1 Mbe, mumwanya ogwo, Herode onguhye emisago ingulu ya Yesu. Nabhabhwila abhakosi bhae, 2 “Unu ni Yowana Omubhatija amasuluka okusoka mubhafuye. Kulwejo amanaga ganu galiingulu yae.” 3 Kulwokubha Herode aliga amugwatile Yowana amubhoele amwesele mulunyolo kwa injuno ya Herodia, omugasi wa Filipo omula wabho. 4 Kulwokubha Yowana amubhwiliye ati, “Jiteile okumugega omwene kubha mugasi wae.” 5 Herode akamwitile nawe obhayaga abhanu kulwokubha bhamulolaga Yowana kuti mulagi. 6 Nawe akatungu ko lusiku lwo kwibhulwa kwa Herode lwejile lwakinga omuyala wa Herodia abhinile agati ya bhanu namukondelesha Herode. 7 Mukusubhya alagile kwo kulaila ati kamuyana chona chona chinu alasabha. 8 Ejile amala okubhilwa na nyilamwene, naikati,”Nana anu mwikombe omutwe gwa Yohana Omubhatija.” 9 Omukama abhee no bhusulumbae kwi sabhwa lyo muyala, nawe kulwokulaila kwae, kulwokubha abhanu bhona bhanu bhaliga bhalimwilya amwi nage alagilie ati jingene jikolekane. 10 Atumile Yowana aletwe okusoka mulunyolo. 11 koleleki atemwe omutwe gwae guletwe ingulu ya lisinia ayanibhwe omuyala nasila kunyila mwene. 12 Mbeya abheigisibhwa bhae nibhaja okugugega omubhili nibhaja okugusika, bhejile bhamala elyo nibhaja okubhwila Yesu. 13 Omwene Yesu ejile ongwa ago, nesumba okusoka anu bhaliga bhali nengila mubhwato nagenda olubhala lunu lwaliga luli kasugumbaju. Omwanya ogwo ebhise bhya bhanu bhejile bhamenya anu aligaalinabho, nibhamulubha nibhalibhataga kwa magulu okusoka mumusi. 14 Neya Yesu naja imbele yebhwe nalola echise cha bhanu. Nabhafwila chigongo nabhaosha amalwae gebhwe. 15 Kegolo yejile yakinga, abheigisibhwa bhae nibhamujako nibhamubhwila ati,”Linu nibhala, nolusiku lwawa. “Linyalambule elikofyanya bhagende mubhijiji bhajogula ebhilyo bhyebhwe. 16 Nawe Yesu nabhabhwila ati, “Bhatana bhukene bho kugenda jebhwe. Mubhayane emwe ebhilyo” 17 Nibhamubhwila ati, “Anu chili ne mikate etanu na jinswi ebhili ela.”” 18 Yesu naikati,”Muilete kwanye.” 19 Neya Yesu nalagilila echise cha bhanu bhenyanje ansi kumanyasi. Nagega emikate etanu na jinswi ebhili. Nalola ingulu mulwile, naguyana amabhando nabhega omukate nabhayana abheigisibhwa. Abheigisibhwa nibhabhayana ebhise bhya bhanu. 20 Nibhalya bhona nibheguta. Nibheya nibhakumanya ebhibhutu bhye bhilyo nibhejusha matukulu ekumi na gabhili. 21 Bhanu bhaliye bhalengelelwaga bhalume bhiumbi bhitanu abhana na bhagasi bhatabhalilwe. 22 Ao nao nabhalagilila abheigisibhwa bhae bhengile mubhwato, omwanya ogwo omwene nalaga ebhise bhya bhanu bhagende jebhwe. 23 Ejile amala okulaga ebhise bya bhanu okugenda jebhwe, nalinya ingulu ye chima okusabhwa wenyele. Omwanya gwejile gwakinga kegolo aliga achaliyo wenyele. 24 Nawe obhwato anu bhaliga bhwakingile agati yo bhusibha nibhuingila ingila kulwamakonjo, kulwokubha omuyaga gwaliga gulibhutwe. 25 Mumwanya gwa mungeta mubhwile bhukulu, Yesu nabhafogelela, nalibhataga ingulu ya manji. 26 Omwanya gunu abheigisibhwa bhae bhejile bhamulola nalibhataga kumanji, nibhobhaya nibhaikati, “Nibhyalo,” nibhasekana kwo bhulaka bhwo bhubha. 27 Yesu nabhabhwila ati, “Musige kufwa mwoyo! nanye! musige kubhaya.” 28 Petelo namusubhya naikati, “Ratabhugenyi labha nawe, mbhwila nije kwawe ingulu ya manji.” 29 Yesu naikati, “I ja.” Kulwejo Petelo natuka mubhwato nalibhataga ingulu ya manji okuja ku Yesu. 30 Nawe Petelo ejile alola amakonjo, nobhaya, namba okutubhila, ansi, nabhilikila kwo bhulaka naikati, Ratabhugenyi, nchungula!” 31 Bhwangu Yesu nagolola okubhoko kwae namugwata Petelo, namubhwila ati, “Awe owelikisha etilu, kulwaki wabhanokwitimata?” 32 Niwo Yesu na Petelo nibhengila mubhwato, omuyaga niguwayo okuyemba. 33 Abheigisibhwa mubhwato nibhamulamya Yesu nibhaikati,”Chimali awe uli Mwana wa Nyamuanga.” 34 Bhejile bhamala okwambuka, nibhakinga muchalo cha Genesareti. 35 Abhanu mulubhala olwo bhejile bhamumenya Yesu, nibhatuma emisango bhuli lubhala lunu luli kumbali, nibhaleta bhuli unu aliga ali mwasibhwa. 36 Nibhamulembeleja koleleki bhakunyeko lipindo lyo mwenda gwae, nabhamfu bhanu bhalikutula bheuliye.