Na ¹ nguwa iyo Herodhi, nhakubata, adhomva mbiri ya Djeso, ² adhoti kuwalanda watche: Uyu ndi Djohwani mutchudzi; adhomuka kwanhakupfa, ndipopa ntsimba idzodzi dzibata munayiye. ³ Nakuti Herodhi akhadhobata Djohwani, adhomumanga, akamuyikha mukumangiwa, nakudha kwaHerodiasi, mukadzi wafiripo, mudhiki watche. ⁴ Nakuti Djohwani adhoti kunayiwo: Ulibe kubvumiriwa kuti ugale naye. ⁵ Tsono akhadha kumubaya, tsono adhotcha wanhu azinji, nakuti akhati mupolofita. ⁶ Asi zuwa lidhozvahwa kwaHeridhi lidhoti lasvika, mwana nhukadzi wa Herodiasi adhotamba pakati pawo, adhomupfadza Herodhi. ⁷ Napakalepo adhomupikira namhiko kuti atchamupasa tchinhu tchipi natchipi tchaninga akumbira. ⁸ Tsono iye, adhoti wawudziwa naamayi watche, adhoti: Ndipasei pano mundiro musolo waDjohwani Mutchudzi. ⁹ Mambo adhozvidhiya mumoyo, asi nakudha kwakupika kwatche, napakalepo nakudha kwaakhanako pakudhiya, adhowawudza kuti apasiwe. ¹⁰ Adhotuma mhondi kagwata musolo waDjohwani mudjeri. ¹¹ Adhowuya namusolo watche uli mundiro, musikana adhopasiwa; iye adhoyenda nawo kunamayi watche. ¹² Anhakupfunza watche adhowuya adhotola mutumbi, adhowuwikha; nakuyenda kawudza Djeso. ¹³ Djeso adhoti atchimva, adhobirikapo na mwadhiya, adhoyenda kutheketa lili loga. Tsono wanhu atchizvimva, adhobula kumbuto, adhomutewera na tsoka. ¹⁴ Tsono adhoti atchibirika mutheketa, adhowona wanhu azinji zinji, adhowamvira tsitsi, adhopolesa anhakuhwala watche. ¹⁵ Tsono kukhali kumawulo, anhakupfunza adhowuya kunayiwo, adhoti: Pano nditheketa, zuwa lakudha kudhoka, yendesayi wanhu azinji, ayende kumisha, akazvigulile zvakudyiya. ¹⁶ Asi Djeso adhoti kunayiwo: Adhikanalini kuyenda; imipa muwapase zvangadhiye. ¹⁷ Adhoti kunayiwo: Tiribe tchinhu pano, asi zvigwa zvishanu basi na howe dziwiri . ¹⁸ Iye adhoti: wuyayi nazvo kunaiphano. ¹⁹ Adhowudza wanhu azinji kuti agale pasi pawuswa, adhotola zvingwa zvishanu na howe dziwiri, adhonangatsa kudzulu, adhozvinamatira, adhobendula zvingwa, khupasa anhakupfunza watche, anhakupfunza watche adopasa wanhu azinji. ²⁰ Adhodyiya wese, adhoguta; adhowunganidza zvakubedhula zvidhosala, madhengu yanagumi namawiri alipo. ²¹ Adhodyiya akhagere anhulume anazvulu zvishanu, anhukadzi nawana asingawerengewe. ²² Pakakalepo adhowuganidza anhakupfunza watche kuti apinde mumwadhiya, amuperekedze kumhiri, iye adhosala kuyendesa wanhu azinji. ²³ Tsono adhoti atchiyendesa wanhu azinji, adhopakira muphiri ali yega kwanamata; kukhali kumawulo akhagere alipo ali yega. ²⁴ Tsono mwadhiya ukhagere pakati panhanza, atchibhonera nakukumbuka, nakuti tchonzi tchikawalowa kuyipa. ²⁵ Nanguwa yatchinayi yawusiku adhowuya kunayiwo, achifamba padzulu pamvula. ²⁶ Tsono anhakupfunza watche adhoti atchimuwona atchifamba padzulu pa mvula, adhomanikidziwa, atchiti anhakudzedzemwa, adhodhanidzira nayutchi. ²⁷ Pakalepo Djeso adhonhayira nawo, adhoti: simbayi mumoyo ndini, napondi kuyita wutchi. ²⁸ Tsono Petulo adhodhayira adhoti: Ishe, peno ndimipa, ndirewe kuti ndiwuye kunayimipa padzulu pamvula. ²⁹ Iye adhoti: Ule, Petulo adhobuluka mumwadhiya, adhofamba padzulu pamvula, adhoyennda kuna Djeso. ³⁰ Tsono adhoti atchiwona dhutu linantsimba, adhotchiya; tsono adhoti wayamba kunhula, adhodhanidzira atchiti: Ishe, nditchidzeyi. ³¹ Pakalepo Djeso adhotambanudza djanja latche, adhomubata, adhoti kunayiwo: Iwepa unakutenda pashoma, wanhunhutirei. ³² Adhoti wakwira mumwadhiya, dhutu likamira. ³³ Pakalepo womwe akhagere mumwadhiya adhomunamata, atchiti: tchakwadhi ndimi mwana nhulume wa Dhedza. ³⁴ Adhoti ayambuka kumhiri, adhosvika panhoka yeGenesareti. ³⁵ Anhulumde wambuto iyoyo adhomuziwa, adhotuma fala panhika yese iyo idhozvengerezera; adhowuya kunayiwo wese akhahwala; ³⁶ Adhokumbiritsa maninge kuti abate mumhepete mwa biza latche; wese adhobata adhotchidziwa.