1 Jesu wakazwa kubusena oobo mpawo waya kuchilikiti chitegwa Judiya wakazubukila mutala amulonga utegwa Jorodani. Aboobo nkamu yabantu yakaza kulinguwe, wakabayiisya mbuli mbaakali kuchita lubbe.

2 Bamwi baFarisi bakaza kukumusunka akubuzya mibuzyo kabati, "Chili mumulawu na kuti mwaalumi aleke mwanakazi wakwe?"

3 Wakabavwiila wati, "Ani Mozesi wakamulayilila nzi?"

4 Bakati "Mozesi wakali kuzumizya kuti mwaalumi alembe lugwalo lwakumuleka mpawo amwaande."

5 Jesu wakavwiila wati, "Nkaambo kakuyuma kwamyoyo yanu Mozesi nchakamulembela mulawu ooyu. 6 Pesi kumatalikilo akulenga Leza wakabachita mwaalumi amwanakazi.’* 7 ‘Nkaambo kaako mwaalumi uyoosiya wisi abayina akakakatile kumwanakazi wakwe, 8 aaba babili bayooba mubili uumwi.’ Tabachili babili, pesi mubili uumwi.* 9 Nkikaako eezyo Leza nzyakamantaniya aamwi, taakwe muntu weelede kubapambula pe."

10 Nibakali muŋanda lubo, basikwiiya bakabuzya Jesu atala amakani akulekana. 11 Wakabawviila wati, "Kufumbwa muntu uuleka mwanakazi wakwe akukwaata uumbi unooli wachitila mwanakazi wakwe bwaamu. 12 Alubo naa mwanakazi walekana amulumi wakwe waakukwatwa awumbi mwaalumi, unooli wachita bwaamu."

13 Bantu bakali kweeta bana baniini kuli Jesu kuti abaampe akubalongezya, pesi basikwiiya bakwe bakabakalalila. 14 Jesu naakabona kabaliikubakalalila bana, wakanyema. Wakati kulimbabo, "Amubaleke bana baniini baze kulindime, alimwi mutabakasyi, nkaambo bwami bwaLeza mbubwabo bali oobu. 15 Ndimwaambila kasimpe, ooyo utatambuli bwami bwaLeza mbuli mwana muniini takoyoobunjila pe." 16 Eelyo wakabweza bana baniini wakababukatila mumaboko akwe, wakabaampa wabalongezya.

17 Jesu naakatalika lweendo lwakwe, mwaalumi wakamuchijanina wafugama kunembo lyakwe, mpawo wakabuzya wati, "Muyiisyi Mubotu, ndichite biyeni kuti ndikajane buumi butamani?"

18 Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, "Nkaamboonzi nundiita kuti mubotu? Taakwe nikuba uumwi mubotu kunze kwaLeza aliikke. 19 Uliizi milawu mbiiyamba, ‘Utajayi, utachiti bwaamu, utaabbi, utapi bumboni bwakubeja, utajani lubono anzila yalweeno, lemeka wuso abanyoko.’ " *

20 Wakamuvwiila wati, "Muyiisyi, yoonse eeyi milawu ndalikwiibamba kuzwa kubukubusi bwangu."

21 Jesu wakamulanga alimwi wakamuyanda, wati, "Nchintu chimwi nchubula, kuya, ukawuzye lubono loonse ndulaalo, mali ukape bachete, mpawo uyoolujana lubono kujulu. Mpawo uze unditobele." 22 Kumajwi aaya mwaalumi ooyu wakawusa. Eelyo wakeenda chakuusa, nkaambo wakali abuvubi bwiingi.

23 Jesu naakalangalanga wakati kuli basikwiiya bakwe, "Nchiyumu biyeni kuti muvubi akanjile bwami bwaLeza!"

24 Basikwiiya bakwe bakagamba kumajwi aakwe, pesi Jesu wakayindulula wati, "Nibana, nchiyumu biyeni kunjila mubwaami bwaLeza! 25 Nchuuba kuti nkamela yiinde mupuli yaneleti kwiinda kuti mwaalumi muvubi anjile mubwaami bwaLeza."

26 Basikwiiya bakayindilila kugamba amajwi aakwe, bakati kuli uumwi awumwi, "Lino ngwani ukonzya kufutulwa?"

27 Jesu naakabalanga wakati kulimbabo, "Kumuntu eechi tazikonzeki, pesi peepe aLeza; zintu zyoonse zilakonzeka aLeza!"

28 Pita wakati kulinguwe, "Twakasiya zintu zyoonse kuti tukutobele!"

29 Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, "Ndilikukwaambila kasimpe, tawo pe wakasiya muunzi nikuba bakulana wakwe nikuba banikwe bakwe, nikuba bachizi wakwe nibaba banyina nikuba wisi nibaba bana nikuba myuunda nkaambo kangu ankaambo kamakani mabotu, 30 uyookachilwa kutambula muli cheechino chiindi (maanda, bakulana nikuba banike bakwe, bachizi, manyina, bana, amyuunda) zipetedwe mwaanda, antoomwe akupenzegwa. Amuchiindi chitobela bayojana buumi butamani. 31 Pesi bataanzi bayiingi bayooba bakumamanino, bakumamanino bayooba bataanzi."

