1 Pefichumbile figono sita, Yesu akavanyamula Peteli na Yakobo na Yohani lukolo vake Yakobo na kuvasindika pakyanya lya kidunda kitali ukoya vakali weka hela. 2 Ukoya, Yesu akaseduka wuso pautalo lyao, wuso vake ukang'alile ngita lichua na myenda gyake ikali ivalafu ngita welu. 3 Baho, vachulila vadatu vakavawene Musa na Elia vakilonga na Yesu. 4 Baho, Peteli akamlongiye Yesu, "Mtwa, ndingiba nefwe kusigala baha! Ngita wikela ndichenge fibudi fidatu, kimwi kya veve na kimwi kya Musa na kingi kya Elia."

5 Peakali ilonga, lifunde leling'ala likagubika na kyowo ikapulikika kuhuma mulifunde, peilonga, "Uyu nde Mwana vangu yendimkeliye, mumpulikiche mwene." 6 Vachulila pevapulike ago vakaguwe lufuma, vakaogwipe hilo. 7 Yesu akavahelelie, akavapyasa, akavalongela, "Mwime, mbihile kuogofya!" 8 Pevalolile pakyanya sevamuwene munu yungi ila Yesu hela.

9 Pevakali vikwika pakidunda, Yesu akavalongile, "Mbihile kumlongela munu lukani ulu chemuchiwene mbaka mwana va munu peichulubichwa." 10 Bao, vachulila vakamuhucha, "Wuli, vawulanichi va malagilicho vilonga kuva ing'ang'wa Elia ache tandi kabula lya Kilisito?" 11 Yesu akavahigile, "Ndakyene, Elia ikwacha kuvika unofu makani gyonda. 12 Ila ndikuvalongela, Elia achile suwe vanu sevakamcheliye, ila vakamgitiye makani manjanganifu ngita pevakakeliye." Mwana va Munu igudwa ndenindeni pamawoko gyao. 13 Baho, vachulila vakachelile kuva akali akuvalongela pakyanya lya Yohani mbatisa.

14 Pevafikile kangi palila lipinga, munu yumwi akamuheleliye Yesu, akamfugamila, 15 akalongile, "Mtwa mwonele lusungu mwana vangu kwakuva agehe na kilibisi, kangi iguda hilo, mala cholofu mwene igwila mulyoto na mumalenga. 16 Ndikamsindike kwa vachulila vako ila sevavesile kumnanicha."

17 Yesu akamuhigile, "Nyenye kilelo mwihela ludikilo, kyekigitile nongwa! Ndikala na nyenye mbaka paliki? Ndikuvahuvilila mbaka pandili? Mumlete baha uyo mwana" 18 Yesu akalikabusa ilyo lihoka likamuhega na yula mwana akananile bahobaho.

19 Baho vachulila vakamuheleliye Yesu pono pahela vanu, vakamuhuchile, "Kwa liki nefwe setukawesile kumuhecha lila lihoka?"

20 Yesu akavahigile, kwakuva semukumudikila Nguluvi. Ndakyene ndikuvalongela, ngiba mumuidikile Nguluvi ludodo ngita mbeyu lya linunu likemelwa haladali, muvecha kukilongela kidunda iki, hege baha helele kula, nakyo kihega. Kwihela kyokyonda sekiwesekana kwa nyeye. 21 Lihoka lya endena selihechwa ngita endena ila kwa kusuka na kwikanila kilya.

22 Pevakali pamwi ukoya Galilaya, Yesu akavalongile, "Mwana va Munu ilekwa abatwe na vanu. 23 Navo vakumdocha, ila kigono kya udatu ichulubuchwa." Vachulila vake vakasogwime hilo.

24 Suwe, pevafikile Kapelanaumu vanu vevilundasa kodi lya kaye lya Nguluvi vakamuheleliye Peteli, vakamuchile, "Wuli, muwulanichi venu seihomba kodi mukaye lya Nguluvi?"

25 Peteli akahigile, "Ena, itaula." Baho Peteli peingiye mugati lya kaye lyake, peakali sealongile kinu, Yesu akamuhuchile, "Simoni veve wilola wuli? Vang'achale va muinyi iyi vidumula kodi kuhuma kwa venekaye awu kuhuma kwa vagenji?"

26 Peteli akahigile, "Kuhuma pavagenji."

Yesu akamlongela, "Suwe, ngita yigehe ndeni vana vawo valekilwe kutaula kodi. 27 Ila neke tubihile kuvavipicha vanu ava, helele ku lihiva kalowe somba, nyamule somba va kwanja yeigomela, dindule mulomo vake na mugati lya mulomo vake ukuilola sendi. Inyamule ukahombe kodi lya nene na veve."