1 Mulibumwi buzuba, Jesu naakali kuyiisya bantu mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza akukambawuka makani mabotu, bapayizi bapati abayiisyi bamulawu abaalu bakamuzida 2 mpawo bakati kulinguwe, "Twaambile mbweendelezi buli mbuchita aabo zintu eezi, nikuba kuti ngwani wakakupa bweendelezi oobu."

3 Wakabavwiila wati, "Andime lubo ndiyoobuzya mubuzyo; lino mundaambile, 4 lubbapatizyo lwaJoni lwakazwa kujulu na naakuti kubantu?"

5 Mpawo bakaambuula kuli umwi awumwi, kabati, "Kuti twaamba kuti, ‘Kuzwa kujulu,’ ulaamba kuti, ‘Nkaamboonzi nimutakwe mwakamusyoma?’ 6 "Pesi kuti twaamba kuti, ‘Kuzwa kubantu,’ bantu boonse balatudonkola mabwe; nkaambo balasyoma kuti Joni wakali musinsimi." 7 Aboobo bakavwiila kuti tabazizi pe.

8 Mpawo Jesu wakati kulimbabo, "Andime tandikomwaambile kuti abweendelezi buli mbundichita aabo zintu eezi."

9 Alimwi wakatalika kwaambila bantu chikozyanisyo eechi wati: "Mwaalumi wakabyala muunda wamasansa, mpawo wakawusiya mumaanza abasikuyalila, mpawo wakaya kunyika iimbi kwachiindi chilamfu. 10 Chiindi nichakasika, wakatuma umwi mulanda wakwe kuli basikuyalila muunda, kuti beelede bakamuchelele michelo yamasansa; pesi basikuyalila bakamuuma, alimwi bamwanda katakwe nchalaacho pe. 11 Alimwi wakatuma uumbi mulanda; alakwe bakamuuma lubo mpawo bakamusyonsya kapati chakumufwisya bweeme, akumwaanda katakwe nchalaacho pe. 12 Mpawo wakatuma wataatu; ooyu bakamuchisa mpawo bakamuwaalila anze amuunda. 13 Eelyo muni wamuunda wamasansa wakati, ‘Ndichite biyeni? Ndiyootuma mwanaangu ngundiyandisya; ambweni bayomulemeka.’ 14 Pesi basikuyalila nibakamubona, bakambuula chabochabo bati, "Ooyu ngusikukona; atumujeye, kuchitila kuti lukono lube lwesu.’ 15 Mpawo bakamutandila kunze amuunda wamasansa mpawo bamujeya.

Niinzi muni wamuunda nzyayoobachita? 16 Uyooza mpawo akabanyonyoone aabo basikuyalila mpawo uyoobweza muunda wamasansa akawupe bamwi."

Nibakamvwa eechi, bakati, "Leza ulazikaka!"

17 ✝Pesi Jesu wakabazilikila wati, "Niinzi eelyo eecho chilembedwe:

‘Chiyako eecho bayaki nchibakakaka

nchichakaba musemo waŋanda.’

18 Kufumbwa ooyo utakawide achiyako eecho uyootyoka muzidyunku; pesi kuti lyawida ali umwi liyoomupwaya."

19 Bayiisyi bamulawu abapayizi bapati bakeezya kumujata muchiindi nchicheecho, pesi bakayoowa bantu; nkaambo bakayeeya kuti walikwamba chikozyanisyo eechi atala ambabo. 20 Aboobo bakamubelelela, mpawo bakatuma basikutweela, bakalikubaanga mbasikumuswiilizya baluleme, kuti batole majwi aakwe woonse atala anzyakali kwaamba, kuchitila kuti bamutole kubeendelezi akuli beendelezya mulawu. 21 Bakabuzya kuti, "Muyiisi, tulizi kuti ulaambuula akuyiisya mukasimpe, alimwi tutondeezyi kusalula, pesi kasimpe uyiisya nzila yaLeza. 22 Zilimumulawu na kuti tupe mutelo kumweendelezyi waRoma, naakuti peepe?"

23 Pesi wakabona bumpenengu bwabo, alimwi wakati kulimbabo, 24 "Ngamunditondeezye kkobili, ani mukozyano abulembo oobu mbubwani?"

Bakati, "Mbubwa Siza."

25 Wakati kulimbabo, "Eelyo ngamupe Siza zintu zyaSiza, alimwi mupe Leza ezyo zyaLeza."

26 Alimwi taakwe nibakakonzya pe kumujata kunembo lyabantu azeezyo nzyakaamba; pesi bakagamba kunsandulo yakwe mpawo bakawumuna.

27 Mpawo kwakasika bwami babaSejusi, aabo baamba kuti taakwe bubuke, 28 Mpawo bakamubuzya mubuzyo, kabati, "Muyiisi, Mozesi wakatulembela kuti naa mukulana wafwa, kalaamwanakazi pesi katakwe bana, mwanikaakwe weelede akwate mwanakazi mpawo azyalile mukulana wakwe bana. 29 Lino kwakali bakulana bakwe bali musanu ababili; mutaanzi nguwakakwata mwanakazi, mpawo wakafwa katakwe bana pe; 30 eelyo wabili 31 awatatu wakakwata, mbuli boonse balimusanu ababili takukwe nibakasiya bana pe mpawo wakafwa. 32 Kumamanino alakwe mwanakazi wakazofwa. 33 Kububuke bwabafu, nkikaako, uyooba mwanakazi wani? Nkaambo bali musanu ababili wali mwanakazi wabo."

34 Alimwi Jesu wakati kulimbabo, "Bana bachiindi eechino balakwata akukwatwa; 35 pesi aabo bayoobalwa kuti balacheelelo kuti bakanjile muchiindi eechino akububuke kuzwa kubafu nikuba kukwata nikuba kukwatwa, 36 nkaambo tabakwe nibayoofwa limbi pe, nkaambo baleelene abaangelo tabakwati alimwi mbana baLeza, kabali bana babubuke. 37 Pesi bafwide balabusigwa, nikuba Mozesi wakatondezya, mumalembe atala achiteyo, aawo mpakayiita kuti Mwami nguLeza waAbburahamu aLeza waAyizekki aLeza waJakkobbu. 38 Lino tee Leza wabafu pe, pesi wabawumi; nkaambo boonse mbawuumi mulinguwe."

39 Alimwi bamwi babalembi bakamuvwiila bati, "Muyiisi, waambuula kabotu." 40 Nkaambo teebakachili kuyanda kumubuzya uumbi mubuzyo pe.

41 Pesi Jesu wakati kulimbabo, "Ngabalaamba biyeni kuti Kkirisitu Mwana waDevidi? 42 Nkaambo Devidi mwini waamba kuti muBbuku lyaNtembawuzyo,

‘Mwami wakati kuMwami wangu,

Kkala kuluboko lwangu lwakululyo,

43 Mane ndikabikke basinkondonyokwe kundyato zyamawulu aako.’

44 Devidi umwiita kuti nguMwami; aboobo mwana wakwe biyeni?"

45 Alimwi Jesu bantu kabamvwide wakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, 46 Amuchenjelele bayiisyi bamulawu, bayanda kuzwaata midabba milamfu, alimwi bayanda kujuzigwa mumasena akusambalila bayandisya zyuuno zili ajulu muzikombelo zyabaJuda amubusena bwabulemu kumapobwe, 47 baleena mumaanda abamukabafu amukulipunayizya kabachita nkombyo zilamfu. Bayoopegwa chisubulo chipati.