¹ Nazwa uko kukena akukabola kumuzi wabo, nabalutiwa bakwe bakumwicilila. ² Halisika izuba lye nsabata, nakaluta muma Sinagoge. Bantu bangi nibamusuwaewa bakushoboka. Bakutiyenzi, ''Nkokwibo nawana nawana uwu mulutilo?" ''Bunanguzi nibwahewa kwali?'' ''Imakazo nzi zatenda namayanza akwe?'' ³ ''Uzu kana mubezi, mwana wa Maria na mukulwe Jakobo na Jose na Juda na Simoni? Bancu bakwe kabahena hanu hatwina?'' Niba bengisiwa kwa Jesu. ⁴ Jesu akutiyenzi kubali, ''Mupolofita kana kuti kahewa ikute, mbita kumuzi wakwe no mukati kabakwakwe no mucibaka cakwe.'' ⁵ Hati kawola kutenda mutendo mukando, kuzwisa kwateni kukambika mayanza kubantu banini balwala no kubahoza. ⁶ Nashoboka kokusazumina kwabo. Cwale akuya mumizi kubaluta. ⁷ Akukuwa bantu bekumi nibobile aku kalisa kubatuma bobile bobile, akubayendisa hewulu lye myoya mibi, ⁸ akuba laela kuti basiye kuhinda cintu mumusipili wabo, konji inkoli-kakwina buloto, mukotana, kakwina kubika isheleni mumutunga- ⁹ kono bazwate tulamina midolo, basiye kulikambika tugubo tobile. ¹⁰ Akutiyenzi kubali, ''Hamwingila mwinzubo, mwikala konji cemukaya. ¹¹ Heba kwina cibaka cise cikane kumitambula kapa kumiteeleza, hamuzwa heco cibaka, mulikunkumune maluli kumatende ibe bupaki kubali.'' ¹² Bakuzwa nibakaya kukabuwambila bantu kuti ba bake. ¹³ Bakutanda myoya mibi, nokusinga bantu bangi balwala i oli no kubahoza. ¹⁴ Unfume Heroda akusuwa izi, kakuli izina lya Jesu libezibahali ahulu. Bamunya kabatienzi, ''Johani mukolobezi nabuka kubafu, cingi maata e makazo asebeza kwali.'' ¹⁵ Bamwi nibatienzi, ''Ndiye Elia.'' Bamwi kabasiwamba, ''Mupolofita, cina zumwi waba polofita baikale.'' ¹⁶ Heroda hazisuwa akutienzi, ''Johani, yenibakosoli mutwi, ca busiwa.'' ¹⁷ Heroda abatumini Johani kusuminiwa no kumubika mwi ntolongo kebaka lyama Herodiasi (mwancu wakwe na mukazi wa Filipi), kakuli na musesa. ¹⁸ Johani na wambila Heroda, ''Kana inswanelo yokutienzi usese mukazi wo mwancu wako.'' ¹⁹ Cwale Herodiasi akukezilwa kunyelwa no kusaka kumwihaya, kono kana nazitenda, ²⁰ kakuli Heroda katiya Johani; kakuli kezi kuti alukite no kucena, namubika nenza. Kuteeleza kwali nikwamuletela kunyelwa cahwa, namusuwisisa ke ntabo. ²¹ Hakusika izuba ilotu ilyo lyana pepiwa Heroda akutendela babeleki bakwe nabalayeli naba yendisi bama Galileya. ²² Mwana kazana wa Heroda akukeza iye mwine kutanga kuba zanina, no kutabisa Heroda naba yenzi bakwe. Unfumu akuta yenzi kumwana kazana, ''Ndikumbile conse cosaka mbondicikuhe.'' ²³ Akulikonka kutiyenzi, ''Conse coso nikumbile, mbondicikuhe, nanga kulubazu lo mubuso wangu.'' ²⁴ Nazwa hanze no kukawamba kubanyina, ''Cinzi cise nimukumbile?'' Bakutiyenzi, ''Mutwi wa Johani mukolobezi.'' ²⁵ Mpahonya aho akuhwelela ku Nfumu, akukumbila, kutiyenzi, ''Nisaka unihe, yahanu, mutwi wa Johani mukolobezi mukasuba kokubeza.'' ²⁶ Nanga kuti Unfumu nanyelwa caha, kana kawola kukana inkupo kakuli nalikonka nabayenzi