15 Bamwi bakati, “Ngu Elayija”. Alimwi bamwi bakati, “Musinsimi, nguumwi wabasinsimi bachiindi.”
16 Pesi Helodi naakamvwa obu wakati, “Joni mwaalumi oolya ngundakadunsula mutwe wakabusigwa kuzwa kubafu. ”
17 Nkaambo Helodi lwake ngwakali wapa nguzu kuti Joni aangwe, alimwi wakaangwa akubikwa muntolongo nkaambo ka Helodiyasi (muka Filipi mwanana wakwabo) ngwakali wakwata.
18 Nkaambo Joni wakanoonga waambila Helodi kuti, “Tachili chibotu kuti ukwate mukayintu wamwana wakwenu. ”
19 Lino Helodiyasi wakalijisi mfwindilili yakuyanda kujeya Joni, pesi tewakakonzya pe,
20 nkaambo Helodi wakali kumuyoowa Joni; wakalimwizi kuti muntu ululeme kali musalali, aboobo wakali kumutabilila. kumuswiilila kwakalikumunyongania loko, pesi wakalikumumvwa chiindi choonse kawangunukide.
21 Lino mweenya wakaba awo Helodi naakachita pobwe lyakuzyalwa kwakwe mpawo wakachita pobwe pati kachitila bapati abasilumamba bakwe, abeendelezi bapati bamu Galili.
22 Mpawo mwana musimbi waHelodiyasi nakasika wazyana, zyakabotezya Helodi abeenzu bakatambidwe kupobwe. Lino Mwami wakati kumusimbi, “Ndikumbile kufumbwa nchuyanda, ndilakupa.”
23 Mpawo wakamusyomezya achikonke wati, “Kufumbwa nchuyokumbila nichiba chipanzi cha bwami bwangu, ndilakupa. ”
24 Wakazwa waya kuli banyina wakwaamba kuti, “Ngandilakumbilaanzi? ” Banyina bakati, “Mutwe wa Joni Mubbabbatizyi”
25 Mpawo aawo wakanjila akufwabaana kuMwami achikumbilo chakwe wakwaamba wati: “Ndiyanda kuti lino, undipe mutwe waJoni Mubbabbatizya mukasuwo.”
26 Nikuba kuti eechi chakamuchisa loko mwami, pesi nkaambo kachikonke achikumbizyo, antoomwe abeenzu bakwe taakayanda kumukakila pe.
27 Mpawo wakafwambaana kutuma silumamba kuti akeete mutwe waJoni. Lino wakeenda wakudunsula mutwe waJoni muntolongo,
28 mpawo wawuleta mukasuwo wamupa musimbi oyo, mpawo musimbi, wakatola kuli banyina.
29 Nibakamvwa oobo, basikwiiya baJoni bakaza kuzobweza mutumba akuubaamba muchibunda.
30 Mmpawo baTumwa, bakamubunganina Jesu, bamwaambila zyoonse nzibakachita akuyiisya.
