¹ Adobuda imomo akadzokela kumba kwawo, uye wafudzi wake wadomutewela. ² Padosvika Sabata, adopfunditsa musinagogi. Wanhu wazinji wadomunzva wadokachamidziwa.Wakati, ''Adowana kupi dzidziso idzi?'' ''Hwuchenjeli hwudodai adohwuwana kupi?'' ''Ndoipi munana yaanoita nomanja?'' ³ ''Haasi muwez i, mwanakomana waMalia uye bhuti waJemusi naJosesi uye Judhasi naSimoni? Wana sisi wake hatisi nawo pano? ''Wadogumbukihwa na Jeso. ⁴ Ipopo Jesu adoti kwawali, ''Mupolofita haangatadze kukudziwa, kusala muguta make uye nemuhama dzake uye muimba make.'' ⁵ Aisagona kubata chelo basa lidonaka asi adotulika manja pamusolo powaifesuka uye adowapodza. ⁶ Adoshamisiwa nokusatenda kwawo. Adobva aenda achitendelela nomumamisha asipfundisa. ⁷ Adodeedza wane gumi newawili uye akatanga kuwatumila wawili wawili, uye adowapa mvumo pamusolo pomweya idoipa, ⁸ uye kuti wasatola chelo chinyi pahwendo, kusala kwotsvimbo _ kana chingwa kana hombodo, kana mali mumabhande_ ⁹ asi kuti wapfeke shangu uye wasasimila nguwo mbili. ¹⁰ Adoti kwawali, ''Pose pamusazopinda mumba, lambai mulimo kusvika mabulika. ¹¹ Kana kunolimwe guta lisina kukutambilanyi kana wasina kukutelelanyi, kana mabulika panzvimbo, zunzanyi guluwa mutsoka dzenyu sochapupu kwawali.'' ¹² Wadobuda wakanokuludzila wanhu kuti wanofanila kutendeuka. ¹³ Wadobuditsa madhimoni,uye wadozodza wanhu waifesuka nomafuta uye akawapodzeka. ¹⁴ Mambo Helodhe pawadonzva, zvaJeso' zita lake kuti lanyanya kuziwikana.Wamwe waiti, '''Johani Mubhatidzi wamuka kuwadopfa, ndiko kusaka minana inosimba ili kushanda maali. ¹⁵ ''Wamwe waiti, ''ndiElija. ''Asi wamwe waingoti, ''Mupolofita, somumwe wapolofita wenguwa inouya. ¹⁶ Asi Helodhe paadozvinzva adoti, ''Johani, wandidodambula msolo, kuti amuka.'' ¹⁷ Nokuti Helodhe adotuma kuti Johane asungiwe uye kuti avhalihwe mujeli nomhaka yaHelodhiasi {munhukadzi wabhuti waFilipi}, nokuti ainga amuloola. ¹⁸ Nokuti Johani adoudza Helodhe, ''Hazvisi pamutemo kwauli kuti utole munhukadzi wabhuti wako. ¹⁹ ''Asi Helodhiasi adoita chigumbu naye uye adoda kumubaya, asi haana, ²⁰ nokuti Helodhe aicha Johane, aiziwa kuti aiwa adotendeka uye aiwa adolulama, Kumutelela kwakaita kuti wakanganisa,waisada kumunzwa. ²¹ Ipopo zuwa lidolingana lakasvika Helodhe aiwa nebhavadhe lake uye akakadzilila kuja kwemadeko kwowanomutewedzela nezvo wakulu womauto uye watungamili wo Galili. ²² Mwanasikana wa Helodhiasi adouya pachake akatamba kwawali,uye adolumbidziwa naHelodhe newaenzi wake. Mambo adoti kumusikana, Ndikumbile chelo chauneda uye ndisakupa.'' ²³ Adopika kumwanasikana asiti, ''Chose chausakumbila kwandili, ndisakupa, kusvika kuchikamu chehumambo hwangu.'' ²⁴ Adoenda kuna amai wake, ''Ndinokumbilenyi kwaali?'' Adoti , ''Musolo musolo waJohani Mubhabhatidzi.'' ²⁵ Ipopo nokukulumbidza adodzokela kuna Mambo, iye adobvunza, asiti, ''Ndinoda mundipase, izvozvi , musolo waJowani muBhabhatidzi pandilo yechimuti.'' ²⁶ Chelo zvazvo zvidoshunguludza Mambo, haizogona kulamba chikumbilo nokuda kwokupika kwawakaita uye newaiwa wakakakoka. ²⁷ Nokudalo mambo adotuma mauto kuno waimuchengeta uye wakulu