1Wakathi aya opule Herooti Antiipa, nsatoro wa Kalileya, khusiila olupiwa monkoni wa Yinsa.
2Ye khuwooza akarumeya awe yoori: “Oto ti Yaahaya Namoosa; eetta osisimuwa muufwa! Tiito ariinaaye owahi wa oretta minjuza.”
3Maana aarettiye Herooti antthiiye Yaahaya nkalapooso, mwaasa wa Herotiiya, muukha wa Filiipe, ttwiiye,
4mwaasa wa Yaahaya omuuza yoori: “Khahi halaali weeyo onrala ye.”
5Herooti aari otakha omuula, ila khusala awoova atthu, maana yo aari ojuwa yoori Yaahaya napiyu.
6Va njampo la oretta mwaakha Herooti, mwaana wa Herotiiya khwiina vakatthi wa atthu ooshi, khuntuvelisa Herooti,
7ye khumwaahiti khwa olapha omwinkha wakhula etile aari weettelaaye onvekela.
8Khwa shawuri za winkhiwa ti mamaawe, mwaana otule khulupa yoori: “Mwikitiisele mparathu eeshwa ya Yaahaya Namoosa.”
9Mfwalume khwiiya wooshukulikha, ila mwaasa wa olapha na mwaasa wa anamalaleyiwa, ye khuruma yoori enkhiwe etile mwaana otule avekiyeeyo.
10Khuruma olawa oshijiwa eeshwa ya Yaahaya Namoosa nkalapooso.
11Eeshwa yawe khuthuuliwa mparathu khulawa khwinkhiwa mwaana otule, ye khuthuula khulawa khumwinkha mamaawe
12Anakhiyoni a Yaahaya khuta, khuthuula mwiili awe khulawa khuzikha. Nawiisha khulawa onthatelela Yinsa.
13Noosiila vitthu zaarettikhaniyeezo, Yinsa khupakhira mmwaatiya khulaawo okhule waya, khweetta ohali yaariiwo yaara otthwe. Ila atthu noojuwa, khulankha nsitati mphule khusala anlottelela mwentto.
14Yinsa noopakhuwa khuwoona atthu awaatta, khuwoonela huruma, khuwaavonisa alwele aariivo.
15Njuwa-looveva, anakhiyoni awe khunsusela khumuuza yoori: “Mphu n'yaara na ontta oripa. Owaamwaze atthu apa eette mmamuti mpho oozanye etthu yoojiwa.”
16Yinsa khuwaajipu araka: “Khinihithajiya yo olawa. Mweeyo ena mwiwenkhe etthu yoojiwa.”
17Yo khulupa yoori: “Fweeyo ninaaye phaawu thaanu na swi piiri.”
18Aphano ye khulupa yoori: “Mwikitiisele.”
19Khuruma yoori atthu apale eekhale va nyaani, khuthuula phaawu epile thaanu na swi epile piiri, khweekesa otulu, khuparikhiya. Khumeya phaawu epile. Khuwenkha anakhiyoni awe, yo khusala awenkha atthu.
20Ooshi khuja khurupala, anakhiyoni khulokotthela khelenke khumi na piiri nyeenye zoosala.
21Atthu aajiyeeyo aari alume alufu thaanu, ohiwaatthiimo aakha na asimaana.
22Nasaapiru Yinsa khuwaaruma anakhiyoni awe yoori apakhire mmwaatiya alokoze eette phantte kiina, ye aasaliye awaaleezaka atthu apale.
23Paata ya owaaleeza atthu, khuwela va mwaako olawa olompa. Khuripa ye ari attaaphale otthwe,
24ila wakathi aya opule mwaatiya waari peetiwene na vathi, weettaka opiiwa ti mawipi venkivene maana pheevo eetta wiinyula.
25Lifwajiri, Yinsa khusala eetta attaaphale aarivo anakhiyoni awe eettettaka vatulu a maati.
26Noomoona eettaka weettetta vatulu a maati yo khwiiya oosuthuwa khulupa yoori: “Opu nshitapehe!” Yo khusala anyakula na woova.
27Ila Yinsa khuwooza yoori: “Mwiminyale! Ti miiyo. Mwihoove!”
28Khujipu Pheeturu yoori: “Nkhama ti weeyo khweele Mbwana, okirume kite attaapho oriivo, keettettaka vatulu a maati.”
29Yinsa khunjipu, araka: “Ote.” Aphano Pheeturu khulaamo mmwaatiya, khusala eettetta vatulu a maati eettaka phantte etile aariiwo Yinsa.
30Paata ya woona khiima pheevo etile yaari ovumaazo, khoova khusala azama vattiitthi-vattiitthi, ettaka onyakula araka: “Mbwana, okuusuru!”
31Nasaapiru Yinsa khookola nkhono awe khunkholelela. Khumuuza yoori: “Ntthu woopushuwa amini, ohaaminaka mwaasa aya niini?”
32Paata ya owela mmwaatiya, pheevo etile khwiisha.
33Apale aari mmwaatiya khumwaaputu alupaka yoori: “Khweele weeyo o Mwaana wa Nluku.”
34Paata ya olokha pahari, khufiya Jenezare.
35Wakathi atthu a mmuti mphule anjuwiyeevo yoori ti Yinsa, khumwazela hapari mmuti mphule wooshimo, atthu akina khusala awaatana alwele.
36Anvekelaka yoori nenkawu asape nshaka la ajapi yawe; ooshi asapiyeeyo aavoniye.
