1Mna ikipindi acho Mndewa Helode kakala mkulu wa isi ya Galilaya, viyazihulike mbuli za Yesu,
2kawalongela wasang'hanaji zake, “Munhu ino ayo Yohana Mbatizaji, kazilibuka kulawa kwa wafile, lekaavo kana udahi wa kutenda unzonza.”
3Kwavija Helode ayo yalagize Yohana yagogigwe na yagodekigwe. Katenda avo mbuli ya Helodiya mwehe wa Filipo, mdodo wake.
4Kwavija Yohana Mbatizaji kamulongela Helode, “Havinogile gweye kumsola Helodiya!”
5Helode kalonda kumkoma Yohana, lakini kawadumba wanhu, kwavija wamtogola Yohana kamba mtula ndagu wa Mulungu.
6Mna isiku ya kukumbuka kuvumbuka kwa Helode, mndele wa Helodiya kavina mgameso ga wanhu. Helode kanogelwa ng'hani,
7mbaka kaiduila, “Nokugwaa chochose chondaupule!”
8Kwa kufunzigwa na mamake, kalonga, “Nigwelele sambi baha pala da Yohana Mbatizaji mditanda!”
9Mndewa kona usungu, lakini kwavija kakala yaiduile mgameso ga wanhu wagonekigwe, avo kalagiza wamgwelele.
10Kalagiza Yohana yakanhigwe pala ako mkifungo.
11Pala jake digaligwa mditanda, wamgwelela mndele ayo, nayo kamgalila mamake.
12Wanahina zake Yohana wachola kulusola lukuli lwake, waluzika, abaho wachola kumulongela Yesu.
13Yesu viyagahulike gago, kasegela hanhu aho kwa ngalawa, kachola hanhu heliduhu wanhu. Wanhu viwahulike, walawa mmabuga gao wamkweleleza kwa magulu.
14Yesu viyahumuluke mwiingalawa, kaluwona lunhu mkulu lwa wanhu, kawonela bazi, kawahonya wanhu wakalile watamu.
15Viivikile ichungulo wanahina zake wamcholela, wamulongela, “Hano hatwili twa kuluwala na zuwa dohonga, waleke wanhu wachole kuna ivijiji wakagule lujo.”
16Yesu kawedika, “Habali wachole? Mweye wagweleleni lujo!”
17Awo wamwidika “Tunago magate matano na somba wabili.”
18Yesu kawalongela, “Ngalileni hano.”
19Kawalongela wanhu wakale hasi mna gamajani. Abaho kasola magate matano na waja iwasomba wabili. Kalola uchanha kamgwaa nhogolwa Mulungu, kagabanzula gaja gamagate kawagwaa wanahina zake wawagolele wanhu.
20Wanhu wose waja na kwiguta. Abaho wanahina zake wadondola magate gasigale na iwasomba na kumemeza vigelo longo na vibili.
21Wahaleka watwanzi na wana, wambigalo waiyeka wadile wakala kamba elufu tano.
22Yesu viyakalile kowalaga wanhu, kawalongela wanahina zake wengile mwiingalawa wamulongolele wachole mwambu wa lamba.
23Viyamambukize kuwalaga wanhu, kakwela yaiyeka kukigongo kumpula Mulungu. Viivikile ichungulo kakala kuko yaiyeka.
24Kipindi acho ngalawa ikala hagati ya lamba, kuno yozoligwa na ng'humbi, kwavija beho dikala doisung'ha.
25Nzogolo zikwika, Yesu kawagendela kuno kotembela uchanha mgamazi.
26Wanahina zake viwamone kotembela uchanha mgamazi, wadumba walonga, “Mzimu!” na wakemelela kwa bwembwe.
27Bahaja Yesu kawalongela, “Gangamaleni! Iyo nene! Sekemudumbe!”
28Petulo kamulongela, “Mndewa, kamba ayo gweye, longa nize kumwako kwa kutembela uchanha mgamazi.”
29Yesu kamwidika, “Izo!” Petulo kahumuluka mwiingalawa, kasonga kutembela uchanha mgamazi kumcholela Yesu.
30Lakini viyone beho kadumba na kasonga kudidimila, kakemelela, “Mndewa, mhonye!”
31Bahaja Yesu kagolosa mkono wake kamgoga, kamulongela, “Gweye utamanila kidogo! Habali kokona shaka?”
32Viwakwelile mwiingalawa, beho najo dinyamala tuluu.
33Wanahina wakalile mwiingalawa wamtambikila Yesu, walonga, “Kweli gweye kwa Mwana wa Mulungu!”
34Waloka umwambu wa lamba na kuvika isi ya Genesaleti.
35Wanhu viwamone Yesu wamjuwa. Avo wazibwililisa mbuli zake mvijiji vili mmabehi, wanhu wamgalila Yesu waja wakalile watamu.
36Wampula yawaleke watamu wakwase mhindo ya kiwalo chake, na wose wakwasile wahona.
