19 nokubatuma kuli Bashikulu Yesu mukufumba ati, “Napo niwe basosa ukuti alinokwisa nangula tuli nokulindilila umbi?”
Elo Yesu ayitile abakusambila bakwe ikumi na babili. Atatikile nokubatuma babili-babili. Alibapele insambu ishakutamfishako mipashi iibi.
Panuma yaku nchi, Bashikulu basalile abalalume bambi amakumi asano na abili nabantupo babili, nokuti batanjile babili-babili kumisumba nakufifulo fyonse umo umwine ali nokuya.
Ubushiku bumo Yesu alimukulomba muchifulo chimo. Ulo ashilile, umo uwabakusambila bakwe aebele Yesu ati, “Bashikulu, tusambisheniko ukulomba kubati nimfilya Yohane asambishe abakusambila bakwe.”
Elo Yesu asosele ku Mufalisi ngulya ati, “Mwebo mwe Bafalisi, musamfya kunse yankombo nembale, nomba mukati kenu mwayiula bwaka ubuchenjeshi nobusali.
Bashikulu balimwasukile ati, “Kanshi, ninani uwingaba uwakuchetekela nowamano? Ningulya uwo wishikulu akusonta ukuba umukulu pali bonse, mukuba uwakupela ifyakulya kubamilimo bonse panshita yalinga.
Elo Bashikulu balimwasukile ati, “Mwe bakutumpayika! Kanshi mukati kenu tekuti mukakulepo ing’ombe yenu nangula punda wenu mwichinka nokuyitwala mukunwa amenshi pakasuba ke Sabata?
Elo abatumwa baebele Bashikulu ati, “Tukushisheniko ichichetekelo chesu!”
Bashikulu bayasukile ati, “Nga mwakwete ichichetekelo ukubati uluseke lwamasitadi, kuti mwasosa kuli nchi chiti chakumalubeni mwati, ‘Shuluka ukayilimbe muli bemba!’ Nachine chakumumfwila.”
Bashikulu balipitilile mukusosa ati, “Mwaumfwa ifyo ngu mupingushi mubi asosele!
Naye Sakeyo alimine nokusosa kuli Bashikulu ati, “Umfweni, mwe Mfumu! Nakupela ichipande chabuboni bwanji. Fimbi mpeleko abachula, nakambi kati nalichenjelekapo umuntu uuli onse, nakumubweseshapo ukuchila imiku ine.”
Bashikulu balyalukile nokulolesha pali Petulo. Elo Petulo ayibukishe ifyo Bashikulu basosele kuli ye ati, “Tambala atalalila mbuno bushiku, ukonkana imiku itatu ati tawanjishibapo.”
Basosele ati, “Nachine Bashikulu balibukile! Baboneka nakuli Simoni!”
Ulo Bashikulu bamubwene, umutima wabo wayiketwe nenkumbu. Basosele kuli banyina ati, “Wilila.”
Ulo abakusambila bafikile kuli Yesu, basosele ati, “Yohane Mubatishi atutuma kuli webo akofumba ati, ‘Napo niwe basosa ukuti alinokwisa, nangula tuli nokulindilila umbi?’”
Ngu Maliya engulya uwayitulwile amafuta anunkila pamakasa aaku Bashikulu nokusumuna nemishishi yakwe. Ndume yakwe Lasalo alilwele.)
Nomba Abafalisi balyumfwile ukuti Yesu alikoobola nokubatisha abakusambila abenji ukuchila Yohane.
Umwanakashi asosele ati, “Nalishiba ukuti Uwasubwa waku Lesa akwisa. Ulo Ye akwisa, akutubusha ifintu fyonse.”
Amato ambi aafumine ku Tibeliyasi, ayishile pachabu apepi napachifulo apo ibumba ilikulu lyalilile imifuba, ulo Bashikulu balombele kuli Lesa.
Elo nakutuma bakamboni banji babili abakufwala amasaka ukuti bakabilishe ubutumi bwaku Lesa inshiku ikana nemyanda ibili namakumi asano na limo.”