1 Limwe izhuba echinolayija banhu mutempeli ebhaunula iNdebo iMbuya, bakulwana babatebuji nabakwali bomulawo akale nabakulugulu bose bakezha, 2 beti kwaali, "Tibuje, unowawana kupi masimba okuta yezwi kana kuti ndiyani wakakupa masimba yaya?"

3 Wakabashandula eti, "Nami ndichamubhuza chinhu chimwempela, ndibujeni, 4 umbhabhatizo waJoni wakava kuna Mwali kana kubanhu?"

5 Bakatanga kubhuzana chabochabo beti, "Tingoti kudenga, uchati, ‘Ani biya ini musakadimbwa mwaali?’ 6 Asi tingoti, ‘Kubanhu’ banhu bose banotipubula namabwe, nokuti balogunchikana kuti Joni wakabeli undebambeli waMwali." 7 Nokudalo bakashandula beti, abatoziba kuti lwakava kupi.

8 Jesu wakati kunaibo, "Nami neebo anditomubuja kuti yezwi ndozwita nesimba lyani."

9 Wakatanga kubuja banhu unkwejaniso yoyu: "Unhu wakabyala unzhambi muminda uwe, akabhatisa balimi unda uwe, akenda kuneimwe inyika kwonshaji undefu. 10 Pawakaswika unshaji, wakatuma unshingi kubalimi kuti benonkobelabo unchelo wonzhambi, asi balimi bakondoba unshingi, bakombwiliza esina zwalosenga. 11 Wakatuma umwe unshingi; noyu bo bakondoba, bakombhata nenzila isina chilemelela, bakombwiliza esina chinhu. 12 Wakatuma unshingi watatu, yoyu bakondwajisa bakontatamila. 13 Nokudalo mweni wominda wonzhambi wakati, ‘Ndotani biya? Ndobatumila mwananhulumyana wangu unodikana, ateni banonoundemekeja.’ 14 Balimi yaba pabakombona, bakalangana bakati, ‘Yoyu ndiye undyi wefuma, atiumbulayeni kutila kuti ifuma ibe yedu!’ 15 Nokudalo bakomposela kuzhe kwominda wonzhambi bakombulaya.

"Ani biya ini zwaachata kubalimi mweni wominda wonzhambi?" 16 "Unoozha kwobabulaya balimi yaba, kova epa unda wonzhambi uwe kunabamwe balimi."

Pabakazwiwha yezwi, bakati "Pe pe kusibe alo!"

17 Koga wakabalinga akati, "Zwinolebani biya yezwi zwakakwalwa zwinoti:

‘Ibwe lyakalambwa nababaki,

ndilyo lyakooba ilyo linodikana kasa.’

18 Wose unhu unowila panelyo ibwe unoovunauka ebe zwibabi asi kana yelo ibwe lingombwelela pezhulu ponhu linoompwachaula."

19 Bakwali bomulawo nabakulwana babatebuji bakakweja kuunsunga pakale yopo, asi bakatya banhu; nokuti bakaziba kuti unkwejaniso wakabeleba ibo, 20 Bakondingilija kuti bompyangile undandu, bakatuma bachengeji kuti bezwite balolulama, kuti bombhate namawhi aachaleba, kutila kuti bompile kubatongi. 21 Bakombhuza beti, "Ndayiji, tinoziba kuti munoleba nokulayija ichokomende, amuna ishalulo, asi molayija inzila yaMwali nechokomende. 22 Tinovumilwa kulipa mutelo kunaKesali kana ne?"

23 Koga iye abona buchengeji bwabo, wakati kwabali, 24 "Nditondejeni ikobeli lina untojaniso wani nezina lyani?" Bakati, "WaKesali."

25 Wakati kwabali, "Nokudalo ipani kunaKesali zwinhu zwaKesali, kunaMwali zwinhu zwaMwali."

26 Nokudalo abajakongwanila undandu muna zwaakaleba pambeli pabanhu, bakachenamiswa nenshandulo yiye, bakawhilijila.

27 Kwakezha kwaali bamwe babaSadusi, ibo banoti, akuna kumuka mukufa, 28 bakombhuza beti, "Ndayiji, Mozesi wakatikwalila mulawo eti, ‘Kana unhulume afa kova esiya unkaji esina mwana, ununa unokwelela kulobola inchilikaji ezwalile unkulu bana.’ 29 Feno kwakabeli banhulumyana bashanu banababili, wokutanga wakalobola akafa esanhu aba nabana, 30 nowabili neebo, 31 watatu neebo wakontola akata alo, bose beli bashanu bana babili bakafa besaba nabana. 32 Kumapejelejo unhukaji yoyu wakafabo. 33 Pakumuka kwabakafa unooba unkaji wani? Nokuti bose belibashanu banababili bakabako ndobola?"

34 Jesu wakati kwabali, "Banhu bonshaji yono banolobolana, 35 asi yabo balomilila unshaji ukumuzha akale banoomuka kubafi, abatoolobolana, 36 nokuti abachinoofa, banokwelana nengilozi akale bana baMwali beli bana bokumuka kubafi. 37 Asi nenyaya yokumuswa kwabakafa, naMozesi wakatondejela pachena pakututuma kwedenje, paakashobelela Tezi eti ‘ndiMwali waAbhulahamu, naMwali waIsaki naMwali waJakobe.’ 38 Feno aatoba Mwali wabakafa koga wabapenyu, nokuti bose bapenyu nomunaiye."

39 Bamwe bakwali bomulawo bakashandula beti, "Ndayiji mwashandula zwibuyanana." 40 Bakava bakatya kuumbhuza mimwe mibhuzo.

41 Koga wakati kwabali, "Ini biya Kristo ewhi Mwananhulumyana waDavidi? 42 Nokuti Davidi nokukwe unoti mulukwalo lweJimbo,

"Tezi wakati kuna Tezi wangu:

"Gala kululyi lwangu,

43 kuswikila babengi babo baba chitobelelo chamakumbo awo."

44 Davidi unoonshoba eti "Tezi unoba mwananhulumyana uwe chini?"

45 Banhu bose bechinowhilila, wakati kubalayijwa babe, 46 "Chenjelelani bakwali, banoda kumbala zwimbalo zwilefu, banoda kumuswa kana beli kumusika, banoda kugala pezwigalo zwabanolemekejwa muSinagogi nokumabhiko, 47 banokwibila inchilikaji jingumba jabo akale banota minamato milefu kuti beyebwe. Banoolangwa pakulwana kasa!"