1 Yesu wakalebeleka nabo kakale ehingisa zwifananidzo eti, 2 "Bumambo gwekudzimu gungafananisiwa namambo wakayetila nkololo uwe nzano webukwe. 3 Wakatuma balanda babe kuti banodana ibabo baka bakokewa kubukwe; koga baka basingahake hha. 4 Wakapamha akatuma bamwe balanda, eti kubali, ‘Mubudze ibabo bakokewa kuti zodliwa zwatjilulama. Mikono yangu yakakola yatjibulawa, kose kwatjilulama; tjihhani kunzano.’ 5 Koga ibo abazotongoba nehanya nako, bakayendilambeli nemihingo yabo, umwe wakayenda kuminda iye, umwe akayenda kwaanotengesela. 6 Bamwe bakabhata balanda babe nezila inowhisa zogwadza, bakababulaya. 7 Mambo wakamon'wa, akatuma bagwi bengwa, bakanopaladza babulayi, bakapisa nzi-nkulu wabo. 8 Akakotjiti kubalanda babe, ‘Nzano webukwe watjilulamisiwa, koga bakokewa abazolizanila hha kunzano. 9 Tjiyendani mudzizila, mukoke nebunji bamunowhowana, kuti bahhe kunzano webukwe.’ 10 Balanda ibabo bakayenda mudzizila bakakubunganya bose banhu babakawana, bakalulama nebakayipa; ndizo ke n'umba yenzano webukwe yakahhala bezi."

11 "Mambo paakangina kuti anobona bezi, wakabona kuna umwe nlume usina tjiyambalo tjenzano webukwe. 12 Wakabhuzwa eti, ‘Nkwinya wangina tjini muno usina tjiyambalo tjenzano webukwe?’ Iye akahama koga. 13 Mambo eba eti kubahingi, ‘Muwunsunge maboko nemakumbo, muwumposele kuhhe muhhalima; imhomo banhu banowholila bakalobanya meno.’ 14 Ngobe banjinji bakadan'wa, koga bahomanana bakahalugwa."

15 Bafarisi bakayenda bakanolangana kuti bangawumbhatshila tjini muzwilebo zwizwe. 16 Bakatuma badiyiwa babo kuwunli, bena banhu baka beli batobeli baHherodi, beti, "Ndhiyi, toziba kuti imwi mumulebeswa, modiya zila yeNdzimu ngelebeswa, amuna hanya kuti nhu ndiyani; ngobe amuneni netjigalo tjenhu. 17 Tjitongotibudzani, mokubona tjini. Kumunlayo lipa luketo kuna Khesari, kene akuta munlayo?"

18 Koga Yesu, eziba bubi gwabo, wakati, "Imwi batjengeli! Mondilikilani? 19 Mundilakidze mari inolipisiwa luketo."

Bakawumpa loso*. 20 Yesu eba eti kubali, "Ibuso gwani igogu, kakale kwakakwagwa nekwayani mulili?"

21 Bakahandula beti, "NdegwaKhesari."

Iye eba eti kubali, "Ipani Khesari kwaKhesari. Mupe kweNdzimu kuNdzimu."

22 Bakati bekuwha ikoku bakatjenama kwazo; bakamilika bakayenda bakawunsiya.

23 Hhuba ilo zwalo kwakahha baSadusi kuwunli, ibo banoti akuna muka kubafi, bakawumbhuzwa, beti, 24 "Ndhiyi, Mozisi wakati, ‘Hapa nlume efa, esina bana, nun'una uwe wakafanila ngina tjilikadzi iyeyo, azwalile nkuluyi bana.’ 25 Kwaka kuna bakololo benhu un'ompela bali kutondeka pakati kwedu; mbano yakatola nkadzi, ikakotjinyika basina bana, ikasiyila nun'una wayo nkadzi wayo. 26 Kwakayetikala sayikoko kuna wobubili newebutatu, kukajalo kudza kunoti kuna wekutondeka. 27 Hule kwayikoko nkadzi wakatjinyika bo. 28 Ngono pakumuka kubafi, nkadzi iwhoyo unowhobe wani? Ngobe bose bali kutondeka wakaba nkadzi wabo."

29 Yesu wakabahandula eti, "Makalahika, ngobe amutoziba whalo kene masimba eNdzimu. 30 Ngobe pakumuka kubafi abatjalobola kene lobogwa, koga beenga batumwa kudzimu. 31 Nekwemuka kwebafi, kati amuzobala tjakalebgwa neNdzimu kumuli, eti, 32 ‘Ndimi Ndzimu wa Abhurahhamu, Ndzimu wa Isaka, Ndzimu waJakobe’? Haata Ndzimu webakafa, koga ndewebapenyu."

33 Mbunga pawakawha ikoku, bakatjenamisiwa nediya kukwe.

34 BaFarisi pabakawha kuti wanyaladza baSadusi, bakakubungana. 35 Umwe wabo, nzibi wenlayo, wakawumbhuzwa ewunlika, eti, 36 "Ndhiyi ndiwupi nlayo unkulu kupinda yose?"

37 Yesu wakahandula eti, " ‘Ida He Ndzimu uwo nemoyo uwo wose, nemeya iyo yose nange nkumbulo uwo wose.’ 38 Whoyu ndiwo nlayo nkulu kakale uli wekutanga. 39 Wobubili wakafanana nawo. ‘Ida mbakidzani uwo nezila yawunozwida iwe.’ 40 Nlayo wose nebalebesambeli kwakabambiwa pehhugwi kwemilayo iyeyi mibili."

41 BaFarisi batjakakubungana panhu pan'ompela, Yesu wakababhuzwa, 42 eti, "Mokumbulani nekwaKhirisitu? Unkololo wani?"

Bakahandula beti, "Unkololo waDavida."

43 Yesu wakababhuzwa eti, "Nentha yeni ngono, Davida, paaka afemegwa neMeya unowundhana He, eti,

44 " ‘He wakati kuna He wangu,

Gala kuluboko gwangu gweludli,

Ndidze ndise zwita zwizo kusi kwemakumbo awo’?

45 Ngono hapa kuli kuti Davida wakawundhana eti, He, unokoba nkololo uwe tjini?"

46 Akuna wakatubula wun'handula, kubva ilelo hhuba akuna wakatongolika wumbhuzwa mibhuzo kakale.