Yohane mubatishi latumunga batumwa bakendi kuli Yesu
(Luka 7:18-35)
1Yesu mpwalapwisha kubapa busele beshikwiya bakendi likumi ne babili, walafumako nekuya kwiyisha, ne kukambauka mu minshi.
2Mbyalikwinsa Klistu, byalanyumfwika kuli Yohane mubatishi kali mujele, neco walatuma beshikwiya bakendi kulyendiye. 3Kuya kumwipusheti, “Sena njamwe ngobalikwambeti lakesanga, mpani tupembele naumbi?” 4Yesu walakumbuleti, “Kamuyani mumwambile Yohane, bintu mbyomulanyumfunga, ne kubibona. 5Bashipilwa balabononga, nabo balema miyendo balendenga, bashimankuntu balasengulwanga, bashinka matwi balatatiki kunyumfwa, bafwa balapundukunga, nawo Mulumbe Waina ulakambaukwanga kubapenshi. 6Walelekwa muntu labulunga kutonshanya shanjame.”
7Pacindi beshikwiya ba Yohane basa mpobalafumako, Yesu walatatika kwamba sha Yohane, ne kwipusha makoto abantu eti, “Mpomwalikuya kucinyika, mwalayakubona cani? Sena lyalikuba litete lyalikutenkana ne lukupwe? 8Mwalayakubona cani? Sena ni muntu wafwala byakufwala bya mulo wadula? Bantu bakute kufwala byakufwala bya mulo wadula bakute kwikala mu manda a bami! 9Kamung'ambilani, mwalayakubona cani? Sena walikuba mushinshimi? Ee, nicakubinga, nomba ndamwambilishingeti, mwalabona wapita mushinshimi. 10Uyu endiye usa Mabala a Lesa ngalikwambeti,
“Mutumwa wakame uyu,
ndamutumunga pantangu pakobe,
kwambeti abambile limo nshila njoti ukeshilemo.”
11Cakubinga ndamwambilingeti, mubantu bonse balasemwa kubatukashi, paliya naba umo munene wapita Yohane Mubatishi, nomba nendi uyo mung'ana mu Bwami bwakwilu wamupita Yohane. 12Kufuma pacindi ca Yohane mubatishi mpaka lelo, Bwami bakwilu bwakwabililwa mwangofu ne bantu balayandangowa kubulumina banabo. 13Mu milawo ya Mose, ne bashinshimi balikabamba sha Bwami bopelobu, mpaka kushika kucindi ca Yohane mubatishi. 14Na mulayandanga kushoma, ishibani kwambeti, Yohane endiye Eliya walikwambweti lakesanga, 15Uyo ukute matwi, kanyumfwani!
16Anu bantu bamusemanowu ngandibelenkanya necani? Balyeti batwanike balatotekeshananga pamusena wa makwebo, bambi kabepusha banabo eti,
17“Twalamombela ngoma,
nomba mwalabulila cani kushana?
Twalembila nyimbo sha malila,
nomba nicani amwe muliya kulilako sobwe?”
18“Yohane mubatishi mpwalesa, kalikanisha byakulya, ne byakunwa, mwali kamwambeti, wekatwa ne mushimu waipa!” 19Mwana Muntu nendi walikulya nekunwa, uliyense walatatika kwambeti, “Kamubonani muntuyu nicakolwa, kayi nimukuma, wasunana ne beshimisonko ne bantu babwipishi, nomba Mano akendi alabonekenga mubyakwinsa byakendi.”
