19 “Kono Herodiyasi nakwatilila havuvengi kumulwisanisa, ni kusaka kumwihaya, kono kana avawoli,
20 Mukuti Heroda avatite Johani; avezi kuti ushiyeme imi mukwame yojolola, na muvika neenza. Muku tekeleza kwali nikwamuha kunyelwa kukando, imi namuzuwisisa chakusanga.
21 Linu nikwasika mukwa Heroda hava ni luzuva lwakuzalwa kakwe ni chatenda mulalilo ni manduna vakwe, ni vayendisi venkondo, nivakulwana vamwa Galileya.
22 Mwana a Herodiasi wa mukazana iyemwine neza ni kuvazanina, nicha sangisa Heroda niva vayenzi vakwe vavasumpwa. Simwine naati kumukazana, “Nikumbiire chimwi nichimwi chosaka imi municikuhe.”
23 Chakoonka kwali naati, “Chonse chete ukumbire kwangu, munichi kuhe, ku sika hakati kepuso yangu.”
24 Naya hanze nichakati kuvanyina, “Chinzi chete nimukumbiire?” Nacho, “Mutwi wa Johani Mukolovezi,”
25 Hohwaho nenjila chokuhwela kwa simwine ni kukumbiira, naati, “Nisaka kuti unihe hahanu, hakagwetere, mutwi wa Johani Mukolovezi”.
26 Nihakuva kuti ichi chiva sasamisi simwine, kana avali kuwola kumukanina chava kumbiiri kevaka lya kulikonka kwava tendi nicha veene vakwe.
27 Imi simwine cha tuma isole yozwa kuvaganteri ni kumulaera kumuletela mutwi wa Johani. Muganteri nayenda kuka mu kosola mutwi muntolongo.
28 Naaleta mutwi wakwe hakagwetere niku uha mukazana, mi mukazana chauha vanyina.
29 Mi varutwana vakwe, chokuzuwa ichi, chivakeza nikuhinda muviri ni kuka u uunga mwikuumbu.
30 Mi vapositola, chivakungana kuzimbuluka Jesu, ku muwambira zonse zivava kapangi ni kuruta.
31 Ni chata kuvali, “Mwize muzwe muvene muye muchivaka chisena vaantu ni kukapumula inakozana.” Mukuti vuungi vuvakwiza ni kuyenda, imi kena vavawani nanga inako yokulya.
32 Imi nivayenda muchikepe muchivaka chisena vaantu avoveene.
33 Kono vava vavoni havakatuka mi vuungi ni bwaveziva, nivatilila kwateni hamwiina chamatende kuzwa mwitoropo yonse, ni kukasika lwentanzi kwavo.
34 Havasika herizo, chavona chinavuungi imi chava niinse havali kakuti vavali kukola sina imberere zisena mulisi. Nichatanga kuvaruta zintu zingi.
35 Chitengwaana, varutwana vakwe niveza kwali nikucho, “Ichi chivaka kachina vaantu nikuti cheli chitengu.
36 Uvatumine valiyendeze munkanda zina havubbali ni muminzi kuka liulila zakulya avoveene.”
37 Kono netava ni kucho kuvali, “Inwe muvahe zakulya.” Chiva cho kwali, “Tuwola kukawula inkoko ya mali a mianda yovere nikwiza kuvaha valye?”
38 Nacho kuvali, “Zongai ziinkwa zimukwete? Muyende mukavone.” Hava sakisisa, nivaati, “Ziinkwa zimana iyanza ninswi zovere.”
39 Chalaera vaantu vonse kwikala hansi halyani iteke.
40 Niveekala muzikwata; zikwata za myandanda ni makumi ahinda iyanza.
41 Chahinda ziikwa zimana iyanza ni nswi zovere, nalolele kwiwulu nafuyola niku gamoona ziinkwa nikuziha ku varutwana kuka zininzika havusu vwavaantu. Nicha yavelela inswi zovere mukati kavo voonse.
