1 Napeturo ni Nayohana yaari bado olhumachaka ni attu, opochera ishaani ni nholhelhi a attu olhitelhelha Inupa ya Nlhuku vamoka ni Amasadukayo akina yahowaacha. 2 Nkayaathunalhacha chinene, ukhalhawaya akarumiya ayo yaari aahimiacheraka attu wiira Yesu ahohihimmwa, mwaha unohimiechesha wiira akhwilhe anohihimmwa. 3 Paahi etu, nkayaavara akarumiya nkayaarweha ujeerani. Nansho ukhalhawaya waari uneelhilhe nkayaalhitelhelha mpaka waashelhe waya. 4 Nansho attu enchi yeewilhe nttenga u Napeturo ni Nayohana yahorumelhelha. Wo waalhakelhiya manyaalhopwana yaarumelhenlhe yaari maelufu nthanu.
5 Waashelhe waya, aholhelhi a Ayahudi ni ashulhupalhe ni owiittuchiha Malhehero a ashinna Musa yahothukumana vamoka Uyerusalemu. 6 Nkayaakumaana ni ashinna Anasi Opochera ishaani Olhupalhe ni Nakayafa ni Nayohana ni Naalekizanda ni akina yaari o nihimo ni a Opochera ishaani Olhupalhe. 7 Nkayeemeshacha Napeturo ni Nayohana uholho, ni waakoha, “Mwaattiva mpannge ulha mwaha ulha wo machiri ani ni wo nchina na apani?”
8 Vavawo Napeturo anachariye Iphumu ya Nlhuku, nkayaakhulha, “Aholhelhi a attu ni ashulhupalhe! 9 Yakhalhaka lhelho nnoonikoha mwaha wo ntheko woombone wiireelhe wa ntu o uheeta ni iphiro chilhamme awe, 10 paahi, mwaattiva ni attu onkhaye o Uisraeli nchuwelheke wiira ulha ntu ulha neemelha uholho winyu lhelho, lhamme wo nchina na Yesu Kuristo o Unazareti aakhomelhelhiye vansalaabani ni inyu mwaatti. Nansho Nlhuku ahonhihimusha unookhwani. 11 Yesu phi ulhe Malhove Matakatifu aneera,
13 Ashulhupalhe o va Ipuwa ayo, ahoshanga woona Napeturo ni Nayohana yuulhumachaka rata, anakhalhaka yaari attu o uhishoma mena irusho chiriyoothe. Nkayaachuwelha wiira yaari vamoka ni Yesu. 14 Nansho vamoonne aya ntu aalhamihiye ni Napeturo ni Nayohana ulhe neemenlhe vamoka ni ayo khayoolhumanche ittu. 15 Paahi etu, nkayeerelhiya akhumache vathe. Ni ashulhupalhe o va Ipuwa ayo nkayaahalha mpaani ashineneru apangaka ntemera. 16 Nkayaakohanacha ashineneru, “Naapangekeni etu alha attu alha? Kila ntu nokhalha va Yerusalemu noochuwelha wiira ilha yo ushangiha yulhupalhe ilha ihopangia, ni hii khaninooria uvaanyiha yoyo mwaha uyo. 17 Nansho wo wiira nitiyelhelhe ulha mwaha ulha uhiiwaniee chinene mwaattuni, naamukeke wiira ahulhumache tho mwaha wo nchina na Yesu wa ntu riyoothe.”
18 Paahi etu, nkayeehanacha tho akarumiya mpaani, nkaalhehera wiira ahuulhumache tho voonene, mena wiittuchiha wo nchina na Yesu. 19 Nansho Napeturo ni Nayohana nkayaakhulha, “Yakhalhaka ihorera mmiholho wa Nlhuku uwiiwelhelhani mwaattiva upwaha chinomwiwelhelha ihu Nlhuku, nhukumulheke mwaattiva mwaashinene. 20 Ukhalhawaya hii khaninooria uhiya wulhumacha naachaka mwaha woonilhe ihu ni wiiwa.” 21 Paahi, ashulhupalhe o va Ipuwa ayo nkayaamuka ni waachachera chinene, nkayaahiyerera. Khayoonrie waatwarusha ukhalhawaya attu onkhaye yaari anthimichaka Nlhuku wo nlhatu wo yoyo mwaha uyo. 22 Ntu aapangelhiye cho ushangiha uyo aari o malhipa o iyaakha chaapwaha makhumi ncheshe.
23 Vahipinche baada yo uhiyereriya, Napeturo ni Nayohana yahohokolhia wa ashikhunanaya, nkayaahimiachera chilhe chihimiye ni opochera ishaani olhupalhe ni ashulhupalhe chilhe. 24 Attu onkhaye veewilhe aya yoyo mwaha uyo aholhutaana vamoka unlhapelha Nlhuku wo nrima mmoka akhuwelhaka yiiraka, “Thithi, inyuva phi inyu Muupilhe irimu ni ilhapo ni ibahari ni chittu chonkhaye chiriwo! 25 Wo iphiro yo Iphumu ya Nlhuku mwahoolhumacha wo iphiro ya anamitheko inyu, apwiiya Adaudi, venre aya,
31 Yamalhiheke unlhapelha Nlhuku, vakittu vaakumanne aya valhe nkavaatikhinyia, onkhaye nkayachariya Iphumu ya Nlhuku. Nkayaahimiacha nlhove na Nlhuku wo uhoova.
32 Attu onkhaye yanrumelhenlhe Yesu yaari nrima mmoka ni nnepa mmoka. Khaawo ata mmoka aari ni ittu iriyoothe enshe ukhalha yo vekha awe, nansho yaari akawanaka ittu iriyoothe yaarina aya. 33 Akarumiya yahohimiechesha wo machiri menchi uhihimmwa wa Athithi Yesu. Nlhuku nkaavaha ibarakha chinene. 34 Khaawo ntu riyoothe aakwanne, ukhalhawaya attu yaari ni imata ama inupa yahothumihacha 35 nkayaarwehelha akarumiya nchurukhu waapantte aya, nkawaakawiya ulhikaana ni kila mmoka chaahuvelha awe.
36 Ahokhalha Nlawi mmoka o nnenchi o nikosho no Ukipro eehaniya Nayusufu, tho akarumiya yaamwiihana Nabanaba, maana aya, “Ntu o waahelha attu mirima.” 37 Yoyo chiicho ahothumiha imata awe, nkaakusha nchurukhu ulhe nkaarweha wa akarumiya.
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