1 Mʉ khabhalɨlo khaala ʉmwene uHeloodi*14:1 UHeloodi Bhaazya mu Wilulanyo ʉwa mazwi amajeni. akhɨmvwa zye uYeesu akhabhombaga. 2 Akhabhabhʉʉzya abhabhombi bhaakwe akhatɨ, “Wʉnʉʉyo wu Yookhani uMwozyi azyushile kufuma kʉ bhafwe. Ye nongwa ɨnɨ, akʉbhomba amayele amapɨtɨ anza ganaago.”

3 UHeloodi álonjile shɨnɨɨsho kʉnongwa ye ámulemile uYookhani, akhamupinya na kʉmʉkʉnga mwɨ jeela. Ámukunjile kʉnongwa ɨya Helodiya we áamɨle mʉshɨ wa Filipo, ʉkhambakʉ waakwe. 4 Kʉnongwa ye uYookhani akhamʉbhʉzyaga uHeloodi akhatɨnjɨ, “Mwinho pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ kwega ʉmwantanda wʉnʉʉyo.”†14:4 Bhaazya Bhalaawi 18:16; 20:21. 5 Pe uHeloodi akhanzaga ɨdala ɨlya kʉmʉgoga uYookhani, ɨleelo akhogopaga abhantʉ kʉnongwa ye bhámwitishile uYookhani uMwozyi kʉtɨ mukuwi.

6 We lyafikha isiku ɨlya kʉkʉmbʉkha kʉpaapwa kwa mwene uHeloodi, ʉmwalɨ wa Helodiya akhavina pɨlongolela pa bhajeni. We aavina, uHeloodi akhasha nhaani. 7 Akhafinga na kʉlapa kuumupa khokhonti khe ʉmwalɨ waakwe atɨmʉlaabhe. 8 Pe unyina waakwe akhamʉsonjeelezya ʉmwalɨ kʉtɨ amʉbhʉʉzye uHeloodi atɨ, “Nampe shiniishi itwe lya Yookhani uMwozyi mʉ nselo.” 9 Ʉmwene akhayibhuna nhaani, ɨleelo kʉnongwa ɨya lufingo lwe álapile pɨlongolela pa bhajeni bhaala, akhalajɨzya kʉtɨ bhaamupe. 10 UHeloodi akhamʉsonteelezya umuntu kʉtɨ abhale kumudumula uYookhani itwe mwɨ jeela. 11 Umuntu ʉla akhɨnza ni twe lya Yookhani mʉ nselo, akhaamupa ʉmʉlɨndʉ ʉla, woope akhaamupa unyina waakwe. 12 Abhalandati bha Yookhani bhakhabhala bhakheega ivimba lyakwe, bhakhalɨsyɨla. Bhakhabhala kʉmʉbhʉʉzya uYeesu zyonti zye zyáfumiiye.

13 We uYeesu ayɨmvwa zyonti zɨnɨɨzyo, akhasogola paala nɨ shɨtʉʉlɨ akhabhala kwe kʉtáamɨle na bhantʉ. Ɨleelo we abhantʉ bhɨmvwa, bhakhamʉtangʉlɨla, bhakhajenda nɨ vɨnama kufuma mʉ nhaaya. 14 We ayiikha mʉ shɨtʉʉlɨ, akhayɨlola ɨmpʉga ɨmpɨtɨ ɨya bhantʉ. We abhalola, akhabhalolela ishisa, akhabhaponɨa abhabhinu bhaabho.

15 We kwabha shalyabheela, abhalandati bhaakwe bhakhabhala bhakhamʉbhʉʉzya uYeesu bhakhatɨ, “Ɨpa pe tʉlɨ shilozu sheene, uwusiku wʉpalamɨɨye. Ishi, bhalaje abhantʉ ɨbha ɨnga bhabhale bhayɨkalɨle bhɨɨbho ivwakulya mʉ tʉkhaaya.” 16 Ɨleelo uYeesu akhabhaamʉla akhatɨ, “Bhatakwanzɨwa kʉsogola. Bhape mʉneemwe ishaakulya!” 17 Bhoope bhakhamwamʉla bhakhatɨ, “Tʉlɨ na makaati gasaanʉ bhʉʉlo ni nswi zɨbhɨlɨ.” 18 UYeesu akhatɨ, “Ndeeteli ɨpa.” 19 Pe akhabhalajɨzya abhantʉ bhaala kʉtɨ bhɨɨkhale mʉ malaala. Akheega amakaati gaala gasaanʉ ni nswi ziila zɨbhɨlɨ, akheenya kʉmwanya, akhavɨsaya. Akhamensulanyaaga amakaati gaala, akhabhapanga abhalandati bhaakwe, bhoope bhakhabhagabhɨla abhantʉ. 20 Abhantʉ bhonti bhakhalya, bhakhiikuta. Abhalandati bhaakwe bhakhabhʉngaanya ɨnsenyenha, zikhiizula ɨvɨtʉndʉ ishumi na vɨbhɨlɨ. 21 Abhantʉ bhe bháliiye ishaakulya shiila, bháamɨle abhasakhaala ielufu zɨsaanʉ (5,000) sita kʉbhaazya abhantanda na bhaana.

