1 ✝ Alimwi Jesu, kazwide nguzu zyaMuuya Usalala, wakabweeda kazwa Jorodani mpawo kaloku kuzulwidwa aMuuya Usalala munkanda 2 ✝ooko nkwakakusunkwa aSatani kwamazuba alimakumi ane. Alimwi takukwe nchakalya pe mumazuba aayo; alimwi naakamana wakaba anzala.

3 Satani wakati kulinguwe, "Kuti kuli Mwana waLeza, layilila ibbwe eli kuti libe chinkwa."

4 ✝Alimwi Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, "Zililembedwe kuti, ‘Muntu takukwe nayoopona achinkwa luzutu pe.’ "

5 Mpawo Satani wakamutola kubusena buli atala, mpawo wamutondezya maami anyika yoonse muchiindi chiniini, 6 ✝ mpawo Satani wakati kuli Jesu, "Ndiyookupa nguzu zyoonse eezi abulemu bwazyo; nkaambo zipedwe ndime, alimwi ndipa ooyo ngundiyanda. 7 Naakuti iwe, eelyo, wandikomba, zilaba zyako zyoonse."

8 ✝ Mpawo Jesu wakamuvwiila wati,

"Kulilembedwe kuti, ‘Uyookomba Mwami Leza wako aliikke,

alubo ngweelede kubelekela.’ "

9 Alimwi wakamutola kuJerusalemu asonge yaŋanda yaLeza wamwaambila wati, "Kuti kuli Mwana aLeza liwaalile aansi kuzwa aawa; 10 ✝nkaambo kuli lembedwe kuti,

‘Leza uyoolayilila baangelo, kuti bakukwabilile,’

11 alimwi

‘Balakukaba amaboko aabo,

kuti utakawidi abbwe andyato zyako kuti ulichise.’ "

12 ✝ Alimwi Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, "Kwaakambwa kuti, ‘Utasunki Mwami Leza wako.’ "

13 ✝ Mpawo Satani nakamana misunko yoonse, wakamusiya weenda mane kwachiindi cheelede.

14 ✝ Alimwi Jesu wakabweeda kuGalili kazwide nguzu zyaMuuya, mpuwo yakwe yakazulila muchisi choonse chizyungulukide. 15 Mpawo Jesu wakayiisya muchikombelo chabaJuda, kali kulumbayizya aboonse.

16 Alimwi wakaza kuNazareti, oko nkwakakomenena; alimwi wakanjila muchikombelo chabaJuda, mbuli chiyanza chabo, mubuzuba bwa Sabata. Mpawo wakayimikila kuti abale; 17 alimwi wakatambikwa bbuku lyamusinsimi Ayizaya. Wakajula wakajana chibalo chilembedwe kuti,

18 "Muuya waMwami uli alindime,

nkaambo wakandinanika kuti ndikambawuke makani mabotu kubachete.

Wandituma kwangununa balimubwaange,

akubonesya boofu,

kuti beende mulwangunuko aabo balimubuzike,

19 kuti ndikambawuke munyaka waMwami utambulika."

20 Mpawo wakajala bbuku eelyo, alimwi wakapa muzulwidi wachikombelo, mpawo wakkala ansi; pesi bantu boonse bakali mumbungano bakabwadula meso kulinguwe. 21 Eelyo wakatalika kubaambila wati, "Malembe aaya azuzikizigwa sunu ngimwamvwa mumatwi aanu."

22 Lino boonse bakapa bukamboni bubotu atala anguwe, alimwi bakagamba majwi achoolwe akazwa mumulomo wakwe; bakati "Ani tee mwana waJozefu na ooyu?"

