1 Jesu bo amalile ʉkʉbalagɨla ɨsya kʉbomba abafundigwa baake kalongo na babɨlɨ, alɨnkʉsookako kʉla. Alɨnkʉbʉʉka kʉkʉmanyisya nʉ kʉlʉmbɨlɨla ntwaja ʉtwa mu Galilai.

2 Akabalɨlo ako, Johani ʉMoosi aalɨ mu nnyololo. Bo apɨliike ɨmbombo sya Kɨlɨsiti ɨsi aabombaga, po alɨnkʉbatʉma abafundigwa baake, 3 kʉkʉnndaalʉʉsya ʉkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, ʉgwe jo ʉjʉ abakunguluka baatɨgɨ ikwisa? Pamo tʉnnguulɨlege ʉjʉngɨ?” 4 Po alɨnkʉbaamula aba baatʉmiigwe alɨnkʉtɨ, “Mubʉʉkege mukammbʉʉle Johani ɨsi musibwene nʉ kʉsipɨlɨka. 5 Abafwa maaso bikʉkeeta, aba bikʉkwema bikwenda, abakoma bikwelʉsigwa, abaa mapʉlɨ bikʉpɨlɨka, abafwe bikʉsyʉsigwa, kangɨ abalondo bikʉlʉmbɨlɨligwa ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu.*11:5 Ɨmbombo ɨsi Jesu ikʉjoba nkanandɨ aka, syo ɨsi baakungulwike abakunguluka ʉkʉtɨ ikwisa kʉbomba Kɨlɨsiti (Meesija) bo iisile. Bala kalata gwa Jeesaja 61:1. 6 Asajiigwe ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉjʉ atikʉleka ʉkʉʉsʉʉbɨla.”

7 Abafundigwa baa Johani bo basookilepo, Jesu alɨnkwanda ʉkʉfibʉʉla ɨfilʉndɨlo ɨfya bandʉ ɨsya Johani ʉMoosi, alɨnkʉtɨ, “Mwabʉʉkaga ndʉngalangala kʉkʉkeeta ɨfiki? Kalɨ, mwabʉʉkile kʉkʉnkeeta ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ akaja na maka, afwene nʉ lʉtete ʉlʉ lukʉjʉgɨɨsigwa nʉ mbelo? Mma! 8 Po mwabʉʉkile kʉkʉkeeta ɨfiki? Kalɨ, ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ afwele ɨmyenda ɨgya ntengo? Mma! Pɨlɨkɨsya! Abandʉ aba bikʉfwala ɨmyenda ɨgya ntengo, bikʉtʉʉgala mfitangaalala. 9 Po leelo mwabʉʉkile kʉkʉkeeta ɨfiki? Ʉnkunguluka? Moomuumo! Nikʉbabʉʉla nikʉtɨ, ʉjo akaja nkunguluka itolo, looli nkʉlʉmba ʉkʉkɨnda ʉnkunguluka. 10 Ʉjo jo ʉjʉ ɨnongwa syake sisimbiigwe mwa Kalata ʉMwikemo, ʉkʉtɨ,

11 “Nalooli nikʉbabʉʉla nikʉtɨ, mmbandʉ boosa, akajapo ʉjʉ jo nkʉlʉmba ʉkʉnkɨnda Johani ʉMoosi. Looli ʉnnandɨ mBʉnyafyale bwa kʉmwanya, jo nkʉlʉmba ʉkʉnkɨnda ʉmwene. 12 Ʉkʉfuma amasikʉ gaa Johani ʉMoosi mpaka lɨɨlɨno, ʉBʉnyafyale bwa kʉmwanya bʉlɨ mbwite. Abandʉ abagaasi bo aba bikʉgela ʉkʉbʉkaba kʉ maka. 13 Amasimbo gaa bakunguluka boosa, na gaa Moose, gaakungulwike ɨnongwa ɨsyo mpaka pakabalɨlo kaa Johani. 14 Po lɨnga mukʉbwitɨka ʉbʉkunguluka bwabo, Johani jo Elija ʉnkunguluka, ʉjʉ aajobiigwe ʉkʉtɨ ikwisa kʉkʉntendekekesya Meesija.‡11:14 ABajuuta baasʉʉbɨlaga ʉkʉtɨ ʉnkunguluka Elija ikwisa kʉkʉmfumusya Meesija bo akaalɨ ʉkwisa. Bala kalata gwa Malaki 4:5. 15 Ʉjʉ alɨ nɨ mbʉlʉkʉtʉ, jo apɨlɨkege.

