19 akubatuma kuMwaami Jesu mukwiipusha ayi, “Sa ndimwe baabo mbwaakaamba Joni ayi balaakwisa nabi tunoocilangila umwi?”
Ndaakupa coolwe mishobo yoonse ya pacishi ca panshi kwiinda mubamulunyungu lwako mukwiinga wakanyumfwila nsheeŋamba.’ ”
Ono ntoolengesha webo amwanakashi kupatana. Lunyungu lwako alwa mwanakashi bananoolibo balwani lyoonse. Lakwe ulaakukulyata kumutwi awebo ulaakumuluma kukashindi.”
Nkooli ya bwaami Juda unanoicitebo lyoonse. Bamulunyungu lwakwe bananoolibo ankooli ya bweendeleshi lyoonse, kushikila akese uyo weelete kubaayo, alimwi uyo mishobo ngweshi ikanoonyumfwila.
Ono pacishiko ca buJese palaakusonsa musampi. Musampi uyo ulaakucata shisepo kuswa kumiyanda.
Paceebo ceeco Mwaami Lesa mwiine ulaakukupa citondesho. Ncakwiila mwanakashi utana kukumanawo kale amusankwa ulaakumita akushala mwaana musankwa eshi akanokwiitwa ayi Imanuweli.
Mwaami Lesa waamba ayi, “Sombi webo Betileemu Efulata, nabi uli ndabala iniini mucishi ca Juda, kuswa muli ndiwe, ndaakuleta muleli wa bene Isilaeli. Mukowa wakwe wakatalikabo kalekale, ee, kuswa kunshiku sha kumatalikilo.”
Ndaakutenkaanya mishobo yoonse abuboni bwa njiyo bulaakuletwa kuno. Lyalo ndaakususha Ŋanda yangu abulemu.
Amusangalale, amusangalale mwebo nobene Siyoni! Amoolobeshe cakusangalala mwebo nobene Jelusalemu! Amubone mwaami wanu utoosa kuli ndimwe cakulibombya, ee, ulitantite pambongolo, ncakwiila pamwanaambongolo.
Sombi mwebo nomunyumfwila ndime, bululami bwangu bulaakuboneka pali ndimwe bweenka buswa lisuba akumushilika kwiinda mukubala kwa ndilyo. Mpeeke mulaakwaanguluka akutambala anga mboombe bacalwitwa mucimpati cabo.
Jesu wakabunganya bashikwiiya bakwe bali likumi abobilo, wabatuma bobilo bobilo akubapa nkusu shakukusha bashikaswa.
Kuswawaawo Mwaami Jesu wakasala abamwi basankwa bali makumi osanwe aobilo alimwi abobilo akubatuma kunembo lyakwe kuya mumandabala amisena yoonse mwaakalinga kulibambite kuya mwiine.
Bumwi bushiku Jesu wakalinga kupaila kumusena umwi. Ndyaakamanisha, umwi shikwiiya wakwe wakamwaambila ayi, “Nkambo, amutwiishe bwakupaila bweenka mbuli Joni mbwaakeeisha bashikwiiya bakwe.”
Mpomunyaawo Mwaami Jesu wakamwaambila ayi, “Ono mwebo nobaFalisi mulasansha pansengwe lya nkomeshi ambale, sombi mumyoyo yanu muliswitebo bulyabi abubi.
Mwaami Jesu wakakumbula ayi, “Ino nguli musebenshi ushomeka ucite maano? Ngooyo mwaami wakwe ngwaakapa mulimo wakweendelesha ŋanda yakwe akunoopa babye cakulya paciindi ceelete.
Lyalo Mwaami Jesu wakamukumbula ayi, “Mwebo nobantu nomwaamba nshemutaciti! Ngani mulikoto weenga taacalwiti musune nabi mbongolo yakwe mucimpati akwiitola mukunwa maanshi pabushiku bwakookesha bwa Cibelu?
Lyalo batumwi bakaambila Mwaami Jesu ayi, “Amukomenye lushomo lwesu.”
Mwaami Jesu wakabakumbula ayi, “Nemwalinga kucite lushomo luli mbuli luseke lwa masitadi, naakwiinga mulakonsha kwaambila cisamu ayi, ‘Shuka apo ulishimpike mulweenge!’ Acalo inga camunyumfwila.
Mpomunyaawo Mwaami Jesu wakaamba ayi, “Te mwanyuumfwa mbwaakaamba moomboloshi utaluleme uyo?
Sombi Sakeyo wakanyamuka akwaambila Mwaami Jesu ayi, “Amubone, Nkambo, ndaakupa musa wa buboni bwangu kubakandu. Peculu lya waawo na kuli ngondakanyengelela buboni, ndaakumubooshesha akwiilikaawo mankanda one.”
Mpomunyaawo Mwaami Jesu wakapiluluka akulangilisha Pita. Lyalo alakwe wakeebaluka maswi a Mwaami mbuli mbwaakamwaambila ayi, “Kombwe kaatana kulila sunu, webo Pita utoonkaka mankanda otatwe.”
kabaamba ayi, “Ncakwiila Mwaami wabuka kuswa kubafu! Walibonekesha kuli Simoni!”
Mpeeke Mwaami Jesu ndyaakabona mukalubinje uyo wakamunyumfwila nkumbu akumwaambila ayi, “Cileke kulila.”
Abo bakatumwa ndibakashika kuli Jesu, bakamwaambila ayi, “Joni Mubombeki watutuma kwaamba ayi twiipushe na ndimwe baabo beelete kwisa nabi tunoolangila umbi?”
(Maliya uyu ngowakapuumwita mafuta anunkila kabotu kushimpanta sha Mwaami Jesu akushipukuta amisusu yakwe. Lasalo uyo wakaciswa, wakalinga nandumi yakwe.)
BaFalisi bakanyumfwa ayi Jesu utoosandula akubombeka bashikwiiya baanji kwiinda Joni.
Mwanakashi uyo wakaamba ayi, “Ndishi kwaamba ayi Usalitwe wakwe Lesa (wiitwa ayi Klistu) ulaakwisa. Na akese, ulaakutusansulwita shintu shoonse.”
Lyalo maato amwi akaswa kuTibelyasi akashika pafwaafwi ampobakalita shinkwa bantu, Mwaami Jesu ndyaakamana kulumba Lesa.
Mpomunyaawo Joshuwa wakatuma beshikusensa bobilo cabushishi kuswa kuShitimu ayi baye bakasense cishi ca Kenani, bunene bunene ndabala inene ya Jeliko. Ndibakashika mundabala iyo, bakaya mukwikala muŋanda ya mwanakashi mufuule wiitwa ayi Laabu.
Ndaakutuma bakamboni bangu bobilo abo beshi bakanoofwete masaka kwisa mukumushimikila makani akwe Lesa kwanshiku shili cuulu amyaanda yobilo alimwi amakumi osanwe alyomwi.”