Ukulingana ne fyo Luka Ailembele

3 Mu mwaka walenga 15 ukutula apo Tiberi Kaisare atendekeele ukuteka, ilyo Ponti Pilato ali umulashi wa ku Yudea, na Herode*+ ali kateka wa ku citungu ca Galili, kabili Filipi munyina ali kateka wa citungu ca Iturea ne ca Trakoniti, e lyo Lusani ali kateka wa citungu ca Abilene, 2 mu nshiku sha kwa Anasi intungulushi ya bashimapepo na mu nshiku sha kwa Kayafa,+ Yohane+ umwana wa kwa Sekaria apokelele amashiwi ya kwa Lesa ninshi ali mu matololo.+

3 E ico aile ku mishi iyashinguluka Yordani, aleshimikila abantu ukuti balingile ukubatishiwa pa kulanga ukuti nabalapila pa kuti Lesa ababelele uluse pa membu shabo,+ 4 nga filya calembwa mwi buuku lya kwa Kasesema Esaya ukuti: “Umuntu alebilikisha mu matololo aleti: ‘Pekanyeni inshila sha kwa Yehova!* Lungamikeni inshila shakwe.+ 5 Umupokapoka onse ufwile ukushiikwa, ulupili lonse na kapili fifwile ukupaswa; ifinshoko fifwile ukuba inshila ishaololoka no mwalundumana mufwile ukuba inshila ishalingana; 6 na bantu bonse bakamona ifyo Lesa akapususha abantu.’”*+

7 E ico atendeke ukweba amabumba ya bantu abaleya kuli ena ukuti ababatishe, ati: “Mwe bana ba mafwafwa mwe, nani amusokele pa kuti mufulumuke ubukali ubuleisa?+ 8 E ico citeni ifintu ifilelanga ukuti namulapila. Mwilalanda mu mitima yenu amuti, ‘Twalikwata shifwe Abrahamu.’ Pantu ndemweba nati, Lesa kuti ayalula aya mabwe yaba abana ba kwa Abrahamu. 9 Na kuba isembe lili kale mupepi ne shinte lya cimuti. E ico icimuti conse icishitwala ifisabo ifisuma bakacitema no kucipoosa mu mulilo.”+

10 Kabili amabumba yalemwipusha ayati: “Nomba cinshi tufwile ukucita?” 11 Na o abaswike ati: “Uukwete ifya kufwala fibili* apeeleko uushikwete, no ukwete ifya kulya apeeleko uushikwete.”+ 12 Na bakasonkesha ba misonko nabo balile mu kubatishiwa,+ kabili bamwipwishe abati: “Mwe Kasambilisha, cinshi tufwile ukucita?” 13 Na o abebele ati: “Mwilasonkesha* abantu umusonko ukucila uo balingile ukusonka.”+ 14 Abashilika nabo bamwipwishe abati: “Inga ifwe cinshi tufwile ukucita?” Na o abaswike ati: “Mwilacusha umuntu nangu umo* nelyo ukufyenga umuntu uuli onse,+ muleteka fye imitima ku malipilo yenu.”

15 Nomba apo abantu balelolela Kristu, bonse baletontonkanya pali Yohane abati: “Bushe uyu nalimo e Kristu?”+ 16 Lelo Yohane aebele bonse ati: “Ine imubatishisha mu menshi, lelo uwancila amaka aleisa, uo nshalinga ukukakula intambo sha ndyato shakwe.+ Ena akamubatishisha ku mupashi wa mushilo na ku mulilo.+ 17 Naikata ica kwelelako cakwe pa kuti akawamye bwino bwino apa kupumina ingano no kushilonganya e lyo no kushibika mu butala, lelo imisungu akayoca mu mulilo uo bashingashimya.”

18 Alibakonkomeshe pa fintu ifingi na fimbi, kabili alitwalilile ukubila imbila nsuma ku bantu. 19 Lelo pa mulandu wa kuti Yohane alekalipila Herode kateka wa citungu pali filya aupile Herodia muka munyina, na pa fintu fyonse ifyabipa ifyo alecita, 20 Herode alicitile icabipa na cimbi: Abikile Yohane mu cifungo.+

21 Nomba ilyo abantu bonse balebatishiwa, Yesu na o alibatishiwe.+ Kabili ilyo alepepa, umuulu waliswike+ 22 no mupashi wa mushilo uwalemoneka kwati ni nkunda waikiile pali ena, ne shiwi lyafumine mu muulu aliti: “Uli Mwana wandi uo natemwa; niwe nsekelamo.”+