5 Yesu hatendile unzonza wowose, ila kawekila makono watamu kidogo na kawahonya.
6 Yesu kakanganya ng'hani kwavija wanhu wakala waduhu kutamanila. Abaho Yesu kachola mna ivijiji vili behi, na kasonga kuwafundiza wanhu.
7 Kawakema wanahina longo na wabili, kawatuma wabili wabili, na kawagwaa udahi wa kulava vinyamkela.
8 Kawalongela, “Sekemusole kinhu chochose, ila mkongoja wiiyeka. Sekemusole gate hebu mkoba hebu sente mkibindo.
9 Valeni vilatu, lakini sekemusole kiwalo kiyagwe.
10 Hanhu hohose honda mubokeligwe, kaleni aho mbaka vonda musegele.
11 Mwahavika kudibuga jojose na wanhu wa aho wahalema kuwabokela hebu kuwategeleza, segeleni na kung'huseni matimbwisi geli mmagulu genu muladi iwe kilaguso kamba wawatendela nzambi.”
12 Avo wasegela na kuwapetela wanhu waleke nzambi zao.
13 Wawalava vinyamkela wengi na kuwabakaza mavuta wanhu wengi wakalile watamu na kuwahonya.
14 Mndewa Helode kahulika mbuli azo zose, kwavija twaga da Yesu dikala dijuwike kila hanhu. Wanhu wayagwe wakala wolonga, “Yohana Mbatizaji kazilibuka kulawa kwa wafile, lekaavo kana udahi wa kutenda unzonza.”
15 Wanhu wayagwe walonga, “Ino Eliya.” Na wanhu wayagwe walonga, “Ino mtula ndagu kaigala na imoja wa watula ndagu wa Mulungu wa kuko umwaka.”
16 Helode viyazihulike mbuli azo, kalonga, “Ino ayo Yohana Mbatizaji inimkanhile pala jake lakini kazilibuka kulawa kwa wafile!”
17 Helode mwenyego kakala yalagize Yohana yagodekigwe nzabi, abaho yekigwe mkifungo. Katenda avo mbuli ya Helodiya iyamsolile, hamoja kakala mwehe wa Filipo, mdodo wake.
18 Yohana Mbatizaji kakala yomulongela Helode, “Malagizo golonga, havinogile bule gweye umsole mwehe wa mdodo wako!”
19 Avo Helodiya kakala komwihila Yohana, na kalonda kumkoma. Lakini hadahile bule,
20 kwavija Helode kakala komdumba Yohana na kajuwa kamba kakala munhu yanogile na yang'alile avo kamkaliza. Kakala konogelwa kumuhulika, hamoja moyo umuluma ng'hani kila viyamalile kumuhulika.
21 Siku dimoja, Helodiya kapata nyafasi mna idisiku da kukumbuka kuvumbuka kwa Helode. Helode kawatendela nyimwili nyimwili ng'hulu wakulu wa mabuga, na wakulu wa wakalizi, na walangulizi wa isi ya Galilaya.
22 Mndele wa Helodiya viyengile kuvina, kamnogeza ng'hani Helode na wageni wagonekigwe kuna inyimwili nyimwili. Avo mndewa Helode kamulongela mndele ayo, “Nipule chochose kiulonda, nokugwaa.”
23 Kaiduila, “Noiduila, nokugwaa chochose chondaunipule, hata nusu ya undewa wangu nokugwaa!”
24 Avo mndele ayo kalawa kunze kamuuza mamake, “Nipule choni?” Nayo kamwidika, “Pula pala da Yohana Mbatizaji.”
25 Bahaja mndele ayo kakimbila mbaka kwa mndewa, kamulongela, “Sambi baha nigwelele pala da Yohana Mbatizaji mditanda!”
26 Mndewa kona usungu ng'hani, lakini kwavija kaiduila mgameso ga wanhu wagonekigwe, hadahile kumulemela.
27 Bahaja mndewa kamulagiza mkalizi yadigale pala da Yohana. Mkalizi kagenda mkifungo, kakanha pala da Yohana.
28 Abaho kadika pala dija mditanda, kamgalila mndele ayo, nayo kamgwaa mamake.
29 Wanahina wa Yohana viwahulike mbuli ayo, wachola kulusola lukuli lwa Yohana na kuluzika.
30 Watumigwa wabwela, waiting'hana na Yesu na wamulongela gaja gose gawatendile na kufundiza.
31 Baho kukala na wanhu wengi wakalile wokwiza na kusegela, mbaka Yesu na wanahina zake hawapatile nyafasi ya kuja kinhu. Avo Yesu kawalongela wanahina zake, “Tucholeni twiiyeka hanhu kuduhu wanhu mkabwihile kidogo.”
32 Avo wasegela waiyeka mwiingalawa, wachola hanhu kuduhu wanhu.
33 Wanhu viwonile wosegela, bahaja wawajuwa. Avo walawa mna gamabuga gose, wakimbila mbaka wawalongolela kuvika Yesu na wanahina zake.
34 Yesu viyahumuluke mwiingalawa, kaluvika lunhu mkulu lwa wanhu. Kawonela bazi kwavija wakala kamba ng'hondolo weliduhu msusilaji. Avo kasonga kuwafundiza vinhu vingi.
35 Zuwa vidikalile dohonga, wanahina zake wamcholela Yesu, wamulongela, “Hanhu hano hatwili kuduhu wanhu, na sambi zuwa dohonga.
36 Walongele wanhu wachole mna imigunda na vijiji vilibehi muladi wakaigulile vinhu va kuja.”
37 Yesu kawedika, “Wagweleleni mweye kinhu cha kuja waje.” Wamuuza, “Vino tuchole tukagule magate ga sente ifaya kumulipa msang'hanaji kwa miezi minanetuwagwee waje?”
38 Yesu kawauza, “Munago magate mangapi? Gendeni mukalole.” Viwagalolile, wamulongela, “Kuna magate matano na somba wabili.”
