1 Umwe nsi wesabatha wakayenda kun'umba yewumwe ntungamili waka ali Mfarisi kunodla zodliwa, baka bakawunlinga. 2 Kwaka kuna nlume mbeli kukwe waka akazwimba makumbo nemaboko. 3 Yesu wakalebeleka nebazibi benlayo nebaFarisi, eti, "Kumunlayo podza munsi wesabatha, kene aa?"

4 Koga bakanyalala. Akawuntola akawumpodza, akawunletja akayenda. 5 Akaba eti kubali, "Ndiyani pakati kwenyu, una nkololo kene n'ombe ingati yawila mutshime munsi wesabatha, usingowhoyidusa nekulibilidza?"

6 Abazotubula wun'handula ikoku.

7 Wakaleba tjifananidzo kubanhu baka bakokewa, paakabona hala kwabo bugalo gupehhugwi, eti kubali, 8 "Hapa wakokewa kene nayani kunzano wepiza bukwe, usigale mubugalo gupehhugwi, swiyo kwakokewa nlume unokudziwa kupinda iwe, 9 iye wamukoka bubili gwenyu unokohha kukuli eti, ‘Ipa bugalo kunlume whoyu,’ ukomilika wabe nehoni wonogala pabugalo gupasipasi. 10 Koga hapa wakokewa, yenda unogala pabugalo gupasipasi, kuti hapa wakukoka ebuya akoti kukuli, ‘Nkwinya, milika unogala kubugalo gupehhugwi’; ndiko kwawunowhokudziwa pakati kwabo bose bagele nawe. 11 Wose nhu unozwimilidza unowhotebamisiwa, unozwitebamisa unowhomilidziwa."

12 Wakati kuna baka bawunkoka, "Hapa unatjilayilo kene nzano, usikoke bakwinya babo kene hama dzidzo kene beludzi gugo kene babakidzani babo bakafuma, swiyo bangakokukoka bo, ukakobgwiliziwa zwawabapa. 13 Koga hapa unanzano koka bahayi, nezwilema, nebanohudza, nemapofu. 14 Nowhokombolegwa ngobe abatotubula kubgwiliza. Koga nowhobgwiliziwa muhhuba lemuka kwebakalulama."

15 Umwe waka aligele ipapo pazodliwa ewha zwinhu izwezwi wakati kuwunli, "Wakakombolegwa nhu unowhodla tjinkwa mubumambo gweNdzimu!"

16 Koga Yesu wakati kuwunli, "Umwe nhu wakathama nzano nkulu, akakoka banhu banjinji; 17 akatuma nlanda uwe lubaka gwenzano gwatjiswika kuti anoti kubanhu baaka akoka, ‘Tjihhani kose kwalulama.’ 18 Koga bose bakakumbila mazwibhatigwa, wekutanga wakati, ‘Ndatenga minda, nditjatongonoyibona; ndokumbila undiyetile mazwibhatigwa.’ 19 Umwe akati, ‘Ndatenga n'ombe dzili gumi dzinolima, ndohaka nodzibona; ndokumbila undiyetile mazwibhatigwa.’ 20 Umwe akati, ‘Ndatola nkadzi, ndizo andingatubule hha.’ 21 Nlanda wakahanduka akalakidza he uwe kose ikoku. Mweni wenzi akamon'wa akati kunlanda, ‘Libilidza uyende mudzizila nemuzidlana dzenzi-nkulu ukoke bahayi nebanohudza nemapofu kose nezwilema, ubuye nabo.’ 22 Nekulibilidza nlanda wakati, ‘Tate tjamatilaya tjayetiwa koga kutjina bugalo mun'umba.’ 23 He wakati kunlanda, ‘Yenda mumagubhule, nemudziwhuta, mutetedze banhu kuti babuye, n'umba yangu ihhale. 24 Ngobe ndomubudza, akuna umwe webalume ibaba bandakakoka unowholabila zodliwa zwangu.’ "

25 Makubungano makulukulu akayenda naye; iye wakatjebuka akati, 26 "Hapa nhu ehha kundili, asingaheme tatayi kene mayi, kene nkadzi uwe nebana babe, bakulu babe nebanun'una kene hazwadzi dzidze, ee, kene butjilo gugwe, haangabe ndhiyiwa wangu. 27 Kene yani usingasenge tjileyanyo tjitje akanditobela, haangabe ndhiyiwa wangu. 28 Ndiyani pakati kwenyu unoti eyemula baka dumba lefulefu lebalindi, akasatanga negala pasi elinga kuti kowundlila bungana, nekuti unanlipo wakalizana kuti ayipedze? 29 Hapa atjiyibamba, asingatjatubule yipedza, bose banoyibona banotangisa wunseka, 30 beti, ‘Nlume iwhoyu wakatangisa baka akasatubula pedza.’ 31 Kene ndiyani mambo, unoti enogwa newumwe mambo, akasitange agala pasi akabhuzwa kuti nebagwi bali zwiwulu zwili gumi angatubula gwisana newunohha nezwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ehanganidzana naye? 32 Hapa kusakajalo, unoti atjikulekule, akatumila bamilili benokumbila kunyalala. 33 Ndizo ke, kene yani pakati kwenyu usingasiye kose kwaanako haangabe ndhiyiwa wangu."

34 "Munyu wakanaka; koga hapa walahikigwa nebumunyu gwawo, bumunyu gwawo gungamusidzigwa tjini wali? 35 Unobe usakatjifanila mavu kene pakabutitikiwa mpfudze; banhu banowunlaha. Una zebe dzewha, ngaawhe."