23 Alimwi wakabaambila mukozyanisyo wati, "Ndamwaambila kuti muyowaamba kasimpi kati, ‘Iwe Musilisi, kulisilika; lino zyoonse nzitwakamvwa nzuwakachita kuKkapenawumi, zichite lubo mudolopo lyako.’ " 24 Lino Jesu wakati, "Kasimpe, ndamwaambila kuti, takukwe musinsimi ulemekwa muchisi chakwe. 25 Pesi ndamwaambila kasimpe kuti, kwakali bamukabafu bayingi muchisi chaIzirayeli yoonse kumazuba aElayija, awo julu nilyakajalidwe mvula niyakatalikuwa minyaka itaatu amyeezi ilimusanu awumwi, nikwakaba bbalangwe pati munyika yoonse; 26 alimwi Elayija takukwe naakatumwa kulimbabo pe, pesi kumukamufu kuZarefati, uzwa kubusena bwaSidoni. 27 Alimwi kwakali basichipele bayingi muIzirayeli kuchiindi chaElisha musinsimi, mpawo takukwe wakasalazigwa naba omwe akati kabo, pesi Naamani ngwakasalazya alikke muSiriya."

28 Bantu boonse bakali muchikombelo chabaJuda aabo bakamvwa eezi bakazula bukali. 29 Alimwi bakabuka, bamutandila anze lyagunzi, bamutola ajenga, lyakalundu akaliyakilidilwe guunzi lyabo, kuti bamusukumine mujenga kuti atole mutwe aansi. 30 Pesi wakabapuzuka wayinda akati kabo mpawo weenda.

31 Alimwi wakaselukila kuKkapenawumi, kuchisi chaGalili oko nkwakakuyisya mubuzuba bwasabata. 32 Lino bakaankamana kunjiisyo yakwe, nkaambo ijwi ndyakali kuyiisya lyakali zwide nguzu. 33 Alimwi muchikombelo chaba Juda kwakali umwi mwaalumi wakali amuuya mubi usofwede, eelyo wakalila ajwi pati, 34 Wati, "Kutuleka swebo! Tujisi mulandu nzi anduwe, Jesu wakuNazareti? Sena waza kuzotunyonyona? Ndilikuzi we, kuti uli ooyo Usalala waLeza."

35 Pesi Jesu wakulayilila muuya mubi wati, "Umuna, zwa mumwaalumi ooyu!" Mpawo muuya mubi wakamuwalila aansi kunembo lyabo, alimwi wakazwa, katamuchiside pe.

36 Mpawo boonse bakagamba kabaambula umwi awumwi kabati, "Ndijwi lyamusyobonzi eeli? Nkaambo lilaanguzu zyakukalalila muuya mubi, alimwi ulazwa." 37 Mpawo mpuwo yakwe yakasika kumasena alimumbali achilikiti eecho.

38 Eelyo Jesu wakabuka wazwa muchikombelo chabaJuda, mpawo wakaya kuŋanda yaSayimoni. Lino bajana bayinazyala baSayimoni baliikuchiswa loko, mpawo bakamukumbila kuti abakombele. 39 Mpawo wakasweena afwiifwi ambabo wakatingama alimwi wakalayilila chilwazi kuti chizwe, mpawo bapona, batalika kubakutawukila.

40 Lino izuba nilyakabbila boonse bakali abantu bachiswa bakabeeta kuli Jesu kuti abakombele; akubasilika kumalwazi amisyobomisyobo yoonse mpoo wakababikka maanza boonse, wabakombela bapona. 41 Alimwi myuuya mibi yakazwa mubantu bayingi, kabalila kabati, "Tulizi kuti nduwe Kkirisitu Mwana aLeza!"

Pesi wakabalayilila, kuti bataambuuli; nkaambo bakalimwizi kuti nguKkirisitu.

42 Mpawo nibwakacha wakazwa waya kubusena mbwaakakuba alikke. Mpawo bantu bakamuyanduula, alimwi bakeezya kumukombelezya kuti bakakukkale awe, kuti ateendi, 43 pesi wakati, "Ndeleede ndikambawuke makani mabotu abwami bwaLeza kuli aamwi masena alawo, nkaambo nzinzizyo eezi nzindakatumwa kukuzochita aLeza."

44 Mpawo wakali muzikombelo zyabaJudiya kuti akakukambawuke mumasena woonse.