1 "Nooyo unshaji bushe bwedenga bunookwejaniswa nemhandala igumi jakenda namalambi ajo kunotandamija unkwasha. 2 Bashanu baluba malema akale bashanu bakabeli bachenjevu. 3 Yabaya baluba malema, bakanyamula malambi abo, koga abajakanyamula mafuta, 4 koga bachenjevu bakenda namafuta muhali pamwempela namalambi abo. 5 Unkwasha ajilwa kuswika, bose bakachugula, bakalala."

6 "Koga pakati pobusiku kwakashomejwa kuwhi, ‘Mukani unkwasha waswika, bhudani pazhe muuntandamije!’ 7 Pakalepo jose imhandala jakanyamuka akale jakalonganya malambi ajo. 8 Akale malema akati kubachenjevu, ‘Tipenibo mamwe mafuta enu, nokuti malambi edu amujima.’ 9 Koga bachenjevu bakashandula beti, ‘aatotikwana isu namwi, imwi indani kuna banotengesa munozwitengela.’ 10 Pabakenda kunotenga, unkwasha wakaswika. Yabaya bakabakazwilonganyila bakangwina naye mumabhiko okulobolana, unkoba ukakonywa."

11 "Mushule mwozwo jimwe imhandala jakaswikabo, jiti, ‘tezi, tezi, tizhulileni.’ 12 Koga iye wakashandula, eti, ‘chokomende, anditomuziba imwi.’ "

13 "Nokudalo galani mwakamilila, nokuti amutoziba izhuba kana unshaji."

14 "Akale bushe bwaMwali bunanga sonhu wakabeli nolwendo, wakashoba bashingi babe, akabasiyila ifuma iye ilimumaboko abo, 15 umwe wakompa tuputu tushanu twendalama, umwe tubili, umwebo kamwempela, umwe noumwe wabo wakapiwa sokutubula kukwe. Kova enda. 16 Iye wakapiwa tuputu tushanu wakatenga nokutengesa, akawana tumwe tuputu tushanu. 17 Akale yoyo wakapiwa tuputu tubili wakatenga nokutengesa bo, akawana ingwano yotumwe tubili pezhulu. 18 Koga iye wakatambula kaputu kamwempela wakenda akakachila pasi, esisa imali yatezi uwe."

19 "Ngweno kwapinda unshaji undefu tezi wabashingi yaba wakabuya, akababhuza kuti bakatani nemali yaakababasiyila. 20 Wakezha yoyo wakabapiwa tuputu tushanu, ebuza tumwe tushanu, eti, ‘Tezi, mwakandisiyila tuputu tushanu, lingani ndawana tumwe tushanu.’ 21 Tezi uwe wakati kwaali, ‘Wata zwibuyanana, iwi unshingi umbuyanana ulobimbika, wabimbika pazwitukutuku, ndokubiga pezhulu pezwinji, ngwina, mulushanto lwatezi uwo.’ 22 Akale iye bo wakapiwa tuputu tubili, wakezha eti, ‘Tezi, mwakandisiyila tuputu tubili, ndakawana imwe ingwano yotumwe tubili pezhulu.’ 23 Tezi uwe wakati kwaali, ‘wata zwibuyanana, iwi unshingi umbuyanana ulobimbika, wakabimbika panazwitukutuku, ndokubiga pezhulu pezwinji, ngwina mulushanto lwatezi uwo.’ 24 Iye bo wakapiwa kaputu kamwempela wakezha mbeli, akati, ‘Tezi, ndakabeziba kuti unhu unkukutu, unovuna pausijakabyala, akale unobunganisa pausakamezha, 25 Nezwo ndakatya, ndikakachila nokukasisa pasi, haka kaputu kako.’ 26 Koga tezi uwe wakashandula, eti, ‘Iwi unshingi umbi kasakasa, akale usimbe, wakabeziba kuti ndinovuna pandisijakabyala, akale ndobunganisa pandisijakamezha? 27 Wakabokwelela kubiga imali yangu mubhenki, kutila kuti pandichaswika ndipiwe ili yazwala. 28 Nokudalo tolani kaputu kwaali, mupe yoyo unatuputu tuligumi. 29 Nokuti kuna iye wose unanazwo, unoopiwa zwilopamhijika, unooba nezwinji, koga yoyo usina, kana nezwaananazo zwinootolwa. 30 Akale poselani unshingi yoyu usina lubhancho munhilima yokuzhe, yoko banhu kwabanoolila nokuziya meno.’

31 "Paachezha Mwananhulumyana woNhu mukungaima kukwe, akale ingilozi jose jilinaye, pakalepo unoogala pechigalo chiche chobushe chinongaima. 32 Mbeli kukwe kunookubunganywa induji jose, akale iye unoojipambulanya, sondyisi epambulanya imhwizi nembuji, 33 akale unoobiga imhwizi kululyi lulwe, koga imbuji kuchesho. 34 Ngweno She unooti kuna yabo baiko kululyi lulwe, ‘Izhani, imwi balokombolelwa baTate bangu, tolani ishabo lyobushe bumwakalonganyilwa kuvila kumatangisilo enyika, 35 nokuti ndilinenzhala mwakandipa zwokulya, ndilinenyota mwakandipa zwokunwa, ndilimwezi mwakanditambula, 36 ndakabeli chinkuna mwakandimbajika, ndilwala mwakandishanyila, ndilimuntolongo mwakezha kwandili.’ 37 Pakalepo bakalulama banooshandula beti, ‘Tezi ndilini patakakubona ulinenzhala tikakupa cholya, kana ulinenyota tikakupa chonwa? 38 Akale ndilini patakakubona uli mwezi tikakutambula, kana ulichinkuna tikakumbajika. 39 Akale ndilini patakakubona ulwala kana uli muntolongo akale tikakushanyila?’ 40 Akale She unoobashandula eti, ‘Chokomende ndoti kwamuli, yezwo zwamwakatila umwe wabanakwaina bangu upopasi, mwakazwitila imi.’ "

41 "Pakalepo unooti kuna yabo baiko kuchesho chiche, ‘Ibhudani kwandili, imwi mulofizhwa, mungwine mumoto usinopela wakalonganyilwa guluzhanje nengilozi jije, 42 ndakabeli nenzhala, amujakandipa zwolya, ndakabeli nenyota akale amujakandipa zwonwa, 43 ndakabeli mwezi akale amujakanditambula, ndilichinkuna amujakandimbajika, ndilwala akale ndili muntolongo, amujakandishanyila.’ 44 Pakalepo naibo banooshandula beti, ‘Tezi, ndilini patakakubona uli nenzhala, uli nenyota, uli mwezi, ulichinkuna, ulwala, kana ulimuntolongo, tikasokubhancha?’ 45 Pakalepo She unoobashandula eti, ‘Chokomende ndinoti kwamuli, sezwo musakatila umwe waaba bopasi, amujakanditila.’ 46 Akale ibo banoonda kukulangwa kusinopela, koga balolulama banoongwina mubupenyu businopela."