhabho shoka. ²⁶ Hawawa pabha hishi nkanko nyea pameogeno. ²⁷ Mambo gohe njila muywa nnekashoka kwa hawawa najwa kwa hakummanya mwana hikabhe ha Wawa, na jwakwahakwamanya ha Wawa, hikabhaje umwana na gogoe ga hukumula mwana hana hunukulilwa. ²⁸ Njianjo kungwangu mmahenji nkushumbukanga na nkutope kwangu namishigo jatopa na mbene shini mpumurianje. ²⁹ Mwitaganje nila jangu na mwijiganyanje kushoka kwangu pabhannenigwa kuhiti maliko ni gwampolele gwantima na shio mpanje papumulila na piyenunji. ³⁰ Pabha nila jangu laini na shigo gwangu nngati gwa topa.