5 Pwu sakhavomba inchakhudeega apo, akhavavekhela ifivokho avatamu vadebe vakhepona.
6 Akhaswiga ulwa khuva savalekhwedekhe. Pwu akhavigendela ifijiji fya pawipi nu khumanyisya.
7 Akhavelanga avakongi kumi ne mbili akhatengula ukhuvasukha vavele vavele. Akhavapa ululagelo khu mepo imbivi,
8 Nu khuvalagela wasite ukhugega ekhe nu khyokhyoni vuvilula vagegage ingoma njene. Vasite ukhugega unkate, umpakho ni ndalama mufipakho;
9 Pwu vafyale ifikato, vasite ukhuva na magwanda gavele.
10 Akhavavola, “Uvenjenge vwuwoni umuyakheva mukhwingela, mtamage apo mpakha vu mwikhega.
11 Nu njini gyogyoni gugwa sakhuhovupilela ama nkhuvapulekhencha, mukhegege khuvene, mwekhuhune ulundukhulu lwa mmalunde genyo, kheve kheme nyekhelo khuvene.”
12 Na vene vakhaluta nu khulumbelela avanu ukhuuta nu ukhunchilekha imbivi incha vene.
13 Vakhavaswema imepo imbivi nu khuvabakha imono avatamu vakhapona.
14 Untwa u Herode vuapolikhe ago, ulwa khuva elitawa lya Yiisu levile lemanyekhikhe. Avange vakhata, “Yohani unyalyoncho anchokhile, amakhe ni fikhwani fivomba imbombo mu mwene.”
15 Avange vakhata, “Oyo ve Eliya, “Nu avange vakhata, “Oyo ve nyamalago, alepaninie na vanyamalago avakhetale.”
16 Pwu u Herode vu apulikhe aga akhata, “Yohani, yoywa nagedile untwe anchokhile.”
17 Ulwa khuva Herode yoywa alagile u Yohani ibatwe nu khukungwa khwa Herodia (udala va mbakhave va Filipo) ulwa khuva umene antolile ukhuva idala.
18 Ulwa khuva u Yohani ambolile u Herode, “Lu vivi ukhuntola udala va mbakhavo.”
19 Pwu u Herode akhatengula ukhukalalela alekhulonda ukhumbuda, akhalemwa,
20 U Herode alekhundwadwa u Yohani; alomanyile ukhuta va ye lweli munu mbalanche, pwu akhandekhe. Vwu ipikhompole khencha akhavanulususuvalo, akhahovoha ukhumpole hencha.
21 Vwu gufikhe unsekhe vwu lekhegelile elinchuva lya khololiwa u Herode ahavandalela avakhongi va mwene, avasikhali, na valongonchi va Galileya.
22 Pwu umaleve va Herodia akhingela pakhonema, akhang'ovosya u Herode na vagenji avalepakhulya lyakhemihe pwu u herodeakhambula umwaleve, “Udove kyokyoni ikhevwunongwa une yanikhuhupa.”
23 Akhadyega ukhuta, khyokyoni khekyo yavudova, yanikhuhupa, ndageve nusu ya indeva lwango.”
24 Akhahoma khunji akhavoncha khwa vanina, “Nedove ekhehi?” Akhata, “Untwe ugwa Yohani.”
25 Unsekhe gugwa akhingila khwa nkuludeva akhatengula ukhunchova, “Ninogwa umemu sakhani, untwe gwa Yohani.”
26 Unkuludeva akhasususvala, ulwakhuva aedyegile pavageni, akhalemwa nkhubelela ekheadovile.
27 Pwu unkuludeva akahasuha avasikhali va mwene akhavalagela ukhuluta ukhugegela umtwe gwa Yohani. Pwu usikhali akhalota khwigeda untwe mumbokongwa.
28 Akhagega untwe gwa Yohani mu sakhani akhampa umwana, umwana akhampa uvanina.
29 Avakhongi va mwene vuvapulikhe ago, vakhaluta khuhogotola ufimba gwa mwene vakhaluta khusyila hulipumba.
30 Avasukhiwa vakhalundamano popaninie khuvolongolo khwa Yiisu, vakhambula goni agavavombile nu khuvamanyisya.
31 Pwu akhavavola, “Mwinchange pavotitu tugatalukhe padebe.” Avanu vingi valekhwincha nu khuhega savakhava nu unsekhe ugwa khulavukha.
32 Pwu vakhatoga mu mbwato vakhaluta pavutitu vakhava vene.
33 Vakhavavona vuvikhaga, vakhavamanya pupaninie vakhanyila ulwamalonde vakhavatalela ukhunchifikha.
34 Vuvafikhe khu mbwani, akhavavona ava lulundamano akhavakolela ekhesa, ulwa khuva vale ndi ng'osi imbula ndoleli. Akhatengula ukhuvamanyisya imbombo inyingi.
35 Emisekhe vugelulile, avakhongi vakhakonga vakhata, “Apa pale pavutitu nu usekhe gulutile.
36 Welage valute khunji ni vijiji vakhagule ekyakhulya.”
37 Pwu akhavanda akhata, “Muvape umwe ekyakhulya.” Vakhambola, “Tuwesye ukhuluta khwigula imikate igya dinari mia mbili nu khuvapa valye?”
38 Akhavavola, “Mle nemikate gelengi? Luta mukhalole.” Vovapatile vakhambola, “Emikate gekhano ni somba ivele.”
