1 Mumahhuba iyawo, kwakati kwakubungana mbunga nkulunkulu kwazo, banhu besina tjabanodla, Yesu wakadana badiyiwa babe, akati kubali, 2 "Ndowhila ngoni banhu ngentha yekuti bagala nami mahhuba matatu kakale akuna tjabanodla. 3 Ndikati ngabatjibgwilila kumizi yabo benahhala inowhobakulila bakawila muzila; kakale bamwe babo bakabva kulekule."

4 Badiyiwa babe bakahandula beti, "Nhu ungawana poni tjinkwa tjingagutsha banhu bose ibaba ipapa mutjilambanyika?"

5 Wakababhuzwa eti, "Muna zwinkwa zwingana?"

Ibo bakati, "Zwili kutondeka."

6 Wakati banhu bagale pasi pamavu; akatola zwinkwa zwili kutondeka, atjiboka kuNdzimu wakazwipemula akazwipa badiyiwa babe kuti bazwipe banhu; badiyiwa bakata bejalo. 7 Baka bana whobe nhukununu homanana; atjiboka kuNdzimu, wakati nayidzo bo dzipiwe banhu. 8 Bakadla, bakaguta; bakawolela zwipemu zwezodliwa zwasiyiwa nebanhu zwikahhala zwitundu zwili kutondeka. 9 Banhu baka bangaswika zwiwulu zwina. 10 Wakabaletja bakayenda; tjinyolotjo akangina mukepe nebadiyiwa babe, bakayenda kuntunhu weDalimanutha.

11 BaFarisi bakahha bakatangisa kakabadzana naye, behaka kuti abalakidze tjilakidzilo tjinobva kudzimu, bewunlika. 12 Wakaliga dikahana, akati, "Tjizekugwana itjetji tjohakilani tjilakidzilo? Lebeswa, ndoti kumuli, akuna tjilakidzilo tjinowhopiwa tjizekugwana itjetji."

13 Wakabasiya engina mukepe akabva ipapo akayenda kuyimwe ntha.

14 Badiyiwa babe baka bakangan'wa senga tjinkwa; baka bana tjin'ompela koga mukepe. 15 Wakabalaya, akati, "Mutjenjelele mbidzo yebaFarisi, nembidzo yaHherodi."

16 Bakalebeleka tjekwabo, beti, "Atina tjinkwa."

17 Yesu eziba nekwako wakati, "Nentha yeni mulebeleka nekuti amuna tjinkwa? Amanhu mawhisisa kene mabonesesa? Mimoyo yenyu mikukutu? 18 Muna meho koga amutobona, kakale muna zebe koga amutowha? Kakale amutjakumbula? 19 Pandaka pemulila banhu bali zwiwulu zwihanu zwinkwa zwihanu, makawolela zwitundu zwingana zwezwipemu?"

Bakati, kuwunli, "Gumi nezwibili."

20 "Yezwiya kee, zwaka zwili kutondeka zwakapemuligwa baka bali zwiwulu zwina, makawolela zwitundu zwingana?"

Bakati, "Zwili kutondeka."

21 Wakati kubali, "Ngono amanhu mawhisisa?"

22 Bakaswika kuBhethisayida. Bamwe banhu bakahhisa nlume waka ali bhofu, bakawunkumbilisisa kuti awumbhate. 23 Wakabhata nlume waka ali bhofu neluboko, akawuntungamila baka bhuda munzi; akati awumpfila mumeho, akawumbiga maboko, akawumbhuzwa, eti, "Kuna tjawunobona?"

24 Wakamilidza meho, akati, "Ndobona banhu; beyenda yenda semiti."

25 Hule kwayikoko wakawumbiga maboko kakale pameho awe; akabona zwakanaka, wakapofunuka akabona zwinhu zose zwili tjimo tjakwako. 26 Yesu wakawusunungula kuti ayende kanyi kukwe, eti kuwunli, "Usitongogala wangina munzi."

27 Yesu wakayendilambeli nebadiyiwa babe, bakayenda kumizi yekuKhesariya Filiphi; belimuzila wakabhuzwa badiyiwa babe, eti, "Banhu banoti ndimi yani?"

28 Bakahandula beti, "Johane mbvubiki; bamwe banoti ndimwi Elija; bamwe banoti muwumwe webalebesambeli."

29 Eba eti kubali, "Imwi, moti ndimi yani?"

Phethiro akahandula eti, "Ndimwi Khirisitu."

30 Wakabalaya kuti basibudze nhu nekukwe.

31 Wakatangisa badiya kuti Nkololo wenhu wakafanila dziyidzika kwazo, alandugwe ngebawhola nebaphirisiti bakulu nebakwali, ekotjibulawa, hule kwemahhuba matatu ekomuka kakale. 32 Zwinhu izwezwi wakazwileba patjena. Phethiro akawuntola akatangisa wuntjemela. 33 Koga wakati etjebuka ebona badiyiwa babe, akatjemela Phethiro eti, "Ibva hule kwangu Satane! Ngobe awutokumbula zwinhu zweNdzimu koga unokumbula sekumbula kwebanhu."

34 Wakati adana banhu nebadiyiwa babe panhu pan'ompela, akati kubali, "Yani nayani unohaka nditobela ngaazwitoboke atole tjileyanyo tjitje anditobele. 35 Ngobe kene yani unowholondolodza bupenyu gugwe gowhunlahikila; koga kene yani unolahikigwa nebupenyu gugwe ngentha yangu neyendebo mbuya unowhogulondolodza. 36 Ngobe kotjidzani kuti nhu awane hango yose, koga ekolahikigwa nebutjilo gugwe? 37 Ini nhu tjaangapa kuyetila kuti atenge butjilo gugwe? 38 Ngobe kene yani unahoni nami nematama angu mutjizekugwana itjetji tjihhele bupombgwe netjinya, Nkololo wenhu unowhoba nehoni bo naye, hapa ebuya ali mugudzo laTate babe enabatumwa beNdzimu bakayengemala."