1 Pakalepo Jesu wakalebeleka kubunga lyabanhu nokubalayijwa babe, eti, 2 "Bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi ndijo imhizha chomulawo waMozesi, 3 nokudalo itani nokulondota zwose zwabanomubuja, koga musite zwabanota, nokuti zwabanopupula abatozwita. 4 Banotola mitolo inolema beibiga pamapi abanhu, asi ibo besinoda kubabhancha kana nopatukutuku. 5 Banota mishingo yabo yose kuti bebonwe nabanhu, bekubusa tubhokesi tunamilawo tunombalwa pehuma nokulebhesa mayewula pezwimbalo zwabo. 6 Banoda kugala pezwigalo zwopezhuluzhulu kana beli kumabhiko nokugala pezwigalo zwinokujwa mumasinagogo, 7 nokumuswa nolukujo pamusika, nokushobwa nabanhu bewhi, ‘ndayiji." 8 Asi imwi musishobwe kuwhi, ‘ndayiji’ nokuti muna undayiji umwempela chete, akale imwi mose mubanakwaina. 9 Musishobe umwe muti, ‘tate’ pasi yopano nokuti munaTate umwempela chete ukokudenga. 10 Akale musishobwe kuwhi, ‘ntungamili’ nokuti untungamili wenu umwempela chete, Kristo. 11 Yoyo unkulwana pakati penu ngeebe unshingi wenu. 12 Yoyo unozwikuja unooninipiswa, koga yoyo unozwininipisa ndiye uchookujwa."

13 Lutaka kunamwi bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munokonyela banhu bushe bwedenga, imwi musinongwina nokwenu, akale musinovumila bamukweja kungwina kuti bengwine. 14 Lutaka, kunamwi bakwali nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munotola ifuma yenchilikaji, muchengeja neminamato milefu, nezwo munoopiwa chilango chikulugulu.*

15 "Lutaka kunamwi bakwali nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munokwenda mugungwa nomunyika kuti mushandule umwempela wabokuzhe kuti kana aba alo, muunte ebe mwana wegehena zwilopamwa kabili kupinda imwi."

16 "Lutaka kunamwi, batungamili mapofu, banoti ‘Kana unhu ekowha netempeli, azwineni, koga angokowha nendalama yomutempeli unosungwa nekowhe iye.’ 17 Imwi mapofu malema! Chikulwana ngechipi, indalama kana itempeli linochenesa indalama? 18 Munoti, ‘Kana unhu ekowha nedebulilo azwineni, asi kana ekowha nontebulo wipo pedebulilo unosungwa nekowhe iye.’ 19 Imwi mapofu! Chikulwana chipo ngechipi untebulo kana idebulilo linochenesa untebulo? 20 Nokudalo yoyo unokowha nedebulilo ukumukowha nalyo nezwose zwipo pezhulu palyo, 21 nooyo unokowha neTempeli wakowha nalyo, naMwali unogala mukati. 22 Nooyo unokowha nedenga, unokowha nechibhula chobushe bwaMwali, naMwali unogala pachili."

23 "Lutaka kunamwi bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munobhisa chegumi chobutwilo bwamazhani bweminti, nedili nekumini, musiya zwinhu zwikulwana zwomulawo sendulamo, ishe nokubimbika, yezwi mulokwelela kuzwita musinosiyija zwimwe zwinokosha. 24 Imwi batungamili mapofu, munosefa tupuka tutukutuku tunangenhunzi koga muminya imhuka ihulwana sekamela."

25 "Lutaka kunamwi bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munokusha pazhe ponkombe nendyilo koga mukati mulizhele bupambi nobupazwi. 26 Iwi Mfalisi bhofu! Kusha tangwa mukati mwonkombe nendyilo kuti pazhe pechenebo!

27 "Lutaka kunamwi bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi, imwi bachengeji! Nokuti munanga samakumbu machena anoboneka eli mabhodo kuzhe, koga mukati elizhele namafupa abanhu bakafa, nobuhungu. 28 Ndizwo zwamuli imwi pazhe munobonekwa sabanhu bakalulama koga mukati mwenu muzhele buchengeji nobubi."

29 "Lutaka kunamwi bakwali bomulawo nabaFalisi, bachengeji! Nokuti munobaka makumbu abapolofeti nokunakisa makumbu abakalulama, 30 muti, ‘Ngana takabelipo unshaji yoyo wamatategulu edu, ngana tisakabhanchana nabo mukukutula ilopa lyabapolofeti.’ 31 Nokudalo, seni munozwisumikijila nokwenu kuti ndimwi bana baabo bakabulaya bapolofeti. 32 Nezwo zhajikijani zwakasiyiwa namatategulu enu! 33 Imwi inyoka, inzwalo yemvumbi, mungatizha chini kuti mupiwe untongo wokuposelwa mugehena? 34 Nokudalo ndinomutumila bapolofeti, bachenjeli nabakwali bomulawo, bamwe babo munoobabulaya bamwe munoobakahamila panchinjikwa, bamwe munoobaloba mumasinagogo enu nokubashetesa mumakuta namakuta, 35 kutila kuti mutabukilwe nelopa lyose lyaabo bakalulama lyakakutukila penyika, kuvila kulopa lyaAbhelo ulolulama kuswikila kulopa lyaZakaliya mwana waBhalakiya, umwakabulayila pakati peTempeli nedebulilo. 36 Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, zwose zwinhu yezwi zwichezha pezhulu pechizekululu yechi."

37 "Lutaka, Jelusalema, Jelusalema iwi unobulaya bapolofeti, nokupubula yabo banotumwa kunawi! Tungana ndidisisa kubunganisa bana babo sehuku inofukatila bana bayo pasi pamapapilo ayo, koga wakalamba! 38 Linga iTempeli lilyo lyasiyiwa akale lyabedongo. 39 Nokuti ndinoti kwauli, auchinondibona kabili ujine uti, ‘Ulokombolelwa yoyu unozha muzina lyaTezi.’ "