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Yohana M'batiza Kodanganhika
(Mlk. 6:14-29; Luk. 9:7-9)
Kipigiti kija Helode Antipa,* mtawala wa Galilaya, kahulika mbuli za Yesu, avo kawalongela watumigwa zake, “Ino iyo Yohana M'batiza, kazuka kulawa mwa wanhu wadanganhike, kileka mana mhiko za kutenda mizonza zosang'hanika mgati yake.”
Kwavija Helode kakala yamgogile Yohana, kamfunga nzabi na kumgela mkifungo sama ya Helodia, mtwanzi wa mkulu wake yokemigwa Filipo. Kwavija Yohana kakala yomulongela Helode, “Kutenda gagomeswe na Malagizo ga Musa kumsola Helodia!” Helode kalonda kumkoma Yohana, ila kawadumba wanhu kwavija wakala wampetile kamba Yohana kakala muhokozi.
Muna dizua da lusona lwa ng'humbukila ya mvumbuka ya Helode, mndele wa Helodia kavina haulongozi wa iwahenza. Helode kanogelwa, kamduilila na kamulongela kamba komgwelela kinhu chochose chondayapule.
Kuno yoswagizwa na mamaake, kalonga, “Nigwelele pala da Yohana M'batiza bahano muna ulungo!”
Mndewa kona giogio ng'hani, ila sama ya kiduilo chayaiduile na sama ya iwahenza wakalile haja, kalagiza yagweleligwe, 10 avo kalagiza pala da Yohana dikanhigwe muja mkifungo. 11 Pala jake digaligwa mulungo na kugweleligwa imndele, na heyo kamgalila mamaake. 12 Wanahina wa Yohana weza na kulusola lukuli lwake na kuluzika. Abaho, wachola kumulongela Yesu gaja galawilile.
Yesu Kowagwelela Mandia Wanhu Bwando
(Mlk. 6:30-44; Luk. 9:10-17; Yoh. 6:1-14)
13 Yesu viyahulike mbuli za Yohana, kanyelenhuka kulawa hanhu haja kakwela mngalawa kachola hanhu halibule wanhu. Ila wanhu viwahulike, walawa m'viwambo wamkoleleza na magulu. 14 Yesu viyahumuluke muna ingalawa, kawonela bazi na kuwahonya wanhu zao wakalile watamu.
15 Viivikile ichungulo wanahina wamcholela wamulongela, “Zua diswa na hano twa mkiwala, avo walongele iwanhu wachole m'viwambo wakaigulile mandia.”
16 Yesu kawedika, “Hawalondigwa wachole, wagweleleni mweye kinhu cha kuja!”
17 Na hewo wamulongela, “Hano twabule kinhu ila mikate mitano na somba wabili viiyeka.”
18 Yesu kawalongela, “Vigaleni hano hamwangu.” 19 Kawalagiza wanhu wakale hasi muluzondo, abaho, kaisola imikate mitano na iwasomba wabili, kalola kuulanga, na kumuheweza Mulungu. Abaho kaimogola imikate, kawagwelela wanahina, na wanahina wawagwelela iwanhu. 20 Wose waja na kwiguta. Abaho wanahina wadondola vidanga va imikate na iwasomba visigale, wamemeza vigelo longo dimwe na vibili. 21 Mheta ya wanhu wadile imikate wakala wambigalo alufu tano, uhaleka watwanzi na wana.
Yesu Kotembela Uchana ya Gamazi
(Mlk. 6:45-52; Yoh. 6:15-21)
22 Abaho, Yesu kawalagiza wanahina wakwele muna ingalawa wamulongole mwambu uyagwe wa idilamba, kipigiti heyo vayakalile yowalaga wanhu. 23 Viyamambukize kuwalaga, kakwela hakigongo yeiyeka kutambika. Na zua vidiswele, Yesu kakala hiko yeiyeka. 24 Ila kipigiti kino ingalawa ikala kutali na iisi inyalile, ikunhizwa na mawimbi kwavija beho dikala dolawa kuulongozi wa ingalawa.
25 Mkipigiti cha nzogolo zikwika Yesu kawacholela wanahina zake, yotembela uchana ya igamazi. 26 Wanahina viwamuwene yotembela uchana ya igamazi, wona bwembwe, walonga, “Mzimu!” Waguta nyangi kuno wogudema.
27 Bahaja Yesu kawalongela, “Gangamaleni! Iyo nene, sambimdumbe!”
28 Petulo kamulongela, “Mndewa, kamba iyo gweye, nilagize nitembele uchana ya gamazi nize kumwako.”
29 Yesu kamwidika, “Izo!” Avo Petulo kahumuluka muna ingalawa, na kutembela uchana ya gamazi, na kumcholela Yesu. 30 Ila viyadiwene dibeho, kadumba, na kusonga kudidimila muna gamazi, kaguta nyangi yolonga, “Mndewa, nikombole!”
31 Bahaja Yesu kagolosa mkono wake, kamgoga kamulongela, “Gweye uli na nhamanila ndodo! Habali usinha?”
32 Na viwakwelile muna ingalawa, dibeho dinyamala. 33 Wose wakalile muna ingalawa wamtambikila walonga, “Kweli gweye iyo Mwana wa Mulungu!”
Yesu Kowahonya Watamu ako Genesaleti
(Mlk. 6:53-56)
34 Viweshile kuloka idilamba, wavika kuna iisi ya Genesaleti. 35 Wanhu wa hiko viwamtangile Yesu, wabwililisa mbuli zake m'viwambo vose vili mmambwegambwega, na wamgalila wanhu wose wakalile watamu. 36 Wamuyalalila kamba yawaleke wanhu wakalile watamu wakwase lugigo lwa guo jake, na wose walukwasile wahona.
* 14:1 Helode Antipa kakala mwana wa Mndewa Helode Mkulu.