¹ Wakavapo akaswika kunyi yaake badzidzi bake bakamutera. ² Zuba lemugobera rikati raswika, akatanga kudzidzisa musinagogo. banhu bazhinji bakamundzwa bakashamisika, abati.'' ndekupi kwakatora kudzidzisa uku?'' indzeru ipi munhu uyu yakapihwa?'' nemabasa yesimba yekadai yaneita memanja yake?'' ³ Hasi uyu wekubeza, mwana munhurume wamaliya mukoma wa Jakobo na jose na Juda na Simon? Bakangumburiwa naye Jesu. ⁴ Jesu akataura kwabari, ""mupolofita ha ngashaihwe ulemu mumusha make nekuhama dzake nemumba make.'' ⁵ Aana kukwanisa kubata basa likulu nesimba, asi akaisa manja pabanhu bashoma akabapo Lesa. ⁶ Akashamisika nekusatenda kwabo. pakarepopo akayenda mumisha asidzidzisa. ⁷ Akadana gumi nebabiri akayamba kubatuma kuyenda babirii. babiri, iye akabapasa simba pamusoro pemidzimu ideipa, ⁸ Akabauda kuti barenge kutakura zwinhu zwemundzira pahwendo wawo asi twimbo chete, barege kutora chingwa, kana choola, kana mari muchikwama. ⁹ Asi bafeke shangu, barege kufeka mbacha dzibiri. ¹⁰ Akati kwabarii.'' pose pamunepinda mumba, mugaremo, kuswikira mavapo. ¹¹ Kana musha uliwose usina kukutamburenyi imi kana kukutetekerenyi, kana makuburika pa zwimbo, paye, sasamurenyi madaga pasi petsoka dzenyu waba umbo uwabari.'' ¹² Bakaburika bakaparidza kuti banhu basiye zwito zwakaipa. ¹³ Bakaburitsa mabanda bakadira banhu bazyinji mafuta nekubaporesa. ¹⁴ Mambo herod pakanndzwaizwi, kuti zita ra Jesu ranzwika. Bamwe baitaura kuti, Johani batizi wamura kubva kubakafa, ndesaka mabasa nesimba ari mari mari iye,'' ¹⁵ Bamwe baitaura kuti, '' ngu Eriya, ''bamwe chika, '' baitaura kuti uyu muporofita, fanike mubodzi wemaporofita yekare.'' ¹⁶ Asi nerod akati andzwa izwi akati, '' Johani, uye wakadimuriwa, musoro wamuka.'' ¹⁷ Herod akatuma Johani asungiwe nekumuisa muchitorokosi pamusaka wa Herodias (mukadzi wemuningina wake filipo). Musaka wekuti akanga ademulora. ¹⁸ Johani akaudzi Herod, ausi mutemo kwauri kuti ugare nemukadzi wemuningina wako. ¹⁹ Asi Herod akamubenga akabirima nekuda kuti amuraye iye, asi hana kuzwita, ²⁰ Nekuti Herod waitya JOhani; waiziba kuti akanga ari munhu kutswene ne akarurama, amamuchengeta zwakanaka. Akatetekera jwari iye akagumbuka. nekuti aka amudza ne mufaro. ²¹ Asi zuba rakafanira rikati raswika Herod nezuba rekuberekewa kwake akaitira banhu bake bakuru ba bati, ne Batungamiriri begaiireya. ²² Mwana sikana wa Herodias iye pachake akauya mukati kuzebatambira ibo iye akafadza Herod nebanhu bakepa chikafu chemanheru. Mamba akataura kune musikana, ''Kumbira kwandiri chilichose chauneda ndinekupasa iwe.'' ²³ Akamupikira iye asiti, ''chirichose chauneti ukumbira kwandiri ndineti ndikupase. kuswikira pakati peumambo hwangu.'' ²⁴ Akaburika pandze akataura namai bake.'' chinyi chandineti ndikumbire? Amai bake bakataura kuti, ''Musoro wa Johani mubatizi.'' ²⁵ Pakarepapo akasumuka akayenda kunamambo akakumbira, asiti neda iwe kuti undipase in, manje apa, musoero wajohani mubabatizi uri mundiro.'' ²⁶ Ichi chikatambudza mambo nekuti na ngarambe chakakumbira musaka wechipango chabakaita pameso pe bayendzi. ²⁷ Pakarepapo mambo akatuma murwi akabudza kuti bauye ne musoro wa Johaani. Mutariri akayenda kumudimura iye mu chitorokosi. ²⁸ Akareta nemusoro wake mundira nekumupasa musikana, musikana akapasa amai bake. ²⁹ Badzidzi bake pabakandzwa izwi, baka uya bakatora mutumbi wake bakauisa muguba. ³⁰ Ba postori bakadzoka kuna Jesu bakamudza zwose zwabakaita nekuudziwa. ³¹ Iye akati kwabari, ''Uyenyi imi mega kunzwimbo kudongo mupumhure padiki, nekuti bazyinji balikuya basi yenda abana kuwana nguba yekuti badye. ³² Ipapo bakayenda nehwato kudongo bali bega. ³³ Pabakaona basiyenda banhu bakabaziba ibo, bakamhanya bose netsoka kwakarekoko, ku doroba, bakatang kuswika ibo basati, ³⁴ Pakaswika paduze nemulonga, akaona banhu bazyinsi akabandzwira tsitsi ibo nekuti baiyita fanike mokwai yasina muyember. ipapo akatanga kubadzidzi zwinhu zwizyinji. ³⁵ pakukadoka, badzidzi bake bakauya, kwari bakati, ''kuno kudongo ino nguba kwadoka. ³⁶ Basiyenyi bayende mumisha iripaduze kuitira kuti batenge zwekudyz zwabo.'' ³⁷ Iye akadaira akati kwabari, munefanira kubapasa imi zwekudya. bakataura kwari, ''tingayende katenga chingwa ne mandinari mabiri kuti badye?'' ³⁸ Akataura kwabari mune chingwa chingani? endenyi mwaona, ''pabakaziba bakataura, kuti, chingwa chishanu nehove mbiri.'' ³⁹ Zwino akabaraira kuti bagare bose pasi pauswa ungororo mumaboka maboka. ⁴⁰ Bakagara pasi mumabo maboka yanekwana kuita makumi nemashanu. ⁴¹ Akatora zwingwa zwishanu nehobe dzibiri, akanangara kudenga akarofadza nekugo mora chingwa nekubapasa badzidzi bake kuti ba pase banhu, Akagobanisa hobe dzibili pakati pao. ⁴² Bose bakadya kuswikira baguta. ⁴³ Bakatora manyanyaukwa yakasara ye chingwa, matengu gumi nemabiri yakazara, zwakare nema nyanyaukwa yehobe. ⁴⁴ Baiba barume banekwana kuita zwiulu zwishanu bakadya chingwa, ⁴⁵ Pakarepapo akaudza badzidzi bake kuti bapinde mugwa nekuyenda kumhiri kumwe, ku Bethsaida, iye akaudza banhu bazyinji kuti bayende. ⁴⁶ Ibo pabakayenda akasumuka akayenda mugomo akanamata. ⁴⁷ Madeko payakaswika, igwa raiba pakati pemuronga, iye waiba ari yega kundze. ⁴⁸ Iye akaona kuti barikushupika kuyamba hwato musaka wekuti kwaiba nedutu, nenguba yechina yeusiku akauya kwabari asiyenda padenga pemvura, aida kubapindirira. ⁴⁹ Asai ibo pabakamuona iye asiyenda pamu sora pemvura, bakafungidzira kuti chaiba chibanda bakalidzi mhere, Pabakamuona bakatya. ⁵⁰ pakarepapo akataura nabo nekubabaudza kuti, garenyi makashinga! ndini musatye.'' ⁵¹ Akapinda muhwato pabodzi nabo, mhepo ikarega kuroba. bose bakashamisika. ⁵² Nekuti bakanga basina kunzwisisa kuti chingwa chaitaura chinyi. nekuti moyo yao yaiba ideoma. ⁵³ Pabakayambuka kuyenda kumhiri, bakauya kunzwibo yegenesareti bakasungirira hwato. ⁵⁴ Pabakaburika kundze muhwato, banhu bakamuziba iye pakalepapo; ⁵⁵ Bakamhanya musha wose bakayamba kuleta banhu baihwara pa maponde kwabindzwa kuti ndekwali. ⁵⁶ Kulikose kwaipinda kana mumusha, kana mudunhu, kana munyika, baisa bahu baihwara mundzwimbo dzekute ngesera. Bakamukumbira iye kuti banhu vabate mbacha yake, Bazyinji bakabata bakapora.