1 Yesu walafumako ne kushika mu cibela ca ku comwabo, neco beshikwiya bakendi balamukonka. 2 Mpobwalashika busuba bwa sabata, nendi walatatika kwiyisha mung'anda yakupaililamo, nomba bantu bangi balamunyumfwa, balakankamana ne kwambeti, “Inga bintu ibi walabicana kupeyo muntuyu? Nipacebo cini mano alicisa alapewa ku muntuyu? Kwambeti bintu bya ngofu shilicisa nendi abinsenga? 3 Sena nte shikupala mapulanga uyu, mwanendi Maliya, mukwabo Yakobo ne Yose ne Yuda ne Shimoni? Kayi ne bakwabo batukashi ntetuli nabo pano?” Neco balamusula.

4 Nomba Yesu walapitilisha kubambileti, “Mushishimi nkatute kupewa bulemu kucomwabo nambi ne banse bendi nambi ne bamung'anda mucomwabo. Nsombi kumbi.” 5 Neco calamwemba kwinsako bintu byeshikukankaminisha, nsombi walabika makasa pa balwashi bang'ana ne kubasengula. 6 Cakubinga, walakankamana pakubula lushomo kwabo. Neco walendana muminshi yapepi kushingulukamo kaya kwiyisha.

7 Yesu walakuwa likumi ne babili ne kubatuma babili babili, ne kubapa ngofu shakupulisha mishimu yaipa. 8 Nomba walabakonkomesheti, “Kamutamanta kantu kalikonse pabulwendo, nsombi nkoli yonka. Kamutamanta shinkwa, nambi mukopa wapabulwendo, nambi mali mubikwama byenu. 9 Ee, mufwale nkwabilo, kamutapamankanya minjila ibili.” 10 Kayi walabambileti, “Bamutambula mung'anda iliyonse, ikalani mung'andomo mpaka cindi cakufumamo. 11 Kulikonse nkobalabulu kumutambula, nambi kumunyumfwila, pakufumako mupampamune lusuko lwa ku myendo kwenu kwambeti lube cishibisho cakubacenjesha.” 12 Neco balanyamuka kuya kukambauka kwambeti bantu bashiye bwipishi bwabo. 13 Neco balapulisha mishimu yaipa ingi, ne kunanika mafuta balwashi bangi ne kubasengula.

14 Lino ibi byalanyumfwika ku Mwami Helode pakwinga lina lya Yesu lyanyumfwika paliponse, neco bantu balikwambeti, “Yohane Mubatishi lapundushiwa kubafu, ecebo cakendi lenshinga bishikukankaminisha bilicisa.” 15 Nomba nabambi balikwambeti, “Ni Mushinshimi Eliya” Nsombi nabambi balikwambeti, “Ni mushinshimi mbuli ncobalikuba bashinshimi nabambi bakulukulu” 16 Helode mpwalanyumfwa walambeti, “Cakubinga uyu ni Yohane Mubatishi usa ngondatimbula mutwi elapundushiwa.” 17 Pakwinga Helodi mwine ewalatuma bantu kuya kumwikata Yohane, kumusunga ne kumubika mujele. Helode walenseco, pakwinga waleba Helodiya mukashi wa Filipo mukwabo. 18 Calabeco pakwinga Yohane walikumwambila mankanda angi kwambeti, “Catonda kweba mukashi wa mukwenu” 19 Neco Helodiya calamunyona kumoyo, walikalangaula mwa kushinina Yohane, nsombi Helodiya calikumwemba. 20 Helode walikumutina Yohane, pakwinga walikumwinshibeti ni muntu walulama kayi waswepa, neco walikumusunga cena. Nomba mpwalanyumfwa ncalikwamba Yohane walapwilwa mano, Nambi walikuyanda kumunyumfwila mwa kukondwa. 21 Nomba Helodiya walacaninapo colwe mpobwalashika busuba bwakusekelela kusemwa kwa Helode. Walabambila cakulya camansailo bamanduna bakendi, bashilikali bamakulene, ne batangunishi bayampuwo mu Galileya. 22 Nomba mwana mutukashi wa Helodiya mpwalengilamo ne kubashanina ca sunsa bukome, walamukondwelesha Helode pamo ne mbwalikulya nabo. Pano Mwami walambila mwana mutukashi eti, “Kosenga ciliconse ncolandanga kuli njame, nindikupe.” 23 Ea, walensa kulumbileti, “Cakubinga ciliconse ncowelela kusenga kulinjame nindikupe, nambi cimpansha ca bwami bwakame.” 24 Popelapo walapula ne kuya kwambila banyina kwambeti, “Inga ensenge cani?” Banyina balambeti, “Mutwi wa Yohane Mubatishi.”

