1 Ntsiku ibodzi Yezu akhali dhuzi na pa gombe ya nyanza ikulu ya Galileya. Penepo mbumba ikhapfinyana toera kubva fala ya Mulungu.
2 Yezu aona mabote mawiri m'madzi, dhuzi na gombe, akhadasiyiwa na anyakokota. Anacinthu akhadabuluka kwenda katsuka makokota awo.
3 Na tenepo, Yezu apakira m'bote ibodzi ikhali ya Simau, mbaphemba Simau kuti abhome pang'ono bote yace pa nyanza. Mwenemu, Yezu akhala nawa na matako mbatoma kupfundzisa mbumba.
4 Pidamala Yezu kupfundzisa, apanga Simau kuti: “Kwata bote yako uyende pakati pa boo. Penepo, iwe na andzako gwisirani makokota anu.”
5 Apo Simau atawira tenepa: “Mpfundzisi, ife taphata basa masiku onsene, nkhabe nyama ibodzi idaphata ife. Mbwenye thangwi ndimwe adandipanga, ndinaagwisira.”
6 Pidagwisira iwo makokota awo m'madzi, aphata nyama zizinji, za kuti makokota akhatoma kupanduka.
7 Na tenepo, iwo acita cizindikiro ca kucemera andzawo akhali m'bote inango, toera adze kaaphedze. Iwo andzawo abwera mbadzaza mabote mawiri ene na nyama, mpaka kufikira dhuzi na kufuna kulobzeka.
8 Simau Pedhru na kuona pyonsene ipi pidacitika, agodama pa myendo pa Yezu mbalonga tenepa: “Mbuya, thaukani pana ine thangwi ndine munthu wa kudawa.”
9 Thangwi Simau na anango akhali na iye pabodzi, akhadzumatirwa na ntengo wa nyama za m'madzi zikhadapha iwo.
10 Tiyago na Juwau, ana a Zebhedheu, ale akhali andzace Simau, adzumatirwambo. Na tenepo, Yezu ampanga Simau kuti: “Leka kugopa! Kutomera lero mpaka kutsogolo, iwe unati ukhale nyakokota wa anthu.”
11 Penepo, amuna awa akwewa mabote awo mbaatsamisa pa gombe, mbasiya pyonsene mbatowera Yezu.
12 Yezu pikhakhala Iye mu nzinda ubodzi, agwanda mamuna m'bodzi wakudzala na matanya m'manungo monsene. Nyamatanya pidaona iye Yezu, agodama patsogolo pace mbafikisa nkhope yace pantsi, mbamphemba tenepa: “Mbuya, mungafuna munandiwangisa!”
13 Yezu afuthula nkono wace, ankhuya mbalonga tenepa: “Ande Ine ndisafuna. Iwe wawanga.” Pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi, matanya amala.
