1 Wakabhuda paakabeli akenda kuguta lyokunaibo, batobeli babe bakontobela. 2 Nezhuba lyeSabata wakatanga kulayija muSinagogi; banji bakonwha bakashama beti, "Yoyu unhulume wakazwiwana kupi zwinhu yezwi?" Akale buchenjevu yobu wakabupiwa nani? Nemishingo inesimba inotiwa namaboko awe! 3 Yoyu aatoba iye na, umbezhi mwananhulumyana waMaliya, akale unkulu waJemusi, naJosesi, naJudasi naSimoni, akale bakazwaji babe abaipo yopano nasu?. Bakonyemela.

4 Jesu wakati kwabali, "Umpolofeti aatolemekejwa munyika yiye, mumakamu awe nomungumba yiye."

5 Aajakata mishingo inoshamisa kuzhe kwokubiga maboko awe pezhulu pabashoma banolwala akabachija. 6 Wakachenamiswa pezhulu pokusodimbwa kwabo akenda mumizi elayija.

7 Wakashoba igumi lina babili kuti bebuye kwaali, akatanga kubatuma babili nababili, akabapa isimba pezhulu pemipepo mibi. 8 Wakabalayila kuti besinyamule chinhu palwendo kana ini zwazwo, kuzhe kwoludozo; besitole chinkwa, kana chikwama, kana chinemali; 9 koga bembale zwikwabaila besimbale ishashiko imbili. 10 Wakati kwabali, "Pose pamunongwina mungumba, galani mwakale kuswika mwabhuda. 11 Pose pamusinotambulwa akale belamba kumuwha, kana mubhuda pabali, mukuhumule ihuluba pasi kwamakumbo enu sobusumikiji kwabali."

12 Bakabhuda bakenda bepupula kuti banhu banokwelela kushanduka. 13 Bakabhisa mipepo yamadimoni bakaguba banhu namafuta, banji balulwala bakachijwa.

14 She Helodi wakawha nozuzwe; nokuti izina lyaJesu lyaluzibikana. Bamwe bakati "Joni umbhabhatizi wamuka kubafi; ndizwo yaya masimba amushinga mwaali."

15 Asi bamwe bakati, "NdiElija."

Bamwe bo bakati, "Umpolofeti unanga sabamwe bapolofeti bantolo."

16 Koga Helodi paakazwiwha wakati, "Joni wandakadumula unsholo wamuswa." 17 Helodi nokukwe ndiye wakabiga Joni muntolongo pezhulu paHelodiyasi unkaji wonuna uwe Filipu nokuti wakalobola unkaji wonuna uwe. 18 Nokuti Joni wakabati kuna Helodi, "Azwipo pamulawu kuti iwi utole unkaji wonuna uwo."

19 Nezwo Helodiyasi wakombenga akada kuumbulaya. Koga aajakatubula, 20 nokuti Helodi wakontya Joni, eziba kuti unhu umbuya akale unchena, akava ondondota zwibhodo. Wakati onwha elebeleka, wakaba elangalila kasa, koga onwha nolushanto.

21 Koga lyakaswika izhuba lyakakwelela, nezhuba lyokuzwalwa kukwe Helodi wakatila mabhiko makolokota awe, bakulwana babanhu nababhati bakulwana bomuGalili. 22 Mwananhukajana waHelodiyasi wakazana zwakashantisa Helodi nabezi babe. She wakati kunhukajana, "Ileba kana ini chaunoda ndokupa." 23 Wakakowha kwaali akati, "Ndokowha kuti chaunokumbila chose kwandili ndokupa, kungaba iganta lyobushe bwangu."

24 Wakenda kuna amai babe akati, "Ndingakumbilani na?" Bakashandula beti, "Unsholo waJoni umbhabhatizi."

25 Pakalepo wakakimbija kungwina kunaShe akakumbila eti. "Ndinoshaka kuti mundipe unsholo waJoni umbhabhatizi mundyilo feno."

