1 Yesu wakakotjiti kubadiyiwa babe nekumabunga, 2 "Bakwali nebaFarisi banogala patjigalo tjaMozisi; 3 ndizo yetani kakale mulondolodze kene ini tjabanomubudza, koga kusi tjabanoyeta; ngobe abatoyeta tjabanosumikila. 4 Banosunga mitolo inolema, isingasengeke, beyikhiga pamapfudzi ebanhu; ibo tjekwabo besingade yimilidza kene nelunyala gwabo. 5 Banoyeta zwiyeto zwabo zose kuti babon'we nebanhu; banothama mamwandabula anokwagwa mavesi abanombala pamhahha nepaluboko, akaba mapabipabi, nezwitjakala zwezwiyambalo zwikaba zwilefulefu. 6 Banoda bugalo gwebanhu banagudzo panobe pedliwa kakale banoda piwa zwigalo zwakanaka mumasinagogu. 7 Banohanhila lezwewa nezila inolemekedza munhanga dzetengesela, kakale banoda dan'wa beyi ndhiyi. 8 Koga imwi musidan'we muyi ndhiyi, ngobe ndhiyi wenyu un'ompela, imwi mumakamu mose. 9 Musidane nhu muti tate muhango ino, ngobe munaTate ban'ompela, bakudzimu. 10 Kakale musidan'we muyi he, ngobe he wenyu un'ompela, ndiKhirisitu. 11 Unkulu pakati kwenyu unowhoba n'hingi wenyu. 12 Kene yani unozwimilidza unowhotebamisiwa, unozwitebamisa unowhomilidziwa."

13 "Koga kwakamubangalalila imwi bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! Ngobe mohhalilila banhu bumambo gwekudzimu; ngobe imwi tjekwenyu amutongina kakale amutobvumila bangangina kuti bangine." 14 *

15 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! mokalabula makungwa nehango kuti muhandule un'ompela abe ndhiyiwa welunamato gweTjiJuta, eti hapa ahanduka mukowunthama kuti abe nkololo wegehena kwakapamhiwa kabili kupinda kwamuli iko."

16 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi mapofu ebatungamili, moti, ‘Hapa nhu etuna nethempeli akutoleba tjimwe; koga hapa nhu etuna nezeezi lethempeli, watjisungwa netuna kukwe.’ 17 Imwi zwilengwe zwemapofu! Ndikupi kukulu, zeezi kene thempeli lakayengemadza zeezi? 18 Moti, ‘Hapa nhu etuna netjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo akuta tjimwe; koga hapa nhu etuna netjipo tjipatjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo watjisungwa netuna kukwe.’ 19 Imwi mapofu! Ndikupi kukulu, tjipo kene tjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo tjinoyengemadza tjipo? 20 Ndizo unotuna netjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo, unotuna natjo nayiko kose kupehhugwi kwatjo; 21 newunotuna nethempeli, unotuna nalo nawhoyo unogala mulili; 22 newunotuna nekudzimu, unotuna netjigalo tjeNdzimu kose nawhoyo unogala patjili."

23 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! ngobe mopa tjegumi tjeminti, nedili nekumini, matjisiya zwinhu zwenlayo zwinatjilemela. Kusumikilisa* nemawhilangoni nebugalimoyo; kose ikoku moba makakuthama, musingasiye kumwe. 24 Imwi mapofu ebatungamili, mowungunula nhuzi kuti musin'we hambgwa, koga mumidza kamela!"

25 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! ngobe mosuka kuhhe kwenkombe, nakuhhe kwendilo, koga mukati kuli hhele bubava nepupa. 26 Iwe bhofu leMfarisi! suka mukati kwenkombe namukati kwendilo kutanga, kuyetila kuti nakuhhe kutjene bo."

27 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! ngobe makafanana nezwikumbu zwitjenatjena zwakadzulugwa kuhhe nekalaga, kuhhe zolingika zwakanaka kwazo koga mukati zwihhele mafupa ebanhu bakafa nehambgwa yose. 28 Ndizo namwi bo kuhhe molingika makalulama kubanhu, koga mukati muhhele butjengeli, nebubi."

29 "Kwakamubangalalila imwi, bakwali nebaFarisi, batjengeli! ngobe mobakila zwikumbu zwebalebesambeli, munakisa zwikumbu zwebakalulama, 30 muti, ‘Tiloba takatitjila mumahhuba abobatategulu bedu toba tisakabvumilana nabo mukutebula malopa ebalebesambeli.’ 31 Mukujalo mopa busupi, kuti mubakololo bayibabo bakabulaya balebesambeli. 32 Tjiyendilani mbeli ke, mupedzise tjakatangisiwa nabobatategulu benyu. 33 Imwi nyoka, bana bezwipakupaku, mungadzeta tjini sumikilisiwa kunomuyendesa kugehena? 34 Ndizo ke ndomutumila balebesambeli, nebatjenjebvu nebakwali, bamwe babo mowhobabulaya mukabakowhomela patjileyanyo, bamwe mowhobaloba mumasinagogu enyu mukabavima muwumwe newumwe nzi, 35 kuyetila kuti malopa ebakalulama bose akatebugwa muhango abe pehhugwi kwenyu, kubvisila kumalopa a Abheli nlume waka asina nlandu kunoswika kumalopa aZakhariya nkololo waBharakhiya, wamakabulayila pakati kwebugalo gwakayengemala netjibeso tjepisila zwibhayilo. 36 Ndolebesa, ndoti kumuli, kose ikoku kowhohha pehhugwi kwetjizekugwana itjetji."

37 "Jerusalema, Jerusalema, unobulaya balebesambeli kakale nokhikitidza nemabgwe bawunotumigwa! Kukangana ndihaka kubunganya bana babo sesetje inokuzwa zwikukwana zwayo kusi kwemaphaphiro ayo, koga iwe usingahake! 38 Tjilinga, n'umba iyo yatjifupatigwa, yabedongo. 39 Ndokubudza, awutjondibona kakale, udza uti, ‘Wakakombolegwa iye unohha muzina laHe.’ "