1 Mafalisayo wahulika kamba Yesu kowapata na kuwabatiza wanahina bwando kum'banza Yohana.
2 Ila Yesu mwenyego ham'batize munhu yoyose, ila wanahina zake wawo wabatize.
3 Yesu viyahulike gano, kasegela muisi ya Yudea kabwela muisi ya Galilaya,
4 kabita nzila ibitile muisi ya Samalia.
5 Kavika mkiwambo kimwe muisi ya Samalia kikemigwa Sikali, behi na mgunda wa Yakobo uyakalile yaamgwelele mwanage, Usufu.
6 Haja kukala na kisima cha Yakobo, na Yesu, avija viyadonhile na umwanza, kakala hasi hamgwazo wa ikisima. Ikala saa sita imisi.
7 Mtwanzi wa Kisamalia keza kudeha mazi, na Yesu kamulongela, “Nigwelele mazi ning'we.”
8 Wanahina zake wakala wacholile kukiwambo kugula mandia.
9 Ija imtwanzi kamulongela, “Gweye kwa Muyahudi na nie na mtwanzi wa Kisamalia, konipulaze nie mazi ga kung'wa?” Kwavija Wayahudi hawasangilaga vinhu na Wasamalia.
10 Yesu kedika, “Kamba uhaimanyile nhunza ya Mulungu na uhammanyile ayo yokupula mazi ga kung'wa, uhampulile heyo na yahakugwelele mazi golava ugima.”
11 Ija imtwanzi kalonga, “Mndewa, kia cha kudehela kwabule na kisima kigidila, kwahi kondaugapate mazi ago gali na ugima?
12 Gweye kwa mkulu kum'banza muhenga wetu Yakobo yatugwelele kisima kino, na heyo mwenyego na wanage na madale gake ga ng'hondolo wose wang'wa mazi ga kisima kino?”
13 Yesu kamulongela, “Wanhu wose wong'wa mazi gano wokona ng'hilu kabili,
14 ila munhu yoyose yondayang'we mazi gondanimgwelele nie hondayone ng'hilu kabili. Mazi gondanimgwelele nie gogaluka nzokwe mgati yake, gondagamgwelele ugima wa digunge.”
15 Ija imtwanzi kalonga, “Mndewa, ngwelela mazi higo! Giladi sambinyone ng'hilu kabili, na sambinize hano kudeha mazi.”
16 Yesu kamulongela, “Genda kamkeme mbigalo wako, abaho, ubwele.”
