1 Wakati elikumunamata kunalimwe ibhazu, paakapeja umwe wabalayijwa babe wakati kuna iye, "Tezi, tilayijeni kunamata, sezwakatiwa naJoni kubalayijwa babe."

2 Wakati kwabali, "Kana munamata, munoti:

"‘Tate,

izina lyenu ngalikujwe.

bushe bwenu ngabuswike,

3 Tipeni kulya kwedu kwemisi nemisi,

4 mutilekejele luchinyo lwedu,

sobutinobalekejela bose banotichinyila,

musitilekelele tiwila mukukwejwa.’"

5 Wakati kwabali, "Ndiyani pakati penu unoti eli nonkwaina uwe, kova enda kwaali pakati pobusiku eswika eti, ‘Nkwaina wangu ndicheneke zwinkwa zwitatu, 6 nokuti unkwaina wangu umo mulwendo wandiswikila, andina, chokuumpa!’ 7 iye unoshandula elimungumba eti, ‘Usindinyaje, ndakonya kale unkoba akale imi nabana bangu talala kale, andingamuke kuti ndikupe chinhu’ 8 Ndinomubuja kojoba iye esinomuka kuti ompe pezhulu pobukwaina bwabo, kunangatila kukwe chete ndikwo kungoonta kuti emuke ompe zwose zwaanoda. 9 Nokudalo ndinoti kwamuli, Kumbilani, munoopiwa, pyangani munoowana, gogojani, munoozhulilwa. 10 Nokuti aani naani unokumbila unopiwa, nooyo unopyanga unowana, noyo unogogoja unozhulilwa. 11 Ndiyani pakati penu unoti eli tate angati, kana mwana akumbila ihobe iye ompe inyoka, 12 kana kuti angompa imhami, iye akumbila ibumbulu? 13 Kana imwi nobubi bwenu yobu, muziba kupa bana benu zwipo zwibuyanana, ani biya Tate benu bokudenga bangakonwa chini kupa uMpepo uNchena kuna yabo banokumbila kwabali!"

14 Ngweno wakaba ebhisa idimoni lyakabeli chimumu, palyakabhuda idimoni unhu wakabeli chimumu wakatanga kulebeleka, banhu bakachenama. 15 Koga bamwe babo bakati, "Unobhisa madimoni namasimba aBheluzabheli, unchinda wamadimoni."

16 Bamwe, bakonkweja nokukumbila kuti ete chitondejelo chinova kudenga. 17 Koga iye, eziba indangalilo jabo, wakati kwabali, "Bose bushe buloganukana bunopalajika, akale ingumba iloganukana nokwayo, inombwela. 18 Nokudalo kana Satani ekapambukana, bushe bubwe bungaba ipo chini? Nokuti munoti ndikumubhisa madimoni nesimba lyaBheluzabheli. 19 Kana ndibhisa madimoni nesimba lyaBheluzabheli, ani bana benu banowabhisa nesimba lyani? Nokudalo ndibo bachaba batongi benu. 20 Asi kana ndibhisa madimoni nakanyala kaMwali, zwinoleba kuti bushe bwaMwali bwaswika kwamuli.

21 "Kana unhulume unesimba akale ekapakata zwilwaniso zwizwe, elinda unzi uwe, chuma chiche chilotabilijika. 22 Koga kana kukaswika umwe unanesimba linopinda lilye, kova onkoma, unotola zwose zwilwaniso zwaabebimba nazwo, unzundi kova ekoba zwaakwiba.

23 "Yoyo usiko kubhazu lyangu aatowililana nami, akale yoyo usinobutitika nami unotataula."

24 "Kana umpepo weshambwa wabhuda munhu unopungaila upinda kubugalo bulokoma, upyanga pokunyetutukila, ungoshayiwa unoti, ‘Ndobwilila kungumba yangu kwandakava.’ 25 Paunobwilila unowana ingumba ikashambijika akale ikalonganyika. 26 Unobwilila kunokoka imwe mipepo mishanu inamibili mikali kasa kupinda iwo, kova ingwina ikagala mukati, kana zwaba alo, yoyo unhu unooba mubukukutu kupinda pakutanga."

27 Paakabechinolebeleka yezwi, umwe unhukaji mukati mwebunga wakashomeja eti, "Ilokombolelwa imimba yakakunyamula akale nezhamu liwakamwa."

