1 Eelyo Jesu wakatalika kubaambila chikozyanisyo wakati, "Umwi mwaalumi wakabyala misamu yamasansa mumuunda. Wakiiyakila lubaya, wakaasya dindi lyakudinina masaansa, akuyaka sanza lyasikulinda. Alimwi wakajana kuyalizya bamwi balimi mpawo wakaya mulweendo. 2 Muchiindi chakutebula wakatuma umwi wabalanda bakwe kulibasikuyalilamuunda kuyoobweza imwi michelo yamasansa. 3 Pesi basikuyalila aabo bakakumujata, akumuuma, akumwaanda katakwe nchalaacho pe. 4 Wakatuma uumbi mulanda; ooyu mwaalumi bakamudonkola mumutwe akumusampawula. 5 Wakatuma uumbi, alubo ooyu bakakumujaya. Wakatuma bambi bayingi; bamwi bakabawuma, bamwi bakabajeya.

6 Kwakasyaala umwi biyo wakutuma, kali mwanaangu ngwaakali kuyandisya. Wakamutuma kali wakumaninsizya, wakati, ‘Bayoomulemeka mwanaangu.’

7 Pesi basikuyalila bakaambilana kuti, ‘Ooyu ngusimulya lukono. Muze tumujeye, mpawo lukono luyooba lwesu.’ 8 Nkabela bakamujata akumujeya, akumuwaalila kunze amuunda wamasansa."

9 Lino Jesu wakabuzya wati, "Ulachita buti muni muunda? Ulasika akujeya basikuyalila akape bambi muunda wamasansa. 10 Tamuna kwaabala na malembe? Awaamba kuti

‘ibbwe lyakasowedwe aaba sikuyaka

ndilyakazooba bbwe lyachooko;

11 Mwami ngwaachichita eechi,

alimwi chileebeka mumeso eesu.’"*

12 Eelyo bakayanduula nzila yakumwaanga aayo nkaambo bakaziba kuti wakali kwaamba mbabo muchikozyanisyo eechi. Pesi bakayoowa nkamu yabantu yakaliwo; nkikaako bakamusiya beenda.

13 Lino bamwi babaFarisi abaHeroda bakatumwa kuli Jesu kuti bakamujate amakani aakwe. 14 Bakasika kulinguwe bakati, "Muyisyi, tulizi kuti ulimwaalumi usyomekede. Tuyungwi abantu pe nikuba kulanga chiwa chamuntu; pesi uyiisya nzila yaLeza mbuli mbiibede mukasimpe.Twaambile chileelede na kuliya kuli Siza (mweendelezi wabaRoma) nakuti peepe?

15 Tweelede kuti tuliye na, naakuti peepe?" Pesi Jesu wakalizi kuupawupa kwabo, wakababuzya wati, "Nkaamboonzi nimulikweezya kunditeya?" Wakati, "Ngamundeetele kkobili lyanu ndilibone mbulibede." 16 Eelyo bakalyeeta kkobili, alimwi wakababuzya wati, "Mbubwani busyu oobu? Alimwi ndizina lyani lilembedwe mpawo?"

Bakavwiia bati, "Nzizya Siza."

17 Mpawo Jesu wakati kulimbabo, "Ngamupe Siza zyaSiza, alimwi mupe Leza zyaLeza."

Mpawo bakagamba atala Jesu.

18 Eelyo bamwi BaSejusi, baamba kuti taakwe bubuke kuzwa kubafu, bakaza kuli Jesu amubuzyo. 19 Bakati, "Muyiisi, Mozesi wakatulembela kuti na mwaalumi wafwa wasiya mwanakazi wakwe katakwe bana anguwe, umwi mwanike wakwe weelede kukwata mukamufu mpawo azyalile sikufwa. 20 Lino bakali musanu ababili banike bakwe. Mutaanzi wakakwata mpawo wafwa katakwe naakaba abana pe. 21 Wachibili wakakwata mukamufu, pesi alakwe wakafwa katasiyide mwana pe. chakaba mbuboobo akuli wataatu. 22 alimwi boonse, balimusanu ababili takwe pe wakasiya mwana. Kumamanino, alakwe mwanakazi wakafwa. 23 Kububuke bwabafu, ooyu mwanakazi uyooba wani, mbukunga boonse kabali musanu ababili bakalimukwete?"

