1 ✝ Bumwi buzuba basimutelo banji abasizibi bamwi bakabunganina Jesu kuteegwa bazooswiilizye kwiisya kwakwe. 2 Bafalisi abamayi bo Mulawo bakatalika kutongooka kabateeti, "Ooyu muntu utambula basizibi okulyaabo!" 3 Mpoonyina Jesu wakabapa cikozyanyo eeci, 4 "Na umwi muntu kajesi mbelele zili mwaanda mpoonyina yomwi yasweeka, ino inga wacita nzi? Ede inga wasiya zili makumi aalifuka efuka musaka okwiinka kuyooyandoola eeyo yomwi isweekede mane kusikila akiijane. 5 Aijana ulabotelwa loko, okwiisempula. 6 Mpoonyina aitola kungʼanda, uyooita beenzinyina antoomwi ambabambenaabo okubaambila kuteeti, ‘Atusekelele antoomwi, kaambo ndaijana mbelele yangu yasweekede.’ 7 Ndimwaambila kuteeti, mboonyina namu okujulu kulaba kusekelela loko kaambo kasizibi omwi wasanduka kwiinda baluleme bali makumi aalifuka efuka batayandiki kusanduka.

8 "Naape mwanakazi ujesi mali omuwayawaya wensiliva aali kumi wasweekelwa komwi kadii kangawo, ino inga wacita buti? Ede ulamunika lampi, okutanyela mungʼanda yakwe, okuyandoola konse-konse kusikila mane akajane. 9 Akajana, uyooita beenzinyina antoomwi ambabambenaabo okubaambila kuteeti, ‘Atusekelele antoomwi, kaambo ndakajana kadi kangu kasweekede!’ 10 Ndimwaambila kuteeti, mboonyina namu, Leza ulasekelela akati kabangelo bakwe kuteeti na sizibi womwi wasanduka."

11 Kuzwaawo Jesu wakazwida anembo kateeti, "Kwali mwaalumi wajesi bana basyimani bobile. 12 Mpoonyina muniini wakateeti kuliisi, ‘Tata, ndipe caabilo cangu colubono.’ Mpoonyina mwaalumi ooyu wakaabanya lubono lwakwe akati kabana bakwe bobile. 13 Nikwakainda feela mazuba maniini, ooyu muniini wakauzya lubono ndwaakapedwe okubweza mali oonse amane waya kunyika iili kule kwaakaakutatoola mali mukucita zyobufuba-fuba. 14 Wakalumana lubono ndwaajesi, kuzwaawo mucisi oomo mwakanjila nzala ilunda kasuko, mpoonyina wakatalika kupenga. 15 Kuzwaawo wakatalika kubeleka kuluumwi muntu womucisoomo, wakamutuma mumyuunda yakwe kuyoosanina ngulube*. 16 Musyimani ooyu walikufwa nzala cokuteeti walikunyomenena kulya zyokulya zye ngulube kono taakwe walikumupa cili coonse. 17 Kono kumamanino naakaliyeeya wakateeti, ‘Boonse babelesi ba tata balalya mbobayandila, iino mebo kuno ndaandoofwa enzala! 18 Ndilapiluka kuli tata okuyoomwaambila kuteeti, "Tata, ndakabisya kuli Leza okuli yebo. 19 Tandiceelede kwiitwa kuteeti mwana wako, ndibweze feela mbuli umwi wababelesi bako."’ 20 Mpoonyina wakanyamuka okupiluka kuliisi. Kono kacili kule omuunzi, isi wakabona mwana wakwe. Moyo wakwe wakazula mangʼeke, mpoonyina wakamuzuzila, okuyoomukumbata okumumyoonta.

21 "Mpoonyina we wakateeti, ‘Tata, ndakabisya kuli Leza okuli yebo. Tandiceelede kwiitwa kuteeti mwana wako.’ 22 Kono bo baisi bakaita babelesi babo, kabateeti, ‘Amufwambaane! Amweete jansi liinda kubota, mumuzwaatike. Mumubike nwenwe kumunwe, mwamana mumuzwatike ezikatulu. 23 Mpoonyina mweete munamani uneneede*, mujaye kuteegwa tupange mukiti tusekelele, 24 kaambo ooyu mwaanangu musyimani walifwide kono iino wabuka, waliswekede, kono iino wajanwa.’ Mpoonyina mukiti wakatalika.

25 "Aleeyo nako mwana wakwe mupati taaliwo, walikumuunda. Iino naalikuyoobupiluka, naakaswenaafwiifwi omuunzi wakamvwa kwiimba okuzyana. 26 Kumane wakaita umwi wababelesi okumubuzya kuteeti, ‘Ino niinzi cicitika?’ 27 Mubelesi wakateeti, ‘Mweencaako wapiluka mpoonyina bauso bajaya munamani uneneede, kaambo bamutambula kali muumi ape kalikabotu.’ 28 Kono mupati wakanyema loko mane wakakaka okunjila mungʼanda. Mpoonyina isi wakazwaanze okumukombelezya kuteeti anjile. 29 Kono wakataba isi kuteeti, ‘Kolanga, myaaka yoonse eeyi ndakubelekela mbuli muzike, ape lyoonse ndalikucilila malailile aako. Ino wakandipedeenzi? Taakwe naanga mpongo feela kuteeti ndisekelele abeenzuma! 30 Kono ooyu mwana wako, wakatatoola lubono lwako kumahuule, we ucisika feela wamujaila munamani uneneede!’ 31 Isi wakataba kuteeti, ‘Mwanaangu, yebo ukalaandime lyoonse, ape zyendijesi zyoonse zizyako. 32 Kono twacita kabotu kusekelela kaambo ooyu mweencaako walifwide, iino wabuka, walisweekede, iino wajanwa.’"