28 Koga Iye wakashandula eti, "Balokombolelwa ndiyabo banowha iwhi lyaMwali kova belilondota."

29 Palyakati ibunga lyabanhu lyawanda, wakatanga kulebeleka eti, "Chizekululu yechi chilohunguka, chinoda chitondejo asi apana chachichapiwa kuzhe kwechitondejo chaJona. 30 Nokuti Jona wakaba chitondejelo kubanhu beNinive, nokudalo Mwananhulumyana woNhu unooba alo kuchizekululu yechi. 31 Nezhuba lyokutongwa, baNdalama bokuchamhembe pamwempela nabanhu bechizekululu yechi banooma mbeli bebapa undandu nezhuba lyokutongwa, nokuti bakakwenda wose unshizho beva kunyika yabo kuti boowhilila indayijo jobuchenjevu jaSolomoni, asi ndinoti kwamuli, yopano pana unkulwana kupinda Solomoni. 32 Nezhuba lyokutongwa banhu beNinive banooshandukila chizekululu yechi bechipa undandu, nokuti Jona paakabhaunula bakashanduka, lingani yopano pana unkulwana kupinda Jona.

33 "Apana unhu unotutumisa chimuniko kova echibiga palosisika kana kuchitibhikila nechitundu, asi unochibiga pechibigilo chacho kutila kuti banongwina bebone lumuniko. 34 Chimuniko chombili izhisho lilyo, kana izhisho lilyo lilibhenyu, umbili uwo uzhele lumuniko, asi kana lilwaja izhisho lilyo, nombili uwo uzhele inhilima. 35 Nokudalo chenjela kuti lumuniko luli munawi lusibe inhilima. 36 Kana umbili uwo wose ulizhele mwenje, pesina pana nenhilima, unooba nomwenje wose, umunikilwa nedubi lyawo."

37 Echinolebeleka, umwe umFalisi wakonkoka kuti enolya naye chilayilo, wakangwina mungumba akagala panolyilwa. 38 UmFalisi wakashama paakabona kuti Jesu wakatanga kulya esashamba maboko. 39 Tezi wakati kwaali, "Imwi baFalisi, moshambisa pazhe ponkombe nendyilo, asi mukati mwenu muzhele bupambi nobubi. 40 Imwi malema! Atoba iye na wakabumba pazhe akale akabumba mukati? 41 Asi ipani zwimo mukati mwemikombe nendyilo jenu kubasheti, zwose zwenu zwinoshambijika.

42 "Mayee kunamwi baFalisi! nokuti munopila chegumi, butwilo nemilibo yose, musinolangalila kululama noludo lwaMwali, yezwi munokwelela kuzwita musinosiyija zwimwe.

43 "Mayee kunamwi baFalisi! nokuti munoda zwibhula zwokulemeswa mumasinagogo nokumuswa kana muli kumisika. 44 Mayee kunamwi! nokuti munanga samakumbu asinoboneka, anotobwa nabanhu besinoziba."

45 Limwe igweta lyakashandula liti, "Ndayiji, kana muleba alo, mumutituka nasubo."

46 Iye wakati, "Mayee nokunamwi magweta! Nokuti munonyamulisa banhu mitolo milemu kasa, koga imwi amutoiguma kana nakanyala mitolo yeyo. 47 Mayee kunamwi! nokuti munobakila makumbu abalebambeli baMwali, ibo bakabulayiwa namatate enu. 48 Imwi mubasumikiji akale mozwida zwakatiwa namatate enu, nokuti ibo bakababulaya, imwi munobakila makumbu abo. 49 Ndizwo Mwali akati nobuchenjevu bubwe, ‘Ndoobatumijila bapolofeti baMwali nabapositoli, bamwe banoobabulaya, bamwe banoobayangatisa’ 50 kutila kuti ilopa lyabapolofeti bose lyakakutuka kuva matangisilo enyika linoobeteswa kuchizekululu yechi, 51 kutangila kulopa lyaAbhelo mane kuswikila kulopa lyaZakaliya, wakabulayilwa pakati pedebulilo netempeli. Eya ndinomubuja, Chizekululu yechi chinozwibetekeselwa yezwi.

52 "Mayee kunamwi balayiji bomulawo! nokuti mwakabhisa ikii inozhula mikoba yoluzibo, koga imwi nokwenu amujakangwina mukati, asi mwakajibisa yabo bakabeda kungwina mukati."

53 Wakati ebhuda pabali, balayiji bomulawo nabaFalisi bakatanga kumpyangila undandu, nokunkunijila kuti elundule pakulebeleka, 54 bakonteya kuti bombhatile mundebo jije.