1 Yeyo ikatema iyo Naherode amwene, o Ugalilaya yaheewa mwaha wa Yesu. 2 Nkayeerelha anamitheko aya eeraka, “Ulha ntu ulha phi Nayohana Obatiiza, hohihimmwa ukhuma nnookhwani, phi nlhatu no woona ikuru yo ushangiha inopanga ntheko mwiiruttuni mwawe.”

3 Naherode phi alhehenre wiira Nayohana avariye ni uttukiya mittondoro ni urweehiya ujeerani, wo nlhatu ni Naherodiya, mahanu a Nafilipo, ahima aya. 4 Nlhatu waari Nayohana waamuka Naherode wiira, “Khavanorera inyu waathelha Naherodiya ahanu a ahima inyu!” 5 Naherode nkayaathanana weeva Nayohana, nansho yaari oovaka attu ukhalhawaya yaari achuwelhaka wiira Nayohana aari anamilhohi.

6 Nihuku no wuupuwelhiya uyaria waya Naherode, mwalhi mwaana a Naherodiya aheena machoma rata vaalhetoni. Naherode nkayaateelhiya, 7 ata nkayanlhupelha eeraka, “Kinouvaha ittu iriyoothe inottuna awo uvekelha!”

8 Ni mwalhi uyo wo uchopelhiya ni anumwanawe, nkaavekelha eeraka, “Kinothanana naanano vava muru u Nayohana Obatiiza uneeshiye mphacheni.”

9 Amwene Naherode nkayaakelhiya ihuzuni, nansho wo naapo naalhupenlhe aya vaattuni, nkayaalhehera wiira avahiye. 10 Paahi nkayanruma ntu arwee ujerani aahithe Nayohana. 11 Muru nkawaawiihiya mphacheni, nkaavahiya mwalhi ulhe, ni uyo nkaarwehelha anumwanawe. 12 Owiittucha a Nayohana nkayaawa, nkayaakusha iruttu iyo, urwaa uwavithani, nkayaarwaa unhimeriani Yesu.

13 Yesu eeweke mwaha u Nayohana, nkaathama vavawo vakittu vawo nkayaawelhacha nkalhavani, nkaarwa vakittu vo wiivitha yeekha awe. Attu yeeweke, nkayaathama mmawannyaya nkayanttwara wo mieto. 14 Yesu akhuruweke nkalhavani, nkoona nlhoko mulhupalhe wa attu, nrima awe nkawaakelhiya ikiriri, nkaalhamiha areta mareta aya.

15 Vaari aya uchechilho, owiittucha awe nkayanrweelha ni umwiirelha, “Uheelha vano, ni va vakittu va vauthakoni. Paahi etu mwaalheheke attu wiira athamache ahokolhieke mmawani athumeke yolhia.” 16 Yesu nkaakhulha, “Khavanooria waahiya chiicho, mwaavaheke yolhia mwaattiva!” 17 Ayo nkayamwaakhulha, “Khanirina yolhia, nirina mikatte mithanu ni ihopa pilhi.” 18 Yesu nkeera, “Nkiwiihereke vaa.” 19 Nkaalhehera attu akhalhe vathi mmanyashini, nkaakusha mikatte mithanu chilhe ni ihopa pilhi chilhe, nkaaweha wiirimu, nkalhapelhelha ibarakha, nkaamianihacha nkaavaha owiittucha awe yaakawelhe attu. 20 Attu onkhaye nkayaalhia ni uwona. Yamalheke owiittucha nkayaakusha mikatte chaahanlhe, nkayaachariha makaya khumi ni melhi. 21 Attu yaalhilhie yaari manyaalhopwana maelufu nthanu, wo uhaalhakelha manyaathiyana ni ashaana.

22 Yesu nkaakhanyereriha owiittucha awe awelhe nkalhavani aaholhelhe ukhopelhelhe nttiya, mwanene vaahiya awe ni waalheha attu. 23 Amalheke waalheha attu, ahothama nkaawelha umwaakoni ulhapelhani. Yesu aari wowo yeekha awe mpaka uchechilho, 24 yeyo ikatema iyo ikalhava ilhe yaari inaphiilhe variyari nttiya, nansho yaari ithemwihiyaka ni iphioo yaawuka yaakakhaka.

25 Mapikoosha, Yesu nkaawa wa owiittucha awe eetaka vachulhu maashi. 26 Owiittucha awe vaamwonne aya eetaka vachulhu maashi nkayoova chinene, nkayeera, “Nshoka!” Nkayaakhuwelha yoovaka. 27 Yesu nkoolhumacha eeraka, “Nvareke nrima! Phi mii. Nhoove” 28 Napeturo nkayaamwakhulha eeraka, “Thithi, akhalhaka phi inyuva we ikekhiaye, mwiireke etu ni mii keete vachulhu maashi kiwe varii inyu.” 29 Yesu nkeera, “Mmweeke.” Paahi Napeturo nkayaakhuruwa nkalhavani, nkayeeta vachulhu maashi, arwaaka vaari awe Yesu. 30 Nansho yooneke iphioo iwukaka, nkayoova, nkayaachokholha utitimira akhuwelhaka, “Thithi, nkoopolhe!”

31 Yesu nkaavara moono nkeerelha, “Nrima wani mwankani nrina inyu! Woonaka nnowoova?” 32 Yamalheke o yelhi nkayaawelha nkalhavani, ni iphioo nkayaatondova. 33 Owiittucha onkhaye yaari nkalhavani nkayanthimicha, eeraka, we ikekhiaye inyuva phi Mwaana a Nlhuku.

34 Nkayaalhapuwa nttiya nkayaaphiya Ugenesareti, 35 attu nkayanchuwelha Yesu. Paahi nkayanrweehelha areta onkhaye yaari mmawani. 36 Nkayanlhepelha aahiyere avare inakhalhaka nlhuto no ikuwo chawe, ni attu onkhaye yaavanre aholhamacha.