25 Pa cindi copeleco mutukashi uyu walengila mwabwangu bwangu ne kuya kwalikuba mwami, nekumusenga, “Ndayandanga mumpe mumbale popele pano mutwi wa Yohane.” 26 Popelapo Mwami Herode calamwikala kumoyo, nomba pakuyeya ncalalumbila, kayi nabo mbwalakuwa kumalyalya asa uliya kuyanda kupwaya maswi ngalambila mutukashi usa. 27 Pacindi copeleco mwami walatuma mushilikani ne kumukonkomesheti, alete mutwi wa Yohane. Neye walaya kumutimbula mutwi mu Jele, 28 ne kuleta mumbale, ne kutwala ku mwana mutukashi usa, neye mutukashi uyo walautwala ku banyina. 29 Beshikwiya bakendi Yohane mpobalanyumfwa balesakumanta citumbi ne kuya kubika mu manda.

30 Lino beshikwiya balabwelela kuli Yesu ne kumwambila byonse mbyebalensa ne kwiyisha. 31 Kwalikuba bantu bangi balikwisa ne kuya, cakwinseti Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi balabula cindi cakupumwina, nambi cakwambeti balye cakulya. Neco,walabambileti, “Katuyani kumusena kwabula bantu twenga tupumwineko.” 32 Neco balatanta bwato, ne kuya kumusena kwabula bantu.

33 Nomba bantu balababona kabanyamuka, balenshiba nkobalikuya. Neco bantu balasokoloka kufuma muminshi ne kufwamba lubilo kuya kopeloko ne kushika bwangu Yesu ne beshikwiya bakendi kabatana bashika. 34 Lino Yesu mpwalaseluka mu bwato, walabona likoto linene lyabantu, neco walabanyumfwila luse, pakwinga balikubeti mbelele shabula mwembeshi. Walatatika kubeyisha bintu bingi. 35 Lino mpokwalatatika kushipuluka, beshikwiya bakendi balesa kumwambileti, “Kuno nikucisuwa, kayi naco cindi cilapu. 36 Kamubambilani bantu benga mu minshi ilipepi kwambeti benga balyulile byakulya.” 37 Neye Yesu walabambileti, “Amwe njamweti mubape cakulya.” Palico, balo balambeti, “Sena twenga kuyakula shinkwa wa mali ngelakufola muntu pa myenshi isanu ne itatu ne kutwala kubantu aba kwambeti balye?” 38 Nendi Yesu walabepusheti, “Inga mukuteko shinkwa ungaye? Kamuya mubone!” Mpobalaubona balamwambileti, “Muli shinkwa usanu, kayi ne nswi shibili.” 39 Palico, Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi kwambeti, bekalike panshi bantu mu makoto-makoto pamila yamwemfu. 40 Neco balekala mumakoto milongo mwanda umo, ukute bantu makumi asanu pa mulongo. 41 Yesu walamanta shinkwa usanu ne nswi shibili ne kulanga kwilu ne kusenga Lesa, ne kukatika komona shinkwa ne inswi shibili nekupa beshikwiya bakendi, kwambeti nabo bayabile bantu. 42 Neco bonse balalya ne kwikuta, 43 Panyuma pakendi beshikwiya basa balayowela byalashalapo bya shinkwa ne nswi, balesusha mitanga likumi ne ibili, 44 Nomba, bonse abo balalya shinkwa uyo balikuba batuloba bali myanda makumi asanu.

45 Pacindi copeleco, Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi eti batante mu bwato batangune kuya kutala ku Betisaida, nsombi nendi walashalila kacambila bantu kwambeti benga kwabo. 46 Mpwalalayana nabo bantu, walaya pa mulundu kuya kupaila. 47 Mansailo mpokwalashipuluka, bwato bwali kabucili pakati pa lwenje, kakuli nendi walikuba enka kumutunta. 48 Nomba Yesu mpwalababona kabakwasula bwato mwakupenga pakwinga balikulwana ne lukupwe lwa ngofu, camuma 3 koloko kumaca walabakonkela, kaya kwenda palwenje, nomba walayanda nsulo kubapitilila. 49 Nomba beshikwiya mpobalamubona kenda pa lwenje balayeyeti, “Ni cipuku ici nditu!” Neco kwalaba kubilikisha kwabuyowa. 50 Pakwinga bonse balamubona neco balatina kwine. Nomba pa cindi copeleco, walabambileti, “Yumishani moyo, njame. Kamutatina!” 51 Popelapo walatanta nabo mubwato ne lukupwe lwalacileka. Neco balakankamana mu myoyo yabo. 52 Pakwinga baliya kunyumfwishisha shinkwa usa ne swi, ncalikupandulula, cebo cakwambeti myoyo yabo yalikuba yayuma.

53 Nomba lino mpobalatampukila kumutunta, balashika mu Genesalete ne kubwimanika bwato capepi.

54 Nomba mpwalaseluka mu bwato bantu balashikila kumwinshiba Yesu. 55 Neco bantu bamu misena yonse balafwamba uku ne uku ne kunyamuna balwashi pa mampasa, kuya nabo uko nkobalanyumfeti nkwabele. 56 Calaba cakwinseti mumunshi mwalengili, nambi mu minshi inene inene, nambi mumisena yashinguluka iliyonse, bantu balikwikalika balwashi mumisena ya makwebo. Balikumusengeti bakumyeko kucelele kwamwinjila wakendi wakunsa. Neco bangi balakumya ne kusenguka.