1 Lubaka igogo badiyiwa bakahha kuna Yesu bakati, "Ndiyani ungayi ndiye nkulu mubumambo gwekudzimu?"

2 Yesu wakadana mwana ntjetjana, akawunsa pakati kwabo, 3 eba eti, "Lebeswa ndoti kumuli, kuhhe kwekuti mungaba sebana batjetjana, amungafe mangina mubumambo gwekudzimu. 4 Kene yani unozwitebamisa semwana ntjetjana iwhoyu, iwhoyo ndiye nkulu mubumambo gwekudzimu. 5 Kene yani unowamutjila mwana wakajali muzina langu, unowamutjila imi."

6 "Kene yani unothama kuti batjetjana ibaba banogalamoyo mundili batjinye, kowhoba kuhine kuwunli kuti kusungiligwe hongwe whuluwhulu pantshibha uwe ekoposegwa mugungwa. 7 Yakabangalaligwa hango, ngentha yezwiliko zwinota banhu bakatjinya! Ngobe kwakafanila kuti zwiliko zwihhe, koga ke wakabangalaligwa iwhoyo nhu tjiliko watjinohha ndiye!"

8 "Hapa luboko gugo kene gumbo lilo likuthama kuti utjinye, ulithubule ulilahe; ngobe kuhine kuti ungine mubupenyu ulitjilema kene uhudza, pana kuti uposegwe mumoto unopfuta nekusingapele unamaboko mabili nemakumbo mabili. 9 Hapa hhiho lilo lita kuti utjinye, ulikopole ulilahile kulekule. Kuhine kuti ungine mubupenyu nehhiho lin'ompela pana kuti uposegwe mumoto wegehena unameho mabili."

10 "Mube nemalebeswa kuti amutolingila pasi umwe webatjetjana ibaba; ngobe ndomubudza kuti kudzimu batumwa babo banogala balimbeli kwaTate bangu bakudzimu." 11 *

12 "Mokumbulani? Hapa nhu ana mhwizi dzili gulu, kukolahika in'ompela yadzo, atosiya dzimwe dzili makumi ali hhanalume nehhanalume kumatombo, enohaka in'ompela yakalahika? 13 Hapa eyiwana, lebeswa, ndoti kumuli, unoyihanhila kwazo kupinda yedziya dzili makumi ali hhanalume nehhanalume dzisatongolahika. 14 Ndizo ke Tate bangu bakudzimu abatoda kuti kene umwe webatjetjana ibaba alahike."

15 "Hapa gamu lilo lakutjinya, yenda kulili ulilayidze nlandu walo, muli babili. Hapa ekuwhilila, wawana gamu lilo. 16 Koga hapa esingakuwhilile, tola un'ompela kene babili zwabo mulebeleke naye, kuyetila kuti limwe nelimwe dama libe nebusupi gunobva kubasupi babili kene batatu. 17 Hapa elamba bawhilila, zibisani gubungano, hapa elamba whilila gubungano, ngaatjibe seNtaya kene nketisi kumuli."

18 "Lebeswa, ndoti kumuli, kene ini tjamunosunga muhango tjowhosungwa kudzimu, kakale kene ini tjamunosunungula pasi muhango tjowhosunungugwa kudzimu."

19 "Kakale, lebeswa ndoti kumuli, hapa babili benyu bebvumilana muhango nekwetjimwe tjinhu tjabanokumbila, banowhotjithamigwa naTate bangu bakudzimu. 20 Ngobe pakakubungana babili kene batatu muzina langu, imi ndiyapo bo pakati kwabo."

21 Phethiro wakakohha akati kuwunli, "He, gamu langu linganditjinyila kukadza kukaba kangana, ndiliyetila mazwibhatigwa? Ndingawuyetila mazwibhatigwa kukadza kukaba kutondeka?"

22 Yesu wakati kuwunli, "Anditoti kukuli kukadza kukaba kutondeka, koga kukadza kukaba makumi ali kutondeka akapamhiwa kakutondeka. 23 Ndizo ke bumambo gwekudzimu gungafananisiwa namambo wakayemula ziba kuti balanda babe banowukweleda kungapani. 24 Wakati etanga lingisisa, bakahhisa kuwunli umwe waka enakwelete tjematalenta* ali zwiwulu zwili gumi. 25 Nlanda esingatubule lipa kwelete, batezi babe bakati ngaatengesewe, kose nemfumakadzi uwe, nebana babe, nayiko kose kwaanako, mari yawanikwa ilipe kwelete. 26 Nlanda wakapfigama, akakumbila eti, ‘Mundiyetileni moyonlefu ndowholipa kose.’ 27 Ngentha yewuwhila ngoni batezi benlanda bakawuyetila mazwibhatigwa kwelete, bakawunletja akayenda zwe."

28 "Koga nlanda iwhoya zwe, ebhuda wakahangana newumwe webalanda waka anakwelete tjitje tjemaloso edinari* ali gulu. Wakawundzipa pawhulo eti kuwunli, ‘Lipa kwelete tjangu ngwenuwali.’ 29 Nlanda iwhoyo wakapfigama ekawunkumbilisisa eti, ‘Undiyetile moyonlefu, ndowhokulipa.’ 30 Koga wakalamba, akayenda naye akanowuhhalilila mujele kuswikila alipa kwelete tjitje. 31 Bamwe balanda baaka ehinga nabo, pabakabona tjayetikala bakagwadziwa kwazo, bakayenda bakanobudza mambo wabo kose kwayetikala. 32 Mambo akakotjiwundhana akati kuwunli, ‘Iwe nlanda mbi, ndakakuyetila mazwibhatigwa kwelete tjitjo tjose, ngobe wakandikumbila kuti ndikuyetile mazwibhatigwa. 33 Wawusakafanila whila ngoni bo umwe nlanda sawe, sekwandaka kuwhila ngoni bo?’ 34 Mambo wakamon'wa akawuhhalilila mujele, kuswikila alipa kwelete tjitje tjose."

35 "Ndizo Tate bangu bakudzimu bo banowhothama bejalo kumwe newumwe wenyu hapa musingayetile makamu enyu mazwibhatigwa kubva mumimoyo yenyu."