Mateus 4

Kukwejwa kwaJesu

1 Nezwo Jesu wakatungamilwa noMpepo kugwegulu kuti enokwejwa naGuluzhanje 2 Akale wakazwiminya zwokulya kwamazhuba makumi mana nobusiku makumi mana akale mushule mwezwo wakaba nenzhala. 3 Akale unkweji wakezha kwaali akati, "Kana uli Mwananhulumyana waMwali buja mabwe yaya ebe zwinkwa."

4 Asi wakashandula eti, Zwilokwalwa kuti, "Unhu aatolalama nechinkwa chete, koga newhi lyose linova mundomo waMwali."

5 Nezwo Guluzhanje wakonsenga kuGuta iJena, akombiga pezhulu petempeli, 6 akale akati kwaali, "Kana uli Mwananhulumyana waMwali, zwiposele pasi", nokuti zwilokwalwa kuti.

"Unoolaya ingilozi nezwizwo akale

namaboko ajo jinookunyamulila pezhulu,

kuti usigubhulwe nebwe."

7 Jesu wakati kwaali, "Akale zwilokwalwa kuti, autokwelela kukweja Tezi Mwali uwo."

8 Akale, Guluzhanje wakonsenga pezhulu pedunhu ilefu kasakasa, akontondeja bushe bwopasi penyika yose nolukujo lwabo lwose, 9 akale wakati kwaali, "Zwose yezwi ndokupa, kana chete ungondifhugamila undinamate."

10 Nezwo Jesu wakati kwaali, "Ibhuda yopa, Satani!" Nokuti zwilokwalwa kuti, "Namata Tezi uwo, akale unokwelela kushingila iye chete!"

11 Nezwo guluzhanje wakava oonsiya, akale ilingani, ingilozi jakezha jikombhancha.