1  11:1 7:28Vikara Jesu arihokala adzagonya kualagiza o anafundzie kumi na airi, akihauka haryahu arihokala, achangira kahi za midzi mingine ya Galilaya, kuhubiri na kufundisha kuko.

2  11:2 14:3Wakathi uryahu, Johana Mubat'izaji were a jela. Bai arihosikira gago maut'u gosi arigokala akigahenda ye Masihi, wahuma anafundzie makamuze Jesu mamwambe, 3  11:3 Joh 1:15, 27; 3:31; 11:27“Vidze, we ndiwe yuyahu huriyekala hunamuthariza hedu hutharize mungine?” 4 K'uzhona marihouza viryahu, Jesu akiadzigidzya akiamba, “Uyani mukamwambire Johana gago musikirago na kugaona. 5  11:5 Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 61:1; Luk 4:18At'u masoona manaona, vidende mananenda, akongo a mahana manahozwa, at'u masio na masikiro manasikira, nyufu zinafufulwa, na masikini manahubiriwa Uv̱oro Udzo. 6 Na baha iye ariye k'andakala na tashwishi dzulu zangu.”

7 Bai aryahu anafundzi a Johana marihokala makuukani, Jesu akigalukira ro kundi ra at'u akinena dzulu za Johana akiamba, “Harya murihokwenda kurya nyika were mudzakwendalolani? Vidze were mudzakwendalola kirungurungu kinafuswa-fuswa ni lupeho? 8 Hedu mwakwendalola mut'u adzevala nguwo mbidzo? Hatha, mavalao nguwo mbidzo k'amakala nyika bule, makala kahi za madzumba ga athawali. 9 H'aya nambirani bai cho murichokwendalola ko nyika. Vidze mwakwendamulola nabii? Ee, ni vizho mwakwendamulola nabii. Nami ninamwambira kamare kukala mwakwendamulola mut'u ariye ni zaidhi ya nabii. 10  11:10 Mala 3:1; Kumbo 23:20; Mar 1:2; Luk 1:76Kwani iye Johana ndiye ariyenenwa kahi za Maoro kukala, ‘Lola ninahuma mujumbe wangu mberezo, andiyekutengezera ngirayo kimbere.’ 11 Nami namwambira kamare kukala haha urumwenguni be k'ahadzazhalwa mut'u mubomu kumukira Johana, ela ye muthithe mwenye kamare kahi za uthawali wa mulunguni be ni mubomu kumukira ye Johana. 12 Na hangu Johana aandze kuhubiri na kubat'iza at'u, wo uthawali wa mulunguni be udzakala ukipigwa viha, na ni o masitao ndo mandiowangira kwa nguvu. 13 Sheria za Musa na mafundisho ga manabii osi hatha kumufikira Johana ganena dzulu za wo uthawali. 14  11:14 1 Athaw 17:1; Mala 4:5; Math' 17:12-13; Mar 9:13Kwa vizho ahendzaye kukuluhira naakuluhire kukala Johana nde iye Elija ariyekala anatharizwa. 15  11:15 13:9, 43; Mar 4:9, 23; 7:16; Luk 8:8; 14:35Mwenye masikiro, naasikire.”

16 Bai Jesu akienderera kunena akiamba, “Kizhazi kino be tha ndakihalanisha na noni mino? Kidzahalana na ahoho makeresio sokoni. Asena ao manaamba, 17 ‘Fudzamupigira vivoti, ela k'amuvinire, hudzamuimbira wira wa hanga, ela k'amuririre kamare.’ 18  11:18-19 9:14; Mar 2:18; Luk 5:33Johana wakudza haha, akikala k'arya na k'anwa mukiamba kukala ana p'ep'o. 19  11:19 9:10; 11:2Vino Mwana wa Mudamu wakudza, anarya na ananwa munamwamba kukala adzatona, kidza ni murevi na musena wa athozi a kodi, na enye dambi angine. Ela ulachu wa Mulungu unamanywa ni wa ujeri, kukirira kwa mahendo ga ao maukubalio.”

20 Vikara Jesu akikwatya kuidumulira iryahu midzi ariyo were wakwendahenda miujiza mibomu-mibomu, ela at'u a kuko hatha bada ya kuona miujiza iyo, makikahala kuthubu vizho. 21  11:21 Tiro na Sidoni: Isa 23:1-16Bai waamba, “Shauri yenu ninwi at'u a Korazini na Beth'isaida. Kwani kala yo miujiza niriyoihenda ko kwenu be naihenda kahi za midzi ya Tiro na Sidoni be o andziyenu ngere mavala nguwo za magunia, na kukala ivuni kapindi kunyesa kuthubu kwao. 22 Nami vivi namwambira kamare kukala yo siku ya hukumu vindakala baha o at'u a Tiro na Sidoni kaheri kuriko ninwi. 23  11:23 Isa 14:13, 15Nwi at'u a Kaperinaumu nanwi, munaona mundanulwa hatha mulunguni? Hatha bule. Ninwi mundatserezwa hatha kuzimu. Kwani kala yo miujiza iriyohendwa mo mudzini mwenu be yahendwa kahi za mudzi wa Sodomu, ngere Sodomu ichereko hatha rero. 24  11:24 10:15; Luk 10:12Nanwi vivi namwambira kamare kukala, haho siku ya hukumu be vindakala vii-vii zhomu kwenu ninwi kuriko kwa at'u a Sodomu.”

25  11:25 Isa 29:14; 1 Akor 1:18-29K'uzhona wakathi uwo vizho, Jesu akiamba, “Nakulazhira muv̱era h'ewe Baba, Bwana wa dzulu na ts'i, kwa kukala maut'u gaga wagafitsa alachu na enye akili, ukigagunulira madanga ga ana. 26 Ni karakara Baba kwa kukala vizho were ndo urizhohendza.” 27  11:27 28:18; Joh 1:18; 3:35; 10:15; 13:3; 17:2Bai arihogonya kulazha muv̱era akiagalukira o at'u akiamba, “Maut'u gosini gaikwa mikononi mwangu ni Baba. K'akuna mut'u amumanyaye ye Mwana asihokala ye Baba, na k'akuna mut'u amumanyaye ye Baba asihokala ye Mwana na aryahu ambao ye Mwana anahendza kuang'azira ye Baba.”

28  11:28-30 Isa 28:12“Ndzoni kwangu ninwi nyosi musirimao, na murio mudzaremererwa ni mizigo nami nindamuoyeza. 29  11:29 Jere 6:16Rivaleni gogo rangu, mudzifundishe kwangu, kwa kukala mimi ni mup'eho na mup'ore, nanwi mundaoya kamare kahi za maroho genu. 30 Kwani gogo rangu ni shushu na muzigo wangu k'auremerera.”