23 Joni alakwe wakalinga kubombeka kuEnoni, pafwaafwi aSalimu, mukwiinga nkokwakalinga maanshi aanji. Mpeeke bantu bakalinga kuya kuli nguwe mukubombekwa.
Bantu baanji bakaya kuli Joni mukubombekwa. Sombi lakwe wakabaambila ayi, “Nobana bansoka mwebo! Ngani wamucenjesha kuloonda bukali bwakwe Lesa butoosa?
uko nkondakabona mumuni utowa uyo utondesha bulemu bwakwe Lesa wa bene Isilaeli koosa kuswa kwicwe. Liswi lyakwe lyakalingabo anga nkupoota kwa maanshi atookunka. Cishi ca panshi cakabeka kumumuni utowa uyo wakalinga kwisa.
“Nyoko wakalinga anga ncisamu ca munyansa mumuunda wa nguwo, munyansa uyo wakashangwa kweela maanshi. Cisamu ico cakalinga kucata shisepo alimwi cakalinga kucite misampi iinji abuumbi ceebo kwakalinga maanshi aanji.
Mwebo nomushiite kufwaafwi amilonga iinji nomucite buboni buunji, ono bwamweela, cashikila ciindi canu cakufwa.
Wakanyamuka akwiinda mucishi ca tulundu cakwe Efuleemu amucishi ca Shalisha, sombi tabakwe kushicana. Lyalo bakeenda mucishi ca Shaalimu, sombi tabakwe kushicana akwalo uko. Mpeeke bakeenda mucishi cakwe Benjameni, nakubi boobo amwalo umo tabakwe kushicana.
Pakuboolela kuswa kuMesopotamya wakashikabo kabotu pandabala inene ya Shekemu mucishi ca Kenani akuyaka misumba mumuunda wakalinga pafwaafwi andabala inene iyo.
Kuswawaawo, ndakanyumfwa liswi lyakuba anga nciyobeyobe ca bantu baanji alimwi anga nkupoota kwa maanshi aanji, kuli anga ncilulumo ca mfula, lyakwaamba ayi, “Atulumbaishe Lesa! Mukwiinga Mwaami Lesa wesu Shinkusu shoonse nguMweendeleshi!
Mpeeke ndakanyumfwa liswi kuswa kwiculu lyakalinga kunyumfwika anga ngamaanshi atoowoota alimwi anga ncilulumo cinene. Liswi ili lyakalinga kunyumfwika anga mbeshikulisha tulumbu baanji batoolisha.
Shimpanta shakwe shakalinga kubeka anga ngubulonse waswabo mukufulwa. Alyalo liswi lyakwe lyakalinga kunyumfwika anga nkuwoota kwa maanshi.
Kuswawaawo Jesu abashikwiiya bakwe bakaya kucishi ca Judeya uko nkwaakekala nshiku shiniini ambabo, kaabombeka.
(Paciindi ici Joni kaatana kubikwa muntolongo.)