32 Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe bakali munzila kabatansya kuya kuJerusalemu, alimwi Jesu kalikuzulwida. Eezi zyakabagambya basikwiiya, abaabo bakali kutobela bakayoowa. Alimwi wakabweza balikkumi ababili wabayitila kumbali, wakatalika kupandulula atala aziyoochitika kulinguwe. 33 Wakati, "Amulange tuyoobuya kuJerusalemu, awalo Mwana waMuntu uyoowabwa kubapayizi bapati abayiisyi bamulawu. Bayoomupa chisubulo chalufu, bayoomwaaba mumaanza abatamuzi pe Leza, 34 aabo bayoomuniyaka akumuswida mate, bayomuuma akumujeya. Mubuzuba bwachitatu uyoobuka."

35 Eelyo Jakkobbu aJoni, bana baZebbedii, bakaza kuli Jesu bati, "Muyiisyi, tukumbila kuti utuchitile kufumbwa nzitutakumbile."

36 Jesu wakabavwiila wati, "Niinzi nchimuyanda kuti ndimuchitile?"

37 Bakati, "Tukumbila kuti iswe mubulemu bwako, utuzumizye kuti umwi akakkale kululyo lwako umwi kulumwesi."

38 Jesu wakati,"Tamuzizi pe nzimuliikukumbila. Muyeeya kuti nga mulanywa muchinywido chimwi na andime, nikuba kubbapatizigwa alubbapatizyo ndundiya kukubbapatizigwa aalo?"

39 Bakamuvwiila bati, "Tulakonzya."

Jesu wakati kulimbabo, "Muyoonywa muchinywido chimwi andime nikuba kubbapatizigwa alubbapatizyo ndundeelede kubbapatizigwa aalo. 40 Pesi kuti umwi akakkale kululyo umwi kulumwesi teezyangu pe kuti ndimupe. Aaya masena ngaabaabo Leza mbakasala kale, abambilidwe mbabo."

41 Aawo basikwiya bamwi balikkumi nibakamvwa atala ayaaya makani, bakanyemena Jakkobbu aJoni. 42 Jesu wakabayita wakababunganiya aamwi kulinguwe wasikuti, "Mulizi kuti aabo bategwa mbazulwidi babatamuzi pe Leza beendelezya bantu changuzu, abapati bachisi babelesya nguzu nzibapedwe atala lyabantu. 43 Pesi takuliboobo kulindinywe. Kufumbwa, uyanda kuba mupati akati kanu weelede atalike aabe mulanda wanu, 44 ayooyo uyanda kuba mutaanzi, weelede aabe muzike kuli boonse. 45 Nkaambo nikuba Mwana waMuntu taakwe naakaza kuti azokutawukilwe, pesi wakaza kuzokutawukila, akuti ape buumi bwakwe mbuli chinunuzyo chabiingi."

46 Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe ankamu mpati nibakasika kubusena butegwa Jerikko, nibakali kuzwa muchisi, umwi mwaalumi moofu, uutegwa Bbatimayasi chaamba kuti, mwana waTimayasi, wakali kkede kumbali anzila kaliikukumbila bayinda. 47 Bbatimiyasi naakamvwa kuti nguJesu waNazareti wakali kuyabwiinda, wakatalika koompolola kati, "Jesu, Mwana waDevidi, kondifwida luse!"

48 Mpawo bantu bayingi bakamukalalila kabati awumune, pesi wakiinkila anembo akoompololisya kati, "Mwana waDevidi kondifwida luse!"

49 Jesu wakayimikila mpawo wati, "Ngamumwiite kuti aze okuno."

Aboobo bakamwiita mwaalumi moofu bati, "Sangalilwa, nyampuka, ulookukwiita."

50 Aboobo wakawaalila aansi nsasiko yakwe, wakasotoka wikiimila amawulu aakwe mpawo wakaza kuli Jesu nkwaakabede.

51 Jesu wakabuzya wati, "Uyanda kuti ndikuchitileenzi?"

Mwaalumi moofu wakati, "Muyiisi, ndiyanda kuti ndibone."

52 Jesu wakati, "Kuya, lusyomo lwako lwakuponiya."

Alimwi mpawawo wakabona, mpawo watobela Jesu nkwakalikuya.