1 Yesu pakayomolite kualaghila ahundwa bhake kumi na abhili, kakibhuka apo na kakighenda kulandamiha na kuhunda mu hitami hyabhe.

2 Yohane yunakubatisa pakabheghite mu kibhopo, kakiyihwa mihalo yakatenditi Kilisto, kakialaghila ahundwa bhake, 3 ngati bhakankonye, “Ghwenga ndo yula ywakapala kuhika, ebu tunlindilile yungi?”

4 Yesu kakiayanga, “Mmuye mukanng'ombele Yohane milando yimuyiyihwa na kuyibhona. 5 Bhangabhona bhangumokola kubhona, ngwabhengwabhe bhangutyanga, bhanamaloha bhanguyohwa, bhangayihwa bhanguyihwa, bhaahweghiti bhanguhyuhwa na kapukwa bhangulandamihwa Nhalo ghwa Maha. 6 Kanonelwa mundu yula ywakabheghite ng'obhe na bhwaghalili na nenga.”

7 Bhala ahundwa bha Yohane paabheghite mu kubhuka, Yesu kakiyanda kughomba na bhandu kwa kya Yohane Yunakubatisa. Kakiakonya, “Panng'endite ku kibhala, mukighenda kubhona niki? Nndenge paghupulwa na liyegha? 8 Handa chepa, mukighenda kubhona niki? Mundu ywakahwaliti mapinda gha maha? Aka kaa, bhala bhaahwaliti mapinda gha maha bhangutama mu nyumba ya abhatwa! 9 Basi, mukighenda kubhona niki? Bhuli, kummona mbuye ghwa Chapanga? Ena, kulyaghila mukighenda kummona ywakabheghite nkulu kupitingana mbuye ywa Chapanga. 10 Aywo ndo ywene mihalo yake yikityekwa, ‘Nnole nungunlaghila mjumbe ywa nenga kakulongolele muulongolo ghwako, ywakapala kuyitendekeha njila yako’ 11 Kulyaghila nunguaghombela, mu bhandu bhoha bhaabhelekitwe na adala, kanabwituka ng'obhe mundu ywakabheghite nkulu kupitingana Yohane Yunakubatisa, hata habhu, yula ywakabheghite nchoko mu ghubhutwa ghwa kunane, ndo nkulu kupitingana Yohane. 12 Kutandila manjubha gha Yohane Yunakubatisa mbaka hinu, Ghubhutwa ghwa kunane ghungupundangilwa kwa makakala, na bhabheghite na makakala bhanguyigha kughutola ghubhutwa aghwo. 13 Mana mambuye bhoha na malaghilo gha Musa mbaka manjubha gha Yohane Yunakubatisa, bhakilondola milando yiipala kubhegha manjubha agha. 14 Handa mmegha kala kuyitikila ali, ywombe Yohana ndo Eliya ywakalondolitwe kukita katahika. 15 Ywakabheghite na makutu, kayihwe.”

16 “Peni kibheleko aki nikihwananihe na kilibhi ghani? Kingulihwana na bhana bhaatamite paligulio paabhakema ayabhe na kualongela, 17 ‘Tukiahonela ng'oma, peni mukikina ng'obhe, tukiayimbila luyimbo lwa kibhembo peni mukikukulika ng'obhe.’ 18 Kiyaha Yohane yunakubatisa kakihika, kakilikunga na kakinywegha ng'obhe difwai, nabho bhakilongela, ‘Aywo kakwelwa na lindilu!’ 19 Mwana ywa Mundu kakihika, kakilyegha na kunywegha, nabho bhangulongela, ‘Nnole, ayu ndo nhukila na nlobhi, nng'anja ywa asumula sumu na bhanaulemwa.’ Peni malangu gha Chapanga ghangubhonehwa kubhegha gha maha kubhukana na mandendelo ghake.”

20 Mbole Yesu kakiyanda kuhikinya hitami hyakatendite mihabho mitangalo kupitingana kwingi, kiyaha bhandu bhake bhakilipetula ng'obhe. 21 “Kimmone, mwenga mabhandu bha Kolazini na bha ku Betisaida. Kiyaha handa mihabho yiitendikite kwa mwenga, yingalitendekite kwa bhandu bha ku Tilo na bha ku Sidoni, bhandu abho bhangalipetulite kutandila makachu kwa kuhwala malobota na kulityelemeka malihu. 22 Peni nunguaghombela, mu linjubha lya toso, mwenga maamokola toso ngulu kupitingana bhandu bha ku Tilo na bha ku Sidoni. 23 Na mwenga mabhandu bha Kapelinaumu, bhuli, maakwehwa mbaka kunane kwa Chapanga? Aka kaa, maahuluhwa mbaka pahi munu. Mihabho yiitendikite kwa mwenga yingalitendekite kwa bhandu bha Sodoma, kitami kyabhe kingabheghite mbaka lelo. 24 Peni nunguaghombela kukita, linjubha lya toso mwenga maamokola kihyato kikulu kupitingana kya bhandu bha Sodoma.”

25 Mumanjubha agho Yesu kakilongela, “Ningukulumba Tate, Bambo ghwa kunane na nnima, kiyaha ghukiyihiha mihalo ayi kwa bhanamalango na asomi, na ghughagubutula kwa bhaabheghite handa bhana hing'enya. 26 Ena Tate, ghukighatenda habho kiyaha yikikunogheha. 27 Tate ghwangu, kambegha hilibhi hyoha. Kahone mundu ywakammanya Mwana ngati Tate, ebu kahone ywakammanya Tate maha nga Mwana na ywohele yula mwene Mwana kapala kunhwimulila Tate ghwake.”

28 “Nhike kwa nenga mabhoha munng'ayaghaya na kutopehwa na mihigho, na nenga ndabhapumuliha. 29 Mulikunge kingongolo kyangu, mulihunde kwa nenga, kiyaha nenga ndo npole na yunauhwamo ghwa mwoyo, na myoyo yenu yaapumulila. 30 Kiyaha kingongolo kyangu kiyeyembhu, na nhigho ghunuapegha muupape ndo nnyeyebhu.”