1 Alubo Jesu wakanjila muchikombelo, mpawo kwakali mwaalumi wakanyanide luboko nkuko. 2 Bamwi baabo bakali kuyandula kaambo, kuti kujana ulamuponiya na mubuzuba bwaSabata, kuchitila kuti bamupe mulandu. 3 Mpawo Jesu wakati kumwaalumi wakanyanide luboko, "Kuza okuno." 4 Mpawo wakati kulimbabo, "Chili mumulawu naa kuchita chibotu na chibi muSabata, kufutula buumi na kujaya?"
Pesi bakawumunisya. 5 Alimwi wakabalanga boonse chakunyema, kawuside nkaambo kakuyuma kwamyoyo yabo, mpawo wakati kumwaalumi ooyo, "Tandabika luboko kwako." Walutandabika, mpawo luboko lwakwe lwakalulamikwa. 6 BaFarisi bakazwa kunze, mpawo bakabungana abankamu itegwa baHerodi nkaambo kakwe, kabali kuyanduula kuti balamujaya biyeni.
7 Jesu wakazwa abasikwiiya bakwe baya kulwizi lwaGalili, mpawo nkamu mpati izwa kuGalili yakamutobela, alubo kabazwa kuJudiya, 8 amuJerusalema aIdumiya akuzwa kunembo aJorodani, azyeengelede Taya aSidoni ankamu mpati, kaliikumvwa eezyo zyoonse nzyakachita, wakaza kulinguwe. 9 Alimwi wakaambila basikwiiya bakwe kuti bamubambile bwaato nkaambo kankamu, kuti ngabalamusyanikizya. 10 Nkaambo Jesu wakali waponiya bayiingi, aboobo bakali amalwazi bakalikuchundana kabaya kunembo kuti bamugume. 11 Alimwi kufumbwa myuuya mibi niyakali kumubona, bakali kuwida aansi kunembo lyakwe alimwi kabakwiila kabati, "Nduwe Mwana waLeza."
12 Alimwi wakabalayilila changuzu kuti itaambili muntu atala anguwe.
13 Mpawo wakatanta achilundu, alimwi wakayita aabo mbakalikuyanda; mpawo bakaza kulinguwe. 14 Alimwi wakasala balikkumi ababili, aabo mbakayiita kuti mbatumwa kuti babe anguwe, alimwi kuti abatume kuti bakakambawuke, 15 akuti babe abweendelezi bwakutanda myuuya mibi:
16 Aaya ngiimazina abaabo mbakasala, Sayimoni ooyo ngwakati nguPita, 17 Jakkobbu aJoni bana baZebbedi, (aabo bana mbaakati mbaaBboyanejizi, chaamba kuti, "Bana bandabe"); 18 Enduru, aFilipu, aBbatolomewu, aMateyu, aTomasi, aJakkobbu mwana waAlifasi, aTediyasi, aSayimoni muKkenani, 19 aJudasi Isikkariyoti, sikumwaaba.
20 Mpawo Jesu wakaya kumuunzi. Alimwi nkamu mpati yakamubungana, zyakuti Jesu abasikwiiya bakwe teebakakonzya pe kulya. 21 Alimwi bampuli yakwe nibakachimvwa, bakayinka kuyoomubweza, nkaambo bantu bakali kuti, "Wapenga!"
22 Mpawo bayiisyi bamulawu bakazwa kuJerusalemu bakati, "Unjidwe Bbelizabbali, alimwi amwami wamyuuya mibi utanda myuuya mibi."
23 Alimwi Jesu wakabayita, mpawo wakaambuula kulimbabo muzikozyanisyo kati, "Satani ulakonzya biyeni kutanda Satani? 24 Kuti bwami bwapambukana abulikke, bwaami oobo tabukonzyi kwimikila. 25 Alimwi kuti mpuli yapambukana, eeyo mpuli tayikonzyi kwimikila pe. 26 Alimwi naa Satani walikazya mwini alimwi kapambukene, takonzyi kwimikila, pesi ulasika kumamanino.
27 "Pesi taakwe ukonzya kunjila muŋanda yamwaalumi singuzu akunyanzya lubono lwakwe, kunze akuti atalike kwaanga mwaalumi singuzu, eelyo nichoonzyo ulakonzya kubba.
28 "Kasimpe, ndamwaambila, zibi zyoonse ziyoolekelelwa bana bamuntu, alimwi kufumbwa kusampawula nkubachita; 29 pesi kufumbwa usampawula Muuya Usalala takonzyi kulekelelwa pe, pesi ulaamulandu wachibi chitamani." 30 nkaambo bakaamba kuti, "Ulaa muuya mubi."
31 Mpawo banyina Jesu abanike bakwe bakasika; alimwi kabayimvwi anze bakatuma umwi kuti amwiite. 32 Alimwi nkamu yakamubunganina; mpawo bakati kulinguwe, "Banyoko, bakulana abanike bako balaanze, baliikukulanguula."
33 Wakabavwiila wati, "Mbaani baama abakwesu bangu?" 34 Alimwi kalanga aabo bakakkede kabamuzyungulukide, wakati, "Mbaba baama abakwesu! 35 Kufumbwa uuchita kuyanda kwaLeza nguumwanike wangu, amuchizi, abaama."