1 Palikuba pacindi copeleco Mwami Helode mpwalekata nabambi bamu mubungano wa bashoma, kwambeti abapenshe. 2 Walambila mushilikali kwambeti ashine Jemusi, mukwabo Yohane, ne cibeshi. Nendi walamushina. 3 Mpwalaboneti ici cilakondweleshe Bayuda, walatuma bashilikali kuya kwikata Petulo. Ici calenshika pacindi ca Pasika, kusekelela kwa shinkwa wabula cishikufufumusha. 4 Mpobalamwikata, balamuwala mujele, umo mwalikupembelelwa ne makoto ana abashilikali. Kalikoto kamo kalikuba ne bashilikali bana. Helode walikuyanda kumombolosha Petulo pamenso abantu bangi, panyuma pakusekelela Pasika. 5 Neco Petulo walikuba wasungwa mujele. Nomba bantu mu mubungano balikupaila cangofu kuli Lesa.

6 Mashiku, kwambeti lilo bwakaca Helode akamomboloshe, Petulo walikuba wona pakati pa bashilikali babili. Walikuba wasungwa ncetani shibili, napo pacishinga palikuba bamalonda nabambi. 7 Kwakubula kwingashila mungelo wa Lesa walashika, mucipinda mobalikuba mwalatuba tuu. Mungeloyo walamunyukumuna mumbafu Petulo, ne kumwambileti, “Fwambana, kupunduka!” Pacindi copeleco ncetani shalalaka kumakasa mbwee panshi. 8 Kayi mungelo usa walamwambileti, “Fwala mukopo ne nkwabilo shakobe.” Petulo mpwalenseco, mungelo usa kayi walambeti, “Fwala mwinjila wakobe wapelu, unkonkele.” 9 Petulo walapula kaya kumukonkela, nomba nkalikwinshibeti cilenshinga mungelo nicakubinga. Nendi walikuyeyeti nicimbonimboni. 10 Mungelo usa pamo ne Petulo, balapitilila kalikoto kabashilikali kakutanguna, kayi pakalikoto kacibili, mpaka balakashika pacisasa ca nshimbi cakwingilila mu munshi. Cisasa calacaluka conka, balo balapula kabaya kwenda munshila ya mu munshi, mungelo usa walashimangana. 11 Petulo mpwalashinshimuka walambeti, “Cakubinga lino ndenshibeti Mwami Lesa langa latumu mungelo wakendi kwisa kumpulusha kuli Helode, ne Bayuda abo bapembelelanga kwambeti babone ceticinshike kulinjame.”

12 Mpwalenshibeco, walaya kung'anda ya Maliya banyina Yohane Maliko, uko bantu bangi nkobalikuba babungana kabapaila. 13 Petulo mpwalakonkosha pa cisasa cakunsa, mutukashi musebenshi, lina lyakendi Loda, walesa kwambeti acalule. 14 Nomba mpwalenshiba liswi kwambeti nilya Petulo, walakondwa cakwinseti uliya kucalula cisasa, walafwambila mukati nekuya kubambileti, “Petulo wemana pacishinga pansapa!” 15 Balo balambeti, “Obe ulakonyo!” Nsombi nendi walapitilisha kwambeti nicakubinga. Neco balo balambeti, “Mpani ulanyumfu liswi lya mungelo wakendi.” 16 Petulo walapitilisha kukonkoshowa pacisasa. Mpobalacalula cisasa ne kumuboneti cakubinga endiye Petulo, balekatowa pamulomo. 17 Petulo walabamweneka ne cikasa cakendi, kwambeti abambile mbuli Lesa ncalamupulishi mujele. Walambeti, “Mwenga mumwambile Jemusi, ne banse nabambi makani awa.” Popelapo Petulo walapula nekuya kumbi.

18 Mpobwalaca mumene, bashilikali balanyongana mu mitwi ne kutina kwambeti, inga nicani cilenshiki kuli Petulo ? 19 Helode walambila bashilikali kwambeti bamulangaule, mpobalalilwa kumucana, walabepushisha cena bamalonda basa, nomba walabapa mulandu wakwambeti bashiniwe. Panyuma pakendi Helode walafumako ku Yudeya, nekuya kwikala ku Kaisaleya.

20 Helode walepilwa nabo bantu baku Tulo ne Sidoni. Neco bantu ba mumisena iyi balatuma kalikoto kabantu kwambeti benga banyumfwane nendi. Cakutanguna balaya kuli Blasito, mukulene waku ng'anda ya mwami Helode kwambeti abanyamfwilishe. Kufumapo balaya kuli Helode kuya kumusengeti pabe lumuno, pakwinga cakulya ncebalikukute mucishi cabo, calikufumina mucishi ca mwami Helode.

21 Pabusuba mbobalapangana, Helode walafwala byakufwala byacami, walekala pacipuna cabwami, ne kutatika kubambila bantu basa. 22 Bantu balabilikisheti, “Nteyo muntu lambanga sobwe! Nsombi ni Lesa!” 23 Popelapo mungelo wa Lesa, walalengesheti Helode akolwe bulwashi, pakwinga uliya kulemeka Lesa. Myambo yamulibunda eyalamulya nekumushina.

24 Lino maswi a Lesa alamwaikila kulikonse bantu bangi balashoma.

25 Banabasi ne Saulo mpobalakwanilisha ncebalabatumina ku Yelusalemu, balabwelako. Balamantako Yohane Maliko.

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