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1Enkameni lowo Heroda, Tetrarkha (Hosi yamuNi wamiBuso), waYingela amHaka yaka Yesu, 2aku etinCekweni taKe,
“Hi Yohane muBapatisi; uPfukili kula’bakuFa: hakone leyi minTamu miTihsi endeni kwaKe.”
3Hikusa Heroda apfa aKhomili Yohane, amuBhoha, amuBeka enDlwini yakuBhohela, hinKonta yaHerodia, anKata‐Filipo aMakwabu. 4Hikusa Yohane aHli’ kuYene, aku,
“AwsiPfumeleliwanga kuWene hiNau ewsaku umuTeka.”
5Kutani, loko aDjula kumuDlaya, aTxhaba abHanu, hikusa apfa baHlaya ewsaku himProfeta.
6Kambi loko djiTlhasi aSiku djakuDjimuka akuBhelekiwa kakaHerode, agnwAna‐Herodia aKina exiKahsi, aThsabisa Herode. 7Hewsoke amuDumbisa, hikuFunga, aku atamuNyika Hikwawsu aNhaka awsiKombela. 8Kutani Yene, naHumexiwi hignwAke, aku,
“NdiNyiki kolomu emBengeni anHloko yakaYohane amBapatisi.”
9Kutani aHosi yiHlupeka: kambi, hinKonta yakufunga kwaKe, nila’ baThsamisiki xikagnwe naYene ekuDeni, aHlaya ewsaku yiNyikeliwa; 10aHsuma, aThsema anHloko yakaYohane enDlwini yakuBhoheliwa. 11Kutani anHloko yaKe yiBhuyiseliwa emBengeni, yiNyikeliwa eNhonywaneni: kutani ayiYisa kugnwAke.
12Kutani abaDondisiwa baKe baTlhasa, baTeka anTshumbu waKe, bayawuYimbela; kutani baFamba bayaBjela Yesu.
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13Kutani Yesu, loko awsiYingelili, aSuki lanu eBjathswini, aYa eliBaleni habuWsake:
Kutani abHanu, loko bawsiYingelili, bamuLandela himiNenge, baPfa emiTini. 14Kutani aHumi, aBona abHanu la’baNyingi, abaYingela abuMbilu, aHanyisa awsiBabji wsabu.
15Kati, loko djiPelili, abaDondisiwa baKe baTa kuYene, baku,
“Lowu mBangu li liBala; anKama wuKhalutili; Hsumetela abHanu, ewsa’uba baHingena emiTini, batiXabela awsakuDa.”
16Kambi Yesu aku kuBone,
“AwsiDjuleki ewsa’uba baFamba; baHananani Nini akuDa.”
17Baku kuYene,
“Kolomu hi ninTlhanu wawsiBhanda, nitinHlampfi tiBhidji ntwsena.”
18Aku, “WsiBhuyisani laha kuMini.”
19Kutani aBjela abHanu akuba baThsama eBjanyini; aTeka awsiBhanda e’wsanTlhanu, nitinHlampfi tatiBhidji; kutani aLabisa eTilwini, aBhonga, awsiKhema, aNyika awsiBhanda kubaDondisiwa baKe, abaDondisiwa bawsiNyika ebHanwini.
20BaDa Hikwabu, baXuhsa: kutani baSusa abuNtlhantlha e’bjiSaliki, aminTshaba, le’miTaliki, maBi Khumi namaBhidji. 21La’bangaDa apfa ba nTlhanu wamaKhume yamaDzani yababaNuna, nakungaHlayiwi babaSati nibaThsongwani.
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22Wsowsoke aSindisa abaDondisiwa baKe akuba baHingena eBjathswini, bamuHsangela baYa halahaya, aKota amukisa abHanu. 23Kutani, loko aMukisili abHanu, aNtlhantukela exiThsungeni haWsake, ayaKhongota: kutani, loko djiPelili, apfa e kone habuWsake. 24Kambi aBjathsu bjaBi kone exiKahsi kaTiba, bjiGhighisekisiwa himaBimbi; hikusa amHeho apfa wuHambana naBju. 25Kutani, enKameni waxiDjindelo xabumuNi xabuSiku, aTlhasi kuBone, kikuFamba egnwanya kaTiba. 26Kutani abaDondisiwa, loko bamuBona aFamba egnwanya kaTiba, baTxhuka, baku,
“xiPokwe!”
baBha Huwa hikuTxhaba. 27Kambi Yesu aHatlisa kuHlaya kuBone,
“Tiyisani atiMbilu tEnu: ndi Mini: ningaTxhabi.”
28Kutani Petro aYangula, aku,
“Hosi, loko e Wene, ndiBjele akuTa kuWene egnwanya kamati.”
Aku, “Tana.”
29Kutani Petro aXikela eBjathswini, aFamba egnwanya kamaTi.
30Kambi, loko aBona amHeho, aTxhaba; ke, loko aSungula kuXika, aHuwelela, aku,
“Hosi, ndiHanyisi.”
31 Yesu aHatlisa aNalabuta aBoko djaKe, amuKhoma, aku kuYene,
“Wene, l’wakuKholwa lo’kuThsongo! uTxhukela Yini?”
32Kutani, loko baNtlhantukeli eBjathswini, amHeho waMiyela.
33Ke, la’bak’eBjathswini bamuBhonga, baku,
“Kunene, u gnwAna‐Nkulunkulu.”
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34Loko baWetili halahaya, baTlhasa eSabeni, eTikwini djaGennesareta. 35AbHanu balowo mBangu, loko bamuTibiki, baHsumetela emaTlhelweni Hikwau yaKone, baBhuyisa kuYene Hikwabu la’bakuBabja; 36bamuKhongota akuba baTamela ahuGamu bjaxiYambalu xaKe ntwsena: kutani lwe’mHunu ni lweyo lw’angabjiTamela waHanyisiwa kunene.
First published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) 1911.
