Malekha 6:19-41

¹⁹Pwu u Herode akhatengula ukhukalalela alekhulonda ukhumbuda, akhalemwa,

²⁰U Herode alekhundwadwa u Yohani; alomanyile ukhuta va ye lweli munu mbalanche, pwu akhandekhe. Vwu ipikhompole khencha akhavanulususuvalo, akhahovoha ukhumpole hencha.

²¹Vwu gufikhe unsekhe vwu lekhegelile elinchuva lya khololiwa u Herode ahavandalela avakhongi va mwene, avasikhali, na valongonchi va Galileya.

²²Pwu umaleve va Herodia akhingela pakhonema, akhang'ovosya u Herode na vagenji avalepakhulya lyakhemihe pwu u herodeakhambula umwaleve, “Udove kyokyoni ikhevwunongwa une yanikhuhupa.”

²³Akhadyega ukhuta, khyokyoni khekyo yavudova, yanikhuhupa, ndageve nusu ya indeva lwango.”

²⁴Akhahoma khunji akhavoncha khwa vanina, “Nedove ekhehi?” Akhata, “Untwe ugwa Yohani.”

²⁵Unsekhe gugwa akhingila khwa nkuludeva akhatengula ukhunchova, “Ninogwa umemu sakhani, untwe gwa Yohani.”

²⁶Unkuludeva akhasususvala, ulwakhuva aedyegile pavageni, akhalemwa nkhubelela ekheadovile.

²⁷Pwu unkuludeva akahasuha avasikhali va mwene akhavalagela ukhuluta ukhugegela umtwe gwa Yohani. Pwu usikhali akhalota khwigeda untwe mumbokongwa.

²⁸Akhagega untwe gwa Yohani mu sakhani akhampa umwana, umwana akhampa uvanina.

²⁹Avakhongi va mwene vuvapulikhe ago, vakhaluta khuhogotola ufimba gwa mwene vakhaluta khusyila hulipumba.

³⁰Avasukhiwa vakhalundamano popaninie khuvolongolo khwa Yiisu, vakhambula goni agavavombile nu khuvamanyisya.

³¹Pwu akhavavola, “Mwinchange pavotitu tugatalukhe padebe.” Avanu vingi valekhwincha nu khuhega savakhava nu unsekhe ugwa khulavukha.

³²Pwu vakhatoga mu mbwato vakhaluta pavutitu vakhava vene.

³³Vakhavavona vuvikhaga, vakhavamanya pupaninie vakhanyila ulwamalonde vakhavatalela ukhunchifikha.

³⁴Vuvafikhe khu mbwani, akhavavona ava lulundamano akhavakolela ekhesa, ulwa khuva vale ndi ng'osi imbula ndoleli. Akhatengula ukhuvamanyisya imbombo inyingi.

³⁵Emisekhe vugelulile, avakhongi vakhakonga vakhata, “Apa pale pavutitu nu usekhe gulutile.

³⁶Welage valute khunji ni vijiji vakhagule ekyakhulya.”

³⁷Pwu akhavanda akhata, “Muvape umwe ekyakhulya.” Vakhambola, “Tuwesye ukhuluta khwigula imikate igya dinari mia mbili nu khuvapa valye?”

³⁸Akhavavola, “Mle nemikate gelengi? Luta mukhalole.” Vovapatile vakhambola, “Emikate gekhano ni somba ivele.”

³⁹Akhavalagela avanu vatame mu fipuga mu manyasi amigu.

⁴⁰Vakhavatamekha mu fipuga; mu fipuga fya mamia khu hamsini.

⁴¹Pwu akhatola emikhate gekhano ni somba ivele, pwu akhalolakhukyanya akhagesaya, pwu akhavapa avakongi vavekhe mbulongolo pa lulundamano. Pwu akhagava isomba ivele khu vanu voni.