3 Lwu Mwami Herodi yahulira yaga, yaahenda mwoyo harara na avandu vosi va Jerusalemi.
Mwami wa Siria si yayanzizwa na yaga mba; yalanga avanene veve vosi navateeva, “Nivwaha ku munyi oveeye ku lovega lwu mwami wa Isiraeli?”
Na vateva, “Aveeye hayi, uyu umwana uwivuliiywi kuva mwami wa Vayuda? Kigira koololi eng'ereng'ani yeeye Ivugwi, na kuuzi kumusigamira.”
Kunangwa yalanga harara avasaalisi vanene vosi, na avigizi vi Lilaga, navateeva, “Mesia alivulwa haliha?”
“Jerusalemi, O, Jerusalemi! Ivi uwiita avaporofeti, nukulasa amagina va Nyasaye atumaa ku ivi. Ni haali kanga niingerizaa kuvuungiza avana vovo harara, kuli engoko inyavuli ivungizaa ivimiinyu viayo mu zimbaha ziayo, navuzwa siwenya mba?
Mulahulira amahi nulusuma lwa amahi, navuzwa mutahenda mioyo mba kigira ivindu yivi vilaza, navuzwa ekeheri chene kikiri kuduuka.
Navo vatanga kuhanzuka nivavoora, “Koveeye ndi nivi, O, Mwana wa Nyasaye? Uzi hano kukudambiza ing'inga nikikiri kuduuka?”
Lwa muhulira amahi nu lusuma lwa amahi, mutahenda imioyo jinyu mba. Ivindu yivi kuduuka vikoleke; navuzwa ekeheri kikikiri kuduuka.
Vavihilirwa ligali kigira avatumwa vaviri yavo vaali nivigiza kandi ni vilwazira avandu ndi Yeso yasimuguka kutura mu vakuzu, amakuva gamanyia havulavu ndi avakuzu valakasimuguki.