23 Awo Yesu n’agamba nti, "Obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu bufaananyizibwa nga kabaka eyayagala okubala ebitabo bye eby’ensimbi, n’abaddu be. 24 Bwe yatandika okubikebera ne bamuleetera gw’abanja ettalanta18:24 Ettalanta ke kasiimo omukozi k’afuna oluvannyuma lw’okukolera emyaka kkumi n’ettaano omutwalo gumu. 25 Naye olw’okuba ng’omusajja teyalina nsimbi za kusasula bbanja eryo, mukama we kyeyava alagira batunde omusajja oyo ne mukazi we n’abaana be n’ebintu bye byonna ebbanja liggwe.
26 "Naye omuddu oyo n’agwa wansi mu maaso ga mukama we, n’amwegayirira nti, ‘Ngumiikiriza, nzija kukusasula ebbanja lyonna.’
27 "Mukama we n’asaasira omuddu oyo n’amusonyiwa ebbanja lyonna!
28 "Omuddu oyo bwe yafuluma n’asanga munne gwe yali abanja eddinaali 18:28 Eddinaali eddinaali emu y’empeera ey’olunaku olumu kikumi, n’amugwa mu bulago nga bw’amugamba nti, ‘Ssasula kye nkubanja.’
29 "Naye munne n’agwa wansi, n’amwegayirira ng’agamba nti, ‘Ngumiikiriza, nnaakusasula.’
30 "Naye amubanja n’agaana okumuwuliriza, n’amuteeka mu kkomera akuumirwe omwo okutuusa lw’alisasula ebbanja lyonna. 31 Awo baddu banne bwe baakiraba ne banakuwala nnyo, ne bagenda bategeeza mukama we ebigambo bye balabye.
32 "Awo mukama we n’atumya omuddu gwe yali asonyiye n’amugamba nti, ‘Oli muddu mubi nnyo. Nakusonyiye ebbanja eryo lyonna, kubanga wanneegayiridde, 33 naye ggwe kyali tekikugwanira kusaasira muddu munno nga nange bwe nakusaasidde?’