11 Herodi̱ na basurukali baamwe baamu̱lu̱mi̱ri̱ kandi baamu̱jooga; mwomwo baamu̱lwalya kilwalu ki̱nyi̱ri̱ru̱, baamu̱ku̱byayo hali Pi̱laato.
Yesu̱ b̯u̱yaahu̱lu̱ki̱ri̱ hanzei alweri̱ kondo gya mahwa na kilwalu kiwa rangi̱ gi̱kwi̱za kwisana gyengu̱, Pi̱laato yaabaweera, “Mudulu yo ngogwo!”
Yesu̱ yaabei̱ri̱ri̱mwo naakoba, “Mu mananu, Eri̱ya yoyo alina kubanza kwi̱za aterekereerye bintu byensei̱. Bei̱tu̱ na Binyakuhandiikwa bikoba nti, Mwana wa Muntu akuteekwa kuwonawona hoi̱ na bantu bamusuule.
Mu kasu̱mi̱ kakwo ka Yesu̱ yeegeseeryengi̱mwo, weisaza Herodi̱ yeegwi̱ri̱ bya Yesu̱ bi̱yaakorengi̱,
Kubba mu kasu̱mi̱ kei̱nyu̱maho, Herodi̱ yaaragi̱i̱ri̱ baakwata Yohaana, baamubboha, baamuta mu nkomo. Yaaragi̱i̱ri̱ baakora bi̱byo, hab̯wa muramu waamwe giyaali atu̱ngi̱ri̱ mu b̯u̱tadoori̱, gi̱beetengi̱ Herodi̱yaasi̱, munyakubba naali muka waab̯u gi̱beetengi̱ Fi̱li̱po.
Kiro ki̱mwei̱, haali̱ngi̱yo b̯u̱genyi̱ b̯wa kwi̱zu̱ka kubyalwa kwa weisaza Herodi̱. Mu b̯u̱b̯wo b̯u̱genyi̱, muhara wa Herodi̱yaasi̱ yaadengu̱di̱ri̱ mugongo mu mei̱so ga bagenyi̱, yaasemeza hoi̱ Herodi̱. Kwega Herodi̱ ku̱yaasemereerwe,
B̯u̱b̯wo, bahandu̱ ba balaami̱ na beegesa ba biragiro baali beemereeri̱ hahwo, nibakujunaana Yesu̱ na maani gensei̱.
Kandeete kyakuwoneraho, kakubba hei̱za muntu mwi̱rombero lyenyu̱, alweri̱ ngoye zaamwe zirungi kandi za muhendu. Kandi, mu kasu̱mi̱ kooko kamwei̱, na muntu wondi alweri̱ nsensende nayo akei̱za mu̱mwo mwi̱rombero.
Mu bab̯wo bantu babiri, kakubba otangiira yogwo wa ngoye za muhendu, yati, “Mu̱handu̱, ki̱caaro kirungi nkiki.” Kasi kandi, yogwo wondi wa nsensende, okamutangiira mu ngeru gi̱ku̱mwi̱ri̱ri̱i̱rya hansi nomuweera yati, “We, weemeera hahwo,” rundi nti, “We, icaara hansi hahwo.”