1 Lino basimutelo abasizibi bakalikusweena afwiifwi aJesu kuti bazomuswiilile. 2 Mpawo baFarisi abayiisyi bamulawu bakanyontooka, kabati, "Ooyu mwaalumi utambula basizibi alimwi ulya aabo!" 3 Alimwi wakabaambila chikozyanisyo eechi: wati,

4 "Ngwaani muntu akati kanu, ujisi mbeleele zilimwaanda, kuti wasweekelwa iimwi, tazisiyi na mbelele zilimakumi alimusanu aane amusanu azine abbuwa, mpawo ayinke kukuyanduula imwi iswekede, mane akayijane? 5 Mpawo akuyijana, uyoyipikula amakwiko akwe, kalokukondwa. 6 Mpawo kuti aasika kumuunzi, alimwi uyootamba beenzunyina ambayakilene aabo, uyoobaambila kuti, ‘Atusekeleele aamwi andime, nkaambo ndajana mbelele yangu yakalisweekede.’ 7 Mbumbuboobo, ndamwaambila kuti, kuli lukondo lupati kujulu naakuti sizibi umwi wasanduka, kwiinda balimakkumi alimusanu ane amusanu abane bantu baluleme, batayandi kusanduka."

8 Naakuti ngwaani mwanakazi, ulamakkobili alikkumi, kuti wasweekelwa kkobili ilimwi, takomunika achimwinikisyo ayiile muŋanda mpawo ayanduule changuzu mane alijane? 9 Alimwi alijana, ulatamba beenzunyina ambayakilene aabo, ambe kuti kulimbabo, ‘Atusekelele aamwi andime, nkaambo ikkobili lyangu lyalisweekede ndalijana.’ 10 Jesu wakati, "Mbumbuboobo, ndamwaambila, kuli lukondo lupati kubaangelo baLeza kukusanduka kwasizibi uumwi."

11 Mpawo Jesu wakati, "Kwakali umwi mwaalumi wakali abana babili. 12 Alimwi muniini wakati kuliwisi, ‘Taata, mundaabile chipanzi chalukono chilangene andime.’ Mpawo wisi wakabaabili umwi awumwi lubono ndwakalaalo. 13 Mumazuba mache biyo, muniini wakabunganiya lubono lwakwe loonse ndwakaalalo, mpawo wakapanga lweendo waya kuli chimwi chisi chilikule, alimwi ooko wakutakanisya lubono lwakwe nkukooko mukupona buumi bwabutakana. 14 Alimwi naakamana kutakanisya zyoonse, kwakaba bbalangwe ipati munyika eeyo, mpawo wakatalika kutama. 15 Mpawo wakayiinka alimwi wakukkala kuluumwi mukkali wamunyika eeyo, wakamutuma mumuunda wakwe kuti akasanine ngulube. 16 Alimwi wakaba achiyandisyo chakuti alipede kuti alye kulya kwangulube; mpawo takukwe muntu wakamupa chakulya pe. 17 Pesi mizeezo yakwe niyakakkalinkana wakati, ‘Mbangee babeleki bataata, balalya chinkwa, balakkuta, akuchisiya, pesi ime ndanyonyoka anzala okuno! 18 Ndilabuka ndiye kuli taata, mpawo ndaakusika ndiyomwaambila kuti, ‘Taata, ndakabisizya ijulu anduwe; 19 nsicheelede kutegwa mwana wako pe; kuli mbubo kuti undibweze mbuli umwi wabalanda bako.’ " 20 Alimwi wakanyampuka waya kuliwisi.

Pesi naakachilikulekule, wisi wakamubona, mpawo wakamufwida luzyalo, wakachijana wakamukumbata mpawo wamumyonta. 21 Mpawo mwana wakamwaambila wati, ‘Taata, ndakabisizya julu akunembo lyako; tandicheelede kwiitwa kutegwa ndilimwana wako.’ 22 Pesi wisi wakati kubalanda bakwe, ‘Amweete mudabba mubotu chakufwambana, alimwi mumusamike, mpawo mumusamike nweenwe kuluboko lwakwe, ansangu kumawulu akwe; 23 alimwi mujate mwana ŋombe unenede mumujaye, mpawo tulye tusekele; 24 nkaambo ooyu mwana wangu wakalifwide, alimwi wabuka lubo, wakaliswekede, mpawo wajanika.’ Alimwi bakatalika kusekelela.

25 Lino mwana akwe mupati wakali mumuunda; mpawo nakali kuyoobuza nakasweena afwiifwi akuŋanda, wakamvwa kabali kwiimba akuzyana. 26 Mpawo wakayiita umwi wabalanda mpawo wabuzya kuti, ‘chambaanzi eechi.’ 27 Mpawo wakati kulinguwe, ‘Mwanike wako wasika mpawo wuso wamujeela kanamani kanenede, nkaambo kakuti wamutambula kali muumi.’ 28 Pesi wakanyema alimwi wakakaka kunjila. Wisi wakazwa anze wamukombelezya, 29 pesi wakavwiila wisi wati, ‘Laanga minyaka myiingi ndalikukukutawukila mbuli muzike, mpawo takukwe nindakaleka kukuswiilila malayilile aako; anukuti takwe nuwandipa pe nikaba kana kampongo, kuti tusekelele abeenzuma. 30 Pesi ooyu mwana wako naasika, ooyo wakatakanisya lubono abasibwamu, wamujeela kanamani kaneneede!’ 31 Mpawo wakati kulinguwe, ‘Mwanaangu, iwe ukkede andime lyoonse, alimwi zyoonse nzindilaazyo nzizyako. 32 Zyaliyeleede kuti tusekelele, alimwi ubotelwe, nkaambo ooyu mwanikaako walifwiide, lino muumi, wakalisweekede, lino twamujana.’ "