< Mateyo 14 >
1 Pacindi copeleco, mwami Helode waku Galileya walanyumfwa bintu byalikwamba bantu mbyalikwinsa Yesu.
2 Walambila bantu bakendi bamakulene, “Uyu ingakali Yohane Mubatishi usa elapunduku kubafu! Ecebo cakendi ncalenshilinga bishikunkamanisha bilicisa.”
3 Pakwinga Helode ewalatuma bashilikali kuyakwikata Yohane, ne kumubika mujele. Walenseco pacebo ca Helodiya, walikuba mukashi wa Filipo, mukwabo Helode.
4 Pakwinga Yohane walamwambila Helode kwambeti, “Mulawo nkawasuminisha amwe kumweba uyu mutukashi,”
5 Ncalikuyanda Helode nikushina Yohane, nsombi walikutina bantu, pakwinga bantu balikwambeti Yohane nimushinshimi.
6 Mpobwalashika busuba bwa kwanuka kusemwa kwa Helode, mwana mutukashi wa Helodiya walashana pamenso pa bantu bonse balakwiwa ku malyalya awo, Helode walakondwa,
7 cakwinseti walensa kulumbileti, “Cakubinga nditu ninkupe ciliconse ncoti usenge.”
8 Lino banyina balamwambila cintu ncoti engakusenga. Mwana mutukashi usa walambeti, “Kamumpani mumbale popelepano mutwi wa Yohane mubatishi.”
9 Mwami Helode walanyumfwa nsoni, nomba pacebo ca kulumbila kusa, kayi ne bantu basa mbwalakuwa kumalyalya asa, walambeti, “Mwana mutukashuyu apewe mutwi ngwalasenge.”
10 Popelapo walatuma muntu kuya kumutimbula mutwi Yohane mujele.
11 Walaumantila mumbale mutwi ne kutwala kumwana mutukashi, nendi walautwala ku banyina.
12 Panyuma pakendi beshikwiya bakendi Yohane balesa kumanta citumbi ne kuyakubika mumanda, kufumapo balayakumwambila Yesu.
13 Yesu mpwalanyumfweco walatanta bwato ne kufumako, ne kuya kumusena kwabula bantu. Nomba bantu mpobalanyumfweti Yesu lafumuko balamukonkela ne myendo kufuma muminshi yabo.
14 Yesu mpwalabona likoto lyabantu, walaseluka mubwato, walabanyumfwila nkumbo, kayi walatatika kusengula balwashi.
15 Beshikwiya bakendi pacindi camansailo, Yesu balamwambileti, “Kuno nikucisuwa, ano nimansailo kamubambilani bantu aba benga kuminshi bengakula byakulya.”
16 Nomba nendi Yesu walabambileti, “Nkabelela kuya kumbi, amwe nimubape cakulya.”
17 Balo balambeti, “Tukutekowa shinkwa usanu, ne nswi shibili.”
18 Yesu walambeti, “kamuletani kuno.”
19 Mpobalamutwalila, Yesu walambila bantu baseti bekale panshi pa mila, Yesu walamanta shinkwa usanu ne nswi shibili, walalungumana kulanga kwilu, ne kulumba Lesa, panyuma pakendi walakomona komona shinkwa usa ne kupa beshikwiya bakendi, nabo balayabila bantu bonse.
20 Bantu bonse balalya ne kwikuta. Panyuma pakendi beshikwiya balayowela byalashala ne kwisusha mitanga likumi ne ibili.
21 Bantu bonse balikubapo balalya, balikuba batuloba myanda makumi asanu kutabelengela kumo batukashi ne bana.
22 Pacindi copeleco, Yesu walambila beshikwiya bakendi kwambeti batante bwato batangune kuya kutala, nendi walashalila kunyuma kacambila bantu eti benga kwabo.
23 Mpwalalayana ne bantu basa, Yesu walatanta mumulundu kuyakupaila enka, palatatika kushipuluka kacili kopeloko enka.
24 Pacindici bwato busa bwalikuba pakati pa lwenje, patali ne kumutunta, kabapenga kukwasula cebo camankape, pakwinga balikabalwana ne lukupwe lunene.
25 Cindi cakumaca kakutubuluka Yesu walesa nkobalikuba kesakwenda pa menshi.
26 Beshikwiya bakendi mpobalamubona kenda pamenshi, balatina, balambeti, “Nicipuku!” Balatatika kutamauka cebo ca buyowa.
27 Yesu pacindi copeleco walabambileti, “Kamwikalikani cali! Njame, kamutatina sobwe!”
28 Nendi Petulo walambeti, “Nkambo, na njamwe kamunsuminisha ne njame njise uko pamenshi,”
29 Nendi Yesu walambeti, “Kwesa!” Petulo nendi walafuma mubwato, ne kutatika kwenda pamenshi kuya kuli Yesu.
30 Mpwalabona kukonempa kwalukupwe walaba ne buyowa, walatatika kwibila, walatatika kubilikisheti, “Nkambo, kamumpulushako!”
31 Yesu popelapo walatandabula cikasa ne kumwikata, ne kwambeti, “Obe okute lushomo lung'ana ulatonshanini cani?”
32 Panyuma pakendi bonse babili balaya kwingila mubwato busa ne lukupwe lwalacileka.
33 Beshikwiya basa balikuba mu bwato balamukambilila Yesu ne kwambeti, “Cakubinga njamwe Mwanendi Lesa.”
34 Lino bonse balatampuka lwenje ne kushika ku Genesaleti.
35 Bantu bakucishico balamwishiba Yesu, balaya kwishibisha banabo mucibela conse, neco balaleta balwashi bonse kuli Yesu.
36 Balamusengeti abasuminishe balwashi bekatekowa mwinjila wakendi, cakubinga bonse balekatako balikusengulwa.
