Maluko 6:7-25

⁷Kawakema wanahina longo na wabili, kawatuma wabili wabili, na kawagwaa udahi wa kulava vinyamkela.

⁸Kawalongela, “Sekemusole kinhu chochose, ila mkongoja wiiyeka. Sekemusole gate hebu mkoba hebu sente mkibindo.

⁹Valeni vilatu, lakini sekemusole kiwalo kiyagwe.

¹⁰Hanhu hohose honda mubokeligwe, kaleni aho mbaka vonda musegele.

¹¹Mwahavika kudibuga jojose na wanhu wa aho wahalema kuwabokela hebu kuwategeleza, segeleni na kung'huseni matimbwisi geli mmagulu genu muladi iwe kilaguso kamba wawatendela nzambi.”

¹²Avo wasegela na kuwapetela wanhu waleke nzambi zao.

¹³Wawalava vinyamkela wengi na kuwabakaza mavuta wanhu wengi wakalile watamu na kuwahonya.

¹⁴Mndewa 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.”

¹⁵Wanhu wayagwe walonga, “Ino Eliya.” Na wanhu wayagwe walonga, “Ino mtula ndagu kaigala na imoja wa watula ndagu wa Mulungu wa kuko umwaka.”

¹⁶Helode viyazihulike mbuli azo, kalonga, “Ino ayo Yohana Mbatizaji inimkanhile pala jake lakini kazilibuka kulawa kwa wafile!”

¹⁷Helode mwenyego kakala yalagize Yohana yagodekigwe nzabi, abaho yekigwe mkifungo. Katenda avo mbuli ya Helodiya iyamsolile, hamoja kakala mwehe wa Filipo, mdodo wake.

¹⁸Yohana Mbatizaji kakala yomulongela Helode, “Malagizo golonga, havinogile bule gweye umsole mwehe wa mdodo wako!”

¹⁹Avo Helodiya kakala komwihila Yohana, na kalonda kumkoma. Lakini hadahile bule,

²⁰kwavija 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.

²¹Siku 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.

²²Mndele wa Helodiya viyengile kuvina, kamnogeza ng'hani Helode na wageni wagonekigwe kuna inyimwili nyimwili. Avo mndewa Helode kamulongela mndele ayo, “Nipule chochose kiulonda, nokugwaa.”

²³Kaiduila, “Noiduila, nokugwaa chochose chondaunipule, hata nusu ya undewa wangu nokugwaa!”

²⁴Avo mndele ayo kalawa kunze kamuuza mamake, “Nipule choni?” Nayo kamwidika, “Pula pala da Yohana Mbatizaji.”

²⁵Bahaja mndele ayo kakimbila mbaka kwa mndewa, kamulongela, “Sambi baha nigwelele pala da Yohana Mbatizaji mditanda!”