26 Pakalepo She wakashulubala, koga wakakonwa kulamba pezhulu pokukowha kwaakabata mbeli kwabezi babe. 27 She wakatuma nokukimbija undwi akombuja kuti kubuzwe unsholo uwe. Wakenda akanoundumula unsholo muntolongo, 28 akabuza unsholo uwe mundyilo akompa unsichana; unsichana akapa amai babe. 29 Balayijwa babe pabakawha bakezha bakatola umbili uwe bakonjika, mugumbu.

30 Bapositoli bakabungana kuna Jesu bakonzuwila zwose zwabakata nezwabakalayija. 31 Wakati kwabali, "Izhani tinde kubugalo bulosisika tibe toga, tinyetutukwe pashoma." Banji bakabezha bamwe benda, yezwi zwakabakashayisa unshaji kana wokulya. 32 Bakenda nobwato kubugalo busina banhu, beli boga.

33 Banhu banji bakababona benda, bakonziba bakalabukila kwakale beva mumizi yose, bakabatangila kuswika kwakale. 34 Wakati abhuda, wakabona banhu banji akabawhila ishe, nokuti bakaba beli semhwizi jisina uncheji; wakatanga kubalayija zwinhu zwinji kasa. 35 Unshaji pawakapela, balayijwa babe bakezha kwaali bakati, "Timo mushango lisina banhu akale unshaji wapela, 36 Babujeni bende kumakuta nokumisha, benozwitengela zwokulya."

37 Koga wakashandula akati kwabali, "Imwi bapeni zwokulya."

Bakati kwaali, "Tinde kunotenga zwinkwa zwemali inoshoba mazana mabili amasheleni, tibape belye kani?"

38 Wakati kwabali, "Zwingana zwinkwa zwamuna nazwo? Indani munolinga."

Pabakaziba bakati kwaali, "Zwishanu nehobe imbili."

39 Wakabuja kuti begajike banhu bose pasi mumakapo pobuhwa bunyolo. 40 Bakagala pasi mumakapo abanhu izana, bamwe makumi mashanu. 41 Feno wakatola zwinkwa zwishanu nehobe imbili akalinga kudenga akaboka, akamedula zwinkwa akapa balayijwa babe kuti bebape, nehobe imbili akajikobela bose. 42 Bakalya bose bakaguta. 43 Baka bunganisa zwimedu zwezwinkwa muzwitundu igumi lina zwibili zwakazhajwa nehobe. 44 Bakalya zwinkwa baluba banhulume baluba zwiulu zwishanu.

45 Pakalepo wakababuja balayijwa babe kuti bengwine mubwato, kuti bende museli kuBhetisaida, iye esala emwayisa ibunga lyabanhu kuti linde. 46 Wakati amwayisa banhu kuti bende wakamilika akenda kudunhu kuti enonamata. 47 Kwaba madeko bwato bwakababa pakati nopakati pegungwa, iye eli ega penyika. 48 Wakababona bekakomelwa bekwendesa bwato nokuti ibhepo lyakabeshangamijana nabo. Nonshaji unanga wechina wobusiku, wakabuya kwabali ekwenda pezhulu pegungwa, wakata sofana ukumubapindilila, 49 asi pabakombona ekwenda pezhulu pegungwa bakati ishaku bakalija imhele, 50 nokuti bose bakombona bakava mwoyo. Koga iye wakalebeleka nabo nokukambija akati kwabali, "Simani myoyo, musitye ndimi." 51 Wakenda akatanha mubwato mubakabeli, ibhepo lyakanyalala; Bakakashamiswa kasa, 52 nokuti abajakawhisisisa chishamiso chezwinkwa, myoyo yabo yaluba mikukutu.

53 Bakati bataluka bakaswika kunyika yeGenesaleti bakasungilila bwato mubhambo. 54 Pabakati babhuda mubwato banhu bakonziba pakalepo, 55 bakalabukila mubugalo bose bomwakwakale yomo bakatanga kusenga banolwala pamiseme bebasenga yoko kwabakonwha kuti ndikwo kwaali. 56 Mose mwaakangwina, mumisha nomumakuta, nomujinyika, bakalajika banolwala mujinzila bakombweta kuti bebhate umpeto woga wechimbalo chiche, bose bakonguma, bakachila.