1 Chipindi ikyo ng'achale Helode yeakali mtavala va Galilaya akapulike njowo nofu cha Yesu. 2 Suwe, akavalongie vanyigendwa vake, "Munu uyu ndi Yohana mubatisa, achulubwike na agehe na ludali cha kugita njowo cha umanyitu."

3 Helode nde akambatile Yohani, akamwopile ndegeyi cha kyuma mukihopo, kwakuva lya Helodia, mdala va Filipo, lukolo vake. 4 Kwakuva Yohani akamlongie Helode kuva, "Seunofu veve kuvecha na mdala Helodia." 5 Helode akang'ang'ile kumudocha Yohani, ila akaogwipe vanu kwakuva kwavene, Yohani akali mvichi va Nguluvi.

6 Kigono kimwe palihungu lya kwiwuka kubabwa kwa Helode, muhinja va Helodia akakinile pautalo lya vagenji mbaka Helode akakeduke hilo, 7 na Helode akajangile kwa kwilapa kumgavila uyo mhinja kyokyonda kyeikela. 8 Nave, akahovelechwa na maye vake, akasukile, "Ndigavile baha muluwelo kituwe kya Yohani Mbatisa." 9 Ng'achale akasugwime hilo, ila kwakuva lya kilapo kyake na kwakuva lya vala vagenji pa lihungu, akaswitiliche agavilwe. 10 Suwe, Helode akamlagiliche munu mukiwopo amudumule mutuwe Yohani. 11 Kituwe kya Yohani kikaletilwe muluwelo, vakamgavile yula mhinja, na mwene akamsindikile maye vake. 12 Vachulila va Yohani vakachile, vakaunyamuwe mvili vake, vakausila. Baho vakahelile kumlongela Yesu.

13 Yesu peapulike njowo chechimuhumile Yohani mbatisa, akahegile pono ipo kwa wato, akahelela pono pekwihela vanu. Ila vanu vakapulike njowo icho, vakamfwatile kwa kugenda kwa magulu kuhuma mimwani. 14 Suwe, peikile kwivindi, akavawene vanu volofu hilo, akawaonela lusungu, akavananiche matamwa gyawo.

15 Peifikikle palumiye, vachulila vake vakamuheleliye na vakamlongiye, "Pono ipa ndi kudasi na muda usilile. Suwe, uvalage vanu neke vahelele mufijiji vakagule kyakula kyawo." 16 Yesu akavalongiye, "Mubihile kuveleka vahege, muvagavile nyenye kyakula." 17 Ila vawo vakamlongiye, "Tugehe na mibumunda gihanu na somba vavili hela." 18 Yesu akavalongiye, "Muniletele baha." 19 Akavalongiye vanu vakale pasi mumisoli. Baho, Yesu akanyamula gila mibuminda gihanu na somba vavili, akalolile kuluhano akavifunyila na kuiketula gila mibumunda, akavagavile vachulila vake mibumunda igo na vachulila vake vakavagavila avo vanu. 20 Vanu vonda vakaliye, vakagwita na vachulila vake vakalundasa fyevisigaliye vakamemiche findilu kumi na chivili. 21 Vanu vevaliye vakali vagosi elufu chihanu, ila vadala na vana sevavalilwe.

22 Suwe, Yesu akavalongile vachulila vake vakang'ale muwato valongole kuhelela kumwambo lya lihiva, mwene akali akuvalaga vanu. 23 Peamalile kuvalaga vanu, akahelela weka kukidunda kufunya. Peifikile palumiye, Yesu akali ukoya yumwene, 24 na chipindi ikyo wato ukali uhelele pepi na ng'umbung'umbu lya lihiva, ila kukali na utumama kwakuva lukala ukali upuga wato. 25 Pamiye pepi na kukiya, Yesu akavaheleliye vachulila kuno igenda pamalenga. 26 Vachulila vake pevamuwene igenda pamalenga vakaogwipe hilo, vakalongile, "Lingasaga!" Vakatovile kyowo kwa uwogofi. 27 Bahobaho Yesu akavalongile, "Muchike, ndi nene. Mubihile kwogofya!" 28 Peteli akamlongiye, "Mtwa ngita veve ndakyene ndongele ndigende pamalenga ndache kwa veve." 29 Yesu akalonga, "Wache." Suwe, Peteli akaikile muwato, akagendile pamalenga akahelela kwa Yesu. 30 Ila peauwene lula lukala, akaogwipe, akavanga kudibala, akavembile, "Mtwa, unitange!" 31 Suwe, Yesu akakonjolala liwoko lyake, akamkolela na kumlongela, "Veve ugehe na ludikilo ludodo! Wuli, ukaogwipe?" 32 Suwe, vakakang'ala wato na lukala ukaleka kupuga. 33 Vonda vevakali muwato vakamgundamila, vakalongile, "Ndakyene veve nde Mwana va Nguluvi."

34 Pevahagime lihiva, vakafikile inyi lya Genesaleti. 35 Vanu va ukoya pevamchele kuva mwene ndi Yesu, suwe vakamusindikile Yesu vatamwa vonda, 36 vakamsuka Yesu abihile kuvakanila kubyalisa hela lubindo lwa mwenda vake. Na vene vevabyalise vakananile.