bakwe. ²⁷ Unfumu akutuma isole kuba mameli nokumulaela kuleta mutwi wa Johani. Mumameli akuyenda nokukamukosola mutwi mwintolongo. ²⁸ Akuleta mutwi mukasuba nokuha mwana kazana, mwana kazana akuuha banyina. ²⁹ Balutiwa bakwe habasuwa izi, bakukeza kuhinda citupu nokukacibika mwi bita. ³⁰ Ba apositola bakukeza na Jesu bakumuwambila zonse zini bapanga no kuluta. ³¹ Akuwamba kwabo, ''Mukeze mubene tuyende mwikanda tukapumule kanini.'' Bangi kabakeza no kuyenda, kana nibaba ne nako yo kulya. ³² Bakuyenda mucisepe mwikanda abo bene. ³³ Baba baboni nibakaya bangi bakuba lemuha, bakumatila kwateni kamatende mumizi yonse, bakulitahanela kukasika ko kwabo. ³⁴ Habasika he kamba, akubona Igandya akubafwila inkumbu kakuli kabaswana sina ingu zisena mulisani. Akutanga kubaluta zintu zingi. ³⁵ Ihola hakaibonahala kufukuzeha, balutiwa bakwe bakukeza kwali bakutiyenzi, ''Linu ikanda ne nako ciyamana. ³⁶ Mubatume bayende mwinaha no mumizi bakaliulile zo kulya.'' ³⁷ Akubetaba no kuwamba kwabo, ''Inwe mubahe zo kulya.'' Bakumwitaba, ''Tuola kukaula buloto bupanga 200 zetubahe balye?'' ³⁸ Akubawambila, ''Bulikai buloto bo mukwesi? Muyende mukabone.'' Habakabona, bakutiyenzi, ''buloto bubumba iyanza nenswi zobile.'' ³⁹ Akubalaela kuti bonse bantu baningame hansi mutukwata he sozu ihya. ⁴⁰ Bakwikala muzikwata zama 100 nama 50. ⁴¹ Akuhinda buloto bwe yanza nenswi zobile, akulola kwiulu akufuyaula nokucamauna akuha balutiwa bakwe kuti batule habusu bwa bantu. Akubatahila nenswi zobile bonse. ⁴² Bonse bakulya kwikuta. ⁴³ Bakuhinda bubulumusi bo buloto, nezi tundu zikazizwile zikazikwana mayanza obile nitobile, nobu bulumusi bwe nswii. ⁴⁴ Keli bantu bali 5000 banibalya buloto. ⁴⁵ Yaho feela akuwambila balutiwa kuti bakwele mubwato habusu bwakwe kuya kulumunya lubazu, kwa Betisaida, hakasilukulula igandya kuti bayende. ⁴⁶ Habayenda, akuya he lundu kuka lapela. ⁴⁷ Hacisika cimine mine ce zuba, cisepe hakacina hakati kecibwi, cikashele yenke mucibaka. ⁴⁸ Akubona kuti kabakabu fuluha ko kuziyeleha, kakuli luho kaluba lwanisa cahwa. Hakaicunine inako yo bune yamasiku akukeza kubali, kakabuyenda hacibwi, kanti nabahitilile. ⁴⁹ Habamubona nakabuyenda hewulu lye cibwi, kabawana yenzi cilumba bakuhuwa, ⁵⁰ kakuli nibamubona bakutiya yaho bulyo akuwamba kubali akuba luwila yenzi, ''Mulikolise! Ndime! Musatiyi!'' ⁵¹ Akukwela mucisepe nabo, moya ukusiya kuhunga. Niba hulwa cahwa cahwa. ⁵² Kana nibasuwisisa cikabu toloka buloto. Nanga njibobo myozo yabo niyakukutuhala. ⁵³ Habasila bakusika mwinaha ya Genezateta baku fweka cisepe. ⁵⁴ Habasika mucisepe, bantu bakumwiziba mpahonya aho, ⁵⁵ bakulakila muci kiliti conse nokutangisa kuleta balwala hama sasa abo kubabasuwi kuti nkwena. ⁵⁶ Kwibo no kwibo kukengila mumuizi, zilalanda nomwinaha kababika balwala muzibaka zama wulisezo. Bakumukumbila kutiyenzi bamukwate kumamanikizo ecizwato cakwe, cwale bonse bungi bakabamukwata bakuhola.