1 Ku yikyo kyanya, umutwali Heroode naye anayuvwa ngiisi kwaꞌbandu bakola mu deta hiꞌgulu lya Yesu. 2 Kyanatuma agabwira abalemberezi baage, ti: «Ulya mundu, nyiiji kwo ali Yohana woꞌkubatiiza! Ee! Ye wazuuka mu bafwiri, kyo kitumiri ali mwoꞌbushobozi bwoꞌkukizi gira ibitangaaza.»

3 Mukuba, uyo Heroode âli mali gwanwa agwatiisa Yohana, anamúlasha mu nyumba yeꞌmbohe. Akagira kwokwo hiꞌgulu lya Herodiya, muka mwene wabo wa Firipo. 4 Mukuba, Yohana âli gweti agabwiririra Heroode kwokuno: «Uyo Herodiya, si utahangwirwi neꞌmaaja kwo umúyange!» 5 Kwokwo, Heroode analooza ukuyita Yohana. Haliko, âli yobohiri abandu, bwo bâli bwini kwo Yohana ali muleevi.

6 Ulusiku lukulu lwoꞌkukengeera ukubutwa kwa Heroode, lwanahika. Haaho Herodiya, munyere wage, anayiji kina imbere lyaꞌbalaalike. Yukwo kukina kwage, kwanasimiisa Heroode ngana-ngana, 7 anayami múlagaania ku ndahiro kwo ngiisi byoshi byo agamúhuuna, agamúheereza byo.

8 Uyo munyere anatee gendi hanuusa nyina. Neꞌkyanya akaba keera amúhanuula, anayiji bwira Heroode, ti: «E mwami, umbiikire itwe lya Yohana woꞌkubatiiza ku sahaani.»

9 Ulya mwami, mbu ayuvwe kwokwo, anashenguka bweneene. Haliko, âli mali gwanwa abiika indahiro imbere lya ábalaalike, atanaki ba na kundi kwo agaagira. 10 Kwokwo, anakyula kwo Yohana agendi singulwa itwe mu nyumba yeꞌmbohe. 11 Iri bakaba keera bamúsingula lyo, banalileeta ku sahaani, banalifumbadika ulya munyere. Naye analiheereza nyina.

12 Ha nyuma, abigirizibwa ba Yohana banayiji yabiira ikimbiri-mbiri, banagendi kiziika. Yibyo byoshi, ikyanya bikakoleka, banagendi bimenyeesa Yesu.

13 Yiryo ibala, iri Yesu akayuvwa hiꞌgulu lyalyo, anayingira mu bwato, analyoka yaho, gira agende áhayiheriiri. Kundu kwokwo, abandu banayuvwa ngiisi kwo agenda, banalyoka mu twaya, gira bamúgwane imunda agenda.

14 Iri Yesu akashonooka mu bwato, anagwana kandi abandu bingi bweneene, anabayuvwirwa indengeerwa. Neꞌri akabona abalwazi mu kati kaabo, anakizi bakiza booshi.

15 Iri hakaba kakola kabigingwe, abigirizibwa baage banayiji múbwira: «Hano tuli, muli mu kishuka, keera twanayirirwa. Aaho! Uhanguulage yaba bandu booshi bagende mu twaya, gira bagendi gula byo bagaalya.»

16 Yesu anabashuvya: «Nanga! Batakwiriiri ukugenda. Mwehe, mubaheereze byo bagaalya!» 17 Nabo, ti: «Twehe, tuhiiti imikate itaanu naaho, neꞌfwi zibiri.» 18 Yesu naye, ti: «Mubindeetere hano.»

19 Haaho, anabwira abandu kwo babwatale ku bweyo, anayabiira irya mikate itaanu, na zirya fwi zombi. Analegamira mwiꞌgulu, anatanga kongwa imwa Rurema. Neꞌri akabikoojola-koojola, anabiheereza abigirizibwa baage. Nabo banabigabulira abandu. 20 Balya booshi, banalya bweneene, halinde banadadaarwa.

Ikyanya abigirizibwa bakakuumania imisigala, yanayijuza ingega ikumi na zibiri, nywe! 21 Na balya bandu, ngiisi kwo bakalya, bâli hisiri abashosi nga bihumbi bitaanu, buzira kuharuura abakazi naꞌbaana.

22 Yesu anabwira abigirizibwa baage kwo bashonere mu bwato, gira bagwanwe i kajabo keꞌnyaaja. Yehe, anasigala agweti agaseezera abandu. 23 Neꞌri akaba keera abaseezera, anazamuukira ku mugazi áhayiheriiri, gira agendi huunira ho Rurema. Ubushigi bwanamúgwatira yo.

24 Iri abigirizibwa ba Yesu bakahikaga i buziba, bulya bwato bwanakizi yehuulwa-yehuulwa neꞌmbuusi wa vuu, vuu! Neꞌmidunda yâli kizi bupukula-pukula.

25 Neꞌri hakaba ku mbazi, Yesu anayijaga imunda bali, agweti agatondagira hiꞌgulu lyeꞌnyaaja. 26 Balya bigirizibwa baage, mbu bamúbone kwo agweti agagitondagira kwo, banahuumirwa, banayidehereza ku nduulu: «Yee! Kishu kiriira!»

27 Haliko, Yesu anababwira: «Mukanie umutima! Ndi niehe. Muleke ukuyoboha.»

28 Peturu anamúshuvya: «E Nahamwitu, iri wangaba uli wehe, umbwire naani nyije ngweti ngatondagira ku miiji.»

29 Naye, ti: «Yija!» Kwokwo, Peturu anashonooka mu bwato, anayija imunda Yesu agweti agatondagira ku miiji. 30 Haliko, mbu abonage ngiisi kweꞌrya mbuusi igweti igahuusa, anayoboha, anatondeera ukuholobera. Anayamiza ti: «E Nahamwitu, ungize, maashi!»

31 Yesu anayami golola ukuboko, anamúgwata, anamúbwira: «E Peturu, kituma kiki wajuba? Si ubwemeere bwawe buli buniini!»

32 Iri Yesu na Peturu bakaba keera bashonera mu bwato, irya mbuusi yanayami hooha, shee!

33 Balya bigirizibwa ba Yesu ábâli riiri mu bwato, banamúyikumba, iri banadeta: «Biri ukuli! Uli Mwana wa Rurema!»

34 Yesu naꞌbigirizibwa baage, iri bakaba keera bajabuka inyaaja, banahika mu kihugo kyeꞌGenezareeti. 35 Abandu beꞌyo munda, iri bakamenya kwo Yesu, banatumiraga abalwazi ba mu mbande zooshi, banamúleetera bo. 36 Balya balwazi, banamúyinginga kwo abahanguule bakizi huma naaho kwiꞌkano lyoꞌmulondo gwage. Na ngiisi ábakalihuma kwo, banayami kizibwa.