16 “Bʉle, mbafwanikɨsye nɨ fiki abandʉ abaa nkabalɨlo aka? Bafwene na baanike aba batʉʉgeele mu sokoni, aba bikʉbakoolela abiinaabo bikʉtɨ,

20 Po Jesu alɨnkwanda ʉkʉtʉkemela ʉtwaja ʉtʉ aabombilemo ɨfiika fingi, paapo abandʉ abaa ntwaja ʉto bakaapɨndwike, alɨnkʉtɨ, 21 “Ahɨɨli mwe bandʉ baa nkaaja akaa mu Kolasini, na nuumwe mwe baa nkaaja akaa mu Betisaita! Paapo ɨfiika ɨfi mbombile kʉmyɨnu, lɨnga fyabombiigwe ntwaja ʉtwa bandʉ ababiibi ʉtwa mu Tili na mu Sitoni, ngalɨ basʉʉmile ʉlʉhobokelo, kʉno bafwele amalogota nʉ kʉpakala ʉmfwandɨlo.§11:21 Ʉtwaja ʉtwa Kolasini na Betisaita twalɨ twaja twa Bajuuta. Abandʉ baa ntwaja ʉtʉ biibonaga ʉkʉtɨ biikemo, ʉkʉbakɨnda abandʉ abaa ntwaja ʉtʉngɨ ʉtwa mu Tili na Sitoni, paapo twalɨ twaja twa bandʉ aba bakaja Bajuuta. 22 Looli nikʉbabʉʉla nikʉtɨ, pi isikʉ lya bʉlongi ʉmwe mukwisa kʉkaba ʉlʉfundo ʉlʉnywamu, ʉkʉkɨnda ʉlwa bandʉ baa mu Tili na mu Sitoni. 23 Na nuumwe mwe bandʉ baa nkaaja akaa mu Kapelinaʉmu, bʉle, mukwinogona ʉkʉtɨ Kyala ikʉbakwesya mpaka kʉmwanya? Mma! Kyala ikʉbasulusya mpaka kʉ ngolongo.*11:23 Ɨngolongo Bala kʉ Ɨsyakʉlɨngaania. Ɨfiika ɨfi fyabombiigwe kʉmyɨnu, lɨnga fyabombiigwe nkaaja akaa mu Sotoma, akaaja ako ngalɨ kaliko mpaka lɨɨlɨno. 24 Looli nikʉbabʉʉla nikʉtɨ, pi isikʉ lya bʉlongi, ʉmwe mukwisa kʉkaba ʉlʉfundo ʉlʉnywamu, ʉkʉkɨnda ʉlwa bandʉ baa mu Sotoma.”

25 Akabalɨlo kalakala Jesu alɨnkʉjoba alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Taata, gwe Ntwa ʉgwa kʉmwanya na pakiisʉ, ngʉgwa ʉlʉpi paapo ɨmbombo ɨsyo ʉbafisile abaa mahala na bamangʼanyi, ʉbanangiisye aba bikwijiisya bo ʉlwa baana. 26 Moomuumo Taata, ɨsyo gwaliikyeliile.”

27 Kangɨ alɨnkʉtɨ, “Taata ambeele ʉtʉndʉ toosa. Akajako ʉjʉ ammeenye ʉMwana, looli Taata, pamo ʉjʉ ammeenye Taata looli ʉMwana, na gwesa ʉjʉ ʉMwana iiganile ʉkʉnnangɨsya.

28 “Isaga kʉmyangʉ ʉmwe mwesa mwe mukateele kangɨ mupɨmbile ɨfitwalo ɨfisito, ʉne ngʉbapapo ʉkʉtʉʉsya. 29 Mwitɨkege ʉkʉtɨ ʉne mbalongosyege bo ʉlwa ngambakʉ ɨsi sipinyiigwe ɨkɨpiki mmakosi.†11:29 Ɨkɨpiki mmakosi Kokʉtɨ ɨkɨpiki ɨkɨ abandʉ bikʉsifwɨka ɨngambakʉ mmakosi bo sikʉlɨma, pamo bo sikʉkwaba ɨfitwalo. Mumanyilege kʉmyangʉ, paapo ʉne ndɨ mooloolo, kangɨ ndɨ nɨ ndumbula ɨjaa lwijiisyo. Po ʉmwe mukwisa kʉkabaga ʉlʉtengaano mu ndumbula syɨnu. 30 Namanga ɨkɨpiki kyangʉ kɨpepe, nɨ kɨtwalo kyangʉ kɨpepe.”