19 Paapo uYohana nuĩĩta abĩlĩ muamanigua aakue, nuatuma kwa kĩYesu nukolia “Ue uuene unuasio nwijile, katia kumulaaĩĩle wĩngĩ?”
Nuĩĩta naikyumi naabĩlĩ, nuandia kukuatuma abĩlĩ abĩlĩ, nuapeela usũũmi mumasĩĩmuĩ.
Pĩna nazikĩla izi, ũShekulu nuaĩĩka nĩĩĩa makumi mupũngatĩ, nuatuma abĩlĩ-abĩlĩ amutongeele kwienda kukaa zensi nuluandĩ luensi kĩna alulomile kwienda umuene.
Pĩna alĩ wĩĩlĩĩ kĩluandĩ alĩ wilompa; pĩna nukondia, umuĩ muamanigua aakue numuĩĩla; “Shekulu, kumanie ishie kwilompa kĩna uYohana alĩ waamanilie ĩamanigua aakue.”
ũShekulu numuĩĩla; inie Apalisayo mukoogagiaa ĩkĩĩko niyungu kunzi, ĩpa munsĩ yaani mwijuile uuleegelania nuubĩĩ.
ũShekulu nuũga, “Waani gua umulindĩĩli namusuĩĩli nĩnamusugũ, ũShekulu waakue ukakumuĩĩka munumba yaakue waapeele ĩantu india zaao pityũngo liao.”
Paapo ũShekulu numushookeelia nuũga; “Inie anamampĩlu wensi mumiani sikukumĩtũnguĩlaane ĩng'ombe yaakue katia ndoguĩ yaakue mumpongolo palutondo lwa wikyali, wende kumĩkopia?
ĩAtumua naamuĩĩla ũShekulu, “Kongeelie uusuĩĩli!”
ũShekulu nuũga; “Kanga ĩazaa mutĩĩte uusuĩĩli kĩna kapeke ka haladali aza mwijile kuuĩĩla umukuu uu, Kuuluka upaandĩlue munanza, nĩnduo aza wijile kumugombia.
ũShekulu nuũga; “Tegeelĩ kĩna witambula umulamuli nasika munakulukuuluu;
uZakayo nuĩmĩka numuĩĩla ũShekulu; “Shekulu, inshao zaane nukuatiĩla pakatĩ ĩatũka; kanga alĩ numuleegĩĩlie muntu kĩntu kuunele nukumushookelia nkua zinĩĩ.”
ũShekulu nupĩluka, numulaaĩkia uPetelo. uPetelo nulũjuka ulukaani lwa kĩShekulu naalumuĩĩlĩĩle; “Nantende yoĩ pĩna umunbĩ ukaa wikĩĩlĩ kalakunkula ukinkaana nkua zitatu.”
Naaũga, “ũShekulu wiiukaa tai-taaii, ninduyo wamwigyelelaa uSimioni!”
ũShekulu pĩna numuona, numukolelua kĩsuusu, numuĩĩla “Lekilĩla.”
Nindĩo pĩna naapika kumuakue naaũga, “uYohana Mubadĩĩzia ukutumile kumuako uũgile itĩ Ue uuene nwijile katia kumulaaĩĩle wĩngĩ.”
Alĩ uMalia uuyo naalumupakile ũShekulu ĩmaakũta nukukumupiagula ĩmĩgulu yaakue kumatũmbĩ maakue; numugũlĩ waakue uLazalo alĩ muluĩle.
Iio gua, ũShekulu pĩna numana kĩna ĩApalisayo iigilie kĩna ũYesu waligilie amanigua iingĩ kwikĩla uYohana nukukuabadĩĩzia. (
uMusungu numuĩĩla, “Manile kĩna uMesia wijile (nukuĩtaguaa Kilisito) pĩna ukiiza uzo, ukakukupeela impola tũlũ-tũũlũũ.”
Ĩpa ĩmapango mĩĩa kwipũna kuTibelia namapika piipĩ nĩpaasio pĩna alĩ alĩĩlĩĩle ĩmapũli pĩna ũShekulu alumasongĩĩlie.
Nineene nĩkakuapeela usũũmi ĩakuĩli aane naabĩlĩ, ndĩo ikipũnia uunakĩdagu ntondo gyana lya nzogũ lĩmuĩ nĩmagana mabĩlĩ nimakumi mutandatu, ĩajialile ĩmajialo ma mbuela.”