22 Nalʉbhɨlo, uYeesu akhabhabijila abhalandati bhaakwe kʉtɨ bhinjile mʉ shɨtʉʉlɨ, bhalongolele kʉbhala kwɨsyɨla ɨya sʉmbɨ ʉwa Galɨlaaya we akʉyɨlaga ɨmpʉga ɨya bhantʉ. 23 We ayɨlaga ɨmpʉga yiila ɨya bhantʉ, uYeesu akhazʉbha wʉʉyo mwene mwɨ gamba kupuuta. We kwabha na khabhʉbhɨɨla, áamɨle mwene mwɨ gamba. 24 Mʉ khabhalɨlo khanaakho ɨshɨtʉʉlɨ sháfishile pakaasi pa sʉmbɨ, ɨleelo amabhilingwa gakhashɨkhomaga kʉnongwa ye impepu yikhavugulaga kʉbhala ukunji. 25 Kʉ masheelo, uYeesu akhafikha pe abhalandati bhaakwe bháamɨle akhajendaga pamwanya pa minzi. 26 Ɨleelo we abhalandati bhaakwe bhamʉlola uYeesu akʉjenda pamwanya pa minzi, bhakhoogopa nhaani bhakhakhoola kʉ lyoga bhakhatɨ, “Muzimu!” 27 Nalʉbhɨlo, uYeesu akhabhabhʉʉzya akhatɨ, “Yɨgomwaje ʉmwoyo, mʉtogopaje khaala, neene!” 28 UPeeteli akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Mwene, ɨnga weewe nalyoli, nɨtɨshɨzye kʉtɨ ɨnɨnze kʉkwakho, ɨnjende pamwanya pa minzi.” 29 UYeesu akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Nzaaga.” UPeeteli akhiikha mʉ shɨtʉʉlɨ, akhanda kʉjenda pamwanya pa minzi kʉbhala kwa Yeesu. 30 Ɨleelo we ayɨlola impepu, akhoogopa, akhanda kuswibha. Pe akhakhoola akhatɨ, “We Mwene, ntʉʉle!”

31 Nalʉbhɨlo, uYeesu akhagolosya ɨnyoobhe, akhamʉlema, akhamʉbhʉʉzya akhatɨ, “Ɨwe wʉwa lwɨtɨkho ulunsi, khooni khe ʉkʉyʉnjɨɨla?” 32 We uYeesu nu Peeteli bhinjila mʉ shɨtʉʉlɨ, impepu yɨkhalekha kuvugula. 33 Bhe bháamɨle mʉ shɨtʉʉlɨ, bhakhamupuuta uYeesu bhakhatɨ, “Nalyoli ɨwe we Mwana wa Mʉlʉngʉ!‡14:33 ɄMwana wa Mʉlʉngʉ Bhaazya mu Wilulanyo ʉwa mazwi amajeni.”

34 We uYeesu na bhalandati bhaakwe bhafumiila ʉsʉmbɨ ʉwa Galɨlaaya, bhakhafikha mʉmbalɨ yɨ nhaaya ɨya mu Genezaleeti. 35 We abhantʉ abha mʉ nhaaya yiila bhaamanya kʉtɨ wu Yeesu, bhakhavwɨnsya intumi zyakwe mʉ nsɨ yiila yonti. Pe abhantʉ bhakhamʉletelaga abhabhinu bhonti. 36 Bhoope bhakhamʉlambaga uYeesu kʉtɨ abhɨtɨshɨzye bhapalamansye mwi pindilwi ɨlya mwenda waakwe lyene. Pe abhabhinu bhonti bhe bhápalamansiizye, bháponile.