1 Masoba gegala, Helodi kilongosi juku Galilaya jajoini lijambu laka Yesu. 2 Jaapwagila atumi baki, “Hoju Yohana Mmbatisa, jutei kuyoka kuhuma kwa bandu baawii. Henu makili gukutenda nginyuli gahenga lihengu nkati jaki.”

3 Helodi jabiya ankamwi Yohana nukunkonga mukipungu ndaba jaka Helodia, nhwanu waka Pilipi, mbeli waki. 4 Ndaba Yohana jabiya ampwagi Helodi, “Ngasekupalika wehapa kunzuku Helodia.” 5 Helodi japala kunkoma Yohana, lakini jaajogopa bandu ndaba bandu bumbona Yohana ngati Mlota waka Sapanga.

6 Lakini lisoba lukutogule kusaliwa kwaka Helodi, kamwali waka Helodia jahina palongi ja ageni na Helodi jatoguli ngamaa, 7 henu jalagi kumpeke kamwali sokapi sejiiloba.

8 Kamwali kwa kwaajowane amabu baki, japwaga, “Mbekiya kimutu saka Yohana Mmbatisa mu kipalu.”

9 Bambu nkolongu Helodi jabona usungu ngamaa, lakini ndaba jalapa palongi ja ageni bingi lisoba lukutogule lela, jalagalakiya ampekiya. 10 Helodi andagalakiya mundu akusekula umutu Yohana Mmbatisa mkipungu mola. 11 Umutu waki baleta mu kipalu, nukumpeke kamwali jola, najombi jaapelakiya amabu baki. 12 Banafunzi baka Yohana bahika, bajukua nhyega jaka Yohana nukutaga, ndipala bajenda kumpwagi lijambu leheli Yesu.

13 Yesu ejapata lijambu leheli, jaboka nu nhwatu kujenda pandu panga bandu. Lakini bandu pabapata lijambu, bumpwata kwa magolu kuhuma ku misi jabu. 14 Yesu pajapita mu nhuwatu nukuhika mulutengu ju nhanga jugubona nsambi wa bandu nkolongu, jaabonila ikia, jaalamisa agonzu babu.

15 Ekwahika pakamii, banafunzi baki bunzengaliya, bumpwagila, “Pandu pamba pulukoba, na lyoba lijingi, waleka bandu abokannya ili bakalomba posu mwijiji.”

16 Yesu jaapwagila, “Lakini nga lasima kuboka, mwanganya mwabeti mwaapekia poso.”

17 Lakini bombi bapwagila, “Tubii na mabumunda nwanu na homba ibeli pena.”

18 Yesu jaapwagila, “Nnetila pambane.” 19 Jalagalakiya bandu atamannya pai pamanyoi. Jajukua mabumunda gala nhwanu na homba ibeli yela, jalinga kunani kwaka Sapanga, nukunsengula Sapanga. Jasekula mabumunda gala nakaapeke banafunzi baki nabombi babagila bandu. 20 Bandu boti bakula, nukutupi. Ndipala banafunzi batondula ipandi ya posu yeyaigali, batwelakiya itonga komi ni ibeli. 21 Akanalomi babakuliki baiki elupu unhwano bila kabalanga aka mbomba na bana.

22 Yesu pajabiya jaatabuka bandu jaapwagila banafunzi baki akwela nhwatu, andonguliya kujenda kwii ju nhanga. 23 Ejajomula kwaatabuka bandu bala jajenda kukitombi kundoba Sapanga, ekwahika pakamii jakabii kajika jaki, 24 nu nhwatu wegola wabia kutali nuku mbwani, lakini waketangana na majeba ni kimbonga kikali.

25 Ekwahegaliya kusa, Yesu jaajendila banafunzi baki koni jubii panani ja masi. 26 Lakini banafunzi baki pabumbona jujenda panani ja masi, batenda kujogopa. Bapwaaga, “Leneli Lihoka.” Batenda kujamali sukujogopa ngamaa.

27 Apalapa Yesu jaapwagila, “Ntumbala! Nabii nepane! Mwijogopa!”

28 Petili ampwagila, “Bambu, ana wehapa mbwagila nhika kogubii hoku, koni nyenda panani ja mase.”

29 Ndienu Yesu japwaaga, “Hikajee.” Ndienu Petili jahuluka kunza ju nhwatu, nukujenda panani ja masi, kunzende Yesu. 30 Lakini pajabona unhwai, jajogopa, jatumbuliya kujingi mmasi, jatenda kujamali sukulela, “Bambu, gunhokua.”

31 Apalapa Yesu janyosa kuboku kwaki, nukunkamu nukumpwagi, “Wehapa woguhobale kasokopi! Ndaba jaki gutenda kujogopa?”

32 Ndipala bombi pabakwela munhwatu nu nhwai gwatenda kutumbaa. 33 Boti bababii munhwatu bungungamaliya Yesu, bapwaaga, “Sakaka wehapa wa Mwana waka Sapanga.”

34 Balombuka nhanga, bahika kundema guku Genesaleti. 35 Bandu pabummanya Yesu, baenisa majambu goti pa ndema joti. Ndienu bandu bundetila Yesu agonzu boti. 36 Bundoba jaalekakiya agonzu akamula lupeta lwii ingobu jaki. Naboti babunngusa batenda kulama.