1 Wakati kubadiyiwa babe, "Kwaka kuna umwe nlume wakafuma waka ana ntjengeti wefumwa iye, kukahhisiwa matama kuwunli kuti nlume iwhoyo unozanisa kakale unopaladza fumwa iye. 2 Wakadana ntjengeti iwhoyo akati kuwunli, ‘Ini ikoku kwandinowha nekuko? Hhisa ndongoloso yehinga kuko, ngobe awungatjabe ntjengeti.’ 3 Ntjengeti iwhoyo wakati munkumbulo uwe, ‘Ndowhothamani, saku he wangu onditolela butjengeti? Andina masimba etsha, kakale ndina honi dzeyenda ndikumbila. 4 Ndakumbula kuti ndowhothamani, hapa ndatakhwa n'hingo kuti banhu bandiwamutjile mun'umba dzabo.’ 5 Ndizo, akadana bose baka bana zwikwelete zwahe uwe, akati kuna wekutanga, ‘Kwelete tjitjo tjingapani kuna he wangu?’ 6 Wakati, ‘Gulu lezwiyelo zwemafuta.’ Akaba eti kuwunli, ‘Tola lukwalo gwekwelete tjitjo, ugale pasi nekulibilidza ukwale makumi mahanu.’ 7 Kuwumwe wakati, ‘Unakwelete tjingapani?’ akati, ‘Gulu lezwiyelo zwezwidlo.’ Akati kuwunli, ‘Tola lukwalo gwekwelete tjitjo, ukwale makumi ali hhanakadzi.’ 8 He wakalumbidza ntjengeti usakalulama ngentha yebutjenjebvu gugwe; ngobe bakololo behango ino bakatjenjelela hingidzana netjizekugwana tjabo kupinda bakololo betjedza."

9 Yesu wakayendilambeli eti, "Ndomubudza, hingisani fumwa yehango ino isakalulama kuti muzwithamile bakwinya, kuyetila kuti payinopela bamuwamutjile kubugalo gusingapele. 10 Unogalikabgwe mukuhomanana nemukunjinji bo unogalikabgwe, usingagalikebgwe mukuhomanana nemukunjinji bo haatogalikabgwe. 11 Hapa mamusinga galikemoyo nefumwa yehango iyeyi isakalulama, ndiyani ungamugalabgwe akamupa fumwa yemalebeswa? 12 Hapa mamusingagalikebgwe nekwebamwe, ndiyani unowhomupa kwenyu?"

13 "Akuna nlanda ungahingila bohe babili; ngobe angada umwe akahema umwe, kene unowhozwipila kuwumwe akalingila umwe pasi. Amungahingile Ndzimu kose nemari."

14 Bafarisi, bakabeda mari, pabakawha ikoku, bakawunkejula. 15 Koga wakati kubali, "Muyibabo banozwilulamisa mbeli kwebanhu, koga Ndzimu unoziba mimoyo yenyu, ngobe tjinokudziwa pakati kwebanhu tjohemesa pabuso gweNdzimu."

16 "Nlayo nebalebesambeli kwakabepo kudza kuwhoswika Johane; kubvila ipapo ndebo mbuya yebumambo gweNdzimu inosumikigwa, kakale umwe newumwe unongina muguli ngemasimba. 17 Koga kulelu kuti kudzimu nehango kupinde, pana kuti kutukununu kumunlayo kuhaye n'hingo."

18 "Umwe newumwe unolambana nenkadzi uwe ekotola umwe unothama bupombgwe, nayiwhoyo unotola nkadzi wakalambana nenlume unothama bupombgwe."

19 "Kwaka kuna umwe nlume wakafuma, ana zwiyambalo zwembala welubende zwakanaka zwejila lelineni egala edla zwinozipa mahhuba ose. 20 Pankoba uwe kwaka kuna umwe n'hayi unoyi Lazaro, waka alihhele malonda, 21 Lazaro waka eyemula dla zwinowa pathebuli yemfumi; pehhugwi kwayikoko nembgwa dzaka dzihha dzinazwa malonda awe. 22 N'hayi iwhoyo wakati afa batumwa bekudzimu bakawunsengela kufuba tja Abhurahhamu. Mfumi wakafa bo akabiganyiwa; 23 akati ali kuHhedesi, ali mukudziyila, wakamilidza meho awe, akabona Abhurahhamu alikulekule, naLazaro ali pafuba tjitje. 24 Akadanilila eti, ‘Tate Abhurahhamu, mundiwhile ngoni, tumani Lazaro abvubike lunyala gugwe muvula andidonedzele atonhodze lulimi gwangu; ngobe ndogwadziwa mumoto iwhoyu.’ 25 Koga Abhurahhamu wakati, ‘Nkololo, kumbula lubaka gwebutjilo gugo wakawamutjila zwinhu zwakanaka, Lazaro bo wakawamutjila zwinhu zwakayipa; koga sangwenu weenyaladziwa pano, iwe weegwadziwa. 26 Kuhhe kwayikoku kose, pakati kwedu nawe kuna gomba gulugulu liyapo, kuti bangabva ngeno behha kukuli basitubule, kakale kusibe newunobva ikoko ehha kutili.’ 27 Eba eti, ‘Ngono ndomukumbilisisa, tate, muwuntume kun'umba yatate bangu, 28 ngobe ndina bakololo batate bangu bahanu, anobazibisa, bangakohha kubugalo igogu gwegwadziwa.’ 29 Koga Abhurahhamu wakati, ‘Bana Mozisi nebalebesambeli; ngababawhilile.’ 30 Wakahandula akati, ‘A a, tate Abhurahhamu; koga hapa kungayenda kubali nhu wabva kubafi, banowhohanduka.’ 31 Wakati kuwunli, ‘Hapa basingawhilile Mozisi nebalebesambeli, nekutobe kukamuka umwe kubafi akungabakuludzile kuti bawhilile bahanduke.’ "