Ekapitulo 3
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Vowakulela, Yeso ahikela npani mwa mavekelo ni ahikhala nlopwana opahuwa ntata.
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Ni atthu akina yaninweha sanene yakhala wira yena ananvoniha essapatu, wira aphwanye ekisswa yomotherya.
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Yeso ahin'himerya nlopwana opahuwa ntata: "Ovenye owe vava variari vatthu otene".
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Vano, yena kwahimerya atthu: "Ennithunihiya wira ethu yorera nihiko na sapatu walani wira yonanara; Wopola ekumi, walani Winva?" Vano awo yahimala.
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Yena, awehaka orukurerya onanyonyiye, antjene anaripiye nrima mwaha wolipa eroho tzaya, ahimwirela nlopwana: "Wokole ntatanao". Yena ahokola ntatanawe vano Yeso ahin'hokoloxera.
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A mafaritzi yahimwareya ni, vowakuveya, yahipatjera wakatzela annaherodi, omota xeni warowaya on'vara amwive.
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Vano Yeso ahirowa narumei'yawe ophareya. Ni atthu intjene yaninthara, Yakhuma Okalileya, ni Oyudeiya,
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o Yerusalem, Indumeiya ekhopela yo Yordan, ni orukurerya wa Tiro ni Osidom. Vin'watzalyaya iye tzahimiya ithu Yena tzavarawe, atthu intjene yahiwa mpaka varyawe.
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Ahavekela arumeiyawe wira ehiye ekalawa emotza yankhani wa Yena, mwaha watthu, wira Ehinyathe.
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Okhala wira yena ahavoniha antjene, npaka yale otene yarina eretha, anatheliyene nrima yahimwathamela wira an'kwanye.
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Khula okathi matjini wamonaya, yanimora variayari Vawe, yanikhuwela yiraka: "Nyu mwamwana anLuku".
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Yena, nulipihera, aniwirela wira yayo wira ahinvuwihe.
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Yena ahiwela va mwako ni kiyawatzima yale yaphelawe, ni khuwaka wa Yena.
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Khwathanlaka nloko neli (Yale yawatzimalyawe Arumei) wira akhaleke ni Yena, wira arume olaleya matzu,
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ni okhalana owerya wowomula axetwane.
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Yena ahathonya nloko neli: Simon, yole anthuvalyawe ntzina na Peturu;
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Yakopo, mwana a Zebeteu, ni Yohani n'himawe Yakopo, yayo yena yavahalyawe ntzina na Boanerges, entaphulela ana a etari;
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ni andre; Filipe; Bartolomeu; Mateyo; Tome; Yakopo mwana Alfeu; Tadeu; Simoni, yole akhili;
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ni Yudasi Sikariote, arowa onvariha.
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Vano, Yena ahirowa owani, ni atthu yahithukumana intjene vowakulela nipuro hata yenatze wahakhalanaya okathi wira etje ethu.
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Vano amutziawe winwalyaya eyo, Yena yahikhuma wira ankothihe, ahihimyaka wira: "Onuvahuwa oyo".
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Vano assomi yakhumale o'yerusalem yanihimya: "Owo orina nakuru" ni nkhulupale a matjini tiyeyo Yena oniwomolanawe axetwani".
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Yeso ahiwatzima kiyahimerya nimalikaniho: "enkhala tzai matjini yomolaka matjini?
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Omwene nmotza wakawaneya variari, omweneowo owo khunpitza.
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Wala enupa emotza yakawaneya mekhaya niyo khinpitza.
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Yakhala wira xetwani ohivenyera nmentzaweru ni okawaneya, kharowa opitza, vano ophiya wumalani.
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Khavo onkela m'pani mwantthu olipa omwiyera ethutzawe wohikhala wira opatjerale onthuka; vano khumwiyeraka.
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Ekhweli mi kinamuhimeryani, etampi tzotene tzatthu tzinaleveleliya, m'paka maruwano otene ahimatzalinyu;
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vano on'thuna onyohola nnepa wowela khankhala aleveleliyaka, vano ohana etampi ehinleveleliya".
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Yeso ahihimya eyo okhala wira yanihimyatza: "Yena ohana nnepa wonanara".
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Amamawe ni axihimawe yahiwa ni khukala m'pathe wotha. Ayo yahinnruma ntthu wira amwatzime.
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Atthu intjene yahonkomatza ananrukureryale khunhimerya Yeso: "Amamenyu naxihimenyu ari otanwe anamutholani".
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Yena ahakhula: "Tapani amamaka walani axulupalyaka?"
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Yena ahaweha atthu otene yonkomale anan'rukureryale ni khuwirela: "Moné, nva ahavo amama naxulupalyaka!
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Okhala wira yowo onira yorera wa Nluku, yowo tari mulupalyaka nrokoraka ni mamaka".