1 Mu biro ebyo, Herode owaali nʼaŋuga etwale lyʼe Galilaaya gaŋulira efuma lya Yesu. 2 Ngʼaloma abaŋeeresa babe ati, “Omuutu oyo anaabe nje Yowaane Omubatiza alamuhire, cʼehifa ali nʼobuŋangi ohuhola ebyamaliholiho.”

3 Herode gaŋeega atyo olwohuba gaali aŋambire Yowaane nʼamudanyire mu komera olwʼohwenda ohusangaasa Herodiya oyu gaali nʼapaahise hu mulebewe Filipo. 4 Hino gaali ahiholire olwohuba Yowaane galomanga Herode ati, “Sihiraŋi ewe ohupaasa muha mulebewo.”* 14:4 Leev 18:16; 20:21 5 Herode gendire ohwita Yowaane aye gatya abaatu, olwohuba baali bamanyire baati Yowaane naabbi.

6 Hu ludaalo olwʼohuhebuliriraho ohusaaliwa hwa Herode, omuhaana wa Herodiya gabahinira era ehyo hyasangaasa Herode. 7 Ehyaŋwamo, gamulayirira era ngʼamusuubisa ohumuŋa hyosihyosi ehi anamusunge. 8 Nʼaholera hu amagesi ga nyina, ngʼomuhaana aloma Herode ati, “Nenda omutwe gwa Yowaane Omubatiza ni guli hu suniya.” 9 Ehyo hyanakuŋasa habaha bugali, aye olwohuba gaali ahenire ohulayira nʼabageni babe ni baŋulira, ngʼahanda alagira bagumuŋe. 10 Era nga batiina mu komera batema hu Yowaane omutwe. 11 Nga baguleeta hu suniya baguŋa omuhaana, nga yeesi aguŋirira nyina. 12 Ngʼabeegi ba Yowaane batiina baja batusayo omulambo gugwe, bagusiiha. Ni bahena nga batiina balomeraho Yesu.

13 Yesu ni gaŋulira ebyali ni byolire hu Yowaane, gaŋamba engira nʼabeegi babe baŋwa mu hifo ehyo nga baniina eryato batiina mu hifo ehiŋumamo baatu. Ne ehiŋindi hyʼabaatu ni bahitegeera, baŋwa mu bibuga ebiririhene bamulondaho nʼamagulu. 14 Yesu ni gaŋwa mu lyato gabona ehiŋindi hyʼabaatu ni hihumbeene, nga himuŋambya ehisa ngʼaŋonia abalwaye aba baali ni nabo.

15 Egulo ni lyola, ngʼabeegi batiina aŋa Yesu gaali bamuloma baati, “Ehifo hino hiduleere, ate owiire mbobuno butiinire. Seebula abaatu batiine mu bitahere ebyohu mulirano begulire ebiryo balye.”

16 Nga Yesu abaloma ati, “Sihibeetagisa hutiina, enywe mubaŋe ebiryo balye.” 17 Nga nibo bamuloma baati, “Huliŋo nʼemigaati etaanu nʼenyeeni ebiri joŋene.”

18 Nga Yesu aloma ati, “Mubindeetere ŋano.” 19 Nga Yesu alagira abaatu ohwihala ŋaasi hu nyaasi. Ngʼabugula emigaati jira etaanu nʼenyeeni jawaho ebiri, ngʼagangamusa emoni aheja mwigulu, geyaasa Hatonda. Ngʼaŋo abbwagabbwaga mu migaati ejo, ajiŋa abeegi babe bagabire abaatu. 20 Ngʼabaatu abo bosibosi balya beeguta. Ngʼaŋo abeegi babe bahumbaania obukukumuhira owasigalaho nga bijusa ebisero ehumi nabibiri. 21 Abaatu abaalya baali ngʼekumi etaanu ohwo nʼotataayeho abahasi nʼabaana.

22 Ebyo ni byaŋwa, ngʼaŋo ni naaŋo Yesu aloma abeegi babe baniine eryato batangirengamo bambuhe enyanja, niye nʼahiseebula abaatu. 23 Ni gahena ohubaseebula, ngʼatiina hu lusozi yeŋene ohusaba. Aŋa hiirema hyaŋambira, Yesu gaali ahiiri eyo yeŋene. 24 Cooka abeegi babe nibo ni bali mu lyato ni boolire ŋaleeŋi era amayengo ni gali huhubba, olwʼepunga eyaali ni baŋwa emutwe.

25 Ni waali ni bunatere ohuhya, Yesu gatiina eyi baali nʼagenda hu maaji. 26 Ni bamubona nʼagenda hu maaji, ngʼolusisimo lubaŋamba, baloma baati, “Himalyo!” ni binianguha olwʼohutya.

27 Aye aŋo ni naaŋo nga Yesu abaloma ati, “Ndiise, mugume mutatya!”

28 Ngʼaŋo Peetero amugobolamo ati, “Musengwa, nʼoba nʼoli ndiiwe ndome ngendere hu maaji niije eyi oli.”

29 Nga Yesu amuloma ati, “Nja.” Nga Peetero aŋwa mu lyato, agenda hu maaji nʼatiina eyiri Yesu. 30 Aye ni gabona amayengo ni genyoha, ngʼobuti bumuŋamba. Amaaji ni gamwiniha, gahayaana ati, “Musengwa, ponie!”

31 Ngʼaŋo ni naaŋo Yesu agolola omuhono, amuŋamba amuloma ati, “Lwahiina obuusabuusa, oli nʼohufugiirira hutotono?” 32 Era bombi ni bengira mu lyato, ngʼepunga eteeha. 33 Ngʼaŋo abaali mu lyato bajumirya Yesu ni baloma baati, “Mu butuufu oweene, oli Mwana wa Hatonda!”

34 Ni bambuha enyanja, nga boola mu hitahere ehi balanga baati Genesareeti. 35 Era abaatu baayo ni bahitegeera baati Yesu gaali goolire, basasaania amaŋuliro mu hitundu ehyo hyosihyosi ko nʼemirirano. Ngʼaŋo abaatu bamuŋirira abalwaye baawe bosibosi 36 nga bamwegalihira aganye abalwaye abo baŋambeho buŋambe hu gemo lyʼehyambalo hihye. Era hiisi owamuŋambaho, gaŋonanga huŋona.