¹ Mumatukhu kenako Mwami Herode yahulila makhuva khulondokhana khu Yessu. ² Nalwo lwa yavolela varumishi ve, munduoyo ni yohana mupatisi; yisimushi khurula mushilindwa. Nako kachilanga nakhola viloleshitso vikali yivi.

³ Herode yakumila Yohana namuvikha mucheela, shichila Herodia mukhali wa vilipo amwavo we. ⁴ Shichila Yohana yaali amukayi "shivuli vulayi khuvukula mukali wa amwavo wo ave mukhaliwo." ⁵ Khandi lwa helote yeenya kwira Yohana, yaria vandu, shichila valola yohana ni muprofeti."

⁶ Lwa litukhu liukhwitsushitsa livulwa lia Herode liali nilitushi, mwana wishikhana wa Herodia yasieva imbeli wa Herode namuyanzitsa. ⁷ Herode yisua navoola, shindu siosi shia mwama wishikhana atsitsa khureva alamua. ⁸ Nalwo lwa mama we yamuvolela areve vamue murwi kwa Yohana mbitisi. ⁹ Lwa Mwami Herode yahulila mwana wishikhana nareva murwi kwa Yohana, yavelela, nikhali shichila yaali yisui imbeli wavandu, yahana lilako ahalwi. ¹⁰ Nalwo lwa yaruma vatsii khurema murwi kwa yohana mucheela. ¹¹ Vamanya nivalera murwi kwa Yohana mbatisi, nivaha mwana wishikhana khandi mwana wishikhana yahilila mama we. ¹² Nalwo lwa veechi ve viitsa nivavukula mbili kwe, nivatsia khuyevela khandi nivatsia khuvolela Yesu kaali nikikholeshe.

¹³ Lwa Yesu yahulila makhuva kenako, yarula nanina muliaro natsia mushiangalangwi havundu havandu vakhali tawe: lwa vandu vahulila atsili iweneyo vamulonda nivachendanga khuvilenje khurula mumataala kavo. ¹⁴ Yesu lwa yaali narulanga wayaali nali, yalola shituma siavandu vanyishi niviitsa khumukhava. Yesu yavavelela nahonyinya valwale vaali nivitsi voosi. ¹⁵ Lwa khulukolova kwali nikhutushi veechi viitsa khuye nivamuvolela, havundu hakhulianu nimushiangalangwi na khulukolova khutushi, suvula vandu vatsi iwavo vikulili vikhulia.

¹⁶ Nikhali Yesu yavavolela, "vandu yava veenyi khutsia ingo tawe, munyi vahi shiukhulia" ¹⁷ Khandi vo vamuchiipa, "khuli nimikati chiranu nitsisutsi tsivili tsionyene."

¹⁸ Yesu yavavolela ndereli mikati chienecho." ¹⁹ Nalwo lwa yavolela vandu vikhale hasi muvunyasi, navukula mikati chiranu nitsisutsi tsivili, naenza mwikulu, nasanditsa, nakasitsamikati chianecho, natong'olanyinya, naha veechi ve navo nivakavulila vituma via vandu. ²⁰ Khandi vandu voosi valia nivikura, khali viukhulia vindi nivirikala, veechi ni vavunjelitsa vikabu likhomi navivili. ²¹ Khandi isavu yavandu valia mikati yaali vandu tsielefu tsiranu, vandu vasatsa vonyene vuchila vandu vakhali nendu vaana.

²² Yesu yavolela veechi ve vanine muliaro vimili khutsia luveka lundi lwinyanza, naye yarikala na suvula vandu vahuye. ²³ Lwa vandu vaali nivakhatsia yamanya natsia khushikulu khusaala. Muvutukhu yaali wonyene iweneyo. ²⁴ Nikhali liaro liali litushi hakari winyanza na veechi vaali nivanyakhananga, shichila vushindu vwautsa nutsingulu nivunuya liaro. ²⁵ Khandi khutsisa tsia saakumi nivutsia khushia, Yesu yiitsa nachenda khumatsi kinyanja. ²⁶ Lwaveechi ve vamulola nachenda khumatsi, vatechela nivava nuvurii, nivakhuva tsikhwili, "shichila valola nishinanyenzo."

²⁷ Nelwo lwa Yesu yavavolela "tinyii mwakharii tawe ninzi."

²⁸ Khandi Petro yamuchiipa navoola "Mwami, niiva nive, mbuchilila nitse wuli ninjenda khumatsi."

²⁹ Nalwo lwa yamuvolela "hamba," petero yamanya niyikha khurula muliaro naranga khuchenda ikulu khumatsi natsia wa Yesu yaali nali. ³⁰ Nikhali Petro lwa yalola vushindu vwimbutsa, yaria. Noho noho naranga khutsia hasi mumatsi, nalwo lwa yalila navoola "mwami mbonyinya!"

³¹ Mana Yesu nanyira omukhonokwe namutirakwo, namuboolera, "Iwe wobusuri obulemu mbushina nokanakaniye?"

³² Olwa benjira muliaro, omuyeka nikuulera. ³³ Abali mumeli nibamwitsira nibamwinamira, nibaboola mbu, toto mwene oli Omwana wa Nyasaye.

³⁴ Olwa Yesu yali niyakhambukha, yola mushialo shia Genazereti. ³⁵ Olwa abandu bayao bamumanyirisia, baruma oburume buli habundu, nibarera buli omundu owali omulwale. ³⁶ Nibamusaya mbu, batirekhwotsa lichemo lieinguboye, nabo bosi abatirakhwo, bahona.