wemauto kuti wauye nomusolo waJohane. Wachengeti wakaenda uye wakamugwata musolo wake. ²⁸ Adouya nomusolo uli mundilo akaupa kuno musikana, uye musikana adoupa amai wake. ²⁹ Ipopo wadzidzi wake pawadozvinzva izvozvo, wadouya uye wadotola muwili wake wakauisa muguwa. ³⁰ Wapfundisi pawadouya pabodzi naJeso uye wadomuudza kuti zvose zvawanga waita uye kudzidzisa. ³¹ Ipopo adoti kwawali, ''' Huyai pachenyu panzvimbo mulenje uye mupumhule kwokanguwa.'' Nokudalo wamwe waiuya wamwe wasienda, uye waiwa wasina nguwa yokuja. ³² Nokudalo wakabuda wali mugwati wasienda munzvimbo yomulenje pachawo. ³³ Asi pawadomuona wasibva kwawali wazinji wakawaziva, uye wakamhanya pabodzi notsoka dzawo mumaguta ose, wakawatangila kusvika. ³⁴ Pawadosvika mumahombe_kombe, adoona chaunga uye adovanzvila tsitsi nokuti waiita so hwai dzisina mupfudzi. Nokudalo akatanga kuwapfundisa zvidowanda. ³⁵ Nguwa paidopela, wadzidzisi wadouya kwaali uye wadoti, ''Iyi inzvimbo yomulenje uye nguva yatopela. ³⁶ Watumeyi waende kule nokudalo vanoenda munzvimbo dzili mumaluwa nomumamisha kuti vanozvitengela chelo chokuja pachawo.'' ³⁷ Asi adowapindula uye wakati kwawali,''' Wapasei chelo chokuja,'' Iwo wakati kwaali, ''Ngatiendei uyetinotenga mazana mawili edhinali anokwana zvingwa uye muwape kuti waje?'' ³⁸ Adoti kwawali, ''Mune zvingwa zvingani? Endai munoona.''Pawakano talisa, wakati, Zvingwa zvishanu ne howe mbili.'' ³⁹ Adolaila wanhu wose kuti wagale pasi muzvikwata pamusolo pousva unyolo. ⁴⁰ Wadogala pasi muzvikwata zvo zana nomakumi mashanu. ⁴¹ Adotola zvingwa zvishanu uye ne howe mbili, uye nehowe mbili uye asitalisa kudenga adozvilopafadza uyeaka mhedula zvingwa akapa kuwadzidzi wagale kumashule kwowanhu.Adopatsula howe mbili kwawali wose. ⁴² Wose wadoja kusvika wagutsikana. ⁴³ Wadotola zvimedu zvochingwa, matengu gumi nomawili adozala, uye zvimedu zvohowe. ⁴⁴ Paiwa nevanhu mazana mashanu wadoja zvingwa. ⁴⁵ Nokulumbidza adoita kuti wadzidzi wapinde mugwati uye kuenda naye kuno lumwe lutiwi, kuBetisaidha, apo akatuma chaunga. ⁴⁶ Pawakaenda adokwila mugomo kanamata. ⁴⁷ Madeko aadouya, uye gwati lakanga lava pakati pogungwa,uye aiwa oga panyika. ⁴⁸ Adoona wasitambudzika nomafungu, nokuti kwaiwa nomhepo kwawali. Nonguwa dzoina dzomadeko adouya kwawali, asifamba pamusolo pogungwa, uye aida kupfuula nopawali. ⁴⁹ Asi pawadomuona asifamba pamusolo pomvula, wadofunga kuti chipoko uye wadochema, ⁵⁰ nokuti wadomuona uye wadoshaya zvokuita. Nokukulumbidza adotaula kwawali uye akati kwawali, ''Iwai nekuzvisimbisa! Musacha!'' ⁵¹ Adobva akwila mugwati nawo, uye mhepo ikapela kuvhuvhuta.Wose wadoshamisiwa. ⁵² Hawana kunzvisisa zvailewa chingwa. Zvakadalo, mwoyo yawo yaiwa idooma. ⁵³ Pawadodalika , wadosvika panyika yeGelisaneti adobuluka mugwati. ⁵⁴ Pawakabuluka mugwati, wakamuziwa nokulumidza, ⁵⁵ uye wakamhanya nonhalaunda yose uyewakatanga kuuya nowadofesuka wali mumaponde pose pawainzva kuti ali. ⁵⁶ Pose, paaipinda mumisha, kana maguta, kana munyika, waisa wadofesuka munzvimbo dzinotengeselewa.waikumbila kuti wagobata kumapeto egemenzi, uye wazinji waimubata waipolesewa.