24 Jesu wakabavwiila wati, "Tamuli kulubizya na nkaambo tamwaazi pe Malembe nikuba manguzu aLeza? 25 Bafu nibayoobuka, tabakoyookwata nikuba kukwatanisigwa; pesi bayooba mbuli baangelo kujulu. 26 Lino mukwaamba atala abafu nibayoobuka temwakabala na mubbuku lyaMozesi, kumakani achiteyo, Leza mbwaakaamba kulinguwe kuti, ‘Ndime Leza waAbburahamu, Leza waAyizekki, alubo Leza waJakkobbu?’* 27 Tali Leza wabafwide pe, pesi ngwabapona. Mwalubizya kapati!"

28 Umwi wabayisyi bamulawu wakasika mpawo wamvwa kabaliikukazyaniya. Nkabwene kuti Jesu wakali wabavwiila obotu, wakabuzya Jesu wati, "Nguuli mulawu mupati kwiinda iimwi akati kamilawu yoonse?"

29 Jesu wakamuvwiila wati, "Mupati loko ngooyu, ‘Swiilila, iwe Izirayeli, Mwami Leza wesu, Mwami ngumwi. 30 Yanda Mwami Leza wako amoyo wako woonse, amuuya wako woonse, alimwi amizeezo yako yoonse, amanguzu aako woonse.’ * 31 alimwi wabili ngooyu, ‘Yanda simayakilani wako mbuli mbuuliyanda.’* Takukwe mulawu mupati wiinda eeyi."

32 Mwaalumi wakavwiila kati, "Waamba kabotu, Muyiisyi! Nkaambo takukwe uumbi leza kunze kwakwe. 33 Alimwi kumuyanda amoyo wako woonse, akumvwisisisya kwako koonse amanguzu aako woonse, mpawo akuyanda basimayakilani bako mbuli mbuuliyanda nchiichi pati kwiinda zyuumpilizyo azipayizyo."

34 Jesu naakabona kuti wakavwiila chabusongo, wakati kuli nguwe, "Tulikule pe abwami bwaLeza." Kuzwaawo takwe pe nikuba uumwi abusichaamba bwakumubuzya iimbi mibuzyo.

35 Aawo Jesu naakali kuyiisya mulubuwa lwaŋanda yaLeza, wakabuzya mubuzyo wakati, "Ibiyeni bayiisyi bamulawu nibaamba kuti Kkirisitu ndunyungu lwaDevidi? 36 Devidi lwakwe, kaambuzigwa aMuuya Usalala, wakaamba kuti:

‘Mwami wakati kuMwami wangu:

Kkala kuluboko lwangu lwakululyo

mane kusikila basinkondonyokwe ndikababikke kunsi azituta zyako.’*

37 Devidi lwakwe umwiita kuti ‘Mwami’; aboobo Kkirisitu nguulaba lunyungu lwaDevidi biyeni?"

Inkamu mpati yabantu yakamuswiilizya Jesu akukondwa. 38 Eelyo Jesu naakalikuyiisya wakati, "Amubachenjelele bayiisyi bamulawu. Balayandisya kweendeenda kabasamide zisamo zilamfu, akujuzigwa mumasena akusambalila, 39 alubo balayandisya kupegwa zyuuno zyabulemu muzikombelo akulemekwa kapati mumapobwe. 40 Baleenena maanda aaba mukabafu, alimwi balayandisya kukomba nkombyo ndamfu mumeso abantu chakweebwa. Bantu bali boobu bayoopegwa chisubulo chiindilide."

41 Jesu wakakkala kubbazu lyakalangene abusena bwakali kubikwa zipo, kalikulangilizya bantu nibakalibikka mali muchiyobwedo muŋanda yaLeza. Bavubi bayingi bakalikubikka imali nyingi; 42 pesi umwi mukamufu muchete wakaza wabika biyo tukkobili tubili, tutakwe bulemu pe. 43 Jesu naakayita basikwiiya bakwe, wakati, "Ndiliikumwaambila kasimpe kuti, ooyu mukamufu wabika kwiinda bamwi boonse muchiyobwedo. 44 Boonse aaba bapa zyeendelana alubono lwabo, pesi wee mubuchete bwakwe wabika zyoonse nzyaalangilide mubuumi bwakwe kuti apone anzizyo."